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How can patients influence service improvement decision-making? A participatory research mixed methods study (2023)
Journal Article
Drinkwater, J., MacFarlane, A., Twiddy, M., Meads, D., Chadwick, R. H., Donnelly, A., …Foy, R. (in press). How can patients influence service improvement decision-making? A participatory research mixed methods study. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, Article BJGP-2023-0263.R2. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0263

Background Health policy promotes patient participation in decision-making about service organisation. In English general practice this happens through contractually required patient participation groups (PPGs). However, there are problems with the... Read More about How can patients influence service improvement decision-making? A participatory research mixed methods study.

Associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and alcohol consumption among UK adults: Findings from the Health Behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic (HEBECO) study (2023)
Journal Article
Akwa, L. G., Smith, L., Twiddy, M., Abt, G., Garnett, C., Oldham, M., …Herbec, A. (2023). Associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and alcohol consumption among UK adults: Findings from the Health Behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic (HEBECO) study. PLoS ONE, 18(10 October), Article e0287199. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287199

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic and attendant lockdowns have had a substantial negative effect on alcohol consumption and physical activity globally. Pre-pandemic evidence in the adult population suggests that higher levels of physical activity we... Read More about Associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and alcohol consumption among UK adults: Findings from the Health Behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic (HEBECO) study.

Surgical and rehabilitation outcomes of patients undergoing through knee amputation compared with above knee amputation (2023)
Journal Article
Gordon, H., Hebenton, J., Davie-Smith, F., Twiddy, M., Smith, G., & Carradice, D. (2023). Surgical and rehabilitation outcomes of patients undergoing through knee amputation compared with above knee amputation. Journal of Vascular Societies Great Britain and Ireland, 2(4), 208-214. https://doi.org/10.54522/jvsgbi.2023.081

Background: Through knee amputation (TKA) may offer benefits over above knee amputation (AKA) in patients unsuitable for below knee amputation. This retrospective analysis compared surgical and rehabilitation outcomes post TKA and AKA. Methods: Al... Read More about Surgical and rehabilitation outcomes of patients undergoing through knee amputation compared with above knee amputation.