This article explores the experiences of Black newly qualified social workers and student social workers in England. The research reveals a dire situation in which Black social workers are hindered by racial stereotyping, discrimination, and invisibility. Black social worker voices also highlight suggestions for best practice and guidance for the social work sector about how to improve. Open access article - no login required.
This item concludes that the delivery of health services for children and young people with neurodisability should encompass the broad needs of the family as well as meeting the clinical needs of the CYP. Open access article - no login required.
This item provides evidence-based recommendations regarding screening for interstitial lung disease (ILD) and the monitoring for ILD progression in people with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs), specifically rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis, idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, mixed connective tissue disease, and Sjögren disease. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This item provides evidence-based recommendations regarding the treatment of interstitial lung disease in adults with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study aims to uncover why maggot therapy is not used more often, particularly in the context of antimicrobial resistance infections, and to determine what can be done to ensure MT is more effectively used in the future to improve patient outcomes and manage the growing problem of AMR. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
"We are refreshing our reminiscence collection, looking to create resources from more recent decades, e.g. focusing more on 1970s-90s." This was a suggestion from the OT students we hosted.
This study found strong socioeconomic gradients in 24-hour movement behaviours, with notable differences between weekdays/weekends and behaviour type/posture. These findings emphasise the need to consider socioeconomic position, behaviour type/posture and the day of the week when researching or designing interventions targeting working-age adults. Open access article - no login required.
This article supports these healthcare professionals to improve the quality of life of service users and those around them by understanding neurodivergence better and developing appropriate strategies for responding to distressed behaviour. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
When people with learning disabilities show behaviour that challenges, nurses should try to understand why it is happening and explore ways to divert from it
When people with learning disabilities and/or autism display behaviour that challenges it can be difficult for carers to provide the support the person needs – and it is also damaging to the individual’s quality of life. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
To learn about the principles of behaviour change theories and how they can be used to promote physical activity in people with learning disabilities. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
People with learning disabilities face distinct challenges as they age. We know that people with a learning disability are at risk of developing the same age-related conditions as the general population but diagnostic overshadowing is still a big problem... To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study aimed to investigate if a 6-month SIT or a continuous aerobic programme could enhance physical performance and cardiac autonomic modulation at rest, during physical activity (PA) and after it in older adults with an ID. Open access article - no login required
Play is often included in autism diagnostic assessments. These tend to focus on ‘deficits’ and non-autistic interpretation of observable behaviours. In contrast, a neurodiversity-affirmative assessment approach involves centring autistic perspectives and focusing on strengths, differences and needs. Accordingly, this study was designed to focus on autistic perspectives of diagnostic assessments that incorporate play. Open access article - no login required
Movement of the body is an essential way to characterise autism, according to diagnostic criteria. However, qualifying descriptions of what autistic movements are, their functions and personal value, are missing from academic literature and clinical guidance. We systematically searched for autistic adults’ descriptions of their body and its movement within autobiographical narratives in blog data. Open access article - no login required
In this study, we employed a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization framework, leveraging genome-wide association study data from the UK Biobank (n = 85,670) and FinnGen (n = 377,277). Open access article - no login required
We aimed to investigate the potential immune-mediated hyperactivity of KP in individuals with first-episode psychosis (FEP) and the relationship with symptom severity and treatment response outcomes. Open access article - no login required
The extraction of linguistic markers from social media posts, which are indicative of the onset and course of mental disorders, offers great potential for mental healthcare. In the present study, we extracted over one million posts from the popular social media platform... Open access article - no login required
Functional impairments contribute to poor quality of life in schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD). We sought to (Objective I) define the main functional phenotypes in SSD, then (Objective II) identify key biopsychosocial correlates, emphasizing interpretable data-driven methods. Open access article - no login required
The purpose of this case report is to report the clinical experience of the use of gabapentin in the management of problem behaviors in a person with autism spectrum disorder and comorbid intellectual disability. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The significant clinical heterogeneity among CHR-P individuals suggests that interventions may need to be personalized during this emerging illness phase. We examined longitudinal trajectories within-persons during treatment to investigate whether baseline factors predict symptomatic and functional outcomes. Open access article - no login required