2001|2002|2003|2004/2005|2006|2007|2008|2009|2010

Horton M, Tennant A. Patient Reported Outcomes: Misinference from ordinal scales? MRC Clinical Trials Methodology Conference, Bristol 2011.

Horton M, Tennant A. Applying Rasch Analysis to the SF-36 Physical Function scle: Effect of Dependent Items. Trials 2011, 12 (Suppl 1):A75 (Abstract)

2010

Sivan M, Cooper J, Illsley A Bhakta B. Use of Antiepileptic drugs in post-stroke seizures. A cross-sectional survey among British Stroke Physicians. UK Stroke Forum, Glasgow, Dec 2010

Horton M, Tennant A. Assessing Unidimensionality Using Smith's (2002) Approach in RUMM 2030. Fourth International Rasch Measurement Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 13-16, 2010.

Horton M, Bhakta B, Tennant A. Using Rasch analysis to develop a calibrated extended matching question (EMQ) question bank for undergraduate medical education. The Seventh Annual University of Leeds Learning & Teaching Conference, Leeds. January 8 2010.

Sivan M, O'Connor RJ, Makower S, Levesley M, Bhakta B. Using the ICF to systematically review outcomes used in the evaluation of robot assisted uper limb exercise in stroke Society for Research in Rehabilitation Summer Scientific Meeting July 2010 Sheffield Hallam University.

Horton M, Tennant A. Applying Rasch Analysis to the SF-36 Physical Function Scale: Effect of Dependent Items. Psychometric Laboratory for Health Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Leeds, UK. 2010

Sadani S, Jones CR, Seal A, McShane P, Bhakta B, Hall R M, Levesley MC. Establishing the Feasiblility and reproducibility of Spinal Quantec Scans and the Validity of the Quantec Q Angle against Cobb Angle, in Non-Ambulant Children with Cerebral Palsy. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume 2010, Vol 92-B, issue Supp_III,428 2010

2009

Bhakta BB, Culmer P, Jackson A, Makower S, Savage J, Mon-Williams M, Cozens JA, Levesley MC. Feasibility of using a dual rehabilitation robotic system ( iPAM ) to improve quality of voluntary upper limb movement in people with stroke: A pilot evaluation of upper limb reaching kinematics. Society for Research in Rehabilitation Summer Scientific meeting. Bath 2009

Mon-Williams M, Ashworth A, Bhakta BB. Systematic review of interventions to improve motor function in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. Society for Research in Rehabilitation Summer Scientific meeting. Bath 2009

Bhakta BB, Weightman A, Preston N, Holt R, Clarke M, Mon Williams M, Cozens JA, Levesley M. Home upper limb exercise system (HB-RES) for children with cerebral palsy: A pilot evaluation. Society for Research in Rehabilitation Summer Scientific meeting. Bath 2009

Hettiarachchi CA, Tennant A, Conaghan P, Bhakta B. Prevalence and impact of musculoskeletal symptoms in people with stroke living in the community. Society for Research in Rehabilitation Summer Scientific meeting. Bath 2009

Culmer PR, Levesley MC, Bhakta BB, Williams JHG, Mon-Williams M. A new tool for assessing human movement: The Kinematic Assessment Tool. Society for Research in Rehabilitation Summer Scientific meeting. Bath 2009

Culmer P, Jackson A, Makower S, Cozens JA, Levesley MC, Richardson R, Mon-Williams M, Bhakta BB. Enhancing exploratory learning behaviour in people with stroke undertaking iPAM robot assisted upper limb exercises IEEE 11th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics: 2009

Culmer P, Jackson A, Makower S, Cozens JA, Holt R, Levesley MC, Richardson R, Mon-Williams M, Bhakta BB. Acceptability of robot assisted active arm exercise as part of rehabilitation after stroke. IEEE 11th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics: 2009

M Homer, G Pell, B Bhakta, M Horton, J Darling, A Tennant. Using modern measurement theory to assessing the quality of Extended Matching Questions ( EMQs ) examinations. AMEE 2009

Kemner S, Culmer P, Jackson A, Makower S, Knossen F, Levesley MC, Bhakta BB. Developing a User Interface for the iPAM Stroke Rehabilitation System. IEEE 11 th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics: 2009

CR Jones, S Sadani , A Seal, B Bhakta, R Hall, M Levesley. A user centred design approach to assessing the spine and seating for non-ambulant cerebral palsy children. British Scoliosis Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2009

S Sadani , CR Jones, A Seal, P McShane , B Bhakta, RM Hall, MC Levesley. Establishing the feasibility and reproducibility of spinal Quantec scans and the validity of the Quantec q-angle against Cobb angle, in non-ambulant children with cerebral palsy. British Scoliosis Society Annual Scientific meeting 2009

Jones CR, Sadani S, Seal A, Bhakta B, Hall R, Levesley M. A user centred design approach to assessing the spine and seating for non-ambulant cerebral palsy children with scoliosis.

2008

Sivan M, Neumann V, Bhakta B. Descriptive review of pharmacotherapy for treatment of attention difficultites after truamatic brain injury and stroke. Proceedings of the Spring Meeting of the British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine, Birmingham, 19-20 May 2008.

Horton M, Bhakta B, Tennant A. Using Rasch analysis to develop an extended matching question (emq) item bank for undergraduate medical education. Third International Rasch Measurement Conference, Perth, Western Australia. January 22-14 2008.

Horton M, Chan J, Reay N, Kent R, Tennant A. Using Rasch Analysis to assess the internal construct validity of the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) for use in the Systemic Sclerosis population.

O'Connor RJ, Sansam K. Vocational outcomes after amputation: a cross-sectional study. Proceedings of the 16th European Congress of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Bruges, 2-6 th June 2008

Neumann V, Bush D, O'Connor RJ . Cryoprobe treatment for painful neuromas in amputees. Proceedings of the 16 th European Congress of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Bruges , 2-6 th June 2008

Smith M, Beden RS, O'Connor RJ . Botulinum toxin in Leeds: continuing the audit spiral. Proceedings of the Spring Meeting of the British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine, Birmingham , 19-20th May 2008

Bhakta BB, Levesley MC, Cozens JA, Makower SG, Jackson A.E., Culmer P.R. Development of a robot system to assist upper-limb rehabilitation after stroke (iPAM), in 3rd UK-Dutch Rehabilitation Meeting, British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine (2008)

Bhakta BB, Levesley MC, Cozens JA, Makower SG, Jackson AE., Culmer PR. Kinematic pilot evaluation of the impact of an intelligent robotic system (iPAM) for people with stroke, in 3rd UK-Dutch Rehabilitation meeting, British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine (2008)

2007

O'Connor RJ. Differential functioning of items: can the FIM stand up to being measured? Proceedings of the Summer Meeting of the Society for Research in Rehabilitation, Leeds, 3-4th July 2007

Tarik A, Elia S, O'Connor RJ. Pathways following the diagnosis of brain tumour and stroke. An analysis of outcomes. Proceedings of the Spring Meeting of the British Socity of Rehabilitation Medicine, London, 22 May 2007

Jackson, A.E., Culmer, P.R., Makower, S.G., Levesley, M.C., Richardson, R., Cozens, J.A., Mon Williams, M., Bhakta, B.B. "Initial patient testing of iPAM - a robotic system for Stroke rehabilitation." Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, Noordwijk , Netherlands (2007)

Gilworth G, Eyres S, Carey A, Bhakta B and Tennant A. "It is just like starting a new job all over again". personal experiences of returning to work following a mild or moderate head injury. Clinical Rehabilitation, Dec 2007; vol. 21:pp. 1148

Holt, R.J., Makower, S.G., Jackson, A.E., Culmer, P.R., Levesley, M.C., Richardson, R., Cozens, J.A., Mon Williams, M., Bhakta, B.B. User involvement in developing Rehabilitation Robotic devices: An Essential Requirement Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, Noordwijk , Netherlands. (2007)

Makower S.G., Culmer, P.R., Jackson, A.E., Alazmani, A., Holt, R.J., Levesley, M.C., Cozens, J.A., Richardson, R., Savage, J., Mark Mon-Williams , M., Bhakta, B.B. "Pilot clinical evaluation of an intelligent robotic system (iPAM ) to aid people with stroke undertake intensive therapeutic arm exercises" 2 nd UK Stroke Forum Conference (2007)

Makower. S.G., Jackson, A.E., Culmer, P.R., Alazmani, A., Holt, R.J., Levesley, M.C., Cozens, J.A., Richardson, R., Savage, J., Mark Mon-Williams , M., Bhakta, B.B. "Adaptation of physiotherapy treatments into robot mediated exercise" 2nd UK Stroke Forum Conference (2007)

2006

Culmer P, Jackson A, Makower S, Cozens JA, Levesley MC, Richardson R, Mon-Williams M, Bhakta BB. Quality of reaching movement in people with stroke undergoing robot assisted arm exercises: A pilot investigation of load compensation. UK Stroke Forum 2006

Bhakta BB, Levelsey, Cozens A, Richardson R, Savage J, Jackson A, Culmer P, Makower S, Mon-Williams M. Development of an intelligent robotic system to aid physical therapy in Stroke. UK Stroke Forum 2006

Jackson, A.E., Levesley, M.C., Stanton, A., Taylor, A., Scholfield , E., Salmon, J., Culmer, P.R., Richardson, R, Cozens, J.A., Mon-Williams, M, Bhakta, B.B. "Development of a Mechanical Model of the Human Arm for Use with an Exercise Robotic System being Developed for People with Stroke ." Proceedings of 2nd Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technologies: 91-98 (2006) *

Gale RP, Noble B, Bhakta B, Zuberhuler B, Dalmann A, James TE, Backhouse O, Chamberlain M A. Long-Term Visual Retention in Behcet Eye Disease Treated with Corticosteroids and/or Cyclosporin and/or Azathioprine. American Academy of Ophthalmology 2006.

Culmer, P.R., Jackson, A.E., Savage, J., Levesley, M.C., Bhakta, B.B. "From Single to Dual Robotic Therapy: A Review of the Development Process of iPAM " Proceedings of BioRob 2006 . (2006)

O'Connor RJ. The self-report Barthel index: is it a unidemensional scale? Clinical Rehabilitation 2006; 20:639.

O'Connor RJ. Responsiveness of the Barthel index and Functional Independence Measure: a true or false effect. Proceedings of the Joint Summer Meeting of the British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine and The Society for Research in Rehabilitation, London 5-7th July 2006:2.

O'Connor RJ. Walking in a straight line: unidemsionality of the walk-12. Proceedings of the 15th European Congress of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Madrid, 16-20th May 2006:528.

2005

Gilworth G, Emery P, Barkham N, Smyth MG, Helliwell P, Tennant A. Reducing work disability in Ankylosing Spondylitis: The AS Work Instability Scale (AS-WIS). Rheumatology 2005; 44:i55.

Keenan AM, Tennant A, Fear J, Emery P, Conaghan PG. The impact of multiple upper and lower limb joint problems in the over 55’s: Results from a large community-based survey. Rheumatology 2005; 44:i86.

Hill J, Tennant A, Adebajo A, Hale C. What patients with rheumatoid arthritis really want to know – an assessment using the Educational Needs Assessment Tool. Rheumatology 2005; 44:i160.

Culmer P, Jackson A, Richardson R, Bhakta BB, Levesley M, Cozens JA. Development of a dual robotic system for upper limb stroke rehabilitation. IEEE 9th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics:61-64,205.

O’Connor RJ. The impact of rehabilitation on quality of life. Acta Fisiatrica 2005;12:S42.

O’Connor RJ. Everyone uses it, so it must be OK: a (classical) psychometric analysis of the self-report Barthel Index. Clin Rehab 2005;19:574.

Culmer P, Jackson A, Savage J, Richardson R, Levesley M, Cozens JA, Bhakta BB. An impedance control scheme for a mechanised upper limb stroke rehabilitation system. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 2005.

Gilworth G, Bhakta B, Chamberlain MA, Tennant A. Development and validation of the Nurse Work Instability Scale. (Nurse-WIS). Society of Occupation Health, 2005.

Gilworth G, Carey A, Eyres S, Neumann V, Tennant A. The development and validation of a Work Instability Scale for traumatic brain injury. Clin Rehab 2005; 19:57

Gilworth G, Carey A, Eyres S, Neumann V, Tennant A. The Development and Validation of a Work Instability Scale for Traumatic Head Injury. Clin Rehabil 2005; 19:575

O'Connor RJ. Systematic review of treatments for phantom limb pain. Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Irish Association of Rehabilitation Medicine, Dublin, 25th November 2005.

Beden RS. Kumar M, O'Connor RJ. Mental Health Specialist Support in Acute Rehabilitation Settings in Leeds. Proceedings of the Autumn Meeting of the British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine, Leeds, 29-30th September 2005.

Culmer, P.R., Jackson , A.E., Savage, J., Levesley, M.C., Richardson , R., Cozens, J.A., Bhakta, B.B." An Admittance Control Scheme for a Robotic Upper-Limb Stroke Rehabilitation System." Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference  IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology (2005)

2004

Eyres S, Carey A, Gilworth G, Tennant A. Internal construct validity of the Rivermead Post-Concussive Symptoms Questionnaire. Clin Rehab 2004: 18:591.

Bhakta BB, Dubbins N, Kemp S, Cozens JA, Geddes JML. The interaction between simultaneous attentional loading and arm movement tasks in people with stroke. Clin Rehab 2004; 18(5):593.

Blackaby D, Bhakta BB, Spinty S, Clarke MA. Reproducibility of observational gait recordings in children with cerebral palsy. Clin Rehab 2004; 8(5):592.

O'Connor RJ, Delargy MA. Functional and quality of life improvements in younger stroke patients following multidisciplinary rehabilitation. Eur Congress Phys Rehabil Med 2004.

Richardson R, Brown MD, Bhakta B, Levesley M. Modelling and simulation of a precision pneumatic actuation system. Multi-body Dynamics: Monitoring & Simulation Techniques. Loughborough 2004.

Geerdink B, Bhakta BB, Levesley MC, Richardson R. Joystick force feedback therapy for children with cerebral palsy. Proceedings of 2nd Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT), 2004.

Spinty S, Bhakta BB, Blackaby D, Campbell L, Clarke MA. The effect of botulinum toxin on children with idiopathic toe walking. British Paediatric Neurology Ass 2004.

Tennant A. Head injury in England: Incidence and socioeconomic determinants. Clin Rehabil 2004; 18:588.

Beden RS, O’Connor RJ. Botulinum toxin in Leeds: an independent audit. Br Soc Rehabil Med 2004.

Pease CT, Haugeberg G, Bhakta BB. Predicting duration of oral prednisolone treatment in people with polymyalgia rheumatica. Rheumatology 2004; 43 (Suppl 2):110.

Culmer P, Richardson RC, Levesley MC, Bhakta B. Computer modelling of human robot interaction: Application to a physiotherapy robot. IARP workshop on Dependable Robots in Human Environments 2004.

2003

Gilworth G , Chamberlain MA , Bhakta B , Tennant A , Silman A , Haskard D Living with Behcet's disease. An insight into the impact of the illness on people's lives. Adv Exp Med Biol, 2003 528: 157-8.

O’Connor RJ, Cano S, Hobart JC, Thompson A. Limited responsiveness of rating scales: a true or false effect? Mult Scler 2003;9:S146.

O’Connor RJ, Thompson AJ, Playford ED. Employment in people with multiple sclerosis: are we identifying the need? Br Soc Rehabil Med 2003.

Barkham N, Kong KO, Fraser A, Tennant A, Emery P. The unmet need for effective therapy in Ankylosing Spondylitis. Arthritis Rheum 2003; 48 (9) Supple: S175.

Hobart JC, Cano SJ, Thompson AJ, O’Connor RJ. The Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale: validation in eight European countries using Rasch technology. Qual of Life Res 2003;12:810.

Lawton G , Chamberlain MA , Bhakta BB , Tennant A The Behcet's disease activity index. Adv Exp Med Biol, 2003; 528: 149-51.

2002

Bingham SJ, Buch MH, Tennant A, Emery P. Factors affecting disability and quality of life in 353 patients with resistant RA referred for assessment for biological therapies. Rheumatology 2002; 41: (Supple 1) 74.

Bingham SJ. Buch MH. Lindsay A, Tennant A, Emery P. Intensive therapy can improve disease activity, quality of life (RAQoL) and disability (HAQ) even in RA patients with late resistant disease. Rheumatology 2002; 41: (Supple 1) 95.

Conaghan P, Slade A, Draycott S, Reece R, Fraser A, Tennant A, Emery P. The usefulness of the WOMAC osteoarthritis index as a triage tool for knee pain. Rheumatology 2002; 41: (Supple 1) 123.

Gilworth G, Chamberlain MA, Bhakta BB, Haskard D, Silman A, Tennant A. The Development of the BD-Qol: A Quality of Life Instrument Specific to Behçet's Disease. Arth Rheum 2002; 45 (Suppl) 819.347.

Bingham SJ, Buch MH, Lindsay S, Tennant A, Emery P. Can Increasing Conventional Therapy Prevent the Need for Biologics in Patients with 'Resistant' RA? Arth Rheum 2002; 45 (Suppl) 1415.

Johal D, Neumann V, Coughlan A. Can drug induced amnesia mimic post traumatic amnesia? 13th European Congress in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Brighton 2002.

Lawton G, Chamberlain MA, Bhakta BB and Tennant A. The Behçet's Disease Activity Index. Proceedings of the 9th International conference on Behcet’s disease. Berlin 2002.

Pease C, Haugeberg G, Bhakta BB. Clinical features in patients presenting as elderly onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Results from the Leeds PMR and elderly onset RA database. EULAR Scientific meeting. Stockholm 2002.

2001

Bowen A, Tennant A, Neumann V, Chamberlain MA. Neuropsychological rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury: do carers benefit? Brain Injury 2001; 15:29-38.

Ford HL, Gerry E, Tennant A, Whalley D, Haigh R, Johnson MH. Developing a disease specific quality of life measure for people with multiple sclerosis. Clinical Rehabil 2001; 15:247-258.

Ford HL, Gerry M, Johnson MH, Tennant A. Health status and quality of life of people with multiple sclerosis. Disability and Rehabil 2001; 23:516-521.

Airey CM, Chell S, Rigby AS, Tennant A, Connelly JB. The epidemiology of disability and occupational handicap resulting from major traumatic injury. Disability and Rehabil 2001; 23:509-515.

Küçükdeveci AA, Yavuzer G, Ehan AH, Sonel B, Tennant A. Adaptation of the Functional Independence Measure for use in Turkey. Clinical Rehabil 2001; 15:311-319.

Gilworth G, Woodhouse A, Tennant A, Chamberlain MA. The impact of rheumatoid arthritis in the workplace. BJ Ther Rehabil 2001; 8:342-347.

Bent N, Jones A, Molloy I, Chamberlain MA, Tennant A. Factors determining participation in young adults with a physical disability: a pilot study. Clinical Rehabil 2001; 15:552-561.

Haigh R, Tennant A, Biering-Sørensen F, Grimby G, Marinček C, Phillips S, Ring H, Tesio L, Thonnard J-L. The use of outcome measures in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation within Europe. J Rehabil Med 2001; 33:273-278.

Tennant A, Kearns S, Turner F, Wyatt S, Haigh R, Chamberlain MA. Measuring the function of children with juvenile arthritis. Rheumatology 2001; 40:1274-1278.

Gilworth G, Haigh R, Tennant A, Chamberlain MA, Harvey AR. Do rheumatologists recognise their patients’ work related problems? Rheumatology 2001; 40:1206-1210.

Küçükdeveci, AA, Tennant A, Elhan AH, Niyazoglu H. Validation of the Turkish Version of the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire for Use in Low Back Pain. Spine 2001; 26:2738-2743.

O'Connor RJ, Murray PC. Gabapentin for the treatment of spasticity in patients with spinal cord injury. Ir J Med Sci 2001;170 (suppl 2):47.

O'Connor RJ, Cassidy E, Delargy MA. Audit of young stroke neurorehabilitation. Irish Heart Foundation Stroke Meeting 2001.

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