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Experiences of Ambulatory Care for Frail, Older People and Their Carers During Acute Illness: A Qualitative, Ethnographic Study
(2019-05)
Increased age is associated with increased emergency department attendance and emergency hospital admissions, but there is evidence that the acute hospital environment is unsuited to older people with frailty.There are ...
Reproducibility of dietary intakes of macronutrients, specific food groups, and dietary patterns in 211 050 adults in the UK Biobank study
(2019-09)
To detect modest associations of dietary intake with disease risk, observational studies need to be large and control for moderate measurement errors. The
reproducibility of dietary intakes of macronutrients, food groups ...
Patterns in Weight and Physical Activity Tracking Data Preceding a Stop in Weight Monitoring: Observational Analysis
(2020-03)
Background: Self-regulation for weight loss requires regular self-monitoring of weight, but the frequency of weight tracking commonly declines over time.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate whether it is a decline ...
In-vitro diagnostic point-of-care tests in paediatric ambulatory care: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(2020-07)
Paediatric consultations form a significant proportion of all consultations in ambulatory care. Point-of-care tests (POCTs) may offer a potential solution to improve clinical outcomes for children by reducing diagnostic ...
Fit to Study: Reflections on designing and implementing a large-scale randomized controlled trial in secondary schools
(2020-09)
Background
The randomised controlled trial (RCT) design is increasingly common among studies seeking good-quality evidence to advance educational neuroscience, but conducting RCTs in schools is challenging. Fit to Study, ...
Online patient feedback as a measure of quality in primary care: a multimethod study using correlation and qualitative analysis
(2020-02)
Objectives To ascertain the relationship between online patient feedback and the General Practice Patient Survey (GPPS) and the Friends and Family Test (FFT). To consider the potential benefit it may add by describing the ...
Replacing meat with alternative plant-based products (RE-MAPs): protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a behavioural intervention to reduce meat consumption
(2019-06)
Introduction: Reducing meat consumption could contribute towards preventing some chronic conditions and protecting the natural environment. This study will examine the effectiveness of a behavioural intervention to reduce ...
Mechanisms of implementing public health interventions: a pooled causal mediation analysis of randomised trials.
(2018-03)
The World Health Organization recommends that nations implement evidence-based nutritional guidelines and policies in settings such as schools and childcare services to improve public health nutrition. Understanding the ...
Efficacy of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern 202012/01 (B.1.1.7): an exploratory analysis of a randomised controlled trial
(2021-04)
Background
A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, B.1.1.7, emerged as the dominant cause of COVID-19 disease in the UK from November, 2020. We report a post-hoc analysis of the efficacy of the adenoviral vector vaccine, ChAdOx1 ...
Public opinion on global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines
(2021-03)
To the Editor—Vaccination programs for COVID-19 in ‘high-income countries’ (HICs) have benefited from their ability to secure contracts for preferential supply for several vaccines1. For the rest of the world, vaccine ...