Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

The effect of variation in interpretation of the La Trobe radiographic foot atlas on the prevalence of foot osteoarthritis in older women: the Chingford general population cohort. (2017)
Journal Article
McQueen, P., Gates, L., Marshall, M., Doherty, M., Arden, N., & Bowen, C. (in press). The effect of variation in interpretation of the La Trobe radiographic foot atlas on the prevalence of foot osteoarthritis in older women: the Chingford general population cohort. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 10, Article 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-017-0239-9

Background: The prevalence of foot osteoarthritis (OA) is much less understood than hip, knee and hand OA. The foot is anatomically complex and different researchers have investigated different joints with lack of methodological standardisation acros... Read More about The effect of variation in interpretation of the La Trobe radiographic foot atlas on the prevalence of foot osteoarthritis in older women: the Chingford general population cohort..

The British Lung Foundation asthma management programme - improving asthma control in adults (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Gilchrist. (2017, September). The British Lung Foundation asthma management programme - improving asthma control in adults. Presented at ERS International Congress 2017, Milan, Italy

Background: The 10-year Finland asthma programme showed that educating healthcare workers, patients and families reduces hospital admissions and asthma-related deaths (1).

Aim: The Department of Health and the Scottish Government funded a 2-year p... Read More about The British Lung Foundation asthma management programme - improving asthma control in adults.

Low Emotional Trust in Mothers Is Associated With Increased Suicide Attempts in Inpatient Adolescents With Depressive Symptoms (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Low Emotional Trust in Mothers Is Associated With Increased Suicide Attempts in Inpatient Adolescents With Depressive Symptoms. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 221 -237. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2017.36.3.221

Emotional trust is conceptualized as an individual's belief that others are not critical of personal disclosures and will maintain their confidentiality. Accordingly, adolescents who hold high emotional trust in their parents are inclined to disclose... Read More about Low Emotional Trust in Mothers Is Associated With Increased Suicide Attempts in Inpatient Adolescents With Depressive Symptoms.

Trastuzumab infusion reactions in breast cancer. Should we routinely observe after the first dose? (2017)
Report
Price, L., & Brunt, A. M. (2017). Trastuzumab infusion reactions in breast cancer. Should we routinely observe after the first dose?

Trastuzumab (Herceptin) is used in neoadjuvant, adjuvant and metastatic breast cancer. Infusion reactions are a common side effect most of which are mild and easily managed, anaphylaxis occurs rarely. The summary of product characteristics recommends... Read More about Trastuzumab infusion reactions in breast cancer. Should we routinely observe after the first dose?.

What do older people experiencing loneliness think about primary care or community based interventions to reduce loneliness?: a qualitative study in England (2017)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham. (2017). What do older people experiencing loneliness think about primary care or community based interventions to reduce loneliness?: a qualitative study in England. Health and Social Care in the Community, 1733-1742. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12438

Loneliness in later life is a common problem with poor health outcomes. However, interventions to prevent or ameliorate loneliness have a weak evidence base. The views of older people experiencing or at risk of loneliness in the community are importa... Read More about What do older people experiencing loneliness think about primary care or community based interventions to reduce loneliness?: a qualitative study in England.

Can Raising Awareness about the Psychological Causes of Obesity Reduce Obesity Stigma? (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Can Raising Awareness about the Psychological Causes of Obesity Reduce Obesity Stigma?. Health Communication, 585-592. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2017.1283566

Obesity stigma largely remains a socially acceptable bias with harmful outcomes for its victims. While many accounts have been put forward to explain the bias, the role of obesity etiology beliefs has received little scrutiny. The research examined t... Read More about Can Raising Awareness about the Psychological Causes of Obesity Reduce Obesity Stigma?.

Awareness of HPV infection and attitudes toward HPV vaccination among Latvian adolescents (2017)
Journal Article
Patel, H., Pčolkina, K., Rezeberga, D., Moss, E., Strazdina, K., Viberga, I., …Redman, C. (2017). Awareness of HPV infection and attitudes toward HPV vaccination among Latvian adolescents. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 138-144. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.12117

Objective
To evaluate awareness of HPV and its vaccine among Latvian adolescents.

Methods
A cross-sectional survey was conducted in a 2-week period in September 2015 among 270 adolescents attending a secondary school in Riga, Latvia. All student... Read More about Awareness of HPV infection and attitudes toward HPV vaccination among Latvian adolescents.