All Outputs (9)

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.

REDUCE (Reviewing long-term antidepressant use by careful monitoring in everyday practice) internet and telephone support to people coming off long-term antidepressants: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2020)
Journal Article
Kendrick, T., Geraghty, A. W., Bowers, H., Stuart, B., Leydon, G., May, C., …Dowrick, C. (2020). REDUCE (Reviewing long-term antidepressant use by careful monitoring in everyday practice) internet and telephone support to people coming off long-term antidepressants: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 21(1), Article 419. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04338-7

© 2020 The Author(s). Background: Around one in ten adults take antidepressants for depression in England, and their long-term use is increasing. Some need them to prevent relapse, but 30-50% could possibly stop them without relapsing and avoid adver... Read More about REDUCE (Reviewing long-term antidepressant use by careful monitoring in everyday practice) internet and telephone support to people coming off long-term antidepressants: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Facilitated group work for people with long-term conditions: a systematic review of benefits from studies of group-work interventions (2019)
Journal Article
Jackson, M., Jones, D., Dyson, J., & Macleod, U. (2019). Facilitated group work for people with long-term conditions: a systematic review of benefits from studies of group-work interventions. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 69(682), E363-E372. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X702233

Background: About 15.4 million people in the UK live with a long-term condition. Of the health and social care spend, 70% is invested in caring for this population. Evidence suggests that group-work interventions offer patient support, improved outco... Read More about Facilitated group work for people with long-term conditions: a systematic review of benefits from studies of group-work interventions.

Identifying potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people with dementia: a systematic review (2019)
Journal Article
Hukins, D., Macleod, U., & Boland, J. W. (2019). Identifying potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people with dementia: a systematic review. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 75(4), 467-481. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-018-02612-x

Purpose: Older people with dementia are at risk of adverse events associated with potentially inappropriate prescribing. Aim: to describe (1) how international tools designed to identify potentially inappropriate prescribing have been used in studies... Read More about Identifying potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people with dementia: a systematic review.

Rapid review of factors associated with flexible sigmoidoscopy screening use (2018)
Journal Article
Kerrison, R. S., von Wagner, C., Green, T., Gibbins, M., Macleod, U., Hughes, M., …McGregor, L. M. (2019). Rapid review of factors associated with flexible sigmoidoscopy screening use. Preventive Medicine, 120, 8-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.12.018

© 2019 The Authors Flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) screening has been shown to reduce colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality among screened adults. The aim of this review was to identify patient-related factors associated with the screening test... Read More about Rapid review of factors associated with flexible sigmoidoscopy screening use.

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.

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.

Does the use of specialist palliative care services modify the effect of socioeconomic status on place of death? A systematic review (2015)
Journal Article
Chen, H., Nicolson, D. J., MacLeod, U., Allgar, V., Dalgliesh, C., & Johnson, M. (2016). Does the use of specialist palliative care services modify the effect of socioeconomic status on place of death? A systematic review. Palliative medicine, 30(5), 434-445. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216315602590

© SAGE Publications. Background: Cancer patients in lower socioeconomic groups are significantly less likely to die at home and experience more barriers to access to palliative care. It is unclear whether receiving palliative care may mediate the eff... Read More about Does the use of specialist palliative care services modify the effect of socioeconomic status on place of death? A systematic review.

Is increased time to diagnosis and treatment in symptomatic cancer associated with poorer outcomes? Systematic review (2015)
Journal Article
Neal, R. D., Tharmanathan, P., France, B., Din, N. U., Cotton, S., Fallon-Ferguson, J., …Emery, J. (2015). Is increased time to diagnosis and treatment in symptomatic cancer associated with poorer outcomes? Systematic review. The British Journal of Cancer, 112, S92-S107. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2015.48

© 2015 Cancer Research UK. Background: It is unclear whether more timely cancer diagnosis brings favourable outcomes, with much of the previous evidence, in some cancers, being equivocal. We set out to determine whether there is an association betwee... Read More about Is increased time to diagnosis and treatment in symptomatic cancer associated with poorer outcomes? Systematic review.