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'Bad old habits' ... and what really matters
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Keeping in balance on the multimorbidity tightrope: A narrative analysis of older patients' experiences of living with and managing multimorbidity.
(2022-01)Primary care management of patients with multimorbidity in the UK is underpinned by clinical guidelines, quality standards and measurable targets which govern practices of risk management and disease control. There is ... -
A universally applicable method of operon map prediction on minimally annotated genomes using conserved genomic context.
(2005)An important step in understanding the regulation of a prokaryotic genome is the generation of its transcription unit map. The current strongest operon predictor depends on the distributions of intergenic distances (IGD) ... -
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 ... -
Electronic reminders and rewards to improve adherence to inhaled asthma treatment in adolescents: a non-randomised feasibility study in tertiary care
Objective: To test the feasibility and acceptability of a short-term reminder and incentives intervention in adolescents with low adherence to asthma medications. Methods: Mixed-methods feasibility study in a tertiary ... -
Vitamin B12 and Folate Markers are Associated with Insulin Resistance During the Third Trimester of Pregnancy In South Asian Women, Living in the UK, With Gestational Diabetes and Normal Glucose Tolerance.
(Oxford University Press, 2021-10-02)BACKGROUND: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) can adversely affect the health of the developing foetus. Women of South Asian origin are particularly at risk of developing GDM. Insulin resistance (IR) contributes to the ... -
Organising polypharmacy: unpacking medicines, unpacking meanings-an ethnographic study.
(BMJ, 2021-08-26)OBJECTIVES: We explore how older patients affected by polypharmacy manage the 'hidden work' of organising their medicines, how they make sense of this work and integrate it into their lives. DESIGN AND SETTING: Ethnographic ... -
Exploring supported self-management practices of healthcare professionals for South Asian patients with asthma
(2018-09-15)ERS International Congress 2018 abstract PA4211 -
A multi-centre investigation of delivering national guidelines on exercise training for men with advanced prostate cancer undergoing androgen deprivation therapy in the UK NHS
(Public Library of Science, 2018-07-05)Background: National guidelines (NICE-CG175) recommended 12 weeks of supervised exercise training for men treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer to counter debilitating adverse effects of ... -
Patient-reported side effects of oral corticosteroids
(2018-09-15)ERS International Congress 2018 abstract PA3144