All Outputs (63)

The effect of dose on resistance exercise therapies for tendinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. (2021)
Preprint / Working Paper
SWINTON, P.A., SHIM, J., PAVLOVA, A.V., MOSS, R.A., MACLEAN, C., BRANDIE, D., MITCHELL, L., GREIG, L., PARKINSON, E., MORRISSEY, D., ALEXANDER, L. and COOPER, K. 2021. The effect of dose on resistance exercise therapies for tendinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. SportRxiv [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.31236/osf.io/an3j6

This is a preprint for a protocol. The purpose of the study described by the protocol was to investigate the effect of resistance exercise dose across multiple common tendinopathies (rotator cuff, lateral elbow, patellar or Achilles), where the frequ... Read More about The effect of dose on resistance exercise therapies for tendinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol..

Empirically derived guidelines for interpreting the effectiveness of exercise therapy for tendinopathies: a protocol. (2021)
Preprint / Working Paper
SWINTON, P.A., SHIM, J., PAVLOVA, A.V., MOSS, R.A., MACLEAN, C., BRANDIE, D., MITCHELL, L., GREIG, L., PARKINSON, E., MORRISSEY, D., ALEXANDER, L. and COOPER, K. 2021. Empirically derived guidelines for interpreting the effectiveness of exercise therapy for tendinopathies: a protocol. SportRxiv [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.31236/osf.io/y7sk6

This is a preprint for a protocol. The aim of the study described by the protocol was to perform a large synthesis of the available research investigating exercise therapy for tendinopathies, creating empirically derived thresholds to benchmark inter... Read More about Empirically derived guidelines for interpreting the effectiveness of exercise therapy for tendinopathies: a protocol..

Updated methodological guidance for the conduct of scoping reviews. (2021)
Journal Article
PETERS, M.D.J., MARNIE, C., TRICCO, A.C., POLLOCK, D., MUNN, Z., ALEXANDER, L., MCINERNEY, P., GODFREY, C.M. and KHALIL, H. 2021. Updated methodological guidance for the conduct of scoping reviews. JBI evidence implementation [online], 19(1), pages 3-10. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1097/XEB.0000000000000277

The objective of this paper is to describe the updated methodological guidance for conducting a JBI scoping review, with a focus on new updates to the approach and development of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses... Read More about Updated methodological guidance for the conduct of scoping reviews..

A national survey of community rehabilitation service provision for people with long Covid in Scotland. (2021)
Journal Article
DUNCAN, E., COOPER, K., COWIE, J., ALEXANDER, L., MORRIS, J. and PRESTON, J. 2021. A national survey of community rehabilitation service provision for people with long Covid in Scotland. F1000Research [online], 9, article number 1416, [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.27894.2

Over 50 million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally as of November 2020. Evidence is rapidly emerging on the epidemiology of COVID-19, and its impact on individuals and potential burden on health services and society. Between 10–35% of peo... Read More about A national survey of community rehabilitation service provision for people with long Covid in Scotland. .

A national survey of community rehabilitation service provision for people with long Covid in Scotland. [Dataset] (2021)
Data
DUNCAN, E., COOPER, K., COWIE, J., ALEXANDER, L., MORRIS, J. and PRESTON, J. 2021. A national survey of community rehabilitation service provision for people with Covid in Scotland. [Dataset]. Hosted on DataSTORRE [online]. Available from: https://datastorre.stir.ac.uk/

This dataset contains the item response data and the narrative responses of all 14 Directors of Allied Health Professions in Scotland to a survey conducted in October 2020 requesting information about their Health Board's delivery of long covid rehab... Read More about A national survey of community rehabilitation service provision for people with long Covid in Scotland. [Dataset].

Exercise therapy for the treatment of tendinopathies: a scoping review protocol. [Protocol] (2021)
Other
ALEXANDER, L.A., MORRISSEY, D., SWINTON, P., MACLEAN, C., HARRISON, I. and COOPER, K. 2021. Exercise therapy for the treatment of tendinopathies: a scoping review protocol. JBI evidence synthesis [online], 19(7), pages 1713-1719. Available from: https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-20-00175

Objective: The aim of the review is to provide a map of exercise interventions and outcomes that have been reported for the treatment of any tendinopathy. Introduction: Tendinopathy is a common condition that affects athletic and non-athletic populat... Read More about Exercise therapy for the treatment of tendinopathies: a scoping review protocol. [Protocol].

Undertaking a scoping review: a practical guide for nursing and midwifery students, clinicians, researchers, and academics. (2021)
Journal Article
POLLOCK, D., DAVIES, E.L., PETERS, M.D.J., TRICCO, A.C., ALEXANDER, L., MCINERNEY, P., GODFREY, C.M., KHALIL, H. and MUNN, Z. 2021. Undertaking a scoping review: a practical guide for nursing and midwifery students, clinicians, researchers, and academics. Journal of advanced nursing [online], 77(4), pages 2102-2113. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14743

Aim: The aim of this study is to discuss the available methodological resources and best-practice guidelines for the development and completion of scoping reviews relevant to nursing and midwifery policy, practice, and research. Design: Discussion Pa... Read More about Undertaking a scoping review: a practical guide for nursing and midwifery students, clinicians, researchers, and academics..

A collaborative approach to exercise provision for people with Parkinson’s: a feasibility and acceptability study of the PDConnect programme. [Protocol] (2020)
Other
JONES, J., ALEXANDER, L.. HANCOCK, E. and COOPER, K. 2021. A collaborative approach to exercise provision for people with Parkinson's: a feasibility and acceptability study of the PDConnect programme. [Protocol]. AMRC open research [online], 2, article ID 29. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12688/amrcopenres.12936.2

Exercise has been shown to be beneficial for people with Parkinson's (PwP), limiting the rate of decline of motor and non-motor symptoms, with emerging evidence associating exercise with a neuroprotective effect. Current exercise provision is time-li... Read More about A collaborative approach to exercise provision for people with Parkinson’s: a feasibility and acceptability study of the PDConnect programme. [Protocol].

Conducting high quality scoping reviews: challenges and solutions. (2020)
Journal Article
KHALIL, H., PETERS, M.D.J., TRICCO, A.C., POLLOCK, D., ALEXANDER, L., MCINERNEY, P., GODFREY, C.M. and MUNN, Z. 2021. Conducting high quality scoping reviews-challenges and solutions. Journal of clinical epidemiology [online], 130, pages 156-160. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.10.009

Objectives: Scoping reviews are being increasingly used by researchers. The objective of this article was to outline some challenges and potential solutions to improve the conduct and reporting of scoping reviews. Study Design and Setting: The JBI sc... Read More about Conducting high quality scoping reviews: challenges and solutions..

Effectiveness of combined shockwave therapy and plantar fascia stretching interventions in treating plantar heel pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. [Protocol] (2020)
Other
BURTON, I., COOPER, K., ALEXANDER, L. and SWINTON, P.A. 2021. Effectiveness of combined shockwave therapy and plantar fascia stretching interventions in treating plantar heel pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. [Protocol]. JBI evidence synthesis [online], 19(5), pages 1186-1192. Available from: https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-20-00186

Objective: The objective of this review is to synthesize the best available evidence on the effectiveness of interventions that have used a combination of extracorporeal shockwave therapy and plantar fascia–specific stretching to treat plantar heel p... Read More about Effectiveness of combined shockwave therapy and plantar fascia stretching interventions in treating plantar heel pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. [Protocol].

Updated methodological guidance for the conduct of scoping reviews. (2020)
Journal Article
PETERS, M.D.J., MARNIE, C., TRICCO, A.C., POLLOCK, D., MUNN, Z., ALEXANDER, L., MCINERNEY, P., GODFREY, C.M. and KHALIL, H. 2020. Updated methodological guidance for the conduct of scoping reviews. JBI evidence synthesis [online], 18(10), pages 2119-2126. Available from: https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-20-00167

The objective of this paper is to describe the updated methodological guidance for conducting a JBI scoping review, with a focus on new updates to the approach and development of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses... Read More about Updated methodological guidance for the conduct of scoping reviews..

The effectiveness of exercise interventions for tendinopathy. [Protocol] (2020)
Other
COOPER, K., ALEXANDER, L., SWINTON, P., MORRISSEY, D., PAVLOVA, A., MITCHELL, L., BRANDIE, D., TZORTZIOU BROWN, V. and MACLEAN, C. 2020. The effectiveness of exercise interventions for tendinopathy. [Protocol]. PROSPERO [online], item number CRD42020168187. Available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42020168187

This is a protocol for a study that aimed to determine: 1) which exercise interventions are most effective across all tendinopathies; 2) does the type/location of the tendinopathy, or other specific covariates, affect which are the most effective exe... Read More about The effectiveness of exercise interventions for tendinopathy. [Protocol].

Vocational rehabilitation for emergency services personnel: a scoping review. (2019)
Journal Article
ALEXANDER, L. and COOPER, K. 2019. Vocational rehabilitation for emergency services personnel: a scoping review. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports [online], 17(10), pages 1999-2019. Available from: https://doi.org/10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003747

Objective: The objective of this scoping review is to examine and map the range of vocational rehabilitation available for emergency services personnel. Introduction: Employee work absence due to illness and injury is an international burden. The eme... Read More about Vocational rehabilitation for emergency services personnel: a scoping review..

Conducting initial telephone consultations in primary care: a scoping review. (2019)
Journal Article
COOPER, K. and ALEXANDER, L. 2019. Conducting initial telephone consultations in primary care: a scoping review. International journal of evidence-based healthcare [online], 17(Supplement 1), pages S38-S40. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1097/XEB.0000000000000179

Background - Telephone consultations are increasingly used in primary care to deliver healthcare services to patients. However, there has been no review produced which identifies and maps the elements of the components, skills and training required... Read More about Conducting initial telephone consultations in primary care: a scoping review..

The mental wellbeing of engineering students: a scoping review protool. [Protocol] (2019)
Other
TAIT, J., ALEXANDER, L., HANCOCK, E. and BISSET, J. 2022. The mental wellbeing of engineering students: a scoping review protocol. [Protocol]. Hosted on OSF [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/Z3JXR

The mental wellbeing (MW) of higher education students is a subject that has increased in visibility in recent years. In 2010, a systematic review looking at mental health in students worldwide highlighted that student mental health is poorer than th... Read More about The mental wellbeing of engineering students: a scoping review protool. [Protocol].

Health technologies for falls prevention and detection in adult hospital in-patients: a scoping review protocol. (2019)
Other
ALEXANDER, L., SWINTON, P., KIRKPATRICK, P., STEPHEN, A., MITCHELHILL, F., SIMPSON, S. and COOPER, K. 2019. Health technologies for falls prevention and detection in adult hospital in-patients: a scoping review protocol. [Protocol]. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports [online], 17(5), pages 667-674. Available from: https://doi.org/10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003844

Review objective/questions: The objective of this scoping review is to map the evidence relating to the reporting and evaluation of health technologies for the prevention and detection of falls in adult hospital in-patients. The following questions w... Read More about Health technologies for falls prevention and detection in adult hospital in-patients: a scoping review protocol..

Components, skills and training for conducting initial telephone consultations in primary care: a scoping review protocol. (2018)
Other
COOPER, K. and ALEXANDER, L. 2018. Components, skills and training for conducting initial telephone consultations in primary care: a scoping review protocol. [Protocol]. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports [online], 16(5), pages 1126-1134. Available from: https://doi.org/10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003527

Review objective/question: The objective of this scoping review is to examine the characteristics of initial telephone consultations conducted in primary care settings and to map the existing evidence on the components, skills and training recommende... Read More about Components, skills and training for conducting initial telephone consultations in primary care: a scoping review protocol..

Perceived levels of physical activity amongst people with Parkinson's: impact of age, gender and geography. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
JONES, J.C. and ALEXANDER, L. 2017. Perceived levels of physical activity amongst people with Parkinson's: impact of age, gender and geography. Presented at the 2017 Physiotherapy UK conference and trade exhibition: transform lives, maximise independence and empower populations, 10-11 November 2017, Birmingham, UK.

Purpose: 1) To explore perceptions of perceived levels physical activity amongst people with Parkinson's. 2) To identify whether relationships exist between perceived levels of physical activity and age, gender, time since diagnosis and geographical... Read More about Perceived levels of physical activity amongst people with Parkinson's: impact of age, gender and geography..

The effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation on work participation for adults with musculoskeletal disorders: an umbrella review. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ALEXANDER, L., COOPER, K. and MITCHELL, D. 2017. The effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation on work participation for adults with musculoskeletal disorders: an umbrella review. Presented at the 2017 Physiotherapy UK conference and trade exhibition: transform lives, maximise independence and empower populations, 10-11 November 2017, Birmingham, UK.

Vocational rehabilitation (VR) has been identified as a solution to address the impact of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in working age adults. Vocational rehabilitation is a multi-component approach that includes different interventions specific to... Read More about The effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation on work participation for adults with musculoskeletal disorders: an umbrella review..

Effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation on work participation in adults with musculoskeletal disorders: an umbrella review protocol. (2017)
Other
ALEXANDER, L., COOPER, K., MITCHELL, D and MACLEAN, C. 2017. Effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation on work participation in adults with musculoskeletal disorders: an umbrella review protocol. [Protocol]. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports [online], 15(6), pages 1518-1521. Available from: https://doi.org/10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-003133

The objective of this umbrella review is to determine the effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation on work participation in working age adults with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). More specifically the review will address the following questions:... Read More about Effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation on work participation in adults with musculoskeletal disorders: an umbrella review protocol..