Outputs (376)

Experience of choice of treatment for adults with depression: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative research (2024)
Journal Article
Megnin-Viggars, O., O’Donoghue, K., Pilling, S., & Chew-Graham, C. (in press). Experience of choice of treatment for adults with depression: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative research. Journal of Mental Health, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2024.2390369

Background
Treatment choices for depression are preference-sensitive (no “single best option”). However, factors or attributes that can enhance or inhibit patient choice have not been fully explored.

Aims
To synthesize the qualitative literature... Read More about Experience of choice of treatment for adults with depression: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative research.

Protocol for the Work And Vocational advicE (WAVE) randomised controlled trial testing the addition of vocational advice to usual primary care (Clinical Trials: NCT04543097) (2024)
Working Paper
Wynne-Jones, G., Lewis, M., Sowden, G., Madan, I., Walker-Bone, K., Chew-Graham, C., …Foster, N. Protocol for the Work And Vocational advicE (WAVE) randomised controlled trial testing the addition of vocational advice to usual primary care (Clinical Trials: NCT04543097)

Objectives To investigate the effectiveness of adding a brief vocational advice intervention to usual care in reducing the number of days absent from work over a period of 6 months in adults given a fit note by their general practice.

Design Multi... Read More about Protocol for the Work And Vocational advicE (WAVE) randomised controlled trial testing the addition of vocational advice to usual primary care (Clinical Trials: NCT04543097).

Exploring General Practitioners' Management of Self‐Harm in Young People: A Qualitative Study (2024)
Journal Article
Mughal, F., Saunders, B., Lewis, M., J. Armitage, C., Dikomitis, L., Lancaster, G., …A. Chew‐Graham, C. (2024). Exploring General Practitioners' Management of Self‐Harm in Young People: A Qualitative Study. Health Expectations, 27(5), Article e70026. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70026

Background: General practitioners (GPs) are key to the frontline assessment and treatment of young people after self‐harm. Young people value GP‐led self‐harm care, but little is known about how GPs manage young people after self‐harm. Aim: This stud... Read More about Exploring General Practitioners' Management of Self‐Harm in Young People: A Qualitative Study.

Aripiprazole/Sertraline Combination: Clinical and Cost‐Effectiveness in Comparison With Quetiapine for the Treatment of Bipolar Depression (ASCEnD Trial)—Protocol for a Nested Qualitative Study (2024)
Journal Article
Hoppe, I., Watson, S., Kemp, C., Turnbull, F., Davies, F., Gibson, J., …Chew‐Graham, C. A. (2024). Aripiprazole/Sertraline Combination: Clinical and Cost‐Effectiveness in Comparison With Quetiapine for the Treatment of Bipolar Depression (ASCEnD Trial)—Protocol for a Nested Qualitative Study. Health Expectations, 27(5), Article e70018. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70018

Introduction
Bipolar disorder is a recurrent mental health disorder with a prevalence rate of 1.4%. On average, there can be a delay of 9.5 years from the initial presentation of symptoms to a confirmed diagnosis. Individuals living with bipolar dis... Read More about Aripiprazole/Sertraline Combination: Clinical and Cost‐Effectiveness in Comparison With Quetiapine for the Treatment of Bipolar Depression (ASCEnD Trial)—Protocol for a Nested Qualitative Study.

Physical Health Checks and Follow‐Up Care in Deprived and Ethnically Diverse People With Severe Mental Illness: Co‐Designed Recommendations for Better Care (2024)
Journal Article
Joury, E., Beveridge, E., Littlejohns, J., Burns, A., Copsey, G., Philips, J., …Chin, J. (2024). Physical Health Checks and Follow‐Up Care in Deprived and Ethnically Diverse People With Severe Mental Illness: Co‐Designed Recommendations for Better Care. Health Expectations, 27(5), Article e70005. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70005

Background
There is wide variation in premature mortality rates in adults with severe mental illness (SMI) across London, with Tower Hamlets (a highly deprived and ethnically diverse area) scoring the highest.

Objective
To identify examples of b... Read More about Physical Health Checks and Follow‐Up Care in Deprived and Ethnically Diverse People With Severe Mental Illness: Co‐Designed Recommendations for Better Care.

Patient experiences of remote consulting with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis and fibromyalgia: a qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article
Leach, H., Eccles, A., Chew-Graham, C. A., & Atherton, H. (in press). Patient experiences of remote consulting with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis and fibromyalgia: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), BJGPO.2024.0079. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0079

Background
Remote and digital consulting in primary care has rapidly expanded since March 2020. It is important to understand patient experiences, particularly for those living with complex long-term conditions, to identify how care can best be deli... Read More about Patient experiences of remote consulting with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis and fibromyalgia: a qualitative study.

How GPs can help young people avoid future self-harm: a qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article
Mughal, F., Chew-Graham, C. A., Townsend, E., Armitage, C., Lewis, M., & Saunders, B. (2024). How GPs can help young people avoid future self-harm: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0209

Background Self-harm is a growing problem in young people. General practitioners (GPs) are usually the first point of healthcare contact for young people aged 16-25 years after self-harm. GPs can experience barriers to supporting young people and beh... Read More about How GPs can help young people avoid future self-harm: a qualitative study.

Developing a Consensus Statement to Target Oral Health Inequalities in People With Severe Mental Illness (2024)
Journal Article
Mishu, M. P., Aggarwal, V., Shiers, D., Peckham, E., Johnston, G., Joury, E., …Palmier‐Claus, J. (2024). Developing a Consensus Statement to Target Oral Health Inequalities in People With Severe Mental Illness. Health Expectations, 27(4), Article e14163. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.14163

Introduction: Oral diseases are more prevalent in people with severe mental illness (SMI) compared to those without mental illnees. A greater focus on oral health is needed to reverse unacceptable but often neglected oral health inequality in people... Read More about Developing a Consensus Statement to Target Oral Health Inequalities in People With Severe Mental Illness.

Prescribing benzodiazepines in young adults with anxiety: A qualitative study of GP perspectives. (2024)
Journal Article
Archer, C., Wiles, N., Kessler, D., Chew-Graham, C. A., & Turner, K. (in press). Prescribing benzodiazepines in young adults with anxiety: A qualitative study of GP perspectives. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0211

Incident benzodiazepine prescriptions in primary care for anxiety decreased between 2003-2018. However, from 2008, incident prescribing of benzodiazepines for anxiety increased among those aged 18-34. There are increasing concerns around prescribing... Read More about Prescribing benzodiazepines in young adults with anxiety: A qualitative study of GP perspectives..

Collaborative discussions between GPs and pharmacists to optimise patient medication: a qualitative study within a UK primary care clinical trial (2024)
Journal Article
Parslow, R., Duncan, L. J., Caddick, B., Chew-Graham, C. A., Turner, K., Payne, R. A., …McCahon, D. (in press). Collaborative discussions between GPs and pharmacists to optimise patient medication: a qualitative study within a UK primary care clinical trial. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0190

There has been significant investment in pharmacists working in UK general practice to improve the effective and safe use of medicines. However, evidence of how to optimise collaboration between GPs and pharmacists in the context of polypharmacy (mul... Read More about Collaborative discussions between GPs and pharmacists to optimise patient medication: a qualitative study within a UK primary care clinical trial.