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A multicentre randomised controlled trial of a guided self-help cognitive behavioural therapy to MANage the impact of hot flushes and night sweats in patients with prostate CANcer undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (MANCAN2)
BackgroundAndrogen deprivation therapy (ADT) is prescribed to almost half of all men diagnosed with prostate cancer. Although ADT is effective...
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Assessing the barriers and facilitators of climate action planning in local governments: a two-round survey of expert opinion
BackgroundClimate change is one of the greatest threats to public health in this century. The UK is one of six countries that has enshrined in law a...
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Perceptions of friendship, peers and influence on adolescent smoking according to tobacco control context: a systematic review and meta-ethnography of qualitative research
BackgroundA relationship between smoking and interpersonal influences has been well established within the literature. There have been cultural...
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A Grounded Theory Study: How Non-Treatment-Seeking Substance Users Make Sense of Their Behaviour “I Want To Be Me but I Don’t Know Who Me Is”
Despite the global impact of substance misuse, there are inadequate levels of specialist service provision and continued difficulties with treatment...
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Employing the theory of planned behaviour to design an e-cigarette education resource for use in secondary schools
BackgroundAn extended version of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) was used to inform the design of a framework for an educational resource...
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A continuous quality improvement strategy to strengthen screening practices and facilitate the routine use of intravenous iron for treating anaemia in pregnant and postpartum women in Nigeria: a study protocol
BackgroundPregnancy-related anaemia is a public health challenge across Africa. Over 50% of pregnant women in Africa get diagnosed with this...
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Process evaluation of the Bridging the Age Gap in Breast Cancer decision support intervention cluster randomised trial
BackgroundThe Bridging the Age Gap in Breast Cancer research programme sought to improve treatment decision-making for older women with breast cancer...
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A systematic review of implementation reporting in opioid stewardship literature
BackgroundThe increased awareness of opioid-related harms has resulted in a proliferation of safety strategies and hospital-based quality improvement...
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Delivering colon cancer survivorship care in primary care; a qualitative study on the experiences of general practitioners
BackgroundWith more patients in need of oncological care, there is a growing interest to transfer survivorship care from specialist to general...
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Achieving ‘coherence’ in routine practice: a qualitative case-based study to describe speech and language therapy interventions with implementation in mind
BackgroundImplementation depends on healthcare professionals being able to make sense of a new intervention in relation to their routine practice....
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The development of a theory and evidence-based intervention to aid implementation of exercise into the prostate cancer care pathway with a focus on healthcare professional behaviour, the STAMINA trial
BackgroundTwice-weekly supervised aerobic and resistance exercise for 12 weeks reduces fatigue and improves quality of life in men on Androgen...
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Implementation of the SMART MOVE intervention in primary care: a qualitative study using normalisation process theory
BackgroundProblematic translational gaps continue to exist between demonstrating the positive impact of healthcare interventions in research settings...
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Designing process evaluations using case study to explore the context of complex interventions evaluated in trials
BackgroundProcess evaluations are an important component of an effectiveness evaluation as they focus on understanding the relationship between...
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Uptake of self-management education programmes for people with type 2 diabetes in primary care through the embedding package: a cluster randomised control trial and ethnographic study
BackgroundSelf-management education programmes are cost-effective in hel** people with type 2 diabetes manage their diabetes, but referral and...
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Co-development and testing of an extended community pharmacy model of service delivery for managing osteoarthritis: protocol for a sequential, multi-methods study (PharmOA)
BackgroundOsteoarthritis is a common, painful and disabling long-term condition. Delivery of high-quality guideline-informed osteoarthritis care that...
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Exploring treatment burden in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a thematic analysis in china's primary care settings
BackgroundUnderstanding treatment burden is a critical element to the effective management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). The current study aims...
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Clinical application of machine learning and computer vision to indocyanine green quantification for dynamic intraoperative tissue characterisation: how to do it
IntroductionIndocyanine green (ICG) quantification and assessment by machine learning (ML) could discriminate tissue types through perfusion...
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Protocol for a feasibility study incorporating a randomised pilot trial with an embedded process evaluation and feasibility economic analysis of ThinkCancer!: a primary care intervention to expedite cancer diagnosis in Wales
BackgroundCompared to the rest of Europe, the UK has relatively poor cancer outcomes, with late diagnosis and a slow referral process being major...
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Implementing a digital intervention for managing uncontrolled hypertension in Primary Care: a mixed methods process evaluation
BackgroundA high proportion of hypertensive patients remain above the target threshold for blood pressure, increasing the risk of adverse health...
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Findings and lessons learnt implementing a cardiovascular disease quality improvement program in Australian primary care: a mixed method evaluation
BackgroundThere are discrepancies between evidence-based guidelines for screening and management of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and implementation...
