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Can everyone stop using the 'F' word?
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Can lay health workers support the management of hypertension? Findings of a cluster randomised trial in South Africa.
(2018)Introduction: In low/middle-income countries with substantial HIV and tuberculosis epidemics, health services often neglect other highly prevalent chronic conditions, such as hypertension, which as a result are poorly ... -
Can occupational therapist-led home environmental assessment prevent falls in older people? A modified cohort randomised controlled trial protocol.
(2018-09-10)INTRODUCTION: Falls and fall-related injuries are a serious cause of morbidity and cost to society. Environmental hazards are implicated as a major contributor to falls among older people. A recent Cochrane review found ... -
Can we identify how programmes aimed at promoting self-management in musculoskeletal pain work and who benefits? A systematic review of sub-group analysis within RCTs
(2011-09)Background: There are now several systematic reviews of RCTs testing self-management for those with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Evidence for the effectiveness of self-management interventions in chronic musculoskeletal ... -
Capitalising on the disenfranchised
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Cardiovascular risk assessment in patients with a severe mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(BioMed Central, 2016-05-12)Background Cardiovascular risk (CVR) has been observed to be higher in patients with severe mental illness (SMI) than in the general population. However, some studies suggest that CVR is not equally increased in different ... -
Case finding and therapy for chronic viral hepatitis in primary care (HepFREE): a cluster-randomised controlled trial.
(2019-01)BACKGROUND: The prevalence of viral hepatitis (hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus) in migrants is higher than among the general population in many high-income countries. We aimed to determine whether incentivising and ...