Browsing Patient and Population Orientated Research by Title
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Finding Direction in the Search for Selection.
(2017-01)Tests for positive selection have mostly been developed to look for diversifying selection where change away from the current amino acid is often favorable. However, in many cases we are interested in directional selection ... -
Grading evidence from test accuracy studies: what makes it challenging compared with the grading of effectiveness studies?
(2017-06)Guideline panels need to process a sizeable amount of information to issue a decision on whether to recommend a health technology or not. Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) is being ... -
HbA1c and hypoglycaemia in intensively treated type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study in primary care.
(2018-07)Objective: To establish whether low HbA1c is associated with clinical hypoglycaemia among people with type 2 diabetes prescribed insulins or sulphonylureas. Design: Retrospective cohort study using routine electronic GP ... -
Health Outcome after Major Trauma: What Are We Measuring?
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High volume image guided injections and structured rehabilitation in shoulder impingement syndrome: a retrospective study.
(2015-07)BACKGROUND: the aim was to establish the effect of a high volume-image guided injection and structured rehabilitation (HVIGI&SR) on both pain and function in shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS). METHODS: 44 participants ... -
Improving recruitment to a study of telehealth management for long-term conditions in primary care: two embedded, randomised controlled trials of optimised patient information materials.
(2015-07-19)BACKGROUND: Patient understanding of study information is fundamental to gaining informed consent to take part in a randomised controlled trial. In order to meet the requirements of research ethics committees, patient ... -
Improving the management of musculoskeletal conditions: can an alternative approach to referral management underpinned by quality improvement and behavioural change theories offer a solution and a better patient experience? A mixed-methods study.
(2019-02-19)OBJECTIVES: To assess whether a quality improvement-based approach to referral management can result in better musculoskeletal care within general practice. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study using mixed methodology including ... -
Individual patient data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of dual therapy with a boosted PI plus lamivudine for maintenance of virological suppression: GeSIDA study 9717.
(2018-11-01)Background: Dual therapy (DT) with a ritonavir-boosted PI (PI/r) plus lamivudine has proven non-inferior (12% margin) to triple therapy (TT) with PI/r plus two nucleos(t)ide reverse transcriptase inhibitors [N(t)RTIs] in ...
