Publications by authors named "L BARR"
Background: Patients who do not achieve positive outcomes with custom ethylene-vinyl-acetate (EVA) foot orthoses will often be escalated to other services for treatment, which may include surgery.
Objective: This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of custom hard-shell 3D-printed foot orthoses for patients who did not respond to treatment with custom EVA foot orthoses and were being considered for treatment escalation.
Design: An eight-week clinical evaluation and a two-year review of relevant medical records.
Introduction: Custom insoles are a routine treatment for many foot pathologies, and the use of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) is well established within clinical practice in the UK. The method of foot shape capture used to produce insoles varies throughout orthotic services. This trial aims to investigate the effectiveness of two common shape-capture techniques on patient-reported outcomes in people who require insoles for a foot or ankle pathology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the hypothesis that following a breast cancer patient for a day would enhance empathy in medical students.
Materials And Methods: This was a theory-testing case study of 4th year medical students completing a one week clinical attachment in breast disease in a UK University teaching hospital, in which half were assigned to an intervention of 'Follow a Patient' for a day, and the other half were controls. Reflective writing produced by the students at the end of the week was analysed using grounded theory and thematic analysis.