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S59 Reduction in fatalities following introduction of an initial home oxygen risk mitigation form (IHORM) for all new patients on home oxygen in England and Wales
(2019-11)Introduction Home Oxygen can be ordered by any registered Healthcare professional in England and Wales. There are approximately 130,000 patients on Home Oxygen at any time. No specialist training is required to request ... -
Safety and immunogenicity of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine administered in a prime-boost regimen in young and old adults (COV002): a single-blind, randomised, controlled, phase 2/3 trial
(2020-12)Background Older adults (aged ≥70 years) are at increased risk of severe disease and death if they develop COVID-19 and are therefore a priority for immunisation should an efficacious vaccine be developed. Immunogenicity ... -
Safety and immunogenicity of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: a preliminary report of a phase 1/2, single-blind, randomised controlled trial
(2020-07)Background The pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) might be curtailed by vaccination. We assessed the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of a viral vectored coronavirus vaccine ... -
Safety of 80 antidepressants, antipsychotics, anti-attention-deficit/ hyperactivity medications and mood stabilizers in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders: a large scale systematic meta-review of 78 adverse effects
(2020-06)Mental disorders frequently begin in childhood or adolescence. Psychotropic medications have various indications for the treatment of mental disorders in this age group and are used not infrequently off‐label. However, ... -
The Salt Swap intervention to reduce salt intake in people with high blood pressure: protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial
(2019-10)Background: High salt intake is a risk factor for hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Reducing salt intake has been shown to reduce blood pressure. Despite population-level interventions, including product reformulation ... -
Sarcoidosis and neuromyelitis optica in a patient with optic neuritis – a case report
(2021-06)We present a case of atypical recurrent optic neuritis. A man in his 50s presented with right optic neuritis and profound visual loss, associated with elevated inflammatory markers. Lymph-node biopsy was consistent with ... -
School- and class-level variation in self-harm, suicide ideation and suicide attempts in Danish high schools.
(2018-09)AIM: Strong associations have been found between being exposed to self-harm in family and friends and own self-harm in adolescence. Therefore, self-harm and suicide behaviour might tend to cluster within school and school ... -
Screening for Autism Spectrum Condition Through Inner City Homeless Services in the Republic of Ireland
(2022-08)Homeless service users were screened for autism spectrum disorder through one of Ireland’s leading not for profit service providers. Keyworkers acted as proxy informants; their caseloads were screened using the DSM-5—Autistic ... -
Seeing sadness: Comorbid effects of loneliness and depression on emotional face processing
(2021-05)Background/objective: Loneliness and depression are highly comorbid, and both are associated with social processing deficits. However, there is a paucity of research aimed at differentiating emotional face-processing ... -
Selective publication of antidepressant trials and its influence on apparent efficacy: Updated comparisons and meta-analyses of newer versus older trials
(2022-01)Valid assessment of drug efficacy and safety requires an evidence base free of reporting bias. Using trial reports in Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drug approval packages as a gold standard, we previously found that ... -
Self-harm on a specialist adult eating disorder unit: a retrospective cohort study of patient characteristics and outcomes
(2021-06)Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is common but rarely studied among inpatients with eating disorders. We sought to investigate the frequency of DSH among inpatients in a specialist adult eating disorders unit, and the association ... -
Self-harm on roads: Register-based study of methods and characteristics of individuals involved
(2020-12)Background Suicide on roads is receiving increased attention. However, there has been little research on non-fatal road-related self-harm. This study was conducted in order to investigate the characteristics of such ... -
Self-harm, somatic disorders and mortality in the 3 years following a hospitalisation in psychiatry in adolescents and young adults
(2022-03)Background There is limited recent information regarding the risk of self-harm, somatic disorders and premature mortality following discharge from psychiatric hospital in young people. Objective To measure these risks ... -
Self-Harm, Suicidal Behaviours, and Cyberbullying in Children and Young People: Systematic Review
(2018-04)Background: Given the concerns about bullying via electronic communication in children and young people and its possible contribution to self-harm, we have reviewed the evidence for associations between cyberbullying ... -
Self-monitoring of Blood Pressure in Patients With Hypertension-Related Multi-morbidity: Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis
(2019-11)BACKGROUND Studies have shown that self-monitoring of blood pressure (BP) is effective when combined with co-interventions, but its efficacy varies in the presence of some co-morbidities. This study examined whether ... -
Self-reported depression symptoms in haemodialysis patients: Bi-factor structures of two common measures and their association with clinical factors
(2018-08)Objective: To validate the factor structure of two common self-report depression tools in a large sample of haemodialysis (HD) patients and to examine their demographic and clinical correlates, including urine output, ... -
Sepsis recognition tools in acute ambulatory care: associations with process of care and clinical outcomes in a service evaluation of an Emergency Multidisciplinary Unit in Oxfordshire
(2018-04)Objective: To assess the performance of currently available sepsis recognition tools in patients referred to a community-based acute ambulatory care unit. Design: Service evaluation of consecutive patients over a 4-month ... -
The serum metabolomic profile of a distinct, inflammatory subtype of acute psychosis
(2022-09)A range of studies suggest that a proportion of psychosis may have an autoimmune basis, but this has not translated through into clinical practice—there is no biochemical test able to accurately identify psychosis resulting ... -
Service evaluation of multi-family therapy for anorexia groups between 2013–2021 in a specialist child and adolescent eating disorders service
(2023-07)The aims of the service evaluation were to examine the effectiveness of multi-family therapy for anorexia nervosa (MFT-AN) on family relationships, as well as to understand families’ experiences of MFT in a specialist child ... -
A service evaluation of short-term mentalisation based treatment for personality disorder
(2021-08)Background People with personality disorder experience long waiting times for access to psychological treatments, resulting from a limited availability of long-term psychotherapies and a paucity of evidence-based brief ...