Browse research from the School of Health Professions.
Submissions from 2020
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
Exploration of muscle loss and metabolic state during prolonged critical illness: implications for intervention?, Liesl Wandrag, Stephen J. Brett, Gary S. Frost, Vasiliki Bountziouka, and Mary Hickson
Physio4FMD: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial of specialist physiotherapy for functional motor disorder, Glenn Nielsen, Jon Stone, Marta Buszewicz, Alan Carson, Laura H. Goldstein, Kate Holt, Rachael Hunter, Jonathan Marsden, Louise Marston, Hayley Noble, Markus Reuber, and Mark J. Edwards
Development of a suitable detection method for silver nanoparticles in fish tissue using single particle ICP-MS, Nathaniel J. Clark, Robert Clough, David Boyle, and Richard D. Handy
Caregiver outcomes of the REACH-HF multicentre randomized controlled trial of home-based rehabilitation for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, Jennifer Wingham, Julia Frost, Nicky Britten, Colin Greaves, Charles Abraham, Fiona C. Warren, Kate Jolly, Jackie Miles, Kevin Paul, Patrick J. Doherty, Sally Singh, Russell Davies, Miriam Noonan, Hasnain Dalal, and Rod S. Taylor
Measuring aberrations of multifocal and extended depth-of-focus intraocular lenses, Aguila-Carrasco A. Del, Eleni Papadatou, and Phillip J. Buckhurst
Examining the type and frequency of incidents attended by UK paramedics, T Henderson, R Endacott, J Marsden, and S Black
Leucine-enriched essential amino acid supplementation in mechanically ventilated trauma patients: a feasibility study, L. Wandrag, S. J. Brett, G. S. Frost, M. To, E. Alves Loubo, N. C. Jackson, A. M. Umpleby, V. Bountziouka, and M. Hickson
‘It’s what you do that makes a difference’ An interpretative phenomenological analysis of health care professionals and home care workers experiences of nutritional care for people living with dementia at home, Louise Mole, Bridie Kent, Mary Hickson, and Rebecca Abbott
Family carers’ experiences of nutritional care for people living with dementia at home: An interpretative phenomenological analysis, Louise Mole, Mary Hickson, Bridie Kent, and Rebecca Abbott
Exploring social transformation through arts-based projects: A realist approach, M Cunningham, A Warren, N Pollard, and S Abey
Nice to know: impact of NICE guidelines on ketogenic diet services nationwide, VJ Whiteley, KJ Martin‐McGill, JH Carroll, H Taylor, and NE Schoeler
Lower limb somatosensory discrimination is impaired in people with Parkinson's disease: novel assessment and associations with balance, gait and falls, Terry Gorst, Jonathan Marsden, and Jenny Freeman
Dietitian-led clinics in primary care: A scoping review, Mary Hickson, Amanda Wanner, and Avril Collinson
Exercise and Physical Therapy Interventions for Children with Ataxia: A Systematic Review, Helen Hartley, Elizabeth Cassidy, Lisa Bunn, Ram Kumar, Barry Pizer, Steven Lane, and Bernie Carter
Assessment of a home-based standing frame programme in people with progressive multiple sclerosis (SUMS): a pragmatic, multi-centre, randomised, controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis, Jennifer Freeman, Wendy Hendrie, Louise Jarrett, Annie Hawton, Andrew Barton, Rachel Dennett, Ben Jones, John Zajicek, and Siobhan Creanor
Detection of distortions in images of natural scenes in mild traumatic brain injury patients, B. J. Jennings, G. Schmidtmann, F. Wehbé, F. A.A. Kingdom, and R. Farivar
Lived experiences of return to paid work following a brain injury, Karen Beaulieu
The processing of compound radial frequency patterns, Gunnar Schmidtmann, Frederick A.A. Kingdom, and Gunter Loffler
Participatory food events as collaborative public engagement opportunities, Clare Pettinger, Julie M. Parsons, Gayle Letherby, Miranda Cunningham, Lyndsey Withers, and Andrew Whiteford
Textured shoe insoles to improve balance performance in adults with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial, Anna L. Hatton, Elise M. Gane, Jayishni N. Maharaj, Joshua Burns, Joanne Paton, Graham Kerr, and Keith Rome
Dietary intake of inorganic nitrate in vegetarians and omnivores and its impact on blood pressure, resting metabolic rate and the oral microbiome, Ann Ashworth, Craig Cutler, Garry Farnham, Luke Liddle, Mia Burleigh, Ana Rodiles, Carla Sillitti, Michele Kiernan, Melanie Moore, Mary Hickson, Chris Easton, and Raul Bescos
Improved prediction equations for estimating height in adults from ethnically diverse backgrounds, Avril Collinson and Angela M. Madden
A self-management programme to reduce falls and improve safe mobility in people with secondary progressive MS: the BRiMS feasibility RCT, Hilary Gunn, Jackie Andrade, Lorna Paul, Linda Miller, Siobhan Creanor, Kara Stevens, Colin Green, Paul Ewings, Andrew Barton, Margie Berrow, Jane Vickery, Ben Marshall, J Zajieck, and Jennifer Freeman
The Lymphoedema Research Prioritisation Partnership: A collaborative approach to setting research priorities for lymphoedema management., Emma Underwood, Mary Woods, Katie Riches, Vaughan Keeley, Anita Wallace, and Jennifer Freeman
What are the factors that influence the engagement of people with Cystic Fibrosis with web-based self-care management strategies: A Systematic Review., K Donohue, L Bunn, J Freeman, and T Parkin
Early Hour, Golden Hour: an Exploration of Slovenian Older People’s Meaningful Occupations, Tanja Križaj, Anne Roberts, Alison Warren, and Anita Slade
Dietary exposure to silver nitrate compared to two forms of silver nanoparticles in rainbow trout: bioaccumulation potential with minimal physiological effects, Nathaniel J. Clark, David Boyle, Benjamin P. Eynon, and Richard D. Handy
Observations on the relationship between the dietetic Objective Structured Clinical Exam and placement outcome., Tracey Parkin and Avril Collinson
Accuracy of nature of call screening tool in identifying patients requiring treatment for out of hospital cardiac arrest, JD Green, S Ewings, R Wortham, and B Walsh
PP23 Evaluation of pre-hospital use of a valsalva assist device (VAD) in the Emergency treatment of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) [EVADE]. A randomised controlled feasibility trial., J Green, P Ewings, and A Appelboam
Co-production with people with Parkinson's disease: making physical activity effective, meaningful and sustainable, Heather Hunter and Terry Gorst
Experiences of people with Parkinson's disease and their views of physical activity interventions: a qualitative systematic review, Heather Hunter, Christopher Lovegrove, Bernhard Haas, Jennifer Freeman, and Hilary Gunn
A qualitative exploration of the participants’ experience of a web-based physiotherapy program for people with multiple sclerosis: Does it impact on the ability to increase and sustain engagement in physical activity?, Rachel Dennett, Elaine Coulter, Lorna Paul, and Jennifer Freeman
INSoles To Ease Pressure (INSTEP) Study: a multicentre, randomised controlled feasibility study to compare the effectiveness of a novel instant optimised insole with a standard insole for people with diabetic neuropathy: a study protoco, Richard Collings, Jennifer A. Freeman, Jos Latour, Sam Glasser, Patricia Jane Vickery, Doyo Enki, Vasileios Lepesis, and Joanne Paton
Promoting the use of outcome measures across disciplines through action research with practitioners in a palliative care setting., SK Reynolds and K Bannigan
Searching for the “Active Ingredients” in Physical Rehabilitation Programs Across Europe, Necessary to Improve Mobility in People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Multicenter Study, Alon Kalron, Peter Feys, Ulrik Dalgas, Tori Smedal, Jennifer Freeman, Anders Romberg, Helen Conyers, Iratxe Elorriaga, Benoit Gebara, Johanna Merilainen, Adnan Heric-Mansrud, Ellen Jensen, Kari Jones, Kathy Knuts, de Noordhout B Maertens, Andrej Martic, Britt Normann, Eijnde B O., Kamila Rasova, Medina C Santoyo, and Ilse Baert
Outcome measurement and reporting in childhood epilepsy treated with ketogenic diet therapy, Jennifer Carroll, Kirsty Martin-Mcgill, Helen Cross, Mary Hickson, and Avril Collinson
Critical Dietetics and Sustainable Food Systems, L Carlsson, K Mehta, and C Pettinger
IMI - Clinical Myopia Control Trials and Instrumentation Report, James S. Wolffsohn, Pete S. Kollbaum, David A. Berntsen, David A. Atchison, Alexandra Benavente, Arthur Bradley, Hetal Buckhurst, Michael Collins, Takashi Fujikado, Takahiro Hiraoka, Masakazu Hirota, Debbie Jones, Nicola S. Logan, L Lundstrom, Hidemasa Torii, Scott A. Read, and Kovin Naidoo
Protein provision in critically ill adults requiring enteral nutrition: Are guidelines being met?, Avril Collinson, Alexandra Mitchell, Stephen Taylor, Claire Downer, Rowan Clemente, Kaylee Allan, and Frances Greer
Assessing plantar sensation in the foot using the FOot Roughness Discrimination Test (FoRDT™): a reliability and validity study in stroke., Terry Gorst, Jenny Freeman, Kielan Yarrow, and Jonathan Marsden
An assessment of the dietary bioavailability of silver nanomaterials in rainbow trout using an ex vivo gut sac technique, Nathaniel J. Clark, David Boyle, and Richard D. Handy
"A non-person to the rest of the world": experiences of social isolation amongst severely impaired people with multiple sclerosis., Jennifer Freeman, Terry Gorst, Hilary Gunn, and Sarah Robens
Comparative effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation via buccal spray versus oral supplements on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in humans: a systematic review protocol., Lucy Pritchard, Stephen Lewis, and Mary Hickson
Evaluation of the Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity Scale 88: A Short Report, J Freeman, T Gorst, J Ofori, and J Marsden
Assessing lower limb position sense in stroke using the gradient discrimination test (GradDT™) and step-height discrimination test (StepDT™): a reliability and validity study., Terry Gorst, Jenny Freeman, Kielan Yarrow, and Jonathan Marsden
An Investigation of Reliability of the Sunderland Tracheosophageal Voice Perceptual Scale., Margaret M. Coffey, Neil Tolley, David Howard, and Mary Hickson
Critically appraised paper: Multidisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation for multiple sclerosis may delay declines in health-related quality of life over 6 months, Jennifer Freeman
Cross sectional study exploring social anxiety, learning styles and methods of delivery, on health professional students’ attitude towards communication skills training?, Lisa Falconbridge, Joanna Hooks, Isabel Evans, Gabrielle Morse, Ella De Krester Armsotrong, and Tracey Parkin
Efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions to treat malnutrition in older persons: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The SENATOR project ONTOP series and MaNuEL knowledge hub project., Andrea Correa-Pérez, Iosef Abraha, Antonio Cherubini, Avril Collinson, Dominique Dardevet, Groot LCPGM de, van der Schueren MAE de, Antje Hebestreit, Mary Hickson, Javier Jaramillo-Hidalgo, Isabel Lozano-Montoya, Denis O'Mahony, Roy L. Soiza, Marjolein Visser, Dorothee Volkert, Maike Wolters, and Alfonso J.Cruz Jentoft
Experimental study of the influence of role-play on empathy skill development in Allied Healthcare Professional students., Dayvid Rich, Natasha MCKernan, Julia Wilkinson, and Tracey Parkin
PP12 New ‘nature of call’ telephone screening tool, employed prior to nhs pathways triage, can accurately identify those later treated for out of hospital cardiac arrest: analysis of sensitivity and specificity using routine ambulance service data, J Green, S Ewings, R Wortham, and B Walsh
PP13 The NHS pathways (NHSP) medical call triage system and new ‘nature of call’ telephone screening tool, employed prior to NHSP, can accurately identify high acuity patients: analysis of sensitivity and specificity using routine ambulance service data, J Green, S Ewings, R Wortham, and B Walsh
Primary care models for community-dwelling adults with long-term conditions: a scoping review protocol, Samantha Whiting, David Robertson, and Katrina Bannigan
Radial frequency patterns describe a small and perceptually distinct subset of all possible planar shapes, Gunnar Schmidtmann and Ingo Fruend
Safeguarding children and the use of theory in practice, PA Welbourne
Scale-Invariance for Radial Frequency Patterns in Peripheral Vision, A Zolubak, G Schmidtmann, and LG Suarez
What are the factors that influence the engagement of people with Cystic Fibrosis (pwCF) with web-based self-care management (SCM) strategies, Tracey Parkin, Kath Donohue, Jennifer Freeman, and Lisa Bunn
Submissions from 2018
Dementia awareness and support training outside of healthcare: a realist synthesis of what works, for whom, in what circumstances and why?, K Turner, A Warren, K Bannigan, and I Sherriff
Potentially modifiable determinants of malnutrition in older adults: A systematic review., M. O'Keeffe, M. Kelly, E. O'Herlihy, P. W. O'Toole, P. M. Kearney, S. Timmons, E. O'Shea, C. Stanton, M. Hickson, Y. Rolland, Rossé C Sulmont, S. Issanchou, I. Maitre, M. Stelmach-Mardas, G. Nagel, M. Flechtner-Mors, M. Wolters, A. Hebestreit, Groot LCPGM De, de Rest O van, R. Teh, M. A. Peyron, D. Dardevet, I. Papet, K. Schindler, M. Streicher, G. Torbahn, E. Kiesswetter, M. Visser, D. Volkert, E. M. O'Connor, and MaNuEL consortium
Web-based physiotherapy for people affected by multiple sclerosis: a single blind, randomized controlled feasibility study., Lorna Paul, Linda Renfrew, Jennifer Freeman, Heather Murray, Belinda Weller, Paul Mattison, Alex McConnachie, Robert Heggie, Olivia Wu, and Elaine H. Coulter
What are the perceptions and experiences of falls amongst people with stroke who live in the community?, Danielle Munford and Hilary Gunn
Ambulance clinicians’ perceptions, assessment and management of frailty: thematic analysis of focus groups, J Green, K Kirby, and S Hope
