‘Bad news in a good way’ – clinicians’ experiences of communicating the diagnosis and prognosis of prolonged disorder of consciousness (PDOC) to relatives: semi-structured interviews.
(2024)
Journal Article
Shapiro, A., Quinn-Thomas, F., & Hunter, S. (in press). ‘Bad news in a good way’ – clinicians’ experiences of communicating the diagnosis and prognosis of prolonged disorder of consciousness (PDOC) to relatives: semi-structured interviews. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing,
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CSP2023: 497 Service evaluation of STROKESTRA®-Stoke, a collaborative community-based music-making stroke therapy programme: the therapists' perspective (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Syczyk, O., Clare, L., Rutley, R., Aries, A., Hunter, S., & O'Mara, M. (2023, November). CSP2023: 497 Service evaluation of STROKESTRA®-Stoke, a collaborative community-based music-making stroke therapy programme: the therapists' perspective. Poster presented at Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) 2023 Annual Conference, Birmingham Conference and Events Centre, Hill Street, , Birmingham, B5 4EWA retrospective service evaluation exploring physiotherapists' perspectives of a collaborative music-making programme (STROKESTRA®-Stoke) for people post stroke and their partner/carer was undertaken. The evaluation focused on the programme's benefit... Read More about CSP2023: 497 Service evaluation of STROKESTRA®-Stoke, a collaborative community-based music-making stroke therapy programme: the therapists' perspective.
Interventions for perceptual disorders following stroke. (2022)
Journal Article
Hunter, S. (2022). Interventions for perceptual disorders following stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CD007039 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD007039.pub3BACKGROUND: Perception is the ability to understand information from our senses. It allows us to experience and meaningfully interact with our environment. A stroke may impair perception in up to 70% of stroke survivors, leading to distress, increase... Read More about Interventions for perceptual disorders following stroke..
Nursing Mothers' Experiences of Musculoskeletal Pain Attributed to Poor Posture During Breastfeeding: A Mixed Methods Study (2022)
Journal Article
Aburub, A., Darabseh, M. Z., Alsharman, A., Hegazy, M. M., & Hunter, S. M. (2022). Nursing Mothers' Experiences of Musculoskeletal Pain Attributed to Poor Posture During Breastfeeding: A Mixed Methods Study. Breastfeeding Medicine, 17(11), 926-931. https://doi.org/10.1089/bfm.2022.0105Background: Breastfeeding has various benefits for infants and mothers. However, if not performed in the correct posture, prolonged breastfeeding could cause musculoskeletal-related symptoms such as shoulder, neck, and upper back pain. In Jordan, nur... Read More about Nursing Mothers' Experiences of Musculoskeletal Pain Attributed to Poor Posture During Breastfeeding: A Mixed Methods Study.
Stroke survivors’ views on their priorities for upper-limb recovery and the availability of therapy services after stroke: a longitudinal, phenomenological study (2022)
Journal Article
Purton, J., Sim, J., & M. Hunter, S. (2022). Stroke survivors’ views on their priorities for upper-limb recovery and the availability of therapy services after stroke: a longitudinal, phenomenological study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 45(19), 3059-3069. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2022.2120097Purpose Forty percent of stroke survivors have a persistent lack of function in the upper limb, causing significant disability. Most personal-care tasks and meaningful activities require bi-manual function of both upper limbs. However, lower-limb mo... Read More about Stroke survivors’ views on their priorities for upper-limb recovery and the availability of therapy services after stroke: a longitudinal, phenomenological study.
Effectiveness of Somatosensory Stimulation for the Lower Limb and Foot to Improve Balance and Gait after Stroke: A Systematic Review (2022)
Journal Article
Aries, A., Downing, P., Sim, J., & Hunter, S. (2022). Effectiveness of Somatosensory Stimulation for the Lower Limb and Foot to Improve Balance and Gait after Stroke: A Systematic Review. Brain Sciences, https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12081102This systematic review’s purpose was to evaluate the effectiveness of lower-limb and foot somatosensory stimulation to improve balance and gait post-stroke. PRISMA reporting guidelines were followed. Included studies: randomized controlled trials (RC... Read More about Effectiveness of Somatosensory Stimulation for the Lower Limb and Foot to Improve Balance and Gait after Stroke: A Systematic Review.
Perceptual Disorders After Stroke: A Scoping Review of Interventions. (2022)
Journal Article
Hunter. (2022). Perceptual Disorders After Stroke: A Scoping Review of Interventions. Stroke, 1772 - 1787. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.035671Perceptual disorders relating to hearing, smell, somatosensation, taste, touch, and vision commonly impair stroke survivors' ability to interpret sensory information, impacting on their ability to interact with the world. We aimed to identify and sum... Read More about Perceptual Disorders After Stroke: A Scoping Review of Interventions..
Age suit simulation replicates in healthy young adults the functional challenges to balance experienced by older adults: an observational study (2021)
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Watkins, C., & Hunter, S. (2021). Age suit simulation replicates in healthy young adults the functional challenges to balance experienced by older adults: an observational study. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, 581 - 585. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjstel-2021-000867BackgroundAge simulation can have a positive effect on empathic understanding and perception of ageing. However, there is limited evidence for its ability to replicate objectively the physical and functional challenges of ageing.ObjectiveTo observe w... Read More about Age suit simulation replicates in healthy young adults the functional challenges to balance experienced by older adults: an observational study.
Sensory Stimulation of the Foot and Ankle Early Post-stroke: A Pilot and Feasibility Study (2021)
Journal Article
Aries, A., Pomeroy, V., Sim, J., Read, S., & Hunter, S. (2021). Sensory Stimulation of the Foot and Ankle Early Post-stroke: A Pilot and Feasibility Study. Frontiers in Neurology, https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.675106Background: Somatosensory stimulation of the lower extremity could improve motor recovery and walking post-stroke. This pilot study investigated the feasibility of a subsequent randomized controlled trial (RCT) to determine whether task-specific gait... Read More about Sensory Stimulation of the Foot and Ankle Early Post-stroke: A Pilot and Feasibility Study.
The experience of upper-limb dysfunction after stroke: a phenomenological study (2020)
Journal Article
Purton, J., Sim, J., & Hunter, S. (2020). The experience of upper-limb dysfunction after stroke: a phenomenological study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 43(23), 1 - 10. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2020.1743775Background: Stroke can bring about a profound disruption to people's lives, but what is less understood is the effect that specific dysfunctions can have. The aim of this study was to explore stroke survivors' experiences of upper-limb dysfunction ov... Read More about The experience of upper-limb dysfunction after stroke: a phenomenological study.