‘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.
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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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Interventions for Perceptual Disorders in Stroke: A Systematic Review (2023)
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Hazelton, C., Thomson, K., Todhunter-Brown, A., Campbell, P., Chung, C. S. Y., Dorris, L., …Brady, M. C. (2023). Interventions for Perceptual Disorders in Stroke: A Systematic Review. Stroke, 54(6), e239-e240. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.041957Perception is the ability to recognize and interpret information from our senses. It is fundamental to an individual’s ability to understand and interact with their environment. Disorders of perception are common after stroke, reducing quality of lif... Read More about Interventions for Perceptual Disorders in Stroke: A Systematic Review.
Interventions for perceptual disorders following stroke. (2022)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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..
The mutual benefits of patient and public involvement in research: an example from a feasibility study (MoTaStim-Foot) (2021)
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Aries, A., Bailey, P., & Hunter, S. (2021). The mutual benefits of patient and public involvement in research: an example from a feasibility study (MoTaStim-Foot). Research Involvement and Engagement, 7, Article 87. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-021-00330-wPatient and public involvement (PPI) in research has increased steadily over the last two decades and is now both expected and appropriately resourced by many funding bodies, including the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). However, PPI i... Read More about The mutual benefits of patient and public involvement in research: an example from a feasibility study (MoTaStim-Foot).
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)
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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.
Cardiopulmonary Function and Aerobic Exercise in Parkinson's: A Systematic Review of the Literature (2020)
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Aburub, A., Ledger, S. J., Sim, J., & Hunter, S. (2020). Cardiopulmonary Function and Aerobic Exercise in Parkinson's: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, 599-606. https://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.13011Background Cardiorespiratory impairments are considered the main cause of mortality in the late stages of Parkinson's. Aerobic exercise has been shown to improve pulmonary function in asthmatic patients and in healthy people. However, effects of aer... Read More about Cardiopulmonary Function and Aerobic Exercise in Parkinson's: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
The experience of upper-limb dysfunction after stroke: a phenomenological study (2020)
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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.
Intensive somatosensory stimulation to improve upper limb recovery and reduce unilateral neglect after stroke (2018)
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Hunter. (2018). Intensive somatosensory stimulation to improve upper limb recovery and reduce unilateral neglect after stroke. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 26-32. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjnn.2018.14.sup2.s26Case description: A 64-year-old male with sub-acute right anterior circulation stroke resulting in severe upper limb (UL) dysfunction and left unilateral neglect (UN). Method/design: Single system (n=1) study (A-B-A). Intervention: Daily int... Read More about Intensive somatosensory stimulation to improve upper limb recovery and reduce unilateral neglect after stroke.
Intensive somatosensory stimulation to improve upper limb recovery and reduce unilateral neglect after stroke (2018)
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Hunter. (2018). Intensive somatosensory stimulation to improve upper limb recovery and reduce unilateral neglect after stroke. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 14(S2), https://doi.org/10.12968/bjnn.2018.14.Sup2.S26Case description: A 64-year-old male with sub-acute right anterior circulation stroke resulting in severe upper limb (UL) dysfunction and left unilateral neglect (UN). Method/design: Single system (n=1) study (A-B-A). Intervention: Daily int... Read More about Intensive somatosensory stimulation to improve upper limb recovery and reduce unilateral neglect after stroke.
Functional Strength Training and Movement Performance Therapy for upper limb recovery early post-stroke – efficacy, neural correlates, predictive markers and cost-effectiveness: FAST-INdiCATE trial (2018)
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Hunter. (2018). Functional Strength Training and Movement Performance Therapy for upper limb recovery early post-stroke – efficacy, neural correlates, predictive markers and cost-effectiveness: FAST-INdiCATE trial. Frontiers in Neurology, https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2017.00733Background: Variation in physiological deficits underlying upper limb paresis after stroke could influence how people recover and to which physical therapy they best respond. Objectives: To determine whether functional strength training (FST) impr... Read More about Functional Strength Training and Movement Performance Therapy for upper limb recovery early post-stroke – efficacy, neural correlates, predictive markers and cost-effectiveness: FAST-INdiCATE trial.
Functional Strength Training and Movement Performance Therapy for Upper Limb Recovery Early Poststroke-Efficacy, Neural Correlates, Predictive Markers, and Cost-Effectiveness: FAST-INdiCATE Trial. (2018)
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Hunter. (2018). Functional Strength Training and Movement Performance Therapy for Upper Limb Recovery Early Poststroke-Efficacy, Neural Correlates, Predictive Markers, and Cost-Effectiveness: FAST-INdiCATE Trial. Frontiers in Neurology, 733 - ?. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2017.00733Background: Variation in physiological deficits underlying upper limb paresis after stroke could influence how people recover and to which physical therapy they best respond. Objectives: To determine whether functional strength training (FST) improve... Read More about Functional Strength Training and Movement Performance Therapy for Upper Limb Recovery Early Poststroke-Efficacy, Neural Correlates, Predictive Markers, and Cost-Effectiveness: FAST-INdiCATE Trial..
Implementing a complex interventions: A mixed methods study of constraint induced movement therapy (2017)
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Jarvis, K., Hunter, S., & Edelstyn, N. (2017). Implementing a complex interventions: A mixed methods study of constraint induced movement therapy. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 24(4), 166 - 167
Using the TIDieR Checklist to Standardize the Description of a Functional Strength Training Intervention for the Upper Limb After Stroke. (2016)
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Hunter, S. (2016). Using the TIDieR Checklist to Standardize the Description of a Functional Strength Training Intervention for the Upper Limb After Stroke. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy, 203 - 208. https://doi.org/10.1097/NPT.0000000000000133BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Published reports of intervention in randomized controlled trials are often poorly described. The Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) checklist has been recently developed to improve the reporting of... Read More about Using the TIDieR Checklist to Standardize the Description of a Functional Strength Training Intervention for the Upper Limb After Stroke..
A longitudinal exploration of stroke survivors' experiences of upper limb dysfunction (Abstract) (2015)
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Purton, J., Hunter, S., & Sim, J. (2015). A longitudinal exploration of stroke survivors' experiences of upper limb dysfunction (Abstract). International Journal of Stroke, 21 -21. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijs.12634_5Introduction: People’s experiences and perceptions of stroke have been researched quite extensively, in particular the effect of stroke on the self and self-concept, but how much upper limb dysfunction contributes to this is not known. This study e... Read More about A longitudinal exploration of stroke survivors' experiences of upper limb dysfunction (Abstract).
The Aurora Women's Leadership Programme: reflections from the inaugural Keele cohort (2015)
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Szkornik, K., Beardmore, R., Boylan, J., Hider, S., Hunter, S., Montana-Williams, K., …Watts, J. (2015). The Aurora Women's Leadership Programme: reflections from the inaugural Keele cohort. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, 54 -57The Aurora programme is a leadership initiative for women in academic and professional roles and is designed to address the lack of women in senior positions within UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). In October 2013, 13 female staff from academ... Read More about The Aurora Women's Leadership Programme: reflections from the inaugural Keele cohort.