Profiles
Professor Sara Demain
Head of School of Health Professions
School of Health Professions (Faculty of Health: Medicine, Dentistry and Human Sciences)
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
2017
'Validity, reliability and minimal detectable change of the balance evaluation systems test (BESTest), mini-BESTest and brief-BESTest in patients with end-stage renal disease'
Disability and Rehabilitation
1-6
, DOI
PEARL
2017
'Evaluating physical activity in dementia: a systematic review of outcomes to inform the development of a core outcome set'
Age and Ageing
47,
(1)
34-41
, DOI
PEARL
2017
'Conceptualisation of the ‘good’ self-manager: A qualitative investigation of stakeholder views on the self-management of long-term health conditions'
Social Science & Medicine
176,
25-33
, DOI
PEARL
2016
'Burden of treatment in the light of the international classification of functioning, disability and health: a “best fit” framework synthesis'
Disability and Rehabilitation
39,
(13)
1253-1261
, DOI
PEARL
2016
'Using Functional Electrical Stimulation Mediated by Iterative Learning Control and Robotics to Improve Arm Movement for People With Multiple Sclerosis'
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
24,
(2)
235-248
, DOI
2015
'Development and psychometric evaluation of a new patient -reported outcome measure for stroke self -management: The Southampton Stroke Self - Management Questionnaire (SSSMQ)'
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
13,
(1)
, DOI
PEARL
2015
'Self-Management and Self-Management Support Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Mixed Research Synthesis of Stakeholder Views'
PLOS ONE
10,
(7)
e0130990-e0130990
, DOI
PEARL
2015
'Living With, Managing and Minimising Treatment Burden in Long Term Conditions: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Research'
PLOS ONE
10,
(5)
e0125457-e0125457
, DOI
PEARL
2015
'Stroke self-management: A focus group study to identify the factors influencing self-management following stroke'
International Journal of Nursing Studies
52,
(1)
175-187
, DOI
PEARL
2014
'Knee posture during gait and global functioning post-stroke: a theoretical ICF framework using current measures in stroke rehabilitation'
Disability and Rehabilitation
37,
(10)
904-913
, DOI
PEARL
2014
'Fast gait speed and self-perceived balance as valid predictors and discriminators of independent community walking at 6 months post-stroke – a preliminary study'
Disability and Rehabilitation
37,
(2)
129-134
, DOI
PEARL
2014
'Methodologies to assess muscle co-contraction during gait in people with neurological impairment – A systematic literature review'
Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
24,
(2)
179-191
, DOI
PEARL
2014
'Translation of evidence-based Assistive Technologies into stroke rehabilitation: users’ perceptions of the barriers and opportunities'
BMC Health Services Research
14,
(1)
, DOI
PEARL
2014
'Lower limb co-contraction during walking in subjects with stroke: A systematic review'
Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
24,
(1)
1-10
, DOI
PEARL
2013
'Post-Intervention Referral Service (PIRS): Supporting Families of People With Dementia After a Psychoeducational Program'
Activities, Adaptation & Aging
37,
(4)
319-334
, DOI
2013
'Assistive technologies after stroke: self-management or fending for yourself? A focus group study'
BMC Health Services Research
13,
(1)
, DOI
2013
'Markerless Motion Capture and Measurement of Hand Kinematics: Validation and Application to Home-Based Upper Limb Rehabilitation'
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
60,
(8)
2184-2192
, DOI
2012
'Self-management: a systematic review of outcome measures adopted in self-management interventions for stroke'
Disability and Rehabilitation
35,
(17)
1415-1428
, DOI
2012
'Perceptions of group exercise in the management of multiple sclerosis'
International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation
19,
(10)
557-565
, DOI
2012
'A narrative review on haptic devices: relating the physiology and psychophysical properties of the hand to devices for rehabilitation in central nervous system disorders'
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology
8,
(3)
181-189
, DOI
2012
'Evaluating proFamilies-dementia: Adopting photovoice to capture clinical significance'
Dementia
12,
(5)
569-587
, DOI
2012
'Being a Volunteer: Motivations, Fears, and Benefits of Volunteering in an Intervention Program for People With Dementia and Their Families'
Activities, Adaptation & Aging
36,
(1)
55-78
, DOI
2011
'Coping with the caregiving role: Differences between primary and secondary caregivers of dependent elderly people'
Aging & Mental Health
15,
(4)
490-499
, DOI
2008
'Exercise on prescription schemes for stroke patients post-discharge from physiotherapy'
Disability and Rehabilitation
30,
(26)
1966-1975
, DOI
2006
'An expert patient-led approach to learning and teaching: the case of physiotherapy'
Medical Teacher
28,
(4)
e120-e126
, DOI
2006
'Recovery plateau following stroke: Fact or fiction?'
Disability and Rehabilitation
28,
(13-14)
815-821
, DOI
Conference Papers
2013
'Internal and External Focus of Attention During Gait Re-Education: An Observational Study of Physical Therapist Practice in Stroke Rehabilitation'
Oxford University Press (OUP)
957-966
, DOI