Outputs (117)

Rheumatoid arthritis and excess mortality: down but not out: a primary care cohort study using data from Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2018)
Journal Article
Abhishek, A., Nakafero, G., Kuo, C., Mallen, C., Zhang, W., Grainge, M. J., & Doherty, M. (2018). Rheumatoid arthritis and excess mortality: down but not out: a primary care cohort study using data from Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Rheumatology, 57(6), 977–981. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/key013

Objectives: To examine temporal trends in all-cause and cause-specific mortality in RA. Methods: Data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) were used. Incident RA cases and four age, sex and general practice matched controls were id... Read More about Rheumatoid arthritis and excess mortality: down but not out: a primary care cohort study using data from Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

A Cross-Sectional Study of the Impact of Standardized Tobacco Packaging Legislation on University Students (2018)
Journal Article
Poundall, T., Bogdanovica, I., & Langley, T. (2018). A Cross-Sectional Study of the Impact of Standardized Tobacco Packaging Legislation on University Students. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 27(3), 165-173. https://doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2018.1431992

Background: European Union and national legislation implemented from May 2016 mean that from May 2017 all tobacco products in the United Kingdom must be sold in standardized packs without external branding and with prominent graphic health warnings.... Read More about A Cross-Sectional Study of the Impact of Standardized Tobacco Packaging Legislation on University Students.

Predicting 30-day mortality in patients with sepsis: an exploratory analysis of process of care and patient characteristics (2018)
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Sanderson, M., Chikhani, M., Blyth, E., Wood, S., Moppett, I. K., McKeever, T., & Simmonds, M. J. (2018). Predicting 30-day mortality in patients with sepsis: an exploratory analysis of process of care and patient characteristics. Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 19(4), 299-304. https://doi.org/10.1177/1751143718758975

Background Sepsis represents a significant public health burden, costing the NHS £2.5 billion annually, with 35% mortality in 2006. The aim of this exploratory study was to investigate risk factors predictive of 30-day mortality amongst patients w... Read More about Predicting 30-day mortality in patients with sepsis: an exploratory analysis of process of care and patient characteristics.

13-Valent vaccine serotype pneumococcal community acquired pneumonia in adults in high clinical risk groups (2018)
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Daniel, P., Rodrigo, C., Bewick, T., Sheppard, C., Greenwood, S., McKeever, T. M., …Lim, W. S. (2018). 13-Valent vaccine serotype pneumococcal community acquired pneumonia in adults in high clinical risk groups. Vaccine, 36(12), 1614-1620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.02.005

There is debate regarding the value of vaccinating adults with the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-13). This analysis was conducted to investigate the risk of PCV-13 serotype community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in hospitalised adults wit... Read More about 13-Valent vaccine serotype pneumococcal community acquired pneumonia in adults in high clinical risk groups.

Enhanced detection services for developmental dysplasia of the hip in Scottish children 1997-2013 (2018)
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McAllister, D. A., Morling, J. R., Fischbacher, C., Reidy, M., Murray, A., & Wood, R. (2018). Enhanced detection services for developmental dysplasia of the hip in Scottish children 1997-2013. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 103(11), 1021-1026. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2017-314354

Background Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) remains common. If detected early, DDH can usually be corrected with conservative management. Late presentations often require surgery, and have worse outcomes. Objective We estimated th... Read More about Enhanced detection services for developmental dysplasia of the hip in Scottish children 1997-2013.

Population exposure to smoking and tobacco branding in the UK reality show ‘Love Island’ (2018)
Journal Article
Barker, A. B., Opazo-Breton, M., Cranwell, J., Britton, J., & Murray, R. L. (2018). Population exposure to smoking and tobacco branding in the UK reality show ‘Love Island’. Tobacco Control, 27(6), 709-711. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-054125

Background: Reality television shows are popular with children and young adults; inclusion of tobacco imagery in these programmes is likely to cause smoking in these groups. Series 3 of the UK reality show Love Island, broadcast in 2017, attracted wi... Read More about Population exposure to smoking and tobacco branding in the UK reality show ‘Love Island’.

Could stool collection devices help increase uptake to bowel cancer screening programmes? (2018)
Journal Article
Morling, J. R., Barke, A., Chapman, C., & Logan, R. (2018). Could stool collection devices help increase uptake to bowel cancer screening programmes?. Journal of Medical Screening, 25(4), 174-177. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969141317753463

Objective: We aimed to understand the usage and acceptability of a faecal collection device (FCD) amongst participants of the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme in order to influence future uptake. Setting: Men and women completing faecal occult... Read More about Could stool collection devices help increase uptake to bowel cancer screening programmes?.

Estimating the healthcare costs of children born to pregnant smokers in England: cohort study using primary and secondary healthcare data (2018)
Journal Article
Vaz, L. R., Jones, M. J., Szatkowski, L., Tata, L. J., Petrou, S., & Coleman, T. (2018). Estimating the healthcare costs of children born to pregnant smokers in England: cohort study using primary and secondary healthcare data. Addiction, 113(7), 1305-1316. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14183

Background and aims: Little is known about the long term economic consequences of smoking during pregnancy. We estimated the association between smoking in pregnancy and the costs of delivering healthcare to infants and children in England, and inves... Read More about Estimating the healthcare costs of children born to pregnant smokers in England: cohort study using primary and secondary healthcare data.

Expansion of the 'Antibiotic Guardian' one health behavioural campaign across Europe to tackle antibiotic resistance: pilot phase and analysis of AMR knowledge (2018)
Journal Article
Newitt, S., Anthierens, S., Coenen, S., Lo Fo Wong, D., Salvi, C., Puleston, R., & Ashiru-Oredope, D. (2018). Expansion of the 'Antibiotic Guardian' one health behavioural campaign across Europe to tackle antibiotic resistance: pilot phase and analysis of AMR knowledge. European Journal of Public Health, 28(3), 437-439. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckx239

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health threat. The UK Antibiotic Guardian (AG) behavioural change campaign developed to tackle AMR was expanded across Europe through translation into Russian, Dutch and French. Demographics and knowle... Read More about Expansion of the 'Antibiotic Guardian' one health behavioural campaign across Europe to tackle antibiotic resistance: pilot phase and analysis of AMR knowledge.

Stillbirth among women prescribed nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy: analysis of a large UK pregnancy cohort (2018)
Journal Article
Dhalwani, N. N., Szatkowski, L., Coleman, T., Fiaschi, L., & Tata, L. J. (2019). Stillbirth among women prescribed nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy: analysis of a large UK pregnancy cohort. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 21(4), 409–415. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/nty019

Objective: To compare risk of stillbirth between maternal smokers and those prescribed NRT during pregnancy. Design: Cross-sectional analysis nested in a pregnancy cohort with longitudinal routinely-recorded medical data. Setting: United Kingdo... Read More about Stillbirth among women prescribed nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy: analysis of a large UK pregnancy cohort.