Functional standing frame programme early after severe sub-acute stroke (SPIRES): a randomised controlled feasibility trial.

Background: Early mobilisation (> 24 h post-stroke) is recommended for people with stroke. However, there is a paucity of evidence about how to implement early mobilisation for people who have had a severe stroke. Prolonged standing and task-specific training (sit-to-stand repetitions) have separately been evaluated in the literature; however, these functionally linked tasks have not been evaluated in combination for people with severe sub-acute stroke.

Feasibility and acceptability of a midwife-led health education strategy to reduce exposure to biomass smoke among pregnant women in Uganda, A FRESH AIR project.

Biomass smoke exposure is a threat to child and maternal health in many resource-limited countries and is associated with poor pregnancy outcomes and serious lung diseases in the offspring. We aimed to assess the feasibility, acceptability and impact of a midwife-led education programme on biomass risks and prevention for women attending maternity clinics in Uganda. Education materials were co-developed through an iterative process by midwives and other stakeholders.

How patient participation was used to develop a questionnaire that is fit for purpose for assessing quality of life in severe asthma.

Background: Previous research shows that existing asthma quality of life questionnaires fail to measure the burden of oral corticosteroids that can be used to treat severe asthma, and are therefore not fit for purpose for severe asthma according to the USA's Federal Drug Authority's (FDA) criteria for content validity. Patient input and documentation of that input is key to achieving content validity according to FDA guidelines. This paper describes the process of constructing a new questionnaire to measure the burden of asthma symptoms and burden of treatment in severe asthma, using criteria specified by the FDA.

A pre-post intervention study of pulmonary rehabilitation for adults with post-tuberculosis lung disease in Uganda.

Setting: The study was conducted at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.

Objective: As chronic respiratory disease (CRD) is a huge, growing burden in Africa, with few available treatments, we aimed to design and evaluate a culturally appropriate pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) program in Uganda for people with post-tuberculosis lung disorder (p-TBLD).

Design: In a pre-post intervention study, a 6-week, twice-weekly PR program was designed for people with p-TBLD.

What IAPT services can learn from those who do not attend.

Background: Rates of non-attendance within IAPT are 45-48%. Non-attendance has negative implications for patients, staff and services.

Aims: This research aimed to identify service-related factors that contribute to non-attendance.

The work and social adjustment scale: reliability, sensitivity and value.

Objective: To investigate the psychometric properties of the Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS) as an outcome measure for the Improving Access to Psychological Therapy programme, assessing its value as an addition to the Patient Health (PHQ-9) and Generalised Anxiety Disorder questionnaires (GAD-7). Little research has investigated these properties to date.

Methods: Reliability and responsiveness to change were assessed using data from 4,835 patients.