Browse research from the School of Health Professions.
Submissions from 2022
Service User Experiences of Occupational Therapy in Acute Mental Health Settings: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis, Kevin Steede and Rebecca Gough
Optimising curve fitting techniques to look for standardisation of the analysis of defocus curves derived from multifocal intraocular lenses, Elizabeth M. Law, HD Buckhurst, Rajesh K. Aggarwal, H El‐Kasaby, Jonathan Marsden, Gary L. Shum, and PJ Buckhurst
The Open Perimetry Initiative: A framework for cross-platform development for the new generation of portable perimeters, Iván Marín-Franch, Andrew Turpin, Paul H. Artes, Luke X. Chong, Allison M. McKendrick, Karam A. Alawa, and Michael Wall
How do we engage people in testing for COVID-19? A rapid qualitative evaluation of a testing programme in schools, GP surgeries and a university, Daniella Watson, Natalia Laverty Baralle, Jawahr Alagil, Krithika Anil, Sandy Ciccognani, Rachel Dewar-Haggart, Sarah Fearn, Julia Groot, Kathryn Knowles, Claire Meagher, Carmel McGrath, Sarah Muir, Jo Musgrove, Kate Glyn-Owen, Kath Woods-Townsend, Andrew Mortimore, Paul Roderick, Janis Baird, Hazel Inskip, Keith Godfrey, and Mary Barker
Research is everyone's business... isn’t it? A UK-wide survey to understand the current AHP research culture in the NHS, C Payne, C Comer, A McCracken, R Collings, and N Cullum
Experiences of foot and ankle mobilisations combined with home stretches in people with diabetes: A qualitative study embedded in a proof-of-concept randomised controlled trial, Vasileios Lepesis, Jonathan Marsden, Joanne Paton, Alec Rickard, and Jos M. Latour
Defining routine fatigue care in Multiple Sclerosis in the United Kingdom: What treatments are offered and who gets them?, Federica Picariello, Jennifer Freeman, and Rona Moss-Morris
Demonstrating the translocation of nanoplastics across the fish intestine using palladium-doped polystyrene in a salmon gut-sac, Nathaniel J. Clark, Farhan R. Khan, Denise M. Mitrano, David Boyle, and Richard C. Thompson
An analysis of Public Health England's vaccination data for care home workers immediately preceding a 'Roadmap out of COVID-19 Lockdown'., Paula Swift and Lisa Bunn
Determination of metallic nanoparticles in biological samples by single particle ICP-MS: a systematic review from sample collection to analysis, Adam Laycock, Nathaniel J. Clark, Robert Clough, Rachel Smith, and Richard D. Handy
Perceptual responses and running performance during treadmill and overground self-paced interval running in moderately active adults, Shahila A. Mohd-Liza, Luke J. Connolly, Ayu S. Muhamad, and Adam A. Malik
The Fluency Trust Residential Course for young people who stutter: A pragmatic feasibility study., Anna Prince, Jonathan Marsden, Yvonne Wren, Rosemarie Hayhow, and Sam Harding
Viscocanalostomy and combined phacoemulsification with viscocanalostomy: A five-year follow-up, Conor Lyons, Daniela Oehring, and Divya Mathews
Submissions from 2021
The influence of partial occlusion on shape recognition, G Schmidtmann
Survey of student views on pre-registration training in communication skills for behaviour change., Kirsten Whitehead and Tracey Parkin
Balance Right in Multiple Sclerosis (BRiMS): a feasibility randomised controlled trial of a falls prevention programme, H. Gunn, K. N. Stevens, S. Creanor, J. Andrade, L. Paul, L. Miller, C. Green, P. Ewings, A. Barton, M. Berrow, J. Vickery, B. Marshall, J. Zajicek, and J. A. Freeman
Behaviour change approaches for individuals with diabetes to improve foot self-management: a scoping review, Joanne Paton, Sally Abey, Phil Hendy, Jennifer Williams, Richard Collings, and Lynne Callaghan
Visual Field Progression in Glaucoma: Comparison Between PoPLR and ANSWERS, Iván Marín-Franch, Paul H. Artes, Andrew Turpin, and Lyne Racette
Strategies to ensure continuity of nutritional care in patients with COVID-19 infection on discharge from hospital: a rapid review, Jawairia Latif, Weekes C Elizabeth, Anna Julian, Gary Frost, Jane Murphy, Tronco-Hernandez Y Abigail, and Mary Hickson
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on an international rehabilitation study in MS: the CogEx experience, Anthony Feinstein, Maria Pia Amato, Giampaolo Brichetto, Jeremy Chataway, Nancy D. Chiaravalloti, Gary Cutter, Ulrik Dalgas, John DeLuca, Rachel Farrell, Peter Feys, Massimo Filippi, Jennifer Freeman, Matilde Inglese, Cecilia Meza, Rob Motl, Maria Assunta Rocca, Brian M. Sandroff, and Amber Salter
Clinician’s perspectives in using Head Impulse-Nystagmus-Test of Skew for Acute Vestibular Syndrome: UK experience, Charlotte L. Warner, Lisa Bunn, Nehzat Koohi, Gunnar Schmidtmann, Jennifer Freeman, and Diego Kaski
Proposing a Core Outcome Set for Physical Activity and Exercise Interventions in People With Rare Neurological Conditions, Gita Ramdharry, Valentina Buscemi, Annette Boaz, Helen Dawes, Thomas Jaki, Fiona Jones, Jonathan Marsden, Lorna Paul, Rebecca Playle, Elizabeth Randell, Michael Robling, Lynn Rochester, and Monica Busse
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in acute traumatic brain injury patients – data from a multi-centre prospective randomised feasibility study, R Smith, C Burgess, J Marsden, and B Seemungal
Cardiorespiratory fitness and free-living physical activity are not associated with cognition in persons with progressive multiple sclerosis: Baseline analyses from the CogEx study, Brian M. Sandroff, Robert W. Motl, Maria Pia Amato, Giampaolo Brichetto, Jeremy Chataway, Nancy D. Chiaravalloti, Gary R. Cutter, Ulrik Dalgas, John DeLuca, Rachel Farrell, Peter Feys, Massimo Filippi, Jennifer Freeman, Matilde Inglese, Cecilia Meza, Maria A. Rocca, Amber Salter, and Anthony Feinstein
Qualitative study exploring clinicians' experience of participating in a feasibility trial investigating benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in traumatic brain injury, B Sahu, R Smith, C Burgess, J Marsden, and B Seemungal
The effect of response biases on resolution thresholds of Sloan letters in central and paracentral vision, Hatem Barhoom, Mahesh R. Joshi, and Gunnar Schmidtmann
A Systematic Review of Neurofeedback for the Management of Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease, Krithika Anil, Stephen D. Hall, Sara Demain, Jennifer A. Freeman, Giorgio Ganis, and Jonathan Marsden
Impact of a dietitian in general practice: Care of the frail and malnourished, Mary Hickson, Jenny Child, and Avril Collinson
Balance rehabilitation for people with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease: A scoping review of dual-task training interventions and outcome measures, N Cakmak, J Freeman, C Carroll, A Logan, and L Bunn
The interaction of global motion and global form processing on the perception of implied motion: An equivalent noise approach, Mahesh R. Joshi, Anita J. Simmers, and Seong T. Jeon
Comparison of a full arch digital photographic assessment of caries prevalence in 5-year-old children to an established visual assessment method: a cross-sectional study, Nicole Thomas, Elizabeth Kay, Robert Witton, and Cath Quinn
Involving unpaid carers in a home-based self-management intervention for patients living with heart failure (REACH-HF): a quantitative analysis of the impact on patient and carer outcomes. 18th WFOT Congress, Paris 28-21 August 2022, M Noonan, J Frost, and R Taylor
Scope, context and quality of telerehabilitation guidelines for physical disabilities: a scoping review, Krithika Anil, Jennifer A. Freeman, Sarah Buckingham, Sara Demain, Hilary Gunn, Ray B. Jones, Angela Logan, Jonathan Marsden, Diane Playford, Kim Sein, and Bridie Kent
Ataxia and mobility in children following surgical resection of posterior fossa tumour: A longitudinal cohort study, H. Hartley, S. Lane, B. Pizer, L. Bunn, B. Carter, E. Cassidy, and R. Kumar
Nutritional support for patients recovering from Covid-19: A consensus process with health and social care sector and patient representatives, M Hickson, YA Tronco-Hernandez, J Murphy, CE Weekes, A Julian, and G Frost
Research interrupted: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on multiple sclerosis research in the field of rehabilitation and quality of life, Rebecca Maguire, Sinead Hynes, Barbara Seebacher, Valerie J. Block, Kathy M. Zackowski, Johanna Jonsdottir, Marcia Finlayson, Prue Plummer, Jennifer Freeman, Barbara Giesser, Gloria von Geldern, and Michelle Ploughman
The role of bias in a letter acuity identification task: a noisy template model., G Schmidtmann, H Barhoom, M Joshi, P Artes, and M Georgeson
Dietary exposure to copper sulphate compared to a copper oxide nanomaterial in rainbow trout: Bioaccumulation with minimal physiological effects., David Boyle, Nathaniel J. Clark, Benjamin P. Eynon, and Richard D. Handy
Outcomes of gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy in pseudoexfoliative glaucoma: 24-month follow-up, Eamon Sharkawi, Daniel Josef Lindegger, Paul H. Artes, Lydia Lehmann-Clarke, Wardani M El, Marie Misteli, Jérôme Pasquier, and Adriano Guarnieri
‘Making a home’: an occupational perspective on sustaining tenancies following homelessness, Leonie Boland, Richard Yarwood, and Katrina Bannigan
Should photographic triage become common practice?, N Thomas
Quantification of particulate Ag in rainbow trout organs following dietary exposure to silver nitrate, or two forms of engineered silver nanoparticles, Nathaniel J. Clark, Robert Clough, David Boyle, and Richard D. Handy
A creative response to food issues during the Covid-19 lockdown: Singing over the anger, C Pettinger
Optometry in Nepal: a historical perspective, Safal Khanal, Nabin Paudel, and Mahesh Raj Joshi
Is aerobic or resistance training the most effective exercise modality for improving lower extremity physical function and perceived fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis? A systematic review and meta-analysis, Laurits Taul-Madsen, Luke Connolly, Rachel Dennett, Jenny Freeman, Ulrik Dalgas, and Lars G. Hvid
What is the lived experience of anxiety for people with Parkinson’s? A phenomenological study, CJ Lovegrove and K Bannigan
UK Dietitians’ views on Communication Skills for Behaviour Change: A 10 year follow up survey, Kirsten Whitehead and Tracey Parkin
Bioaccumulation and toxicity of oxaliplatin in fresh water: A study with Lemna minor, Violetta Kajander, Graham Sewell, and Andrew Turner
Task specific dystonia – a patients’ perspective, Katherine Butler, Karin Rosenkranz, and Jennifer Freeman
Long‐term symptom severity in people with irritable bowel syndrome following dietetic treatment in primary care: A service evaluation, Leah Seamark, Yvonne Barclay, Ceri Marchant, Marianne Williams, and Mary Hickson
A UK survey of nutritional care pathways for patients with Covid‐19 prior to and post hospital stay, Victoria Lawrence, Mary Hickson, C. Elizabeth Weekes, Anna Julian, Gary Frost, and Jane Murphy
Prioritizing progressive MS rehabilitation research: A call from the International Progressive MS Alliance, Kathleen M. Zackowski, Jennifer Freeman, Giampaolo Brichetto, Diego Centonze, Ulrik Dalgas, John DeLuca, Dawn Ehde, Sara Elgott, Vanessa Fanning, Peter Feys, Marcia Finlayson, Stefan M. Gold, Matilde Inglese, Ruth Ann Marrie, Michelle Ploughman, Christine N. Sang, Jaume Sastre-Garriga, Caroline Sincock, Jonathan Strum, Beek J van, and Anthony Feinstein
Experimental Assessment of the Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Non-contact Tonometer Airflows, D Oehring, D Jenkins, P Buckhurst, and H Buckhurst
Evaluating participants' perceptions of a functional physical fitness assessment for those aged 60 years and over conducted in the community by student physiotherapists, Lisa Bunn, Christopher Byrne, Pauline Virgo, Katrina Bannigan, and Elizabeth Candy
Stroke survivors’ experiences and perceptions of post-stroke fatigue education in the subacute phase of stroke. The FASE qualitative study, Tremayne J. Elizabeth, Jennifer Freeman, and Ali Coppola
Submissions from 2020
Nature of the evidence base and frameworks underpinning dietary recommendations for prevention of non-communicable diseases: a position paper from the Academy of Nutrition Sciences, Christine M. Williams, Margaret Ashwell, Ann Prentice, Mary Hickson, and Sara Stanner
Evaluating enhanced recovery after surgery: time to cover new ground and discover the missing patient voice, M Nunns, JB John, JS McGrath, L Shaw, S Briscoe, Coon J Thompson, A Hemsley, CJ Lovegrove, D Thomas, MG Mythen, and R Anderson
Feasibility, acceptability and cost efficiency of using webinars to deliver first‐line patient education for people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome as part of a dietetic‐led gastroenterology service in primary care, M. Williams, Y. Barclay, L. Harper, C. Marchant, L. Seamark, and M. Hickson
Repeatability of plantar pressure assessment during barefoot walking in people with stroke, A. Rogers, S. C. Morrison, T. Gorst, J. Paton, J. Freeman, J. Marsden, and M. C. Cramp
Study protocol: improving cognition in people with progressive multiple sclerosis: a multi-arm, randomized, blinded, sham-controlled trial of cognitive rehabilitation and aerobic exercise (COGEx), Anthony Feinstein, Maria Pia Amato, Giampaolo Brichetto, Jeremy Chataway, Nancy Chiaravalloti, Ulrik Dalgas, John Deluca, Peter Feys, Massimo Filippi, Jennifer Freeman, Cecilia Meza, Matilde Inglese, Robert W. Motl, Maria Assunta Rocca, Brian M. Sandroff, Amber Salter, and Gary Cutter
Vestibular rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis comparing customised with booklet based vestibular rehabilitation for vestibulopathy and a 12 month observational cohort study of the symptom reduction and recurrence rate following treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, J. Marsden, M. Pavlou, R. Dennett, A. Gibbon, R. Knight-Lozano, L. Jeu, C. Flavell, J. Freeman, D. E. Bamiou, C. Harris, A. Hawton, E. Goodwin, B. Jones, and S. Creanor
Enacting social transformation through occupation: A narrative literature review, Miranda Cunningham, Alison Warren, Nick Pollard, and Sally Abey
Falls in People with Multiple Sclerosis, Susan Coote, Laura Comber, Gillian Quinn, Carme Santoyo-Medina, Alon Kalron, and Hilary Gunn
“I’m in a very good frame of mind”: a qualitative exploration of the experience of standing frame use in people with progressive multiple sclerosis, Rachel Dennett, Wendy Hendrie, Louise Jarrett, Siobhan Creanor, Andrew Barton, Annie Hawton, and Jennifer A. Freeman
A retrospective study of causes of visual impairment and use of low vision devices in the low vision clinic in Trinidad and Tobago, Mahesh Raj Joshi, Vandana Persad, and Niall Farnon
In the Blink of an Eye: Reading Mental States From Briefly Presented Eye Regions, Gunnar Schmidtmann, Andrew J. Logan, Claus Christian Carbon, Joshua T. Loong, and Ian Gold
A mixed methods randomised feasibility trial investigating the management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in acute traumatic brain injury, Rebecca M. Smith, Natalie Marroney, Jenna Beattie, Abby Newdick, Vassilios Tahtis, Caroline Burgess, Jonathan Marsden, and Barry M. Seemungal
Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions to treat orthostatic hypotension in elderly people and people with a neurological condition, Angela Logan, Jennifer Freeman, Jillian Pooler, Bridie Kent, Hilary Gunn, Sarah Billings, Emma Cork, and Jonathan Marsden
Measuring the cost-effectiveness of treatments for people with multiple sclerosis: Beyond quality-adjusted life-years, Annie Hawton, Elizabeth Goodwin, Kate Boddy, Jennifer Freeman, Sarah Thomas, Jeremy Chataway, and Colin Green
Dietary bioaccumulation potential of silver nanomaterials compared to silver nitrate in wistar rats using an ex vivo gut sac technique, Nathaniel J. Clark, Waldemar Woznica, and Richard D. Handy
The emotional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals with progressive multiple sclerosis, Nancy D. Chiaravalloti, Maria Pia Amato, Giampaolo Brichetto, Jeremy Chataway, Ulrik Dalgas, John DeLuca, Cecilia Meza, Nancy B. Moore, Peter Feys, Massimo Filippi, Jennifer Freeman, Matilde Inglese, Rob Motl, Maria Assunta Rocca, Brian M. Sandroff, Amber Salter, Gary Cutter, and Anthony Feinstein
Adherence and drop-out in randomized controlled trials of exercise interventions in people with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analyses, Rachel Dennett, Laurits T. Madsen, Luke Connolly, Joanne Hosking, Ulrik Dalgas, and Jennifer Freeman
Development of a practice guideline for dietary counselling of children with IgE-mediated food allergy, J Eisenblaetter, S Bürklin, A Gschwend, C Relats, C Roduit, K Stalder, I Fischer, D Hofmann, G Schütt, R Herzog, D Gianelli, M Mura, P Martel, A Werder, L Martin, M Hickson, I Skypala, and A Payne
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic fragments release Pb additives that are bioavailable in zebrafish, David Boyle, Ana I. Catarino, Nathaniel J. Clark, and Theodore B. Henry
Real-World Goal Setting and Use of Outcome Measures According to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: A European Survey of Physical Therapy Practice in Multiple Sclerosis, Kamila Řasová, Patrícia Martinková, Bernadita Soler, Jenny Freeman, Davide Cattaneo, Johanna Jonsdottir, Tori Smedal, Anders Romberg, Thomas Henze, Carme Santoyo-Medina, and Peter Feys
Service evaluation of an acute Parkinson's therapy pathway between hospital and home, Christopher J. Lovegrove and Jonathan Marsden
In vivo measures of anterior scleral resistance in humans with rebound tonometry, Hetal D. Buckhurst, Bernard Gilmartin, Andrew Lam, Robert P. Cubbidge, and Nicola S. Logan
Visual Function and Subjective Perception of Vision following bilateral implantation of monofocal and multifocal intraocular lenses: A Randomised Controlled Trial, Elizabeth M. Law, Rajesh K. Aggarwal, H Buckhurst, Hosam E. Kasaby, Jonathan Marsden, Gary Shum, and P Buckhurst
Lissamine green – where have we been and where are we now?, C McDonnell, O Murphy, A Cochrane, E Martin, JS Wolffsohn, C Maldonado-Codina, M Vianya-Estopa, E Gibson, D Dunning, D Oehring, M Nagra, and B Huntjens
Comparison of the dietary bioavailability of copper sulphate and copper oxide nanomaterials in ex vivo gut sacs of rainbow trout: effects of low pH and amino acids in the lumen, David Boyle, Nathaniel J. Clark, Tarryn L. Botha, and Richard D. Handy
Research paramedics’ observations regarding the challenges and strategies employed in the implementation of a large-scale out-of-hospital randomised trial, J Green, M Robinson, R Pilbery, G Whitley, H Hall, M Clout, B Reeves, K Kirby, and J Benger
Evaluation of pre-hospital use of a valsalva assist device in the emergency treatment of supraventricular tachycardia [EVADE]: a randomised controlled feasibility trial, A Appelboam, J Green, P Ewings, and S Black
Implied Motion From Form Shows Motion Aids the Perception of Global Form in Amblyopia, Mahesh R. Joshi, Anita J. Simmers, and Seong T. Jeon
The gut barrier and the fate of engineered nanomaterials: a view from comparative physiology, der Zande M van, Kokalj A Jemec, David J. Spurgeon, Susana Loureiro, Patrícia V. Silva, Zahra Khodaparast, Damjana Drobne, Nathaniel J. Clark, den Brink NW van, Marta Baccaro, Gestel CAM van, Hans Bouwmeester, and Richard D. Handy
Footwear and insole design features for offloading the diabetic at risk foot - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses, Richard Collings, Jennifer Freeman, Jos M. Latour, and Joanne Paton
Development of a practice guideline for dietary counselling of children with IgE-mediated food allergy, Julia Eisenblaetter, Selina Bürklin, Ashley Gschwend, Claudia Relats, Caroline Roduit, Karin Stalder, Isabel Fischer, Daniela Hofmann, Gabrielle Schütt, Regula Herzog, Daniel Gianelli, Monique Mura, Petra Martel, Andrea Werder, Lina Martin, Mary Hickson, Isabel Skypala, and Anne Payne
Using videoconsultations to deliver dietary advice to children with chronic kidney disease; a qualitative study of parent and child perspectives., A. Collinson, S. L. Trace, A. J. Searle, and F. E. Lithander
A Scoping Review Protocol to Map Empirical Evidence that Illuminates the Dark Side of Occupations Among Adults, R Twinley, L Boland, L Bunn, and G Letherby
The McGill Face Database: Validation and Insights Into the Recognition of Facial Expressions of Complex Mental States, Gunnar Schmidtmann, Ben J. Jennings, Dasha A. Sandra, Jordan Pollock, and Ian Gold
Toxicities of copper oxide nanomaterial and copper sulphate in early life stage zebrafish: Effects of pH and intermittent pulse exposure, David Boyle, Nathaniel J. Clark, and Richard D. Handy
Content and Delivery of Physical Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis across Europe: A Survey, Kamila Řasová, Jenny Freeman, Davide Cattaneo, Johanna Jonsdottir, Ilse Baert, Tori Smedal, Anders Romberg, Peter Feys, Jose Alves-Guerreiro, Mario Habek, Thomas Henze, Carme Santoyo-Medina, Antonie Beiske, Asch P Van, Daphne Bakalidou, Yeliz Salcı, Erieta Dimitrova, Markéta Pavlíková, Ivana Štětkářová, Jana Vorlíčková, and Patricia Martinková
Influencing neurological physiotherapy practice through academic education: a commentary, F. McLeod and J. Freeman
Submissions from 2019
E-SURVEY OF CURRENT INTERNATIONAL PHYSIOTHERAPY PRACTICE FOR CHILDREN WITH ATAXIA FOLLOWING SURGICAL RESECTION OF POSTERIOR FOSSA TUMOUR, H Hartley, B Carter, L Bunn, B Pizer, S Lane, R Kumar, and E Cassidy
Efficacy of toric intraocular lens implantation with high corneal astigmatism within the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, Andrew J. Swampillai, AK Kaabneh, Nabil E. Habib, Catriona Hamer, and Phillip J. Buckhurst
Summation Within and Across Shapes in Central and Peripheral Vision, G Schmidtmann and M Zawadyl
Multicomponent hospital-led interventions to reduce hospital stay for older adults following elective surgery: a systematic review, M Nunns, L Shaw, S Briscoe, Coon J Thompson, A Hemsley, JS McGrath, CJ Lovegrove, D Thomas, and R Anderson
Nutrition-related symptoms in adult survivors of critical illness when eating orally: a scoping review protocol, Louise Albrich, Lee Anne S. Chapple, Amelia Nock, Emma J. Ridley, and Mary Hickson
The contribution of ascitic fluid to body weight in patients with liver cirrhosis, and its estimation using girth: a cross-sectional observational study, M Hickson and E Lamarti
Exploratory randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial of botulinum therapy on grasp release after Stroke (PrOMBiS), A Wallace, P Tallelli, L Crook, D Austin, R Farrelll, D Hoad, AG O'Keefe, J Marsden, R Fitzpatrick, R Greenwood, J Rothwell, and D Werring
