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Patterns and trends of medicinal poisoning substances: a population-based cohort study of injuries in 0-11 year old children from 1998-2018 (2024)
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Background There have been sharp increases in antidepressant and opioid prescriptions over the last 10 years, as well as increased over-the-counter medicine availability. However, the impact on childhood medicinal poisonings rates, particularly by s... Read More about Patterns and trends of medicinal poisoning substances: a population-based cohort study of injuries in 0-11 year old children from 1998-2018.

Assessing the value of integrating national longitudinal shopping data into respiratory disease forecasting models (2023)
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The COVID-19 pandemic led to unparalleled pressure on healthcare services. Improved healthcare planning in relation to diseases affecting the respiratory system has consequently become a key concern. We investigated the value of integrating sales of... Read More about Assessing the value of integrating national longitudinal shopping data into respiratory disease forecasting models.

Using Shopping Data to Improve the Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer: Computational Analysis of a Web-Based Survey (2023)
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Background Shopping data can be analysed using machine learning techniques to study population health. It is unknown if use of such methods can successfully investigate pre-diagnosis purchases linked to self-medication of symptoms of ovarian cance... Read More about Using Shopping Data to Improve the Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer: Computational Analysis of a Web-Based Survey.

Are people with mesothelioma who respond to the English Cancer Patient Experience Survey representative of the national mesothelioma population? A data comparison with cancer registry patients from the National Lung Cancer Audit (2022)
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Introduction: More than 2,700 people are diagnosed with mesothelioma each year in the UK. Survival from mesothelioma is poor and to ensure service users’ perspectives are incorporated in designing the most effective strategies to improve healthcare i... Read More about Are people with mesothelioma who respond to the English Cancer Patient Experience Survey representative of the national mesothelioma population? A data comparison with cancer registry patients from the National Lung Cancer Audit.

Using patient experiences to evaluate care and expectations in lung cancer: analysis of the English Cancer Patient Experience Survey linked with the national cancer registry (2022)
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Purpose: Identification of unmet needs in person centred and supportive care could be limited by differences in experience across specific cancer populations. Using the experiences of people with lung cancer, we assess distinctions according to demog... Read More about Using patient experiences to evaluate care and expectations in lung cancer: analysis of the English Cancer Patient Experience Survey linked with the national cancer registry.

External validation of a model to predict women most at risk of postpartum venous thromboembolism: Maternity clot risk (2021)
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Introduction: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the leading cause of direct maternal mortality in high-income countries. We previously developed a risk prediction score for postpartum venous thromboembolism (VTE) in women without a previous VTE. In thi... Read More about External validation of a model to predict women most at risk of postpartum venous thromboembolism: Maternity clot risk.

A direct-to-public peer support program (Big White Wall) versus web-based information to aid the self-management of depression and anxiety: Results and challenges of an automated randomized controlled trial (2021)
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Background: Effective help for depression and anxiety reaches a small proportion of people who might benefit from it. The scale of the problem suggests the need for effective, safe web-based public health services delivered directly to the public. On... Read More about A direct-to-public peer support program (Big White Wall) versus web-based information to aid the self-management of depression and anxiety: Results and challenges of an automated randomized controlled trial.

Two measures of systemic inflammation are positively associated with haemoglobin levels in adolescent girls living in rural India: a cross-sectional study (2020)
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Objective: This study tested the hypothesis that systemic inflammation is inversely associated with haemoglobin levels in adolescent girls in India. Methods: The study population consisted of adolescent girls aged between 10 and 19years living in a r... Read More about Two measures of systemic inflammation are positively associated with haemoglobin levels in adolescent girls living in rural India: a cross-sectional study.

Do working practices of cancer nurse specialists improve clinical outcomes? Retrospective cohort analysis from the English National Lung Cancer Audit (2020)
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Background Cancer nurse specialists are advanced practitioners who offer continuity of care and expert support for people diagnosed with specific cancers. Health Education England's Cancer Workforce Plan prioritises expansion of cancer nurse special... Read More about Do working practices of cancer nurse specialists improve clinical outcomes? Retrospective cohort analysis from the English National Lung Cancer Audit.

Weight, height and midupper arm circumference are associated with haemoglobin levels in adolescent girls living in rural India: A cross-sectional study (2019)
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Objective: We aimed to explore the association of physical parameters with haemoglobin (Hb) levels to test the hypothesis that impaired physical development is associated with anaemia. Methods: A cross-sectional survey study recruited adolescent... Read More about Weight, height and midupper arm circumference are associated with haemoglobin levels in adolescent girls living in rural India: A cross-sectional study.

Is the English Cancer Patient Experience Survey representative? A comparative analysis with the National Lung Cancer Audit (2019)
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© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Objectives: Healthcare systems increasingly recognise the importance of service users’ perspectives for improving care organisation and delivery. The English Cancer Patient Experience Survey (CPES) is carried out annually, howeve... Read More about Is the English Cancer Patient Experience Survey representative? A comparative analysis with the National Lung Cancer Audit.

Risk of severe intraventricular haemorrhage in the first week of life in preterm infants transported before 72 hours of age (2019)
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Objectives: Evaluate the risk of severe intraventricular hemorrhage, in the first week of life, in preterm infants undergoing early interhospital transport. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: Tertiary neonatal centers of the Trent Per... Read More about Risk of severe intraventricular haemorrhage in the first week of life in preterm infants transported before 72 hours of age.

Clinical management of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum across primary and secondary care: a population based study (2019)
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Objectives: To assess how nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP) and hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) are managed and treated across primary and secondary care. Design: Population-based pregnancy cohort Setting: Medical records (CPRD-GOLD) from Englan... Read More about Clinical management of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum across primary and secondary care: a population based study.

Barriers to delivering advanced cancer nursing: a workload analysis of specialist nurse practice linked to the English National Lung Cancer Audit (2018)
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Purpose: Health services across the world utilise advanced practice in cancer care. In the UK, lung cancer nurse specialists (LCNS) are recognised as key components of quality care in national guidelines, yet access to LCNS contact is unequal and som... Read More about Barriers to delivering advanced cancer nursing: a workload analysis of specialist nurse practice linked to the English National Lung Cancer Audit.