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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, 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 ... -
Gestational diabetes: opportunities for improving maternal and child health.
(Elsevier, 2020-08-18)Gestational diabetes, the most common medical disorder in pregnancy, is defined as glucose intolerance resulting in hyperglycaemia that begins or is first diagnosed in pregnancy. Gestational diabetes is associated with ... -
Harmonising data from different sources to conduct research using linked survey and routine datasets
(2018-08-29)Conference Proceeding from International Population Data Linkage Conference 2018 -
Health of mothers of children with a life-limiting condition: a comparative cohort study.
(BMJ, 2021-03-02)OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to quantify the incidence rates of common mental and physical health conditions in mothers of children with a life-limiting condition. METHODS: Comparative national longitudinal cohort study ... -
Health of mothers of children with a life-limiting condition: a protocol for comparative cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.
(BMJ, 2020-07-13)INTRODUCTION: There are now nearly 50 000 children with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition in the UK. These include conditions where there is no reasonable hope of cure and from which they will die, as well as ... -
Hydroxychloroquine treatment does not reduce COVID-19 mortality; underdosing to the wrong patients?
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I don't want to be a call centre GP!
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I know what I like, and I like what I know: Patient preferences and expectations when choosing an arts therapies group
Patient preferences deserve consideration as they play a role in engagement withpsychosocial interventions. This study sought to understand more about preferencesand expectations of the arts therapies, in order to support ... -
Identification of important respiratory research themes relevant to primary care: qualitative analysis of round 1 of the 2020 International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) Research Prioritisation Exercise
(2020-09-07)This is an author-submitted, peer-reviewed version of a manuscript that has been accepted for publication in the European Respiratory Journal, prior to copy-editing, formatting and typesetting. This version of the manuscript ... -
Identifying Patterns of Comorbidities with Cancers of the Colon and Rectum, as Related to age at Diagnosis
(2020-12-07)Conference Proceeding from International Population Data Linkage Conference 2020 -
Immersive bilingualism reshapes the core of the brain
(2017-05)Bilingualism has been shown to affect the structure of the brain, including cortical regions related to language. Less is known about subcortical structures, such as the basal ganglia, which underlie speech monitoring ...