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A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Diabetic Foot Ulcers (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hitchman, L., Totty, J., Lathan, R., Sidapra, M., Smith, G., Carradice, D., & Chetter, I. A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Aim
The purpose of this mixed methods feasibility study was to assess the feasibility of delivering ESWT to patients with DFUs. It also aimed to explore any potential clinical effect of ESWT on wound healing and investigate whether ESWT may offer an... Read More about A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Diabetic Foot Ulcers.

The unique information and communication needs of men affected by prostate cancer: A qualitative study of men's experience (2021)
Journal Article
Chen, H., Twiddy, M., Jones, L., & Johnson, M. J. (2021). The unique information and communication needs of men affected by prostate cancer: A qualitative study of men's experience. European Journal of Cancer Care, 30(6), Article e13503. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13503

Objective: The objective of this study is to explore the specific information and communication needs of men affected by prostate cancer to inform the development of educational materials for clinicians. Methods: This is a qualitative descriptive stu... Read More about The unique information and communication needs of men affected by prostate cancer: A qualitative study of men's experience.

The prognostic value of respiratory symptoms and performance status in ambulatory cancer patients and unsuspected pulmonary embolism; analysis of an international, prospective, observational cohort study (2021)
Journal Article
Maraveyas, A., Kraaijpoel, N., Bozas, G., Huang, C., Mahé, I., Bertoletti, L., Bartels-Rutten, A., Beyer-Westendorf, J., Constans, J., Iosub, D., Couturaud, F., Muñoz, A. J., Biosca, M., Lerede, T., van Es, N., Di Nisio, M., Accassat, S., The UPE investigators, Aquilanti, S., Assaf, J. D., …Zumàrraga Cuesta, A. (2021). The prognostic value of respiratory symptoms and performance status in ambulatory cancer patients and unsuspected pulmonary embolism; analysis of an international, prospective, observational cohort study. Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 19(11), 2791-2800. https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.15489

Background: Optimal risk stratification of unsuspected pulmonary embolism (UPE) in ambulatory cancer patients (ACPs) remains unclear. Existing clinical predictive rules (CPRs) are derived from retrospective databases and have limitations. The UPE reg... Read More about The prognostic value of respiratory symptoms and performance status in ambulatory cancer patients and unsuspected pulmonary embolism; analysis of an international, prospective, observational cohort study.

VAScular and Chronic Obstructive Lung disease (VASCOL): A longitudinal study on morbidity, symptoms and quality of life among older men in Blekinge county, Sweden (2021)
Journal Article
Olsson, M., Engström, G., Currow, D. C., Johnson, M., Sandberg, J., & Ekström, M. (2021). VAScular and Chronic Obstructive Lung disease (VASCOL): A longitudinal study on morbidity, symptoms and quality of life among older men in Blekinge county, Sweden. BMJ open, 11(7), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046473

Purpose Despite data showing breathlessness to be more prevalent in older adults, we have little detail about the severity or multidimensional characteristics of breathlessness and other self-reported measures (such as quality of life and other cardi... Read More about VAScular and Chronic Obstructive Lung disease (VASCOL): A longitudinal study on morbidity, symptoms and quality of life among older men in Blekinge county, Sweden.

Outcomes and characteristics of COVID-19 patients treated with continuous positive airway pressure/high-flow nasal oxygen outside the intensive care setting (2021)
Journal Article
Sykes, D. L., Crooks, M. G., Thu, K. T., Brown, O. I., Tyrer, T. J., Rennardson, J., Littlefield, C., & Faruqi, S. (2021). Outcomes and characteristics of COVID-19 patients treated with continuous positive airway pressure/high-flow nasal oxygen outside the intensive care setting. ERJ Open Research, 7(4), Article 00318-2021. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00318-2021

Background Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) have been used to manage hypoxaemic respiratory failure secondary to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. Limited data are available for patients treate... Read More about Outcomes and characteristics of COVID-19 patients treated with continuous positive airway pressure/high-flow nasal oxygen outside the intensive care setting.

Urinary iodine concentration and radioactive iodine therapeutic response in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (2021)
Journal Article
Jiang, Y., Jin, J., Fan, J., Huang, C., Jia, Q., Tan, J., He, X., Zheng, X., Zhao, Y., Zhang, Q., Meng, Z., & Wang, Y. (2021). Urinary iodine concentration and radioactive iodine therapeutic response in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer. Biomarkers in Medicine, 15(11), 879-890. https://doi.org/10.2217/bmm-2020-0745

Aim: Urinary iodine concentration (UIC) may assess radioactive iodine ablation. Materials & methods: According the 2015 American Thyroid Association guidelines, patients were categorized into low-to intermediate-risk or high-risk groups. The iodine c... Read More about Urinary iodine concentration and radioactive iodine therapeutic response in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer.

The Tokophobia Severity Scale (TSS): measurement model, power and sample size considerations (2021)
Journal Article
Martin, C. R., Jones, C., Huang, C., Jomeen, J., Boubert, L., & Marshall, C. A. (in press). The Tokophobia Severity Scale (TSS): measurement model, power and sample size considerations. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2021.1931070

Objective: To examine the measurement model of the Tokophobia Severity Scale and consider issues of statistical power and sample size from the original instrument development study. Background: Fear of childbirth (FoC) and tokophobia represents an ar... Read More about The Tokophobia Severity Scale (TSS): measurement model, power and sample size considerations.

A mixed-method feasibility study of a novel transitional regime of incremental haemodialysis: study design and protocol (2021)
Journal Article
Twiddy, M., Hazara, A., Bhandari, S., & Allgar, V. (in press). A mixed-method feasibility study of a novel transitional regime of incremental haemodialysis: study design and protocol. Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10157-021-02072-1

Background: Incremental haemodialysis/haemodiafiltration (HD) may help reduce early mortality rates in patients starting HD. This mixed-method feasibility study aims to test the acceptability, tolerance and safety of a novel incremental HD regime, an... Read More about A mixed-method feasibility study of a novel transitional regime of incremental haemodialysis: study design and protocol.

An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Home-based Exercise Programmes for Individuals with Intermittent Claudication. (2021)
Journal Article
Pymer, S., Ibeggazene, S., Palmer, J., Tew, G., Ingle, L., Smith, G., Chetter, I., & Harwood, A. (2021). An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Home-based Exercise Programmes for Individuals with Intermittent Claudication. Journal of vascular surgery, 74(6), 2076-2085.e20

Objectives: Supervised exercise programmes (SEP) are effective for improving walking distance in patients with intermittent claudication (IC) but provision and uptake rates are sub-optimal. Access to such programmes has also been halted by the Corona... Read More about An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Home-based Exercise Programmes for Individuals with Intermittent Claudication..

Healthy eating and lifestyle in pregnancy (HELP): a cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a weight management intervention for pregnant women with obesity on weight at 12 months postpartum (2021)
Journal Article
Robles, J. A., Simpson, S. A., Coulman, E., Gallagher, D., Jewell, K., Cohen, D., Newcombe, R. G., Huang, C., Robles-Zurita, J. A., Busse, M., Owen-Jones, E., Duncan, D., Williams, N., Stanton, H., Avery, A., McIntosh, E., & Playle, R. (2021). Healthy eating and lifestyle in pregnancy (HELP): a cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a weight management intervention for pregnant women with obesity on weight at 12 months postpartum. International journal of obesity, 45(8), 1728-1739. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-021-00835-0

Objective: To assess whether a weight management intervention for pregnant women with obesity was effective in reducing body mass index (BMI) 12 months after giving birth. Methods: Pragmatic, cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT) with embedded co... Read More about Healthy eating and lifestyle in pregnancy (HELP): a cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a weight management intervention for pregnant women with obesity on weight at 12 months postpartum.