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The association between social deprivation and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic literature review
Dey, Mrinalini; Busby, Amanda; Ewell, Helen; Lempp, Heidi; Pratt, Arthur; Young, Adam; Isaacs, John; Nikiphorou, Elena (2022-04-21)Physical and mental illnesses are driven by ethnicity, social, environmental and economic determinants. Novel theoretical frameworks in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) focus on links and adverse interactions between and within ... -
A Comparison of the Epidemiological Characteristics Between Influenza and COVID-19 Patients: A Retrospective, Observational Cohort Study.
Naji, Omar; Darwish, Iman; Bessame, Khaoula; Vaghela, Tejal; Hawkins, Anja; Elsakka, Mohamed; Merai, Hema; Lowe, Jeremy; Schechter, Miriam; Moses, Samuel; Busby, Amanda; Sullivan, Keith; Wellsted, David; Zamir, Muhammad; Kandil, Hala (2023-11-23)Background and objective It is crucial to make early differentiation between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and seasonal influenza infections at the time of a patient's presentation to the emergency department (ED). ... -
Contributions of treatment centre and patient characteristics to patient-reported experience of haemodialysis: A national cross-sectional study
Hawkins, Janine; Smeeton, Nigel; Busby, Amanda; Wellsted, David; Rider, Beth; Jones, Julia; Steinkamp, Retha; Stannard, Catherine; Gair, Rachel; Van Der Veer, Sabine; Corps, Claire; Farrington, Kenneth (2021-04-14)OBJECTIVES: To examine the relative importance of patient and centre level factors in determining self-reported experience of care in patients with advanced kidney disease treated by maintenance haemodialysis (HD). DESIGN: ... -
THE EXPERIENCE OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENTS: THE RESULTS OF THE 2017 UK RENAL REGISTRY / KIDNEY CARE UK CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENT REPORTED EXPERIENCE MEASURE
Hawkins, Janine; Wellsted, David; Stannard, Catherine; Busby, Amanda; Gair, Rachel; Van Der Veer, Sabine (2018-05-25)PURPOSE: The UK Renal Registry (UKRR) and Kidney Care UK’s (KCUK) Chronic Kidney Disease Patient Reported Experience Measure (CKDPREM) was developed by patients, academics and clinicians in 2016. The CKDPREM was designed ... -
Feasibility, acceptability and practicality of transcranial stimulation in obsessive compulsive symptoms (FEATSOCS): A randomised controlled crossover trial
Fineberg, Naomi; Cinosi, Eduardo; Smith, Megan; Busby, Amanda; Wellsted, David; Huneke, Nathan; Garg, Kabir; Aslan, Ibrahim; Enara, Arun; Garner, Matthew; Gordon, Robert; Hall, Natalie; Meron, Daniel; Robbins, Trevor; Wyatt, Solange; Pellegrini, Lucas; Baldwin, David S (2023-04-30)Background: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive form of neurostimulation with potential for development as a self-administered intervention. It has shown promise as a safe and effective treatment ... -
The identification and management of depression in UK Kidney Care: Results from the Mood Maps Study
Chilcot, Joe; Pearce, Christina; Hall, Natalie; Busby, Amanda; Hawkins, Janine; Vraitch, Balvinder; Rathjen, Mandy; Hamilton, Alexander; Bevin, Amanda; Mackintosh, Lucy; Hudson, Joanna; Wellsted, David; Jones, Julia; Sharma, Shivani; Norton, Sam; Ormandy, Paula; Palmer, Nick; Farrington, Kenneth (2024-02-11)Background Depression is common in people with chronic kidney disease, yet little is known about how depression is identified and managed as part of routine kidney care. Objectives The primary objective was to survey all ... -
Impact of COVID-19 on Patient Experience of Kidney Care: A Rapid Review
Mackintosh, Lucy; Ormandy, Paula; Busby, Amanda; Hawkins, Janine; Klare, Ranjit; Silver, Christina; Da Silva-Gane, Maria; Santhakumaran, Shalini; Bristow, Paul; Sharma, Shivani; Wellsted, David; Chilcot, Joseph; Sridharan, Sivakumar; Steinkamp, Retha; Harris, Tess; Muirhead, Susan; Lush, Vicky; Afuwape, Sarah; Farrington, Kenneth (2023-12-20)Background In March 2020 a pandemic state was declared due to SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19). Patients with kidney disease, especially those on replacement therapies, proved more susceptible to severe infection. This rapid literature ... -
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Services for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Findings of a National Survey of UK Kidney Centres
Mackintosh, Lucy; Busby, Amanda; Farrington, Kenneth; Hawkins, Janine; Afuwape, Sarah; Bristow, Paul; Da Silva-Gane, Maria; Hall, Natalie; Harris, Tess; Hudson, Joanna; Norton, Sam; Ormandy, Paula; Pearce, Christina J.; Santhakumaran, Shalini; Sharma, Shivani; Sridharan, Sivakumar; Steenkamp, Retha; Slevin, Julie; Wellsted, David; Chilcot, Joseph (2023-12-04)Background Services for patients with kidney disease underwent radical adaptations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We undertook an online national survey of UK kidney centres to understand the nature, range, and ... -
Improving patient experience of kidney care, one comment at a time: A mixed methods analysis of Kidney PREM 2020 patient comments
Mackintosh, Lucy; Busby, Amanda; Hawkins, Janine; Silver, Christina; Stannard, Catherine; Farrington, Ken (2021-10-05) -
Investigating the Acceptability and Tolerability of tDCS in Patients with OCD - A Feasibility Study
Smith, Megan; Cinosi, Eduardo; Busby, Amanda; Hall, Natalie; Baldwin, David; Wellsted, David; Wyatt, Solange; Fineberg, Naomi (2021-10-01)Introduction: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a neuropsychiatric disorder which often proves refractory to current treatment approaches1. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), a non-invasive form of ... -
Is incident rheumatoid arthritis interstitial lung disease associated with methotrexate treatment? Results from a multivariate analysis in the ERAS and ERAN inception cohorts
Kiely, Patrick; Busby, Amanda; Nikiphorou, Elena; Sullivan, Keith; Walsh, David; Creamer, Paul; Dixey, Josh; Young, Keith (2019-05-05)Objectives To assess predictive factors for rheumatoid arthritis interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) in two early RA inception cohorts with a focus on methotrexate (MTX) exposure. Design Multicenter prospective early RA ... -
Measuring patients' experience with renal services in the UK: development and validation of the Kidney PREM
Hawkins, Janine; Wellsted, David; Corps, Claire; Fluck, Richard; Gair, Rachel; Hall, Natalie; Busby, Amanda; Rider, Beth; Farrington, Kenneth; Sharma, Shivani; Van Der Veer, Sabine (2022-08-01)Background: Patient experience is a recognized aspect of quality of care for people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but current patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) only focus on dialysis care. We developed and ... -
A multicenter feasibility randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of incremental versus conventional initiation of hemodialysis on residual kidney function
Vilar, Enric; Kaja Kamal, Raja M; Fotheringham, James; Busby, Amanda; Berdeprado, Jocelyn; Kislowska, Ewa; Wellsted, David; Alchi, Bassam; Burton, James O; Davenport, Andrew; Farrington, Ken (2021-08-19)Twice-weekly hemodialysis, as part of incremental initiation, has reported benefits including preservation of residual kidney function (RKF). To explore this, we initiated a randomized controlled feasibility trial examining ... -
Patient Reported Experience of Kidney Care in the UK 2019
Hawkins, Janine; Busby, Amanda; Wellsted, David; Farrington, Kenneth (UK Renal Registry / Kidney Care UK, 2020-01-01)We are pleased to present the 2019 Kidney Patient Reported Experience Measure report (Kidney PREM). Following the initial pilot in 2016, involving over 8,000 people living with kidney disease, participation has continued ... -
Patient Reported Experience of Kidney Care in the UK 2020
Busby, Amanda; Hawkins, Janine; Mackintosh, Lucy; Wellsted, David; Farrington, Kenneth (UK Renal Registry / Kidney Care UK, 2021-05-14)Headline findings in 2020 • Encouragingly, despite the global pandemic, patients continue to rate their Overall Experience of the service provided by their renal centre highly. • Patient reported experience of Support and ... -
Patient Reported Experience of Kidney Care in the UK 2021
Busby, Amanda; Hawkins, Janine; Flanagan, Rebecca-Leigh; Mackintosh, Lucy; Wellsted, David; Farrington, Kenneth (UK Kidney Association, 2022-06-20)Headline findings • 12,416 people with kidney disease, from all 68 treating centres in the UK, took part in Kidney PREM this year, largely online. • Overall experience of kidney care continues to be rated highly, with many ... -
Personalised care packages for people with rheumatoid arthritis: a mixed-methods study
Dey, Mrinalini; Busby, Amanda; Isaacs, John; Pratt, Arthur; Ndosi, Mwidimi; Young, Adam; Lempp, Heidi; Nikiphorou, Elena (2024-01-08)Objectives Disease management in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) requires holistic assessment. We aimed to design personalised care packages suitable for people with RA. Methods This study was conducted using a mixed-methods ... -
Pharmacological principles guiding prolonged glucocorticoid treatment in ARDS
Meduri, Gianfranco Umberto; Annane, Dijillali; Confalonieri, Marco; Chrousos, George P; Rochwerg, Bram; Busby, Amanda; Ruaro, Barbara; Meibohm, Bernd (2020-11-04)Current literature addressing the pharmacological principles guiding glucocorticoid (GC) administration in ARDS is scant. This paucity of information may have led to the heterogeneity of treatment protocols and misinterpretation ... -
Predictors of poor function in RA based on two prospective UK inception cohorts. Do comorbidities matter?
Busby, Amanda; Wason, James; Pratt, Arthur; Young, Adam; Isaacs, John; Nikiphorou, Elena (2021-07-24)Objectives. Evidence suggests that factors beyond disease activity associate with functional disability in RA. The primary study objective was to explore associations between comorbidities, sociodemographic factors and ...