Browse research from the School of Health Professions.
Submissions from 2021
Dementia wellbeing and COVID‐19: Review and expert consensus on current research and knowledge gaps, KY Liu, R Howard, S Banerjee, A Comas‐Herrera, and et al
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
Firewalls as a resource for resistance: separating border policing from social service provision in Sweden and the UK, A Jolly and J Lind
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, Mary Hickson, Leah Seamark, Yvonne Barclay, Ceri Marchant, and Marianne Williams
Adapting breastfeeding support in areas of socio-economic deprivation: a case study approach, Louise Hunt, Gill Thomson, Karen Whittaker, and Fiona Dykes
A UK survey of nutritional care pathways for patients with Covid‐19 prior to and post hospital stay, Jane Murphy, Victoria Lawrence, Mary Hickson, C. Elizabeth Weekes, Anna Julian, and Gary Frost
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
Body representation in people with apraxia post Stroke– an observational study, Jonathan Marsden, Donncha Lane, Alessia Tessari, and Giovanni Ottoboni
Automated detection of patients with dementia whose symptoms have been identified in primary care but have no formal diagnosis: a retrospective case–control study using electronic primary care records, E Ford, J Sheppard, S Oliver, and et al
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
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
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
Bioaccumulation and toxicity of oxaliplatin in fresh water: A study with Lemna minor, Andrew Turner, Violetta Kajander, and Graham Sewell
Dental disease risk in children with autism: a meta-analysis, N Thomas and S Blake
How does perception and experience affect UK dietitians’ attitudes towards the implementation of mindfulness in practice and perceived need for mindfulness education?, Nishti Ismail and Tracey Parkin
Ophthalmic nurse practitioner assessment of glaucoma: evaluating agreement within an initiative to enhance capacity in glaucoma clinics, Lucy Bubb, Divya Mathews, Daniela Oehring, and Robert A. Harper
Predicting the Postoperative Addition Power of a Multifocal Intraocular Lens at the Spectacle Plane, Elizabeth M. Law, Rajesh K. Aggarwal, Hetal Buckhurst, Hosam E. Kasaby, Jonathan Marsden, Gary Shum, and Phillip J. Buckhust
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
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
Should photographic triage become common practice?, N Thomas
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
The effect of response biases on resolution thresholds of Sloan letters in central and paracentral vision, Hatem Barhoom, Mahesh R. Joshi, and Gunnar Schmidtmann
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
Visual Field Progression in Glaucoma: Comparison Between PoPLR and ANSWERS, Iván Marín-Franch, Paul H. Artes, Andrew Turpin, and Lyne Racette
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
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, Jennifer A. Freeman, Rachel Dennett, Wendy Hendrie, Louise Jarrett, Siobhan Creanor, Andrew Barton, and Annie Hawton
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, Barry M. Seemungal, Natalie Marroney, Jenna Beattie, Abby Newdick, Vassilios Tahtis, Caroline Burgess, and Jonathan Marsden
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
An exploration of attachment and trauma in young men who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviours, Rudi Dallos, Bartosz Zaniewski, Jacqui Stedmon, and Penelope Welbourne
Dietary bioaccumulation potential of silver nanomaterials compared to silver nitrate in wistar rats using an ex vivo gut sac technique, Richard D. Handy, Nathaniel J. Clark, and Waldemar Woznica
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Emerging and Future Challenges for Dental and Oral Medicine, R. Bescos, P. Casas-Agustench, L. Belfield, Z. Brookes, and T. Gabaldón
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
The care and management of children and young people with ataxia telangiectasia provided by nurses and allied health professionals: a scoping review protocol, M Khan, E Cassidy, T Parkin, A Wallace, L Bunn, ATeam Collaborative, and Kath Donohue
The Effect of Retinal Illuminance on the Subjective Amplitude of Accommodation, F Lara, A Del Aguila-Carraso, I Marín-Franch, R Riquelme-Nicolás, and N López-GIl
Dietitian support in primary care, M Hickson, A Collinson, and J Child
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
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
Could dementia be detected from UK primary care patients’ records by simple automated methods earlier than by the treating physician? A retrospective case-control study, E Ford, J Starlinger, P Rooney, S Oliver, and et al
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, Richard D. Handy, David Boyle, Nathaniel J. Clark, and Tarryn L. Botha
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
The gut barrier and the fate of engineered nanomaterials: a view from comparative physiology, Richard D. Handy, 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, and Hans Bouwmeester
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., S. L. Trace, A. Collinson, 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
Moving exercise research in multiple sclerosis forward (the MoXFo initiative): Developing consensus statements for research, Ulrik Dalgas, Lars G. Hvid, Gert Kwakkel, Robert W. Motl, Groot V de, Peter Feys, Eijnde B Op’t, Susan Coote, Heleen Beckerman, Klaus Pfeifer, René Streber, Stefan Peters, Karin Riemann-Lorenz, Sina Cathérine Rosenkranz, Diego Centonze, Asch P Van, Jens Bansi, Brian M. Sandroff, Lara A. Pilutti, Michelle Ploughman, Jennifer Freeman, Lorna Paul, Helen Dawes, Anders Romberg, Alon Kalron, Jan Patrick Stellmann, Manuel A. Friese, and Christoph Heesen
Toxicities of copper oxide nanomaterial and copper sulphate in early life stage zebrafish: Effects of pH and intermittent pulse exposure, Richard D. Handy, David Boyle, and Nathaniel J. Clark
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
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
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. Hickson, M. Williams, Y. Barclay, L. Harper, C. Marchant, and L. Seamark
Implied Motion From Form Shows Motion Aids the Perception of Global Form in Amblyopia, Mahesh R. Joshi, Anita J. Simmers, and Seong T. Jeon
Influencing neurological physiotherapy practice through academic education: a commentary, J. Freeman and F. McLeod
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
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic fragments release Pb additives that are bioavailable in zebrafish, Theodore B. Henry, David Boyle, Ana I. Catarino, and Nathaniel J. Clark
Repeatability of plantar pressure assessment during barefoot walking in people with stroke, S. C. Morrison, A. Rogers, 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), Ulrik Dalgas, Anthony Feinstein, Maria Pia Amato, Giampaolo Brichetto, Jeremy Chataway, Nancy Chiaravalloti, 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
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
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
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
Platelet-rich plasma injection for adults with acute Achilles tendon rupture: the PATH-2 RCT, J Alsousou, DJ Keene, P Harrison, P Hulley, and et al
Efficacy of toric intraocular lens implantation with high corneal astigmatism within the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, Phillip J. Buckhurst, Andrew J. Swampillai, AK Kaabneh, Nabil E. Habib, and Catriona Hamer
Summation Within and Across Shapes in Central and Peripheral Vision, G Schmidtmann and M Zawadyl
Projections of care for older people with dementia in England: 2015 to 2040, R Wittenberg, B Hu, C Jagger, A Kingston, and et al
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
Post-exercise hypotension and skeletal muscle oxygenation is regulated by nitrate-reducing activity of oral bacteria, R. Bescos, C. Cutler, M. Kiernan, J. R. Willis, L. Gallardo-Alfaro, P. Casas-Agustench, D. White, M. Hickson, and T. Gabaldon
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, Richard D. Handy, Nathaniel J. Clark, Robert Clough, and David Boyle
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, Mary Hickson, Louise Mole, Bridie Kent, and Rebecca Abbott
Beyond current research practice: Methodological considerations in MS rehabilitation research (is designing the perfect rehabilitation trial the Holy Grail or a Gordian knot?), Nair R das, Groot V de, and Jennifer Freeman
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
Lived experiences of return to paid work following a brain injury, Karen Beaulieu
