Outputs (121)

Mental health in BME groups with diabetes: an overlooked issue? (2017)
Journal Article

A recent commentary in The Lancet emphasised the effect of mental health on diabetes. We would particularly like to highlight the mental health issues of black and minority ethnic (BME) populations with diabetes in the UK, owing to the considerably h... Read More about Mental health in BME groups with diabetes: an overlooked issue?.

Systematic review of the effectiveness of prehospital critical care following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Background Improving survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a priority for modern emergency medical services (EMS) and prehospital research. Advanced life support (ALS) is now the standard of care in most EMS. In some EMS, pre... Read More about Systematic review of the effectiveness of prehospital critical care following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Important Treatment Outcomes for Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: A Multisite Qualitative Study (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017, The Author(s). Background: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a variable and complex inflammatory condition. Symptoms can compromise physical function, reduce quality of life, and accrue significant health costs. Commonly used patient-reported outc... Read More about Important Treatment Outcomes for Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: A Multisite Qualitative Study.

Community analysis of dental plaque and endotracheal tube biofilms from mechanically ventilated patients (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Elsevier Inc. Purpose Mechanically ventilated patients are at risk for developing ventilator-associated pneumonia, and it has been reported that dental plaque provides a reservoir of respiratory pathogens that may aspirate to the lungs and end... Read More about Community analysis of dental plaque and endotracheal tube biofilms from mechanically ventilated patients.

Healthy eating apps: Towards developing reminder-routine-reward quality assessment framework (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Poster presentation

The experience of foot problems and decisions to access foot care in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Although foot problems are common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the consequences of foot problems from the patient perspective have not been fully explored. The aims of this study were to explore the experience of fo... Read More about The experience of foot problems and decisions to access foot care in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study.

Potential for environmental change at community level to prevent child unintentional injuries in the home: A qualitative study (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background
Unintentional injury in the home is an important cause of death and disability among young children in Nepal. Reducing home injury hazards by changing the home environment has the potential to prevent home injuries. The aim of this study... Read More about Potential for environmental change at community level to prevent child unintentional injuries in the home: A qualitative study.

Attitudes towards fever amongst UK paediatric intensive care staff (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. The role played by fever in the outcome of critical illness in children is unclear. This survey of medical and nursing staff in 35 paediatric intensive care units and transport teams in the United Kingdom an... Read More about Attitudes towards fever amongst UK paediatric intensive care staff.

An evaluation of the Florence Nightingale Foundation scholarships (2017)
Journal Article

The Florence Nightingale Foundation (FNF) is a charity that awards scholarships in leadership, travel and research to nurses, midwives and other healthcare professionals to promote excellence in practice. The FNF offers mentoring support to scholars,... Read More about An evaluation of the Florence Nightingale Foundation scholarships.

The interaction between vaginal microbiota, cervical length, and vaginal progesterone treatment for preterm birth risk (2017)
Journal Article

© The Author(s) 2017. Background: Preterm birth is the primary cause of infant death worldwide. A short cervix in the second trimester of pregnancy is a risk factor for preterm birth. In specific patient cohorts, vaginal progesterone reduces this ris... Read More about The interaction between vaginal microbiota, cervical length, and vaginal progesterone treatment for preterm birth risk.