Centre for Primary Care and Public Health: Recent submissions
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Dietary patterns and respiratory health in adults from nine European countries-Evidence from the GA2 LEN study.
(2018-11)BACKGROUND: Dietary patterns defined using principal component analysis (PCA) offer an alternative to the analysis of individual foods and nutrients and have been linked with asthma and allergic disease. However, results ... -
Cost-effectiveness of offering an area-level financial incentive on breast feeding: a within-cluster randomised controlled trial analysis.
(2020-02)OBJECTIVE: To provide the first estimate of the cost-effectiveness of financial incentive for breastfeeding intervention compared with usual care. DESIGN: Within-cluster ('ward'-level) randomised controlled trial ... -
Possibilities for the future of global mental health: a scenario planning approach.
(2019-12-11)BACKGROUND: Global mental health is a widely used term describing initiatives in policies, research and practice to improve the mental health of people worldwide. It has been gaining momentum over the last 10 years, reflected ... -
What is involvement in research and what does it achieve? Reflections on a pilot study of the personal costs of stroke.
(2010-03)BACKGROUND: Health researchers are encouraged to involve service users as partners in their research. There is a need to increase the evidence base of involvement, including an accumulation of empirical accounts of involvement ... -
Cash Transfer to Adolescent Girls and Young Women to Reduce Sexual Risk Behavior (CARE): Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.
(2019-12-20)BACKGROUND: The HIV epidemic in Eastern and Southern Africa is characterized by a high incidence and prevalence of HIV infection among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15-24 years. For instance, in some countries, ... -
Are trials of psychological and psychosocial interventions for schizophrenia and psychosis included in the NICE guidelines pragmatic? A systematic review.
(2019)INTRODUCTION: The NICE clinical guidelines on psychosocial interventions for the treatment of schizophrenia and psychosis in adults are based on the results of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), which may not be studies ... -
Prevalence and correlates of partner violence among adolescent girls and young women: Evidence from baseline data of a cluster randomised trial in Tanzania.
(2019)BACKGROUND: Little has been documented about partner violence among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) who are out of school, a factor associated with HIV acquisition. To understand areas for prioritising HIV prevention ... -
Rethinking ADHD intervention trials: feasibility testing of two treatments and a methodology.
(2019-07)Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a lifelong condition associated with considerable costs. The long-term effectiveness and acceptability of treatments to improve outcomes remains in doubt. Long-term trials ... -
Protocol for a cluster randomised control trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of treatment for latent tuberculosis infection in recent migrants within primary care: the CATAPuLT trial.
(2019-11-29)BACKGROUND: The identification and treatment of LTBI is a key component of the WHO's strategy to eliminate TB. Recent migrants from high TB-incidence countries are recognised to be at risk TB reactivation, and many high-income ... -
Patient involvement in questionnaire design: tackling response error and burden.
(2019)Questionnaires capture patient perspectives succinctly and at relatively low cost, making them a popular data collection tool for health researchers. However, questionnaire data can be affected by response error and response ... -
How primary care can help survivors of transient ischaemic attack and stroke return to work: focus groups with stakeholders from a UK community.
(2020-01-27)BACKGROUND: Evidence about how primary care can best enable survivors of transient ischaemic attack (TIA)/stroke return to work is limited. AIM: This study explored the role of primary care in supporting survivors of ... -
The OPERA trial: protocol for a randomised trial of an exercise intervention for older people in residential and nursing accommodation
(2011-02-02)Abstract Background: Depression is common in residents of Residential and Nursing homes (RNHs). It is usually undetected and often undertreated. Depression is associated with poor outcomes including increased morbidity and ...