AECC University College Research: Recent submissions
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Self-management for chronic widespread pain including fibromyalgia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(PLoS ONE, 2021)Background: Chronic widespread pain (CWP) including fibromyalgia has a prevalence of up to 15% and is associated with substantial morbidity. Supporting psychosocial and behavioural self-management is increasingly important ... -
Exploring the views of stakeholders about the feasibility of carrying out a randomised controlled trial of Individual Placement and Support for people unemployed with chronic pain based in primary care (the InSTEP study)
(Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2020)Background: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is a model of vocational rehabilitation originally developed to help people with severe mental illness obtain and maintain employment. Work disability is common amongst ... -
Individualised placement support as an employment intervention for individuals with chronic pain: a qualitative exploration of stakeholder views
(British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), 2020)Background: Individualised Placement and Support (IPS) is a tailored, client-centred employment intervention for people with chronic health conditions. It involves the integration of vocational advisers within health teams ... -
Patient safety in chiropractic teaching programs: a mixed methods study
(Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 2020)Background: Patient safety research has lagged within academic settings, including chiropractic teaching institutions. To develop a robust patient safety culture, the Institute of Medicine emphasized the need for employee’s ... -
A public and patient consultation process as an aid to design a person-centred randomized clinical trial
(Health Expectations, 2021)Background: Involving patients and members of the public, together with researchers, in decisions about how studies are designed and conducted can create a study that is more person-centred. The aim of this consultation ... -
Lifestyle and health behaviour change in traditional acupuncture practice: A systematic critical interpretive synthesis
(The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2021)Introduction: Behavioral factors are the leading cause of ill-health worldwide. Diet, physical activity, smoking, and alcohol consumption are the focus of public health targets on promotion of healthy behavior. The science ... -
Novel assessment of the variation in cervical inter-vertebral motor control in a healthy pain-free population
(Scientific Reports, 2021)Spinal control at intervertebral levels is dependent on interactions between the active, passive and neural control elements. However, this has never been quantifiable, and has therefore been outside the reach of clinical ... -
Topical preparations for the treatment of mild to moderate acne vulgaris: systematic review and network meta-analysis
(British Journal of Dermatology, 2021)Background: Acne is very common and can have substantial impact on wellbeing. Guidelines suggest first line management with topical treatments but there is little evidence regarding which are most effective. Objectives: ... -
Maternal perceptions of a breastfeeding clinic: A protocol for a service evaluation
(Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics, 2020)There is increasing interest in the collection of data from routine practice. This provides information from a key area of Evidence Based Practice, the patient’s point of view. All chiropractic offices, no matter how small, ... -
The global summit on the efficacy and effectiveness of spinal manipulative therapy for the prevention and treatment of non-musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review of the literature
(Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 2021)Background: A small proportion of chiropractors, osteopaths, and other manual medicine providers use spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) to manage non-musculoskeletal disorders. However, the efficacy and effectiveness of ... -
Leadership and capacity building in chiropractic research: Report from the first CARL cohort
(Chiropractic Manual Therapies, 2021)The Chiropractic Academy for Research Leadership (CARL) was formed in 2016 in response to a need for a global network of early career researchers and leaders in the chiropractic profession. Thirteen fellows were accepted ... -
COVID-19: how has a global pandemic changed manual therapy technique education in chiropractic programs around the world?
(Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 2021)Background: Manual therapy is a cornerstone of chiropractic education, whereby students work towards a level of skill and expertise that is regarded as competent to work within the field of chiropractic. Due to the COVID-19 ... -
Chiropractic students' cognitive dissonance to statements about professional identity, role, setting and future: international perspectives from a secondary analysis of pooled data
(Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 2021)Background: Chiropractic students demonstrate philosophically opposing views about the chiropractic profession. The primary aim was to describe chiropractic students’ responses to statements about chiropractic identity, ... -
Manual therapy
(International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, 2018)Manual therapy (MT) is a very common practice among primates and its range of uses and the variety of techniques is probably infinite. It has been professionalised for the treatment of a variety of conditions for at least ... -
Stakeholder involvement in the development of trial material for a clinical trial
(Health Expectations, 2021)Background: Stakeholder involvement includes not just patients and public, but also those delivering treatment e.g. clinicians and students. Each stakeholder brings unique experiences to the process. The aim of this ... -
The effect of sacroiliac chiropractic adjustments on innominate angles
(Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Science (Health SA Gesondheid), 2020)Aim: The aim of this study was to determine whether or not a measurable change in the angle of the innominate bone could be identified after a chiropractic sacroiliac adjustment using a ‘PALM PALpation Meter’. Secondly, ... -
Nonacademic qualities as predictors of performance in an undergraduate healthcare program
(Journal of Chiropractic Education, 2021)Objective: Nonacademic qualities such as time management, study skills, stress, and motivation have been linked to academic performance. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of this relationship to enable ... -
Investigator analytic repeatability of two new intervertebral motion biomarkers for chronic, nonspecific low back pain in a cohort of healthy controls
(Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 2020)Background: Understanding the mechanisms underlying chronic, nonspecific low back pain (CNSLBP) is essential to advance personalized care and identify the most appropriate intervention. Recently, two intervertebral motion ... -
Passive intervetebral motion characteristics in chronic mid to low back pain: A multivariate analysis
(Medical Engineering and Physics, 2020)Purpose: Studies comparing back pain patients and controls on continuous intervertebral kinematics have shown differences using univariate parameters. Hitherto, multivariate approaches have not been applied to this high ... -
Sense of coherence mediates the links between job status prior to birth and postpartum depression: A structured equation modeling approach
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020)Postpartum depression (PPD) has detrimental effects on the health of the mother, child and family. Socio-demographic variables can influence PPD. Sense of coherence (SOC) is a personal resource that mitigates the experience ...
