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Domiciliary Cough Monitoring for the Prediction of COPD Exacerbations (2021)
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Crooks, M. G., den Brinker, A. C., Thackray-Nocera, S., van Dinther, R., Wright, C. E., & Morice, A. H. (2021). Domiciliary Cough Monitoring for the Prediction of COPD Exacerbations. Lung, 199(2), 131-137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-021-00435-9

Introduction: Acute exacerbations of COPD (AE-COPD) are a leading cause of health service utilisation and are associated with morbidity and mortality. Identifying the prodrome of AE-COPD by monitoring symptoms and physiological parameters (telemonito... Read More about Domiciliary Cough Monitoring for the Prediction of COPD Exacerbations.

Breast cancer treatment and survival differences in women in remote and socioeconomically disadvantaged areas, as demonstrated by linked data from New South Wales (NSW), Australia (2021)
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Buckley, E., Elder, E., McGill, S., Kargar, Z. S., Li, M., Roder, D., & Currow, D. (2021). Breast cancer treatment and survival differences in women in remote and socioeconomically disadvantaged areas, as demonstrated by linked data from New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Breast cancer research and treatment, 188, 547-560. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-021-06170-2

Introduction: Reducing variations in cancer treatment and survival is a key aim of the NSW Cancer Plan. Variations in breast cancer treatment and survival in NSW by remoteness and socioeconomic status of residence were investigated to determine bench... Read More about Breast cancer treatment and survival differences in women in remote and socioeconomically disadvantaged areas, as demonstrated by linked data from New South Wales (NSW), Australia.

Multiorgan impairment in low-risk individuals with post-COVID-19 syndrome: A prospective, community-based study (2021)
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Dennis, A., Wamil, M., Alberts, J., Oben, J., Cuthbertson, D. J., Wootton, D., Crooks, M., Gabbay, M., Brady, M., Hishmeh, L., Attree, E., Heightman, M., Banerjee, R., & Banerjee, A. (2021). Multiorgan impairment in low-risk individuals with post-COVID-19 syndrome: A prospective, community-based study. BMJ open, 11(3), Article e048391. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048391

Objective To assess medium-term organ impairment in symptomatic individuals following recovery from acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. Design Baseline findings from a prospective, observational cohort study. Setting Community-based individuals from two UK c... Read More about Multiorgan impairment in low-risk individuals with post-COVID-19 syndrome: A prospective, community-based study.

Comparing functional decline and distress from symptoms in people with thoracic life-limiting illnesses: Lung cancers and non-malignant end-stage respiratory diseases (2021)
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Barnes-Harris, M., Allingham, S., Morgan, D., Ferreira, D., Johnson, M. J., Eagar, K., & Currow, D. (2021). Comparing functional decline and distress from symptoms in people with thoracic life-limiting illnesses: Lung cancers and non-malignant end-stage respiratory diseases. Thorax, 76(10), 989-995. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216039

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. Background: Malignant and non-malignant respiratory diseases account for >4.6 million deaths annually worldwide. Despite similar symptom burd... Read More about Comparing functional decline and distress from symptoms in people with thoracic life-limiting illnesses: Lung cancers and non-malignant end-stage respiratory diseases.

Post-COVID-19 Symptom Burden: What is Long-COVID and How Should We Manage It? (2021)
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Sykes, D. L., Holdsworth, L., Jawad, N., Gunasekera, P., Morice, A. H., & Crooks, M. G. (2021). Post-COVID-19 Symptom Burden: What is Long-COVID and How Should We Manage It?. Lung, 199(2), 113-119. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-021-00423-z

© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC part of Springer Nature. The enduring impact of COVID-19 on patients has been examined in recent studies, leading to the description of Long-COVID. We report the l... Read More about Post-COVID-19 Symptom Burden: What is Long-COVID and How Should We Manage It?.

The development of a multilevel intervention to optimise participant engagement with an obesity prevention programme delivered in UK children’s centres (2021)
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Burton, W., Sahota, P., Twiddy, M., Brown, J., & Bryant, M. (in press). The development of a multilevel intervention to optimise participant engagement with an obesity prevention programme delivered in UK children’s centres. Prevention Science, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-021-01205-y

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Poor participant engagement threatens the potential impact and cost effectiveness of public health programmes preventing meaningful evaluation and wider application. Although barriers and levers to engagement with public health programmes... Read More about The development of a multilevel intervention to optimise participant engagement with an obesity prevention programme delivered in UK children’s centres.

Indications and patterns of use of benzodiazepines and opioids in severe interstitial lung disease: a population-based longitudinal study (2021)
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Genberg, J., Davies, J. M., Ahmadi, Z., Currow, D., Johnson, M. J., Tanash, H., Bajwah, S., & Ekström, M. (2021). Indications and patterns of use of benzodiazepines and opioids in severe interstitial lung disease: a population-based longitudinal study. ERJ Open Research, 7(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00716-2020

Background: Despite evidence that opioids might relieve chronic breathlessness, physicians may still be reluctant to prescribe them due to safety concerns. By contrast, benzodiazepine (BDZ) prescribing often seeks to reduce chronic breathlessness des... Read More about Indications and patterns of use of benzodiazepines and opioids in severe interstitial lung disease: a population-based longitudinal study.

A cluster randomised trial of a Needs Assessment Tool for adult Cancer patients and their carers (NAT-C) in primary care: A feasibility study (2021)
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Clark, J., Amoakwa, E., Wright-Hughes, A., Blenkinsopp, J., Currow, D. C., Meads, D., Farrin, A., Allgar, V., Macleod, U., & Johnson, M. (2021). A cluster randomised trial of a Needs Assessment Tool for adult Cancer patients and their carers (NAT-C) in primary care: A feasibility study. PLoS ONE, 16(1), Article e0245647. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245647

Background People with cancer often have unidentified symptoms and social care needs. The Needs Assessment Tool-Cancer (NAT-C) is a validated, structured method of assessing patient/ carer concerns and prompting action, to address unmet need. Aims As... Read More about A cluster randomised trial of a Needs Assessment Tool for adult Cancer patients and their carers (NAT-C) in primary care: A feasibility study.

A feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial of a paramedic-administered breathlessness management intervention for acute-on-chronic breathlessness (BREATHE): Study protocol (2021)
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Northgraves, M., Cohen, J., Allgar, V., Currow, D., Hart, S., Hird, K., Hodge, A., Johnson, M., Mason, S., Swan, F., & Hutchinson, A. (2021). A feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial of a paramedic-administered breathlessness management intervention for acute-on-chronic breathlessness (BREATHE): Study protocol. ERJ Open Research, 7(1), Article 00955-2020. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00955-2020

Introduction: Chronic breathlessness, persistent and disabling despite optimal treatment of underlying causes, is a prevalent and frightening symptom and is associated with many emergency presentations and admission to hospital. Breathlessness manage... Read More about A feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial of a paramedic-administered breathlessness management intervention for acute-on-chronic breathlessness (BREATHE): Study protocol.