Power, Maria and Bush, Jonathan: Lay Catholic Societies in Twentieth Century Britain. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2025; pp. xiii + 252. [Book review]

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Transitional Care

Item is not available in this repository.Transitional care continues to be a neglected area of practice in both adult and children’s services, with persisting confusion between the concepts of transition and transfer, often leading to unsatisfactory experiences and poorer long-term outcomes for adolescents and young adults (AYA). Unlike transfer, which is a one-off event, transitional care is a gradual, coordinated and developmentally appropriate, holistic approach, that not only prepares the young person for the eventual transfer to adult services, but attends to wider psychosocial aspects of their life, and other co-occurring transitions related to education, work, home life and other personal and culturally relevant transitions. Importantly, transitional care is person centred and responsive to the unique needs of the AYA which requires effective interpersonal skills, leadership, and flexibility on the part of the health provider, as well as robust policy and protocols. With permission, it also involves the young person’s care givers and supports them to develop their skills and knowledge in supporting AYA during this period. In practice, transitional care requires excellent multidisciplinary and multiagency teamwork, communication, and coordination, which should be planned and documented to ensure consistency with continued AYA support and skill development. In this chapter we briefly outline key components of transitional care and how this might be implemented in a practice setting.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82102-8_23pubpu

The effectiveness of the Sierra Leone health sector’s response to COVID-19: a quantitative analysis

From Springer Nature via Jisc Publications RouterHistory: received 2025-02-03, registration 2025-02-24, accepted 2025-02-24, epub 2025-03-12, online 2025-03-12, collection 2025-12-01Acknowledgements: The authors express their gratitude to the leadership of Oxford Policy Management and the Maintains Consortium for their guidance throughout this research project, with special thanks to Mrs. Fatu Yumkella, founder and managing director of Dalan Consultant, and the consortium’s managing partner.We also acknowledge the contributions of all IfD staff involved in the survey, particularly Bailah Molleh for survey programming, as well as Muallem Kamara and Alhaji Sawaneh for leading the data collection efforts.Publication status: PublishedSophie Witter - ORCID: 0000-0002-7656-6188 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7656-6188Background: The COVID-19 pandemic posed significant challenges to health systems globally, particularly in low-resource settings like Sierra Leone. Understanding the effectiveness of leadership, health workforce performance, community engagement, and service delivery during the pandemic is critical for strengthening future pandemic, preparedness and response. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 303 respondents, including stakeholders from the Ministry of Health, district health management teams, and community health workers. Data were collected using structured questionnaires and analyzed to assess perceptions of leadership, workforce performance, community participation, and disruptions to health services. Results: Leadership and governance were rated as “effective” or “very effective” by 58% of respondents, with key challenges including inadequate communication, delays in resource mobilization, and limited transparency. The health workforce demonstrated strong commitment (62%), but gaps in infection prevention and control training (48%) and shortages of personal protective equipment (39%) were significant barriers. Community engagement was moderately effective, with 54% rating it as “effective” or “very effective.” However, low trust in the health sector and misinformation hindered compliance with preventive measures. Maternal and child health services were the most disrupted, but innovative approaches such as telemedicine and mobile health units were adopted to mitigate service interruptions. Conclusion: Sierra Leone’s COVID-19 response highlighted both achievements and challenges. While leadership structures, workforce dedication, and community health worker contributions were notable strengths, gaps in communication, resource availability, and community trust limited the overall effectiveness of the response. Strengthening communication channels, investing in workforce training and resources, and enhancing community engagement strategies are critical for improving preparedness and response in future health emergencies.pubpu

‘I didn’t think I would ever recover from failing’: tutoring to reduce the poverty-related student attainment gap.

Catriona Oates - ORCID: 0000-0001-9043-3122 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9043-3122Record updated with VoR 14/04/2025.This article adds to the developing contemporary research base on the provision of 1:1, or small group tutoring, to overcome the academic attainment gap for under-resourced young people. Using open-ended interviews this research explored the rich lived experience narratives of participating students, tutors, and stakeholders. The tutoring programme was designed and delivered against the background of COVID-19 and the policy focus, in Scotland, on the poverty-related attainment gap. Students reported a number of benefits; such as being able to make mistakes and ask questions they might not in the classroom; and the pace and atmosphere of tutoring was more conducive to their learning, compared to the classroom. This article adds to the developing contemporary research base on the provision of tutoring, to m the academic attainment gap for under-resourced young people. Using openended interviews, this research explored the rich lived experience narratives of participants in the programme. Analysis reveals that students were highly appreciative to be offered tutoring; that the importance of effective learning relationships between tutor and tutee is paramount; that good tutor/tutee/stakeholder relationships enabled misconceptions to be identified, monitored and individual learning needs met and supported. Attendance and engagement were particularly high for care-experienced, or previously non-attending students.4pubpub

Effects of hybrid custom foot orthoses on running economy, running mechanics and comfort: a double-blinded randomized crossover study

Ken van Alsenoy - ORCID: 0000-0002-0430-965X https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0430-965XMarietta van der Linden - ORCID: 0000-0003-2256-6673 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2256-6673Derek Santos - ORCID: 0000-0001-9936-715X https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9936-715XItem is restricted in this repository.Objective: This study examined the effects of orthotic materials on running economy, running mechanics, and footwear comfort. Design: A double-blinded randomized crossover study design was used. Method: Eighteen athletes ran on an instrumented treadmill for six minutes at speeds corresponding to 10% below their first ventilatory threshold (average: 9.9 ± 1.3 km/h) in four footwear conditions [control (CON), Ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA), Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU), and a combination of EVA and TPU (HYB)]. Results: No differences were found in running economy between conditions (p=0.099). All custom foot orthoses materials reduced peak heel impact force vs CON (p<0.001). TPU reduced hysteresis at heel impact vs CON (-47.8%, p=0.016). Shorter flight time (-3.8%, p=0.016; -3.1%, p=0.021) and lower mean vertical loading rate (-4.0%, p=0.003; -7.1%, p<0.001) occurred for HYB vs TPU and CON, respectively. Higher peak vertical loading rates (+7.4%, p=0.002) and earlier impact peaks (-5.7%, p<0.001) were found for HYB vs TPU. HYB exhibited longer propulsive phase duration (+2.0%, p=0.003) but lower peak propulsive force (-3.3%, p=0.009) vs CON. Reduced ‘overall comfort’ (-26.4%, p=0.004), ‘comfort of heel cushioning’ (-43.3%, p<0.001), and ‘comfort of forefoot cushioning’ (-18.3%, p=0.048) was found for HYB vs TPU, but ‘comfort of forefoot cushioning’ (+48.0%, p=0.032) showed an increase vs EVA. Conclusions: Combining materials could enhance comfort during running causing subtle changes in running mechanics. Overall, neither EVA, TPU nor their combination significantly improved running economy compared to CON.118aheadofprintaheadofprin

An Examination of the Cognitive Processes Related to Eyewitness Lineup Decisions

Jamal K. Mansour - ORCID: 0000-0001-7162-8493 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7162-8493Item restricted until 12 months after publication.Given the magnitude of errors in the criminal justice system, it is vital to increase our capacity to predict when an eyewitness is likely to be accurate. The aim of this work was to examine cognitive processes important for correct lineup responses and to develop a theoretically-driven model of the relative strength of these processes and the interactions between them for predicting the likelihood of an accurate lineup decision. We used sleep to manipulate memory strength and assessed decision process objectively, using eye tracking, and subjectively, using a questionnaire. We then modeled the influence of memory strength and decision process on correct identifications in a target-present lineup (Experiment 1) and correct rejections in a target-absent lineup (Experiment 2). Our subjective measure of decision process was the only predictor of correct identifications. Memory strength and decision process predicted the likelihood of correct rejections, and did so largely independently from one another, but the subjective measure was the stronger predictor. Combining the data from both experiments suggested that decision processes mediate the relationship between memory strength and identification accuracy. These results can inform theories of how cognitive processes interact to influence lineup decisions.aheadofprintaheadofprin

GPs’ experience of embedded Musculoskeletal Advanced Practice Physiotherapists in Primary Care: A cross-sectional survey with content analysis

Item is not available in this repository.Background: General Practices across Scotland have expanded their multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs) to include non-medical allied health professionals (NMAHPs) as part of the 2018 General Medical Services Contract (GMS), including musculoskeletal (MSK) Advanced Practice Physiotherapists (APPs). MDT expansion was hoped to reduce General Practitioner (GP) workloads and release their time to care for patients with complex needs. Published research concerning GPs’ experiences of these roles is conflicting on whether they perceive this to be the case. Aim: To understand GPs’ experience of MSK APPs since their integration within MDTs. Design and setting: Observational study of N = 22 GPs’ from a single health and social care partnership (HSCP) within an NHS Scotland Health Board. Method: Cross-sectional survey study with conceptual analysis of open free-text responses. Results: The majority of GPs’ agreed that MSK APPs: impacted positively on their management of clinical caseloads and diagnostic uncertainty; improved quality of care and system flow for patients with MSK conditions; had been embedded successfully with adequate implementation support, and their role was clear. Conclusion: Findings support the argument that APPs are contributing to the achievement of GMS contract aims. Further research is required to increase the pool of available studies from which evidence-based recommendations can be made to health boards. Consistency in the design and wording of future surveys would improve the level of inference that can be drawn on GPs’ experiences of MSK APP services.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2025.10328576pubpu

Running-Centred Injury Prevention Support: A Scoping Review on Current Injury Risk Reduction Practices for Runners

Linda Linton - ORCID: 0000-0001-5248-6442 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5248-6442Background: Runners have not benefited from the same reduction in injury rates seen in injury prevention studies conducted in other sports. Objectives: The purpose of this scoping review was to identify and map injury risk reduction practices for running-related injury (RRI), methods of delivery and understand the views of experts and runner’s preferences in reducing RRI. Design: Scoping review. Methods: We conducted systematic database searches of MEDLINE, CINAHL and SPORTDiscus from 2000 to April 2024. Eligible studies included injury prevention strategies for RRI. Data synthesis was conducted according to PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews using Joanna Briggs Institute framework methodology. Extracted data were mapped and coded from intervention studies, expert opinions and reviews, and inductive thematic analysis created subthemes and themes from prospective cohorts, qualitative studies and surveys. Results: A total of 3777 studies were identified, and 106 studies met the inclusion criteria. In intervention studies, supervision and support appeared critical for better effect. Key injury prevention topics were strengthening, gait re-education and wearables, graduated running programmes, footwear, recovery and educational advice. A multifactorial approach considering individual risk profiles was recommended by experts, but there was a disparity in what runners do to reduce injury risk compared to expert advice, with actions appearing to be related to self-efficacy rather than avoidance. Conclusion: This scoping review highlighted runners require individualized, supported and multifactorial approaches for injury risk reduction, and runners seek knowledge on purpose. We found runners injury risk reduction practices should begin early with youth runners and facilitating this through coaching supervision is likely to support behaviour change. Strategies such as gait retraining, wearables and recovery need further exploration but provide promising strategies runners may engage with more. As runners are likely to choose familiar options minimally impacting lifestyle and running, they should be provided with education but need support with their choices to influence beliefs.https://doi.org/10.1155/tsm2/3007544pubpu

The context, mechanisms and outcomes of intergenerational programmes involving people living with dementia in Scotland: A realist, qualitative study

Fiona Kelly - ORCID: 0000-0002-5608-0332 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5608-0332Intergenerational programmes, involving activity-based interventions designed to promote mutually beneficial interactions between participants, have been used in Scotland and further afield as a means of generating social inclusion between different age groups. There is growing interest in the potential outcomes of intergenerational programmes for people living with dementia in particular, with policy in Scotland recognising that people living with dementia and their carers may be at greater risk of loneliness and social isolation. Given this interest, there is a need to explore what ‘intergenerational best practice’ may look like for people living with dementia. Using data from semi-structured interviews with thirteen stakeholders involved in intergenerational practice and/or dementia policymaking, this study explored the contextual factors, mechanisms, and outcomes of intergenerational programmes in the Scottish context. Stakeholders perceived the concerns of carers, perceptions of risk, along with inaccessible venues and transportation to be important contextual factors. Mechanisms that helped ensure programmes offered full and appropriate participation opportunities included ongoing, flexible programme planning; the provision of purpose and roles; and the use of older participants’ preferences, lived experience, and personhood. Overall intergenerational programmes were perceived to have the potential to promote beneficial outcomes for older participants living with dementia in Scotland.The author disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by a PhD bursary from Queen Margaret University.https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012251317767pubpu

OE-4-1 Extraction and properties of protein extracted from fungal fermentations [abstract]

From Elsevier via Jisc Publications RouterHistory: issued 2025-03-25, epub 2025-07-07Article version: VoRPublication status: PublishedJulien Lonchamp - ORCID: 0000-0001-7954-4745 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7954-4745pubpu