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A Wearable Insole System to Measure Plantar Pressure and Shear for People with Diabetes (2023)
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Tang, J., Bader, D. L., Jiang, L., Moser, D., Parker, D. J., Forghany, S., & Nester, C. J. (2023). A Wearable Insole System to Measure Plantar Pressure and Shear for People with Diabetes. Sensors, 23(6), Article 3126. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23063126

Pressure coupled with shear stresses are the critical external factors for diabetic foot ulceration assessment and prevention. To date, a wearable system capable of measuring in-shoe multi-directional stresses for out-of-lab analysis has been elusive... Read More about A Wearable Insole System to Measure Plantar Pressure and Shear for People with Diabetes.

Foot plantar pressure and centre of pressure trajectory differ between straight and turning steps in infants. (2023)
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Price, C., Montagnani, E., Nester, C., & Morrison, S. (2023). Foot plantar pressure and centre of pressure trajectory differ between straight and turning steps in infants. Scientific Reports, 13, 7941. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34568-z

Plantar pressure has been used to understand loading on infant feet as gait develops. Previous literature focused on straight walking, despite turning accounting for 25\% of infant self-directed steps. We aimed to compare centre of pressure and plant... Read More about Foot plantar pressure and centre of pressure trajectory differ between straight and turning steps in infants..

Parental acceptance of and preferences for administration of routine varicella vaccination in the UK: a study to inform policy (2023)
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Sherman, S., Lingley-Heath, N., Lai, J., Sim, J., & Bedford, H. (2023). Parental acceptance of and preferences for administration of routine varicella vaccination in the UK: a study to inform policy. Vaccine, 41(8), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.01.027

Objectives. To explore acceptability of and preferences for the introduction of varicella vaccination to the UK childhood immunisation schedule. Design. We conducted an online cross-sectional survey exploring parental attitudes towards vaccines in g... Read More about Parental acceptance of and preferences for administration of routine varicella vaccination in the UK: a study to inform policy.

A proposed anatomy syllabus for entry-level physiotherapists in the United Kingdom: A modified Delphi methodology by physiotherapists who teach anatomy (2023)
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Gangata, H., Porter, S., Artz, N., & Major, K. (2023). A proposed anatomy syllabus for entry-level physiotherapists in the United Kingdom: A modified Delphi methodology by physiotherapists who teach anatomy. Clinical Anatomy, 36(3), 503-526. https://doi.org/10.1002/ca.24001

The ever-increasing scope of physiotherapy practice is raising questions on what anatomical knowledge and skills ought to be taught within qualifying physiotherapy degree programmes in the United Kingdom (UK). The aim of the study was to create core... Read More about A proposed anatomy syllabus for entry-level physiotherapists in the United Kingdom: A modified Delphi methodology by physiotherapists who teach anatomy.

Physical Therapists’ Ethical and Moral Sensitivity: A STROBE-Compliant Cross-Sectional Study with a Special Focus on Gender Differences (2023)
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Moreno-Segura, N., Fuentes-Aparicio, L., Fajardo, S., Querol-Giner, F., Atef, H., Sillero-Sillero, A., & Marques-Sule, E. (2023). Physical Therapists’ Ethical and Moral Sensitivity: A STROBE-Compliant Cross-Sectional Study with a Special Focus on Gender Differences. Healthcare, 11(3), Article 333. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11030333

(1) Background: Healthcare professionals´ clinical practice, their care of patients and the clinical decision-making process may be influenced by ethical and moral sensitivity. However, such outcomes have been scarcely studied in physical therapists.... Read More about Physical Therapists’ Ethical and Moral Sensitivity: A STROBE-Compliant Cross-Sectional Study with a Special Focus on Gender Differences.

Searching for online information on the fit of children's footwear during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of Google Trends data. (2023)
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Price, C., Morrison, S., Haley, M., Nester, C., & Williams, A. (2023). Searching for online information on the fit of children's footwear during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of Google Trends data. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 16, 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-022-00598-5

BACKGROUND: Selecting footwear with appropriate fit in children is challenging due the changes with foot size and dimensions which occur throughout childhood. Access to appropriate footwear is important but recent challenges with the COVID-19 pandemi... Read More about Searching for online information on the fit of children's footwear during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of Google Trends data..

Different Continuous Training Intensities Improve Echocardiographic Parameters, Quality of Life, and Functional Capacity in Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction. (2023)
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Abdeen, H. A., Helmy, Z. M., Elnaggar, M. I., Aldhahi, M. I., Taha, M. M., Marques-Sule, E., …Atef, H. (2023). Different Continuous Training Intensities Improve Echocardiographic Parameters, Quality of Life, and Functional Capacity in Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction. International Journal of General Medicine, 16, 3933-3945. https://doi.org/10.2147/ijgm.s420933

Background Multiple comorbidities and physiological changes play a role in a range of heart failure conditions and influence the most effective approach to exercise-based rehabilitation. This research aimed to examine and compare the outcomes of con... Read More about Different Continuous Training Intensities Improve Echocardiographic Parameters, Quality of Life, and Functional Capacity in Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction..

Predictors for late genitourinary toxicity in men receiving radiotherapy for high-risk prostate cancer using planned and accumulated dose. (2023)
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Kit Loong Tuan, J., Qi Tan, H., Li Kuan Ong, A., Knight, K., Panettieri, V., Dimmock, M., & Wright, C. (2023). Predictors for late genitourinary toxicity in men receiving radiotherapy for high-risk prostate cancer using planned and accumulated dose. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phro.2023.100421

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Significant deviations between bladder dose planned (DP) and dose accumulated (DA) have been reported in patients receiving radiotherapy for prostate cancer. This study aimed to construct multivariate analysis (MVA) models to... Read More about Predictors for late genitourinary toxicity in men receiving radiotherapy for high-risk prostate cancer using planned and accumulated dose..

Parents’ intention to vaccinate their child for COVID-19: a mixed-methods study (CoVAccS – wave 3) (2022)
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Smith, L., Sherman, S., Sim, J., Amlôt, R., Cutts, M., Dasch, H., …Rubin, G. (2022). Parents’ intention to vaccinate their child for COVID-19: a mixed-methods study (CoVAccS – wave 3). PloS one, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279285

Aim: To investigate UK parents’ vaccination intention at a time when COVID-19 vaccination was available to some children. Methods: Data reported are from the second wave of a prospective cohort study. We conducted a mixed-methods study using an on... Read More about Parents’ intention to vaccinate their child for COVID-19: a mixed-methods study (CoVAccS – wave 3).

Predictive modelling for late rectal and urinary toxicities after prostate radiotherapy using planned and delivered dose. (2022)
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Knight, K., Panettieri, V., Dimmock, M., Tuan, J., Tan, H., Wright, C., & Ong, A. (2022). Predictive modelling for late rectal and urinary toxicities after prostate radiotherapy using planned and delivered dose. Frontiers in oncology, 1084311 - ?. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2022.1084311

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) parameters derived from traditional 3D plans may not be ideal in defining toxicity outcomes for modern radiotherapy techniques. This study aimed to derive parameters of the Lyman-K... Read More about Predictive modelling for late rectal and urinary toxicities after prostate radiotherapy using planned and delivered dose..

Predictors of self-management in patients with chronic low back pain: a longitudinal study. (2022)
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Banerjee. (2022). Predictors of self-management in patients with chronic low back pain: a longitudinal study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 1071 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05933-2

Background: Self-management (SM) is a key recommended strategy for managing chronic low back pain (CLBP). However, SM programmes generate small to moderate benefits for reducing pain and disability in patients with CLBP. The benefits of the SM progra... Read More about Predictors of self-management in patients with chronic low back pain: a longitudinal study..

Psychological factors associated with reporting side effects following COVID-19 vaccination: a prospective cohort study (CoVAccS – wave 3) (2022)
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Smith, L., Sim, J., Sherman, S., Amlot, R., Cutts, M., Dasch, H., …Rubin, G. (2023). Psychological factors associated with reporting side effects following COVID-19 vaccination: a prospective cohort study (CoVAccS – wave 3). Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 164, Article 111104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.111104

Objective: To investigate symptom reporting following the first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses, attribution of symptoms to the vaccine, and factors associated with symptom reporting. Methods: Prospective cohort study (T1: 13-15 January 2021, T2:... Read More about Psychological factors associated with reporting side effects following COVID-19 vaccination: a prospective cohort study (CoVAccS – wave 3).

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.pub3

BACKGROUND: 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..

Imaging Breast Microcalcifications Using Dark-Field Signal in Propagation-Based Phase-Contrast Tomography. (2022)
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Aminzadeh, A., Arhatari, B., Maksimenko, A., Hall, C., Hausermann, D., Peele, A., …Lockie, D. (2022). Imaging Breast Microcalcifications Using Dark-Field Signal in Propagation-Based Phase-Contrast Tomography. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 2980 - 2990. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMI.2022.3175924

Breast microcalcifications are an important primary radiological indicator of breast cancer. However, microcalcification classification and diagnosis may be still challenging for radiologists due to limitations of the standard 2D mammography techniqu... Read More about Imaging Breast Microcalcifications Using Dark-Field Signal in Propagation-Based Phase-Contrast Tomography..

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.2022.0105

Background: 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/10.1080/09638288.2022.2120097

Purpose 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.

How do we determine successful non-invasive ventilation (NIV) success in children: Carer and Clinician opinion (2022)
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Lund. (2022). How do we determine successful non-invasive ventilation (NIV) success in children: Carer and Clinician opinion. European Respiratory Journal,

Background: There is no consensus on how to identify successful NIV initiation in children. Parent collaboration is important in paediatric care therefore identifying measures of success for both clinicians and parents is useful when planning care.... Read More about How do we determine successful non-invasive ventilation (NIV) success in children: Carer and Clinician opinion.