All Outputs (5)

Understanding the preferences of young adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus with regard to diabetes self-management education: a qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article
Sim, R. R. J., Soon, W., Smith, H. E., Griva, K., & Wong, S. K. W. (2024). Understanding the preferences of young adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus with regard to diabetes self-management education: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 14(7), Article e086133. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086133

Aim: Young-onset type 2 diabetes (YOD) is associated with poorer clinical outcomes. To support the development of more effective diabetes self-management education (DSME) programmes, this study aimed to understand the preferences of young adults with... Read More about Understanding the preferences of young adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus with regard to diabetes self-management education: a qualitative study.

“DLQI Seems to be ‘Action’, and Skindex-29 Seems to be ‘Emotion’”: Qualitative Study of the Perceptions of Patients with Psoriasis or Eczema on Two Common Dermatology-specific Quality of Life Measures (2020)
Journal Article
Paudyal, P., Apfelbacher, C., Jones, C., Siddiqui, S., El-Turki, A., DeGiovanni, C., & Smith, H. (2020). “DLQI Seems to be ‘Action’, and Skindex-29 Seems to be ‘Emotion’”: Qualitative Study of the Perceptions of Patients with Psoriasis or Eczema on Two Common Dermatology-specific Quality of Life Measures. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, adv00105 - 6. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-3417

Little is known about which quality of life measure best captures the lived experience of people with a chronic skin condition. The purpose of this study was to explore patients? views on the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and Skindex-29. Part... Read More about “DLQI Seems to be ‘Action’, and Skindex-29 Seems to be ‘Emotion’”: Qualitative Study of the Perceptions of Patients with Psoriasis or Eczema on Two Common Dermatology-specific Quality of Life Measures.

Meditation for asthma: Systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Paudyal, P., Jones, C., Grindey, C., Dawood, R., & Smith, H. (2018). Meditation for asthma: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Asthma, 55(7), 771-778. https://doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2017.1365887

Objective: To conduct a comprehensive review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of meditation on a variety of asthma outcomes. Methods: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and AMED in June 2016 to identify randomized controlled trials (... Read More about Meditation for asthma: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Obtaining Self-Samples to Diagnose Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Systematic Review of Patients’ Experiences (2015)
Journal Article
Paudyal, P., Llewellyn, C., Lau, J., Mahmud, M., & Smith, H. (2015). Obtaining Self-Samples to Diagnose Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Systematic Review of Patients’ Experiences. PloS one, e0124310 - e0124310. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124310

Background Routine screening is key to sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention and control. Previous studies suggest that clinic-based screening programmes capture only a small proportion of people with STIs. Self-sampling using non- or minim... Read More about Obtaining Self-Samples to Diagnose Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Systematic Review of Patients’ Experiences.

Measurement properties of asthma-specific quality-of-life measures: protocol for a systematic review (2014)
Journal Article
Apfelbacher, C., Paudyal, P., Bülbül, A., & Smith, H. (2014). Measurement properties of asthma-specific quality-of-life measures: protocol for a systematic review. Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-3-83

Background Asthma is a frequent chronic inflammatory disease of the airways, and the assessment of health-related quality of life (HrQoL) is important in both research and routine care. Various asthma-specific measures of HrQoL exist but there is unc... Read More about Measurement properties of asthma-specific quality-of-life measures: protocol for a systematic review.