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Patient's experience of life after weight loss surgery: Psychological adjustment
(UWE Bristol, 2016-06-28)Background: Little is known about the psychological impact weight loss surgery has on people’s life.1 A recent systematic review in this area showed some persisting disordered psychosocial wellbeing after the procedure ... -
Commentary: Obesity and Weight Gain in Pregnancy and Postpartum: an Evidence Review of Lifestyle Interventions to Inform Maternal and Child Health Policies
(Frontiers Media SA, 2019-03-26)We read with interest the recent review published in Frontiers in Endocrinology that was focused on obesity and weight gain in pregnancy and postpartum. The review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses, investigating the ... -
Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory infections: individual participant data meta-analysis.
(NIHR Journals Library, 2019-01)BACKGROUND: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) exploring the potential of vitamin D to prevent acute respiratory infections have yielded mixed results. Individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis has the potential to ... -
Physical Activity And Mood In Women UAE Residents: The Mediational Role Of Physical Self-Efficacy
(Wiley, 2016-07-22)Abstract OR2018 from 31st International Congress of Psychology, 24–29 July 2016, Yokohama, Japan -
Atrial fibrillation: time for active case finding.
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Randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a task-based weight management group programme.
(BioMed Central, 2019-04-02)BACKGROUND: Obesity is a rising global threat to health and a major contributor to health inequalities. Weight management programmes that are effective, economical and reach underprivileged groups are needed. We examined ... -
Maternal and perinatal mortality and complications associated with caesarean section in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
(Elsevier, 2019-03-28)Background Universal access to caesarean section is a key requirement for safe childbirth. We determined the burden of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity, and their risk factors following caesarean sections ... -
Evaluating the feasibility of complex interventions in mental health services: standardised measure and reporting guidelines
(Cambridge University Press, 2014-01-02)Background The feasibility of implementation is insufficiently considered in clinical guideline development, leading to human and financial resource wastage. Aims To develop (a) an empirically based standardised measure ... -
Supporting recovery in patients with psychosis through care by community-based adult mental health teams (REFOCUS): a multisite, cluster, randomised, controlled trial
(Elsevier, 2015-05-05)Background Mental health policy in many countries is oriented around recovery, but the evidence base for servicelevel recovery-promotion interventions is lacking. Methods We did a cluster, randomised, controlled trial in ... -
ARE ACTIVE BOYS AND GIRLS AT INCREASED RISK OF HOSPITAL ATTENDANCE OR ADMISSION FOR INJURY? A LONGITUDINAL STUDY IN WALES AND SCOTLAND USING LINKED COHORT AND ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2018-09-05)Background Children and young people are being encouraged to increase the amount of time they spend being physically active, especially in activities of moderate and vigorous intensity. However, there is limited evidence ... -
Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Prevention of Early Preterm Delivery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Studies EDITORIAL COMMENT
(Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc, 2016-07-01)(Abstracted from Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2016;198:40–46) Gestational age at delivery is the single most important determinant of survival and long-term neurodevelopment of the newborn. Early preterm infants, ... -
Implementation of the Identification and Referral to Improve Safety programme for patients with experience of domestic violence and abuse: A theory-based mixed-method process evaluation.
(Wiley, 2019-03-13)Identification and Referral to Improve Safety (IRIS) is a training and support programme to improve the response to domestic violence and abuse (DVA) in general practice. Following a pragmatic cluster-randomised trial, ... -
Populist politics and vaccine hesitancy in Western Europe: an analysis of national-level data
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2019-02-25)Background Parents’ reluctance to vaccinate their children undermines the effectiveness of vaccination programmes in Western Europe. There is anecdotal evidence suggesting a connection between the rise of political populism ... -
Vitamin D supplementation to prevent asthma exacerbations - Authors' reply.
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Vitamin D to prevent exacerbations of COPD: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data from randomised controlled trials.
(BMJ, 2019-01-10)BACKGROUND: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of vitamin D to prevent COPD exacerbations have yielded conflicting results.Individual participant data meta-analysis could identify factors that explain this variation. ... -
OS 04-07 THE COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF 4TH LINE ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE AGENTS IN PATIENTS WITH RESISTANT HYPERTENSION: A META-ANALYSIS.
(Wolters Kluwer Health, 2016-09)OBJECTIVE: Recent evidence points to the effectiveness of spironolactone vs placebo in the treatment of resistant hypertension (RH). However, placebo is rarely a realistic treatment choice in uncontrolled hypertension. ... -
Development of an education and self-management intervention for chronic headache - CHESS trial (Chronic Headache Education and Self-management Study).
(BioMed Central, 2019-03-18)BACKGROUND: Self-management interventions are well recognised and widely used in chronic conditions. Their application to chronic headaches has been limited and generally of low quality. We describe here our process for ... -
Supporting self-management for people with hypertension: a meta-review of quantitative and qualitative systematic reviews
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2014-11-19)OBJECTIVES: Globally, healthcare policy promotes supported self-management as a strategy for people with long-term conditions. This meta-review aimed to explore how people with hypertension make sense of their condition, ...
