Publications by authors named "Sophie Lawrie"

Introduction: Canine osteoarthritis (OA) causes pain and mobility impairment. This can reduce dog quality of life (QoL), owner QoL and owners' satisfaction with, and adherence to, treatments. No existing canine OA-specific instrument assesses all three impacts.

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Objective: A diagnosis of Parkinson's often leads to uncertainty about the future and loss of perceived control. Peer support may offer a means to address these concerns and promote self-management.

Design: A programme evaluation of the feasibility and potential effects of 'First Steps', utilising a pragmatic step wedge approach.

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Objective: Evidence-based treatment for nonmotor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) is limited. Lifestyle-based improvements including dietary changes may be a potential management strategy. The intent of this research was to investigate the extent to which 3 dietary indices (Mediterranean-DASH Diet Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay [MIND], Dietary Inflammation Index [DII], and Healthy Diet Indicator [HDI-2020]) are associated with overall and individual nonmotor symptom severity among individuals with PD.

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Purpose: To explore, in a European cohort of people living with Parkinson's (PD), issues affecting employment and economic consequences, considering age at diagnosis.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional survey (European convenience sample). Inclusion criteria were ≥18 years, a PD diagnosis and in work when diagnosed.

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Article Synopsis
  • - This study investigated how gender and physical activity levels affect dual tasking performance in older adults, focusing on 120 participants (81 women and 39 men).
  • - The researchers used timed tests and gait measurements under both single and dual task conditions to compare performance across groups based on gender and physical activity.
  • - The findings revealed that women were generally slower and had shorter strides during dual tasking than men, regardless of their physical activity levels, highlighting the need for specific interventions to enhance women's performance.
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Objective: To investigate the effect of small needle-knife therapy in people with painful knee osteoarthritis.

Design: Pilot randomised, controlled trial.

Setting: Rehabilitation hospital.

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The dual aim of this research was to consider the impact of providing the First Steps program on the stories of people with Parkinson's Disease (PD) and to investigate the psychosocial and emotional mechanisms which may explain this impact. : A qualitative study using a subtle realist paradigm and hermeneutic phenomenological methodology was undertaken. A single semi-structured interview was used to consider the impact and experiences of people with PD who completed either the intervention (2-day peer-led behavior intervention using storytelling 6-8 weeks apart) or received telephone support calls as part of the active control group.

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The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to compare gait characteristics and functional balance Babilities in men with LUTS secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) to those of community-dwelling older adults under different conditions of increasing difficulties, and to aid health-care providers to identify those patients with decreased level of activity and increased risk of falls. We recruited a group of 43 men diagnosed with symptomatic BPH and a control group of 38 older men. Participants performed the timed up and go and 10-m walking tests under different conditions-namely, single task, dual-task motor, and dual-task cognitive.

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Background: The majority of stroke patients are inactive outside formal therapy sessions. Tailored activity feedback via a smartwatch has the potential to increase inpatient activity. The aim of the study was to identify the challenges and support needed by ward staff and researchers and to examine the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial (RCT) using smartwatch activity monitors in research-naive rehabilitation wards.

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