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What is the current use, classification and role of robotics in occupational therapy research, practice and education? A protocol for a scoping review (2024)
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Ryan, C., Posrter-Armstrong, A., Maclean, F., & Abady, G. (2024). What is the current use, classification and role of robotics in occupational therapy research, practice and education? A protocol for a scoping review. Open Science Framework

Purpose: This scoping review aims to comprehensively identify, map and synthesise the current evidence on the use of robotics in occupational therapy research, practice, and education. The review will scope the current literature and focus upon the u... Read More about What is the current use, classification and role of robotics in occupational therapy research, practice and education? A protocol for a scoping review.

Adult-onset hearing loss and incident cognitive impairment and dementia – A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies (2024)
Journal Article
Yu, R.-C., Proctor, D., Soni, J., Pikett, L., Livingston, G., Lewis, G., Schilder, A., Bamiou, D., Mandavia, R., Omar, R., Pavlou, M., Lin, F., Goman, A. M., & Gonzalez, S. C. (2024). Adult-onset hearing loss and incident cognitive impairment and dementia – A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. Ageing research reviews, 98, Article 102346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2024.102346

Background We comprehensively summarized the cohort evidence to date on adult-onset hearing loss as risk factor for incident cognitive impairment and dementia, and examined the evidence for dose-response, risk for various dementia subtypes, and othe... Read More about Adult-onset hearing loss and incident cognitive impairment and dementia – A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.

Coaches’ ability to support elite and adolescent soccer players throughout their menstrual cycle (2024)
Journal Article
Donnelly, J., Macrae, E., Valentin, S., White, A., Easton, C., & Forrest (née Whyte), L. J. (online). Coaches’ ability to support elite and adolescent soccer players throughout their menstrual cycle. International journal of Sports Science and Coaching, https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541241255280

Female soccer players report that the menstrual cycle (MC) can negatively impact sporting performance, with barriers identified in communicating their MC experiences to coaches and support staff. Whilst research is growing, there are few studies expl... Read More about Coaches’ ability to support elite and adolescent soccer players throughout their menstrual cycle.

Assistive technology: Occupational therapy assessment and services for people with dementia (2024)
Journal Article
Curnow, E., Maclean, F., & McCormack, B. (online). Assistive technology: Occupational therapy assessment and services for people with dementia. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, https://doi.org/10.1177/03080226241252280

Introduction: Research suggests that services are not effectively providing suitable assistive technology for people with dementia. There is a need to understand the challenges facing practitioners to identify where service changes should be focusse... Read More about Assistive technology: Occupational therapy assessment and services for people with dementia.

Barriers and Facilitators to Clinical Supervision in Ghana: A Scoping Review (2024)
Journal Article
Awiagah, S. K., Dordunu, R., Hukporti, N., Nukunu, P. E., & Dzando, G. (2024). Barriers and Facilitators to Clinical Supervision in Ghana: A Scoping Review. SAGE Open Nursing, 10, https://doi.org/10.1177/23779608241255263

Background Clinical supervision involves the professional relationship between an experienced and knowledgeable clinician and a less experienced clinician in which the experienced clinician provides support toward the skills development of the less... Read More about Barriers and Facilitators to Clinical Supervision in Ghana: A Scoping Review.

Strategies and interventions used to provide communication education for midwifery students. A scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Rodriguez Martin, S., Greig, Y., Shaw, E., McKellar, L., & Kuipers, Y. (2024). Strategies and interventions used to provide communication education for midwifery students. A scoping review. Nurse Education in Practice, 78, Article 103995. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2024.103995

Aim To examine the current literature on educational strategies and interventions developed with the objective of teaching or enhancing communication skills of student midwives during their pre-registration education programmes. Design A scoping... Read More about Strategies and interventions used to provide communication education for midwifery students. A scoping review.

Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Contraceptive Symptom Severity and Frequency in Athletic Females (2024)
Journal Article
Kiemle-Gabbay, L. R., Valentin, S., Martin, D., & Forrest (née Whyte), L. J. (2024). Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Contraceptive Symptom Severity and Frequency in Athletic Females. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 32(S1), https://doi.org/10.1123/wspaj.2023-0086

The purpose of this study was to determine symptom severity and frequency in female exercisers and athletes from a diverse range of sports who have a menstrual cycle (MC) or use hormonal contraceptives (HCs). An additional aim was to explore the perc... Read More about Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Contraceptive Symptom Severity and Frequency in Athletic Females.

Hearing Impairment and Physical Activity and Physical Functioning in Older Adults: Baseline Results from the ACHIEVE Trial (2024)
Journal Article
Cai, Y., Martinez Amezcua, P., Betz, J. F., Zhang, T., Huang, A. R., Wanigatunga, A. A., Glynn, N. W., Burgard, S., Chisolm, T. H., Coresh, J., Couper, D., Deal, J. A., Gmelin, T., Goman, A. M., Gravens-Mueller, L., Hayden, K. M., Mitchell, C. M., Mosley, T., Pankow, J. S., Pike, J. R., …Schrack, J. A. (2024). Hearing Impairment and Physical Activity and Physical Functioning in Older Adults: Baseline Results from the ACHIEVE Trial. Journals of Gerontology, Series A, 79(7), Article glae117. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glae117

Virtual Reality as a Method to Cope With Labor Pain: What Do Women Want? (2024)
Journal Article
Van Leugenhaege, L. V., Van De Craen, N., Maes, K., Vanden Bergh, L., Timmerman, K., Van Aken, S., Mestdagh, E., & Kuipers, Y. J. (online). Virtual Reality as a Method to Cope With Labor Pain: What Do Women Want?. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000001120

This study aimed to determine what childbearing women want when using virtual reality as an intrapartum pain management method. Researchers performed a qualitative exploratory study using content analysis. Two focus groups were organized including pr... Read More about Virtual Reality as a Method to Cope With Labor Pain: What Do Women Want?.

Patient Centred Medical Education Workshop (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Breen, C. (2024, June). Patient Centred Medical Education Workshop. Presented at Patient Centred Medical Education Workshop, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

Trainees, patients and healthcare providers all benefit from better training through practice, feedback and objective assessment. We would like to invite you to join a group of patients, trainees and consultants across surgery, anaesthesia and nursin... Read More about Patient Centred Medical Education Workshop.

Enhanced Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (ESTAIR) vs. Treatment as Usual (TAU) for ICD-11 Complex PTSD: A pilot randomised controlled trial (The RESTORE trial) (2024)
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Shevlin, M., Cloitre, M., Busuttil, W., Graham, K., Hendrikx, L., Hyland, P., Biscoe, N., & Murphy, D. (2024). Enhanced Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (ESTAIR) vs. Treatment as Usual (TAU) for ICD-11 Complex PTSD: A pilot randomised controlled trial (The RESTORE trial). Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 93(3), 203-215. https://doi.org/10.1159/000538428

Introduction Complex PTSD (CPTSD) is a relatively new condition in ICD-11. This pilot randomised controlled trial aimed to compare a four-module intervention developed to target all symptoms of ICD-11 CPTSD, namely Enhanced Skills in Affective and... Read More about Enhanced Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (ESTAIR) vs. Treatment as Usual (TAU) for ICD-11 Complex PTSD: A pilot randomised controlled trial (The RESTORE trial).

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. (online). 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.

Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on audiology service delivery: Observational study of the role of social media in patient communication (2024)
Journal Article
Hussain, A., Hussain, Z., Gogate, M., Dashtipour, K., Ng, D., Riaz, M. S., Goman, A., Sheikh, A., & Hussain, A. (2024). Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on audiology service delivery: Observational study of the role of social media in patient communication. PLOS ONE, 19(4), Article e0288223. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288223

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted an era in hearing health care that necessitates a comprehensive rethinking of audiology service delivery. There has been a significant increase in the number of individuals with hearing loss who seek information... Read More about Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on audiology service delivery: Observational study of the role of social media in patient communication.

The CRPD and Mental Health Law Reform in Scotland (2024)
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2024). The CRPD and Mental Health Law Reform in Scotland. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 94, Article 101991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2024.101991

Scotland's mental health and capacity legislation and its implementation is underpinned by European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) informed principles, and such legislation and its implementation has remained largely ECHR compliant. It is designed... Read More about The CRPD and Mental Health Law Reform in Scotland.