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Can screening for degenerative cervical myelopathy (SCREEN-DCM) be effectively undertaken based on signs, symptoms and known risk factors? Rationale and research protocol for a prospective, multicentre, observational study
Introduction Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is the most common cause of spinal cord impairment. Unfortunately, the condition remains poorly recognised and underdiagnosed. To...
A Nouri, G Molliqaj, R Gondar, A Lavé, G Jannelli, B Davies, M Kotter, A Martin, J Virojanapa, JS Cheng, T Somma, P Cappabianca, CLA Vleggeert-Lankamp, V Ter Wengel, T Meling, K Schaller, E Tessitore
Jul 21, 2022
M2 Do patients and informal carers agree on symptom burden in advanced copd?
Objective: Accurate informal carer assessment of patient symptoms is likely to be valuable for decision-making in managing the high symptom burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the home setting. Few studies...
Enabling successful hospital discharge to home at end of life
Introduction Successful hospital discharge and prevention of
readmission often depend on carers’ ability to support
patients.
Aim To investigate how carers are supported during patient
discharge from acute care towards end of...
Is Dementia Screening of Apparently Healthy Individuals Justified?
1117 Public Health and Health Services Clinical Public Health aging Acquired Cognitive Impairment Neurosciences Dementia Clinical Research Alzheimer's Disease including Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Alzheimer's Disease Brain Disorders Health Services Prevention Neurodegenerative Neurological 4.2 Evaluation of markers and technologies 7.3 Management and decision making
The Stroke Prevention Programme
Background
The management of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in community populations is suboptimal. The aim of this programme was to explore the role of three approaches [use of a ‘polypill’; self-management of...
Comparative Effectiveness Research Health Services Hypertension Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities Prevention Cost Effectiveness Research Cardiovascular Brain Disorders stroke Clinical Research 7 Management of diseases and conditions 7.3 Management and decision making 7.1 Individual care needs stroke Cardiovascular 3 Good Health and Well Being
Outpatient services and primary care
Eleanor Winpenny, Céline Miani, Emma Pitchforth, Sarah Ball, Ellen Nolte, Sarah King, Joanne Greenhalgh, Martin Roland
May 17, 2016
Varying uses of the ABCD2 scoring system in primary and secondary care
Duncan Edwards, Simon R Cohn, Nahal Mavaddat, Satnam K Virdee, Daniel Lasserson, Siobhan Milner, Matthew Giles, Richard McManus, Jonathan Mant
May 03, 2018
OBJECTIVES: To explore the usage of the ABCD2 risk stratification score by general practitioners (GPs) and hospital staff during the referral of patients with suspected transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke. DESIGN...
Improving patient experience in primary care
Jenni Burt, John Campbell, Gary Abel, Ahmed Aboulghate, Faraz Ahmed, Anthea Asprey, Heather Barry, Julia Beckwith, John Benson, Olga Boiko, Pete Bower, Raff Calitri, Mary Carter, Antoinette Davey, Marc N Elliott, Natasha Elmore, Conor Farrington, Hena Wali Haque, William Henley, Val Lattimer, Nadia Llanwarne, Cathy Lloyd, Georgios Lyratzopoulos, Inocencio Maramba, Luke Mounce, Jenny Newbould, Charlotte Paddison, Richard Parker, Suzanne Richards, Martin Roberts, Claude Setodji, Jonathan Silverman, Fiona Warren, Ed Wilson, Christine Wright, Martin Roland
Jul 17, 2018
Improving medication management for patients with multimorbidity in primary care
BACKGROUND: For the majority of patients with multimorbidity, the prescription of multiple long-term medications (polypharmacy) is indicated. However, polypharmacy poses a risk of adverse drug events, drug interactions and...
Would primary healthcare professionals prescribe a polypill to manage cardiovascular risk? A qualitative interview study.
Satnam K Virdee, Sheila M Greenfield, Kate Fletcher, Richard J McManus, FD Richard Hobbs, Jonathan Mant
May 03, 2018
OBJECTIVES: A 'polypill' containing both blood pressure-lowering and cholesterol-lowering drugs could prevent up to 80% of cardiovascular disease events. Since little is known about the attitudes of primary healthcare...
Developing a prioritisation framework in an English Primary Care Trust.
BACKGROUND: In the English NHS, Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) are required to commission health services, to maximise the well-being of the population, subject to the available budget. There are numerous techniques employed to make...
The multimorbidity collaborative medication review and decision making (MyComrade) study
Collette Kirwan, Lisa Hynes, Nigel Hart, Sarah Mulligan, Claire Leathem, Laura McQuillan, Marina Maxwell, Emma Carr, Kevin Roche, Scott Walkin, Caroline McCarthy, Colin Bradley, Molly Byrne, Susan M Smith, Carmel Hughes, Maura Corry, Patricia M Kearney, Geraldine McCarthy, Margaret Cupples, Paddy Gillespie, Anna Hobbins, John Newell, Liam Glynn, Davood Roshan, Carol Sinnott, Andrew W Murphy
Nov 04, 2022
BACKGROUND: While international guidelines recommend medication reviews as part of the management of multimorbidity, evidence on how to implement reviews in practice in primary care is lacking. The MyComrade (MultimorbiditY...
A Delphi consensus statement for digital surgery.
Kyle Lam, Michael D Abràmoff, José M Balibrea, Steven M Bishop, Richard R Brady, Rachael A Callcut, Manish Chand, Justin W Collins, Markus K Diener, Matthias Eisenmann, Kelly Fermont, Manoel Galvao Neto, Gregory D Hager, Robert J Hinchliffe, Alan Horgan, Pierre Jannin, Alexander Langerman, Kartik Logishetty, Amit Mahadik, Lena Maier-Hein, Esteban Martín Antona, Pietro Mascagni, Ryan K Mathew, Beat P Müller-Stich, Thomas Neumuth, Felix Nickel, Adrian Park, Gianluca Pellino, Frank Rudzicz, Sam Shah, Mark Slack, Myles J Smith, Naeem Soomro, Stefanie Speidel, Danail Stoyanov, Henry S Tilney, Martin Wagner, Ara Darzi, James M Kinross, Sanjay Purkayastha
Aug 19, 2022
The use of digital technology is increasing rapidly across surgical specialities, yet there is no consensus for the term 'digital surgery'. This is critical as digital health technologies present technical, governance, and legal...