Geographical distance and reduced access to palliative radiotherapy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2022)
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Chand, C., Greenley, S., Macleod, U., Lind, M., Barton, R., & Kelly, C. (in press). 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.

Inter-rater reliability of care home staff's proxy judgements with residents' assessments of their own health-related quality of life: an analysis of the PATCH trial EQ-5D data (2021)
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Kelly, C., Hulme, C., Graham, L., Ellwood, A., Patel, I., Cundill, B., …Forster, A. (2021). Inter-rater reliability of care home staff's proxy judgements with residents' assessments of their own health-related quality of life: an analysis of the PATCH trial EQ-5D data. Age and ageing, 50(4), 1314-1320. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab053

OBJECTIVES: to compare care staff proxies with care home residents' self-assessment of their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). METHODS: we assessed the degree of inter-rater reliability between residents and care staff proxies for the EQ-5D-5L... Read More about Inter-rater reliability of care home staff's proxy judgements with residents' assessments of their own health-related quality of life: an analysis of the PATCH trial EQ-5D data.

A posture and mobility training package for care home staff: results of a cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial (the PATCH trial) (2020)
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Graham, L., Ellwood, A., Hull, K., Fisher, J., Cundill, B., Holland, M., …Forster, A. (2020). A posture and mobility training package for care home staff: results of a cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial (the PATCH trial). Age and ageing, 49(5), 821-828. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa046

© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society. BACKGROUND: provision of care for care home residents with complex needs is challenging. Physiotherapy and activity interventions can improve well... Read More about A posture and mobility training package for care home staff: results of a cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial (the PATCH trial).

Exposure to traffic-related air pollution and risk of development of childhood asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2016)
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Khreis, H., Kelly, C., Tate, J., Parslow, R., Lucas, K., & Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (2017). Exposure to traffic-related air pollution and risk of development of childhood asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environment International, 100, 1-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2016.11.012

Background and objective The question of whether children's exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) contributes to their development of asthma is unresolved. We conducted a systematic review and performed meta-analyses to analyze the associa... Read More about Exposure to traffic-related air pollution and risk of development of childhood asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.