Dr Lyndsay Alexander's Outputs (33)

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for chronic adhesive capsulitis in type 2 diabetics: a systematic review with meta-analysis. (2025)
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RENO, C., SWINTON, P. and ALEXANDER, L. [2025]. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for chronic adhesive capsulitis in type 2 diabetics: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Physical therapy and rehabilitation journal [online], (accepted).

The object of this research is to assess the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of chronic adhesive capsulitis in the type 2 diabetes population. A systematic review with meta-analysis was used. Two reviewers independ... Read More about Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for chronic adhesive capsulitis in type 2 diabetics: a systematic review with meta-analysis..

Scoping reviews and their role in identifying research priorities. (2025)
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KHALIL, H., JIA, R., MORAES, E.B., MUNN, Z., ALEXANDER, L., PETERS, M.D.J., ASRAN, A., GODFREY, C.M., TRICCO, A.C., POLLOCK, D. and EVANS, C. 2025. Scoping reviews and their role in identifying research priorities. Journal of clinical epidemiology [online], 181, article number 111712. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.111712

Scoping reviews have been identified as appropriate methodologies to contribute to our knowledge. The objective of this review is to summarise how scoping reviews can be used to identify research priorities. Based on our experience as evidence synthe... Read More about Scoping reviews and their role in identifying research priorities..

Feasibility and acceptability of PDConnect, a multi-component intervention to support physical activity in people with Parkinson's: a mixed methods study. (2025)
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JONES, J., ALEXANDER, L., HANCOCK, E. and COOPER, K. [2025]. Feasibility and acceptability of PDConnect, a multi-component intervention to support physical activity in people with Parkinson's: a mixed methods study. Journal of Parkinson's disease [online], (accepted).

Physical activity (PA) is beneficial for people with Parkinson's (PwP); however, many are classed as sedentary. PDConnect is an online multicomponent intervention combining 1:1 physiotherapy and group-based PA, combined with education, behaviour chan... Read More about Feasibility and acceptability of PDConnect, a multi-component intervention to support physical activity in people with Parkinson's: a mixed methods study..

Aquatic exercise interventions in the treatment of musculoskeletal upper extremity disorders: a scoping review. (2025)
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MURRAY, L., KENNEDY, M., MALONE, M., MAIR, L. and ALEXANDER, L. 2025. Aquatic exercise interventions in the treatment of musculoskeletal upper extremity disorders: a scoping review. Clinical rehabilitation [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155251315078

To identify literature on aquatic exercise therapy used to manage upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders and identify key concepts, intervention components, and gaps in the evidence base. The comprehensive search included MEDLINE (Ovid), CINAHL (E... Read More about Aquatic exercise interventions in the treatment of musculoskeletal upper extremity disorders: a scoping review..

Aquatic therapy in children and adolescents with disabilities: a scoping review. (2024)
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OGONOWSKA-SLODOWNIK, A., JAKOBOWICZ, O., ALEXANDER, L., MARINHO-BUZELLI, A.R., DEVION, C. and MORGULEC-ADAMOWICZ, N. 2024. Aquatic therapy in children and adolescents with disabilities: a scoping review. Children [online], 11(11), article number 1404. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/children11111404

Globally, around 1 in 10 children aged 0-17 years have moderate-to-severe disabilities. The aquatic environment provides hydrostatic and hydrodynamic characteristics that make exercise and therapy feasible for children and adolescents with disabiliti... Read More about Aquatic therapy in children and adolescents with disabilities: a scoping review..

How-to: scoping review? (2024)
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POLLOCK, D., EVANS, C., JIA, R.M., ALEXANDER, L., PIEPER, D., BRANDÃO DE MORAES, E., PETERS, M.D.J., TRICCO, A.C., KHALI, H., GODFREY, C.M., SARAN, A., CAMPBELL, F. and MUNN, Z. 2024. How-to: scoping review? Journal of clinical epidemiology [online], 176, article number 111572. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111572

Scoping reviews are a type of evidence synthesis that aims to identify and map the breadth of evidence available on a particular topic, field, concept, or issue, within or across a defined context or contexts. Scoping reviews can contribute to clinic... Read More about How-to: scoping review?.

Guideline summary: assessment, diagnosis, care and support for people with dementia and their carers [Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network SIGN Guideline 168]. (2024)
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BURTON, J.K., SOIZA, R.L. and QUINN, T.J, on behalf of the SIGN 168 Guideline Development Group. 2024. Guideline summary: assessment, diagnosis, care and support for people with dementia and their carers [Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network SIGN Guideline 168]. Age and ageing [online], 53(7), afae147. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae147

The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) have recently published their guideline SIGN168 on 'Assessment, Diagnosis, Care, and Support for People with Dementia and their Carers'. The guideline makes evidence-based recommendations for bes... Read More about Guideline summary: assessment, diagnosis, care and support for people with dementia and their carers [Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network SIGN Guideline 168]..

Automation tools to support undertaking scoping reviews. (2024)
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KHALIL, H., POLLOCK, D., MCINERNEY, P., EVANS, C., MORAES, E.B., GODFREY, C.M., ALEXANDER, L., TRICCO, A., PETERS, M.D.J., PIEPER, D., SARAN, A., AMEEN, D., TANERI, P.E. and MUNN, Z. 2024. Automation tools to support undertaking scoping reviews. Research synthesis methods [online], 15(6), pages 839-850. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1731

This paper describes several automation tools and software that can be considered during evidence synthesis projects and provides guidance for their integration in the conduct of scoping reviews. The guidance presented in this work is adapted from th... Read More about Automation tools to support undertaking scoping reviews..

Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish general practitioners' and people living with long COVID: a qualitative study. (2024)
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COOPER, K., DUNCAN, E., HART-WINKS, E., COWIE, J., SHIM, J., STAGE, E., TOOMAN, T., ALEXANDER, L., LOVE, A., MORRIS, J., ORMEROD, J., PRESTON, J. and SWINTON, P.A. 2024. Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish general practitioners' and people living with long COVID: a qualitative study. BMJ open [online], 14(5), e082830. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082830

The objective of this study was to explore the experience of accessing Long COVID community rehabilitation from the perspectives of people with Long COVID and General Practitioners (GPs). The research took the form of a qualitative descriptive study,... Read More about Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish general practitioners' and people living with long COVID: a qualitative study..

Large scoping reviews: managing volume and potential chaos in a pool of evidence sources. (2024)
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ALEXANDER, L., COOPER, K., PETERS, M.D.J., TRICCO, A.C., KHALIL, H., EVANS, C., MUNN, Z., PIEPER, D., GODFREY, C.M., MCINERNEY, P. and POLLOCK, D. 2024. Large scoping reviews: managing volume and potential chaos in a pool of evidence sources. Journal of clinical epidemiology [online], 170, article number 111343. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111343

Scoping reviews can identify a large number of evidence sources. This commentary describes and provides guidance on planning, conducting, and reporting large scoping reviews. This guidance is informed by experts in scoping review methodology, includi... Read More about Large scoping reviews: managing volume and potential chaos in a pool of evidence sources..

The role of scoping reviews in guideline development. (2024)
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POLLOCK, D.K., KHALIL, H., EVANS, C. et al. 2024. The role of scoping reviews in guideline development. Journal of clinical epidemiology [online], 169, article number 111301. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111301

Systematic reviews have long been seen as critical in the development of trustworthy guidelines. However, as newer synthesis methodologies such as scoping reviews become more common, there is a need to discuss the potential role of these methodologie... Read More about The role of scoping reviews in guideline development..

Investigating Scottish long COVID community rehabilitation service models from the perspectives of people living with long COVID and healthcare professionals: a qualitative descriptive study. (2023)
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DUNCAN, E., ALEXANDER, L., COWIE, J., LOVE, A., MORRIS, J.H., MOSS, R., ORMEROD, J., PRESTON, J., SHIM, J., STAGE, E., TOOMAN, T. and COOPER, K. 2023. Investigating Scottish long COVID community rehabilitation service models from the perspectives of people living with long COVID and healthcare professionals: a qualitative descriptive study. BMJ open [online], 13(12), article number e078740. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078740

This study aimed to explore the perceptions and experiences of barriers and facilitators to accessing Long COVID community rehabilitation. We used a qualitative descriptive design over two rounds of data collection with three participant groups: (1)... Read More about Investigating Scottish long COVID community rehabilitation service models from the perspectives of people living with long COVID and healthcare professionals: a qualitative descriptive study..

Exercise therapy for tendinopathy: a mixed-methods evidence synthesis exploring feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness. (2023)
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COOPER, K., ALEXANDER, L., BRANDIEC, D., TZORTZIOU BROWN, V., GREIG, L., HARRISON, I., MACLEAN, C., MITCHELL, L., MORRISSEY, D., MOSS, R.A., PARKINSON, E., PAVLOVA, A.V., SHIM, J. and SWINTON, P.A. 2023. Exercise therapy for tendinopathy: a mixed-methods evidence synthesis exploring feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness. Health technology assessment [online], 27(24). Available from: https://doi.org/10.3310/TFWS2748

Tendons are cords of strong, flexible tissue that attach muscles to bones, allowing joints to move. Tendinopathy is a common condition that can affect any tendon in the body, causing pain and limiting function. Exercise is often used to treat tendino... Read More about Exercise therapy for tendinopathy: a mixed-methods evidence synthesis exploring feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness..

Interventions to support the mental health and wellbeing of engineering students: a scoping review. (2023)
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TAIT, J.E., ALEXANDER, L.A., HANCOCK, E.I. and BISSET, J. 2024. Interventions to support the mental health and wellbeing of engineering students: a scoping review. European journal of engineering education [online], 49(1), pages 45-69. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2023.2217658

Engineering students enter a challenging sector in higher education and are potentially at risk of poor mental health and or mental wellbeing and less likely to seek help when experiencing poor mental health or wellbeing. We carried out a scoping rev... Read More about Interventions to support the mental health and wellbeing of engineering students: a scoping review..

Patient ratings in exercise therapy for the management of tendinopathy: a systematic review with meta-analysis. (2023)
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SHIM, J., PAVLOVA, A.V., MOSS, R.A., MACLEAN, C., BRANDIE, D., MITCHELL, L., GREIG, L., PARKINSON, E., TZORTZIOU BROWN, V., MORRISSEY, D., ALEXANDER, L., COOPER, K. and SWINTON, P.A. 2023. Patient ratings in exercise therapy for the management of tendinopathy: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Physiotherapy [online], 120, pages 78-94. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2023.05.002

The objective of this study was to synthesise exercise therapy intervention data investigating patient rating outcomes for the management of tendinopathy. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials investigating exercise th... Read More about Patient ratings in exercise therapy for the management of tendinopathy: a systematic review with meta-analysis..

Exploring the potential of technology to promote exercise snacking for older adults who are prefrail in the home setting: user-centered design study. (2023)
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STAWARZ, K., LIANG, I.J., ALEXANDER, L., CARLIN, A., WIJEKOON, A. and WESTERN, M. 2023. Exploring the potential of technology to promote exercise snacking for older adults who are prefrail in the home setting: user-centered design study. JMIR aging [online], 6, article e41810. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2196/41810

Older adults have an increased risk of falls, injury, and hospitalization. Maintaining/increasing participation in physical activity (PA) into older age can prevent some of the age-related declines in physical functioning that may contribute to loss... Read More about Exploring the potential of technology to promote exercise snacking for older adults who are prefrail in the home setting: user-centered design study..

Effect of resistance exercise dose components for tendinopathy management: a systematic review with meta-analysis. (2023)
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PAVLOVA, A.V., SHIM, J.S.C., MOSS, R., MACLEAN, C., BRANDIE, D., MITCHELL, L., GREIG, L., PARKINSON, E., ALEXANDER, L., BROWN, V.T., MORRISSEY, D., COOPER, K. and SWINTON, P.A. 2023. Effect of resistance exercise dose components for tendinopathy management: a systematic review with meta-analysis. British journal of sports medicine [online], 57(20), pages 1327-1334. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2022-105754

The objective of this study was to investigate potential moderating effects of resistance exercise dose components - including intensity, volume and frequency - for the management of common tendinopathies. The study was conducted through a systematic... Read More about Effect of resistance exercise dose components for tendinopathy management: a systematic review with meta-analysis..

What are small, medium and large effect sizes for exercise treatments of tendinopathy? A systematic review and meta-analysis. (2023)
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SWINTON, P.A., SHIM, J.S.C., PAVLOVA, A.V., MOSS, R., MACLEAN, C., BRANDIE, D., MITCHELL, L., GREIG, L., PARKINSON, E., BROWN, V.T., MORRISSEY, D., ALEXANDER, L. and COOPER, K. 2023. What are small, medium and large effect sizes for exercise treatments of tendinopathy? A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open sport and exercise medicine [online], 9(1), article number e001389. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001389

The objective of this study was to quantify and describe effect size distributions from exercise therapies across a range of tendinopathies and outcome domains, to inform future research and clinical practice through conducting a systematic review wi... Read More about What are small, medium and large effect sizes for exercise treatments of tendinopathy? A systematic review and meta-analysis..

Recommendations for the extraction, analysis, and presentation of results in scoping reviews. (2022)
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POLLOCK, D., PETERS, M.D.J., KHALIL, H., MCINERNEY, P., ALEXANDER, L., TRICCO, A.C., EVANS, C., BRANDÃO DE MORAES, É., GODFREY, C.M., PIEPER, D., SARAN, A., STERN, C. and MUNN, Z. 2023. Recommendations for the extraction, analysis, and presentation of results in scoping reviews. JBI evidence synthesis [online], 21(3), pages 520-532. Available from: https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-22-00123

Scoping reviewers often face challenges in the extraction, analysis, and presentation of scoping review results. Using best-practice examples and drawing on the expertise of the JBI Scoping Review Methodology Group and an editor of a journal that pub... Read More about Recommendations for the extraction, analysis, and presentation of results in scoping reviews..

The role of scoping reviews in reducing research waste. (2022)
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KHALIL, H., PETERS, M.D.J., MCINERNEY, P.A., GODFREY, C.M., ALEXANDER, L., EVANS, C., PIEPER, D., MORAES, E.B., TRICCO, A.C. MUNN, Z. and POLLOCK, D. 2022. The role of scoping reviews in reducing research waste. Journal of clinical epidemiology [online], 152, pages 30-35. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.09.012

Scoping reviews and evidence map methodologies are increasingly being used by researchers. The objective of this article is to examine how scoping reviews can reduce research waste. This article summarizes the key issues facing the research community... Read More about The role of scoping reviews in reducing research waste..