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Comparison of mechanical properties in interference screw fixation technique and organic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction method: a biomechanical study
(2021-12-20)
Background Bone and Site Hold Tendon Inside (BASHTI) technique is an organic implant-less technique for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with some clinical advantages, such as speeding up the healing process, ...
Multifactorial falls prevention programme compared with usual care in UK care homes for older people: multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation
(2021-12-07)
Objectives To determine the clinical and cost effectiveness of a multifactorial fall prevention programme compared with usual care in long term care homes. Design Multicentre, parallel, cluster randomised controlled trial. ...
The experience of diagnostic radiography students during the early stages of the COVID‐19 pandemic – a cross‐sectional study
(2021-12-01)
Introduction: The rationale for this study was to ascertain the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Undergraduate B.Sc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography students at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK. This would provide ...
The experiences of student nurses in a pandemic: A qualitative study
(2021-10-31)
Aim/objective: To record and learn from the experiences of students working on clinical placement in a pandemic. Background: In March of 2020, final and second year student nurses in England were given the option to join ...
Problematic use of the internet during the COVID-19 pandemic: Good practices and mental health recommendations
(2021-10-23)
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the accelerated spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus came jurisdictional limitations on mobility of citizens and distinct alterations in their daily routines. Confined to their homes, ...
Prevalence and Social Inequality in Youth Loneliness in the UK
(2021-10-03)
Using data from the English arm of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, we examined the prevalence of loneliness for school-aged adolescents and how it is linked to social inequalities. The HBSC study ...
Family narratives of lives with persistent physical symptom conditions
(2021-10-01)
Background: Literature reviews revealed no existing research on family narratives of living with multigenerational persistent physical symptom (PPS) conditions. The current study examined the personal and family narratives ...
Management of atraumatic shoulder instability in physiotherapy (MASIP): a survey of physiotherapy practice
(2021-09-30)
Background: The impact of atraumatic shoulder instability (ASI) on patients can be extensive, its management complex, with a biopsychosocial approach recommended. Currently how physiotherapists manage ASI is unknown or the ...
Changes to Physical Activity, Sitting Time, Eating Behaviours and Barriers to Exercise during the First COVID-19 ‘Lockdown’ in an English Cohort
(2021-09-24)
This study aimed to determine the effect of the first English national COVID-19 lockdown on physical activity (PA), sitting time, eating behaviours and body mass in an adult cohort. This was further examined to determine ...
Facing the “new normal”: How adjusting to the easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions exposes mental health inequalities
(2021-09-01)
BACKGROUND: Re-establishing societal norms in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will be important for restoring public mental health and psychosocial wellbeing as well as economic recovery. We investigated the impact on ...