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Exploring the training needs of health visitors working with children with Down syndrome: A pilot study : A lay summary
Mengoni, Silvana; Redman, Sandra (2016)This is a non-academic summary of the results from the project "Exploring the training needs of health visitors working with children with Down syndrome: A pilot study". -
The factor structure of the revised illness perception questionnaire (IPQ-R) in end-stage renal disease patients
Chilcot, Joseph; Norton, Sam; Wellsted, D.; Farrington, Ken (2012)The purpose of this study was to examine the factor structure of the Revised Illness Perceptions Questionnaire (IPQ-R) in a sample of 374 end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. A confirmatory factor analysis of the IPQ-R, ... -
Further research needed : A comment on Coyne and van Sonderen's call to abandon the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
Norton, Sam; Sacker, Amanda; Done, D.J. (2012-07) -
Hand and foot surgery rates in rheumatoid arthritis have declined from 1986 to 2011, but large-joint replacement rates remain unchanged : results from two UK inception cohorts
Nikiphorou, Elena; Carpenter, Lewis; Morris, Stephen; MacGregor, Alex J.; Dixey, Josh; Kiely, P.; Norton, S.; James, David W.; Walsh, D.; Young, Adam (2014-04-28)To assess whether there have been any secular changes in orthopedic interventions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) since 1986, as examined in 2 early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) inception cohorts with up to 25 years ... -
Hands only illusion : Multisensory integration elicits sense of ownership for body parts but not for non-corporeal objects
Tsakiris, Manos; Carpenter, Lewis; James, Dafydd; Fotopoulou, Aikaterini (2010-07)The experience of body ownership can be successfully manipulated during the rubber hand illusion using synchronous multisensory stimulation. The hypothesis that multisensory integration is both a necessary and sufficient ... -
Have Radiographic Progression Rates in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Changed? : A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Long-term Cohorts
Carpenter, Lewis; Nikiphorou, Elena; Sharpe, Rachel; Norton, Sam; Rennie, Kirsten; Bunn, Frances; Scott, David; Dixey, Josh; Young, Adam (2016-06-01)The objectives of this systematic review are to evaluate firstly, all published data on baseline and annual progression rates of radiographic damage from all longitudinal observational cohorts, and secondly, the association ... -
The Herts and Minds study: Evaluating the effectiveness of Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) as an intervention for children in foster care with emotional and/or behavioural problems: a phase II, feasibility, randomised controlled trial.
Midgley, Nick; Besser, Sarah Jane; Helen, Dye,; Fearon, Pasco; Gale, Tim Mark; Jefferies-Sewell, Kiri; Irvine, Karen; Joyce, Robinson,; Wyatt, Solange; Wellsted, David; Sally, Wood, (2017-02-22)Background A significant proportion of children in the social care system in England present with mental health problems, with the majority experiencing some form of emotional and behavioural difficulties. The most effective ... -
The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale : a meta confirmatory factor analysis
Norton, Sam; Cosco, Theodore; Doyle, Frank; Done, D.J.; Sacker, Amanda (2013-01)Objective: To systematically evaluate the latent structure of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) through reanalysis of previous studies and meta confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Method: Data from 28 samples ... -
How Robust Is the 'Surprise Question' in Predicting Short-Term Mortality Risk in Haemodialysis Patients?
Da Silva Gane, Maria; Braun, Andreas; Stott, David; Wellsted, D.; Farrington, Ken (2013-08-06)Background/Aims: The 'surprise question' (SQ) may aid timely identification of patients with end-of-life care needs. We assessed its prognostic value and variability among clinicians caring for a cohort of haemodialysis ... -
‘I feel weak, useless and dependent on others’ : South Asian patient experiences of haemodialysis
Sharma, Shivani; Mooney, Roisin; Davenport, Andrew; Day, Clara; Duncan, Neil; Wellsted, D.; Da Silva Gane, Maria; Modi, Kirit; Farrington, Ken (2015-06-30)OBJECTIVE: Much of what is known about patient experiences of haemodialysis (HD) has been gleaned from research with White English speaking groups. People from South Asian backgrounds- originating from India, Pakistan and ... -
Identifying depression in South Asian patients with end-stage renal disease : Considerations for practice
Sharma, Shivani; Bhui, Kamaldeep; Chilcot, Joseph; Wellsted, D.; Farrington, Ken (2011-12)Depression is a prevalent burden for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and one that is under-recognized and consequently under-treated. Although several studies have explored the association between depression ... -
Illness perceptions predict survival in haemodialysis patients
Chilcot, J.; Wellsted, D.; Farrington, Ken (2011)Background : Illness perceptions have been shown to be important determinants of functional and psychosocial outcomes, including quality of life and treatment adherence in end-stage renal disease patients. The aim of this ... -
Illness representations and concurrent depression symptoms in haemodialysis patients
Chilcot, Joseph; Wellsted, D.; Davenport, Andrew; Farrington, Ken (2011)We examined the association between illness perceptions and depression symptoms in established haemodialysis patients (HD). Two hundred and fifteen patients completed the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire and the ... -
Illness representations are associated with fluid nonadherence among hemodialysis patients
Chilcot, J.; Wellsted, D.; Farrington, Ken (2010)Objective: Patients with end-stage renal disease are required to limit fluid and salt intake. We examined illness representations [common-sense model (CSM)] among a sample of hemodialysis (HD) patients, investigating whether ... -
Importance of registries in informing clinical practice for arthritis
Carpenter, Lewis; Nikiphorou, Elena; Young, Adam (2013-11)The gold standard in research for evidence that underlies clinical practice is the randomized controlled trial. In recent years it has been accepted that observational studies, which include disease and drug registries and ... -
Increased portion size leads to a sustained increase in energy intake over 4 days in normal weight and overweight men and women
Kelly, M.T.; Wallace, J.M.; Robson, P.J.; Rennie, K.L.; Welch, R.W.; Hannon-Fletcher, M.P.; Brennan, S.; Fletcher, A.; Livingstone, M.B.E. (2009)Large food portions may be facilitating excess energy intake (EI) and adiposity among adults. The present study aimed to assess the extent to which EI and amounts of foods consumed are influenced by the availability of ... -
Independent associations of body-size adjusted fat mass and fat-free mass with the metabolic syndrome in Chinese
Wang, J.; Rennie, K.L.; Gu, W.; Li, H.; Yu, Z.; Lin, X. (2009)Background: Excess fat leads to adverse health outcomes. Most previous studies investigating body fatness using BMI or fat percentage, which contain both fat mass and fat-free mass, were not able to differentiate the ... -
Influence of N-butylscopolamine on SUV in FDG PET of the bowel
Sanghera, B.; Emmott, J.; Wellsted, D.; Chambers, J.; Wong, W-L. (2009)Objectives Peristalsis can lead to confusing FDG PET bowel uptake artefacts and potential for recording inaccurate mean standardised uptake value (SUV) measurements in PET-CT scans. Accordingly, we investigate the influence ... -
Influence of nutrition labelling on food portion size consumption
McCann, Mary T.; Wallace, Julie M. W.; Robson, Paula J.; Rennie, Kirsten L; McCaffrey, Tracy A.; Welch, Robert W.; Livingstone, M. Barbara E. (2013-06-01)Nutrition labelling is an important strategic approach for encouraging consumers to make healthier food choices. The availability of highly palatable foods labelled as 'low fat or reduced calorie' may encourage the ... -
Integrated 18F-FDG PET/CT and perfusion CT of primary colorectal cancer : effect of inter- and intraobserver agreement on metabolic-vascular parameters
Goh, Vicky; Shastry, Manu; Engledow, Alec; Kozarski, Robert; Peck, Jacqui; Endozo, Raymondo; Rodriguez-Justo, Manuel; Taylor, Stuart A; Halligan, Steve; Groves, Ashley M (2012-11)The purpose of this article is to assess the effect of observers on combined metabolic-vascular parameters in colorectal cancer. Twenty-five prospective patients (12 men and 13 women; mean age, 66.9 years) with proven ...