Research publications: Recent submissions
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Childhood obesity: prevention, treatment and recommendations for health
(2005)Childhood obesity is a growing problem in the UK, and in the first part of this update, JOSEFINE MAGNUSSON addressed the prevalence and health implications of overweight and obesity in children today. In this second part, ... -
Childhood obesity: diagnosis, prevalence and implications for health
(2005)Outlines the current policy context relating to childhood obesity, up-to-date recommendations for identifying and diagnosing obesity in this age group, estimated prevalence based on standardised measurements, and what the ... -
Post-licence driver education for the prevention of road traffic crashes : a systematic review of randomised controlled trials
(2005)The effectiveness of post-licence driver education for preventing road traffic crashes was quantified using a systematic review and meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials. Searches of appropriate electronic databases, ... -
Developing and validating a tool to measure parenting self-efficacy
(2005)Aims. This paper reports the development of a tool to measure parenting self-efficacy as an aid to evaluating parenting programmes. Background. Whilst there has been increasing interest in parenting programmes from parents, ... -
Epilepsy in the United Kingdom : seizure frequency and severity, anti-epileptic drug utilization and impact on life in 1652 people with epilepsy
(2004)Objectives: To describe the clinical characteristics of epilepsy in a representative sample of the UK population, including seizure frequency and severity; overall severity of epilepsy; patterns of anti-epileptic drug (AED) ... -
The information needs of carers of adults diagnosed with epilepsy
(2004)Aim: The aim of the study was to explore the information needs of informal carers, and how information from health professionals can become more effective for families caring for people with epilepsy. Methods: A combined ... -
Control perceptions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the impact of the medical consultation
(2003)Objective. To identify factors that patients perceive as influencing control in living with the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Method. A sample of 40 patients with RA were recruited randomly from an out-patient ... -
District nurses' experience of providing care in residential care home settings
(2003)• Little research describes the involvement and contribution of primary health care services in residential homes, despite policy and research concerns that older people in residential homes are a vulnerable population for ... -
Egg on their faces : The story of human albumin solution
(2002)In 1998, the Cochrane Injuries Group published the results of a systematic review of human albumin administration in critically ill patients. The results showed that the risk of death in patients receiving albumin was 14%, ... -
The development of a register of randomized controlled trials in prehospital trauma care
(2002)Objectives. To establish a register of randomized controlled trials of interventions in the prehospital care of trauma patients. Methods. A systematic search was conducted for all randomized controlled trials of interventions ... -
Information recalled by women taking anti-epileptic drugs for epilepsy : a questionnaire study
(2002)Women with epilepsy have different needs from men, particularly associated with childbearing. Despite clinical guidelines, the care of women with epilepsy remains suboptimal. The aim of this study was to establish whether ... -
A relationship support service for people with learning disabilities
(2006)This paper describes the background to, and process of, setting up a Relationship Support Service for individuals with learning disabilities. The service was funded as a pilot project in response to the unmet needs of ... -
Risk assessment for people with mental health problems: a pilot study of reliability in working practice
(2002)INTRODUCTION : This paper describes a pilot study of reliability in the risk assessment of people with mental health problems. Specifically, we explore the evidence for professional and gender bias in ratings, in addition ... -
Group cognitive behaviour therapy in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): a controlled study
(2005)Objective. This study compared cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with relaxation therapy (RT) as group-based treatments for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Hitherto, most studies of group CBT in OCD have used ... -
A review of antipsychotics in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder
(2006)Although many individuals with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) show significant improvement after treatment with serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs), the treatment effect is usually partial and residual symptoms remain ... -
Basic-level visual similarity and category specificity
(2003)The role of visual crowding in category deficits has been widely discussed (e.g., [Humphreys et al., 1988]; [Laws and Gale, 2002]; [Tranel et al., 1997]). Most studies have measured overlap at the superordinate level ... -
Defining remission by cut off score on the MADRS : selecting the optimal value
(2002)Background: Remission from major depression may be conceptualised in terms of a cut-off score on an appropriate rating scale. Candidate values proposed hitherto have not been directly validated. Method: The relationship ... -
What is the usual length of stay in a psychiatric ward?
(2004)Admission statistics can provide valuable data for planning and policy in the NHS. However, there has been little agreement about meaningful ways of summarising and expressing such data. We set out to (i) explore the ... -
Are placebo-controlled trials still important for obsessive compulsive disorder?
(2006)The use of placebos as reference agents in randomised controlled trials for psychiatric disorders has come under question for ethical reasons. Alternative methods for validating the efficacy of new treatments exist, but ... -
How does the threshold score to enter a major depression trial influence the size of the available patient population for study?
(2002)Background: This paper describes the relationship between entry criteria and eligible population for inclusion in Major Depression (MD) clinical trials. Inclusion criteria for a MD study typically require patients to pass ...