All Outputs (6)

Interventions to improve the uptake of cervical cancer screening among lower socioeconomic groups: A systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
Rees, I., Jones, D., Chen, H., & Macleod, U. (2018). Interventions to improve the uptake of cervical cancer screening among lower socioeconomic groups: A systematic review. Preventive Medicine, 111, 323-335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.11.019

© 2017 Elsevier Inc. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide. Screening can reduce both the incidence and mortality of the disease but is often not utilized by lower socioeconomic groups. A systematic review, including stu... Read More about Interventions to improve the uptake of cervical cancer screening among lower socioeconomic groups: A systematic review.

Experience of, awareness of and help-seeking for potential cancer symptoms in smokers and non-smokers: a cross-sectional study (2017)
Journal Article
Walabyeki, J., Adamson, J., Buckley, H. L., Sinclair, H., Atkin, K., Graham, H., Whitaker, K., Wardle, J., & Macleod, U. (2017). Experience of, awareness of and help-seeking for potential cancer symptoms in smokers and non-smokers: a cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE, 12(8), e0183647. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183647

Background
Presenting to primary care with potential cancer symptoms is contingent on one’s ability to recognize potentially serious symptoms. We investigated differences between smokers and non-smokers in symptoms experienced, awareness and consulti... Read More about Experience of, awareness of and help-seeking for potential cancer symptoms in smokers and non-smokers: a cross-sectional study.

The complex relationship between household income of family caregivers, access to palliative care services and place of death: A national household population survey (2017)
Journal Article
Chen, H., Currow, D. C., Dunn, L., Johnson, M. J., Macleod, U., & Allgar, V. (2018). The complex relationship between household income of family caregivers, access to palliative care services and place of death: A national household population survey. Palliative medicine, 32(2), 357-365. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216317711825

Background: Previous work shows that more affluent patients with cancer are more likely to die at home, whereas those dying from non-cancer conditions are more likely to die in hospital. Family caregivers are an important factor in determining place... Read More about The complex relationship between household income of family caregivers, access to palliative care services and place of death: A national household population survey.

Attitudes of newly qualified doctors towards a career in general practice: A qualitative focus group study (2017)
Journal Article
Merrett, A., Jones, D., Sein, K., Green, T., & Macleod, U. (2017). Attitudes of newly qualified doctors towards a career in general practice: A qualitative focus group study. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 67(657), e253-e259. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp17X690221

© British Journal of General Practice 2017. Background A key element of the NHS is universal access to a GP. Recently, UK general practice has been described as being in crisis, with training places unfilled and multiple practices reporting vacancies... Read More about Attitudes of newly qualified doctors towards a career in general practice: A qualitative focus group study.

A systematic review examining reducing unplanned hospital admissions in adults with cancer (2017)
Preprint / Working Paper
Walabyeki, J., Macleod, U., Johnson, M., Dyson, J., Oliver, S., Allgar, V., Oviasu, O., Chen, H., Smith, S., & Hammond, T. A systematic review examining reducing unplanned hospital admissions in adults with cancer

Review question:
1. What interventions have been tested and have successfully reduced unplanned hospital admissions in adults with cancer?

2. What are the factors associated with unplanned hospital admissions in adults with cancer?

Multiple myeloma: routes to diagnosis, clinical characteristics and survival - findings from a UK population-based study (2017)
Journal Article
Howell, D., Smith, A., Appleton, S., Bagguley, T., Macleod, U., Cook, G., Patmore, R., & Roman, E. (2017). Multiple myeloma: routes to diagnosis, clinical characteristics and survival - findings from a UK population-based study. British journal of haematology, 177(1), 67-71. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.14513

Prompt cancer diagnosis may align UK survival with European averages. We examined the impact of route to diagnosis on survival for multiple myeloma patients diagnosed 2012–2013 using data from our population-based patient cohort that links to nationa... Read More about Multiple myeloma: routes to diagnosis, clinical characteristics and survival - findings from a UK population-based study.