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Information design for bowel cancer detection: The impact of using information visualisation to help patients prepare for colonoscopy screening (2019)
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dos Santos Lonsdale, M., Ni, L. C., Gu, C., & Twiddy, M. (2019). Information design for bowel cancer detection: The impact of using information visualisation to help patients prepare for colonoscopy screening. Information Design Journal, 25(2), 125-156. https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.25.2.01lon

© 2019 John Benjamins Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Colorectal cancer is one of the most commonly occurring cancers in the world, and colonoscopy is the most sensitive procedure to detect it. Colonoscopy success depends on the quality of b... Read More about Information design for bowel cancer detection: The impact of using information visualisation to help patients prepare for colonoscopy screening.

Mapping disparities in education across low- and middle-income countries (2019)
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Graetz, N., Woyczynski, L., Wilson, K. F., Hall, J. B., Hassen Abate, K., Abd-Allah, F., …Hay, S. I. (2020). Mapping disparities in education across low- and middle-income countries. Nature, 577(7789), 235-238. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1872-1

Educational attainment is an important social determinant of maternal, newborn, and child health. As a tool for promoting gender equity, it has gained increasing traction in popular media, international aid strategies, and global agenda-setting. The... Read More about Mapping disparities in education across low- and middle-income countries.

Intention-to-treat analyses for randomised controlled trials in hospice/palliative care: the case for analyses to be of people exposed to the intervention. (2019)
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Kochovska, S., Huang, C., Johnson, M. J., Agar, M. R., Fallon, M. T., Kaasa, S., …Currow, D. C. (2020). Intention-to-treat analyses for randomised controlled trials in hospice/palliative care: the case for analyses to be of people exposed to the intervention. Journal of pain and symptom management, 59(3), 637-645. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.10.026

© 2019 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Context: Minimizing bias in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) includes intention-to-treat analyses. Hospice/palliative care RCTs are constrained by high attrition unpredictable when consent... Read More about Intention-to-treat analyses for randomised controlled trials in hospice/palliative care: the case for analyses to be of people exposed to the intervention..

A feasibility, randomised controlled trial of a complex breathlessness intervention in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (BREEZE-IPF): study protocol (2019)
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Wright, C., Hart, S. P., Allgar, V., English, A., Swan, F., Dyson, J., …Crooks, M. G. (2019). A feasibility, randomised controlled trial of a complex breathlessness intervention in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (BREEZE-IPF): study protocol. ERJ Open Research, 5(4), Article 0186. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00186-2019

Introduction: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and progressive lung disease that causes breathlessness and cough that worsen over time, limiting daily activities and negatively impacting quality of life. Although treatments are now av... Read More about A feasibility, randomised controlled trial of a complex breathlessness intervention in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (BREEZE-IPF): study protocol.

Presurgery conditioning interventions (prehabilitation) in adults undergoing lower limb surgery for peripheral arterial disease (2019)
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Palmer, J., Pymer, S., Smith, G. E., Harwood, A. E., Ingle, L., Huang, C., & Chetter, I. C. (2019). Presurgery conditioning interventions (prehabilitation) in adults undergoing lower limb surgery for peripheral arterial disease. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2019(9), Article CD013407. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd013407

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effectiveness of prehabilitation (preoperative exercise, either alone or in combination with nutritional or psychological interventions or both)... Read More about Presurgery conditioning interventions (prehabilitation) in adults undergoing lower limb surgery for peripheral arterial disease.

Participant engagement with a UK community-based preschool childhood obesity prevention programme: a focused ethnography study (2019)
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Burton, W., Twiddy, M., Sahota, P., Brown, J., & Bryant, M. (2019). Participant engagement with a UK community-based preschool childhood obesity prevention programme: a focused ethnography study. BMC public health, 19(1), Article 1074. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7410-0

© 2019 The Author(s). Background: Children's centres in the UK provide a setting for public health programmes; offering support to families living in the most disadvantaged areas where obesity prevalence is at its highest. Health, Exercise and Nutrit... Read More about Participant engagement with a UK community-based preschool childhood obesity prevention programme: a focused ethnography study.

A systematic review of high-intensity interval training as an exercise intervention for intermittent claudication (2019)
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Pymer, S., Palmer, J., Harwood, A. E., Ingle, L., Smith, G. E., & Chetter, I. C. (2019). A systematic review of high-intensity interval training as an exercise intervention for intermittent claudication. Journal of vascular surgery, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2019.03.050

Background Intermittent claudication (IC) is the most common symptom of peripheral arterial disease, which significantly affects walking ability, functional capacity and quality of life. Supervised exercise programs (SEP) are recommended as first-lin... Read More about A systematic review of high-intensity interval training as an exercise intervention for intermittent claudication.

Patient and public involvement in health research in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review (2019)
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Cook, N., Siddiqi, N., Twiddy, M., & Kenyon, R. (2019). Patient and public involvement in health research in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMJ open, 9(5), Article e026514. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026514

Objectives: Patient and public involvement (PPI) is argued to lead to higher quality health research, which is more relatable to and helps empower the public. We synthesised the evidence to look for examples of PPI in health research in low/middle-in... Read More about Patient and public involvement in health research in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

Validity and effectiveness of paediatric early warning systems and track and trigger tools for identifying and reducing clinical deterioration in hospitalised children: a systematic review (2019)
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Trubey, R., Huang, C., Lugg-Widger, F. V., Hood, K., Allen, D., Edwards, D., …Powell, C. (2019). Validity and effectiveness of paediatric early warning systems and track and trigger tools for identifying and reducing clinical deterioration in hospitalised children: a systematic review. BMJ open, 9(5), Article e022105. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022105

© 2019 Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. Objective To assess (1) how well validated existing paediatric track and trigger tools (PTTT) are for predicting adverse outcomes in hospitalised children, and (... Read More about Validity and effectiveness of paediatric early warning systems and track and trigger tools for identifying and reducing clinical deterioration in hospitalised children: a systematic review.

Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (2019)
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Feigin, V. L., Nichols, E., Alam, T., Bannick, M. S., Beghi, E., Blake, N., …Vos, T. (2019). Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet Neurology, 18(5), 459-480. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422%2818%2930499-X

Background Neurological disorders are increasingly recognised as major causes of death and disability worldwide. The aim of this analysis from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2016 is to provide the most comprehe... Read More about Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.

A pilot feasibility randomised clinical trial comparing dialkylcarbamoylchloride-coated dressings versus standard care for the primary prevention of surgical site infection (2019)
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Totty, J. P., Hitchman, L. H., Cai, P. L., Wallace, T., Harwood, A. E., Carradice, D., …Chetter, I. C. (2019). A pilot feasibility randomised clinical trial comparing dialkylcarbamoylchloride-coated dressings versus standard care for the primary prevention of surgical site infection. International wound journal, 16(4), 883-890. https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.13113

A surgical site infection (SSI) may occur in up to 30% of procedures and results in significant morbidity and mortality. We aimed to assess the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial (RCT) examining the use of dialkylcarbamoylchlorid... Read More about A pilot feasibility randomised clinical trial comparing dialkylcarbamoylchloride-coated dressings versus standard care for the primary prevention of surgical site infection.

The relationship between red blood cell distribution width and metabolic syndrome in elderly Chinese: a cross-sectional study (2019)
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Yan, Z., Fan, Y., Meng, Z., Huang, C., Liu, M., Zhang, Q., …Jia, Q. (2019). The relationship between red blood cell distribution width and metabolic syndrome in elderly Chinese: a cross-sectional study. Lipids in Health and Disease, 18(1), Article 34. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-019-0978-7

© 2019 The Author(s). Objective: Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a group of risk factors which includes hypertension, hyperglycemia, abnormal cholesterol levels, and obesity. Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a parameter that reflects the heterog... Read More about The relationship between red blood cell distribution width and metabolic syndrome in elderly Chinese: a cross-sectional study.

Association between platelet distribution width and serum uric acid in Chinese population (2019)
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Liu, X., Wang, H., Huang, C., Meng, Z., Zhang, W., Li, Y., …Fan, Y. (2019). Association between platelet distribution width and serum uric acid in Chinese population. BioFactors, 45(3), 326-334. https://doi.org/10.1002/biof.1491

© 2019 International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Platelet distribution width (PDW) is a simple and inexpensive parameter, which could predict activation of coagulation efficiently. And it has been confirmed to have a significant role... Read More about Association between platelet distribution width and serum uric acid in Chinese population.

Agreement between breathlessness severity and unpleasantness in people with chronic breathlessness: A longitudinal clinical study (2019)
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Ekström, M., Williams, M., Johnson, M. J., Huang, C., & Currow, D. C. (2019). Agreement between breathlessness severity and unpleasantness in people with chronic breathlessness: A longitudinal clinical study. Journal of pain and symptom management, 57(4), 715-723.e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.01.001

Context: Chronic breathlessness is a cardinal symptom in cardiopulmonary disease where both overall intensity or severity (S) and unpleasantness (U) are commonly quantified. Objective: We aimed to evaluate agreement between breathlessness severity an... Read More about Agreement between breathlessness severity and unpleasantness in people with chronic breathlessness: A longitudinal clinical study.