Outputs (285)

Access Site Practice and Procedural Outcomes in Relation to Clinical Presentation in 439,947 Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the United Kingdom (2015)
Journal Article
Ratib, K., Mamas, M. A., Anderson, S. G., Bhatia, G., Routledge, H., De Belder, M., Ludman, P. F., Fraser, D., & Nolan, J. (2015). Access Site Practice and Procedural Outcomes in Relation to Clinical Presentation in 439,947 Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the United Kingdom. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, 8(1), 20-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2014.06.026

Objectives
This study sought to determine the relationships among access site practice, clinical presentation, and procedural outcomes in a large patient population.

Background
Transradial access (TRA) has been associated with improved patient o... Read More about Access Site Practice and Procedural Outcomes in Relation to Clinical Presentation in 439,947 Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the United Kingdom.

Increased risk of vascular disease associated with gout: a retrospective, matched cohort study in the UK clinical practice research datalink (2015)
Journal Article
Roddy, Mallen, Belcher, & Hider. (2015). Increased risk of vascular disease associated with gout: a retrospective, matched cohort study in the UK clinical practice research datalink. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 642 - 647. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206432

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether gout increases risk of incident coronary heart disease (CHD), cerebrovascular (CVD) and peripheral vascular disease (PVD) in a large cohort of primary care patients with gout, since there have been no such large studi... Read More about Increased risk of vascular disease associated with gout: a retrospective, matched cohort study in the UK clinical practice research datalink.

Clozapine prescribing in the UK: views and experience of consultant psychiatrists (2015)
Journal Article
Tungaraza, T. E., & Farooq, S. (2015). Clozapine prescribing in the UK: views and experience of consultant psychiatrists. Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, 5(2), 88-96. https://doi.org/10.1177/2045125314566808

Objectives:
It has been repeatedly shown that clozapine is underutilized and there is delayed use of it in clinical practice.
Method:
An online survey was sent to 2771 consultant psychiatrists registered with the Royal College of Psychiatrists in... Read More about Clozapine prescribing in the UK: views and experience of consultant psychiatrists.

Cervical cancer screening in Nepal: ethical considerations (2015)
Journal Article
Keeling. (2015). Cervical cancer screening in Nepal: ethical considerations. Medicolegal and Bioethics, 1 - 1. https://doi.org/10.2147/MB.S77507

Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths for women worldwide. Cervical
screening and early treatment can help to prevent cervical cancers. Cervical screening programs
in Nepal are often associated with a number of socioeconomic, cultur... Read More about Cervical cancer screening in Nepal: ethical considerations.

"I suddenly felt I'd aged": a qualitative study of patient experiences of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). (2015)
Journal Article
Twohig, H., Mitchell, C., Mallen, C., Adebajo, A., & Mathers, N. (2015). "I suddenly felt I'd aged": a qualitative study of patient experiences of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Patient Education and Counseling, 98(5), 645 - 650. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2014.12.013

OBJECTIVES: To explore patient experiences of living with, and receiving treatment for, PMR. METHODS: Semi-structured qualitative interviews, with 22 patients with PMR recruited from general practices in South Yorkshire. Thematic analysis using a con... Read More about "I suddenly felt I'd aged": a qualitative study of patient experiences of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)..

The challenges of conducting prehospital research: successes and lessons learnt from the Head Injury Transportation Straight to Neurosurgery (HITS-NS) trial (2015)
Journal Article
McClelland, G., Pennington, E., Byers, S., Russell, W., & Lecky, F. (2015). The challenges of conducting prehospital research: successes and lessons learnt from the Head Injury Transportation Straight to Neurosurgery (HITS-NS) trial. Emergency Medicine Journal, 32(8), 663-664. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2014-203870

Maximising response from GPs to questionnaire surveys: do length or incentives make a difference? (2015)
Journal Article
Roddy. (2015). Maximising response from GPs to questionnaire surveys: do length or incentives make a difference?. BMC medical research methodology, 3 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-15-3

BACKGROUND: General Practitioners (GPs) respond poorly to postal surveys. Consequently there is potential for reduced data quality and bias in the findings. In general population surveys, response to postal questionnaires may be improved by reducing... Read More about Maximising response from GPs to questionnaire surveys: do length or incentives make a difference?.

Looking into test-takers' cognitive processes whilst completing reading tasks: a mixed-methods eye-tracking and stimulated recall study (2015)
Report
Brunfaut, T., & McCray, G. (2015). Looking into test-takers' cognitive processes whilst completing reading tasks: a mixed-methods eye-tracking and stimulated recall study. British Council

This research examined the cognitive processing of 25 test-takers while completing Aptis reading tasks. The study investigated test-takersʼ task processing in general, and according to a number of task and test-taker characteristics. More specificall... Read More about Looking into test-takers' cognitive processes whilst completing reading tasks: a mixed-methods eye-tracking and stimulated recall study.

Response to: 'Risk of vascular disease with gout: overadjustment of the statistical analyses?' by van Durme et al. (2015)
Journal Article
Roddy, Mallen, Belcher, Clarson, & Hider. (2015). Response to: 'Risk of vascular disease with gout: overadjustment of the statistical analyses?' by van Durme et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74(1), e10 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206723

Self-management approaches for osteoarthritis in the hand: a 2×2 factorial randomised trial. (2015)
Journal Article
Dziedzic, K., Nicholls, E., Hill, S., Hammond, A., Handy, J., Thomas, E., & Hay, E. (2015). Self-management approaches for osteoarthritis in the hand: a 2×2 factorial randomised trial. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74(1), 108 - 118. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203938

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis is the leading cause of disability in older adults. Evidence of effectiveness for self-management of hand osteoarthritis is lacking. METHODS: In this randomised, factorial trial, we evaluated the effectiveness of joint prot... Read More about Self-management approaches for osteoarthritis in the hand: a 2×2 factorial randomised trial..