Outputs (508)

Development of the face-to-face component and recruitment strategy of a primary care digital social intervention for patients with asthma: Qualitative focus groups and interviews with stakeholders (2024)
Journal Article
Karampatakis, G. D., Kimber, S., Wood, H. E., Griffiths, C. J., Taylor, S. J. C., Li, X., Day, B., Mant, J., Relton, C., Watson, J. S., Marsh, V., Coulson, N. S., & De Simoni, A. (2024). Development of the face-to-face component and recruitment strategy of a primary care digital social intervention for patients with asthma: Qualitative focus groups and interviews with stakeholders. European Journal of General Practice, 30(1), Article 2407594. https://doi.org/10.1080/13814788.2024.2407594

BACKGROUND: 5.4 million people in the UK have asthma, with one third experiencing suboptimal control, leading to co-morbidities and increased healthcare use. A quarter of people with long-term conditions informally access peer support through online... Read More about Development of the face-to-face component and recruitment strategy of a primary care digital social intervention for patients with asthma: Qualitative focus groups and interviews with stakeholders.

A review calling for research directed at early detection of childhood cancers: The clinical, scientific, and economic arguments for population screening and surveillance (2024)
Journal Article
Apps, J., Ritzmann, T. A., Liu, J., Shanmugavadivel, D., Halsey, C., Pritchard Jones, K., Atun, R., Oliver, K., Vedhara, K., Ball-Gamble, A., Ranasinghe, N., Polanco, A., Adamski, J., Green, A. L., & Walker, D. A. (2024). A review calling for research directed at early detection of childhood cancers: The clinical, scientific, and economic arguments for population screening and surveillance. European Journal of Cancer, 4, Article 100191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcped.2024.100191

Childhood cancers are increasingly recognised as disorders of tissue growth and development, through early life into adulthood. A rising proportion are currently considered to be related to a familial predisposition or associated with identified gene... Read More about A review calling for research directed at early detection of childhood cancers: The clinical, scientific, and economic arguments for population screening and surveillance.

Global rapid review of interventions to tackle the harms of illicit tobacco (2024)
Journal Article
Davies, N., Bogdanovica, I., Bains, M., Jayes, L., & Langley, T. E. (2024). Global rapid review of interventions to tackle the harms of illicit tobacco. Tobacco Control, https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2024-058728

Objective This review aimed to assess interventions designed to reduce harm from illicit tobacco (IT). We evaluated health outcomes, cost-effectiveness, the advantages and disadvantages of interventions, and contextual factors affecting implementatio... Read More about Global rapid review of interventions to tackle the harms of illicit tobacco.

Paradigmatic perspectives of research on the self-regulated learning of non-western learners in health professions education: a scoping review protocol (2024)
Journal Article
Yoosoof, F., Ihsan, F. R., Agius, S., Coulson, N., Freeman, K., & Cooper, N. (2024). Paradigmatic perspectives of research on the self-regulated learning of non-western learners in health professions education: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 23(1), 197-205. https://doi.org/10.11124/jbies-24-00144

Objective:
The objective of this review will be to explore the paradigmatic perspectives of research on self-regulated learning in non-western learners in health professions education.

Introduction:
Studies show that there are significant cult... Read More about Paradigmatic perspectives of research on the self-regulated learning of non-western learners in health professions education: a scoping review protocol.

Exploring parents’ experiences, attitudes and understanding of gastro-oesophageal reflux in infants (2024)
Journal Article
McVicar, K., Szatkowski, L., Ojha, S., Tunster, S., & Bains, M. (2024). Exploring parents’ experiences, attitudes and understanding of gastro-oesophageal reflux in infants. PLoS ONE, 19(9), Article 0309081. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0309081

Background
Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) affects nearly half of infants. Parents play a crucial role in management but more understanding of their attitudes and experiences is needed to inform future education, support and research. This study aim... Read More about Exploring parents’ experiences, attitudes and understanding of gastro-oesophageal reflux in infants.

Clinical and cost-effectiveness of spironolactone in treating persistent facial acne in women: SAFA double-blinded RCT (2024)
Journal Article
Santer, M., Lawrence, M., Pyne, S., Renz, S., Stuart, B. L., Sach, T., Ridd, M., Thomas, K. S., Nuttall, J., Permyakova, N., Eminton, Z., Francis, N., Little, P., Muller, I., Soulsby, I., Thomas, K., Griffiths, G., & Layton, A. M. (2024). Clinical and cost-effectiveness of spironolactone in treating persistent facial acne in women: SAFA double-blinded RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 28(56), https://doi.org/10.3310/MYJT6804

Background: Acne is common, can cause significant impact on quality of life and is a frequent reason for long-term antibiotic use. Spironolactone has been prescribed for acne in women for many years, but robust evidence is lacking. Objective: To eval... Read More about Clinical and cost-effectiveness of spironolactone in treating persistent facial acne in women: SAFA double-blinded RCT.

Rapid Eczema Trials: Addressing patient priorities from the eczema priority setting partnership (2024)
Journal Article
Campbell, E. L., Fong, W. C. G., Roberts, A., & Thomas, K. S. (2025). Rapid Eczema Trials: Addressing patient priorities from the eczema priority setting partnership. British Journal of Dermatology, 192(1), 173-175. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljae362

In this letter, we describe the Rapid Eczema Trials co-production project, which aims to plug some of the research gaps that remain following the 2011 James Lind Alliance Eczema Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) exercise. We highlight similarities b... Read More about Rapid Eczema Trials: Addressing patient priorities from the eczema priority setting partnership.

Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in adults hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia (2024)
Journal Article
Lansbury, L., McKeever, T. M., Lawrence, H., Pick, H., Baskaran, V., Edwards-Pritchard, R. C., Ashton, D., Rodrigo, C., Daniel, P., Litt, D., Eletu, S., Parmar, H., Sheppard, C. L., Ladhani, S., Trotter, C., & Lim, W. S. (2024). Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in adults hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia. Journal of Infection, 89(5), Article 106277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106277

Objectives

We aimed to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for nasopharyngeal and oral pneumococcal carriage in adults with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), and the relationship between carried and disease-causing serotypes.

Methods... Read More about Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in adults hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia.

‘Going through the motions’; a rich account of the complexity of the anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction pathway, a UK qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article
Carter, H. M., Beard, D. J., Leighton, P., Moffatt, F., Smith, B. E., Webster, K. E., & Logan, P. (2024). ‘Going through the motions’; a rich account of the complexity of the anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction pathway, a UK qualitative study. BMJ Open, 14(9), Article e079468. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079468

Objectives: This study aimed to understand the lived experiences of patients on the anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) pathway up to 3 months before, 3 months after and 1 year after surgery. Study objectives were to explore (1) patient... Read More about ‘Going through the motions’; a rich account of the complexity of the anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction pathway, a UK qualitative study.

Investigating gambling-related suicide (2024)
Journal Article
Roberts, A., Rogers, J., Petrovskaya, E., Ashton, A., Beck, E., Ritchie, C., Turnbull, P., Johal, G., James, R., Parente, T., Boyce, C., Chamberlain, S. R., Bowden-Jones, H., Wong, P., & Sharman, S. (2024). Investigating gambling-related suicide. Addiction, 119(12), 2223-2225. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16668