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Adherence therapy following an acute episode of schizophrenia: A multi-centre randomised controlled trial (2013)
Journal Article

Background: Non-adherence with antipsychotic medication is common in patients with schizophrenia. Aims: To establish the efficacy of adherence therapy (AT) compared to treatment as usual (TAU) in improving medication compliance in patients following... Read More about Adherence therapy following an acute episode of schizophrenia: A multi-centre randomised controlled trial.

A brief introduction to knowledge transfer and exchange (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This invited presentation provided an introduction to the topic of knowledge transfer and exchange and knowledge mobolisation, as part of a professional development workshop for nursing academic faculty at Trinity Western University.

The Advocacy for Pedestrian Safety Study: Cluster Randomised Trial Evaluating a Political Advocacy Approach to Reduce Pedestrian Injuries in Deprived Communities (2013)
Journal Article

Objective: To determine whether advocacy targeted at local politicians leads to action to reduce the risk of pedestrian injury in deprived areas. Design: Cluster randomised controlled trial. Setting: 239 electoral wards in 57 local authorities in Eng... Read More about The Advocacy for Pedestrian Safety Study: Cluster Randomised Trial Evaluating a Political Advocacy Approach to Reduce Pedestrian Injuries in Deprived Communities.

A comparison of GP, pharmacist and nurse prescriber responses to patients' emotional cues and concerns in primary care consultations (2013)
Journal Article

Objective: Recognising patients' cues and concerns is an important part of patient centred care. With nurses and pharmacists now able to prescribe in the UK, this study compared the frequency, nature, and professionals' responses to patient cues and... Read More about A comparison of GP, pharmacist and nurse prescriber responses to patients' emotional cues and concerns in primary care consultations.

Clinical evidence of parietal cortex dysfunction and correlation with extent of allodynia in CRPS type 1 (2013)
Journal Article

Background: Unusual symptoms such as digit misidentification and neglect-like phenomena have been reported in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), which we hypothesized could be explained by parietal lobe dysfunction. Methods: Twenty-two patients w... Read More about Clinical evidence of parietal cortex dysfunction and correlation with extent of allodynia in CRPS type 1.

Evaluation of breastfeeding peer support in a rural area – What works for young, disadvantaged women and their babies? (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Topic addressed: Community-oriented breastfeeding intervention/actions, research and evaluation approaches
Type of presentation: 15 minute oral presentation
Title of presentation: Evaluation of breastfeeding peer support in a rural area – what work... Read More about Evaluation of breastfeeding peer support in a rural area – What works for young, disadvantaged women and their babies?.

PAin SoluTions in the Emergency Setting (PASTIES); A protocol for two open-label randomised trials of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) versus routine care in the emergency department (2013)
Journal Article

Introduction: Pain is the commonest reason that patients present to an emergency department (ED), but it is often not treated effectively. Patient controlled analgesia (PCA) is used in other hospital settings but there is little evidence to support i... Read More about PAin SoluTions in the Emergency Setting (PASTIES); A protocol for two open-label randomised trials of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) versus routine care in the emergency department.

The prevalence of metabolic syndrome amongst patients with severe mental illness in the community in Hong Kong - a cross sectional study (2013)
Journal Article

Background: Patients with severe mental illness are at increased risk of developing metabolic disorders. The risk of metabolic syndrome in the Hong Kong general population is lower than that observed in western countries; however the prevalence of me... Read More about The prevalence of metabolic syndrome amongst patients with severe mental illness in the community in Hong Kong - a cross sectional study.