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Assessing appearance, speech, and hearing (dis)satisfaction in individuals with cleft lip and/or palate: A contribution to general population norms (2024)
Journal Article
Stock, N., Costa, B., White, P., Eve, L., & Bates, A. (in press). Assessing appearance, speech, and hearing (dis)satisfaction in individuals with cleft lip and/or palate: A contribution to general population norms. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal,

Background: Individuals with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) may grow up with a visible facial difference, alongside speech and/or hearing challenges. Self-perceptions are stronger predictors of psychosocial adjustment than objective assessments, high... Read More about Assessing appearance, speech, and hearing (dis)satisfaction in individuals with cleft lip and/or palate: A contribution to general population norms.

The inadvertently revealing statistic: A systemic gap in statistical training? (2024)
Journal Article
Derrick, B., Green, E., Ritchie, F., Smith, J., & White, P. (2024). The inadvertently revealing statistic: A systemic gap in statistical training?. Significance, 21(1), 24-27. https://doi.org/10.1093/jrssig/qmae009

While concerns around data privacy are well-known, there's a lack of awareness and training when it comes to the confidentiality risk of published statistics, argue Ben Derrick, Elizabeth Green, Felix Ritchie, Jim Smith, Paul White

A cognitive dissonance body image intervention ‘Free Being Me’ delivered by Guide leaders to adolescent Girl Guides in India: A pilot and acceptability trial (2023)
Journal Article
Paraskeva, N., Pegram, G., Goel, R., Mandhaani, M., Suneja, V., White, P., & Diedrichs, P. (2024). A cognitive dissonance body image intervention ‘Free Being Me’ delivered by Guide leaders to adolescent Girl Guides in India: A pilot and acceptability trial. Body Image, 48, Article 101658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101658

This pilot study assessed the acceptability and pre-post intervention effects of a cognitive dissonance-based body image intervention, Free Being Me, delivered by Guide leaders to adolescent girls in India. Girls aged 11–14 years (Mage = 12.6, N = 11... Read More about A cognitive dissonance body image intervention ‘Free Being Me’ delivered by Guide leaders to adolescent Girl Guides in India: A pilot and acceptability trial.

Evaluating a school-based body image lesson in Indonesia: A randomised controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Craddock, N., Budhraja, M., Garbett, K. M., Nasution, K., Gentili, C., Rizkiah, C., …Williamson, H. (2024). Evaluating a school-based body image lesson in Indonesia: A randomised controlled trial. Body Image, 48, Article 101654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101654

Negative body image is a common public health concern among adolescents, globally. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effectiveness, implementation fidelity, and acceptability of a single session, school-based universal body image inter... Read More about Evaluating a school-based body image lesson in Indonesia: A randomised controlled trial.

Early versus persistent Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Is there a difference in patient reported outcomes following rehabilitation? (2023)
Journal Article
Lewis, J. S., Wallace, C. S., White, P., Mottram, L., Ockenden, G., Rehm, K., & Walker, K. (in press). Early versus persistent Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Is there a difference in patient reported outcomes following rehabilitation?. European Journal of Pain, https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.2196

Background: Expert consensus asserts that early treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) leads to better outcomes. Yet no evidence supports this assumption regarding the recognized gold standard of multidisciplinary functional rehabilitatio... Read More about Early versus persistent Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Is there a difference in patient reported outcomes following rehabilitation?.

The incidence of physician-diagnosed food allergy declines with age: A specialist UK centre experience (2023)
Journal Article
Grammatikos, A., Moghaddas, F., White, P., Fox, C., Johnston, S., Tsiougkos, N., & Gompels, M. (in press). The incidence of physician-diagnosed food allergy declines with age: A specialist UK centre experience. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.14405

The incidence of physician-diagnosed food allergy declined with age in a cohort of UK adults. Men were more likely to be diagnosed with food allergy than women. The incidence of shellfish, wheat & cereals and vegetable & herb allergies increase... Read More about The incidence of physician-diagnosed food allergy declines with age: A specialist UK centre experience.

Long-term patient-reported outcomes of immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer: Population-based cohort study (2023)
Journal Article
Johnson, L., White, P., Jeevan, R., Browne, J., Gulliver-Clarke, C., O’Donoghue, J., …Potter, S. (2023). Long-term patient-reported outcomes of immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer: Population-based cohort study. British Journal of Surgery, 110(12), 1815-1823. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad276

BACKGROUND: Breast reconstruction is offered to improve quality of life for women after mastectomy for breast cancer, but information regarding the long-term patient-reported outcomes of different reconstruction procedures is currently lacking. The B... Read More about Long-term patient-reported outcomes of immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer: Population-based cohort study.

Disclosure control issues in complex medical data (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Green, E., Ritchie, F., Smith, J., Western, D., & White, P. (2023, September). Disclosure control issues in complex medical data. Paper presented at UNECE/Eurostat Expert Group on Statisticial Data Confidentiality, Wiesbaden

The covid19 pandemic assisted the acceleration of routine access to medical records for research. In the UK platforms including OpenSafely and NHSDigital, alongside emerging hospital trust based Trusted Research Environments (TREs), demonstrate the u... Read More about Disclosure control issues in complex medical data.

Towards a comprehensive theory and practice of output SDC (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Derrick, B., Green, E., Ritchie, F., & White, P. (2023, September). Towards a comprehensive theory and practice of output SDC. Paper presented at UNECE/Eurostat Expert Group on Statisticial Data Confidentiality, Wiesbaden

In 2000, the statistical disclosure control of outputs (OSDC) was largely limited to models of table protection developed by and intended for national statistical institutes (NSIs), as a particular branch of general SDC theory. However, in this centu... Read More about Towards a comprehensive theory and practice of output SDC.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions that target the intersection of body image and movement among girls and women (2023)
Journal Article
Matheson, E. L., Schneider, J., Gentili, C., Tinoco, A., Silva-Breen, H., White, P., …Diedrichs, P. C. (in press). A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions that target the intersection of body image and movement among girls and women. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1080/1750984x.2023.2258379

Body image concerns and disengagement from movement-based activities are intertwined and disproportionately higher among girls and women, relative to boys and men. This systematic review and meta-analysis examined interventions targeting the intersec... Read More about A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions that target the intersection of body image and movement among girls and women.

The co-creation, initial piloting, and protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of a coach-led positive body image intervention for girls in sport (2023)
Journal Article
Matheson, E. L., Schneider, J., Tinoco, A., Gentili, C., Silva-Breen, H., LaVoi, N. M., …Diedrichs, P. C. (2023). The co-creation, initial piloting, and protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of a coach-led positive body image intervention for girls in sport. BMC Public Health, 23(1), Article 1467. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16360-w

Background: Globally, girls disengage from sports at an earlier age and higher rate than boys. This is, in part, due to the unique body image challenges that girls face, relative to their male peers. Existing intervention efforts that aim to reduce g... Read More about The co-creation, initial piloting, and protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of a coach-led positive body image intervention for girls in sport.

The OdonAssist inflatable device for assisted vaginal birth—the ASSIST II study (United Kingdom) (2023)
Journal Article
Hotton, E. J., Hotton, E. J., Bale, N., Rose, C., White, P., Wade, J., …Reading, I. (in press). The OdonAssist inflatable device for assisted vaginal birth—the ASSIST II study (United Kingdom). American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2023.05.018

Background: Decreasing rates of assisted vaginal birth have been paralleled with increasing rates of cesarean deliveries over the last 40 years. The OdonAssist is a novel device for assisted vaginal birth. Iterative changes to clinical parameters, de... Read More about The OdonAssist inflatable device for assisted vaginal birth—the ASSIST II study (United Kingdom).

A prospective comparison of invasive and non‐invasive blood pressure in children undergoing cardiac catheterization (2023)
Journal Article
Beringer, R., Keith, A., Jones, E., Murphy, T., & White, P. (in press). A prospective comparison of invasive and non‐invasive blood pressure in children undergoing cardiac catheterization. Pediatric Anesthesia, 33(10), 816-822. https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.14723

Background: Blood pressure measurement is a standard of monitoring during general anesthesia. Invasive measurement is considered the gold standard but is less commonly used than non-invasive. Automated oscillometric blood pressure devices measure the... Read More about A prospective comparison of invasive and non‐invasive blood pressure in children undergoing cardiac catheterization.

Investigating the role of perceived ingroup and outgroup colourism on body image and wellbeing among Black, Asian, and other racialised/ethnic minority groups living in the UK (2023)
Journal Article
Craddock, N., Gentili, C., Phoenix, A., White, P., Diedrichs, P. C., & Barlow, F. K. (2023). Investigating the role of perceived ingroup and outgroup colourism on body image and wellbeing among Black, Asian, and other racialised/ethnic minority groups living in the UK. Body Image, 46, 246-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.06.010

Colourism is a form of prejudice and discrimination based on skin shade, disadvantaging people of colour with darker skin. This study investigates the relationship between perceived colourism, body image, and psychological wellbeing, considering perc... Read More about Investigating the role of perceived ingroup and outgroup colourism on body image and wellbeing among Black, Asian, and other racialised/ethnic minority groups living in the UK.

Oncological outcomes after transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer (2023)
Journal Article
Francis, N., Penna, M., Dritsas, S., Kinsey, H., Moran, B., Nicol, D., …Wynn, G. (2023). Oncological outcomes after transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer. British Journal of Surgery, 110(12), 1614-1617. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad168

Transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) was developed to overcome the technical difficulties of a transabdominal minimal-access approach to resection of low rectal cancer1–4. TaTME was reported to be feasible and effective, with the potential adv... Read More about Oncological outcomes after transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer.

Early intravenous beta-blockade with esmolol in adults with severe traumatic brain injury (EBB-TBI): Protocol for a phase 2a intervention design study (2023)
Journal Article
Thomas, M., Hayes, K., White, P., Ramesh, A., Culliford, L., Ackland, G., & Pickering, A. (in press). Early intravenous beta-blockade with esmolol in adults with severe traumatic brain injury (EBB-TBI): Protocol for a phase 2a intervention design study. Neurocritical Care, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-023-01755-9

Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Interventions that mitigate secondary brain injury have the potential to improve outcomes for patients and reduce the impact on communities and society. Increased circulatin... Read More about Early intravenous beta-blockade with esmolol in adults with severe traumatic brain injury (EBB-TBI): Protocol for a phase 2a intervention design study.

The just-about-right pilot sample size to control the error margin (2023)
Journal Article
Obodo, S., Toher, D., & White, P. (2023). The just-about-right pilot sample size to control the error margin. International Journal of Statistics and Probability, 12(3), https://doi.org/10.5539/ijsp.v12n3p1

In practice, the required sample size for a two-arm randomised controlled trial cannot always be determined pre-study with great accuracy. This lack of accuracy has economic, ethical and scientific implications. The sample size for a pilot study is... Read More about The just-about-right pilot sample size to control the error margin.

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-2 and glucose-regulated protein 78 kDa: Potential biomarkers affect prognosis in IDH-wildtype glioblastoma patients (2023)
Journal Article
Harland, A. J., Perks, C. M., White, P., Kurian, K. M., & Barber, H. R. (2023). Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-2 and glucose-regulated protein 78 kDa: Potential biomarkers affect prognosis in IDH-wildtype glioblastoma patients. Cancer Medicine, 12(13), 14426-14439. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.6071

Background: The overall survival of IDH-wildtype glioblastoma patients is poor despite best available treatments. There is an urgent need for new biomarkers to inform more precise disease stratification. Previous studies have identified insulin-like... Read More about Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-2 and glucose-regulated protein 78 kDa: Potential biomarkers affect prognosis in IDH-wildtype glioblastoma patients.

Body confident coaching: A pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating the acceptability of a web-based body image intervention for coaches of adolescent girls (2023)
Journal Article
Schneider, K., Matheson, E. L., Tinoco, A., Gentili, C., White, P., Boucher, C., …LaVoi, N. M. (in press). Body confident coaching: A pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating the acceptability of a web-based body image intervention for coaches of adolescent girls. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2023.2212023

Coaches influence athletes’ body image, but often feel ill-equipped to address body image concerns and inadvertently perpetuate harmful body ideals. No evidence-based, empirically-tested body image intervention for coaches exists. This study evaluate... Read More about Body confident coaching: A pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating the acceptability of a web-based body image intervention for coaches of adolescent girls.

Outcomes from a community speech and language therapy service treatment waiting list: The natural history of 525 children with identified speech and language needs (2023)
Journal Article
Hesketh, E., White, P., Simkiss, D., & Roulstone, S. (2023). Outcomes from a community speech and language therapy service treatment waiting list: The natural history of 525 children with identified speech and language needs. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 58(5), 1510-1525. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12877

Abstract Background Understanding the natural history of developmental speech and language impairments can support the selection of children whose difficulties are persistent rather than transitory. It can also provide information against which... Read More about Outcomes from a community speech and language therapy service treatment waiting list: The natural history of 525 children with identified speech and language needs.

Outcomes from a community speech and language therapy service treatment waiting list: The natural history of 525 children with identified speech and language needs (2023)
Journal Article
Hesketh, E., White, P., Simkiss, D., & Roulstone, S. (2023). Outcomes from a community speech and language therapy service treatment waiting list: The natural history of 525 children with identified speech and language needs. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 58(5), 1510-1525. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12877

Background: Understanding the natural history of developmental speech and language impairments can support the selection of children whose difficulties are persistent rather than transitory. It can also provide information against which the effective... Read More about Outcomes from a community speech and language therapy service treatment waiting list: The natural history of 525 children with identified speech and language needs.

The effect of isocaloric, energy-restrictive, KETOgenic diet on metabolism, inflammation, nutrition deficiencies and oxidative stress in women with overweight and obesity (KETO-MINOX): Study protocol (2023)
Journal Article
Drabinska, N., Romaszko, J., & White, P. (2023). The effect of isocaloric, energy-restrictive, KETOgenic diet on metabolism, inflammation, nutrition deficiencies and oxidative stress in women with overweight and obesity (KETO-MINOX): Study protocol. PLoS ONE, 18(5), Article e0285283. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285283

Obesity is considered one of the biggest health problems of the 21st century, becoming a worldwide epidemic, leading to the development of many diseases and increasing the risk of premature death. The first step in reducing body weight is a calorie-r... Read More about The effect of isocaloric, energy-restrictive, KETOgenic diet on metabolism, inflammation, nutrition deficiencies and oxidative stress in women with overweight and obesity (KETO-MINOX): Study protocol.

The randomised thoracoscopic talc poudrage+indwelling pleural catheters versus thoracoscopic talc poudrage only in malignant pleural effusion trial (TACTIC): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Sundaralingam, A., Hedley, E., Tucker, E., White, P., Bhatnagar, R., Moore, A., …Maskell, N. A. (2023). The randomised thoracoscopic talc poudrage+indwelling pleural catheters versus thoracoscopic talc poudrage only in malignant pleural effusion trial (TACTIC): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 10(1), e001682. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2023-001682

INTRODUCTION: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is common, with 50 000 new cases per year in the UK. MPE causes disabling breathlessness and indicates advanced disease with a poor prognosis. Treatment approaches focus on symptom relief and optimising... Read More about The randomised thoracoscopic talc poudrage+indwelling pleural catheters versus thoracoscopic talc poudrage only in malignant pleural effusion trial (TACTIC): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Do congenital and acquired causes of visible difference predict distinct appearance-related psychosocial outcomes? (2023)
Journal Article
Zucchelli, F., Dalen, M. V., Bhatia, R., White, P., Hamlet, C., & Harcourt, D. (2023). Do congenital and acquired causes of visible difference predict distinct appearance-related psychosocial outcomes?. Body Image, 45, 355-361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.03.016

Having a visible difference caused by an appearance-altering condition or injury can impact psychosocial wellbeing. It remains unestablished whether the time at which a visible difference manifests, namely pre-memory (congenital) or later (acquired),... Read More about Do congenital and acquired causes of visible difference predict distinct appearance-related psychosocial outcomes?.

Evaluating the efficacy of a social media-based intervention (Warna-Warni Waktu) to improve body image among young Indonesian women: Parallel randomized controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Garbett, K. M., Haywood, S., Craddock, N., Gentili, C., Nasution, K., Saraswati, L. A., …Williamson, H. (2023). Evaluating the efficacy of a social media-based intervention (Warna-Warni Waktu) to improve body image among young Indonesian women: Parallel randomized controlled trial. JMIR, 25, Article e42499. https://doi.org/10.2196/42499

BACKGROUND: Body dissatisfaction is a global issue, particularly among adolescent girls and young women. Effective body image interventions exist but face barriers to scaling up, particularly in lower- and middle-income countries, such as Indonesia,... Read More about Evaluating the efficacy of a social media-based intervention (Warna-Warni Waktu) to improve body image among young Indonesian women: Parallel randomized controlled trial.

Impact of procedure type on revisional surgery and secondary reconstruction after immediate breast reconstruction in a population-based cohort (2023)
Journal Article
Johnson, L., White, P., Holcombe, C., O’Donoghue, J., Jeevan, R., Browne, J., …O'Donoghue, J. (2023). Impact of procedure type on revisional surgery and secondary reconstruction after immediate breast reconstruction in a population-based cohort. British Journal of Surgery, 110(6), 666-675. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad050

Background: Women considering immediate breast reconstruction require high-quality information about the likely need for secondary reconstruction and the long-term risk of revisional surgery to make fully informed decisions about different reconstruc... Read More about Impact of procedure type on revisional surgery and secondary reconstruction after immediate breast reconstruction in a population-based cohort.

Use of illness severity scores to predict mortality in interstitial lung disease patients hospitalised with acute respiratory deterioration (2023)
Journal Article
Williams, R. L., Hyams, C., Robertshaw, J., Garcia Gonzalez, M., Szasz-Benczur, Z., White, P., … Barratt, S. L. (2023). Use of illness severity scores to predict mortality in interstitial lung disease patients hospitalised with acute respiratory deterioration. Respiratory Medicine, 212, 107220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2023.107220

Introduction: Hospitalisations relating to acute respiratory deteriorations (ARD) in Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) have poor outcomes. Factors predicting adverse outcomes are not fully understood and data addressing the use of illness severity scor... Read More about Use of illness severity scores to predict mortality in interstitial lung disease patients hospitalised with acute respiratory deterioration.

Real world prospective evaluation of clinical outcomes in patients with non-metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer treated with darolutamide (2023)
Journal Article
Challapali, A., Rennison, E., White, P., Elumalai, T., Parikh, O., Vickers, A., …Bahl, A. (2023). Real world prospective evaluation of clinical outcomes in patients with non-metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer treated with darolutamide. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 41(6_suppl), 335. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2023.41.6_suppl.335

Background: The RECORD Study is a real world data, prospective evaluation of clinical outcomes in patients with nmCRPC treated with Darolutamide. This study will increase the understanding of treatment response and management and in particular inform... Read More about Real world prospective evaluation of clinical outcomes in patients with non-metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer treated with darolutamide.

The Bristol Bladder Trial: Five year outcomes in patients treated with neoadjuvant cabazitaxel and cisplatin chemotherapy for muscle invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder (2023)
Journal Article
Challapalli, A., White, P., Masson, S., Foulstone, E., Renninson, E., Bravo, A., …Bahl, A. (2023). The Bristol Bladder Trial: Five year outcomes in patients treated with neoadjuvant cabazitaxel and cisplatin chemotherapy for muscle invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 41(6_suppl), 493-493. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2023.41.6_suppl.493

Background: Neoadjuvant cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy (NAC) improves survival in muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). However, response rates and survival remain suboptimal. We sought to evaluate the efficacy of cabazitaxel with cisplati... Read More about The Bristol Bladder Trial: Five year outcomes in patients treated with neoadjuvant cabazitaxel and cisplatin chemotherapy for muscle invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder.

Corrigendum to ‘Epidemiology and outcomes of tibial plateau fractures in adults aged 60 and over treated in the United Kingdom’ [Injury Volume 53 Issue 6 (2022) Pages 2219-2225, (S0020138322002364), (10.1016/j.injury.2022.03.048)] (2023)
Journal Article
Donovan, R. L., Smith, J. R., Yeomans, D., Bennett, F., White, P., & Chesser, T. J. (in press). Corrigendum to ‘Epidemiology and outcomes of tibial plateau fractures in adults aged 60 and over treated in the United Kingdom’ [Injury Volume 53 Issue 6 (2022) Pages 2219-2225, (S0020138322002364), (10.1016/j.injury.2022.03.048)]. Injury, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2023.01.023

The authors regret Matthew Smallbones was not included in the original authorship. The article's correct authorship is: Richard L. Donovana,b James R.A. Smithb Daniel Yeomansb Fenella Bennettb Matthew Smallbonesb Paul Whitec Tim J.S. Chesserb The aut... Read More about Corrigendum to ‘Epidemiology and outcomes of tibial plateau fractures in adults aged 60 and over treated in the United Kingdom’ [Injury Volume 53 Issue 6 (2022) Pages 2219-2225, (S0020138322002364), (10.1016/j.injury.2022.03.048)].

Evaluating a body image school-based intervention in India: A randomized controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Lewis-Smith, H., Garbett, K., Chaudhry, A., Dhillon, M., Shroff, H., White, P., & Diedrichs, P. (2023). Evaluating a body image school-based intervention in India: A randomized controlled trial. Body Image, 44, 148-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.12.006

Body dissatisfaction is highly prevalent among adolescents in low- and middle- income countries, including in India. However, evidence-based interventions are lacking. This study evaluated the efficacy of a school-based mixed-gender body image interv... Read More about Evaluating a body image school-based intervention in India: A randomized controlled trial.

Review of the partially overlapping samples framework: Paired observations and independent observations in two samples (2022)
Journal Article
Derrick, B., & White, P. (2022). Review of the partially overlapping samples framework: Paired observations and independent observations in two samples. Quantitative Methods for Psychology, 18(1), 55-65. https://doi.org/10.20982/tqmp.18.1.p055

A frequently asked question in quantitative research is how to compare two samples that include some combination of paired observations and unpaired observations. In our publications and R package, we refer to the scenario as ‘partially overlapping... Read More about Review of the partially overlapping samples framework: Paired observations and independent observations in two samples.

Understanding colourism in the UK: Development and assessment of the everyday colourism scale (2022)
Journal Article
Craddock, N., Phoenix, A., White, P., Gentili, C., Diedrichs, P. C., & Barlow, F. (in press). Understanding colourism in the UK: Development and assessment of the everyday colourism scale. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2022.2149275

This paper details the development and psychometric validation of the Everyday Colourism Scale (ECS), a measure designed to capture perceived skin shade prejudice from the ingroup (ethnic peers) and the outgroup (White people). The ECS was adapted fr... Read More about Understanding colourism in the UK: Development and assessment of the everyday colourism scale.

BRIVEST: A ‘real-world’ observational, single-centre study investigating the efficacy, safety and tolerability of Brivaracetam (2022)
Journal Article
Naddell, S., Manuel, M., Cavill, R., White, P., & Sieradzan, K. (2023). BRIVEST: A ‘real-world’ observational, single-centre study investigating the efficacy, safety and tolerability of Brivaracetam. Epilepsy and Behavior, 138, 108985. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108985

Objective: Via measures of efficacy, tolerability, and safety, this open-label, single-center study assessed the overall effectiveness of Brivaracetam (BRV) for the treatment of epilepsy in the context of ‘real-world’ clinical practice. Methods: Unse... Read More about BRIVEST: A ‘real-world’ observational, single-centre study investigating the efficacy, safety and tolerability of Brivaracetam.

Risk of disclosure when reporting commonly used univariate statistics (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Derrick, B., Green, E., Ritchie, F., & White, P. (2022). Risk of disclosure when reporting commonly used univariate statistics. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (119-129). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13945-1_9

When basic or descriptive summary statistics are reported, it may be possible that the entire sample of observations is inadvertently disclosed, or that members within a sample will be able to work out responses of others. Three sets of univariate su... Read More about Risk of disclosure when reporting commonly used univariate statistics.

Acceptability of Lycra arm sleeve in people with sub-acute stroke: Patients', carers' and clinicians' perspectives (2022)
Journal Article
Kumar, P., Jones, R., Cramp, M., Greenwood, R., White, P., & Turton, A. (2023). Acceptability of Lycra arm sleeve in people with sub-acute stroke: Patients', carers' and clinicians' perspectives. Physiotherapy, 118, 31-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2022.08.002

Background: Previous studies found that the Lycra sleeve has potential to reduce glenohumeral subluxation in people with stroke. The primary aim of this study was to explore the acceptability of the Lycra sleeve from patients’, carers’ and staff perc... Read More about Acceptability of Lycra arm sleeve in people with sub-acute stroke: Patients', carers' and clinicians' perspectives.

A comic-based body image intervention for adolescents in semi-rural Indian schools: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article
Lewis-Smith, H., Hasan, F., Ahuja, L., White, P., & Diedrichs, P. C. (2022). A comic-based body image intervention for adolescents in semi-rural Indian schools: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Body Image, 42, 183-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.05.013

Adolescents in India experience body dissatisfaction, however, empirically supported interventions are lacking. This paper describes the protocol for the development, acceptability testing, and cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a six-sessi... Read More about A comic-based body image intervention for adolescents in semi-rural Indian schools: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

A phase II trial of cemiplimab alone or in combination with standard of care chemotherapy in locally advanced or metastatic penile carcinoma (EPIC Trial) (2022)
Journal Article
Renninson, E., Challapalli, A., Foulstone, E., Bravo, A., Soundy, A., Callaway, M., …Bahl, A. (2022). A phase II trial of cemiplimab alone or in combination with standard of care chemotherapy in locally advanced or metastatic penile carcinoma (EPIC Trial). Journal of Clinical Oncology, 40(16_suppl), TPS5094-TPS5094. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.tps5094

TPS5094 Background: Penile cancer (PC) is rare but its incidence is increasing, with an increase of 21% over the last decade. The rarity of this cancer means a paucity of large prospective clinical trial data to guide the management of locally advanc... Read More about A phase II trial of cemiplimab alone or in combination with standard of care chemotherapy in locally advanced or metastatic penile carcinoma (EPIC Trial).

Medium term results of the cementless Oxford mobile bearing medial unicompartmental knee replacement (2022)
Journal Article
Manara, J. R., Group, T. B. K., White, P., Bray, R., Davies, H., Eldridge, J., …Murray, J. (2023). Medium term results of the cementless Oxford mobile bearing medial unicompartmental knee replacement. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 33, 1335–1340. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-022-03289-w

Abstract Background Medial Unicompartmental Knee Replacement (UKR) has well-documented benefits over Total Knee Replace- ment in the treatment of anteromedial osteoarthritis of the knee. There has been an increasing move from cemented to cementl... Read More about Medium term results of the cementless Oxford mobile bearing medial unicompartmental knee replacement.

Nasointestinal tube placement: Techniques that increase success (2022)
Journal Article
Taylor, S., Sayer, K., & White, P. (2023). Nasointestinal tube placement: Techniques that increase success. Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 24(1), 62-70. https://doi.org/10.1177/17511437221095336

Background: Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is a major cause of undernutrition that can be overcome using nasointestinal (NI) feeding, but tube placement often fails. We analyse which techniques enable successful NI tube placement. Methods: Efficacy o... Read More about Nasointestinal tube placement: Techniques that increase success.

Disclosure risks in odds ratios and logistic regression (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Derrick, B., Green, E., Ritchie, F., & White, P. (2022, April). Disclosure risks in odds ratios and logistic regression. Paper presented at Scottish Economic Society Annual Conference 2022: Special session 'Protecting confidentiality in social science research outputs', Glasgow

When publishing statistics from confidential data, there exists a risk that the statistic might inadvertently reveal confidential information. Statistical disclosure control (SDC) aims to reduce that risk to an acceptable level. Most SDC theory is co... Read More about Disclosure risks in odds ratios and logistic regression.

Safety in numbers: Minimum thresholding, Maximum bounds and Little White Lies : The case of the mean and standard deviation (2022)
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Derrick, B., Green, E., Kember, K., Ritchie, F., & White, P. (2022, April). Safety in numbers: Minimum thresholding, Maximum bounds and Little White Lies : The case of the mean and standard deviation. Paper presented at Scottish Economic Society, Glasgow

Reporting the sample mean, sample standard deviation and sample size could in some cases lead to the unique identification of the underpinning sample. The likelihood of this reveal via direct enumeration of the possible search space decreases with i... Read More about Safety in numbers: Minimum thresholding, Maximum bounds and Little White Lies : The case of the mean and standard deviation.

Urinary Volatile Organic Compound Testing in Fast-Track Patients with Suspected Colorectal Cancer (2022)
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Boulind, C. E., Gould, O., Costello, B. D. L., Allison, J., White, P., Ewings, P., …Francis, N. K. (2022). Urinary Volatile Organic Compound Testing in Fast-Track Patients with Suspected Colorectal Cancer. Cancers, 14(9), 2127. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14092127

Colorectal symptoms are common but only infrequently represent serious pathology, including colorectal cancer (CRC). A large number of invasive tests are presently performed for reassurance. We investigated the feasibility of urinary volatile organic... Read More about Urinary Volatile Organic Compound Testing in Fast-Track Patients with Suspected Colorectal Cancer.

Short-Term safety outcomes of mastectomy and immediate prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction: Pre-BRA prospective multicentre cohort study (2022)
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Harvey, K. L., Sinai, P., Mills, N., White, P., Holcombe, C., & Potter, S. (2022). Short-Term safety outcomes of mastectomy and immediate prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction: Pre-BRA prospective multicentre cohort study. British Journal of Surgery, 109(6), 530-538. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znac077

Background: Prepectoral breast reconstruction (PPBR) has recently been introduced to reduce postoperative pain and improve cosmetic outcomes in women having implant-based procedures. High-quality evidence to support the practice of PPBR, however, is... Read More about Short-Term safety outcomes of mastectomy and immediate prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction: Pre-BRA prospective multicentre cohort study.

Characterising recovery following abdominal aortic aneurysm repair using cardiopulmonary exercise testing and patient reported outcome measures (2022)
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Dodds, N., Angell, J., Lewis, S. L., Pyke, M., White, P., Darweish Medniuk, A., …Tolchard, S. (2023). Characterising recovery following abdominal aortic aneurysm repair using cardiopulmonary exercise testing and patient reported outcome measures. Disability and Rehabilitation, 45(3), 1178-1184. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2022.2055162

Purpose: Surgery is associated with a post-operative stress response, changes in cardiopulmonary reserve, and metabolic demand. Here recovery after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair is investigated using cardiopulmonary exercise testing and patient-re... Read More about Characterising recovery following abdominal aortic aneurysm repair using cardiopulmonary exercise testing and patient reported outcome measures.

Epidemiology and outcomes of tibial plateau fractures in adults aged 60 and over treated in the United Kingdom (2022)
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Donovan, R. L., Smith, J. R., Yeomans, D., Bennett, F., White, P., & Chesser, T. J. (2022). Epidemiology and outcomes of tibial plateau fractures in adults aged 60 and over treated in the United Kingdom. Injury, 53(6), 2219-2225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2022.03.048

Background: Tibial plateau fractures are common in older adults, often resulting from low-energy falls. Although lower limb fragility fracture care has evolved, the management of tibial plateau fractures in older patients remains poorly researched. T... Read More about Epidemiology and outcomes of tibial plateau fractures in adults aged 60 and over treated in the United Kingdom.

The CARe Burn Scale—Adult Form: Identifying the responsiveness and Minimal Important Difference (MID) values of a Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) to assess quality of life for adults with a burn injury (2022)
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Griffiths, C., Tollow, P., Cox, D., White, P., Pickles, T., & Harcourt, D. (2022). The CARe Burn Scale—Adult Form: Identifying the responsiveness and Minimal Important Difference (MID) values of a Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) to assess quality of life for adults with a burn injury. European Burn Journal, 3(1), 211-233. https://doi.org/10.3390/ebj3010019

The CARe Burn Scales are a suite of burn-specific PROMs for adults, children, young people, and parents affected by burns. This study aimed to determine the responsiveness and minimal important difference (MID) values of the Adult Form for use in adu... Read More about The CARe Burn Scale—Adult Form: Identifying the responsiveness and Minimal Important Difference (MID) values of a Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) to assess quality of life for adults with a burn injury.

The spatio-temporal influence of atmospheric circulations on monthly precipitation in Great Britain (2022)
Journal Article
West, H., White, P., Quinn, N., & Horswell, M. (2022). The spatio-temporal influence of atmospheric circulations on monthly precipitation in Great Britain. Atmosphere, 13(3), Article 429. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13030429

It has long been understood that the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is a key driver of regional climate in Great Britain and across Europe. However, studies have also noted that there is spatio-temporal variability in NAO-rainfall signatures which... Read More about The spatio-temporal influence of atmospheric circulations on monthly precipitation in Great Britain.

Frequency-dependent characteristics of nerve-mediated ATP and acetylcholine release from detrusor smooth muscle (2022)
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Chakrabarty, B., Aitchison, K., White, P., McCarthy, C. J., Kanai, A. J., & Fry, C. H. (2022). Frequency-dependent characteristics of nerve-mediated ATP and acetylcholine release from detrusor smooth muscle. Experimental Physiology, 107(4), 350-358. https://doi.org/10.1113/EP090238

New Findings: What is the central question of this study? Is the frequency dependence of co-transmitter release from postganglionic nerve fibres different for each transmitter? What is the main finding and its importance? Release of co-transmitters f... Read More about Frequency-dependent characteristics of nerve-mediated ATP and acetylcholine release from detrusor smooth muscle.

A novel, scalable social media-based intervention Warna-Warni Waktu to reduce body dissatisfaction among young Indonesian women: Protocol for a parallel randomized controlled trial (2022)
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Garbett, K. M., Craddock, N., Haywood, S., Nasution, K., White, P., Saraswati, L. A., …Williamson, H. (2022). A novel, scalable social media-based intervention Warna-Warni Waktu to reduce body dissatisfaction among young Indonesian women: Protocol for a parallel randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 11(1), Article e33596. https://doi.org/10.2196/33596

Background: Despite the prevalence of body dissatisfaction among young Indonesian women and its consequential negative impacts, there are currently no evidence-based, culturally appropriate interventions to tackle this issue. Therefore, there is a ne... Read More about A novel, scalable social media-based intervention Warna-Warni Waktu to reduce body dissatisfaction among young Indonesian women: Protocol for a parallel randomized controlled trial.

An acceptance and commitment therapy prototype mobile program for individuals with a visible difference: Mixed methods feasibility study (2022)
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Zucchelli, F., Donnelly, O., Rush, E., White, P., Gwyther, H., Williamson, H., & The VTCT Foundation Research Team at the Centre for Appearance Research. (2022). An acceptance and commitment therapy prototype mobile program for individuals with a visible difference: Mixed methods feasibility study. JMIR Formative Research, 6(1), Article e33449. https://doi.org/10.2196/33449

Background: Mobile apps may offer a valuable platform for delivering evidence-based psychological interventions for individuals with atypical appearances, or visible differences, who experience psychosocial appearance concerns such as appearance-base... Read More about An acceptance and commitment therapy prototype mobile program for individuals with a visible difference: Mixed methods feasibility study.

‘Dove Confident Me Indonesia: Single Session’: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate a school-based body image intervention among Indonesian adolescents (2021)
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Craddock, N., Garbett, K. M., Haywood, S., Nasution, K., White, P., Saraswati, L. A., …Diedrichs, P. C. (2021). ‘Dove Confident Me Indonesia: Single Session’: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate a school-based body image intervention among Indonesian adolescents. BMC Public Health, 21(1), Article 2102. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11770-0

Background: Due to the prevalence and associated adverse health consequences of negative body image among adolescents globally, there is a need to develop acceptable, effective, and scalable interventions. School-based body image interventions delive... Read More about ‘Dove Confident Me Indonesia: Single Session’: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate a school-based body image intervention among Indonesian adolescents.

A multi-centred sequential trial comparing PEGASUS, an intervention to promote shared decision making about breast reconstruction with usual care (2021)
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Paraskeva, N., Tollow, P., Clarke, A., White, P., Powell, J. E., Cox, D. M., & Harcourt, D. M. (2022). A multi-centred sequential trial comparing PEGASUS, an intervention to promote shared decision making about breast reconstruction with usual care. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 75(4), 1342-1351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2021.11.033

Decision making about breast reconstruction (BR) is complex. The Patients’ Expectations and Goals: Assisting Shared Understanding of Surgery (PEGASUS) intervention aims to support shared decision making by helping women and clinicians clarify and dis... Read More about A multi-centred sequential trial comparing PEGASUS, an intervention to promote shared decision making about breast reconstruction with usual care.

Testing the responsiveness of and defining MID (minimal important difference) values for the CARe Burn Scales: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) to assess quality of life for children and young people affected by burn injuries, and their parents/caregivers (2021)
Journal Article
Griffiths, C., Tollow, P., Cox, D., White, P., Pickles, T., & Harcourt, D. (2021). Testing the responsiveness of and defining MID (minimal important difference) values for the CARe Burn Scales: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) to assess quality of life for children and young people affected by burn injuries, and their parents/caregivers. European Burn Journal, 2(4), 249-280

Background: The CARe Burn Scales are a portfolio of burn-specific PROMs for people affected by burns, including a Child Form (for children < 8 years (Parent-proxy)), a Young Person Form (for young people aged 8 -17 years), an Adult Form, and a Parent... Read More about Testing the responsiveness of and defining MID (minimal important difference) values for the CARe Burn Scales: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) to assess quality of life for children and young people affected by burn injuries, and their parents/caregivers.

Neurocognitive function following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A systematic review (2021)
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Zook, N., Voss, S., Blennow Nordstrom, E., Brett, S. J., Jenkinson, E., Shaw, P., …Benger, J. (2022). Neurocognitive function following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A systematic review. Resuscitation, 170, 238-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.10.005

Objectives: The primary aim of this review was to investigate neurocognitive outcomes following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Specifically, the focus was on identifying the different neurocognitive domains that are assessed, the measures use... Read More about Neurocognitive function following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A systematic review.

Estimation of the two-group pilot sample size with a cautionary note on Browne’s formula (2021)
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Obodo, S., Toher, D., & White, P. (2021). Estimation of the two-group pilot sample size with a cautionary note on Browne’s formula. Journal of Applied Quantitative Methods, 16(3),

Using data obtained from a pilot study, Browne (1995) proposed a procedure for estimating the sample size needed for a definitive two-arm randomised controlled trial when the minimal important difference is specified. Simulations confirm these findi... Read More about Estimation of the two-group pilot sample size with a cautionary note on Browne’s formula.

Ordinal Logistic Regression as an alternative analysis strategy for the comparison of two independent samples (2021)
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Bilski, B., Derrick, B., Toher, D., & White, P. (2021). Ordinal Logistic Regression as an alternative analysis strategy for the comparison of two independent samples. Journal of Applied Quantitative Methods, 16(3),

The two group between subjects design is pervasive with analyses often performed using the Mann Whitney Rank Sum test or using the Welch variant of the t-test. Using simulation it is shown that a dummy variable ordinal logistic regression (OLR) mode... Read More about Ordinal Logistic Regression as an alternative analysis strategy for the comparison of two independent samples.

Application of a solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry/metal oxide sensor system for detection of antibiotic susceptibility in urinary tract infection-causing Escherichia coli – A proof of principle study (2021)
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Drabińska, N., Hewett, K., White, P., Avison, M., Persad, R., Ratcliffe, N., & de Lacy Costello, B. (2021). Application of a solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry/metal oxide sensor system for detection of antibiotic susceptibility in urinary tract infection-causing Escherichia coli – A proof of principle study. Advances in Medical Sciences, 67(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advms.2021.09.001

Purpose: Antibiotic resistance is widespread throughout the world and represents a serious health concern. There is an urgent need for the development of novel tools for rapidly distinguishing antibiotic resistant bacteria from susceptible strains. P... Read More about Application of a solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry/metal oxide sensor system for detection of antibiotic susceptibility in urinary tract infection-causing Escherichia coli – A proof of principle study.

Investigating Browne's method (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Obodo, S., Toher, D., & White, P. (2021, September). Investigating Browne's method. Poster presented at Statistics at Bristol: Future Reserach and You 2021, Bristol

Results supports Browne’s procedure of pilot sample size determination. However the data reveals that the procedure underestimates and overestimates sample size. Fig. 1 shows 𝛼 and 𝛽 have no practical effect on degree of excess which increases as... Read More about Investigating Browne's method.

Protocol for a national cohort study to explore the long-term clinical and patient-reported outcomes and cost-effectiveness of implant-based and autologous breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer: The Brighter Study (2021)
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Johnson, L., Holcombe, C., O’Donoghue, J. M., Jeevan, R., Browne, J., Fairbrother, P., …Potter, S. (2021). Protocol for a national cohort study to explore the long-term clinical and patient-reported outcomes and cost-effectiveness of implant-based and autologous breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer: The Brighter Study. BMJ Open, 11(8), Article e054055. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054055

Introduction Breast reconstruction (BR) is offered to improve quality of life for women with breast cancer undergoing mastectomy. As most women will be long-Term breast cancer survivors, high-quality information regarding the long-Term outcomes of di... Read More about Protocol for a national cohort study to explore the long-term clinical and patient-reported outcomes and cost-effectiveness of implant-based and autologous breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer: The Brighter Study.

Patient reported psychosocial functioning following successful ptosis surgery (2021)
Journal Article
Richards, H., Jenkinson, E., White, P., & Harrad, R. (2021). Patient reported psychosocial functioning following successful ptosis surgery. Eye, 36, 1651–1655. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-021-01685-w

Background: Ptosis may result in increased anxiety, appearance-related distress and social avoidance, and impacts visual function. Previous work demonstrates the benefits of ptosis surgery for health-related quality of life, but there is a paucity of... Read More about Patient reported psychosocial functioning following successful ptosis surgery.

Ambulatory management of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax: A randomised controlled trial (2021)
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Walker, S. P., Keenan, E., Bintcliffe, O., Stanton, A. E., Roberts, M., Pepperell, J., …Maskell, N. A. (2021). Ambulatory management of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax: A randomised controlled trial. European Respiratory Journal, 57(6), Article 2003375. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.03375-2020

Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP) is traditionally managed with an intercostal chest tube attached to an underwater seal. We investigated whether use of a one-way flutter valve shortened patients' length of stay (LoS). This open-label randomis... Read More about Ambulatory management of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax: A randomised controlled trial.

“They were aware of who I was as a person”: Patients’ and health professionals’ experiences of using the PEGASUS intervention to facilitate decision-making around breast reconstruction (2021)
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Tollow, P., Paraskeva, N., Clarke, A., White, P., Powell, J., Cox, D., & Harcourt, D. (in press). “They were aware of who I was as a person”: Patients’ and health professionals’ experiences of using the PEGASUS intervention to facilitate decision-making around breast reconstruction. European Journal of Cancer Care, Article e13464. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13464

Objective: Many women choose to have breast reconstruction after mastectomy, however, decision-making can be difficult and expectations are often unmet. The PEGASUS intervention (Patient Expectations and Goals: Assisting Shared Understanding of Surge... Read More about “They were aware of who I was as a person”: Patients’ and health professionals’ experiences of using the PEGASUS intervention to facilitate decision-making around breast reconstruction.

Protocol for a mixed-method study to inform the feasibility of undertaking a large-scale multicentre study comparing the clinical and patient-reported outcomes of oncoplastic breast conservation as an alternative to mastectomy with or without immediate breast reconstruction in women unsuitable for standard breast-conserving surgery (the ANTHEM Feasibility Study) (2021)
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Davies, C., Holcombe, C., Skillman, J., Whisker, L., Hollingworth, W., Conefrey, C., …Potter, S. (2021). Protocol for a mixed-method study to inform the feasibility of undertaking a large-scale multicentre study comparing the clinical and patient-reported outcomes of oncoplastic breast conservation as an alternative to mastectomy with or without immediate breast reconstruction in women unsuitable for standard breast-conserving surgery (the ANTHEM Feasibility Study). BMJ Open, 11(4), Article e046622. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046622

Introduction: Approximately 40% of the 55,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the UK undergo mastectomy because they are considered unsuitable for standard breast conserving surgery (BCS) due to tumour size or multiple tumour foci. Ma... Read More about Protocol for a mixed-method study to inform the feasibility of undertaking a large-scale multicentre study comparing the clinical and patient-reported outcomes of oncoplastic breast conservation as an alternative to mastectomy with or without immediate breast reconstruction in women unsuitable for standard breast-conserving surgery (the ANTHEM Feasibility Study).

Acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a school-based body image intervention in urban India: A pilot randomised controlled trial (2021)
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Garbett, K., Lewis-Smith, H., Chaudhry, A., Schroff, H., Dhillon, M., White, P., & Diedrichs, P. C. (2021). Acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a school-based body image intervention in urban India: A pilot randomised controlled trial. Body Image, 37, 282-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.02.011

This pilot study evaluated the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a culturally adapted school-based body image intervention, Dove Confident Me, for use in urban India. Two private schools in New Delhi were randomly assigned at the school level... Read More about Acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a school-based body image intervention in urban India: A pilot randomised controlled trial.

Advanced molecular characterization using Digital Spatial Profiling Technology on immuno-oncology targets in methylated compared with unmethylated IDH-wildtype glioblastoma (2021)
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Ren, X., Barber, H., Tofias, A., Lander, B., Daniels, A., Gong, J., …Kurian, K. M. (2021). Advanced molecular characterization using Digital Spatial Profiling Technology on immuno-oncology targets in methylated compared with unmethylated IDH-wildtype glioblastoma. Journal of Oncology, 2021, Article 8819702. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8819702

Introduction. Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary adult brain tumour with a median overall survival (OS) of 12-15 months. Molecular characterization of multiple immunooncology targets in GBM may help target novel immunotherapeutic strategie... Read More about Advanced molecular characterization using Digital Spatial Profiling Technology on immuno-oncology targets in methylated compared with unmethylated IDH-wildtype glioblastoma.

Fixed bearing, all-polyethylene tibia, lateral unicompartmental arthroplasty – A final outcome study with up to 28 year follow-up of a single implant (2021)
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Murray, J. R., Smith, J. R., Bray, R., Robinson, J. R., White, P., & Porteous, A. J. (2021). Fixed bearing, all-polyethylene tibia, lateral unicompartmental arthroplasty – A final outcome study with up to 28 year follow-up of a single implant. Knee, 29, 101-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2020.12.032

Background: Lateral unicompartmental arthroplasty (UKA) constitutes only 5–10% of all unicompartmental replacements performed. Whilst the short and medium term benefits are well documented, there remains concern regarding the higher revision rate whe... Read More about Fixed bearing, all-polyethylene tibia, lateral unicompartmental arthroplasty – A final outcome study with up to 28 year follow-up of a single implant.

A single arm phase II trial of neoadjuvant cabazitaxel and cisplatin chemotherapy for muscle invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder (2021)
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Challapalli, A., Masson, S., White, P., Dailami, N., Pearson, S., Rowe, E., …Bahl, A. (2021). A single arm phase II trial of neoadjuvant cabazitaxel and cisplatin chemotherapy for muscle invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer, 19(4), P325-332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clgc.2021.02.001

Introduction: Neoadjuvant cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy improves survival in muscle-invasive bladder cancer. However, response rates and survival remain suboptimal. We evaluated the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of cisplatin plus caba... Read More about A single arm phase II trial of neoadjuvant cabazitaxel and cisplatin chemotherapy for muscle invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder.

St Georg Sled medial unicompartmental arthroplasty: survivorship analysis and function at 20years follow up (2021)
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Porteous, A. J., Smith, J. R., Bray, R., Robinson, J. R., White, P., & Murray, J. R. (2022). St Georg Sled medial unicompartmental arthroplasty: survivorship analysis and function at 20years follow up. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 30, 800–808. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-021-06454-6

Purpose: The peri-operative and short-term benefits of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) are well supported in the literature. However, there remains concern regarding the higher revision rate when compared with total knee replacement. This ma... Read More about St Georg Sled medial unicompartmental arthroplasty: survivorship analysis and function at 20years follow up.

Differential expression of the BCAT isoforms between breast cancer subtypes (2020)
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Shafei, M. A., Flemban, A., Daly, C., Kendrick, P., White, P., Dean, S., …Conway, M. E. (2021). Differential expression of the BCAT isoforms between breast cancer subtypes. Breast Cancer, 28, 592–607. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12282-020-01197-7

© 2020, The Author(s). Background: Biological characterisation of breast cancer subtypes is essential as it informs treatment regimens especially as different subtypes have distinct locoregional patterns. This is related to metabolic phenotype, where... Read More about Differential expression of the BCAT isoforms between breast cancer subtypes.

Interaction between GRP78 and IGFBP-3 affects tumourigenesis and prognosis in breast cancer patients (2020)
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Zielinska, H. A., Daly, C. S., Alghamdi, A., Bahl, A., Sohail, M., White, P., …Perks, C. M. (2020). Interaction between GRP78 and IGFBP-3 affects tumourigenesis and prognosis in breast cancer patients. Cancers, 12(12), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12123821

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3) plays a key role in breast cancer progression and was recently shown to bind to the chaperone protein glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78); however, the clinical significance of this association... Read More about Interaction between GRP78 and IGFBP-3 affects tumourigenesis and prognosis in breast cancer patients.

Challenges and reflections from a multi-centre trial of a psycho-oncology intervention to support shared decision-making in breast reconstruction (2020)
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Tollow, P., Paraskeva, N., Clarke, A., White, P., Powell, J., Cox, D., & Harcourt, D. (2021). Challenges and reflections from a multi-centre trial of a psycho-oncology intervention to support shared decision-making in breast reconstruction. European Journal of Cancer Care, 30(2), Article e13384. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13384

Towards the identification of antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing urinary tract infections using volatile organic compounds analysis—a pilot study (2020)
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Hewett, K., Drabinska, N., White, P., Avison, M., Persad, R., Ratcliffe, N., & de Lacy Costello, B. (2020). Towards the identification of antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing urinary tract infections using volatile organic compounds analysis—a pilot study. Antibiotics, 9(11), 797. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9110797

Antibiotic resistance is an unprecedented threat to modern medicine. The analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from bacteria potentially offers a rapid way to determine antibiotic susceptibility in bacteria. This study aimed to find the optim... Read More about Towards the identification of antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing urinary tract infections using volatile organic compounds analysis—a pilot study.

‘Everybody’s Different: The Appearance Game’. A randomised controlled trial evaluating an appearance-related board game intervention with children aged 9-11 years (2020)
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Jarman, H., Guest, E., Hannah, J., Sharratt, N., Williamson, H., White, P., …Slater, A. (2021). ‘Everybody’s Different: The Appearance Game’. A randomised controlled trial evaluating an appearance-related board game intervention with children aged 9-11 years. Body Image, 36, 34-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.09.010

This study evaluated the effectiveness of an educational board game aimed at increasing knowledge of appearance-related issues, positive body image, media literacy, and acceptance of appearance diversity with British school children. Two hundred and... Read More about ‘Everybody’s Different: The Appearance Game’. A randomised controlled trial evaluating an appearance-related board game intervention with children aged 9-11 years.

Daily medical liaison is associated with reduced length of stay and complications in selected patients admitted to a regional vascular surgery service (2020)
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Mitchell, E., Coary, R., White, P., Farrow, E., Crees, A., Beedham, W., …Shipway, D. (2020). Daily medical liaison is associated with reduced length of stay and complications in selected patients admitted to a regional vascular surgery service. Geriatrics, 5(4), Article 78. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5040078

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Older adults undergoing vascular surgery are particularly vulnerable to adverse outcomes by virtue of their vascular risk factors and medical comorbidities. This study aimed to determine the i... Read More about Daily medical liaison is associated with reduced length of stay and complications in selected patients admitted to a regional vascular surgery service.

How many words make a sample? Determining the minimum number of word tokens needed in connected speech samples for child speech assessment (2020)
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Wren, Y., Titterington, J., & White, P. (2021). How many words make a sample? Determining the minimum number of word tokens needed in connected speech samples for child speech assessment. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 35(8), 761-778. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699206.2020.1827458

Connected speech (CS) is an important component of child speech assessment in both clinical practice and research. There is debate in the literature regarding what size sample of CS is required to facilitate reliable measures of speech output. The ai... Read More about How many words make a sample? Determining the minimum number of word tokens needed in connected speech samples for child speech assessment.

Parent-reported socioemotional and cognitive development in children with a cleft lip and/or palate at 18 months: Findings from a UK birth cohort (2020)
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Costa, B., White, P., Kiff, J. D., Davies, A., & Stock, N. M. (2021). Parent-reported socioemotional and cognitive development in children with a cleft lip and/or palate at 18 months: Findings from a UK birth cohort. Child: Care, Health and Development, 47(1), 31-39. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12813

Background: One of the most common congenital conditions in the world, cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) has been shown to potentially impact long-term physical and developmental outcomes in affected children. However, little is known about the factors... Read More about Parent-reported socioemotional and cognitive development in children with a cleft lip and/or palate at 18 months: Findings from a UK birth cohort.

The development and validation of the Threat of Dementia Scale (2020)
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Cheston, R., Dodd, E., Christopher, G., White, P., Wildschut, T., & Sedikides, C. (2022). The development and validation of the Threat of Dementia Scale. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 94(4), 496-514. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091415020957388

Dementia represents a substantial threat to the self. However, to date, there is no reliable way to measure how threatened people feel by dementia. This article reports on two online studies. In Study 1, 248 participants rated statements about dement... Read More about The development and validation of the Threat of Dementia Scale.

Factors associated with advanced colorectal cancer differ between young and older adults in England: A population-based cohort study (2020)
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Chambers, A. C., Dixon, S. W., White, P., Thomas, M. G., Williams, A. C., & Messenger, D. E. (2020). Factors associated with advanced colorectal cancer differ between young and older adults in England: A population-based cohort study. Colorectal Disease, 22(12), 2087-2097. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.15361

Aim: Advanced stage presentation of colorectal cancer is associated with poorer survival outcomes, particularly among young adults. This study aimed to determine whether demographic risk factors for advanced stage presentation differed between young... Read More about Factors associated with advanced colorectal cancer differ between young and older adults in England: A population-based cohort study.

Illicit drug contamination of the Bristol Pound local currency (2020)
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Bowdler, P., Gale, E., Bryant, F., Codd, S., Hudd, S., Longden, R., …Honeychurch, K. C. (2020). Illicit drug contamination of the Bristol Pound local currency. Forensic Science International, 316, Article 110469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2020.110469

Reports have shown the prevalence of the contamination of banknotes with a number of different drugs. These studies have focused on investigating drug contamination levels on currency which is either nationally or even international distributed. To p... Read More about Illicit drug contamination of the Bristol Pound local currency.

Pathological response rates and quality of life outcomes of neoadjuvant cabazitaxel and cisplatin chemotherapy for muscle-invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder (2020)
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Challapalli, A., Masson, S., White, P., Dailami, N., Pearson, S., Rowe, E., …Bahl, A. (2020). Pathological response rates and quality of life outcomes of neoadjuvant cabazitaxel and cisplatin chemotherapy for muscle-invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 38(15 Suppl.), 5030-5030. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2020.38.15_suppl.5030

Ignorance is not bliss: A UK study of sexual and domestic abuse awareness on campus, and correlations with confidence and positive action in a bystander program (2020)
Journal Article
Bovill, H., & White, P. (in press). Ignorance is not bliss: A UK study of sexual and domestic abuse awareness on campus, and correlations with confidence and positive action in a bystander program. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520916267

This article reports on a U.K. research study encompassing two surveys which used evidence-based scales of awareness, confidence to intervene, and intervention opportunities and action regarding sexual and domestic abuse on campus. They were sent to... Read More about Ignorance is not bliss: A UK study of sexual and domestic abuse awareness on campus, and correlations with confidence and positive action in a bystander program.

Manometry performed at indwelling pleural catheter insertion to predict unexpandable lung (2020)
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Halford, P. J., Bhatnagar, R., White, P., Haris, M., Harrison, R. N., Holme, J., …Maskell, N. A. (2020). Manometry performed at indwelling pleural catheter insertion to predict unexpandable lung. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 12(4), 1374-1384. https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2020.02.25

Background: The finding of unexpandable lung (UL) at an early timepoint is of increasing importance in guiding treatment decisions in patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE). Pleural manometry is the most common technique to delineate UL, howe... Read More about Manometry performed at indwelling pleural catheter insertion to predict unexpandable lung.

Demographic trends in the incidence of young-onset colorectal cancer: A population-based study (2020)
Journal Article
Chambers, A. C., Dixon, S. W., White, P., Williams, A. C., Thomas, M. G., & Messenger, D. E. (2020). Demographic trends in the incidence of young-onset colorectal cancer: A population-based study. British Journal of Surgery, 107(5), 595-605. https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.11486

Background: Evidence is emerging that the incidence of colorectal cancer is increasing in young adults, but the descriptive epidemiology required to better understand these trends is currently lacking. Methods: A population-based cohort study was... Read More about Demographic trends in the incidence of young-onset colorectal cancer: A population-based study.

Internet-delivered attentional bias modification training (iABMT) for the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain: A protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2020)
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Liossi, C., Georgallis, T., Zhang, J., Hamilton, F., White, P., & Schoth, D. E. (2020). Internet-delivered attentional bias modification training (iABMT) for the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain: A protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 10(2), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030607

Introduction Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a complex medical condition that can significantly impact quality of life. Patients with chronic pain demonstrate attentional biases towards pain-related information. The therapeutic benefits of modifying... Read More about Internet-delivered attentional bias modification training (iABMT) for the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain: A protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

The Pre-BRA (pre-pectoral Breast Reconstruction EvAluation) feasibility study: protocol for a mixed-methods IDEAL 2a/2b prospective cohort study to determine the safety and effectiveness of prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction (2020)
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Harvey, K. L., Mills, N., White, P., Holcombe, C., Potter, S., & The Pre-BRA Feasibility Study Steering Group. (2020). The Pre-BRA (pre-pectoral Breast Reconstruction EvAluation) feasibility study: protocol for a mixed-methods IDEAL 2a/2b prospective cohort study to determine the safety and effectiveness of prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction. BMJ Open, 10(1), e033641. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033641

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. INTRODUCTION: Implant-based breast reconstruction is the most commonly performed reconstructive technique worldwide. Subpectoral reconstruction with mesh is the... Read More about The Pre-BRA (pre-pectoral Breast Reconstruction EvAluation) feasibility study: protocol for a mixed-methods IDEAL 2a/2b prospective cohort study to determine the safety and effectiveness of prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction.

PEGASUS: the Design of an Intervention to Facilitate Shared Decision-making in Breast Reconstruction (2020)
Journal Article
Clarke, A., Paraskeva, N., White, P., Tollow, P., Hansen, E., & Harcourt, D. (2020). PEGASUS: the Design of an Intervention to Facilitate Shared Decision-making in Breast Reconstruction. Journal of Cancer Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-019-01656-6

© 2020, The Author(s). Studies have found varying levels of satisfaction after breast reconstruction surgery with a substantial group of patients reporting some level of regret about their decision. The variable outcomes reported by women undergoing... Read More about PEGASUS: the Design of an Intervention to Facilitate Shared Decision-making in Breast Reconstruction.

Clinically Actionable Insights into Initial and Matched Recurrent Glioblastomas to Inform Novel Treatment Approaches (2019)
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Ellis, H. P., McInerney, C. E., Schrimpf, D., Sahm, F., Stupnikov, A., Wadsley, M., …Kurian, K. M. (2019). Clinically Actionable Insights into Initial and Matched Recurrent Glioblastomas to Inform Novel Treatment Approaches. Journal of Oncology, 2019, Article 4878547. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/4878547

© 2019 H. P. Ellis et al. Glioblastoma is the most common primary adult brain tumour, and despite optimal treatment, the median survival is 12-15 months. Patients with matched recurrent glioblastomas were investigated to try to find actionable mutati... Read More about Clinically Actionable Insights into Initial and Matched Recurrent Glioblastomas to Inform Novel Treatment Approaches.

Experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion mediate the relationship between body evaluation and unhelpful body image coping strategies in individuals with visible differences (2019)
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Zucchelli, F., White, P., & Williamson, H. (2020). Experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion mediate the relationship between body evaluation and unhelpful body image coping strategies in individuals with visible differences. Body Image, 32, 121-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2019.12.002

Psychological flexibility, the capacity to be open to any internal stimuli and act in accordance with valued ends, has been identified as an explanatory variable in how people cope with body concerns. The role of psychological flexibility is unexplor... Read More about Experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion mediate the relationship between body evaluation and unhelpful body image coping strategies in individuals with visible differences.

Satisfaction with health care in families following a diagnosis of cleft lip and/or palate in the United Kingdom (2019)
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Costa, B., White, P., & Stock, N. M. (2020). Satisfaction with health care in families following a diagnosis of cleft lip and/or palate in the United Kingdom. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 57(5), 599-605. https://doi.org/10.1177/1055665619888318

Objective: Having a child born with a cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) poses several challenges for new parents and can have a significant psychological impact on the family as a whole. Previous research has indicated that dissatisfaction with health c... Read More about Satisfaction with health care in families following a diagnosis of cleft lip and/or palate in the United Kingdom.

A web-based self-help psychosocial intervention for adolescents distressed by appearance-affecting conditions and injuries (Young Persons’ Face IT): Feasibility study for a parallel randomized controlled trial (2019)
Journal Article
Williamson, H., Hamlet, C., White, P., Marques, E., Paling, T., Cadogan, J., …Harcourt, D. (2019). A web-based self-help psychosocial intervention for adolescents distressed by appearance-affecting conditions and injuries (Young Persons’ Face IT): Feasibility study for a parallel randomized controlled trial. JMIR Mental Health, 6(11), Article e14776. https://doi.org/10.2196/14776

Background: Disfigurement (visible difference) from wide-ranging congenital or acquired conditions, injuries, or treatments can negatively impact adolescents’ psychological well-being, education and health behaviours. Alongside medical interventions,... Read More about A web-based self-help psychosocial intervention for adolescents distressed by appearance-affecting conditions and injuries (Young Persons’ Face IT): Feasibility study for a parallel randomized controlled trial.

Characterising recovery from renal transplantation and live-related donation using cardiopulmonary exercise testing (2019)
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Angell, J., Dodds, N., Darweish-Mednuik, A. M., Lewis, S., Pyke, M., Mitchell, D. C., …Tolchard, S. (2021). Characterising recovery from renal transplantation and live-related donation using cardiopulmonary exercise testing. Disability and Rehabilitation, 43(12), 1692-1698. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2019.1674387

Background: An association between end-stage renal failure and exercise intolerance exists. Whether live kidney donation impacts on exercise tolerance is unknown. Here recovery post renal transplant and donation using cardiopulmonary exercise testing... Read More about Characterising recovery from renal transplantation and live-related donation using cardiopulmonary exercise testing.

Risk and Protective Factors for Psychological Distress in Families Following a Diagnosis of Cleft Lip and/or Palate (2019)
Journal Article
Stock, N. M., Costa, B., White, P., & Rumsey, N. (2020). Risk and Protective Factors for Psychological Distress in Families Following a Diagnosis of Cleft Lip and/or Palate. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 57(1), 88-98. https://doi.org/10.1177/1055665619862457

© 2019, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Objectives: Despite the potential psychological impact of a diagnosis of cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) on parents, few large-scale studies currently exist. Utilizing data extracted from The Cle... Read More about Risk and Protective Factors for Psychological Distress in Families Following a Diagnosis of Cleft Lip and/or Palate.

Parametric and non-parametric tests for the comparison of two samples which both include paired and unpaired observations (2019)
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Derrick, B., White, P., & Toher, D. (2019). Parametric and non-parametric tests for the comparison of two samples which both include paired and unpaired observations. Journal of modern applied statistical methods : JMASM, 18(1), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.22237/jmasm/1556669520

Samples that include both independent and paired observations cause a dilemma for researchers that covers the full breadth of empirical research. Parametric approaches for the comparison of two samples using all available observations are considered,... Read More about Parametric and non-parametric tests for the comparison of two samples which both include paired and unpaired observations.

The development and validation of the CARe Burn Scale - Adult Form: A Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) to assess quality of life for adults living with a burn injury (2019)
Journal Article
Griffiths, C., Guest, E., Pickles, T., Hollén, L., Grzeda, M., White, P., …Harcourt, D. (2019). The development and validation of the CARe Burn Scale - Adult Form: A Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) to assess quality of life for adults living with a burn injury. Journal of Burn Care and Research, 40(3), 312-326. https://doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/irz021

Introduction: Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) identify vital information about patient needs and therapeutic progress. This paper outlines the development and validation of the CARe Burn Scale - Adult Form: a PROM that assesses quality of... Read More about The development and validation of the CARe Burn Scale - Adult Form: A Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) to assess quality of life for adults living with a burn injury.

Novel blood biomarkers that correlate with cognitive performance and hippocampal volumetry: Potential for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (2019)
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Hudd, F., Shiel, A., Harris, M., Bowdler, P., McCann, B., Tsivos, D., …Conway, M. E. (2019). Novel blood biomarkers that correlate with cognitive performance and hippocampal volumetry: Potential for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 67(3), 931-947. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-180879

© 2019 - IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved. Background: Differential diagnosis of people presenting with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) that will progress to Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains clinically challenging. Current criteria used... Read More about Novel blood biomarkers that correlate with cognitive performance and hippocampal volumetry: Potential for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.

Sniffing out resistance – Rapid identification of urinary tract infection-causing bacteria and their antibiotic susceptibility using volatile metabolite profiles (2019)
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Smart, A., de Lacy Costello, B., White, P., Avison, M., Batty, C., Turner, C., …Ratcliffe, N. (2019). Sniffing out resistance – Rapid identification of urinary tract infection-causing bacteria and their antibiotic susceptibility using volatile metabolite profiles. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 167, 59-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpba.2019.01.044

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Antibiotic resistance is set to be an unprecedented threat to modern medicine. ‘Sniffing’ bacteria potentially offers a rapid way to determine susceptibility. A successful proof-of-principle study is described, using thermal deso... Read More about Sniffing out resistance – Rapid identification of urinary tract infection-causing bacteria and their antibiotic susceptibility using volatile metabolite profiles.

Genomic profiling of IDH-wildtype and IDH-mutant initial and matched recurrent glioblastomas reveals clinically actionable mutations (e.g. BRCA1/2) and resistance signatures (2018)
Journal Article
McInerney, C. E., Ellis, H. P., Schrimpf, D., Sahm, F., Stupnikov, A., Wadsley, M., …Kurian, K. M. (2018). Genomic profiling of IDH-wildtype and IDH-mutant initial and matched recurrent glioblastomas reveals clinically actionable mutations (e.g. BRCA1/2) and resistance signatures. Neuro-Oncology, 20(3), iii215-iii216. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noy139.003

Abstract: Background: Glioblastomas account for 90% of all adult brain tumours. Patient survival remains low because treatments are ineffective against this lethal disease. Understanding the genes and pathways altered in subtypes is necessary for th... Read More about Genomic profiling of IDH-wildtype and IDH-mutant initial and matched recurrent glioblastomas reveals clinically actionable mutations (e.g. BRCA1/2) and resistance signatures.

Comparison of Sentinel-2 and Landsat-8 in assessing vegetation response to soil moisture variation in droughty environments (2018)
Presentation / Conference
West, H., Quinn, N., Horswell, M., & White, P. (2018, September). Comparison of Sentinel-2 and Landsat-8 in assessing vegetation response to soil moisture variation in droughty environments. Poster presented at India-UK Water Centre - Advancing Drought Monitoring, Prediction and Management Capabilities Workshop, Lancaster, UK

The aim of this study was to determine the extent to which Sentinel-2 Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) reflects soil moisture conditions, and whether this product offers an improvement over Landsat-8. Based on drought exposure, cloud-fre... Read More about Comparison of Sentinel-2 and Landsat-8 in assessing vegetation response to soil moisture variation in droughty environments.

Establishing the usefulness of the GO-QOL in a UK hospital-treated population with thyroid eye disease in the CIRTED trial (2018)
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Jackson, S., Dietrich, A., Taylor, P., White, P., Wilson, V., Uddin, J., …Dayan, C. (2018). Establishing the usefulness of the GO-QOL in a UK hospital-treated population with thyroid eye disease in the CIRTED trial. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 23(sup1), 1341-1355. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2018.1503693

© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Thyroid eye disease (TED) is a potentially sight-threatening and cosmetically disfiguring condition arising in 25–50% of patients with Graves’ hyperthyroidism. CIRTED is the fir... Read More about Establishing the usefulness of the GO-QOL in a UK hospital-treated population with thyroid eye disease in the CIRTED trial.

Results of a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial of melatonin for treatment of Nocturia in adults with multiple sclerosis (MeNiMS) (2018)
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Drake, M., Canham, L., Cotterill, N., Delgado, D., Homewood, J., Inglis, K., …Cottrell, D. (2018). Results of a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial of melatonin for treatment of Nocturia in adults with multiple sclerosis (MeNiMS). BMC Neurology, 18(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-018-1114-4

© 2018 The Author(s). Background: Nocturia is a common urinary symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS) which can affect quality of life (QoL) adversely. Melatonin is a hormone known to regulate circadian rhythm and reduce smooth muscle activity such as in... Read More about Results of a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial of melatonin for treatment of Nocturia in adults with multiple sclerosis (MeNiMS).

Recurrence rates in primary spontaneous pneumothorax: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2018)
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Walker, S., Bibby, A., Halford, P., Stadon, L., White, P., & Maskell, N. (2018). Recurrence rates in primary spontaneous pneumothorax: A systematic review and meta-analysis. European Respiratory Journal, 52(3), 1800864. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00864-2018

Copyright ©ERS 2018 Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) recurrence rates vary widely in the published literature, with limited data describing the factors that influence recurrence. The aims of this systematic review were to determine an estimati... Read More about Recurrence rates in primary spontaneous pneumothorax: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Preschool children’s communication, motor and social development: Parents’ and educators’ concerns (2018)
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McLeod, S., Crowe, K., McCormack, J., White, P., Wren, Y., Baker, E., …Roulstone, S. (2018). Preschool children’s communication, motor and social development: Parents’ and educators’ concerns. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 20(4), 468-482. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2017.1309065

© 2017, © 2017 The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited. Purpose: During early childhood, it is important to identify which children require intervention before they face the increased demands of school. This study aimed to: (1) compare... Read More about Preschool children’s communication, motor and social development: Parents’ and educators’ concerns.

Tests for equality of variances between two samples which contain both paired observations and independent observations (2018)
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Derrick, B., Ruck, A., Toher, D., & White, P. (2018). Tests for equality of variances between two samples which contain both paired observations and independent observations. Journal of Applied Quantitative Methods, 13(2),

Tests for equality of variances between two samples which contain both paired observations and independent observations are explored using simulation. New solutions which make use of all of the available data are put forward. These new approaches are... Read More about Tests for equality of variances between two samples which contain both paired observations and independent observations.

Assessing vegetation response to soil moisture fluctuation under extreme drought using sentinel-2 (2018)
Journal Article
West, H., Quinn, N., Horswell, M., & White, P. (2018). Assessing vegetation response to soil moisture fluctuation under extreme drought using sentinel-2. Water, 10(7), Article 838. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10070838

© 2018 by the authors. The aim of this study was to determine the extent to which Sentinel-2 Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) reflects soil moisture conditions, and whether this product offers an improvement over Landsat-8. Based on drou... Read More about Assessing vegetation response to soil moisture fluctuation under extreme drought using sentinel-2.

Challenges for police leadership: Identity, experience, legitimacy and direct entry (2018)
Journal Article
Hoggett, J., Redford, P., Toher, D., & White, P. (2019). Challenges for police leadership: Identity, experience, legitimacy and direct entry. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 34(2), 145-155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-018-9264-2

© 2018, The Author(s). The police service in England and Wales has developed a new approach to police leadership where individuals from outside of the police service can now enter directly to leadership ranks. Previous research identified that office... Read More about Challenges for police leadership: Identity, experience, legitimacy and direct entry.

Upfront docetaxel with androgen deprivation therapy in the elderly patient with metastatic hormone-naïve prostate cancer: Single institution experience (2018)
Journal Article
Rayner, L., Challapalli, A., Blackmore, E., Rea, K., Wells, N., White, P., …Bahl, A. (2018). Upfront docetaxel with androgen deprivation therapy in the elderly patient with metastatic hormone-naïve prostate cancer: Single institution experience. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36(6), 328. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2018.36.6_suppl.328

Upfront docetaxel with androgen deprivation therapy in the elderly patient with metastatic hormone-naïve prostate cancer: Single institution experience

Predictors of improved biochemical progression free survival for salvage prostate bed radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy (2018)
Journal Article
Wright, E., Challapalli, A., White, P., Persad, R., Masson, S., Kirk, H., …Bahl, A. (2018). Predictors of improved biochemical progression free survival for salvage prostate bed radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36(6), 38

Predictors of improved biochemical progression free survival for salvage prostate bed radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy

Re: An investigation of public attitudes towards dementia in Bristol and South Gloucestershire using an online version of the Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (2018)
Journal Article
Cheston, R., Hancock, J., & White, P. (2018). Re: An investigation of public attitudes towards dementia in Bristol and South Gloucestershire using an online version of the Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 33(2), 433-434. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4740

Letter accepted for publication in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Does personal experience of dementia change attitudes? The Bristol and South Gloucestershire survey of dementia attitudes (2018)
Journal Article
Cheston, R., Hancock, J., & White, P. (2019). Does personal experience of dementia change attitudes? The Bristol and South Gloucestershire survey of dementia attitudes. Dementia, 18(7-8), 2596-2608. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301217752707

Background: it is unclear how attitudes towards people with dementia are formed and whether, for instance, increased contact with people with dementia, either through work or personal experience alters attitudes. This study used a validated questionn... Read More about Does personal experience of dementia change attitudes? The Bristol and South Gloucestershire survey of dementia attitudes.

18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI as imaging biomarkers in malignant pleural mesothelioma (2018)
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Hall, D. O., Hooper, C. E., Searle, J., Darby, M., White, P., Harvey, J. E., …Lyburn, I. D. (2018). 18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI as imaging biomarkers in malignant pleural mesothelioma. Nuclear Medicine Communications, 39(2), 161-170. https://doi.org/10.1097/MNM.0000000000000789

© 2018 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the use of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18 F-FDG) PET with computed tomography (CT) and dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI to predict prognos... Read More about 18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI as imaging biomarkers in malignant pleural mesothelioma.

The impact of an extreme observation in a paired samples design (2017)
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Derrick, B., Broad, A., Toher, D., & White, P. (2017). The impact of an extreme observation in a paired samples design

The effect of systematically altering the value of a single observation within a paired differences design is considered. A paradox is observed for the paired samples t-test, where increasing the value of an observation in the direction of the true m... Read More about The impact of an extreme observation in a paired samples design.

Are you better? A multi-centre study of patient-defined recovery from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (2017)
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Harden, R. N., Llewellyn, A., McCabe, C., Hibberd, Y., White, P., Davies, L., …Moskovitz, P. (2018). Are you better? A multi-centre study of patient-defined recovery from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. European Journal of Pain, 22(3), 551-564. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1138

© 2017 European Pain Federation - EFIC® Background: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) symptoms can significantly differ between patients, fluctuate over time, disappear or persist. This leads to problems in defining recovery and in evaluating the... Read More about Are you better? A multi-centre study of patient-defined recovery from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

A study protocol of the effectiveness of PEGASUS: A multi-centred study comparing an intervention to promote shared decision making about breast reconstruction with treatment as usual (2017)
Journal Article
Harcourt, D., Paraskeva, N., White, P., Powell, J., & Clarke, A. (2017). A study protocol of the effectiveness of PEGASUS: A multi-centred study comparing an intervention to promote shared decision making about breast reconstruction with treatment as usual. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 17(1), 143. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-017-0543-0

© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Increasingly, women elect breast reconstruction after mastectomy. However, their expectations of surgery are often not met, and dissatisfaction with outcome and ongoing psychosocial concerns and distress are common.... Read More about A study protocol of the effectiveness of PEGASUS: A multi-centred study comparing an intervention to promote shared decision making about breast reconstruction with treatment as usual.

Cluster-randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of computer-assisted intervention delivered by educators for children with speech sound disorders (2017)
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Howland, C., McLeod, S., Baker, E., McCormack, J., Wren, Y., Roulstone, S., …White, P. (2017). Cluster-randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of computer-assisted intervention delivered by educators for children with speech sound disorders. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 60(7), 1891-1910. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_JSLHR-S-16-0385

© 2017 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Purpose: The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of computer-assisted input-based intervention for children with speech sound disorders (SSD). Method: The Sound Start Study was a cluster-randomiz... Read More about Cluster-randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of computer-assisted intervention delivered by educators for children with speech sound disorders.

Test statistics for the comparison of means for two samples that include both paired and independent observations (2017)
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Derrick, B., Russ, B., Toher, D., & White, P. (2017). Test statistics for the comparison of means for two samples that include both paired and independent observations. Journal of modern applied statistical methods : JMASM, 16(1), 137-157. https://doi.org/10.22237/jmasm/1493597280

©2017 JMASM, Inc. Standard approaches for analyzing the difference in two means, where partially overlapping samples are present, are less than desirable. Here are introduced two test statistics, making reference to the t-distribution. It is shown th... Read More about Test statistics for the comparison of means for two samples that include both paired and independent observations.

How to compare the means of two samples that include paired observations and independent observations: A companion to Derrick, Russ, Toher and White (2017) (2017)
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Derrick, B., Toher, D., & White, P. (2017). How to compare the means of two samples that include paired observations and independent observations: A companion to Derrick, Russ, Toher and White (2017). Quantitative Methods for Psychology, 13(2), 120-126. https://doi.org/10.20982/tqmp.13.2.p120

Standard approaches for comparing the means of two samples, comprising both paired observations and independent observations, involve the discarding of valuable information. An alternative test which uses all of the available data, is the partially o... Read More about How to compare the means of two samples that include paired observations and independent observations: A companion to Derrick, Russ, Toher and White (2017).

A comparison of analytical methods for the two group pre- post design (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Allis, V., & White, P. (2017, April). A comparison of analytical methods for the two group pre- post design. Poster presented at UWE Student Conference, Bristol, England

Simulation demonstrates that for a two group randomized design ANCOVA is more powerful than the gain score approach For ANCOVA with an interaction term the model with pre scores X as a covariate is more powerful than the model with X + Y as the co... Read More about A comparison of analytical methods for the two group pre- post design.

Protocol for a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial of Melatonin for treatment of Nocturia in adults with Multiple Sclerosis (MeNiMS) (2017)
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Delgado, D., Canham, L., Cotterill, N., Cottrell, D., Drake, M. J., Inglis, K., …White, P. (2017). Protocol for a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial of Melatonin for treatment of Nocturia in adults with Multiple Sclerosis (MeNiMS). BMC Neurology, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-017-0845-y

© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Nocturia (the symptom of needing to wake up to pass urine) is common in progressive Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients. Moderate-to-severe nocturia affects quality of life, can exacerbate fatigue and may affect capacit... Read More about Protocol for a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial of Melatonin for treatment of Nocturia in adults with Multiple Sclerosis (MeNiMS).

A systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures used in adult burn research (2017)
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Pleat, J., Griffiths, C., Guest, E., White, P., Gaskin, E., Rumsey, N., & Harcourt, D. (2017). A systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures used in adult burn research. Journal of Burn Care and Research, 38(2), e521-e541. https://doi.org/10.1097/BCR.0000000000000474

Copyright © 2016 by the American Burn Association. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are vital for evaluating patient needs and therapeutic progress. This review aimed to identify the PROMs used in adult burn care and establish their quality.... Read More about A systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures used in adult burn research.

The transcription factor PPARα is overexpressed and is associated with a favourable prognosis in IDH-wildtype primary glioblastoma (2016)
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Singleton, W. G., Haynes, H. R., White, P., Hares, K. M., Redondo, J., Kemp, K. C., …Kurian, K. M. (2017). The transcription factor PPARα is overexpressed and is associated with a favourable prognosis in IDH-wildtype primary glioblastoma. Histopathology, 70(7), 1030-1043. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.13142

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aims: PPARα agonists are in current clinical use as hypolipidaemic agents and show significant antineoplastic effects in human glioblastoma models. To date however, the expression of PPARα in large-scale glioblastoma da... Read More about The transcription factor PPARα is overexpressed and is associated with a favourable prognosis in IDH-wildtype primary glioblastoma.

Irritable bowel syndrome and active inflammatory bowel disease diagnosed by faecal gas analysis (2016)
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Aggio, R. B., White, P., Jayasena, H., de Lacy Costello, B., Ratcliffe, N. M., & Probert, C. S. (2017). Irritable bowel syndrome and active inflammatory bowel disease diagnosed by faecal gas analysis. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 45(1), 82-90. https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.13822

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Background: Inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome may present in a similar manner. Measuring faecal calprotectin concentration is often recommended to rule out inflammatory bowel disease, however, ther... Read More about Irritable bowel syndrome and active inflammatory bowel disease diagnosed by faecal gas analysis.

Study protocol of the YP Face IT feasibility study: Comparing an online psychosocial intervention versus treatment as usual for adolescents distressed by appearance-altering conditions/injuries (2016)
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Marques, E. M., Williamson, H., Hamlet, C., White, P., Marques, E., Cadogan, J., …Harcourt, D. (2016). Study protocol of the YP Face IT feasibility study: Comparing an online psychosocial intervention versus treatment as usual for adolescents distressed by appearance-altering conditions/injuries. BMJ Open, 6(10), Article e012423. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012423

© Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. Introduction A significant number of adolescents suffer extensive and enduring difficulties such as social anxiety, body image dissatisfaction, low self-esteem and bullying as a result of conditions or... Read More about Study protocol of the YP Face IT feasibility study: Comparing an online psychosocial intervention versus treatment as usual for adolescents distressed by appearance-altering conditions/injuries.

Body Image in Primary Schools: A pilot evaluation of a primary school intervention program designed by teachers to improve children's body satisfaction (2016)
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Halliwell, E., Yager, Z., Paraskeva, N., Diedrichs, P. C., Smith, H., & White, P. (2016). Body Image in Primary Schools: A pilot evaluation of a primary school intervention program designed by teachers to improve children's body satisfaction. Body Image, 19, 133-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.09.002

© 2016 Body Image in the Primary School (Hutchinson & Calland, 2011) is a body image curriculum that is widely available but has not yet been evaluated. This study evaluates a set of 6 of the 49 available lessons from this curriculum. Seventy-four gi... Read More about Body Image in Primary Schools: A pilot evaluation of a primary school intervention program designed by teachers to improve children's body satisfaction.

Defining recovery from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (2016)
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Llewellyn, A., Hibberd, Y., White, P., Marinus, J., Perez, R., & Brunner, F. (2016, September). Defining recovery from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Poster presented at International Association for the Study of Pain World Congress, Yokohama, Japan

AIM OF INVESTIGATION The longevity and complexity of symptoms in persistent Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) leads to problems in defining recovery and evaluating the efficacy of therapeutic interventions. Using a 2-Round Delphi-based process,... Read More about Defining recovery from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

A cross-sectional investigation of public attitudes toward dementia in Bristol and South Gloucestershire using the approaches to dementia questionnaire (2016)
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Cheston, R., Hancock, J., & White, P. (2016). A cross-sectional investigation of public attitudes toward dementia in Bristol and South Gloucestershire using the approaches to dementia questionnaire. International Psychogeriatrics, 28(10), 1717-1724. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610216000843

© Copyright International Psychogeriatric Association 2016. Background: To date, surveys of attitudes toward dementia have largely been conducted using unvalidated materials or have focused on healthcare professionals supporting people affected by de... Read More about A cross-sectional investigation of public attitudes toward dementia in Bristol and South Gloucestershire using the approaches to dementia questionnaire.

The psychosocial experiences of breast cancer amongst Black, South Asian and White survivors: do differences exist between ethnic groups? (2016)
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Patel-Kerai, G., Harcourt, D., Rumsey, N., Naqvi, H., & White, P. (2017). The psychosocial experiences of breast cancer amongst Black, South Asian and White survivors: do differences exist between ethnic groups?. Psycho-Oncology, 26(4), 515-522. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.4187

Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Background: Very little UK-based research has examined breast cancer-related experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic populations, and we do not know whether the psychosocial impact of diagnosis and treatmen... Read More about The psychosocial experiences of breast cancer amongst Black, South Asian and White survivors: do differences exist between ethnic groups?.

Understanding the physical and mental functioning of those with persistent and resolved Complex Regional Pain Syndrome to help inform treatment approaches (2016)
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McCabe, C., Llewellyn, A., Hibberd, Y., White, P., Davies, L., Marinus, J., …Moskovitz, P. A. (2016, May). Understanding the physical and mental functioning of those with persistent and resolved Complex Regional Pain Syndrome to help inform treatment approaches. Poster presented at British Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Harrogate, UK

Background Pain is bio-psychosocial in nature. Recognising the inter-relationship of physical and psychological factors in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) has clinical implications for treating this often poorly understood chronic pain condit... Read More about Understanding the physical and mental functioning of those with persistent and resolved Complex Regional Pain Syndrome to help inform treatment approaches.

The acceptability of PEGASUS: An intervention to facilitate shared decision-making with women contemplating breast reconstruction (2016)
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Harcourt, D., Griffiths, C., Baker, E., Hansen, E., White, P., & Clarke, A. (2016). The acceptability of PEGASUS: An intervention to facilitate shared decision-making with women contemplating breast reconstruction. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 21(2), 248-253. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2015.1051059

© 2015 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis. Good practice guidelines recommend that women who undergo mastectomy are offered reconstructive surgery. However, many who choose this option report a degree of decisional regret and dissatisfact... Read More about The acceptability of PEGASUS: An intervention to facilitate shared decision-making with women contemplating breast reconstruction.

The use of a gas chromatography-sensor system combined with advanced statistical methods, towards the diagnosis of urological malignancies (2016)
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Aggio, R. B. M., De Lacy Costello, B., White, P., Khalid, T., Ratcliffe, N. M., Persad, R., & Probert, C. S. J. (2016). The use of a gas chromatography-sensor system combined with advanced statistical methods, towards the diagnosis of urological malignancies. Journal of Breath Research, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.1088/1752-7155/10/1/017106

© 2016 IOP Publishing Ltd. Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers. Serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is used to aid the selection of men undergoing biopsies. Its use remains controversial. We propose a GC-sensor algorithm system for cl... Read More about The use of a gas chromatography-sensor system combined with advanced statistical methods, towards the diagnosis of urological malignancies.

Why Welch’s test is Type I error robust (2016)
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Derrick, B., Toher, D., & White, P. (2016). Why Welch’s test is Type I error robust. Quantitative Methods for Psychology, 12(1), 30-38

The comparison of two means is one of the most commonly applied statistical procedures in psychology. The independent samples t-test corrected for unequal variances is commonly known as Welch’s test, and is widely considered to be a robust alternativ... Read More about Why Welch’s test is Type I error robust.

Urinary volatile organic compounds for the detection of prostate cancer (2015)
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Khalid, T., Aggio, R., White, P., De Lacy Costello, B., Persad, R., Al-Kateb, H., …Ratcliffe, N. (2015). Urinary volatile organic compounds for the detection of prostate cancer. PLoS ONE, 10(11), e0143283. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143283

© 2015 Khalid et al.This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are cred... Read More about Urinary volatile organic compounds for the detection of prostate cancer.

Test statistics for comparing two proportions with partially overlapping samples (2015)
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Derrick, B., Dobson-Mckittrick, A., Toher, D., & White, P. (2015). Test statistics for comparing two proportions with partially overlapping samples. Journal of Applied Quantitative Methods, 10(3),

Standard tests for comparing two sample proportions of a dichotomous dependent variable where there is a combination of paired and unpaired samples are considered. Four new tests are introduced and compared against standard tests and an alternative p... Read More about Test statistics for comparing two proportions with partially overlapping samples.

The psychosocial impact of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment amongst Black, South Asian and White women: Do differences exist between ethnic groups? (2015)
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Patel, G., Harcourt, D., Rumsey, N., Naqvi, H., & White, P. (2015). The psychosocial impact of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment amongst Black, South Asian and White women: Do differences exist between ethnic groups?. Diversity and Equality in Health and Care, 12(1),

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in females, affecting women of all ethnic groups. Until now, very little research has captured the psychosocial impact of the disease amongst Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) women, and that which ha... Read More about The psychosocial impact of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment amongst Black, South Asian and White women: Do differences exist between ethnic groups?.

Cardiopulmonary reserve as determined by cardiopulmonary exercise testing correlates with length of stay and predicts complications after radical cystectomy (2015)
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Darweish, A., Tolchard, S., Angell, J., Pyke, M., Lewis, S., Dodds, N., …Gillatt, D. (2015). Cardiopulmonary reserve as determined by cardiopulmonary exercise testing correlates with length of stay and predicts complications after radical cystectomy. BJU International, 115(4), 554-561. https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.12895

© 2014 The Authors. BJU International © 2014 BJU International. ObjectiveTo investigate whether poor preoperative cardiopulmonary reserve and comorbid state dictate high-risk status and can predict complications in patients undergoing radical cystect... Read More about Cardiopulmonary reserve as determined by cardiopulmonary exercise testing correlates with length of stay and predicts complications after radical cystectomy.

The South West Area Mesothelioma and Pemetrexed trial: A multicentre prospective observational study evaluating novel markers of chemotherapy response and prognostication (2015)
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Lowndes, S. A., White, P., Hooper, C. E., Lyburn, I. D., Searle, J., Darby, M., …Maskell, N. A. (2015). The South West Area Mesothelioma and Pemetrexed trial: A multicentre prospective observational study evaluating novel markers of chemotherapy response and prognostication. British Journal of Cancer, 112(7), 1175-1182. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2015.62

© 2015 Cancer Research UK. All rights reserved. Background: Robust markers that predict prognosis and detect early treatment response in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) would enhance patient care. Methods: Consecutive patients with MPM who were... Read More about The South West Area Mesothelioma and Pemetrexed trial: A multicentre prospective observational study evaluating novel markers of chemotherapy response and prognostication.

A randomised controlled trial of intravenous zoledronic acid in malignant pleural disease: A proof of principle pilot study (2015)
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Maskell, N. A., Kahan, B. C., Lyen, S. M., Sequeiros, I., Braybrooke, J. P., Morley, A. J., …Maskell, N. A. (2015). A randomised controlled trial of intravenous zoledronic acid in malignant pleural disease: A proof of principle pilot study. PLoS ONE, 10(3), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118569

© 2015 Clive et al. Introduction: Animal studies have shown Zoledronic Acid (ZA) may diminish pleural fluid accumulation and tumour bulk in malignant pleural disease (MPD). We performed a pilot study to evaluate its effects in humans. Methods: We und... Read More about A randomised controlled trial of intravenous zoledronic acid in malignant pleural disease: A proof of principle pilot study.

The effect of chemotherapy on health-related quality of life in mesothelioma: Results from the SWAMP trial (2015)
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Arnold, D. T., Hooper, C. E., Morley, A., White, P., Lyburn, I. D., Searle, J., …Maskell, N. A. (2015). The effect of chemotherapy on health-related quality of life in mesothelioma: Results from the SWAMP trial. British Journal of Cancer, 112(7), 1183-1189. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2015.77

© 2015 Cancer Research UK. All rights reserved. Background: The effect of chemotherapy on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is poorly understood. Patient-individualised prognostication and prediction of tr... Read More about The effect of chemotherapy on health-related quality of life in mesothelioma: Results from the SWAMP trial.

Predictive value of abnormally raised serum bilirubin in acute appendicitis: A cohort study (2015)
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White, P., Chambers, A. C., Bismohun, S. L., Davies, H., White, P., & Patil, A. V. (2015). Predictive value of abnormally raised serum bilirubin in acute appendicitis: A cohort study. International Journal of Surgery, 13, 207-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.11.041

© 2014 Surgical Associates Ltd. Appendicitis is a common clinical diagnosis aided by biochemical, haematological and radiological investigations. The role of some investigations, such as bilirubin, is controversial but could indicate complicated appe... Read More about Predictive value of abnormally raised serum bilirubin in acute appendicitis: A cohort study.

EGFR and EGFRvIII analysis in glioblastoma as therapeutic biomarkers (2015)
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Kurian, K. M., DeSouza, R. M., Haynes, H. R., Faulkner, C., Palmer, A., Williams, H., …Kurian, K. M. (2015). EGFR and EGFRvIII analysis in glioblastoma as therapeutic biomarkers. British Journal of Neurosurgery, 29(1), 23-29. https://doi.org/10.3109/02688697.2014.950631

Copyright © 2014 The Neurosurgical Foundation. Introduction. EGFR and EGFRvIII analysis is of current interest because of new EGFRvIII vaccine trials opened in the UK. EGFR activation promotes cellular proliferation via activation of MAPK and PI3K-Ak... Read More about EGFR and EGFRvIII analysis in glioblastoma as therapeutic biomarkers.

Pleural irrigation trial (PIT): A randomised controlled trial of pleural irrigation with normal saline versus standard care in patients with pleural infection (2015)
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Maskell, N. A., Zahan-Evans, N., Harvey, J. E., Medford, A. R., Clive, A. O., Edey, A. J., …Maskell, N. A. (2015). Pleural irrigation trial (PIT): A randomised controlled trial of pleural irrigation with normal saline versus standard care in patients with pleural infection. European Respiratory Journal, 46(2), 456-463. https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00147214

© ERS 2015. Pleural infection is increasing in incidence. Despite optimal medical management, up to 30% of patients will die or require surgery. Case reports suggest that irrigation of the pleural space with saline may be beneficial. A randomised con... Read More about Pleural irrigation trial (PIT): A randomised controlled trial of pleural irrigation with normal saline versus standard care in patients with pleural infection.

BRAF Fusion Analysis in Pilocytic Astrocytomas: KIAA1549-BRAF 15-9 Fusions Are More Frequent in the Midline Than Within the Cerebellum (2015)
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Faulkner, C., Ellis, H. P., Shaw, A., Penman, C., Palmer, A., Wragg, C., …Kurian, K. M. (2015). BRAF Fusion Analysis in Pilocytic Astrocytomas: KIAA1549-BRAF 15-9 Fusions Are More Frequent in the Midline Than Within the Cerebellum. Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, 74(9), 867-872. https://doi.org/10.1097/NEN.0000000000000226

Copyright © 2015 by the American Association of Neuropathologists, Inc. Pilocytic astrocytomas (PAs) are increasingly tested for KIAA1549-BRAF fusions. We used reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction for the 3 most common KIAA1549-BRAF fusion... Read More about BRAF Fusion Analysis in Pilocytic Astrocytomas: KIAA1549-BRAF 15-9 Fusions Are More Frequent in the Midline Than Within the Cerebellum.

Women's views and experiences of antenatal enquiry for domestic abuse during pregnancy (2015)
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Salmon, D., Baird, K., & White, P. (2015). Women's views and experiences of antenatal enquiry for domestic abuse during pregnancy. Health Expectations, 18(5), 867-878. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12060

© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the acceptability of antenatal enquiry for domestic abuse from the perspective of women using maternity services. It also sought to understand the experiences of referral... Read More about Women's views and experiences of antenatal enquiry for domestic abuse during pregnancy.

Multimodal neurophysiological evaluation of primary progressive multiple sclerosis - An increasingly valid biomarker, with limits (2015)
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Canham, L. J., Kane, N., Oware, A., Walsh, P., Blake, K., Inglis, K., …Cottrell, D. A. (2015). Multimodal neurophysiological evaluation of primary progressive multiple sclerosis - An increasingly valid biomarker, with limits. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 4(6), 607-613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2015.07.009

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. Background The promising utility of multi-modality evoked potential batteries to objectively measure multi-tract dysfunction has been evaluated by several groups using different methods. Objective To independently evaluate the us... Read More about Multimodal neurophysiological evaluation of primary progressive multiple sclerosis - An increasingly valid biomarker, with limits.

A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing bismuth iodine paraffin paste external ear pack and no ear pack after middle ear surgery (2015)
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Nunez, D. A., Hajioff, D., Whitwell, R., Javed, F., Whitewell, R., Hakioff, D., …Nunez, D. A. (2015). A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing bismuth iodine paraffin paste external ear pack and no ear pack after middle ear surgery. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 272(3), 543-550. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-013-2812-6

© 2013, The Author(s). To pilot a substantive randomized control trial comparing post-operative external ear canal pack with no ear pack after middle ear surgery, 32 adults undergoing primary posterior bony canal wall preserving middle ear surgery we... Read More about A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing bismuth iodine paraffin paste external ear pack and no ear pack after middle ear surgery.

Identification of the underlying factor structure of the Derriford Appearance Scale 24 (2014)
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Moss, T., Lawson, V., & White, P. (2014). Identification of the underlying factor structure of the Derriford Appearance Scale 24

Background. The Derriford Appearance Scale24 (DAS24) is a widely used measure of distress and dysfunction in relation to self-consciousness of appearance. It has been used in clinical and research settings, and translated into numerous European and A... Read More about Identification of the underlying factor structure of the Derriford Appearance Scale 24.

A systematic review of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) used in child and adolescent burn research (2014)
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Harcourt, D., Pleat, J., Rumsey, N., White, P., Armstrong-James, L., Griffiths, C., …Harcourt, D. (2015). A systematic review of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) used in child and adolescent burn research. Burns, 41(2), 212-224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2014.07.018

Crown Copyright © 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved. Introduction: Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) can identify important information about patient needs and therapeutic progress. The aim of this review was to ide... Read More about A systematic review of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) used in child and adolescent burn research.

Interactive ant colony optimization (iACO) for early lifecycle software design (2014)
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Simons, C., Smith, J., & White, P. (2014). Interactive ant colony optimization (iACO) for early lifecycle software design. Swarm Intelligence, 8(2), 139-157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11721-014-0094-2

Finding good designs in the early stages of the software development lifecycle is a demanding multi-objective problem that is crucial to success. Previously, both interactive and non-interactive techniques based on evolutionary algorithms (EAs) have... Read More about Interactive ant colony optimization (iACO) for early lifecycle software design.

Challenge and change: Police identity, morale and goodwill in an age of austerity (2014)
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Hoggett, J., Redford, P., Toher, D., & White, P. (2014). Challenge and change: Police identity, morale and goodwill in an age of austerity

One of the largest pieces of independent research on police attitudes in England and Wales. The research, led by Dr James Hoggett from UWE Bristol (the University of the West of England, Bristol), looked at police attitudes to current reform proposal... Read More about Challenge and change: Police identity, morale and goodwill in an age of austerity.

Salience and valence of appearance in a population with a visible difference of appearance: Direct and moderated relationships with self-consciousness, anxiety and depression (2014)
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Moss, T. P., Lawson, V., White, P., Rumsey, N., Byron-Daniel, J., Charlton, R., …Walsh, E. (2014). Salience and valence of appearance in a population with a visible difference of appearance: Direct and moderated relationships with self-consciousness, anxiety and depression. PLoS ONE, 9(2), e88435. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088435

Psychometric measures of appearance salience and valence, CARSAL and CARVAL, have been previously demonstrated to be key factors underpinning appearance related self-consciousness and negative affect in the general population. However, the extent to... Read More about Salience and valence of appearance in a population with a visible difference of appearance: Direct and moderated relationships with self-consciousness, anxiety and depression.

The psychosocial impact of living with an ocular prosthesis (2014)
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Lindenmeyer, A., Jenkinson, E., Harcourt, D., Moss, T., Clarke, S. A., Newell, R., …Newman, S. P. (2014). The psychosocial impact of living with an ocular prosthesis. Orbit, 33(1), 39-44. https://doi.org/10.3109/01676830.2013.851251

Objective: Many patients are satisfied with their ocular prosthesis, but some describe problems with social interactions, body image and self-esteem. Although both clinical practice and research suggest that the severity of a disfiguring condition do... Read More about The psychosocial impact of living with an ocular prosthesis.

The psychological well-being and appearance concerns of patients presenting with ptosis (2014)
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White, P., Rumsey, N., Jenkinson, E., Richards, H. S., Jenkinson, E., Rumsey, N., …Harrad, R. A. (2014). The psychological well-being and appearance concerns of patients presenting with ptosis. Eye, 28(3), 296-302. https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2013.264

PurposePtosis affects both the function and appearance of the eyes and face, because of drooping of the eyelids. Previous research has focused on functional impairment; however, similar appearance altering eye conditions have been demonstrated to hav... Read More about The psychological well-being and appearance concerns of patients presenting with ptosis.

Do long leg supine CT scanograms correlate with weight-bearing full-length radiographs to measure lower limb coronal alignment? (2014)
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Porteous, A. J., White, P., Gbejuade, H. O., White, P., Hassaballa, M., Porteous, A. .. .., …Murray, J. R. (2014). Do long leg supine CT scanograms correlate with weight-bearing full-length radiographs to measure lower limb coronal alignment?. Knee, 21(2), 549-552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2013.05.009

Introduction: The gold standard for measuring knee alignment is the lower limb mechanical axis (MA) using weight-bearing lower limb full-length x-ray (FLX). However, CT scanograms (CTS) are becoming increasingly popular in view of lower radiation exp... Read More about Do long leg supine CT scanograms correlate with weight-bearing full-length radiographs to measure lower limb coronal alignment?.

Operative time and outcome of enhanced recovery after surgery after laparoscopic colorectal surgery (2014)
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Harrison, O. J., Smart, N. J., White, P., Brigic, A., Carlisle, E. R., Allison, A. S., …Francis, N. K. (2014). Operative time and outcome of enhanced recovery after surgery after laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Journal- Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, 18(2), 265-272. https://doi.org/10.4293/108680813X13753907291918

Background and Objectives: Combining laparoscopy and enhanced recovery provides benefit to short-term outcomes after colorectal surgery. Advances in training and techniques have allowed surgeons to operate on cases that are technically challenging an... Read More about Operative time and outcome of enhanced recovery after surgery after laparoscopic colorectal surgery.

The Canadian contribution to the otolaryngology literature: A five year bibliometric analysis (2014)
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Nunez, D. A., Lin, J. R., Gurberg, J., Akbari, E., & White, P. (2014). The Canadian contribution to the otolaryngology literature: A five year bibliometric analysis. Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 43(November), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40463-014-0047-1

© 2014 Gurberg et al. Objectives: To assess the 2008-2012 Canadian contribution to the Otolaryngology literature. Methods: All articles published from January 2008 - December 2012 in 5 Otolaryngology journals were reviewed. Nationality, number of aut... Read More about The Canadian contribution to the otolaryngology literature: A five year bibliometric analysis.

The human urinary microbiome; bacterial DNA in voided urine of asymptomatic adults (2013)
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Jacobson, S. K., Lewis, D. A., Lewis, D., Brown, R., Williams, J., White, P., …Drake, M. J. (2013). The human urinary microbiome; bacterial DNA in voided urine of asymptomatic adults. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 4(AUG), https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2013.00041

The urinary microbiome of healthy individuals and the way it alters with ageing have not been characterized and may influence disease processes. Conventional microbiological methods have limited scope to capture the full spectrum of urinary bacterial... Read More about The human urinary microbiome; bacterial DNA in voided urine of asymptomatic adults.

Breath volatile analysis from patients diagnosed with harmful drinking, cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy: A pilot study (2013)
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Ratcliffe, N. M., Costello, B. D. L., Khalid, T. Y., de Lacy Costello, B., Ewen, R., White, P., …Probert, C. S. (2013). Breath volatile analysis from patients diagnosed with harmful drinking, cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy: A pilot study. Metabolomics, 9(5), 938-948. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-013-0510-4

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a neuropsychiatric state potentially complicating cirrhosis following the accumulation of toxic compounds that cross the blood-brain barrier and affect brain function; the compounds may undergo alveolar gas exchange and... Read More about Breath volatile analysis from patients diagnosed with harmful drinking, cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy: A pilot study.

Using mixed methods in the development of an intervention (PEGASUS) to elicit patients’ expectations of appearance altering treatment (2013)
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Harcourt, D., Clarke, A., Griffiths, C., Baker, E., Buchanan, H., O'Sullivan, D., …Barke, J. (2013, September). Using mixed methods in the development of an intervention (PEGASUS) to elicit patients’ expectations of appearance altering treatment. Paper presented at Using Mixed Methods in Intervention Development and Evaluation, BPS Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, Brighton, UK

Usability of virtual-reality simulation training in obstetric ultrasonography: A prospective cohort study (2013)
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White, P., Burden, C., Preshaw, J., White, P., Draycott, T. J., Grant, S., & Fox, R. (2013). Usability of virtual-reality simulation training in obstetric ultrasonography: A prospective cohort study. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 42(2), 213-217. https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.12394

Objective To assess the usability of virtual-reality (VR) simulation for obstetric ultrasound trainees. Methods Twenty-six participants were recruited: 18 obstetric ultrasound trainees (with little formal ultrasonography training) and eight certified... Read More about Usability of virtual-reality simulation training in obstetric ultrasonography: A prospective cohort study.

A five year follow-up study of the Bristol pregnancy domestic violence programme to promote routine enquiry (2013)
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Baird, K., Salmon, D., & White, P. (2013). A five year follow-up study of the Bristol pregnancy domestic violence programme to promote routine enquiry. Midwifery, 29(8), 1003-1010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.01.007

Objective: a follow-up study to evaluate the degree to which practice changes identified in the 2004/2005 evaluation of the Bristol Pregnancy Domestic Violence Programme (BPDVP) for routine enquiry for domestic abuse have been maintained. Methods: a... Read More about A five year follow-up study of the Bristol pregnancy domestic violence programme to promote routine enquiry.

A Pilot Study Combining a GC-Sensor Device with a Statistical Model for the Identification of Bladder Cancer from Urine Headspace (2013)
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Ratcliffe, N., Probert, C. S., Ewen, R., Khalid, T., White, P., De Lacy Costello, B., …Ratcliffe, N. M. (2013). A Pilot Study Combining a GC-Sensor Device with a Statistical Model for the Identification of Bladder Cancer from Urine Headspace. PLoS ONE, 8(7), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069602

There is a need to reduce the number of cystoscopies on patients with haematuria. Presently there are no reliable biomarkers to screen for bladder cancer. In this paper, we evaluate a new simple in-house fabricated, GC-sensor device in the diagnosis... Read More about A Pilot Study Combining a GC-Sensor Device with a Statistical Model for the Identification of Bladder Cancer from Urine Headspace.

Long-term effectiveness and tolerability of vagal nerve stimulation in adults with intractable epilepsy: A retrospective analysis of 100 patients (2013)
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Ching, J., Khan, S., White, P., Reed, J., Ramnarine, D., Sieradzan, K., & Sandeman, D. (2013). Long-term effectiveness and tolerability of vagal nerve stimulation in adults with intractable epilepsy: A retrospective analysis of 100 patients. British Journal of Neurosurgery, 27(2), 228-234. https://doi.org/10.3109/02688697.2012.732716

Data for 100 vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) patients were collected and analysed retrospectively. The mean seizure reduction was 17.86% (n = 67) at 6 months, 26.21% (n = 63) at 1 year, 30.43% (n = 53) at 2 years, 48.10% (n = 40) at 3 years, 49.44% (n... Read More about Long-term effectiveness and tolerability of vagal nerve stimulation in adults with intractable epilepsy: A retrospective analysis of 100 patients.

Speech characteristics of 8-year-old children: Findings from a prospective population study (2013)
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Miller, L. L., Wren, Y., McLeod, S., White, P., Miller, L., & Roulstone, S. (2013). Speech characteristics of 8-year-old children: Findings from a prospective population study. Journal of Communication Disorders, 46(1), 53-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2012.08.008

Speech disorder that continues into middle childhood is rarely studied compared with speech disorder in the early years. Speech production in single words, connected speech and nonword repetition was assessed for 7390 eight-year-old children within t... Read More about Speech characteristics of 8-year-old children: Findings from a prospective population study.

A pilot randomised controlled trial of the pelvic toner device in female stress urinary incontinence (2013)
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Delgado, D., White, P., Trochez, R., & Drake, M. J. (2013). A pilot randomised controlled trial of the pelvic toner device in female stress urinary incontinence. International Urogynecology Journal, 24(10), 1739-1745. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-013-2107-x

Introduction and hypothesis To determine the feasibility of using the pelvic toner device (PTD) in aiding pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) Methods Forty women, aged at least 18 years with symptoms of pure stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or stres... Read More about A pilot randomised controlled trial of the pelvic toner device in female stress urinary incontinence.

Wheels, skills and thrills: A social marketing trial to reduce aggressive driving from young men in deprived areas (2013)
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Pressley, A., Tapp, A., Pressley, A., Baugh, M., & White, P. (2013). Wheels, skills and thrills: A social marketing trial to reduce aggressive driving from young men in deprived areas. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 58, 148-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2013.04.023

Young men from poorer backgrounds are associated with high road traffic collision levels. However, solving this problem has proven very difficult. Hence this paper summarises the findings of a UK government funded two-year trial of a cross-discipline... Read More about Wheels, skills and thrills: A social marketing trial to reduce aggressive driving from young men in deprived areas.

Deviation and failure of enhanced recovery after surgery following laparoscopic colorectal surgery: Early prediction model (2012)
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White, P., Smart, N. J., White, P., Allison, A. S., Ockrim, J. B., Kennedy, R. H., & Francis, N. K. (2012). Deviation and failure of enhanced recovery after surgery following laparoscopic colorectal surgery: Early prediction model. Colorectal Disease, 14(10), e727-e734. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-1318.2012.03096.x

Aim Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programmes are well established, but deviation from the postoperative elements may result in delayed discharge. Early identification of such patients may allow remedial action to be taken. The aims of this s... Read More about Deviation and failure of enhanced recovery after surgery following laparoscopic colorectal surgery: Early prediction model.

Validation of virtual reality simulation for obstetric ultrasonography: A prospective cross-sectional study (2012)
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Fox, R., Burden, C., Preshaw, J., White, P., Draycott, T. J., & Grant, S. (2012). Validation of virtual reality simulation for obstetric ultrasonography: A prospective cross-sectional study. Simulation in Healthcare, 7(5), 269-273. https://doi.org/10.1097/SIH.0b013e3182611844

INTRODUCTION: Ultrasonography is an important skill for obstetricians and gynecologists; however, trainees have highlighted ultrasonography as an area of deficiency in their training. We undertook a prospective cross-sectional comparative study to as... Read More about Validation of virtual reality simulation for obstetric ultrasonography: A prospective cross-sectional study.

Clinical outcomes from bilateral versus unilateral stimulation of the pedunculopontine nucleus with and without concomitant caudal zona incerta region stimulation in Parkinson's disease (2012)
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Gill, S. S., Khan, S., Javed, S., Mooney, L., White, P., Plaha, P., & Whone, A. (2012). Clinical outcomes from bilateral versus unilateral stimulation of the pedunculopontine nucleus with and without concomitant caudal zona incerta region stimulation in Parkinson's disease. British Journal of Neurosurgery, 26(5), 722-725. https://doi.org/10.3109/02688697.2012.659297

Introduction. The Pedunculopontine nucleus is a novel target for deep brain stimulation and this may improve postural instability and gait dysfunction in Parkinson's disease. If unilateral Pedunculopontine nucleus stimulation is as efficacious as bil... Read More about Clinical outcomes from bilateral versus unilateral stimulation of the pedunculopontine nucleus with and without concomitant caudal zona incerta region stimulation in Parkinson's disease.

Low priority? A cross sectional study of appearance anxiety in 500 consecutive referrals for cosmetic surgery (2012)
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Butler, P. E., Clarke, A., Hansen, E. L., & White, P. (2012). Low priority? A cross sectional study of appearance anxiety in 500 consecutive referrals for cosmetic surgery. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 17(4), 440-446. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2011.626433

Low priority treatment guidance is used in the National Health Service to manage requests for cosmetic surgery where there is no associated functional impairment. Provision is made in this guidance to provide surgery on exceptional grounds, and this... Read More about Low priority? A cross sectional study of appearance anxiety in 500 consecutive referrals for cosmetic surgery.

Combined pedunculopontine-subthalamic stimulation in Parkinson disease (2012)
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Khan, S., Gill, S. S., Mooney, L., White, P., Whone, A., Brooks, D. J., & Pavese, N. (2012). Combined pedunculopontine-subthalamic stimulation in Parkinson disease. Neurology, 78(14), 1090-1095. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e31824e8e96

Objective: To assess the effect of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) and caudal zona incerta (cZi)-both separately and in combination-on motor symptoms and regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in patients with Parkinso... Read More about Combined pedunculopontine-subthalamic stimulation in Parkinson disease.

Pain-related bias in the classification of emotionally ambiguous facial expressions in mothers of children with chronic abdominal pain (2012)
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Liossi, C., White, P., Croome, N., & Hatira, P. (2012). Pain-related bias in the classification of emotionally ambiguous facial expressions in mothers of children with chronic abdominal pain. PAIN, 153(3), 674-681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2011.12.004

This study sought to determine whether mothers of young people with chronic abdominal pain (CAP) compared to mothers of pain-free children show a pain recognition bias when they classify facial emotional expressions. One hundred demographically match... Read More about Pain-related bias in the classification of emotionally ambiguous facial expressions in mothers of children with chronic abdominal pain.

Traction on the cervix in theatre before anterior repair: Does it tell us when to perform a concomitant hysterectomy? (2012)
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Kingsly, A., Foon, R., Agur, W., White, P., & Smith, P. (2012). Traction on the cervix in theatre before anterior repair: Does it tell us when to perform a concomitant hysterectomy?. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 160(2), 205-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.11.002

Objective: To evaluate the surgical outcome of uterine preservation during anterior colporrhaphy, in women with apparent uterine descent, after the application of validated cervical traction under anaesthesia. Study design: This study was conducted a... Read More about Traction on the cervix in theatre before anterior repair: Does it tell us when to perform a concomitant hysterectomy?.

Maximum urethral closure pressure in women: Normative data and evaluation as a diagnostic test (2012)
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Kapoor, D. S., Housami, F., Swithinbank, L., White, P., & Drake, M. (2012). Maximum urethral closure pressure in women: Normative data and evaluation as a diagnostic test. International Urogynecology Journal, 23(11), 1613-1618. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-012-1770-7

Introduction and hypothesis: Our goal was to identify correlates of maximum urethral closure pressure (MUCP) and MUCP as a diagnostic test for stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Methods: This study was a retrospective review of women with non-neurolo... Read More about Maximum urethral closure pressure in women: Normative data and evaluation as a diagnostic test.

Measuring poverty/health: A cautionary note (2012)
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Shamsan, Y., White, P., & Webber, D. J. (2012). Measuring poverty/health: A cautionary note. Empirical Economics Letters, 11(12),

Economists use various measures to account for the effect of poverty, welfare or health on economic growth but there is a lack of understanding of the movement of such variables over time and whether countries experiences similar trends. This paper p... Read More about Measuring poverty/health: A cautionary note.

Convergence across Spanish provinces: Cross-section and pairwise evidence (2012)
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Webber, D. J., White, P., Minondo, A., & Allen, D. O. (2012). Convergence across Spanish provinces: Cross-section and pairwise evidence. Empirical Economics Letters, 11(6), 611-622

Distribution free statistics are employed to investigate biennial income per capita convergence across 52 Spanish provinces over the period 1955-1997. Based upon ideas of concordance and discordance that capture convergence and divergence properties,... Read More about Convergence across Spanish provinces: Cross-section and pairwise evidence.

A five year follow up study of the Bristol Pregnancy and Domestic Violence Programme (BPDVP) to promote routine antenatal enquiry for domestic violence at North Bristol Trust (2011)
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Baird, K., Salmon, D., & White, P. (2011). A five year follow up study of the Bristol Pregnancy and Domestic Violence Programme (BPDVP) to promote routine antenatal enquiry for domestic violence at North Bristol Trust

This report presents the findings of fieldwork with women, midwives and stakeholders involved in antenatal care. The purpose of this follow up study is to inform future policy and practice and build on the evidence surrounding the impact of antenatal... Read More about A five year follow up study of the Bristol Pregnancy and Domestic Violence Programme (BPDVP) to promote routine antenatal enquiry for domestic violence at North Bristol Trust.

Outcomes from stimulation of the caudal zona incerta and pedunculopontine nucleus in patients with Parkinson's disease (2011)
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Khan, S., Mooney, L., Plaha, P., Javed, S., White, P., Whone, A. L., & Gill, S. S. (2011). Outcomes from stimulation of the caudal zona incerta and pedunculopontine nucleus in patients with Parkinson's disease. British Journal of Neurosurgery, 25(2), 273-280. https://doi.org/10.3109/02688697.2010.544790

Introduction. Axial symptoms including postural instability, falls and failure of gait initiation are some of the most disabling motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). We performed bilateral deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the pedunculopontine n... Read More about Outcomes from stimulation of the caudal zona incerta and pedunculopontine nucleus in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Patient satisfaction in relation to nipple reconstruction: The importance of information provision (2011)
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Harcourt, D., Russell, C., Hughes, J., White, P., Nduka, C., & Smith, R. (2011). Patient satisfaction in relation to nipple reconstruction: The importance of information provision. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 64(4), 494-499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2010.06.008

127 women who had previously undergone surgical nipple reconstruction completed self-report questionnaires to assess body image, anxiety, depression, information preference, and satisfaction with surgical outcome, information provision, and the decis... Read More about Patient satisfaction in relation to nipple reconstruction: The importance of information provision.

Appearance concerns in ophthalmic patients (2011)
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Williams, E., White, P., Walsh, E., Thompson, A., Saul, K., Newell, R., …Newman, S. (2011). Appearance concerns in ophthalmic patients. Eye, 25(8), 1039-1044. https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2011.116

Aims This study Aim ed to determine the psychosocial and appearance-related concerns of a sample of ophthalmic patients by measuring a range of psychological, social, and demographic factors. Methods Standardized psychological measures including anxi... Read More about Appearance concerns in ophthalmic patients.

A qualitative study of the experiences of people who identify themselves as having adjusted positively to a visible difference (2011)
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Walsh, E., Saul, K., James, H., Williams, E., Jenkinson, E., Byron-Daniel, J., …Rumsey, N. (2011). A qualitative study of the experiences of people who identify themselves as having adjusted positively to a visible difference. Journal of Health Psychology, 16(5), 739-749. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105310390246

© The Author(s) 2011. Individual and group interviews explored experiences of positive adjustment among 12 people with a range of visible differences. Thematic analysis identified four main themes: importance of appearance; personal growth; relations... Read More about A qualitative study of the experiences of people who identify themselves as having adjusted positively to a visible difference.

Time-course of attentional bias for threat-related cues in patients with chronic daily headache-tension type: Evidence for the role of anger (2011)
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Schoth, D. E., Liossi, C., & White, P. (2011). Time-course of attentional bias for threat-related cues in patients with chronic daily headache-tension type: Evidence for the role of anger. European Journal of Pain, 15(1), 92-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpain.2010.05.008

This study investigated the role of anger in attentional bias for linguistic threat-related stimuli in individuals with chronic daily headache (CDH) tension type and healthy controls. Attentional bias was assessed using a visual probe task which pres... Read More about Time-course of attentional bias for threat-related cues in patients with chronic daily headache-tension type: Evidence for the role of anger.

The psychosocial impact of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): A longitudinal prospective study (2010)
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Kennedy, F., Harcourt, D., Rumsey, N., & White, P. (2010). The psychosocial impact of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): A longitudinal prospective study. Breast, 19(5), 382-387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.breast.2010.03.024

DCIS is a non-invasive breast cancer, increasingly detected through routine breast screening. Patients are reassured that the condition is early and not life-threatening but they undergo surgery similar to that used in the treatment of invasive breas... Read More about The psychosocial impact of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): A longitudinal prospective study.

A quantitative comparison of psychological and emotional health measures in 360 plastic surgery candidates: Is there a difference between aesthetic and reconstructive patients? (2010)
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Butler, P. E., Psych, D., Cordeiro, C. N., Clarke, A., White, P., Sivakumar, B., & Ong, J. (2010). A quantitative comparison of psychological and emotional health measures in 360 plastic surgery candidates: Is there a difference between aesthetic and reconstructive patients?. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 65(3), 349-353. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181c1fe5e

This study examines the utility of the aesthetic and reconstructive categorization for making treatment decisions in patients seeking facial surgery. A total of 360 patients with aesthetic or combined functional aesthetic deficits were included. Vali... Read More about A quantitative comparison of psychological and emotional health measures in 360 plastic surgery candidates: Is there a difference between aesthetic and reconstructive patients?.

Application of Similarity Coefficients to Predict Disease Using Volatile Organic Compounds (2010)
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Probert, C. S., Smith, S., White, P., Redding, J., & Ratcliffe, N. M. (2010). Application of Similarity Coefficients to Predict Disease Using Volatile Organic Compounds. IEEE Sensors Journal, 10(1), 92-96. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2009.2035771

Measures of similarity are used to provide evidence in support of the conjecture that the presence and absence profile of a subset of volatile organic compounds found in urine differ between healthy (non-prostate cancer) male donors and prostate canc... Read More about Application of Similarity Coefficients to Predict Disease Using Volatile Organic Compounds.

Productivity and proximity (2010)
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Webber, D. J., & White, P. (2010). Productivity and proximity. Empirical Economics Letters, 9(4), 323-330

Labour productivity is known to be higher in the presence of agglomeration economies. This paper presents an analysis of the shape of the relationship between labour productivity and the distance between the firm and the region’s central business dis... Read More about Productivity and proximity.

Testing for a structural change of gradient in regression modelling (2010)
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White, P., Webber, D. J., & Helvin, A. (2010). Testing for a structural change of gradient in regression modelling. Empirical Economics Letters, 9(8), 819-826

We present a “broken stick” method to model structural changes of gradient in a regression model. The assessment of the statistical significance of the nodes in the model is assessed using bootstrap techniques. The method is illustrated using output... Read More about Testing for a structural change of gradient in regression modelling.

Objective evidence for the use of polylactic acid implants in HIV-associated facial lipoatrophy using three-dimensional surface laser scanning and psychological assessment (2009)
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Withey, S., Johnson, M. A., Ong, J., Clarke, A., White, P., & Butler, P. (2009). Objective evidence for the use of polylactic acid implants in HIV-associated facial lipoatrophy using three-dimensional surface laser scanning and psychological assessment. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 62(12), 1627-1635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2008.07.046

The advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has dramatically improved the life expectancy of people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Although patients often have excellent disease control with these combinations of ant... Read More about Objective evidence for the use of polylactic acid implants in HIV-associated facial lipoatrophy using three-dimensional surface laser scanning and psychological assessment.

An alternative test to check the validity of convergence results (2009)
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Webber, D. J., & White, P. (2009). An alternative test to check the validity of convergence results. Applied Economics Letters, 16(18), 1825-1829. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504850701719579

This article presents a simple method for identifying distributional dynamic properties of economies using the ideas of concordance and discordance. It can be employed to examine the strength and validity of the results of other methods. The method h... Read More about An alternative test to check the validity of convergence results.

A randomized clinical trial of a brief hypnosis intervention to control venepuncture-related pain of paediatric cancer patients (2009)
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Liossi, C., White, P., & Hatira, P. (2009). A randomized clinical trial of a brief hypnosis intervention to control venepuncture-related pain of paediatric cancer patients. PAIN, 142(3), 255-263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2009.01.017

Venepuncture for blood sampling can be a distressing experience for a considerable number of children. A prospective controlled trial was conducted to compare the efficacy of a local anaesthetic (EMLA) with a combination of EMLA with self-hypnosis in... Read More about A randomized clinical trial of a brief hypnosis intervention to control venepuncture-related pain of paediatric cancer patients.

A statistical development of fixed odds betting rules in soccer (2009)
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Milliner, I., White, P., & Webber, D. J. (2009). A statistical development of fixed odds betting rules in soccer

Two simple but seemingly profitable betting rules for betting on the away win in association football are developed. One rule is consistent with avoiding those games in which there is a clear favourite. The second rule is based directly on modellin... Read More about A statistical development of fixed odds betting rules in soccer.

Identification of Campylobacter infection in chickens from volatile faecal emissions (2008)
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Garner, C. E., Smith, S., Elviss, N. C., Humphrey, T. J., White, P., Ratcliffe, N. M., & Probert, C. S. (2008). Identification of Campylobacter infection in chickens from volatile faecal emissions. Biomarkers, 13(4), 413-421. https://doi.org/10.1080/13547500801966443

Volatile organic compounds from chicken faeces were investigated as biomarkers for Campylobacter infection. Campylobacter are major poultry-borne zoonotic pathogens, colonizing the avian intestinal tract. Chicken faeces are the principal source of co... Read More about Identification of Campylobacter infection in chickens from volatile faecal emissions.

Volatile organic compounds from feces and their potential for diagnosis of gastrointestinal disease (2007)
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Garner, C. E., Smith, S., De Lacy Costello, B., White, P., Spencer, R., Probert, C. S., & Ratcliffe, N. M. (2007). Volatile organic compounds from feces and their potential for diagnosis of gastrointestinal disease. FASEB Journal, 21(8), 1675-1688. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.06-6927com

Little is known about the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in feces and their potential health consequences. Patients and healthcare professionals have observed that feces often smell abnormal during gastrointestinal disease. The aim of this work wa... Read More about Volatile organic compounds from feces and their potential for diagnosis of gastrointestinal disease.

Parental pain expectancy as a mediator between child expected and experienced procedure-related pain intensity during painful medical procedures (2007)
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Hatira, P., Franck, L., Liossi, C., & White, P. (2007). Parental pain expectancy as a mediator between child expected and experienced procedure-related pain intensity during painful medical procedures. Clinical Journal of Pain, 23(5), 392-399. https://doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0b013e31804ac00c

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this prospective investigation was to evaluate child and parental expectancies as a predictor of pain perception in pediatric oncology patients undergoing painful medical procedures. METHODS: Forty-five children with leukemia o... Read More about Parental pain expectancy as a mediator between child expected and experienced procedure-related pain intensity during painful medical procedures.

Convergence towards a steady-state distribution (2007)
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Webber, D. J., & White, P. (2007). Convergence towards a steady-state distribution. Economics Letters, 94(3), 338-341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2006.08.015

The convergence literature frequently presupposes some unidentified steady-state distribution. This paper presents a new method to identify the presence and rate of convergence to a steady-state distribution. The method is illustrated with applicatio... Read More about Convergence towards a steady-state distribution.

Bristol COPD knowledge questionnaire (BCKQ): Testing what we teach patients about COPD (2006)
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White, R., Walker, P., Roberts, S., Kalisky, S., & White, P. (2006). Bristol COPD knowledge questionnaire (BCKQ): Testing what we teach patients about COPD. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 3(3), 123-131. https://doi.org/10.1191/1479972306cd117oa

Health professionals recommend education of patients about COPD. There is no satisfactory instrument to measure their knowledge and therefore to assess the results of education. A multiple-choice questionnaire (BCKQ) has been designed and tested. Eac... Read More about Bristol COPD knowledge questionnaire (BCKQ): Testing what we teach patients about COPD.

Attitudes to face transplantation: Results of a public engagement exercise at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition (2006)
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Butler, P. E., Clarke, A., Simmons, J., White, P., & Withey, S. (2006). Attitudes to face transplantation: Results of a public engagement exercise at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition. Journal of Burn Care and Research, 27(3), 394-398. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.BCR.0000217578.47909.7f

Hettiaratchy and Butler (Lancet 2002;360:5-6) framed face transplantation as the next logical step on the reconstructive ladder for severe facial injury, in particular, pan-facial burns. The procedure formed the basis for a Royal College of Surgeons... Read More about Attitudes to face transplantation: Results of a public engagement exercise at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.

Randomized clinical trial of local anesthetic versus a combination of local anesthetic with self-hypnosis in the management of pediatric procedure-related pain (2006)
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Liossi, C., White, P., & Hatira, P. (2006). Randomized clinical trial of local anesthetic versus a combination of local anesthetic with self-hypnosis in the management of pediatric procedure-related pain. Health Psychology, 25(3), 307-315. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.307

A prospective controlled trial was conducted to compare the efficacy of an analgesic cream (eutectic mixture of local anesthetics, or EMLA) with a combination of EMLA with hypnosis in the relief of lumbar puncture-induced pain and anxiety in 45 pedia... Read More about Randomized clinical trial of local anesthetic versus a combination of local anesthetic with self-hypnosis in the management of pediatric procedure-related pain.

Psychosocial outcomes derived from an acid burned population in Bangladesh, and comparison with Western norms (2006)
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Salmanta, S., Mannan, A., Ghani, S., Clarke, A., White, P., & Butler, P. E. (2006). Psychosocial outcomes derived from an acid burned population in Bangladesh, and comparison with Western norms. Burns, 32(2), 235-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2005.08.027

Assault by acid burns typically results in severe disfigurement, yet the psychosocial impact of this injury is so far unreported. This study provides the first empirical data using standardised assessment scales, from 44 acid burns survivors in Bangl... Read More about Psychosocial outcomes derived from an acid burned population in Bangladesh, and comparison with Western norms.

Income convergence across U.S. States: An analysis using measures of concordance and discordance (2005)
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Webber, D. J., White, P., & Allen, D. O. (2005). Income convergence across U.S. States: An analysis using measures of concordance and discordance. Journal of Regional Science, 45(3), 565-589. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-4146.2005.00384.x

This paper presents methods to analyze convergence in cross-sectional data collected over time using distribution free statistics that are not sensitive to the magnitudes involved. Measures of concordance and discordance are employed in the empirical... Read More about Income convergence across U.S. States: An analysis using measures of concordance and discordance.

Altered body image: Appearance-related concerns of people with visible disfigurement (2004)
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Garlick, W., Wyn-Williams, M., Rumsey, N., Clarke, A., & White, P. (2004). Altered body image: Appearance-related concerns of people with visible disfigurement. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 48(5), 443-453. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03227.x

Aim. The aim of this paper is to report a study to establish the extent and type of psychosocial needs of outpatients attending for treatment of a wide range of disfiguring conditions. Background. Visible disfigurements can be associated with extensi... Read More about Altered body image: Appearance-related concerns of people with visible disfigurement.

Building better nurse scheduling algorithms (2004)
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Aickelin, U., & White, P. (2004). Building better nurse scheduling algorithms. Annals of Operations Research, 128(1-4), 159-177. https://doi.org/10.1023/B%3AANOR.0000019103.31340.a6

The aim of this research is twofold: Firstly, to model and solve a complex nurse scheduling problem with an integer programming formulation and evolutionary algorithms. Secondly, to detail a novel statistical method of comparing and hence build bette... Read More about Building better nurse scheduling algorithms.

Regional factor price convergence across four major European countries (2003)
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Webber, D. J., & White, P. (2003). Regional factor price convergence across four major European countries. Regional Studies, 37(8), 773-782. https://doi.org/10.1080/0034340032000128703

Neo-classical growth models predict that the free movement of goods and factors will result in the spatial convergence of output and an ensuing convergence of factor prices. Based on distribution free statistics, this paper presents an empirical exam... Read More about Regional factor price convergence across four major European countries.

Exploring the psychosocial concerns of out-patients with disfiguring conditions (2003)
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Rumsey, N., Clarke, A., & White, P. (2003). Exploring the psychosocial concerns of out-patients with disfiguring conditions. Journal of Wound Care, 12(7), 247-252

Objective: This study was undertaken to establish the extent and type of psychosocial need in outpatients attending for treatment for a variety of disfiguring conditions. Method: A total of 220 outpatients receiving treatment for burns, skin condit... Read More about Exploring the psychosocial concerns of out-patients with disfiguring conditions.

Investigating the appearance-related concerns of people with hand injuries (2003)
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Rumsey, N., Clarke, A., White, P., & Hooper, E. (2003). Investigating the appearance-related concerns of people with hand injuries. British Journal of Hand Therapy, 8(2), 57-61

An investigation of the appearance-related concerns of patients with disfiguring hand conditions was carried out in two out-patient clinics. A considerable proportion of the 122 respondents were experiencing psychosocial problems including anxiety, d... Read More about Investigating the appearance-related concerns of people with hand injuries.

The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural interventions provided at outlook: A disfigurement support unit (2002)
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Kleve, L., Rumsey, N., Wyn-Williams, M., & White, P. (2002). The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural interventions provided at outlook: A disfigurement support unit. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 8(4), 387-395. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2753.2002.00348.x

Rationale, aims and objectives: The establishment and evaluation of a disfigurement support unit (Outlook), based in a district general hospital is described. Methods: The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural interventions provided for 36 adults re... Read More about The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural interventions provided at outlook: A disfigurement support unit.

Efficacy of clinical hypnosis in the enhancement of quality of life of terminally ill cancer patients (2001)
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Liossi, C., & White, P. (2001). Efficacy of clinical hypnosis in the enhancement of quality of life of terminally ill cancer patients. Contemporary Hypnosis, 18(3), 145-160. https://doi.org/10.1002/ch.228

The fact that terminal cancer patients experience considerable psychological distress is now undisputed, but the effectiveness of psychological treatments in relieving this suffering is less clear. The aim of the present research was to evaluate the... Read More about Efficacy of clinical hypnosis in the enhancement of quality of life of terminally ill cancer patients.

An inverse normal transformation solution for the comparison of two samples that contain both paired observations and independent observations
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Derrick, B., White, P., & Toher, D. An inverse normal transformation solution for the comparison of two samples that contain both paired observations and independent observations

Inverse normal transformations applied to the partially overlapping samples t-tests by Derrick et.al. (2017) are considered for their Type I error robustness and power. The inverse normal transformation solutions proposed in this paper are shown to m... Read More about An inverse normal transformation solution for the comparison of two samples that contain both paired observations and independent observations.

An example motivated discourse of the independent samples t-test and the Welch test
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White, P., Redford, P., & Macdonald, J. An example motivated discourse of the independent samples t-test and the Welch test

Analyses are given for two example scenarios. Both scenarios comprise two independent samples. One scenario is analysed using the independent samples t-test; the other the Welch test. Commentary on the designs and limitations is given through a qu... Read More about An example motivated discourse of the independent samples t-test and the Welch test.

A primer on validity and design terminology in comparative designs
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White, P., Redford, P., & Macdonald, J. (2019). A primer on validity and design terminology in comparative designs

An overview of terminology (independent and dependent designs, dependent and independent variables) and validity (internal, external, and measurement) is given using six different scenarios. For simplicity of exposition, all examples have factors at... Read More about A primer on validity and design terminology in comparative designs.

An example motivated discourse of the chi-squared test of association (2 by 2)
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White, P., Redford, P., & Macdonald, J. (2019). An example motivated discourse of the chi-squared test of association (2 by 2)

An example application of the chi-square test of association is given through a set of questions and answers. The emphasis is on methodological aspects and what can be legitimately inferred, if anything. It is strongly highlighted that statistical... Read More about An example motivated discourse of the chi-squared test of association (2 by 2).

An example motivated discourse of the paired samples t-test
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White, P., Redford, P., & Macdonald, J. An example motivated discourse of the paired samples t-test

An application of the paired samples t-test is used to discuss the logic underpinning the test and to consider what may be legitimately inferred.

A reverse look at p-values
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White, P., Redford, P., & Macdonald, J. A reverse look at p-values

An overview of p-values is given. The usual way of being introduced to p-values is by considering the rigorous development of statistical tests, then their use for decision making. This note takes a reverse view by firstly considering their use in... Read More about A reverse look at p-values.

That assumption of normality
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White, P., Redford, P., & Macdonald, J. That assumption of normality

Many statistical tests are based around an assumption of “normality”. The reasoning for this choice of distribution, whether to test, what to test, and how to test for normality is covered along with practical recommendations.

Cohen’s d for two independent samples
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White, P., Redford, P., & Macdonald, J. Cohen’s d for two independent samples

An exposition of standardized effect for two independent samples (under an assumption of normality) is given along with an insight into interpretation and reporting