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Open AccessHealthcare 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...
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Open AccessCost-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.
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Open AccessFactors 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...
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Open AccessIntegrated 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 ...
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Open AccessSupporting 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...
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Open AccessCombining 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...
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Open AccessFeasibility 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...
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Open AccessUsing existing trial data to inform the development of core outcome sets and improve efficiencies in research
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Open AccessTimeliness 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...
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Open AccessPublic 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...
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Open AccessTreatment 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...
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Open AccessWhat 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...