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The effects of Vestibular Rehabilitation on balance in stroke: a Systematic review and Meta-analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Rayner, R., Hartley-Palmer, J., Stephenson, J., & Benham, A. (2024). The effects of Vestibular Rehabilitation on balance in stroke: a Systematic review and Meta-analysis. Synaps.

Background: Vestibular Rehabilitation (VR) is a treatment to optimize vestibular function and sensory integration. It has demonstrated positive treatment effects in some neurological conditions.

Objective: Patients after stroke often have balance... Read More about The effects of Vestibular Rehabilitation on balance in stroke: a Systematic review and Meta-analysis.

Patient attitudes and experiences towards exercise during oncological treatment. A qualitative systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
Finch, A., & Benham, A. (2024). Patient attitudes and experiences towards exercise during oncological treatment. A qualitative systematic review. Supportive Care in Cancer, 32(8), Article 509. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08649-2

Purpose
Exercise and physical activity (PA) during oncological treatment have many benefits. However, PA levels and adherence are often low. This systematic review of qualitative literature aims to explore the experience and the perceived barriers a... Read More about Patient attitudes and experiences towards exercise during oncological treatment. A qualitative systematic review.

Scoping review: Mobility aids for people with sight loss across the ICF domains of functions, activities, and participation (2024)
Journal Article
Knights, H. M., Benham, A. E., Durrans, R. M., & Burton, K. (2024). Scoping review: Mobility aids for people with sight loss across the ICF domains of functions, activities, and participation. Optometry and Vision Science, 101(6), https://doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000002141

There is little literature linking mobility aids for people with sight loss to the functions, activities, and participation domains of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Future studies on this relationship s... Read More about Scoping review: Mobility aids for people with sight loss across the ICF domains of functions, activities, and participation.

Patient decision aids for aortic stenosis and chronic coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Harris, E., Benham, A., Stephenson, J., Conway, D., Chong, A.-Y., Curtis, H., & Astin, F. (2023). Patient decision aids for aortic stenosis and chronic coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvad138

Aims
Shared decision-making is recommended for patients considering treatment options for severe aortic stenosis (AS) and chronic coronary artery disease (CAD). This review aims to systematically identify and assess patient decision aids (PtDAs) for... Read More about Patient decision aids for aortic stenosis and chronic coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Psychometric evaluation of the Clinical Assessment of Body Alignment items for children with cerebral palsy – a preliminary study. (2023)
Journal Article
George, F. K., Benham, A., Gabriel, L., & Purton, J. (2023). Psychometric evaluation of the Clinical Assessment of Body Alignment items for children with cerebral palsy – a preliminary study. APCP Journal, 14, 5-18. https://doi.org/10.59481/197303

Introduction: To evaluate construct validity, reliability and responsiveness of the Clinical Assessment of Body Alignment (CABA) items for children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Methods: Fifteen independent raters (physiotherapists) assessed 5 childre... Read More about Psychometric evaluation of the Clinical Assessment of Body Alignment items for children with cerebral palsy – a preliminary study..

Physical activity following discharge from inpatient adult mental health settings (2023)
Journal Article
Hodgson, P., Haywood, J., & Benham, A. (2023). Physical activity following discharge from inpatient adult mental health settings. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 26(March 2024), Article 100574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2023.100574

Background
People with severe mental illness are considerably less physically active than the general population and experience a premature mortality of 10–20 years, often attributed to modifiable behaviours, including physical activity. Inpatient e... Read More about Physical activity following discharge from inpatient adult mental health settings.

THRIVE (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Malone, J., Hebberd, B., & Benham, A. (2021, November). THRIVE. Presented at Virtual Physiotherapy UK 2021 Conference, UK based, but online

THRIVE (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Malone, J., Hebberd, B., & Benham, A. (2021, November). THRIVE. Poster presented at Virtual Physiotherapy UK 2021 Conference, UK, though based online

Efficacy of unsupervised exercise in adults with obstructive lung disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Taylor, D., Jenkins, A. R., Parrott, K., Benham, A., Targett, S., & Jones, A. W. (2021). Efficacy of unsupervised exercise in adults with obstructive lung disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Thorax, https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216007

Introduction The benefits of unsupervised exercise programmes in obstructive lung disease are unclear. The aim of this systematic review was to synthesise evidence regarding the efficacy of unsupervised exercise versus non-exercise-based usual care i... Read More about Efficacy of unsupervised exercise in adults with obstructive lung disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Development and Content Validity of the Clinical Assessment of Body Alignment for Children With Cerebral Palsy (2020)
Journal Article
K George, F., Benham, A., Gabriel, L., & Purton, J. (2020). Development and Content Validity of the Clinical Assessment of Body Alignment for Children With Cerebral Palsy. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 32(2), 137-143. https://doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000000685

Purpose:
The purpose of this study is to describe the development and content validity of the clinical assessment of body alignment (CABA) to measure body alignment in children with cerebral palsy.

Methods:
Content validity and clinical utilit... Read More about Development and Content Validity of the Clinical Assessment of Body Alignment for Children With Cerebral Palsy.

Medical day hospital care for older people versus alternative forms of care (2015)
Journal Article
Brown, L., Forster, A., Young, J., Crocker, T., Benham, A., & Langhorne, P. (2015). Medical day hospital care for older people versus alternative forms of care. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015(6), Article CD001730. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD001730.pub3

Background
The proportion of the world's population aged over 60 years is increasing. Therefore, there is a need to examine different methods of healthcare provision for this population. Medical day hospitals provide multidisciplinary health service... Read More about Medical day hospital care for older people versus alternative forms of care.

Reflections on mirror therapy: A systematic review of the effect of mirror visual feedback on the brain (2014)
Journal Article
Deconinck, F. J., Smorenburg, A. R., Benham, A., Ledebt, A., Feltham, M. G., & Savelsbergh, G. J. (2015). Reflections on mirror therapy: A systematic review of the effect of mirror visual feedback on the brain. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 29(4), 349-361. https://doi.org/10.1177/1545968314546134

Background. Mirror visual feedback (MVF), a phenomenon where movement of one limb is perceived as movement of the other limb, has the capacity to alleviate phantom limb pain or promote motor recovery of the upper limbs after stroke. The tool has rece... Read More about Reflections on mirror therapy: A systematic review of the effect of mirror visual feedback on the brain.