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The Feasibility of Health Trainer Improved Patient Self-Management in Patients with Low Health Literacy and Poorly Controlled Diabetes: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial (2016)
Journal Article
Protheroe, J., Rathod, T., Bartlam, B., Rowlands, G., Richardson, G., & Reeves, D. (2016). The Feasibility of Health Trainer Improved Patient Self-Management in Patients with Low Health Literacy and Poorly Controlled Diabetes: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial. Journal of Diabetes Research, 2016, Article 6903245. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/6903245

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is most prevalent in deprived communities and patients with low health literacy have worse glycaemic control and higher rates of diabetic complications. However, recruitment from this patient population into intervention tria... Read More about The Feasibility of Health Trainer Improved Patient Self-Management in Patients with Low Health Literacy and Poorly Controlled Diabetes: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial.

Lay Health Trainers Supporting Self-Management amongst Those with Low Heath Literacy and Diabetes: Lessons from a Mixed Methods Pilot, Feasibility Study (2016)
Journal Article
Bartlam, B., Rathod, T., Rowlands, G., & Protheroe, J. (2016). Lay Health Trainers Supporting Self-Management amongst Those with Low Heath Literacy and Diabetes: Lessons from a Mixed Methods Pilot, Feasibility Study. Journal of Diabetes Research, 2016, Article 4723636. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/4723636

This article reports a mixed methods process evaluation of a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial comparing a Lay Health Trainer (LHT) intervention and usual care for those with poorly controlled Type 2 Diabetes Melitus (T2DM). Set in a depr... Read More about Lay Health Trainers Supporting Self-Management amongst Those with Low Heath Literacy and Diabetes: Lessons from a Mixed Methods Pilot, Feasibility Study.

A study in high-risk, maximally pretreated patients to determine the potential use of PCSK9 inhibitors at various thresholds of total and LDL cholesterol levels (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). A study in high-risk, maximally pretreated patients to determine the potential use of PCSK9 inhibitors at various thresholds of total and LDL cholesterol levels. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 205-208. https://doi.org/10.1136/postgradmedj-2016-134062

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: Statins and ezetimibe reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors lower LDL-c by 50%-70% and might be useful in refra... Read More about A study in high-risk, maximally pretreated patients to determine the potential use of PCSK9 inhibitors at various thresholds of total and LDL cholesterol levels.

Enhancing assertiveness in district nurse specialist practice (2016)
Journal Article
Green, J. (2016). Enhancing assertiveness in district nurse specialist practice. British Journal of Community Nursing, 400 -403. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2016.21.8.400

District nurse (DN) care delivery has undergone substantial change in recent years due to changing demographics and service delivery demands that have called for a move of care delivery from secondary to primary care. The title District Nurse is reco... Read More about Enhancing assertiveness in district nurse specialist practice.

Knowledge, attitudes and awareness of the human papillomavirus amongst primary care practice nurses: an evaluation of current training in England (2016)
Journal Article
Patel, H., Austin-Smith, K., Sherman, S., Tincello, D., & Moss, E. (2016). Knowledge, attitudes and awareness of the human papillomavirus amongst primary care practice nurses: an evaluation of current training in England. Journal of Public Health, 601-608. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdw063

Background
The incorporation of Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing into the English cervical screening programme has been met with fear and anxiety. Healthcare professionals need to be adequately informed about HPV to help alleviate patient concerns... Read More about Knowledge, attitudes and awareness of the human papillomavirus amongst primary care practice nurses: an evaluation of current training in England.

German physiotherapists' views on a single appointment for low-risk patients within the start-back approach. (2016)
Journal Article
Kuithan, P., Krug, K., Hill, J., Szecsenyi, J., Steinhaeuser, J., Joos, S., & Karstens, S. (2016). German physiotherapists' views on a single appointment for low-risk patients within the start-back approach. Manual Therapy, 25, e150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2016.05.290

Background: The STarT-Back-Tool (Subgroups for Targeted Treatment) classifies patients with low back pain depending on their risk of a poor prognosis into low-, medium- and high-risk subgroups in order to deliver matched targeted treatment pathways.... Read More about German physiotherapists' views on a single appointment for low-risk patients within the start-back approach..

Anxiety and Depression in Older People: Diagnostic Challenges (2016)
Book Chapter
Chew-Graham, C. A. (2016). Anxiety and Depression in Older People: Diagnostic Challenges. In Mental Health and Older People (45-55). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29492-6_5

This chapter considers the presentation of anxiety and depression in older people and explores the challenges clinicians face in making a diagnosis in the face of multiple health problems. Depression is a major global public health threat, and by 203... Read More about Anxiety and Depression in Older People: Diagnostic Challenges.

Longer-term increased cortisol levels in young people with mental health problems. (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Longer-term increased cortisol levels in young people with mental health problems. Psychiatry Research, 98 -104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2015.12.025

Disturbance of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis activity is commonly reported in a range of mental disorders in blood, saliva and urine samples. This study aimed to look at longer-term cortisol levels and their association with clinical symptoms.... Read More about Longer-term increased cortisol levels in young people with mental health problems..

Habitual chocolate consumption and the risk of incident heart failure among healthy men and women (2016)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2016). Habitual chocolate consumption and the risk of incident heart failure among healthy men and women. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 722 -734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2016.01.003

BACKGROUND: We aimed to examine the association between chocolate intake and the risk of incident heart failure in a UK general population. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to quantify this association. METHODS AND RESULTS: We used... Read More about Habitual chocolate consumption and the risk of incident heart failure among healthy men and women.

Vaccine procurement during an influenza pandemic and the role of Advance Purchase Agreements: Lessons from 2009-H1N1 (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). Vaccine procurement during an influenza pandemic and the role of Advance Purchase Agreements: Lessons from 2009-H1N1. Global Public Health, 322 -335. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2015.1043743

Vaccines are hugely important tools in minimising the effect pandemic influenza could have on a population. The reforms introduced by the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework are ill-suited to providing sufficient levels of access to vaccines to... Read More about Vaccine procurement during an influenza pandemic and the role of Advance Purchase Agreements: Lessons from 2009-H1N1.

Understanding healthcare practices in superdiverse neighbourhoods and developing the concept of welfare bricolage: protocol of a cross-national mixed-methods study (2015)
Journal Article
Phillimore, J., Bradby, H., Padilla, B., Brand, T., Pemberton, S., Cheung, S., Zeeb, H., & Knecht, M. (2015). Understanding healthcare practices in superdiverse neighbourhoods and developing the concept of welfare bricolage: protocol of a cross-national mixed-methods study. BMC International Health and Human Rights, 16 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12914-015-0055-x

BACKGROUND: Diversity in Europe has both increased and become more complex posing challenges to both national and local welfare state regimes. Evidence indicates specific barriers for migrant, faith and minority ethnic groups when accessing healthcar... Read More about Understanding healthcare practices in superdiverse neighbourhoods and developing the concept of welfare bricolage: protocol of a cross-national mixed-methods study.

[5.9] Radio 4 -Womens hour interview (2015)
Digital Artefact
Sherman. (2015). [5.9] Radio 4 -Womens hour interview

Impact REF21 - Interview on Cervical Cancer and smear tests in women over 50.

One-year trajectories of depression and anxiety symptoms in older patients presenting in general practice with musculoskeletal pain: A latent class growth analysis. (2015)
Journal Article
Rzewuska, M., Mallen, C. D., Strauss, V. Y., Belcher, J., & Peat, G. (2015). One-year trajectories of depression and anxiety symptoms in older patients presenting in general practice with musculoskeletal pain: A latent class growth analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 79(3), 195 - 201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2015.05.016

OBJECTIVE: Distinguishing transient from persistent anxiety and depression symptoms in older people presenting to general practice with musculoskeletal pain is potentially important for effective management. This study sought to identify distinct pos... Read More about One-year trajectories of depression and anxiety symptoms in older patients presenting in general practice with musculoskeletal pain: A latent class growth analysis..

An investigation into the early detection of psychosis and depression in individuals via Social Media (Twitter) (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
COLLINS EADE, A., DE QUINCEY, E., & FOSTER, J. (2015, October). An investigation into the early detection of psychosis and depression in individuals via Social Media (Twitter). Presented at 3rd GRF One Health Summit 2015, One Health, One Planet, One Future: Fostering interdisciplinary collaboration for global public and animal health, Davos, Switzerland

Organizational Misbehavior and Management Control in China’s Public Hospitals: Doctors’ Red Packets (2015)
Journal Article
Cao, X. (2015). Organizational Misbehavior and Management Control in China’s Public Hospitals: Doctors’ Red Packets. Frontiers of Business Research in China, 110 -134. https://doi.org/10.3868/s070-004-015-0006-3

This paper investigates Chinese doctors’ informal payment, known as red packets, with reference to the debate on organizational misbehavior, fiddles and control. It aims to examine the internal and external factors that have contributed to the emerge... Read More about Organizational Misbehavior and Management Control in China’s Public Hospitals: Doctors’ Red Packets.