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Professor KIM THOMAS's Outputs (9)

Patients’ understanding of cellulitis and views about how best to prevent recurrent episodes: mixed-methods study in primary and secondary care (2018)
Journal Article
Teasdale, E. J., Lalonde, A., Muller, I., Chalmers, J., Smart, P., Hooper, J., El-Gohary, M., Thomas, K. S., & Santer, M. (2019). Patients’ understanding of cellulitis and views about how best to prevent recurrent episodes: mixed-methods study in primary and secondary care. British Journal of Dermatology, 180(4), 810-820. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.17445

Background: Cellulitis is a common painful infection of the skin and underlying tissues that recurs in approximately one-third of cases. The only proven strategy to reduce the risk of recurrence is long-term, low-dose antibiotics. Given current conce... Read More about Patients’ understanding of cellulitis and views about how best to prevent recurrent episodes: mixed-methods study in primary and secondary care.

The red leg dilemma: a scoping review of the challenges of diagnosing lower limb cellulitis (2018)
Journal Article
Patel, M., Kai, J., Lee, S., & Thomas, K. (2019). The red leg dilemma: a scoping review of the challenges of diagnosing lower limb cellulitis. British Journal of Dermatology, 180(5), 993-1000. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.17415

Background: Suspected lower limb cellulitis presentations are commonly misdiagnoses, resulting in avoidable antibiotic prescribing or hospital admissions. Understanding the challenges posed in diagnosing cellulitis may help enhance future care.

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Adding emollient bath additives to standard eczema management for children with eczema: the BATHE RCT (2018)
Journal Article
Santer, M., Rumsby, K., Ridd, M. J., Francis, N. A., Stuart, B., Chorozoglou, M., Roberts, A., Liddiard, L., Nollett, C., Hooper, J., Prude, M., Wood, W., Thomas-Jones, E., Becque, T., Thomas, K. S., Williams, H. C., & Little, P. (2018). Adding emollient bath additives to standard eczema management for children with eczema: the BATHE RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 22(57), 1-116. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta22570

Plain English Summary
Eczema is very common in children and can have a significant impact, causing itching and sleep problems. The main treatments are emollients, which are used to moisturise the skin, and steroid creams or ointments to treat flare-... Read More about Adding emollient bath additives to standard eczema management for children with eczema: the BATHE RCT.

Feasibility of weekly participant‐reported data collection in a pragmatic randomised controlled trial in primary care: experiences from the BATHE trial (Bath Additives for the Treatment of cHildhood Eczema) (2018)
Journal Article
Stuart, B., Rumsby, K., Santer, M., Ridd, M. J., Francis, N. A., Chorozoglou, M., Spreadbury, C., Steele, M., Nollett, C., Liddiard, L., Prude, M., Hooper, J., Thomas‐Jones, E., Roberts, A., Thomas, K. S., Williams, H. C., & Little, P. (2018). Feasibility of weekly participant‐reported data collection in a pragmatic randomised controlled trial in primary care: experiences from the BATHE trial (Bath Additives for the Treatment of cHildhood Eczema). Trials, 19, Article 582. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2962-3

Background: Patient‐reported outcomes measures in clinical trials ensure that evaluations of effectiveness focus on outcomes that are important to patients. In relapsing‐remitting conditions such as eczema, repeated measurements may allow a more accu... Read More about Feasibility of weekly participant‐reported data collection in a pragmatic randomised controlled trial in primary care: experiences from the BATHE trial (Bath Additives for the Treatment of cHildhood Eczema).

Help for Future Research: Lessons Learned in Trial Design, Recruitment, and Delivery From the “hELP” Study (2018)
Journal Article
Simpson, R. C., Murphy, R., Bratton, D. J., Sydes, M. R., Wilkes, S., Nankervis, H., Dowey, S., Bell, H., Cruickshank, M. E., Gibbon, K., Green, C. M., Wong, C., Owen, C. M., London, K., Haque, S., & Thomas, K. S. (2018). Help for Future Research: Lessons Learned in Trial Design, Recruitment, and Delivery From the “hELP” Study. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, 22(4), 405-408. https://doi.org/10.1097/LGT.0000000000000407

Home interventions and light therapy for treatment of vitiligo (HI-Light Vitiligo Trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2018)
Journal Article
Haines, R. H., Thomas, K. S., Montgomery, A. A., Ravenscroft, J. C., Akram, P., Chalmers, J., Whitman, D., Duley, L., Eleftheriadou, V., Meakin, G., Mitchell, E., White, J., Rogers, A., Sach, T., Santer, M., Tan, W., Hepburn, T., Williams, H. C., & Batchelor, J. M. (2018). Home interventions and light therapy for treatment of vitiligo (HI-Light Vitiligo Trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMJ Open, 8(4), Article e018649. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018649

Vitiligo is a condition resulting in white patches on the skin. People with vitiligo can suffer from low self-esteem, psychological disturbance and diminished quality of life. Vitiligo is often poorly managed, partly due to lack of high quality evide... Read More about Home interventions and light therapy for treatment of vitiligo (HI-Light Vitiligo Trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

How should minimally important change (MIC) scores for the Patient Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM) be interpreted?: a validation using varied methods (2018)
Journal Article
Howells, L., Ratib, S., Chalmers, J., Bradshaw, L., & Thomas, K. (2018). How should minimally important change (MIC) scores for the Patient Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM) be interpreted?: a validation using varied methods. British Journal of Dermatology, 178(5), https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.16367

Background

The Patient Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM), scored 0-28, is the core outcome instrument recommended for measuring patient-reported atopic eczema symptoms in clinical trials. To date, two published studies have broadly concurred that the... Read More about How should minimally important change (MIC) scores for the Patient Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM) be interpreted?: a validation using varied methods.

Views and experiences of seeking information and help for vitiligo: a qualitative study of written accounts (2018)
Journal Article
Teasdale, E., Muller, I., Abdullah Sani, A., Thomas, K. S., Stuart, B., & Santer, M. (2018). Views and experiences of seeking information and help for vitiligo: a qualitative study of written accounts. BMJ Open, 8(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018652

Objectives: Vitiligo is a relatively common autoimmune condition causing loss of skin pigment. Around 1 in 100 people in the UK develop vitiligo. It can have a significant impact on quality of life for many of those affected. How people access inform... Read More about Views and experiences of seeking information and help for vitiligo: a qualitative study of written accounts.