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Substantial cost savings of ultrasound-based management over magnetic resonance imaging-based management in an inflammatory bowel disease service (2024)
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Background: Imaging is used to monitor disease activity in small bowel Crohn’s disease (CD). Magnetic Resonance Enterography is often employed as a first modality in the United Kingdom for assessment and monitoring; however, waiting times, cost, pati... Read More about Substantial cost savings of ultrasound-based management over magnetic resonance imaging-based management in an inflammatory bowel disease service.

Perspectives of community pharmacy staff on commonly encountered skin conditions and the key challenges towards enhancing their role in dermatology (2024)
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This research letter discusses the perspectives of community pharmacy staff on commonly encountered skin conditions and the key challenges towards enhancing their role in this area. A mixed methods online survey was created, and a total of 174 commun... Read More about Perspectives of community pharmacy staff on commonly encountered skin conditions and the key challenges towards enhancing their role in dermatology.

Cost-effectiveness of two online interventions supporting self-care for eczema for parents/carers and young people (2024)
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Objective: To estimate the cost-effectiveness of online behavioral interventions (EczemaCareOnline.org.uk) designed to support eczema self-care management for parents/carers and young people from an NHS perspective. Methods: Two within-trial economic... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of two online interventions supporting self-care for eczema for parents/carers and young people.

How can community pharmacists be supported to manage skin conditions? A multistage stakeholder research prioritisation exercise (2024)
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Objective: To establish research priorities which will support the development and delivery of community pharmacy initiatives for the management of skin conditions. Design: An iterative, multistage stakeholder consultation consisting of online survey... Read More about How can community pharmacists be supported to manage skin conditions? A multistage stakeholder research prioritisation exercise.

Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Evaluation Study: the THESEUS prospective cohort study (2023)
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Background Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterised by recurrent inflammatory lesions and skin tunnels in flexural sites such as the axilla. Deroofing of skin tunnels and laser treatment are standard hidradenit... Read More about Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Evaluation Study: the THESEUS prospective cohort study.

Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Evaluation Study (THESEUS): a prospective cohort study (2023)
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Background Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, painful disease affecting flexures and other skin regions, producing nodules, abscesses and skin tunnels. Laser treatment targeting hair follicles and deroofing of skin tunnels are standard HS in... Read More about Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Evaluation Study (THESEUS): a prospective cohort study.

Forming a consensus opinion to inform long COVID support mechanisms and interventions: a modified Delphi approach. (2023)
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Background: Current approaches to support patients living with post-COVID condition, also known as Long COVID, are highly disparate with limited success in managing or resolving a well-documented and long-standing symptom burden. With approximately 2... Read More about Forming a consensus opinion to inform long COVID support mechanisms and interventions: a modified Delphi approach..

Community pharmacy perspectives on managing skin conditions: Mixed methods online survey (2023)
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Research priorities in the management of hidradenitis suppurativa (2023)
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There is a need for high-quality research to support the management of hidradenitis suppurativa. This letter offers suggestions for priority research topics derived from a stakeholder consensus meeting. Investigation of laser hair removal treatment,... Read More about Research priorities in the management of hidradenitis suppurativa.

Stakeholder-identified barriers and enablers to ultrasound implementation in inflammatory bowel disease services in the UK: a qualitative interview study. (2023)
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The study sought to explore and better understand the perceptions and experiences of stakeholders in relation to the use of ultrasound for the assessment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in adults in the UK. A qualitative semistructured interview... Read More about Stakeholder-identified barriers and enablers to ultrasound implementation in inflammatory bowel disease services in the UK: a qualitative interview study..

Public views are needed for skin colour scales (2023)
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‘It’s just a finger isn’t it…’: patients’ perspectives of recovery following finger fractures and participation in surgical trials – a qualitative interview study (2023)
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Objectives: To (1) generate detailed, person-centred data about the experience of finger injury and treatment and (2) understand the patients’ perspectives of research involvement with a view to informing better designed future studies in hand injury... Read More about ‘It’s just a finger isn’t it…’: patients’ perspectives of recovery following finger fractures and participation in surgical trials – a qualitative interview study.

Eczema Care Online behavioural interventions to support self-care for children and young people: two independent, pragmatic, randomised controlled trials (2022)
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Objective: To determine the effectiveness of two online behavioural interventions, one for parents and carers and one for young people, to support eczema self-management. Design: Two independent, pragmatic, parallel group, unmasked, randomised contro... Read More about Eczema Care Online behavioural interventions to support self-care for children and young people: two independent, pragmatic, randomised controlled trials.

'Eczema shouldn't control you; you should control eczema': qualitative process evaluation of online behavioural interventions to support young people and parents/carers of children with eczema (2022)
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Background There is a lack of well-conducted randomized controlled trials evaluating the effectiveness of theory-based online interventions for eczema. To address these deficiencies, we previously developed and demonstrated the effectiveness of two o... Read More about 'Eczema shouldn't control you; you should control eczema': qualitative process evaluation of online behavioural interventions to support young people and parents/carers of children with eczema.

A realist evaluation of a multifactorial falls prevention programme in care homes (2022)
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BACKGROUND: falls in care homes are common, costly and hard to prevent.Multifactorial falls programmes demonstrate clinical and cost-effectiveness, but the heterogeneity of the care home sector is a barrier to their implementation. A fuller appreciat... Read More about A realist evaluation of a multifactorial falls prevention programme in care homes.

Topical corticosteroid withdrawal syndrome: the patient community call for high-quality research, clear definitions and diagnostic criteria (2022)
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Patient experiences of scaphoid waist fractures and their treatment a qualitative investigation (2022)
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Aims To explore individuals’ experience of a scaphoid waist fracture and its subsequent treatment. Methods A purposive sample was created, consisting of 49 participants in the Scaphoid Waist Internal Fixation for Fractures Trial of initial surgery co... Read More about Patient experiences of scaphoid waist fractures and their treatment a qualitative investigation.

Neuropsychological evaluation and rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis (NEuRoMS): protocol for a mixed-methods, multicentre feasibility randomised controlled trial (2022)
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Background: Cognitive problems affect up to 70% of people with multiple sclerosis (MS), which can negatively impact mood, ability to work, and quality of life. Addressing cognitive problems is a top 10 research priority for people with MS. Our ongoin... Read More about Neuropsychological evaluation and rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis (NEuRoMS): protocol for a mixed-methods, multicentre feasibility randomised controlled trial.

Prescribing and using vitiligo treatments: lessons from a nested process evaluation within the HI-Light vitiligo randomized controlled trial (2022)
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Background: The HI-Light Trial demonstrated that for active, limited vitiligo, combination treatment with potent topical corticosteroid (TCS) and handheld narrowband ultraviolet B offers a better treatment response than potent TCS alone. However, it... Read More about Prescribing and using vitiligo treatments: lessons from a nested process evaluation within the HI-Light vitiligo randomized controlled trial.

Using the Vitiligo Noticeability Scale in clinical trials: construct validity, interpretability, reliability and acceptability (2022)
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Background: Validated outcome measures are needed for vitiligo trials. Objectives: To assess construct validity, interpretability, reliability and acceptability of the Vitiligo Noticeability Scale (VNS). Methods: We used images of vitiligo before and... Read More about Using the Vitiligo Noticeability Scale in clinical trials: construct validity, interpretability, reliability and acceptability.