12 Result(s)

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Healthcare professionals’ experiences and views of providing continence support and advice to people living at home with dementia: “That’s a carer’s job”

People living with dementia at home and their family carers often feel unsupported by healthcare professionals in managing continence problems. In turn, primary and community-based healthcare professionals hav...

Barbara Bradbury, Helen Chester, Miriam Santer, Leanne Morrison… in BMC Geriatrics (2024)

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Cost-effectiveness of two online interventions supporting self-care for eczema for parents/carers and young people

To estimate the cost-effectiveness of online behavioral interventions (EczemaCareOnline.org.uk) designed to support eczema self-care management for parents/carers and young people from an NHS perspective.

Tracey H. Sach, Mary Onoja, Holly Clarke… in The European Journal of Health Economics (2024)

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Factors that influence women’s enrolment and ongoing participation in a partially decentralised randomised controlled dermatology trial: a qualitative interview study with participants in the SAFA (Spironolactone for Adult Female Acne) trial

The use of decentralised clinical trials (which bring trials to patients through remote processes and technology versus central on-site visits) has been thought to be a potential solution to common recruitment...

Cherish Boxall, Susanne Renz, Zina Eminton, Jacqueline Nuttall, Alan Saji… in Trials (2023)

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Integrated primary care and social services for older adults with multimorbidity in England: a sco** review

As the prevalence of older adults with multimorbidity increases, greater integration of services is necessary to manage the physical and psycho-social needs of this cohort. This study describes and summarises ...

Hajira Dambha-Miller, Glenn Simpson, Lucy Hobson, Paul Roderick… in BMC Geriatrics (2021)

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Supporting patient access to medicines in community palliative care: on-line survey of health professionals’ practice, perceived effectiveness and influencing factors

Patient access to medicines at home during the last year of life is critical for symptom control, but is thought to be problematic. Little is known about healthcare professionals’ practices in supporting timel...

Sue Latter, Natasha Campling, Jacqueline Birtwistle… in BMC Palliative Care (2020)

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Combining qualitative research with PPI: reflections on using the person-based approach for develo** behavioural interventions

The value and importance of qualitative research and Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) for develo** complex health interventions is widely recognised. However, there is often confusion between the two, wi...

Ingrid Muller, Miriam Santer, Leanne Morrison… in Research Involvement and Engagement (2019)

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Feasibility of weekly participant-reported data collection in a pragmatic randomised controlled trial in primary care: experiences from the BATHE trial (Bath Additives for the Treatment of cHildhood Eczema)

Patient-reported outcomes measures in clinical trials ensure that evaluations of effectiveness focus on outcomes that are important to patients. In relapsing-remitting conditions, such as eczema, repeated meas...

Beth Stuart, Kate Rumsby, Miriam Santer, Matthew J. Ridd, Nick A. Francis… in Trials (2018)

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Using existing trial data to inform the development of core outcome sets and improve efficiencies in research

Kim S Thomas, Lucy Bradshaw, Alan A Montgommery, Nick A Francis, Matthew J Ridd… in Trials (2015)

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Timeliness in chronic kidney disease and albuminuria identification: a retrospective cohort study

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is predominantly managed in primary care in the UK, but there is evidence of under-identification leading to lack of inclusion on practice chronic disease registers, which are nece...

Simon DS Fraser, Julie Parkes, David Culliford, Miriam Santer… in BMC Family Practice (2015)

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Public perceptions of non-pharmaceutical interventions for reducing transmission of respiratory infection: systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies

Non-pharmaceutical public health interventions may provide simple, low-cost, effective ways of minimising the transmission and impact of acute respiratory infections in pandemic and non-pandemic contexts. Unde...

Emma Teasdale, Miriam Santer, Adam W A Geraghty, Paul Little… in BMC Public Health (2014)

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Treatment non-adherence in pediatric long-term medical conditions: systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies of caregivers’ views

Non-adherence to prescribed treatments is the primary cause of treatment failure in pediatric long-term conditions. Greater understanding of parents and caregivers’ reasons for non-adherence can help to addres...

Miriam Santer, Nicola Ring, Lucy Yardley, Adam WA Geraghty, Sally Wyke in BMC Pediatrics (2014)

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What aspects of periods are most bothersome for women reporting heavy menstrual bleeding? Community survey and qualitative study

Heavy menstrual bleeding is a common symptom amongst women of reproductive age, yet questions remain about why some women experience this as a problem while others do not. We investigated the concerns of women...

Miriam Santer, Sally Wyke, Pamela Warner in BMC Women's Health (2007)