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The high-volume haemodiafiltration vs high-flux haemodialysis registry trial (H4RT): a multi-centre, unblinded, randomised, parallel-group, superiority study to compare the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of high-volume haemodiafiltration and high-flux haemodialysis in people with kidney failure on maintenance dialysis using linkage to routine healthcare databases for outcomes
(2022-06-27)
Background: More than a third of the 65,000 people living with kidney failure in the UK attend a dialysis unit 2–5 times a week to have their blood cleaned for 3–5 h. In haemodialysis (HD), toxins are removed by diffusion, ...
Individual obsessive-compulsive traits are associated with poorer adjustment to the easing of COVID-19 restrictions
(2022-04-01)
Background: As COVID-19 restrictions ease, the public are expected to relinquish previously enforced safety behaviors and resume a more normal lifestyle. Despite these aims, our recent survey of 438 adults from the general ...
Changes to Physical Activity, Sitting Time, Eating Behaviours and Barriers to Exercise during the First COVID-19 ‘Lockdown’ in an English Cohort
(2021-09-24)
This study aimed to determine the effect of the first English national COVID-19 lockdown on physical activity (PA), sitting time, eating behaviours and body mass in an adult cohort. This was further examined to determine ...
Facing the “new normal”: How adjusting to the easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions exposes mental health inequalities
(2021-09-01)
BACKGROUND: Re-establishing societal norms in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will be important for restoring public mental health and psychosocial wellbeing as well as economic recovery. We investigated the impact on ...
A virtual reality exergame to engage adolescents in physical activity: Mixed methods study describing the formative intervention development process
(2021-02-04)
Background: Early adolescence (13-17 years) is a critical developmental stage for physical activity promotion. Virtual reality (VR) exergaming is a promising intervention strategy to engage adolescents in physical activity. ...
Avoid jumping to conclusions under uncertainty in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
(2020-01-15)
High levels of intolerance of uncertainty (IU) could contribute to abnormal decision making in uncertain situations. Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) often report high IU, indecisiveness and the need to ...
Sebomic identification of sex- and ethnicity-specific variations in residual skin surface components (RSSC) for bio-monitoring or forensic applications
(2018-08-21)
Background: “Residual skin surface components” (RSSC) is the collective term used for the superficial layer of sebum, residue of sweat, small quantities of intercellular lipids and components of natural moisturising factor ...
Dementia case-finding in hospitals: a qualitative study exploring the views of healthcare professionals in English primary care and secondary care
(2018-03-17)
Objectives In 2012-2013, the English National Health Service mandated hospitals to conduct systematic case-finding of people with dementia among older people with unplanned admissions. The method was not defined. The aim ...
Phonological recoding under articulatory suppression.
(2018-02-01)
We report data from an experiment in which participants performed immediate serial recall of visually presented words with or without articulatory suppression, while also performing homophone or rhyme detection. The ...
Basal Insulin Regimens for Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus : A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis
(2018-02-01)
Objective: To assess the relative efficacy and safety of basal insulin regimens in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Methods: A systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis (NMA) of randomized controlled ...