📢WEBINAR in NOVEMBER 😃 Join us on November 5th 🗓️ (Tuesday), 2024, at ⏰15:00-16:30 CET for a webinar about "Exercise in Chronic Kidney Disease"! 🩺👀 🔗to register: zoom.us/webinar/regist…

New paper published in PlOS One by Leicester Kidney Lifestyle Team (and my first, first author publication! 🎉) "The association of micro and macro worries with psychological distress in people living with chronic kidney disease during the COVID-19 pandemic" doi.org/10.1371/journa…

This is a really important trial and recruitment is going really well - but we still need more participants. Please consider suggesting this to someone you know with arm weakness after their stroke. RCOT Neuro Practice ACPIN

@DrRBillany doing a great job of presenting exercise work in kidney transplant recipients from Leicester at #ASN2024 #kidneyweek2024

James Burton talking about the consequences and mitigation of cardiac stunning #ASN2024 #KidneyWk2024

So proud of our amazing Kidney Beam qualitative team, led by Ellen Castle, for producing this important and insightful paper. A huge thanks to all the people living with kidney disease who took the time to share their experiences! Dr Hannah Young Rosey Billany Juliet Briggs 💪

🚨 Effects of digital health intervention My Kidneys & Me on self-management behaviour in people with CKD published today 📈n=420 people ⬆️ Patient activation ⬆️ Physical function ⬆️ Diet 🍎 🔗 nature.com/articles/s4174…

👋Funded (inc. clinical salary) #deprescribing for people with #intellectualdisability using #behaviouralscience PhD at the University of Leicester 👇 ✅NHS salary for three years ✅Generous research, training and travel budget ✅Maintain 0.2 FTE clinical work 👉shorturl.at/G6deW

🗣️ OPINIONS REQUIRED! We need a logo for the STIM-HD study (use of neuromuscular electrical STIMulation as a treatment for sarcopenia in people on HaemoDialysis). It has been whittled down to the options below. Please indicate your favourite via response to this post! 👇

In this *new* blog post, Courtney Lightfoot shares the latest on My Kidneys & Me - the digital tool to help people with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD) better manage their health. A recent trial shows it can boost CKD self-management, with promising results now

A #digitalhealth intervention for people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) improved patient engagement in: 1) those who engaged with the programme, and 2) those with low levels of pre-existing activation. "As higher levels of patient activation are associated with better

.University of Leicester researchers have developed an app to provide chronic kidney disease patients with info on how best to look after themselves. le.ac.uk/news/2024/nove… Courtney Lightfoot

Researchers from the University of Leicester have developed an app to provide chronic #KidneyDisease patients with info on how best to look after themselves. 👉 le.ac.uk/news/2024/nove… #CitizensOfChange I Courtney Lightfoot

Really enjoyed putting this paper together for CJASN ASN Publications with other Global Renal Exercise Network ➡️A guide to successful exercise prescriptions ➡️Understanding the barriers and facilitators ➡️Taking an activity history, ➡️How to tailor exercise ‘dose 🔗pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40085159/

See this great new paper from our Fawn Harrad-Hyde !

This article in CJASN's "Lifestyle Medicine and Kidney Health" series outlines the key components of successful physical activity (PA) and exercise prescriptions, including understanding barriers, taking a PA history, and tailoring exercise doses to increase accessibility for CKD

Are you an undergrad student who is interested in health and social care research? Do you know someone who is? We have 3 paid NIHR Undergrad internships available. Please share this with people who you be interested. The deadline is this Friday (16th) lnkd.in/eP8dA_st

Next, our Courtney Lightfoot with Dr Thomas Wilkinson Matt Graham-Brown and Alice Smith Leicester Kidney Lifestyle Team explore facilitators and barriers to self-management for people with chronic kidney disease: doi.org/10.1007/s40620…