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Lived experiences of multimorbidity: an interpretative meta-synthesis of patients', general practitioners' and trainees' perceptions (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). Lived experiences of multimorbidity: an interpretative meta-synthesis of patients', general practitioners' and trainees' perceptions. Chronic Illness, 279 -303. https://doi.org/10.1177/1742395315574764

OBJECTIVES: Multimorbidity is an increasing challenge. Better understanding of lived experiences of patients, general practitioners and trainees, may advance patient care and medical education. This interpretative meta-synthesis sought to (i) underst... Read More about Lived experiences of multimorbidity: an interpretative meta-synthesis of patients', general practitioners' and trainees' perceptions.

Apps in mental health practice: uses, opportunities and challenges. (2015)
Journal Article
Farooq. (2015). Apps in mental health practice: uses, opportunities and challenges. BJPsych Bulletin, 288 - 290. https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.114.050005

Smartphones are used by patients and clinicians alike. Vast numbers of software applications (apps) run on smartphones and carry out useful functions. Clinician- and patient-oriented mental health apps have been developed. In this article, we provide... Read More about Apps in mental health practice: uses, opportunities and challenges..

‘I’m managing my diabetes between two worlds’: Beliefs and experiences of diabetes management in British South Asians on holiday in the East: a qualitative study (2015)
Journal Article
Patel, N. R., Kennedy, A., Blickem, C., Reeves, D., & Chew-Graham, C. (in press). ‘I’m managing my diabetes between two worlds’: Beliefs and experiences of diabetes management in British South Asians on holiday in the East: a qualitative study. Journal of Diabetes Research, Article 5436174. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/5436174

Background. Diabetes is disproportionately high among British South Asians compared to the general UK population. Whilst the migrant British South Asians group has received most attention on research related to diabetes management, little considerati... Read More about ‘I’m managing my diabetes between two worlds’: Beliefs and experiences of diabetes management in British South Asians on holiday in the East: a qualitative study.

Guidelines: the do’s, don’ts and don’t knows of feedback for clinical education (2015)
Journal Article
Lefroy, J. (2015). Guidelines: the do’s, don’ts and don’t knows of feedback for clinical education. Perspectives on Medical Education, 284-299. https://doi.org/10.1007/S40037-015-0231-7

Introduction
The guidelines offered in this paper aim to amalgamate the literature on formative feedback into practical Do’s, Don’ts and Don’t Knows for individual clinical supervisors and for the institutions that support clinical learning.

Meth... Read More about Guidelines: the do’s, don’ts and don’t knows of feedback for clinical education.

Management of bile acid malabsorption using low-fat dietary interventions: a useful strategy applicable to some patients with diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome? (2015)
Journal Article
Watson, L., Lalji, A., Bodla, S., Muls, A., Andreyev, H. J. N., & Shaw, C. (2015). Management of bile acid malabsorption using low-fat dietary interventions: a useful strategy applicable to some patients with diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome?. Clinical Medicine, 15(6), 536-540. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.15-6-536

This study evaluates the efficacy of low-fat dietary interventions in the management of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms due to bile acid malabsorption. In total, 40 patients with GI symptoms and a 7-day 75selenium homocholic acid taurine (SeHCAT) scan... Read More about Management of bile acid malabsorption using low-fat dietary interventions: a useful strategy applicable to some patients with diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome?.

How does peer teaching compare to faculty teaching?: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Rees. (2015). How does peer teaching compare to faculty teaching?: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Medical Teacher, 829- 837. https://doi.org/10.3109/0142159X.2015.1112888

PURPOSE: In undergraduate medical education, peer-teaching has become an established and common method to enhance student learning. Evidence suggests that peer-teaching provides learning benefits for both learners and tutors. We aimed to describe the... Read More about How does peer teaching compare to faculty teaching?: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Problems of variable biomarker evaluation in stratified medicine research--A case study of ERCC1 in non-small-cell lung cancer. (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). Problems of variable biomarker evaluation in stratified medicine research--A case study of ERCC1 in non-small-cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer, 1 - 7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lungcan.2015.11.017

OBJECTIVES: Consistency of procedures for the evaluation of a predictive biomarker (including sample collection, processing, assay and scoring system) based on adequate evidence is necessary to implement research findings in clinical practice. As a c... Read More about Problems of variable biomarker evaluation in stratified medicine research--A case study of ERCC1 in non-small-cell lung cancer..

Preliminary Evaluation of the Values Tracker: A Two-Item Measure of Engagement in Valued Activities in Those With Chronic Pain (2015)
Journal Article
Pielech, M., Bailey, R. W., McEntee, M. L., Ashworth, J., Levell, J., Sowden, G., & Vowles, K. E. (2016). Preliminary Evaluation of the Values Tracker: A Two-Item Measure of Engagement in Valued Activities in Those With Chronic Pain. Behavior Modification, 40(1-2), 239-256. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145445515616911

Engagement in valued activities is an important outcome, particularly in treatments that aim to enhance quality of life in those with chronic conditions. The present study describes the initial evaluation of the Values Tracker (VT), a two-item measur... Read More about Preliminary Evaluation of the Values Tracker: A Two-Item Measure of Engagement in Valued Activities in Those With Chronic Pain.

Are clinical measures of foot posture and mobility associated with foot kinematics when walking? (2015)
Journal Article
Buldt, A., Murley, G., Levinger, P., Menz, H., Nester, C., & Landorf, K. (2015). Are clinical measures of foot posture and mobility associated with foot kinematics when walking?. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 63 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-015-0122-5

BACKGROUND: There is uncertainty as to which foot posture measures are the most valid in terms of predicting kinematics of the foot. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations of clinical measures of static foot posture and mobility wi... Read More about Are clinical measures of foot posture and mobility associated with foot kinematics when walking?.

Physician's prescribing preference as an instrumental variable: exploring assumptions using survey data (2015)
Journal Article
Mallen, C. (2015). Physician's prescribing preference as an instrumental variable: exploring assumptions using survey data. Epidemiology, 276-283. https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0000000000000425

Background: Physician's prescribing preference is increasingly used as an instrumental variable in studies of therapeutic effects. However, differences in prescribing patterns among physicians may reflect differences in preferences or in case-mix. Fu... Read More about Physician's prescribing preference as an instrumental variable: exploring assumptions using survey data.

The role of diet and exercise and of glucosamine sulfate in the prevention of knee osteoarthritis: Further results from the PRevention of knee Osteoarthritis in Overweight Females (PROOF) study. (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). The role of diet and exercise and of glucosamine sulfate in the prevention of knee osteoarthritis: Further results from the PRevention of knee Osteoarthritis in Overweight Females (PROOF) study. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, S42 - S48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2015.11.001

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The PRevention of knee Osteoarthritis in Overweight Females (PROOF) study (ISRCTN 42823086) described a trend for a decrease in the incidence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) by a tailored diet and exercise program (DEP) or by o... Read More about The role of diet and exercise and of glucosamine sulfate in the prevention of knee osteoarthritis: Further results from the PRevention of knee Osteoarthritis in Overweight Females (PROOF) study..

Systematic review of the use of behaviour change techniques (BCTs) in home-based cardiac rehabilitation programmes for patients with cardiovascular disease—protocol (2015)
Journal Article
Heron. (2015). Systematic review of the use of behaviour change techniques (BCTs) in home-based cardiac rehabilitation programmes for patients with cardiovascular disease—protocol. Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-015-0149-5

Background
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including myocardial infarction, heart failure, peripheral arterial disease and strokes, are highly prevalent conditions and are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is... Read More about Systematic review of the use of behaviour change techniques (BCTs) in home-based cardiac rehabilitation programmes for patients with cardiovascular disease—protocol.

An empirical evaluation of the impact of missing data on treatment effect (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Royes, J., Sim, J., Ogollah, R., & Lewis, M. (2015, November). An empirical evaluation of the impact of missing data on treatment effect. Poster presented at 3rd International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference, Glasgow, UK

Objectives
Missing data represent a potential source of bias in randomized clinical trials (RCTs). A simple approach that makes use of the responses subsequently obtained via reminder is proposed to assess the validity of the inferences from a missi... Read More about An empirical evaluation of the impact of missing data on treatment effect.

Stratified care for patients with sciatica and suspected sciatica in primary care: the scopic trial protocol (scopic-sciatica outcomes in primary care) (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foster, N., Konstantinou, K., Beardmore, R., Dunn, K., Lewis, M., Bartlam, B., Artus, M., & Hay, E. (2015, November). Stratified care for patients with sciatica and suspected sciatica in primary care: the scopic trial protocol (scopic-sciatica outcomes in primary care). Poster presented at 3rd International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference, Glasgow

A better participant experience using sms for real time data collection (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). A better participant experience using sms for real time data collection. Trials, https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-16-S2-O63

High quality, error free and complete data is the Holy Grail for healthcare researchers.

Using SMS, researchers can build a data collection pathway which, when integrated with web technologies, can provide a dynamic data collection experience for... Read More about A better participant experience using sms for real time data collection.

Reviewing the evidence supporting predictive biomarkers in European medicines agency indications and contraindications using visual plots (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). Reviewing the evidence supporting predictive biomarkers in European medicines agency indications and contraindications using visual plots. Trials, https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-16-S2-P157

Objectives
Predictive biomarkers can be used to identify most suitable treatments for patients. To maximise patient benefit valid predictive biomarkers need to be used and several trial designs have been proposed to achieve this.

We aimed to revi... Read More about Reviewing the evidence supporting predictive biomarkers in European medicines agency indications and contraindications using visual plots.

Innovation methods for optimising clinical trial recruitment and retention within primary care (2015)
Journal Article
Lawton, S., & Wathall, S. (2015). Innovation methods for optimising clinical trial recruitment and retention within primary care. Trials, 105. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-16-S2-P105

Background
Recruiting patients to research and collecting study data in a primary care setting, combined with maximising retention rates from a primary care population can be challenging and requires recruitment and retention methods which are innov... Read More about Innovation methods for optimising clinical trial recruitment and retention within primary care.