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Factors associated with COVID‐19 related hospitalisation, critical care admission and mortality using linked primary and secondary care data
(Wiley, 2021-05-04)Background: It is important that population cohorts at increased risk of hospitalisation and death following a COVID-19 infection are identified and protected. Objectives: We identified risk factors associated with ... -
The feasibility of the PAM intervention to support treatment-adherence in people with hypertension in primary care: a randomised clinical controlled trial.
(2021-04-26)The PAM intervention is a behavioural intervention to support adherence to anti-hypertensive medications and therefore to lower blood pressure. This feasibility trial recruited 101 nonadherent patients (54% male, mean age ... -
Feasibility study of assessing the Preclinical Alzheimer Cognitive Composite (PACC) score via videoconferencing.
(2021-01-26)BACKGROUND: The Preclinical Alzheimer Cognitive Composite (PACC) is a composite score which can detect the first signs of cognitive impairment, which can be of importance for research and clinical practice. It is designed ... -
A feasibility trial of a digital mindfulness-based intervention to improve asthma-related quality of life for primary care patients with asthma.
(2022-02)Asthma outcomes remain suboptimal, despite effective pharmacotherapy. Psychological dysfunction (such as anxiety) is common, and associated with poorer outcomes. We evaluated a digital mindfulness programme as an intervention ... -
Feasibility, experiences and outcomes of using DIALOG+ in primary care to improve quality of life and mental distress of patients with chronic conditions: an exploratory non-controlled trial in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia and Uganda.
(2021-09-30)BACKGROUND: DIALOG+ is a resource-oriented and evidence-based intervention to improve quality of life and reduce mental distress. While it has been extensively studied in mental health care, there is little evidence for ... -
FORWARDS-1: an adaptive, single-blind, placebo-controlled ascending dose study of acute baclofen on safety parameters in opioid dependence during methadone-maintenance treatment-a pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic study.
(2022-10-18)BACKGROUND: Treatment of opiate addiction with opiate substitution treatment (e.g. methadone) is beneficial. However, some individuals desire or would benefit from abstinence but there are limited options to attenuate ... -
Four decades of measuring stillbirths and neonatal deaths in Demographic and Health Surveys: historical review
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021-02-08)Background Worldwide, an estimated 5.1 million stillbirths and neonatal deaths occur annually, 98% in low- and middle-income countries. Limited coverage of civil and vital registration systems necessitates reliance on ...