All Outputs (60)

Exploring the use of cost-benefit analysis to compare pharmaceutical treatments for menorrhagia (2015)
Journal Article
Sanghera, S., Frew, E., Gupta, J. K., Kai, J., & Roberts, T. E. (2015). Exploring the use of cost-benefit analysis to compare pharmaceutical treatments for menorrhagia. PharmacoEconomics, 33(9), https://doi.org/10.1007/s40273-015-0280-0

Background: The extra-welfarist theoretical framework tends to focus on health-related quality of life, whilst the welfarist framework captures a wider notion of well-being. EQ-5D and SF-6D are commonly used to value outcomes in chronic conditions wi... Read More about Exploring the use of cost-benefit analysis to compare pharmaceutical treatments for menorrhagia.

The effectiveness of different interventions to promote poison prevention behaviours in households with children: a network meta-analysis (2015)
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Achana, F. A., Sutton, A. J., Kendrick, D., Wynn, P., Young, B., Jones, D. R., …Cooper, N. J. (2015). The effectiveness of different interventions to promote poison prevention behaviours in households with children: a network meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, 10(4), Article e0121122. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121122

Background: There is evidence from 2 previous meta-analyses that interventions to promote poison prevention behaviours are effective in increasing a range of poison prevention practices in households with children. The published meta-analyses compare... Read More about The effectiveness of different interventions to promote poison prevention behaviours in households with children: a network meta-analysis.

Do cravings predict smoking cessation in smokers calling a national quit line: secondary analyses from a randomised trial for the utility of ‘urges to smoke’ measures (2015)
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Taggar, J. S., Lewis, S., Docherty, G., Bauld, L., McEwen, A., & Coleman, T. (in press). Do cravings predict smoking cessation in smokers calling a national quit line: secondary analyses from a randomised trial for the utility of ‘urges to smoke’ measures. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 10(15), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-015-0011-8

BACKGROUND: Single-item urges to smoke measures have been contemplated as important measures of nicotine dependence This study aimed to prospectively determine the relationships between measures of craving to smoke and smoking cessation, and compare... Read More about Do cravings predict smoking cessation in smokers calling a national quit line: secondary analyses from a randomised trial for the utility of ‘urges to smoke’ measures.

Abstinence and relapse among smokers who use varenicline in a quit attempt-a pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials: Relapse and abstinence in smokers treated with varenicline (2015)
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Agboola, S. A., Coleman, T., McNeill, A., & Leonardi-Bee, J. (2015). Abstinence and relapse among smokers who use varenicline in a quit attempt-a pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials: Relapse and abstinence in smokers treated with varenicline. Addiction, 110(7), 1182-1193. doi:10.1111/add.12941

Background and aims Varenicline increases the likelihood of long-term abstinence following a quit attempt. It has been suggested that 1) part of its benefit arises from ‘recruiting into abstinence’ smokers who are not able to stop on the target quit... Read More about Abstinence and relapse among smokers who use varenicline in a quit attempt-a pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials: Relapse and abstinence in smokers treated with varenicline.

Does the timed up and go test predict future falls among British community-dwelling older people? Prospective cohort study nested within a randomised controlled trial (2015)
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Kojima, G., Masud, T., Kendrick, D., Morris, R. W., Gawler, S., Treml, J., & Iliffe, S. (2015). Does the timed up and go test predict future falls among British community-dwelling older people? Prospective cohort study nested within a randomised controlled trial. BMC Geriatrics, 15(38), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0039-7

Background Falling is common among older people. The Timed-Up-and-Go Test (TUG) is recommended as a screening tool for falls but its predictive value has been challenged. The objectives of this study were to examine the ability of TUG to predict f... Read More about Does the timed up and go test predict future falls among British community-dwelling older people? Prospective cohort study nested within a randomised controlled trial.

Preventing childhood scalds within the home: overview of systematic reviews and a systematic review of primary studies (2015)
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Zou, K., Wynn, P. M., Miller, P., Hindmarch, P., Majsak-Newman, G., Young, B., …Kendrick, D. (2015). Preventing childhood scalds within the home: overview of systematic reviews and a systematic review of primary studies. Burns, 41(5), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2014.11.002

Objective: To synthesise and evaluate the evidence of the effectiveness of interventions to prevent scalds in children. Methods: An overview of systematic reviews (SR) and a SR of primary studies were performed evaluating interventions to prevent sc... Read More about Preventing childhood scalds within the home: overview of systematic reviews and a systematic review of primary studies.

The varying influence of socioeconomic deprivation on breast cancer screening uptake in London (2015)
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Jack, R. H., Robson, T., & Davies, E. A. (2016). The varying influence of socioeconomic deprivation on breast cancer screening uptake in London. Journal of Public Health, 38(2), 330-334. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdv038

Background We assessed the relationship between screening uptake and socioeconomic deprivation for London women aged 50-52 invited to their first routine screening appointment between 2006 and 2009. Methods We examined uptake for London overall and w... Read More about The varying influence of socioeconomic deprivation on breast cancer screening uptake in London.

Parental perceptions of barriers and facilitators to preventing child unintentional injuries within the home: a qualitative study (2015)
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Ablewhite, J., Peel, I., McDaid, L., Hawkins, A., Goodenough, T., Deave, T., …Kendrick, D. (2015). Parental perceptions of barriers and facilitators to preventing child unintentional injuries within the home: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health, 15(280), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1547-2

Background Childhood unintentional injury represents an important global health problem. Most of these injuries occur at home, and many are preventable. The main aim of this study was to identify key facilitators and barriers for parents in keepin... Read More about Parental perceptions of barriers and facilitators to preventing child unintentional injuries within the home: a qualitative study.

Comparison of coronary heart disease genetic assessment with conventional cardiovascular risk assessment in primary care: reflections on a feasibility study (2015)
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Qureshi, N., Kai, J., Middlemass, J., Dhiman, P., Cross-Bardell, L., Acharya, J., …Standen, P. (2015). Comparison of coronary heart disease genetic assessment with conventional cardiovascular risk assessment in primary care: reflections on a feasibility study. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 16(6), 607-617. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423615000122

Aim: This study assesses the feasibility of collecting genetic samples and self-reported outcome measures after cardiovascular risk assessment, and presenting the genetic test results to participants. Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) genetic... Read More about Comparison of coronary heart disease genetic assessment with conventional cardiovascular risk assessment in primary care: reflections on a feasibility study.

Maternal smoking and the risk of still birth: systematic review and meta-analysis (2015)
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Marufu, T. C., Ahankari, A. S., Coleman, T., & Lewis, S. (in press). Maternal smoking and the risk of still birth: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health, 15, Article 239. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1552-5

BACKGROUND: Smoking in pregnancy is known to be associated with a range of adverse pregnancy outcomes, yet there is a high prevalence of smoking among pregnant women in many countries, and it remains a major public health concern. We have conducted a... Read More about Maternal smoking and the risk of still birth: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Can oral corticosteroids reduce the severity or duration of an acute cough, and the associated National Health Service and societal costs, in adults presenting to primary care?: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2015)
Journal Article
Downing, H. E., Carroll, F., Brookes, S. T., Hollinghurst, S., Timmins, D., Orton, E., …Hay, A. D. (2015). Can oral corticosteroids reduce the severity or duration of an acute cough, and the associated National Health Service and societal costs, in adults presenting to primary care?: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 16(1), Article 78. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0569-5

Background: Acute lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is one of the most common conditions managed internationally and is costly to health services and patients. Despite good evidence that antibiotics are not effective for improving the symptom... Read More about Can oral corticosteroids reduce the severity or duration of an acute cough, and the associated National Health Service and societal costs, in adults presenting to primary care?: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Recruitment and retention strategies and the examination of attrition bias in a randomised controlled trial in children’s centres serving families in disadvantaged areas of England (2015)
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Hindmarch, P., Hawkins, A., McColl, E., Hayes, M., Majsak-Newman, G., Ablewhite, J., …Kendrick, D. (2015). Recruitment and retention strategies and the examination of attrition bias in a randomised controlled trial in children’s centres serving families in disadvantaged areas of England. Trials, 16(79), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0578-4

Background Failure to retain participants in randomised controlled trials and longitudinal studies can cause significant methodological problems. We report the recruitment and retention strategies of a randomised controlled trial to promote fire-r... Read More about Recruitment and retention strategies and the examination of attrition bias in a randomised controlled trial in children’s centres serving families in disadvantaged areas of England.

Development and validation of risk prediction algorithms to estimate future risk of common cancers in men and women: prospective cohort study (2015)
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Hippisley-Cox, J., & Coupland, C. (2015). Development and validation of risk prediction algorithms to estimate future risk of common cancers in men and women: prospective cohort study. BMJ Open, 5(3), Article e007825. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007825

Objective: To derive and validate a set of clinical risk prediction algorithm to estimate the 10-year risk of 11 common cancers. Design: Prospective open cohort study using routinely collected data from 753 QResearch general practices in England.... Read More about Development and validation of risk prediction algorithms to estimate future risk of common cancers in men and women: prospective cohort study.

Perspectives on enhancing physical activity and diet for health promotion among at-risk urban UK South Asian communities: a qualitative study (2015)
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Cross-Bardell, L., George, T., Bhoday, M., Tuomainen, H., Qureshi, N., & Kai, J. (2015). Perspectives on enhancing physical activity and diet for health promotion among at-risk urban UK South Asian communities: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 5(2), Article e007317. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007317

Objectives To explore perspectives on enhancing physical activity and diet among South Asians in urban deprived communities at high risk of chronic disease and to inform development of culturally appropriate health promotion intervention. Des... Read More about Perspectives on enhancing physical activity and diet for health promotion among at-risk urban UK South Asian communities: a qualitative study.

Antidepressant use and risk of suicide and attempted suicide or self harm in people aged 20 to 64: cohort study using a primary care database (2015)
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Coupland, C., Hill, T., Morriss, R., Arthur, A., Moore, M., & Hippisley-Cox, J. (2015). Antidepressant use and risk of suicide and attempted suicide or self harm in people aged 20 to 64: cohort study using a primary care database. BMJ, 350(7996), Article h517. https://doi.org/10.1136/BMJ.h517

© BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2015. Objective To assess the associations between different antidepressant treatments and the rates of suicide and attempted suicide or self harm in people with depression. Design Cohort study. Setting Patients registered... Read More about Antidepressant use and risk of suicide and attempted suicide or self harm in people aged 20 to 64: cohort study using a primary care database.

Accuracy of methods for diagnosing atrial fibrillation using 12-lead ECG: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2015)
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Taggar, J. S., Coleman, T., Lewis, S., Heneghan, C., & Jones, M. (2015). Accuracy of methods for diagnosing atrial fibrillation using 12-lead ECG: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Cardiology, 184, 175-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.02.014

Background: Screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) using 12-lead-electrocardiograms (ECGs) has been recommended; however, the best method for interpreting ECGs to diagnose AF is not known. We compared accuracy of methods for diagnosing AF from ECGs.... Read More about Accuracy of methods for diagnosing atrial fibrillation using 12-lead ECG: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The Community In-Reach and Care Transition (CIRACT) clinical and cost-effectiveness study: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2015)
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Watson, A., Charlesworth, L., Jacob, R., Kendrick, D., Logan, P., Marshall, F., …Sahota, O. (2015). The Community In-Reach and Care Transition (CIRACT) clinical and cost-effectiveness study: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 16(41), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0551-2

Background Older people represent a significant proportion of patients admitted to hospital. Their care compared to younger patients is more challenging, length of stay is longer, risk of hospital-acquired problems higher and the risk of being re-... Read More about The Community In-Reach and Care Transition (CIRACT) clinical and cost-effectiveness study: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Financial incentives for smoking cessation in pregnancy: randomised controlled trial (2015)
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Tappin, D., Bauld, L., Purves, D., Boyd, K., Sinclair, L., MacAskill, S., …Coleman, T. (2015). Financial incentives for smoking cessation in pregnancy: randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 350, Article h134. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h134

Objective: To assess the efficacy of a financial incentive added to routine specialist pregnancy stop smoking services versus routine care to help pregnant smokers quit. Design: Phase II therapeutic exploratory single centre, individually randomis... Read More about Financial incentives for smoking cessation in pregnancy: randomised controlled trial.

Pilot study to evaluate a tailored text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2015)
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Cooper, S., Foster, K., Naughton, F., Leonardi-Bee, J., Sutton, S., Ussher, M., …Coleman, T. (2015). Pilot study to evaluate a tailored text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 16, Article 29. https://doi.org/10.1186/S13063-014-0546-4

Background Smoking in pregnancy is a public health problem. Self-help smoking cessation support can help pregnant women to stop smoking, but the effects of delivering this kind of support via SMS text message are not known. A previous randomised... Read More about Pilot study to evaluate a tailored text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Barriers to early diagnosis of symptomatic breast cancer: A qualitative study of Black African, Black Caribbean and White British women living in the UK (2015)
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Jones, C. E., Maben, J., Lucas, G., Davies, E. A., Jack, R. H., & Ream, E. (2015). Barriers to early diagnosis of symptomatic breast cancer: A qualitative study of Black African, Black Caribbean and White British women living in the UK. BMJ Open, 5(3), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006944

© 2015, BMJ. All rights reserved. Objectives: Understanding barriers to early diagnosis of symptomatic breast cancer among Black African, Black Caribbean and White British women in the UK. Design: In-depth qualitative interviews using grounded theory... Read More about Barriers to early diagnosis of symptomatic breast cancer: A qualitative study of Black African, Black Caribbean and White British women living in the UK.