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Measurement of health-related quality of life for people with dementia: Development of a new instrument (DEMQOL) and an evaluation of current methodology (2005)
Journal Article
Smith, S. C., Lamping, D. L., Banerjee, S., Harwood, R., Foley, B., Smith, P., Cook, J., Murray,, . J., Prince, M., Levin, E., Mann, A., & Knapp, M. (2005). Measurement of health-related quality of life for people with dementia: Development of a new instrument (DEMQOL) and an evaluation of current methodology. Health Technology Assessment, 9(10), https://doi.org/10.3310/hta9100

Objectives: To develop and validate a psychometrically rigorous measure of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for people with dementia: DEMQOL.

Data sources: Literature review. Expert opinion. Interviews and questionnaires.

Review methods:... Read More about Measurement of health-related quality of life for people with dementia: Development of a new instrument (DEMQOL) and an evaluation of current methodology.

Cognitive impairments following a stroke: the strain on caregivers (2005)
Book Chapter
Blake, H., & Lincoln, N. (2005). Cognitive impairments following a stroke: the strain on caregivers. In R. White (Ed.), Stroke: therapy and rehabilitation (173-179). Quay Books

Objectives:

The aim was to investigate the relation between cognitive impairment in stroke patients and strain in their spouses.

Setting:

Hospital.

Methods:

Patients were assessed for cognitive impairment on tests of general mental... Read More about Cognitive impairments following a stroke: the strain on caregivers.

Exploring the provision of social support within a computer-mediated huntington's disease support network (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Coulson, N., Aubeeluck, A., Buchanan, H., Semper, H., & Rooney, E. Exploring the provision of social support within a computer-mediated huntington's disease support network. Presented at 18th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, Helsinki, Finland

Objectives: The unique constraints placed upon the Huntington's Disease [HD] carer, and the lack of time and social support identified by this group may make computer-mediated support groups a unique channel of social support for these individuals. T... Read More about Exploring the provision of social support within a computer-mediated huntington's disease support network.

Caregiver strain in spouses of stroke patients (2003)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Lincoln, N. B., & Clarke, D. D. (2003). Caregiver strain in spouses of stroke patients. Clinical Rehabilitation, 17(3), 312-317. https://doi.org/10.1191/0269215503cr613oa

Objective: To test the ability of a previously generated logistic regression model to predict caregiver strain from carer mood, negative affectivity and perceived patient functional ability.

Design: Postal prospective survey.

Setting: Spouses o... Read More about Caregiver strain in spouses of stroke patients.

Survival in a cohort of social services placements in nursing and residential homes: factors associated with life expectancy and mortality. (2002)
Journal Article
Rothera, I., Jones, R., Harwood, R., Avery, A., & Waite, J. (2002). Survival in a cohort of social services placements in nursing and residential homes: factors associated with life expectancy and mortality. Public Health, 13(3), 160-165. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ph.1900832

The aim of this study was to examine the life expectancy of elderly people in nursing and residential care over a 20-month period and its relationship to specific risk factors. Using a retrospective cohort design, data obtained on 1888 residents plac... Read More about Survival in a cohort of social services placements in nursing and residential homes: factors associated with life expectancy and mortality..

Maternal nutrient restriction during early to mid gestation alters the relationship between insulin-like growth factor I and bodyweight at term in fetal sheep (2000)
Journal Article
Heasman, L., Brameld, J., Mostyn, A., Budge, H., Dawson, J., Buttery, P., Stephenson, T., & Symonds, M. E. (2000). Maternal nutrient restriction during early to mid gestation alters the relationship between insulin-like growth factor I and bodyweight at term in fetal sheep. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 12(7-8), 345-350. https://doi.org/10.1071/RD00115

The present study was designed to determine whether altered placental size, as a consequence of maternal nutrient restriction in sheep between 28 and 77 days gestation, is associated with a modified relationship between fetal weight or dimensions and... Read More about Maternal nutrient restriction during early to mid gestation alters the relationship between insulin-like growth factor I and bodyweight at term in fetal sheep.

Maternal nutrition alters the expression of insulin-like growth factors in fetal sheep liver and skeletal muscle (2000)
Journal Article
Brameld, J. M., Mostyn, A., Dandrea, J., Stephenson, T. J., Dawson, J. M., Buttery, P. J., & Symonds, M. E. (2000). Maternal nutrition alters the expression of insulin-like growth factors in fetal sheep liver and skeletal muscle. Journal of Endocrinology, 167(3), 429-437. https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.0.1670429

We investigated the influence of maternal dietary restriction between days 28 and 80 of gestation followed by re-feeding to the intake of well-fed ewes up to 140 days of gestation (term is 147 days) in sheep, on expression of mRNA for insulin-like gr... Read More about Maternal nutrition alters the expression of insulin-like growth factors in fetal sheep liver and skeletal muscle.