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Emergency admissions and subsequent inpatient care through an emergency oncology service at a tertiary cancer centre: service users’ experiences and views (2018)
Journal Article
Chen, H., Johnson, M., Boland, E., Seymour, J., & Macleod, U. (2019). Emergency admissions and subsequent inpatient care through an emergency oncology service at a tertiary cancer centre: service users’ experiences and views. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 27(2), 451–460. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4328-5

Purpose Avoiding unnecessary emergency admissions and managing those that are admitted more effectively is a major concern for both patients and health services. To generate evidence useful for improving services for direct patient benefit, this stu... Read More about Emergency admissions and subsequent inpatient care through an emergency oncology service at a tertiary cancer centre: service users’ experiences and views.

The diagnostic test accuracy of rectal examination for prostate cancer diagnosis in symptomatic patients: A systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Jones, D., Friend, C., Dreher, A., Allgar, V., & Macleod, U. (2018). The diagnostic test accuracy of rectal examination for prostate cancer diagnosis in symptomatic patients: A systematic review. BMC family practice, 19(1), Article 79. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-018-0765-y

© 2018 The Author(s). Background: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK. NICE guidelines on recognition and referral of suspected cancer, recommend performing digital rectal examination (DRE) on patients with urinary symptoms and... Read More about The diagnostic test accuracy of rectal examination for prostate cancer diagnosis in symptomatic patients: A systematic review.

Use of a GP-endorsed 12 months' reminder letter to promote uptake of bowel scope screening: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial in a hard-to-reach population (2018)
Journal Article
Von Wagner, C., Hirst, Y., Tookey, S., Kerrison, R. S., Marshall, S., Prentice, A., Vulkan, D., Macleod, U., & Duffy, S. (2018). Use of a GP-endorsed 12 months' reminder letter to promote uptake of bowel scope screening: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial in a hard-to-reach population. BMJ open, 8(5), Article e022263. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022263

Introduction: Flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) screening is associated with reduced colorectal cancer incidence and mortality when offered as a one-off test to men and women aged 55-64. The test, also referred to as the 'bowel scope screening' (BSS) test,... Read More about Use of a GP-endorsed 12 months' reminder letter to promote uptake of bowel scope screening: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial in a hard-to-reach population.

Mass media and risk factors for cancer: the under-representation of age (2018)
Journal Article
Macdonald, S., Cunningham, Y., Patterson, C., Robb, K., Macleod, U., Anker, T., & Hilton, S. (2018). Mass media and risk factors for cancer: the under-representation of age. BMC public health, 18(1), Article 490. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5341-9

BACKGROUND: Increasing age is a risk factor for developing cancer. Yet, older people commonly underestimate this risk, are less likely to be aware of the early symptoms, and are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced stage cancer. Mass media are a... Read More about Mass media and risk factors for cancer: the under-representation of age.

Myeloma: Patient accounts of their pathways to diagnosis (2018)
Journal Article
Howell, D. A., Hart, R. I., Smith, A. G., Macleod, U., Patmore, R., Cook, G., & Roman, E. (2018). Myeloma: Patient accounts of their pathways to diagnosis. PLoS ONE, 13(4), Article e0194788. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194788

© 2018 Howell et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are cre... Read More about Myeloma: Patient accounts of their pathways to diagnosis.

Self-reported skin concerns: An epidemiological study of community-dwelling older people (2018)
Journal Article
Cowdell, F., Dyson, J., Long, J., & Macleod, U. (2018). Self-reported skin concerns: An epidemiological study of community-dwelling older people. International journal of older people nursing, 13(3), e12195. https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12195

Background
Globally the population is getting older and it is essential to develop effective interventions to promote healthy ageing. Skin change with age is inevitable and renders this often neglected organ more vulnerable to damage and breakdown;... Read More about Self-reported skin concerns: An epidemiological study of community-dwelling older people.

Implementing change in primary care practice: lessons from a mixed-methods evaluation of a frailty initiative (2018)
Journal Article
Bryce, C., Fleming, J., & Reeve, J. (2018). Implementing change in primary care practice: lessons from a mixed-methods evaluation of a frailty initiative. BJGP Open, 2(1), Article bjgpopen18X101421. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen18X101421

© 2018, BJGP Open. Background: The NHS is facing increasing needs from an aging population, which is acutely visible in the emerging problem of frailty. There is growing evidence describing new models of care for people living with frailty, but a lac... Read More about Implementing change in primary care practice: lessons from a mixed-methods evaluation of a frailty initiative.

Identifying enablers and barriers to individually tailored prescribing: a survey of healthcare professionals in the UK (2018)
Journal Article
Reeve, J., Britten, N., Byng, R., Fleming, J., Heaton, J., & Krska, J. (2018). Identifying enablers and barriers to individually tailored prescribing: a survey of healthcare professionals in the UK. BMC family practice, 19(1), Article 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-017-0705-2

Background

Many people now take multiple medications on a long-term basis to manage health conditions. Optimising the benefit of such polypharmacy requires tailoring of medicines use to the needs and circumstances of individuals. However, profession... Read More about Identifying enablers and barriers to individually tailored prescribing: a survey of healthcare professionals in the UK.

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.

Enabling recruitment success in bariatric surgical trials: pilot phase of the By-Band-Sleeve study (2017)
Journal Article
Paramasivan, U. O. B., Rogers, C. A., Welbourn, R., Byrne, J. P., Salter, N., Mahon, D., …on behalf of the By-Band-Sleeve TMG. (2017). Enabling recruitment success in bariatric surgical trials: pilot phase of the By-Band-Sleeve study. International journal of obesity, 41(11), 1654-1661. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2017.153

Background:
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving surgical procedures are challenging for recruitment and infrequent in the specialty of bariatrics. The pilot phase of the By-Band-Sleeve study (gastric bypass versus gastric band versus sleev... Read More about Enabling recruitment success in bariatric surgical trials: pilot phase of the By-Band-Sleeve study.

Realising the full potential of primary care: uniting the ‘two faces’ of generalism (2017)
Journal Article
Reeve, J., & Byng, R. (2017). Realising the full potential of primary care: uniting the ‘two faces’ of generalism. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 67(660), 292-293. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp17x691589

Faced with an unprecedented mismatch between presented health needs and resources available, we must rethink both how we deliver healthcare and what care we deliver. Work has already started on the ‘how’: notably with efforts to strengthen access and... Read More about Realising the full potential of primary care: uniting the ‘two faces’ of generalism.

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.

Non-invasive measurement of right atrial pressure by near-infrared spectroscopy: preliminary experience. A report from the SICA-HF study (2017)
Journal Article
Pellicori, P., Clark, A. L., Kallvikbacka-Bennett, A., Zhang, J., Urbinati, A., Monzo, L., …Cleland, J. G. (2017). Non-invasive measurement of right atrial pressure by near-infrared spectroscopy: preliminary experience. A report from the SICA-HF study. European journal of heart failure, 19(7), 883-892. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.825

Background: Jugular venous distension, reflecting raised right atrial pressure (RAP), is a classical sign of congestive heart failure (CHF), but its clinical assessment can be difficult. Methods: RAP was measured non-invasively using near-infrared sp... Read More about Non-invasive measurement of right atrial pressure by near-infrared spectroscopy: preliminary experience. A report from the SICA-HF study.

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.

Equipoise across the patient population: optimising recruitment to a randomised controlled trial (2017)
Journal Article
Whybrow, P., Pickard, R., Hrisos, S., & Rapley, T. (2017). Equipoise across the patient population: optimising recruitment to a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 18(1), Article 140. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1711-8

Background
This paper proposes a novel perspective on the value of qualitative research for improving trial design and optimising recruitment. We report findings from a qualitative study set within the OPEN trial, a surgical randomised controlled tr... Read More about Equipoise across the patient population: optimising recruitment to a randomised controlled trial.

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?