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A protocol to assess risk of fractures associated with use of menopausal hormone therapy: nested case-control study using CPRD (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
Vinogradova, Y., Iyen, B., Masud, T., Taylor, L., & Kai, J. A protocol to assess risk of fractures associated with use of menopausal hormone therapy: nested case-control study using CPRD

Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is prescribed to women with severe symptoms of menopause. Various studies have demonstrated increased bone density and decreased fracture risk in women using MHT. The randomised controlled trials were, however, run ov... Read More about A protocol to assess risk of fractures associated with use of menopausal hormone therapy: nested case-control study using CPRD.

Experiences of coordinated care for people in the UK affected by rare diseases: cross-sectional survey of patients, carers, and healthcare professionals (2023)
Journal Article
Walton, H., Ng, P. L., Simpson, A., Bloom, L., Chitty, L. S., Fulop, N. J., …Morris, S. (2023). Experiences of coordinated care for people in the UK affected by rare diseases: cross-sectional survey of patients, carers, and healthcare professionals. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 18(1), Article 364. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-023-02934-9

Background Poorly coordinated care can have major impacts on patients and families affected by rare conditions, with negative physical health, psychosocial and financial consequences. This study aimed to understand how care is coordinated for rare d... Read More about Experiences of coordinated care for people in the UK affected by rare diseases: cross-sectional survey of patients, carers, and healthcare professionals.

Alternative cascade-testing protocols for identifying and managing patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia: systematic reviews, qualitative study and cost-effectiveness analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Qureshi, N., Woods, B., Neves de Faria, R., Saramago Goncalves, P., Cox, E., Leonardi Bee, J., …Kai, J. (2023). Alternative cascade-testing protocols for identifying and managing patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia: systematic reviews, qualitative study and cost-effectiveness analysis. Health Technology Assessment, 27(16), https://doi.org/10.3310/CTMD0148

Background Cascade testing the relatives of people with familial hypercholesterolaemia is an efficient approach to identifying familial hypercholesterolaemia. The cascade-testing protocol starts with identifying an index patient with familial hyperc... Read More about Alternative cascade-testing protocols for identifying and managing patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia: systematic reviews, qualitative study and cost-effectiveness analysis.

Rates of medical or surgical treatment for women with heavy menstrual bleeding: the ECLIPSE trial 10-year observational follow-up study (2023)
Journal Article
Kai, J., Dutton, B., Vinogradova, Y., Hilken, N., Gupta, J., & Daniels, J. (2023). Rates of medical or surgical treatment for women with heavy menstrual bleeding: the ECLIPSE trial 10-year observational follow-up study. Health Technology Assessment, 27(17), https://doi.org/10.3310/jhsw0174

Background: Heavy menstrual bleeding is a common problem that can significantly affect women’s lives until menopause. There is a lack of evidence on longer-term outcomes after seeking health care and treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding. Objectives... Read More about Rates of medical or surgical treatment for women with heavy menstrual bleeding: the ECLIPSE trial 10-year observational follow-up study.

A population-based study exploring phenotypic clusters and clinical outcomes in stroke using unsupervised machine learning approach (2023)
Journal Article
Akyea, R. K., Ntaios, G., Kontopantelis, E., Georgiopoulos, G., Soria, D., Asselbergs, F. W., …Qureshi, N. (2023). A population-based study exploring phenotypic clusters and clinical outcomes in stroke using unsupervised machine learning approach. PLOS Digital Health, 2(9), Article e0000334. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000334

Individuals developing stroke have varying clinical characteristics, demographic, and biochemical profiles. This heterogeneity in phenotypic characteristics can impact on cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality outcomes. This study uses... Read More about A population-based study exploring phenotypic clusters and clinical outcomes in stroke using unsupervised machine learning approach.

Multinational prescribing trends of lithium from 2001 to 2019: a retrospective observational study using population-based databases from 17 countries and one special administrative region (2023)
Journal Article
Chan, A. Y., Chan, V. K., Bahmanyar, S., Beyene, K., Bushnell, G., Carleton, B., …Wong, I. C. K. Multinational prescribing trends of lithium from 2001 to 2019: a retrospective observational study using population-based databases from 17 countries and one special administrative region. Manuscript submitted for publication

Implementation of a diabetes prevention programme in a multi-ethnic community in primary care in England: An evaluation using constructs from the RE-AIM Framework (2023)
Journal Article
Dallosso, H., Khunti, K., Gray, L. J., Hulley, K., Ghaly, M., Patel, N., …Yates, T. (2023). Implementation of a diabetes prevention programme in a multi-ethnic community in primary care in England: An evaluation using constructs from the RE-AIM Framework. Primary Care Diabetes, 17(4), 309-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcd.2023.05.001

Aims: To implement a diabetes prevention programme in primary care Methods: The programme was implemented for 12 months in two neighbouring towns, served by eight general practices. Practices requested a referral pathway involving an external adminis... Read More about Implementation of a diabetes prevention programme in a multi-ethnic community in primary care in England: An evaluation using constructs from the RE-AIM Framework.

Cardiovascular outcomes and mortality after incident ischaemic stroke in patients with a recent cancer history (2022)
Journal Article
Akyea, R. K., Iyen, B., Georgiopoulos, G., Kai, J., Qureshi, N., & Ntaios, G. (2023). Cardiovascular outcomes and mortality after incident ischaemic stroke in patients with a recent cancer history. European Journal of Internal Medicine, 109, 50-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2022.12.006

Background: Up to 10% of patients with ischaemic stroke have comorbid cancer and stroke in these patients is thought to have a poor short-term prognosis. There is little known about the long-term cardiovascular morbidity and mortality outcomes after... Read More about Cardiovascular outcomes and mortality after incident ischaemic stroke in patients with a recent cancer history.

Medical treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding in primary care: 10-year data from the ECLIPSE trial (2022)
Journal Article
Kai, J., Dutton, B., Vinogradova, Y., Hilken, N., Gupta, J., & Daniels, J. (2022). Medical treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding in primary care: 10-year data from the ECLIPSE trial. British Journal of General Practice, 72(725), e857-e864. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2022.0260

Background Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is a common problem that can significantly affect women's lives. There is a lack of evidence on long-term outcomes after seeking treatment. Aim To assess continuation rates of medical treatments and rates of... Read More about Medical treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding in primary care: 10-year data from the ECLIPSE trial.

Comparison of Risk of Serious Cardiovascular Events after Hemorrhagic versus Ischemic Stroke: A Population-Based Study (2022)
Journal Article
Akyea, R. K., Georgiopoulos, G., Iyen, B., Kai, J., Qureshi, N., & Ntaios, G. (2022). Comparison of Risk of Serious Cardiovascular Events after Hemorrhagic versus Ischemic Stroke: A Population-Based Study. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 122(11), 1921-1931. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1873-9092

Background Patients with ischemic stroke are considered a very high risk population for subsequent cardiovascular events and guidelines recommend intensive preventive strategies. However, there is no clear recommendation that patients with hemorrhagi... Read More about Comparison of Risk of Serious Cardiovascular Events after Hemorrhagic versus Ischemic Stroke: A Population-Based Study.

Developing a taxonomy of care coordination for people living with rare conditions: a qualitative study (2022)
Journal Article
Walton, H., Simpson, A., Ramsay, A. I., Hudson, E., Hunter, A., Jones, J., …Fulop, N. J. (2022). Developing a taxonomy of care coordination for people living with rare conditions: a qualitative study. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 17, Article 171. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-022-02321-w

Background: Improving care coordination is particularly important for individuals with rare conditions (who may experience multiple inputs into their care, across different providers and settings). To develop and evaluate strategies to potentially im... Read More about Developing a taxonomy of care coordination for people living with rare conditions: a qualitative study.

A randomised controlled trial investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Alpha-Stim AID cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) in patients seeking treatment for moderate severity depression in primary care (Alpha-Stim-D Trial) (2022)
Journal Article
Patel, S., Boutry, C., Patel, P., Craven, M. P., Guo, B., Zafar, A., …Morriss, R. (2022). A randomised controlled trial investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Alpha-Stim AID cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) in patients seeking treatment for moderate severity depression in primary care (Alpha-Stim-D Trial). Trials, 23(1), Article 250. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06192-1

Background: Major depression is the second leading cause of years lost to disability worldwide and is a leading contributor to suicide. However, first-line antidepressants are only fully effective for 33%, and only 40% of those offered psychological... Read More about A randomised controlled trial investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Alpha-Stim AID cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) in patients seeking treatment for moderate severity depression in primary care (Alpha-Stim-D Trial).

Co-ordinated care for people affected by rare diseases: the CONCORD mixed-methods study (2022)
Journal Article
Morris, S., Hudson, E., Bloom, L., Chitty, L. S., Fulop, N. J., Hunter, A., …Walton, H. (2022). Co-ordinated care for people affected by rare diseases: the CONCORD mixed-methods study. Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 10(5), 1-220. https://doi.org/10.3310/lnzz5321

This study found evidence of a lack of co-ordinated care for people affected by rare diseases, which could have negative impacts on the physical and mental health of patients and families.

Development of models of care coordination for rare conditions: A qualitative study (2022)
Journal Article
Walton, H., Simpson, A., Ramsay, A. I., Hunter, A., Jones, J., Ng, P. L., …Fulop, N. J. (2022). Development of models of care coordination for rare conditions: A qualitative study. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 17, Article 49. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.16.21266395

Introduction: Improving care coordination for people with rare conditions may help to reduce burden on patients and carers and improve the care that patients receive. We recently developed a taxonomy of different ways of coordinating care for rare co... Read More about Development of models of care coordination for rare conditions: A qualitative study.

Understanding the barriers and enablers of pharmacogenomic testing in primary care: a qualitative systematic review with meta-aggregation synthesis (2021)
Journal Article
Qureshi, S., Latif, A., Condon, L., Akyea, R. K., Kai, J., & Qureshi, N. (2022). Understanding the barriers and enablers of pharmacogenomic testing in primary care: a qualitative systematic review with meta-aggregation synthesis. Pharmacogenomics, 23(2), 135-154. https://doi.org/10.2217/pgs-2021-0131

Introduction: Pharmacogenomic testing can indicate which drugs may have limited therapeutic action or lead to adverse effects, hence guiding rational and safe prescribing. However, in the UK and other countries, there are still significant barriers t... Read More about Understanding the barriers and enablers of pharmacogenomic testing in primary care: a qualitative systematic review with meta-aggregation synthesis.

Determining propensity for sub-optimal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol response to statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease (2021)
Journal Article
Weng, S. F., Akyea, R. K., Man, K. K., Lau, W. C. Y., Iyen, B., Blais, J. E., …Kai, J. (2021). Determining propensity for sub-optimal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol response to statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease. PLoS ONE, 16(12), Article e0260839. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260839

Background: Variability in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) response to statins is underappreciated. We characterised patients by their statin response (SR), baseline risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and 10-year CVD outcomes. Method... Read More about Determining propensity for sub-optimal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol response to statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease.

Multicentre randomised controlled trial of a group psychological intervention for postnatal depression in British mothers of South Asian origin (ROSHNI-2): Study protocol (2021)
Journal Article
Husain, N., Lovell, K., Chew-Graham, C. A., Lunat, F., McPhillips, R., Atif, N., …Morriss, R. (2022). Multicentre randomised controlled trial of a group psychological intervention for postnatal depression in British mothers of South Asian origin (ROSHNI-2): Study protocol. BJPsych Open, 8(1), Article E2. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.1032

Background In the UK, postnatal depression is more common in British South Asian women than White Caucasion women. Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is recommended as a first-line treatment, but there is little evidence for the adaptation of CBT fo... Read More about Multicentre randomised controlled trial of a group psychological intervention for postnatal depression in British mothers of South Asian origin (ROSHNI-2): Study protocol.

Statin treatment and LDL-cholesterol treatment goal attainment among individuals with familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care (2021)
Journal Article
Iyen, B., Akyea, R. K., Weng, S., Kai, J., & Qureshi, N. (2021). Statin treatment and LDL-cholesterol treatment goal attainment among individuals with familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care. Open Heart, 8(2), Article e001817. https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2021-001817

Objectives: Guidance recommends statin treatment in Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) achieve at least a 50% reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). We assessed statin prescribing rates and LDL-cholesterol treatment goal attainmen... Read More about Statin treatment and LDL-cholesterol treatment goal attainment among individuals with familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care.

Preconception risk assessment for thalassaemia, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs disease (2021)
Journal Article
Hussein, N., Henneman, L., Kai, J., & Qureshi, N. (2021). Preconception risk assessment for thalassaemia, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021(10), Article CCD010849. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd010849.pub4

Background: Globally, about 6% of children are born with a serious birth defect of genetic or partially genetic origin. Carrier screening or testing is one way to identify couples at increased risk of having a child with an autosomal recessive condit... Read More about Preconception risk assessment for thalassaemia, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs disease.

Strategies for screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care and other community settings (2021)
Journal Article
Qureshi, N., Da Silva, M. L. R., Abdul-Hamid, H., Weng, S. F., Kai, J., & Leonardi-Bee, J. (2021). Strategies for screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care and other community settings. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021(10), Article CD012985. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd012985.pub2

Background: Familial hypercholesterolaemia is a common inherited condition that is associated with premature cardiovascular disease. The increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, resulting from high levels of cholesterol since birth, can be p... Read More about Strategies for screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care and other community settings.