Outputs (58)

Does health literacy in respiratory patients impact on their rating of important topics for education in pulmonary rehabilitation? (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., McAlooney, K., Ring, N., Ray, E., Turnbull, L., Jelen, T., & Porter-Armstrong, A. (2024, May). Does health literacy in respiratory patients impact on their rating of important topics for education in pulmonary rehabilitation?. Poster prese

Application of immersive virtual reality mirror therapy for upper limb rehabilitation after stroke: a scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Gebreheat, G., Antonopoulos, N., & Porter-Armstrong, A. (in press). Application of immersive virtual reality mirror therapy for upper limb rehabilitation after stroke: a scoping review. Neurological Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-024-07543-3

Mirror therapy is a commonly used rehabilitation intervention in post stroke upper limb rehabilitation. Despite many potential technological developments, mirror therapy is routinely delivered through the use of a static mirror or mirror box. This re... Read More about Application of immersive virtual reality mirror therapy for upper limb rehabilitation after stroke: a scoping review.

Spatial Neglect: An Exploration of Clinical Assessment Behaviour in Stroke Rehabilitation (2024)
Journal Article
Fisher, G., Quel de Oliveira, C., Stubbs, P. W., Power, E., Checketts, M., Porter-Armstrong, A., & Kennedy, D. S. (2024). Spatial Neglect: An Exploration of Clinical Assessment Behaviour in Stroke Rehabilitation. Clinical Rehabilitation, 38(5), 688-699. h

Objective: There is a large gap between evidence-based recommendations for spatial neglect assessment and clinical practice in stroke rehabilitation. We aimed to describe factors that may contribute to this gap, clinician perceptions of an ideal asse... Read More about Spatial Neglect: An Exploration of Clinical Assessment Behaviour in Stroke Rehabilitation.

What do pulmonary rehabilitation participants want their educational sessions to comprise of? Exploring a participant-centered approach to designing pulmonary rehabilitation education (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., McAloney-Kocaman, K., Ring, N., Ray, E., Turnbull, L., Jelen, T., & Porter-Armstrong, A. (in press). What do pulmonary rehabilitation participants want their educational sessions to comprise of? Exploring a participant-centered approach

A scoping review exploring adoption of digital stress management resources for long-term health conditions – just useful for respiratory conditions? (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N., Gebreheat, G., MacLean, F., Connolly, F., Breen, C., & Porter-Armstrong, A. (2023). A scoping review exploring adoption of digital stress management resources for long-term health conditions – just useful for respiratory conditions?. Thorax

'I always say, not all programs are created equally'; a qualitative study exploring the educational experiences, learning needs and preferences of people attending Pulmonary Rehabilitation (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., Ray, E., Ring, N. J., Turnbull, L., Jelen, T., Macdonald, D., & Porter-Armstrong, A. (2023, September). 'I always say, not all programs are created equally'; a qualitative study exploring the educational experiences, learning needs and pre

The use of home-based digital technology to support post-stroke upper limb rehabilitation: A scoping review (2023)
Journal Article
Gebreheat, G., Goman, A., & Porter-Armstrong, A. (2024). The use of home-based digital technology to support post-stroke upper limb rehabilitation: A scoping review. Clinical Rehabilitation, 38(1), 60-71. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155231189257

Objective. To identify, map and synthesize the extent and nature of existing studies on the use of home-based digital technology to support post-stroke upper limb rehabilitation. Data sources. A comprehensive literature search was completed between... Read More about The use of home-based digital technology to support post-stroke upper limb rehabilitation: A scoping review.

Preventing facial pressure injuries among health care staff working in diverse COVID‐19 care environments (2022)
Journal Article
Moore, Z., Moore, D., McEvoy, N. L., Avsar, P., O’Connor, T., Budri, A., …Patton, D. (2022). Preventing facial pressure injuries among health care staff working in diverse COVID‐19 care environments. International Wound Journal, 19(7), 1677-1685. ht

The aim of this study was to determine the impact of a specially designed care bundle on the development of facial pressure injuries among frontline health care workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This wa... Read More about Preventing facial pressure injuries among health care staff working in diverse COVID‐19 care environments.

Joining the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic: views of Allied Health Profession students (2021)
Journal Article
Porter-Armstrong, A., Daly-Lynn, J., Turtle, B., Abercrombie, W., McLean, A., Martin, S., & Stinson, M. (2022). Joining the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic: views of Allied Health Profession students. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 36(5), 651-6

In the United Kingdom, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic placed great pressures on universities to ensure final year health care students completed their studies earlier than planned in order to join the National Health Service workforce. This study... Read More about Joining the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic: views of Allied Health Profession students.

A survey of ‘standard’ occupational therapy rehabilitation for the upper limb post-stroke: investigating components delivered by clinicians within the reflects trial - based throughout Ireland (in World Stroke Congress Abstracts, 2020) (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abercrombie, W., Porter-Armstrong, A., Turtle, B., Stockley, R., & Stinson, M. (2020). A survey of ‘standard’ occupational therapy rehabilitation for the upper limb post-stroke: investigating components delivered by clinicians within the reflects tria

Background And Aims: The REfLECTS study is a randomised controlled trial (RCT) examining mirror therapy for the treatment of upper limb (UL) impairment. Located throughout Northern Ireland (NI) and Ireland, the study compares experimental and ‘standa... Read More about A survey of ‘standard’ occupational therapy rehabilitation for the upper limb post-stroke: investigating components delivered by clinicians within the reflects trial - based throughout Ireland (in World Stroke Congress Abstracts, 2020).