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Is looped nasogastric tube feeding more effective than conventional nasogastric tube feeding for dysphagia in acute stroke? (2007)
Journal Article
Beavan, J. R., Conroy, S., Leonardi-Bee, J., Bowling, T., Gaynor, C., Gladman, J., Good, D., Gorman, P., Harwood, R., Riley, J., Sach, T., & Sunman, W. (2007). Is looped nasogastric tube feeding more effective than conventional nasogastric tube feeding for dysphagia in acute stroke?. Trials, 8(19), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-8-19

Background

Dysphagia occurs in up to 50% of patients admitted to hospital with acute strokes with up to 27% remaining by seven days. Up to 8% continue to have swallowing problems six months after their stroke with 1.7% still requiring enteral feed... Read More about Is looped nasogastric tube feeding more effective than conventional nasogastric tube feeding for dysphagia in acute stroke?.

Cross-cultural validation of the London handicap scale and comparison of handicap perception between Chinese and UK populations (2007)
Journal Article
See Kit Lo, R., Chi Yui Kwok, T., Oi Yue Cheng, J., Yang, H., Jiang Yuan, H., Harwood, R., & Woo, J. (2007). Cross-cultural validation of the London handicap scale and comparison of handicap perception between Chinese and UK populations. Age and Ageing, 36(5), 544–548. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afm052

Objective:

To validate the London Handicap Scale on populations from diverse cultures by comparing handicap perceptions in Mainland (Sichuan) Chinese, Hong Kong Chinese and UK subjects.

Method:

Utility ratings of 10 real life health scenar... Read More about Cross-cultural validation of the London handicap scale and comparison of handicap perception between Chinese and UK populations.

Nutritional programming of foetal development: Endocrine mediators and long-term outcomes for cardiovascular health (2006)
Journal Article
Symonds, M. E., Budge, H., Mostyn, A., Stephenson, T., & Gardner, D. S. (2006). Nutritional programming of foetal development: Endocrine mediators and long-term outcomes for cardiovascular health. Current Nutrition and Food Science, 2(4), 389-398. https://doi.org/10.2174/157340106778699430

Epidemiological studies on historical and contemporary populations indicate that the uterine environment is a major factor contributing to later health and disease in the resulting offspring. These findings are supported by experimental studies which... Read More about Nutritional programming of foetal development: Endocrine mediators and long-term outcomes for cardiovascular health.

Maternal nutritional programming of fetal adipose tissue development: Long-term consequences for later obesity (2005)
Journal Article
Budge, H., Gnanalingham, M. G., Gardner, D. S., Mostyn, A., Stephenson, T., & Symonds, M. E. (2005). Maternal nutritional programming of fetal adipose tissue development: Long-term consequences for later obesity. Birth Defects Research Part C: Embryo Today: Reviews, 75(3), 193-199. https://doi.org/10.1002/bdrc.20044

As obesity reaches epidemic levels in the United States there is an urgent need to understand the developmental pathways leading to this condition. Obesity increases the risk of hypertension and diabetes, symptoms of which are being seen with increas... Read More about Maternal nutritional programming of fetal adipose tissue development: Long-term consequences for later obesity.

Health status and assessed need for a cohort of older people admitted to nursing and residential homes. (2003)
Journal Article
Rothera, I., Jones, R., Harwood, R., Avery, A., & Waite, J. (2003). Health status and assessed need for a cohort of older people admitted to nursing and residential homes. Age and Ageing, 32(3), 303–309. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/32.3.303

Objective: 

To investigate dependency and health status of a cohort of older people admitted for long term nursing or residential care and to compare these findings with assessments conducted by social services departments prior to placement.

D... Read More about Health status and assessed need for a cohort of older people admitted to nursing and residential homes..

Quality of accommodation and risk of depression in later life: An analysis of prospective data from the Gospel Oak Project (2002)
Journal Article
Stewart, R., Prince, M., Harwood, R., Whitley, R., & Mann, A. (2002). Quality of accommodation and risk of depression in later life: An analysis of prospective data from the Gospel Oak Project. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 17(12), 1091-1098. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.749

Objective

To investigate the association between observer-rated quality of internal accommodation and risk of onset of depression.

Design

A secondary analysis of data from a cross-sectional survey of residents aged 65 or over in a north Lond... Read More about Quality of accommodation and risk of depression in later life: An analysis of prospective data from the Gospel Oak Project.

Cross-cultural validation of the London Handicap scale in Hong Kong Chinese (2001)
Journal Article
Lo, R., Harwood, R., Woo, J., Yeung, F., & Ebrahim, S. (2001). Cross-cultural validation of the London Handicap scale in Hong Kong Chinese. Clinical Rehabilitation, 15(2), 177 - 185. https://doi.org/10.1191/026921501670857768

Study objective:

To investigate the cross-cultural validity of London Handicap Scale in Hong Kong Chinese.

Design:

Ratings of the utility of 10 hypothetical health scenarios were given by groups of HK Chinese subjects. Measured scores were... Read More about Cross-cultural validation of the London Handicap scale in Hong Kong Chinese.