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Polypharmacy, benzodiazepines, and antidepressants, but not antipsychotics, are associated with increased falls risk in UK care home residents: a prospective multi-centre study (2020)
Journal Article
Izza, M. A. D., Lunt, E., Gordon, A. L., Gladman, J. R. F., Armstrong, S., & Logan, P. A. (2020). Polypharmacy, benzodiazepines, and antidepressants, but not antipsychotics, are associated with increased falls risk in UK care home residents: a prospective multi-centre study. European Geriatric Medicine, 11, 1043-1050. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-020-00376-1

Purpose: Falls and polypharmacy are both common in care home residents. Deprescribing of medications in residents with increased falls risk is encouraged. Psychotropic medications are known to increase falls risk in older adults. These drugs are ofte... Read More about Polypharmacy, benzodiazepines, and antidepressants, but not antipsychotics, are associated with increased falls risk in UK care home residents: a prospective multi-centre study.

How do patients spend their time in stroke rehabilitation units in England? The REVIHR study (2019)
Journal Article
Chouliara, N., Fisher, R., Crosbie, B., Guo, B., Sprigg, N., & Walker, M. (2021). How do patients spend their time in stroke rehabilitation units in England? The REVIHR study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 43(16), 2312-2319. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2019.1697764

Aim: To examine how patients spend their time in stroke rehabilitation units in England. Methods: We recruited 144 patients within a month after stroke from four stroke rehabilitation units and observed their activity type, interactions and locati... Read More about How do patients spend their time in stroke rehabilitation units in England? The REVIHR study.

‘New Medicine Service’: supporting adherence in people starting a new medication for a long-term condition: 26-week follow-up of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial (2019)
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Elliott, R. A., Boyd, M., Tanajewski, L., Barber, N., Gkountouras, G., Avery, A. J., …Chuter, A. (2019). ‘New Medicine Service’: supporting adherence in people starting a new medication for a long-term condition: 26-week follow-up of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BMJ Quality and Safety, 29(4), 286-295. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2018-009177

Giving permission to care for people with dementia in residential homes: Learning from a realist synthesis of hearing-related communication (2019)
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Crosbie, B., Ferguson, M., Wong, G., Walker, D. M., Vanhegan, S., & Dening, T. (2019). Giving permission to care for people with dementia in residential homes: Learning from a realist synthesis of hearing-related communication. BMC Medicine, 17(1), Article 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1286-9

Background: Managing hearing communication for residents living with hearing loss and dementia in long-term care settings is challenging. This paper explores how care can be effective in optimising hearing communication for residents living with deme... Read More about Giving permission to care for people with dementia in residential homes: Learning from a realist synthesis of hearing-related communication.

Interventions to improve retention in a surgical, clinical trial: a pragmatic, stakeholder driven approach (2018)
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Leighton, P., Brealey, S. D., & Dias, J. J. (in press). Interventions to improve retention in a surgical, clinical trial: a pragmatic, stakeholder driven approach. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/jebm.12271

Objective To explore stakeholder perspectives upon participant retention in clinical trials, and to generate strategies to support retention in a surgical, clinical trial. Study Design & Setting The SWIFFT trial is a multi-centre study com... Read More about Interventions to improve retention in a surgical, clinical trial: a pragmatic, stakeholder driven approach.

Assessing the impact of the introduction of an electronic hospital discharge system on the completeness and timeliness of discharge communication: a before and after study (2017)
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Mehta, R., Baxendale, B., Roth, K., Caswell, V., Le Jeune, I., Hawkins, J., …Avery, A. J. (2017). Assessing the impact of the introduction of an electronic hospital discharge system on the completeness and timeliness of discharge communication: a before and after study. BMC Health Services Research, 17, Article 624. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2579-3

Background: Hospital discharge summaries are a key communication tool ensuring continuity of care between primary and secondary care. Incomplete or untimely communication of information increases risk of hospital readmission and associated compl... Read More about Assessing the impact of the introduction of an electronic hospital discharge system on the completeness and timeliness of discharge communication: a before and after study.

The top 10 research priorities in cystic fibrosis developed by a partnership between people with CF and health care providers (2017)
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Rowbotham, N. J., Smith, S., Leighton, P., Rayner, O. C., Gathercole, K., Elliott, Z., …Smyth, A. R. (2018). The top 10 research priorities in cystic fibrosis developed by a partnership between people with CF and health care providers. Thorax, 73(4), 388-390. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-210473

There remain many treatment uncertainties in cystic fibrosis (CF). With limited resources, research should focus on questions which are most important to the CF community. We conducted a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership in CF. Researc... Read More about The top 10 research priorities in cystic fibrosis developed by a partnership between people with CF and health care providers.

Psychological morbidity and return to work after injury: multicentre cohort study (2017)
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Kendrick, D., Dhiman, P., Kellezi, B., Coupland, C., Whitehead, J., Beckett, K., …Morriss, R. (in press). Psychological morbidity and return to work after injury: multicentre cohort study. British Journal of General Practice, https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp17X691673

Background: The benefits of work for physical, psychological and financial wellbeing are well documented. Return to work (RTW) after unintentional injury is often delayed, and psychological morbidity may contribute to this delay. The impact of psycho... Read More about Psychological morbidity and return to work after injury: multicentre cohort study.

Developing mHealth Remote Monitoring Technology for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Qualitative Study Eliciting User Priorities and Needs (2016)
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Simons, L., Valentine, A. Z., Falconer, C. J., Groom, M., Daley, D., Craven, M. P., …Hollis, C. (2016). Developing mHealth Remote Monitoring Technology for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Qualitative Study Eliciting User Priorities and Needs. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 4(1), Article e31. https://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.5009

Background: Guidelines in the United Kingdom recommend that medication titration for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) should be completed within 4-6 weeks and include regular reviews. However, most clinicians think that weekly clinic c... Read More about Developing mHealth Remote Monitoring Technology for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Qualitative Study Eliciting User Priorities and Needs.

Cycling infrastructure for reducing cycling injuries in cyclists (2015)
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Mulvaney, C. A., Smith, S., Watson, M. C., Parkin, J., Coupland, C., Miller, P., …McClintock, H. (2015). Cycling infrastructure for reducing cycling injuries in cyclists. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010415.pub2

Background: Cycling is an attractive form of transport. It is beneficial to the individual as a form of physical activity that may fit more readily into an individual’s daily routine, such as for cycling to work and to the shops, than other physical... Read More about Cycling infrastructure for reducing cycling injuries in cyclists.

Key considerations for the experimental training and evaluation of cancer odour detection dogs: lessons learnt from a double-blind, controlled trial of prostate cancer detection (2014)
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Elliker, K. R., Armstrong, S., Sommerville, B. A., Broom, D. M., Neal, D. E., & Williams, H. C. (2014). Key considerations for the experimental training and evaluation of cancer odour detection dogs: lessons learnt from a double-blind, controlled trial of prostate cancer detection. BMC Urology, 14(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2490-14-22

Background: Cancer detection using sniffer dogs is a potential technology for clinical use and research. Our study sought to determine whether dogs could be trained to discriminate the odour of urine from men with prostate cancer from controls, using... Read More about Key considerations for the experimental training and evaluation of cancer odour detection dogs: lessons learnt from a double-blind, controlled trial of prostate cancer detection.

The feasibility of using a parenting programme for the prevention of unintentional home injuries in the under-fives: a cluster randomised controlled trial (2014)
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Mytton, J., Ingram, J., Mulvaney, C., Manns, S., Stevens, T., Blair, P., …Stewart-Brown, S. (2014). The feasibility of using a parenting programme for the prevention of unintentional home injuries in the under-fives: a cluster randomised controlled trial. Health Technology Assessment, 18(3), https://doi.org/10.3310/hta18030

Background: Unintentional injury is the leading cause of preventable death of children over the age of 1 year in the UK and a major cause of attendance at emergency departments. Children having one injury are at increased risk of further injuries. Pa... Read More about The feasibility of using a parenting programme for the prevention of unintentional home injuries in the under-fives: a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Surgical excision versus imiquimod 5% cream for nodular and superficial basal-cell carcinoma (SINS): a multicentre, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial (2013)
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Bath-Hextall, F., Ozolins, M., Armstrong, S. J., Colver, G. B., Perkins, W., Miller, P. S., & Williams, H. C. (2014). Surgical excision versus imiquimod 5% cream for nodular and superficial basal-cell carcinoma (SINS): a multicentre, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Oncology, 15(1), 96-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045%2813%2970530-8

Background: Basal-cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer and its incidence is increasing worldwide. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of imiquimod cream versus surgical excision in patients with low-risk basal-cell carcinoma. Method... Read More about Surgical excision versus imiquimod 5% cream for nodular and superficial basal-cell carcinoma (SINS): a multicentre, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial.