Publications (listed by theme)

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Improving Population Health (IPH)

Effects on mental health of a UK welfare reform, Universal Credit: a longitudinal controlled study

The Health Inequalities Assessment Toolkit: supporting integration of equity into applied health research

Neighbourhood unemployment and other socio-demographic predictors of emergency hospitalisation for infectious intestinal disease in England: a longitudinal ecological study

Mainstreaming public involvement in a complex research collaboration: a theory informed evaluation

Unequal impact of the COVID-19 crisis on minority ethnic groups: a framework for understanding and addressing inequalities

Evaluating social and spatial inequalities of large scale rapid lateral flow SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing in COVID-19 management: An observational study of Liverpool, UK (November 2020 to January 2021)

How does vulnerability to COVID-19 vary between communities in England? Developing a Small Area Vulnerability Index (SAVI)

Person-Centred Complex Care (PCCC)

Pharmacogenomic associations of adverse drug reactions in asthma: systematic review and research prioritisation

Topiramate add‐on therapy for drug‐resistant focal epilepsy

Clobazam add‐on therapy for drug‐resistant epilepsy

Oxcarbazepine add-on for drug-resistant focal epilepsy

Treatments for the prevention of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)

Lamotrigine add‐on therapy for drug‐resistant focal epilepsy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020

Antiepileptic drugs as prophylaxis for postcraniotomy seizures. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020

Modelling seizure rates rather than time to an event within clinical trials of antiepileptic drugs

Has the introduction of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in England increased emergency admissions for bleeding conditions? A longitudinal ecological study.

Lamotrigine add-on therapy for drug-resistant generalised tonic-clonic seizures

Levetiracetam add‐on for drug‐resistant focal epilepsy

Vigabatrin add‐on therapy for drug‐resistant focal epilepsy

Developing clinical academic researchers: insights from practitioners and managers in nursing, midwifery and allied health

Levetiracetam add‐on for drug‐resistant focal epilepsy

Vigabatrin add‐on therapy for drug‐resistant focal epilepsy

Gabapentin add‐on treatment for drug‐resistant focal epilepsy

Prognostic factors predicting an unprovoked seizure recurrence in children and adults following a first unprovoked seizure.

Prognosis of adults and children following a first unprovoked seizure.

Examining the uptake of predictive BRCA testing in the UK; ﬁndings and implications

Risk factors for relapse in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

Weight loss interventions as an option for a lifestyle treatment in urinary incontinence

Antiepileptic drug add‐on therapy for focal epilepsy: a network meta‐analysis

The SANAD II study of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of levetiracetam, zonisamide, or lamotrigine for newly diagnosed focal epilepsy: an open-label, non-inferiority, multicentre, phase 4, randomised controlled trial

The SANAD II study of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of valproate versus levetiracetam for newly diagnosed generalised and unclassifiable epilepsy: an open-label, non-inferiority, multicentre, phase 4, randomised controlled trial

Immediate antiepileptic drug treatment, versus placebo, deferred, or no treatment for first unprovoked seizure

Antidepressants for people with epilepsy and depression

Care After Presenting with Seizures (CAPS): An analysis of the impact of a seizure referral pathway and nurse support on neurology referral rates for patients admitted with a seizure

Equitable Place-based Health and Care (EPHC)

Mainstreaming public involvement in a complex research collaboration: a theory informed evaluation

Summary of Findings: Air Pollution (February 2020)

Summary of Findings: Social Isolation (February 2020)

Summary of Findings: Social Prescribing (February 2020)

Public involvement in health research: what does ‘good’ look like in practice?

Findings from EPHC COVID-19 Diary Project:

What’s in a method? Using diary methods to research public experiences

Same storm, different boats? Experience of lockdown rules during COVID-19 – findings from a diary project

Use of remote technology in research – Findings from the EPHC Diary Project

Mental health and COVID-19 – findings from a diary project

Methodological Innovation Development Adaptation and Support (MIDAS)

Fall prevention programmes for older adults in the community: impact on rate of falls.

Dynamic contrast–enhanced computed tomography for the diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Etiologic Workup in Cases of Cryptogenic Stroke: A Systematic Review of International Clinical Practice Guidelines

The effectiveness of continuous quality improvement for developing professional practice and improving healthcare outcomes: a systematic review

Barriers and facilitators to primary health care for people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism: an integrative review

Muslim women’s experiences of maternity services in the UK: qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis

Barriers and facilitators to deprescribing in primary care: A systematic review

Accelerated programmes in children’s nursing to tackle the workforce gap in the United Kingdom: a cost-consequences analysis

“I just keep thinking that I don’t want to rely on people.”: A qualitative study of how people living with dementia achieve and maintain independence at home: Stakeholder perspectives.

Reducing hospital admissions in older care home residents: A 4-year evaluation of the Care Home Innovation Programme (CHIP).

Distinguishing frontotemporal dementia from Alzheimer’s disease through everyday function profiles: Trajectories of change.

Evaluating a young-onset dementia service from two sides of the coin: Staff and service user perspectives. BMC Health Services Research.

Refinement and validation of the IDIOM score for predicting the risk of gastro-intestinal cancer in iron deficiency anaemia.

The Barts Explanatory Model Inventory for Dementia: An item reduction approach based on responses from South Asian communities

HIAT toolkit for incorporating a health inequalities dimension into the design and implementation of clinical and applied health research.

Ethnic disparities in the uptake of anti-dementia medication in young and late onset dementia.

Do people living in disadvantaged circumstances receive different mental health treatments than those from less disadvantaged backgrounds?

The Patient Needs Assessment in Cancer Care: Identifying Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation in the UK and Canada

(Book) Music and Film in Dementia Care: A Pilot Project with the Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust, Randomlight Nursing homes and Age Concern. In “Movies, Music and Memory: Tools for Wellbeing in Later Life”.

Adherence and persistence to direct oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation: a population-based study

Families may benefit from spiritual care in acute settings when loved ones are coming to the end of their lives

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of mental practice for the upper limb after stroke: imagined or real benefit?

An exploration of lifestyle/obesity programmes for adults with intellectual disabilities through a realist lens: Impact of a ‘context, mechanism and outcome’ evaluation

Delivering motivational interviewing early post stroke: standardisation of the intervention

Predictors of recognition of out of hospital cardiac arrest by emergency medical services call handlers in England: a mixed methods diagnostic accuracy study.

Risk factors for relapse in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

Virtual reality, the COVID-19 pandemic and rehabilitation for community-dwelling older adults

The impact of COVID-19 social distancing and isolation recommendations for Muslim communities in North West England

The patient needs assessment in cancer care: identifying barriers and facilitators to implementation in the UK and Canada

Refinement and validation of the IDIOM score for predicting the risk of gastrointestinal cancer in iron deficiency anaemia

Public Perspectives of Social Prescribing

From fringe to centre-stage: experiences of mainstreaming health equity in a health research collaboration

Fathers report experiencing negative feelings and psychological difficulties during the perinatal period

Multifaceted falls prevention can help to reduce fall rates in high-risk and healthy community-dwelling older adults

One in 10 hospitalised patients have a pressure injury worldwide

Alpha2 agonist dexmedetomidine may reduce duration of delirium in critically ill adults

Probiotics may be considered for children and adults with cystic fibrosis

There is inconsistency in the effect of empathy training for healthcare professionals and students

Mediators, confounders and effectiveness of interventions for medication adherence after stroke

Home-Based Exercise And People With Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review

Identifying risk factors for mortality in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19

Strength training for people with multiple sclerosis and the current recommendations

Use of pedometers in the workplace as a strategy to increase physical activity

Understanding dementia in South Asian populations: an exploration of knowledge and awareness

Self-guided technology to improve health-related behaviour and quality of life in people with cancer

Adopting evidence-based guidelines for acute stroke care: barriers and enablers for health professionals

Oral health should be considered when working with adults with intellectual disabilities, and larger, higher-quality studies in this area are needed

Statins used for secondary prevention in patients with stroke reduce the risk of further ischaemic strokes and cardiovascular events

Care and Health Informatics (CHI)

Do home modifications reduce care home admissions for older people? A matched control evaluation of the Care & Repair Cymru service in Wales

Privacy preserving data visualizations

Association of socioeconomic deprivation with asthma care, outcomes, and deaths in Wales: A 5-year national linked primary and secondary care cohort study

PUblications Metadata Augmentation (PUMA) pipeline [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of mental practice for the upper limb after stroke: imagined or real benefit?

Impact of the national home safety equipment scheme ‘Safe At Home’ on hospital admissions for unintentional injury in children under 5: a controlled interrupted time series analysis

Identifying risk factors for mortality in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19

Impact of the national home safety equipment scheme ‘Safe At Home’ on hospital admissions for unintentional injury in children under 5: a controlled interrupted time series analysis

Public involvement and engagement in big data research: protocol for a scoping review and a systematic review of delivery and effectiveness of strategies for involvement and engagement

Health and Care across the Life Course (HaCAL)

Ethnic disparities in the uptake of anti-dementia medication in young and late-onset dementia

Supporting access to activities to enhance wellbeing and reduce social isolation in people living with motor neurone disease

Evaluating a young-onset dementia service from two sides of the coin: Staff and service user perspectives

Distinguishing Frontotemporal Dementia From Alzheimer Disease Through Everyday Function Profiles: Trajectories of Change

Predictors of emergency department and GP use among patients with mental health conditions: a public health survey

Social prescribing for people with mental health needs living in disadvantaged communities: the Life Rooms model

“I just keep thinking that I don’t want to rely on people.” a qualitative study of how people living with dementia achieve and maintain independence at home: stakeholder perspectives

Reducing hospital admissions in older care home residents: a 4-year evaluation of the care home innovation Programme (CHIP)

The Barts Explanatory Model Inventory for Dementia: An item reduction approach based on responses from South Asian communities

Do people living in disadvantaged circumstances receive different mental health treatments than those from less disadvantaged backgrounds?

“Current dementia care: what are the difficulties and how can we advance care globally?”

Does Social Support Affect Older Adults’ General Practitioner Attendance Rates? Findings from the North West Coast Household Health Survey

Impact of community-based chronic obstructive pulmonary disease service, a multidisciplinary intervention in an area of high deprivation: A longitudinal matched controlled study

A qualitative study of healthcare professionals’ experiences of providing maternity care for Muslim women in the UK

Care Starts at Home: Emotional State and Appeals to Altruism may Reduce Demand for Overused Health Services in the UK

The longitudinal NIHR ARC North West Coast Household Health Survey: exploring health inequalities in disadvantaged communities

NICE public health guidance update

Decision-making for receiving paid home care for dementia in the time of COVID-19: a qualitative study

GP perceptions of community-based children’s mental health services in Pennine Lancashire: a qualitative study

Decision-making for receiving domiciliary care for dementia in the time of COVID-19: A qualitative study.

Exploring the factors influencing the use of electrically assisted bikes (e-bikes) by stroke survivors: a mixed methods multiple case study

Improving the quality of care in care homes using the Quality Improvement Collaborative approach: lessons learnt from six projects conducted in the UK and the Netherlands

Socio‐economic predictors of time to care home admission in people living with dementia in Wales: A routine data linkage study

Enabling middle-aged and older adults accessing community services to reduce social isolation: Community Connectors. Health and Social Care in the Community, in press

What is the impact of day care on older people with long‐term conditions: A systematic review

Health Inequities in the Care Pathways for People Living with Young- and Late-Onset Dementia: From Pre-COVID-19 to Early Pandemic

Impact of COVID-19 public health restrictions on older people in Uganda: ‘Hunger is really one of those problems brought by this COVID’

A Fall from Grace: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Unemployment in UK University Graduates with Common Mental Health Issues

An investigation to identify individual socio-economic and health determinants of suicidal ideation using responses to a cross-sectional, community-based public health survey.

A socially-prescribed community service for people living with dementia and family carers and its long-term effects on well-being

Emotional and mental wellbeing following COVID-19 public health measures on people living with dementia and carers

How do Muslim community members perceive Covid-19 risk reduction recommendations? – a UK qualitative study

Prospective observational study of SARS-CoV-2 infection, transmission and immunity in a cohort of households in Liverpool City Region, UK (COVID-LIV): a study protocol

“A piece of paper is not the same as having someone to talk to”: Accessing post-diagnostic dementia care before and since COVID-19 and associated inequalities”

The potential dangers of not understanding COVID-19 public health restrictions in dementia: “It’s a groundhog day – every single day she does not understand why she can’t go out for a walk”

A qualitative evaluation of coproduction of research: ‘If you do it properly, you will get turbulence’

Incidence of sight threatening diabetic retinopathy in an established urban screening programme: an 11-year cohort study

Identifying how COVID-19-related misinformation reacts to the announcement of the UK national lockdown: An interrupted time-series study

Use of routine and cohort data globally in exploring dementia care pathways and inequalities: A systematic review

Multiorgan impairment in low-risk individuals with post-COVID-19 syndrome: a prospective, community-based study

Supporting independence at home for people living with dementia: a qualitative ethnographic study of homecare

COVID-19 Public Health Restrictions and Older Adults’ Well-being in Uganda: Psychological Impacts and Coping Mechanisms

Non-visible disease, the hidden disruptive experiences of chronic illness in adversity International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Health & Well-being

Power, control, communities and health inequalities I: theories, concepts and analytical frameworks

Personalising screening of sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy – qualitative evidence to inform effective implementation

Young-onset dementia and its difficulties in diagnosis and care

Use of acute psychiatric hospitalisation: a study of the factors influencing decisions to arrange acute admission to inpatient mental health facilities

The value of involving patients and public in health services research and evaluation: a qualitative study

Young-onset dementia and its difficulties in diagnosis and care

Use of acute psychiatric hospitalisation: a study of the factors influencing decisions to arrange acute admission to inpatient mental health facilities

The value of involving patients and public in health services research and evaluation: a qualitative study

Resilience and supporting people living with dementia during the time of COVID-19; A qualitative study

‘I know my place’; a meta-ethnographic synthesis of disadvantaged and vulnerable women’s negative experiences of maternity care in high-income countries

Health system strengthening in fragile and conflict-affected states: a call to action

The individual, place, and wellbeing – a network analysis

Community Outpatient Psychotherapy Engagement Service for Self-harm (COPESS): a feasibility trial protocol

Does neighbourhood identification buffer against the effects of socioeconomic disadvantage on self-harm?

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