• Researcher as instrument: A critical reflection using nominal group technique for content development of a new patient-reported outcome measure 

  Soh, Shawn Leng-Hsien; Lane, Judith; Tan, Chee-Wee (Foundation of Nursing Studies, 2020-11-18)

  Background: This article presents a critical reflection on the application of the ‘researcher as instrument’ concept within a study employing the nominal group technique. Twelve community-dwelling older adults were recruited ...

• Falls efficacy: Extending the understanding of self-efficacy in older adults towards managing falls 

  Soh, Shawn Leng-Hsien; Tan, Chee-Wee; Thomas, Janet I.; Tan, Gideon; Xu, Tianma; Ng, Yoke Leng; Lane, Judith (Hylonome Publications, 2021)

  Falls efficacy is a widely studied construct. The understanding of falls efficacy has evolved over time. Falls efficacy was initially perceived to be suitably used as a measure of fear of falling. However, further research ...

• Constructing a measure of balance recovery confidence for older persons: Content themes from different stakeholders 

  Soh, Shawn Leng-Hsien; Gilmour, Fiona; Lane, Judith; Asokan, Shalini; Ling Woan, Kang; Tan, Chee-Wee (Foundation of Nursing Studies, 2021-05-19)

  Background: The absence of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for a specific construct or target population suggests a need for such measures to be developed. A case in point is the domain of falls efficacy; a PROM ...

• Constant low-to-moderate mechanical asymmetries during a treadmill graded exercise test 

  Girard, Olivier; Van Alsenoy, Ken K.; Li, Siu Nam; Ryu, Joong Hyun; Peeling, Peter (Routledge, 2021-06-27)

  This study describes asymmetry in key mechanical variables during a treadmill-based, running graded exercise test (GXT). Twenty-one recreationally trained male runners completed a continuous, maximal GXT on an instrumented ...

• Exercise programme to improve quality of life for patients with end-stage kidney disease receiving haemodialysis: The PEDAL RCT 

  Greenwood, Sharlene A.; Koufaki, Pelagia; Macdonald, Jamie; Bulley, Catherine; Bhandari, Sunil; Burton, James; Dasgupta, Indranil; Farrington, Kenneth; Ford, Ian; Kalra, Philip A.; Kumwenda, Mick; Macdougall, Iain C.; Messow, Claudia-Martina; Mitra, Sandip; Reid, Chante; Smith, Alice C.; Taal, Maarten W.; Thomson, Peter C.; Wheeler, David C.; White, Claire; Yaqoob, Magdi; Mercer, Tom (National Institute for Health Research, 2021-06)

  Background Whether or not clinically implementable exercise interventions in haemodialysis patients improve quality of life remains unknown. Objectives The PEDAL (PrEscription of intraDialytic exercise to improve quAlity ...

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