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Keeping adults physically active after falls management exercise (FaME) programmes end: Development of a physical activity maintenance intervention (2021)
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Sarah, A., Kendrick, D., Logan, P., & Orton, E. (2021). Keeping adults physically active after falls management exercise (FaME) programmes end: Development of a physical activity maintenance intervention. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7, Article 108. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00844-w

Background: Falls prevention exercise programmes help to improve muscle strength, balance, physical function and reduce falling rates in older adults. Improvements in muscle strength, balance and physical function are reversed if older adults do not... Read More about Keeping adults physically active after falls management exercise (FaME) programmes end: Development of a physical activity maintenance intervention.

Patient Perspectives on Key Outcomes for Vocational Rehabilitation Interventions Following Traumatic Injury (2021)
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Bridger, K., Kellezi, B., Kendrick, D., Radford, K., Timmons, S., Rennoldson, M., …Kettlewell, J. (2021). Patient Perspectives on Key Outcomes for Vocational Rehabilitation Interventions Following Traumatic Injury. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), Article 2035. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18042035

Returning to work after traumatic injury can have a range of benefits, but there is currently little research that incorporates patient perspectives to identify outcomes of vocational rehabilitation interventions that are important to survivors. Trau... Read More about Patient Perspectives on Key Outcomes for Vocational Rehabilitation Interventions Following Traumatic Injury.

‘Real world’ effectiveness of the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme: an implementation study (2021)
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Orton, E., Audsley, S., Coupland, C., Gladman, J. R., Iliffe, S., Lafond, N., …Kendrick, D. (2021). ‘Real world’ effectiveness of the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme: an implementation study. Age and Ageing, 50(4), 1290-1297. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa288

Background Falls incidence increases with age alongside declines in strength and balance. Clinical trials show that the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme improves strength and balance, which can reduce falls and improve physical functioning... Read More about ‘Real world’ effectiveness of the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme: an implementation study.

Vocational rehabilitation to enhance return to work after trauma (ROWTATE): protocol for a non-randomised single-arm mixed-methods feasibility study (2021)
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Kendrick, D., das Nair, R., Kellezi, B., Morriss, R., Kettlewell, J., Holmes, J., …Radford, K. (2021). Vocational rehabilitation to enhance return to work after trauma (ROWTATE): protocol for a non-randomised single-arm mixed-methods feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7(1), Article 29. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00769-4

Background Traumatic injuries are common amongst working age adults. Survivors often experience physical and psychological problems, reduced quality of life and difficulty returning to work. Vocational rehabilitation improves work outcomes for a ran... Read More about Vocational rehabilitation to enhance return to work after trauma (ROWTATE): protocol for a non-randomised single-arm mixed-methods feasibility study.

A study of mapping usual care and unmet need for vocational rehabilitation and psychological support following major trauma in five health districts in the UK (2020)
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Kettlewell, J., Timmons, S., Bridger, K., Kendrick, D., Kellezi, B., Holmes, J., …Radford, K. (2021). A study of mapping usual care and unmet need for vocational rehabilitation and psychological support following major trauma in five health districts in the UK. Clinical Rehabilitation, 35(5), 750-764. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215520971777

Objective: To identify where and how trauma survivors’ rehabilitation needs are met after trauma, to map rehabilitation across five UK major trauma networks, and to compare with recommended pathways. Design: Qualitative study (interviews, focus group... Read More about A study of mapping usual care and unmet need for vocational rehabilitation and psychological support following major trauma in five health districts in the UK.

Evidence generated from a realist synthesis of trials on educational weight loss interventions in type 2 diabetes mellitus (2020)
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Maula, A., Kendrick, D., Kai, J., & Griffiths, F. (2021). Evidence generated from a realist synthesis of trials on educational weight loss interventions in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetic Medicine, 38(1), Article e14394. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.14394

Background: Obesity and diabetes are major public health problems. Current approaches to weight loss show varying success. Complex community‐based interventions work through several interconnected stages. An individual’s actions in response to an int... Read More about Evidence generated from a realist synthesis of trials on educational weight loss interventions in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Earlier diagnosis of lung cancer in a randomised trial of an autoantibody blood test followed by imaging (2020)
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Sullivan, F. M., Mair, F. S., Anderson, W., Armory, P., Briggs, A., Chew, C., …Schembri, S. (2021). Earlier diagnosis of lung cancer in a randomised trial of an autoantibody blood test followed by imaging. European Respiratory Journal, 57(1), Article 2000670. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00670-2020

The EarlyCDT-Lung test is a high specificity blood-based autoantibody biomarker that could contribute to predicting lung cancer risk. Here we report on the results of a phase IV biomarker evaluation of whether using the EarlyCDT-Lung test and any sub... Read More about Earlier diagnosis of lung cancer in a randomised trial of an autoantibody blood test followed by imaging.

Improving primary care identification of familial breast cancer risk using proactive invitation and decision support (2020)
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Qureshi, N., Dutton, B., Weng, S., Sheehan, C., Chorley, W., Robertson, J. F., …Kai, J. (2021). Improving primary care identification of familial breast cancer risk using proactive invitation and decision support. Familial Cancer, 20(1), 13-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10689-020-00188-z

Family history of breast cancer is a key risk factor, accounting for up to 10% of cancers. We evaluated the proactive assessment of familial breast cancer (FBC) risk in primary care. Eligible women (30 to 60 years) were recruited from eight English g... Read More about Improving primary care identification of familial breast cancer risk using proactive invitation and decision support.

GP views on the routine identification of older people living with frailty in primary care (2020)
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Mulla, E., Orton, E., & Kendrick, D. (2020). GP views on the routine identification of older people living with frailty in primary care. British Journal of General Practice, 70(Supplement 1), https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp20X711437

© British Journal of General Practice 2020. Background: To meet the challenges of an ageing population, the updated 2017/18 NHS GP contract requires primary care providers to use evidence-based frailty identification tools to risk-stratify all patien... Read More about GP views on the routine identification of older people living with frailty in primary care.

Intervention Characteristics Associated With a Reduction in Fear of Falling Among Community-Dwelling Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (2020)
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Kruisbrink, M., Delbaere, K., Kempen, G. I., Crutzen, R., Ambergen, T., Cheung, K., …Zijlstra, G. R. (2021). Intervention Characteristics Associated With a Reduction in Fear of Falling Among Community-Dwelling Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Gerontologist, 61(6), Article e269–e282. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa021

Fear of falling (FoF) is a common and serious problem for older people. Multi-component interventions usually show only moderate effects. Disentangling the effective components may help in the optimisation of interventions. Randomised controlled tria... Read More about Intervention Characteristics Associated With a Reduction in Fear of Falling Among Community-Dwelling Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

A randomised feasibility study assessing an intervention to keep adults physically active after falls management exercise programmes end (2020)
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Audsley, S., Kendrick, D., Logan, P., Jones, M., & Orton, E. (2020). A randomised feasibility study assessing an intervention to keep adults physically active after falls management exercise programmes end. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 6, Article 37. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-020-00570-9

Background: Physical inactivity contributes to disability and falls in older adults. Falls prevention exercise (FaME) programmes improve physical activity, physical function and reduce falling rates. Improvements in physical function reduce, and fall... Read More about A randomised feasibility study assessing an intervention to keep adults physically active after falls management exercise programmes end.

Economic evaluation of the OSAC randomised controlled trial: Oral corticosteroids for non-asthmatic adults with acute lower respiratory tract infection in primary care (2020)
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Carroll, F. E., Moure-Fernandez, A., Hollinghurst, S., Downing, H., Young, G., Brookes, S., …Hay, A. D. (2020). Economic evaluation of the OSAC randomised controlled trial: Oral corticosteroids for non-asthmatic adults with acute lower respiratory tract infection in primary care. BMJ Open, 10(2), Article e033567. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033567

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. Objective To estimate the costs and outcomes associated with treating non-asthmatic adults (nor suffering from other lung-disease) presenting to primary care wit... Read More about Economic evaluation of the OSAC randomised controlled trial: Oral corticosteroids for non-asthmatic adults with acute lower respiratory tract infection in primary care.

Proceedings of BSRM and SRR (2020)
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Kettlewell, J., Radford, K., Timmons, S., Bridger, K., Kendrick, D., de Dios Perez, B., & das Nair, R. (2020). Proceedings of BSRM and SRR. Clinical Rehabilitation, 34(4), 551-567. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215520902499

The Society for Research in Rehabilitation (SRR) is the major multidisciplinary rehabilitation research society in the United Kingdom (www.srr.org.uk). Its aim is to advance education and research into all aspects of rehabilitation medicine and to di... Read More about Proceedings of BSRM and SRR.

What can trauma patients’ experiences and perspectives tell us about the perceived quality of trauma care? a qualitative study set within the uk National Health Service (2020)
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Kellezi, B., Earthy, S., Sleney, J., Beckett, K., Barnes, J., Christie, N., …Kendrick, D. (2020). What can trauma patients’ experiences and perspectives tell us about the perceived quality of trauma care? a qualitative study set within the uk National Health Service. Injury, 51(5), 1231-1237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2020.02.063

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd The global drive for improvements in the efficiency and quality of healthcare has led to the development of frameworks to assist in defining and measuring ‘good quality care’. However, such frameworks lack a systematic or meaningf... Read More about What can trauma patients’ experiences and perspectives tell us about the perceived quality of trauma care? a qualitative study set within the uk National Health Service.

Educational weight loss interventions in obese and overweight adults with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta?analysis of randomized controlled trials (2019)
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Maula, A., Kai, J., Woolley, A. K., Weng, S., Dhalwani, N., Griffiths, F., …Kendrick, D. (2020). Educational weight loss interventions in obese and overweight adults with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials. Diabetic Medicine, 73(4), 623-635. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.14193

Introduction: The worldwide prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing with most individuals being overweight or obese. Weight loss can reduce disease-related morbidity and mortality, and weight losses of 10-15Kg have been shown to... Read More about Educational weight loss interventions in obese and overweight adults with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta?analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Unconditional and conditional monetary incentives to increase response to mailed questionnaires: A randomized controlled study within a trial (SWAT) (2019)
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Young, B., Bedford, L., das Nair, R., Gallant, S., Littleford, R., Robertson, J. F., …ECLS Study Team. (2020). Unconditional and conditional monetary incentives to increase response to mailed questionnaires: A randomized controlled study within a trial (SWAT). Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 26(3), 893-902. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.13230

Rationale, aims, and objectives: High response rates to research questionnaires can help to ensure results are more representative of the population studied and provide increased statistical power, on which the study may have been predicated. Improvi... Read More about Unconditional and conditional monetary incentives to increase response to mailed questionnaires: A randomized controlled study within a trial (SWAT).

Understanding pathways to social inequalities in childhood unintentional injuries: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study (2019)
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Campbell, M., Lai, E. T., Pearce, A., Orton, E., Kendrick, D., Wickham, S., & Taylor-Robinson, D. C. (2019). Understanding pathways to social inequalities in childhood unintentional injuries: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. BMC Pediatrics, 19, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-019-1514-7

Background: Childhood unintentional injuries (UI) are common but continue to happen more often to children living in less advantaged socioeconomic circumstances (SEC). Our aim was to explore how early life factors mediate the association between SEC... Read More about Understanding pathways to social inequalities in childhood unintentional injuries: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.

“We got more than we expected.” Older people’s experiences of falls-prevention exercise interventions and implications for practice. A qualitative study. (2019)
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Lafond, N., Maula, A., Iliffe, S., Vedhara, K., Audsley, S., Kendrick, D., & Orton, E. (2019). “We got more than we expected.” Older people’s experiences of falls-prevention exercise interventions and implications for practice. A qualitative study. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 20, Article e103. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423619000379

Aim: To explore the experiences of older adults participating in strength and balance exercise programmes and understand participants’ rationale for programme uptake and completion. Background: Regular physical activity, specifically strength an... Read More about “We got more than we expected.” Older people’s experiences of falls-prevention exercise interventions and implications for practice. A qualitative study..