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Geriatric assessment prior to cancer treatment: a health economic evaluation   (2023)
Journal Article
Johnson, M. J., McKenzie, G. A. G., Lind, M. J., Kelly, C., & Parrott, S. (2023). Geriatric assessment prior to cancer treatment: a health economic evaluation  . Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 14(6), Article 101504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2023.101504

Introduction: To address uncertainty regarding the cost-effectiveness of implementing geriatric assessment (GA) in oncology practice, we undertook a synthetic, model-based economic evaluation. Materials and Methods: A decision-analytic model with emb... Read More about Geriatric assessment prior to cancer treatment: a health economic evaluation  .

Geographical distance and reduced access to palliative radiotherapy: Systematic review and meta-analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Chand, C. P., Greenley, S., Macleod, U., Lind, M., Barton, R., & Kelly, C. (2022). Geographical distance and reduced access to palliative radiotherapy: Systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ supportive & palliative care, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003356

Background: Palliative radiotherapy (PRT) is an effective way of reducing symptoms caused by advanced incurable cancer. Several studies have investigated factors that contribute to inequalities in access to PRT; distance to a radiotherapy centre has... Read More about Geographical distance and reduced access to palliative radiotherapy: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Inter-rater reliability of care home staff's proxy judgements with residents' assessments of their own health-related quality of life: an analysis of the PATCH trial EQ-5D data (2021)
Journal Article
Kelly, C., Hulme, C., Graham, L., Ellwood, A., Patel, I., Cundill, B., …Forster, A. (2021). Inter-rater reliability of care home staff's proxy judgements with residents' assessments of their own health-related quality of life: an analysis of the PATCH trial EQ-5D data. Age and ageing, 50(4), 1314-1320. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab053

OBJECTIVES: to compare care staff proxies with care home residents' self-assessment of their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). METHODS: we assessed the degree of inter-rater reliability between residents and care staff proxies for the EQ-5D-5L... Read More about Inter-rater reliability of care home staff's proxy judgements with residents' assessments of their own health-related quality of life: an analysis of the PATCH trial EQ-5D data.

A posture and mobility training package for care home staff: results of a cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial (the PATCH trial) (2020)
Journal Article
Graham, L., Ellwood, A., Hull, K., Fisher, J., Cundill, B., Holland, M., Goodwin, M., Clarke, D., Hawkins, R., Hulme, C., Patel, I., Kelly, C., Williams, R., Farrin, A., & Forster, A. (2020). A posture and mobility training package for care home staff: results of a cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial (the PATCH trial). Age and ageing, 49(5), 821-828. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa046

© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society. BACKGROUND: provision of care for care home residents with complex needs is challenging. Physiotherapy and activity interventions can improve well... Read More about A posture and mobility training package for care home staff: results of a cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial (the PATCH trial).

Exposure to traffic-related air pollution and risk of development of childhood asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2016)
Journal Article
Khreis, H., Kelly, C., Tate, J., Parslow, R., Lucas, K., & Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (2017). Exposure to traffic-related air pollution and risk of development of childhood asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environment International, 100, 1-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2016.11.012

Background and objective The question of whether children's exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) contributes to their development of asthma is unresolved. We conducted a systematic review and performed meta-analyses to analyze the associa... Read More about Exposure to traffic-related air pollution and risk of development of childhood asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.