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Less sun, more cough: Annual hours of sunshine are inversely associated with hospital admissions for children with lower respiratory tract infection (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Gilchrist. (2019, September). Less sun, more cough: Annual hours of sunshine are inversely associated with hospital admissions for children with lower respiratory tract infection. Presented at ERS International Congress 2019, IFEMA, Madrid

Background: Vitamin D deficiency affects immune function increasing susceptibility to respiratory tract infections (RTI). Randomised controlled trials show vitamin D supplementation protects against acute RTIs. Most vitamin D (>90%) is acquired from... Read More about Less sun, more cough: Annual hours of sunshine are inversely associated with hospital admissions for children with lower respiratory tract infection.

Duration of initial antibiotic course is associated with recurrent relapse in protracted bacterial bronchitis (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Grose-Hodge, E., Carroll, W., Rainford, N., Gamble, C., & Gilchrist, F. (2019, September). Duration of initial antibiotic course is associated with recurrent relapse in protracted bacterial bronchitis. Presented at ERS International Congress 2019, Madrid, Spain

Background: Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis (PBB) is a leading cause of chronic wet cough in children. Antibiotic response is a diagnostic criterion but there is little evidence to inform duration of treatment. Relapse is common and those who relapse... Read More about Duration of initial antibiotic course is associated with recurrent relapse in protracted bacterial bronchitis.

Pregnancy As a Predictor of Maternal Cardiovascular Disease: The Era of CardioObstetrics (2019)
Journal Article
Mamas, & Wu. (2019). Pregnancy As a Predictor of Maternal Cardiovascular Disease: The Era of CardioObstetrics. Journal of Women's Health, 1037 - 1050. https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2018.7480

Globally, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common cause of mortality in women accounting for one in three deaths. There remains an under recognition of CVD as well as a lack of awareness of risk in women. Promotion of CVD prevention is essent... Read More about Pregnancy As a Predictor of Maternal Cardiovascular Disease: The Era of CardioObstetrics.

Non-traditional support workers delivering a brief psychosocial intervention for older people with anxiety and depression: the NOTEPAD feasibility study (2019)
Report
Burroughs, H., Bartlam, B., Bullock, P., Lovell, K., Ogollah, R., Ray, M., …Chew-Graham, C. (2019). Non-traditional support workers delivering a brief psychosocial intervention for older people with anxiety and depression: the NOTEPAD feasibility study. NIHR

BACKGROUND:Anxiety and depression often coexist in older people. These disorders are often underdiagnosed and undertreated, and are associated with increased use of health and social care services, and raised mortality. Barriers to diagnosis include... Read More about Non-traditional support workers delivering a brief psychosocial intervention for older people with anxiety and depression: the NOTEPAD feasibility study.

TARGETS FOR REDUCING PREMATURE MORTALITY IN OLDER ADULTS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS: RESULTS FROM A NOVEL PATH ANALYSIS WITHIN A COX PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL (2019)
Journal Article
Wilkie, R., Parmar, S., & Bucknall, M. (2019). TARGETS FOR REDUCING PREMATURE MORTALITY IN OLDER ADULTS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS: RESULTS FROM A NOVEL PATH ANALYSIS WITHIN A COX PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 78-S2, 152 - 153. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-eular.5862

Objectives The objectives of this study were to identify potential mechanisms of the impact of osteoarthritis on mortality and examine the role of modifiable targets (anxiety, depression, insomnia and walking frequency) for health professionals in rh... Read More about TARGETS FOR REDUCING PREMATURE MORTALITY IN OLDER ADULTS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS: RESULTS FROM A NOVEL PATH ANALYSIS WITHIN A COX PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL.

A survey of knowledge, attitudes and awareness of the human papillomavirus among healthcare professionals across the UK (2019)
Journal Article
Sherman, S., Cohen, C., Denison, H., Bromhead, C., & Patel, H. (2019). A survey of knowledge, attitudes and awareness of the human papillomavirus among healthcare professionals across the UK. European Journal of Public Health, 30(1), 10-16. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckz113

Background
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection implicated in 5% of cancers worldwide including most cervical cancer cases. In the UK, the HPV vaccine has been offered routinely to girls aged 11-13 since 2008 while c... Read More about A survey of knowledge, attitudes and awareness of the human papillomavirus among healthcare professionals across the UK.

Bricolage as conceptual tool for understanding access to healthcare in superdiverse populations (2019)
Journal Article
Phillimore, J., Bradby, H., Knecht, M., Padilla, B., & Pemberton, S. (2019). Bricolage as conceptual tool for understanding access to healthcare in superdiverse populations. Social Theory and Health, 231-252. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41285-018-0075-4

This paper applies, for the first time, the concept of bricolage to understand the experiences of superdiverse urban populations and their practices of improvisation in accessing health services across healthcare ecosystems. By using the concept of h... Read More about Bricolage as conceptual tool for understanding access to healthcare in superdiverse populations.

The role of social participation in maintaining mental and physical health in older people with musculoskeletal pain (2019)
Thesis
Baker, S. (2019). The role of social participation in maintaining mental and physical health in older people with musculoskeletal pain. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413137

Background
Identifying factors that distinguish between older people with chronic musculoskeletal pain who maintain good mental and physical health, and those who do not, would inform practical programmes for promoting future physical and mental hea... Read More about The role of social participation in maintaining mental and physical health in older people with musculoskeletal pain.

Student evaluation of an online inter-professional ethics learning tool (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Allinson, M., Stibbs, M., Baggley, J., & Watkins, C. (2019, January). Student evaluation of an online inter-professional ethics learning tool. Presented at International Network for Healthcare Workforce Education (INHWE) Conference, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland

‘Through the looking glass’ - primary care consultations, work and health: a qualitative study (2018)
Thesis
Dalgarno, E. L. (2018). ‘Through the looking glass’ - primary care consultations, work and health: a qualitative study. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/412293

Musculoskeletal conditions are believed to cost UK society approximately £7.4 billion per year, with 30 million working days lost each year due to musculoskeletal conditions. Currently, within the UK, sickness certification can be self-certified for... Read More about ‘Through the looking glass’ - primary care consultations, work and health: a qualitative study.

Factors affecting local regrowth after watch and wait for patients with a clinical complete response following chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer (InterCoRe consortium): an individual participant data meta-analysis (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). Factors affecting local regrowth after watch and wait for patients with a clinical complete response following chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer (InterCoRe consortium): an individual participant data meta-analysis. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 825 - 836. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253%2818%2930421-7

Background In patients with rectal cancer who achieve clinical complete response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, watch and wait is a novel management strategy with potential to avoid major surgery. Study-level meta-analyses have reported wide va... Read More about Factors affecting local regrowth after watch and wait for patients with a clinical complete response following chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer (InterCoRe consortium): an individual participant data meta-analysis.

Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the Breaking Free Online Health and Justice program for substance misuse in prison settings (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the Breaking Free Online Health and Justice program for substance misuse in prison settings. Health and Justice, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-018-0078-1

Background
Substance misuse, including problematic drug and alcohol use, are significant issues in society that can have multiple detrimental effects. Many people access support for their substance misuse during prison sentences, due to the associat... Read More about Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the Breaking Free Online Health and Justice program for substance misuse in prison settings.

The extra-articular impacts of rheumatoid arthritis: moving towards holistic care (2018)
Journal Article
Scott, I., Machin, A., Mallen, C., & Hider, S. (2018). The extra-articular impacts of rheumatoid arthritis: moving towards holistic care. BMC Rheumatology, 2, Article 32. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41927-018-0039-2

Although treat-to-target has revolutionised the outcomes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) there is emerging evidence that attaining the target of remission is insufficient to normalise patients' quality of life, and ameliorate the extra-art... Read More about The extra-articular impacts of rheumatoid arthritis: moving towards holistic care.

Vitamin B3 and Neurodevelopment in Parkinson's Disease (2018)
Presentation / Conference
(2018, October). Vitamin B3 and Neurodevelopment in Parkinson's Disease. Presented at 2018 International Congress, Hong Kong

Vitamin B3 and Neurodevelopment in Parkinson’s Disease
A. Williams, S. Griffin, R. Fricker (Birmingham, United Kingdom)

Meeting: 2018 International Congress

ABSTRACT NUMBER: 592

Keywords: Cell replacement therapy, Dopaminergic neurons

Se... Read More about Vitamin B3 and Neurodevelopment in Parkinson's Disease.

Centre of Mass Acceleration-Derived Variables Detects Differences between Runners of Different Abilities and Fatigue-Related Changes during a Long Distance Over ground Run (2018)
Journal Article
Winter, S. (2018). Centre of Mass Acceleration-Derived Variables Detects Differences between Runners of Different Abilities and Fatigue-Related Changes during a Long Distance Over ground Run. https://doi.org/10.19080/jpfmts.2018.04.555632

Background: Wireless accelerometers provide a method of performing running assessments in sports-specific environments. The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in running movement using centre of mass acceleration-derived variables b... Read More about Centre of Mass Acceleration-Derived Variables Detects Differences between Runners of Different Abilities and Fatigue-Related Changes during a Long Distance Over ground Run.

Factors associated with pain and osteoarthritis at the hip and knee in Great Britain’s Olympians: a cross-sectional study (2018)
Journal Article
Cooper, D., Scammell, B., Batt, M., & Palmer, D. (2018). Factors associated with pain and osteoarthritis at the hip and knee in Great Britain’s Olympians: a cross-sectional study. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 1101 - 1108. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098315

<jats:sec><jats:title>Background</jats:title><jats:p>Knowledge of the epidemiology and potentially modifiable factors associated with musculoskeletal disease is an important first step in injury prevention among elite athletes.</jats:p></jats:sec><ja... Read More about Factors associated with pain and osteoarthritis at the hip and knee in Great Britain’s Olympians: a cross-sectional study.

E-cigarettes, vaping and performativity in the context of tobacco denormalisation. (2018)
Journal Article
Lucherini, M., Rooke, C., & Amos, A. (2018). E-cigarettes, vaping and performativity in the context of tobacco denormalisation. Sociology of Health and Illness, 1037 - 1052. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12741

E-cigarettes are devices through which a nicotine solution is 'vapourised' and inhaled by the user. Unlike cigarettes, the process involves no tobacco combustion. However, the inhalation and exhalation of vapour is reminiscent of smoking and there is... Read More about E-cigarettes, vaping and performativity in the context of tobacco denormalisation..

Predicting dementia from primary care records: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Ford, E., Greenslade, N., Paudyal, P., Bremner, S., Smith, H. E., Banerjee, S., …Cassell, J. (2018). Predicting dementia from primary care records: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one, e0194735 - e0194735. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194735

Introduction Possible dementia is usually identified in primary care by general practitioners (GPs) who refer to specialists for diagnosis. Only two-thirds of dementia cases are currently recorded in primary care, so increasing the proportion of case... Read More about Predicting dementia from primary care records: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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..