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The effect of age and sex on peak oxygen uptake during upper and lower body exercise: A systematic review
(2024-06-01)
Background Large scale population norms for peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) during cycle ergometry (CE) have been published for men and women across a wide range of ages. Although upper body functional capacity has an important ...
The importance of recovery and staffing on midwives’ emotional wellbeing: a UK national survey
(2024-05)
Background: There is currently a gap in the evidence on how working practices, such as the ability to take rest breaks, finish on time or intershift recovery influence outcomes. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore ...
Seeing the impossible: the impact of watching magic on positive emotions, optimism, and wellbeing
(2024-04-30)
Watching a magic trick is a unique experience in which seemingly impossible events appear possible but without any suspension of disbelief. Unfortunately, relatively little work has examined the psychological impact of ...
Perceptions, behaviours and barriers towards exercise practices in inflammatory bowel disease
(2024-04-05)
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a chronic disease affecting the digestive tract, has a significant impact on health-related quality of life. Pharmaceutical treatment is typically adopted, yet exercise is increasingly ...
An investigation into mothers’ experiences of their children’s functional tic-like behaviour and tic attacks
(2024-01-02)
Objective: This is the first study to systematically explore the lived experiences of sudden and new onset of severe functional tics from the perspective of the mother’s experiences and describes their attempts to access ...