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To describe paracetamol dosing and liver function test (LFT) monitoring in older hospital inpatients who are frail or have low body weight. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.

To explore occupational therapists’ experience working with clients with chronic pain and sleep difficulties. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.

Supported living has been shown to improve functioning and social inclusion in people with severe and persistent mental health problems, reduce hospitalisation and provide secure accommodation in a population where housing needs are often unmet. Conversely, living in supported accommodation has been depicted by some as depersonalising, marginalising and an ordeal to survive. The present study sought to shed light on the experiences of residents in an enhanced supported living service in the United Kingdom. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.

The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) is designed to measure outcomes from client-centred occupational therapy. We explored clients’ views and experiences of participating in an initial COPM assessment in order to examine the potential information bias which may influence COPM scores. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.

Children often present to occupational therapy with delays in pre-school occupations, with underlying skill deficits. We developed and piloted an evaluative toolkit to measure and report outcomes for short school readiness groups. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.

Our analysis confirms that the supply of nurses into the NHS is not keeping pace with demand, that increasing the number of nurses is having no substantial impact on the number of vacancies and that there is a wide regional variation in the scale of the challenge.   

This study specifically examined how mental health professionals assess the difficulties faced by caregivers in the Greek context. However, prior research suggests that the caregiving burden may be impacted by income and race or culture (Do et al., 2014). Therefore, it would be beneficial to replicate this research and examine how mental health professionals perceive informal caregivers’ needs in different countries, to see if they assess them differently.

This study suggests that the UP should be considered a viable alternative to dCBT for common anxiety disorders and depression in outpatient mental health services, particularly in light of the finding that client satisfaction and participant engagement and response to treatment were similar across conditions.

Overall, the findings indicate that trauma-focussed interventions may be helpful for people experiencing complex PTSD. However, many questions remain.

The main purpose of this exploratory study was to assess the association between balance performance and endurance of the trunk extensor muscles in older adults, considering possible co-factors such as age and body mass index. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.