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Adrenal Incidentaloma: Prevalence and Referral Patterns From Routine Practice in a Large UK University Teaching Hospital (2021)
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Hanna, F. W. F., Hancock, S., George, C., Clark, A., Sim, J., Issa, B. G., Powner, G., Waldron, J., Duff, C. J., Lea, S. C., Golash, A., Sathiavageeswaran, M., Heald, A. H., & Fryer, A. A. (2022). Adrenal Incidentaloma: Prevalence and Referral Patterns From Routine Practice in a Large UK University Teaching Hospital. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvab180

Context: Adrenal incidentalomas (AIs) are increasingly being identified during unrelated imaging. Unlike AI clinical management, data on referral patterns in routine practice are lacking. Objective: This work aimed to identify factors associated with... Read More about Adrenal Incidentaloma: Prevalence and Referral Patterns From Routine Practice in a Large UK University Teaching Hospital.

COVID-19 vaccination acceptability in the UK at the start of the vaccination programme: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 2) (2021)
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Sherman, S., Sim, J., Cutts, M., Rubin, G., Sevdalis, N., Smith, L., Dasch, H., & Amlôt, R. (2022). COVID-19 vaccination acceptability in the UK at the start of the vaccination programme: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 2). Public Health, 202, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.10.008

Objectives: To investigate factors associated with intention to have the COVID-19 vaccination following initiation of the UK national vaccination programme. Study Design: 1,500 adults completed an online cross-sectional survey (13th–15th January 2021... Read More about COVID-19 vaccination acceptability in the UK at the start of the vaccination programme: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 2).

Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK (2021)
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Sherman, S., Sim, J., Amlôt, R., Cutts, M., Dasch, H., Rubin, J., Sevdalis, N., & Smith, L. (2021). Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK. BMJ Open, 11(7), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049369

Objective: To investigate the likelihood of having the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals who were eligible to receive it.

Design: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in July 2020. We included predi... Read More about Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK.

Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK: a cross-sectional survey (2021)
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Amlôt, R., M Sherman, S., Sim, J., Smith, L., Dasch, H., Rubin, G., Sevdalis, N., James Rubin, G., Cutts, M., Sherman, S., & E Smith, L. (2021). Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open, 11(7), Article e049369. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049369

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the likelihood of having the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals who were eligible to receive it. DESIGN: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in July 2020. We included predicto... Read More about Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK: a cross-sectional survey.

Sensory Stimulation of the Foot and Ankle Early Post-stroke: A Pilot and Feasibility Study (2021)
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Aries, A., Pomeroy, V., Sim, J., Read, S., & Hunter, S. (2021). Sensory Stimulation of the Foot and Ankle Early Post-stroke: A Pilot and Feasibility Study. Frontiers in Neurology, https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.675106

Background: Somatosensory stimulation of the lower extremity could improve motor recovery and walking post-stroke. This pilot study investigated the feasibility of a subsequent randomized controlled trial (RCT) to determine whether task-specific gait... Read More about Sensory Stimulation of the Foot and Ankle Early Post-stroke: A Pilot and Feasibility Study.

Distinctive aspects of consent in pilot and feasibility studies (2021)
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Sim, J. (2021). Distinctive aspects of consent in pilot and feasibility studies. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 27(3), 657-664. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.13556

Prior to a main randomized clinical trial, investigators often carry out a pilot or feasibility study in order to test certain trial processes or estimate key statistical parameters, so as to optimize the design of the main trial and/or determine whe... Read More about Distinctive aspects of consent in pilot and feasibility studies.

COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: Results from the COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptability Study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (2020)
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Sherman, S., Smith, L. E., Sim, J., Amlôt, R., Cutts, M., Dasch, H., James Rubin, G., & Sevdalis, N. (2020). COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: Results from the COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptability Study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 17(6), https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2020.1846397

Aim: To investigate factors associated with intention to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Methods: Online cross-sectional survey of 1,500 UK adults, recruited from an existing online research panel. Data were collected between 14th and 17th July 2020.... Read More about COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: Results from the COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptability Study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey.

COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: results from the COVID-19 vaccination acceptability study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey. (2020)
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Sherman, S., Smith, L., Sim, J., Amlôt, R., Cutts, M., Dasch, H., Rubin, G., & Sevdalis, N. (2020). COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: results from the COVID-19 vaccination acceptability study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 1 - 10. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2020.1846397

To investigate factors associated with intention to be vaccinated against COVID-19 we conducted a cross-sectional survey of 1,500 UK adults, recruited from an existing online research panel. Data were collected between 14th and 17th July 2020. We use... Read More about COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: results from the COVID-19 vaccination acceptability study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey..

Mechanical thrombectomy: can it be safely delivered out of hours in the UK? (2020)
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Weddell, J., Parr, E., Knight, S., Muddegowda, G., Natarajan, I., Chembala, J., Ferdinand, P., Ahmad, N., Pencz, Z., Rana, S., Warusevitane, A., Jadun, C., Nayak, S., Hashim, Z., Augustine, A., Sim, J., & Roffe, C. (2020). Mechanical thrombectomy: can it be safely delivered out of hours in the UK?. BMC Neurology, 20, Article 326. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-01909-8

BACKGROUND: Mechanical thrombectomy was approved by NICE as a treatment for stroke in 2016. However, most of the evidence is from studies conducted during working hours. Only few centres in the UK perform thrombectomies out-of-hours. The Royal Stoke... Read More about Mechanical thrombectomy: can it be safely delivered out of hours in the UK?.

Cardiopulmonary Function and Aerobic Exercise in Parkinson's: A Systematic Review of the Literature (2020)
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Aburub, A., Ledger, S. J., Sim, J., & Hunter, S. (2020). Cardiopulmonary Function and Aerobic Exercise in Parkinson's: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, 599-606. https://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.13011

Background
Cardiorespiratory impairments are considered the main cause of mortality in the late stages of Parkinson's. Aerobic exercise has been shown to improve pulmonary function in asthmatic patients and in healthy people. However, effects of aer... Read More about Cardiopulmonary Function and Aerobic Exercise in Parkinson's: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

Authors' reply re: Laparoscopic ablation or excision with helium thermal coagulator versus electrodiathermy for the treatment of mild-to-moderate endometriosis: randomised controlled trial (2020)
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Misra, G., Sim, J., Watts, K., & Coia, T. (2020). Authors' reply re: Laparoscopic ablation or excision with helium thermal coagulator versus electrodiathermy for the treatment of mild-to-moderate endometriosis: randomised controlled trial. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 127(12), https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16333

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Laparoscopic ablation or excision with helium thermal coagulator versus electrodiathermy for the treatment of mild-to-moderate endometriosis: randomised controlled trial (2020)
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Misra, G., Sim, J., Jerreat, S., Coia, T., Ritchie, J., O'Brien, S., Watts, K., & El-Gizawy, Z. (2020). Laparoscopic ablation or excision with helium thermal coagulator versus electrodiathermy for the treatment of mild-to-moderate endometriosis: randomised controlled trial. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 127(12), 1528-1535. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16279

OBJECTIVE: To compare electrodiathermy with helium thermal coagulation in laparoscopic treatment of mild-to-moderate endometriosis. DESIGN: Parallel-group randomised controlled trial. SETTING: A UK endometriosis centre. POPULATION: Non-pregnant women... Read More about Laparoscopic ablation or excision with helium thermal coagulator versus electrodiathermy for the treatment of mild-to-moderate endometriosis: randomised controlled trial.

Laparoscopic ablation or excision with helium thermal coagulator versus electrodiathermy for the treatment of mild-to-moderate endometriosis: randomized controlled trial (2020)
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Misra, G., Sim, J., El-Gizawy, Z., Watts, K., Jerreat, S., Coia, T., Ritchie, J., & O'Brien, S. (2020). Laparoscopic ablation or excision with helium thermal coagulator versus electrodiathermy for the treatment of mild-to-moderate endometriosis: randomized controlled trial. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16279

Objective: To compare electrodiathermy with helium thermal coagulation in laparoscopic treatment of mild-to-moderate endometriosis. Design: Parallel-group randomized controlled trial. Setting: A UK endometriosis centre. Population: Non-pregnant women... Read More about Laparoscopic ablation or excision with helium thermal coagulator versus electrodiathermy for the treatment of mild-to-moderate endometriosis: randomized controlled trial.

Do we need rights in bioethics discourse? (2020)
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Sim. (2020). Do we need rights in bioethics discourse?. Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, 45(3), 312-331. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmp/jhaa004

Moral rights feature prominently, and are relied on substantially, in debates in bioethics. Conceptually, however, duties can perform the logical work of rights, but not vice versa, and reference to rights is therefore inessential. Normatively, right... Read More about Do we need rights in bioethics discourse?.

The experience of upper-limb dysfunction after stroke: a phenomenological study (2020)
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Purton, J., Sim, J., & Hunter, S. (2020). The experience of upper-limb dysfunction after stroke: a phenomenological study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 43(23), 1 - 10. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2020.1743775

Background: Stroke can bring about a profound disruption to people's lives, but what is less understood is the effect that specific dysfunctions can have. The aim of this study was to explore stroke survivors' experiences of upper-limb dysfunction ov... Read More about The experience of upper-limb dysfunction after stroke: a phenomenological study.

Adrenal lesions found incidentally: how to improve clinical and cost-effectiveness (2020)
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Hanna, F., Issa, B., Lea, S., George, C., Golash, A., Firn, M., Ogunmekan, S., Maddock, E., Sim, J., Xydopoulos, G., Fordham, R., & Fryer, A. (2020). Adrenal lesions found incidentally: how to improve clinical and cost-effectiveness. BMJ Open Quality, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000572

INTRODUCTION: Adrenal incidentalomas are lesions that are incidentally identified while scanning for other conditions. While most are benign and hormonally non-functional, around 20% are malignant and/or hormonally active, requiring prompt interventi... Read More about Adrenal lesions found incidentally: how to improve clinical and cost-effectiveness.

Continuous or intermittent? Which regiment of enteral nutrition is better for acute stroke patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)
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Di Paolo, G., Twomlow, E., Hanna, F., Farmer, A., Lancaster, J., Sim, J., & Roffe, C. (2019). Continuous or intermittent? Which regiment of enteral nutrition is better for acute stroke patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis. https://doi.org/10.32474/OJNBD.2019.03.000163

Background and purpose: Enteral nutrition via nasogastric tube in acute stroke patients with dysphagia is an important determinant of patient outcomes. It is unclear whether intermittent or continuous feeding is more efficacious. The aim of this revi... Read More about Continuous or intermittent? Which regiment of enteral nutrition is better for acute stroke patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Should treatment effects be estimated in pilot and feasibility studies? (2019)
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Sim. (2019). Should treatment effects be estimated in pilot and feasibility studies?. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 5, Article 107. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-019-0493-7

Background
Feasibility studies and external pilot studies are used increasingly to inform planning decisions related to a definitive randomized controlled trial. These studies can provide information on process measures, such as consent rates, treat... Read More about Should treatment effects be estimated in pilot and feasibility studies?.

Focus group methodology: some ethical challenges (2019)
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Sim, J., & Waterfield, J. (2019). Focus group methodology: some ethical challenges. Quality and Quantity, 53, 3003–3022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-019-00914-5

Focus group methodology generates distinct ethical challenges that do not correspond fully to those raised by one-to-one interviews. This paper explores, in both conceptual and practical terms, three key issues: consent; confdentiality and anonymity;... Read More about Focus group methodology: some ethical challenges.