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| Sharon SimpsonSummaryAffiliation: Cardiff University Country: UK Publications
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Preventing disease through opportunistic, rapid engagement by primary care teams using behaviour change counselling (PRE-EMPT): protocol for a general practice-based cluster randomised trialClio Spanou
South East Wales Trials Unit, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, UK
BMC Fam Pract 11:69. 2010..This paper describes the protocol for an evaluation of a training intervention (the Talking Lifestyles Programme) which will enable practitioners to routinely use BCC during consultations for the above four risk behaviours...- Stemming the Tide of Antibiotic Resistance (STAR): a protocol for a trial of a complex intervention addressing the 'why' and 'how' of appropriate antibiotic prescribing in general practiceSharon A Simpson
South East Wales Trials Unit, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, 7th floor Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, UK
BMC Fam Pract 10:20. 2009..This paper describes the protocol for a pragmatic, randomized evaluation of a complex intervention aimed at reducing antibiotic prescribing by primary care clinicians... - The Bipolar Interactive Psychoeducation (BIPED) study: trial design and protocolSharon Simpson
South East Wales Trials Unit, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, 7thfloor Neuadd Merionnydd, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK, CF14 4XN
BMC Psychiatry 9:50. 2009..Psychoeducational interventions have emerged as promising long-term therapeutic options for bipolar disorder... - Effect of using an interactive booklet about childhood respiratory tract infections in primary care consultations on reconsulting and antibiotic prescribing: a cluster randomised controlled trialNick A Francis
Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN
BMJ 339:b2885. 2009.... - Developing an online psychoeducation package for bipolar disorderEmma Barnes
Department of Psychological Medicine and Neurology, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
J Ment Health 20:21-31. 2011..Medications are known to be effective for bipolar disorder but treatment non-adherence and psychosocial effects can impact adversely on long-term outcome. Psychoeducation may help address some of these issues... - General practitioners' perceptions of introducing near-patient testing for common infections into routine primary care: a qualitative studyChristopher C Butler
School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Wales, UK
Scand J Prim Health Care 26:17-21. 2008..We therefore explored the views of general practitioners concerning the possible introduction of near-patient tests for managing common infections... - Developing an 'interactive' booklet on respiratory tract infections in children for use in primary care consultationsNick Francis
South East Wales Trials Unit, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, United Kingdom
Patient Educ Couns 73:286-93. 2008..To construct a systematic process for developing an 'interactive' booklet for use in primary care consultations and to use this process to develop a booklet on respiratory tract infections in children... - Beating Bipolar: exploratory trial of a novel Internet-based psychoeducational treatment for bipolar disorderDaniel J Smith
Department of Psychological Medicine and Neurology, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
Bipolar Disord 13:571-7. 2011..We undertook a preliminary exploratory randomized trial to examine efficacy, feasibility and acceptability... - The effect of using an interactive booklet on childhood respiratory tract infections in consultations: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial in primary careNick A Francis
South East Wales Trials Unit, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, UK
BMC Fam Pract 9:23. 2008..This paper outlines the protocol for a study designed to evaluate the use of a booklet on respiratory tract infections in children within primary care consultations... - Disease trajectories and ACT/RCPCH categories in paediatric palliative careFiona Wood
Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University, School of Medicine, UK
Palliat Med 24:796-806. 2010..By presenting qualitative descriptive data regarding the lived experience of families of children with LLCs, this study provides preliminary evidence that the ACT/RCPCH categories are suitable tools for research and service development... - Socially responsible antibiotic choices in primary care: a qualitative study of GPs' decisions to prescribe broad-spectrum and fluroquinolone antibioticsFiona Wood
Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University, Neuadd Meirionydd, Heath Park, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Fam Pract 24:427-34. 2007..Urgently promoting cautious fluroquinolone prescribing in primary care may limit increase in resistance... - Medically unexplained symptoms: the biopsychosocial model found wantingChristopher C Butler
Department of General Practice, University of Wales College of Medicine, Llanedeyrn Health Centre, Cardiff CF23 9PN, Wales, UK
J R Soc Med 97:219-22. 2004 - An observational study of empirical antibiotics for adult women with uncomplicated UTI in general practiceKathryn O'Brien
Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University, 3rd Floor Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
J Antimicrob Chemother 59:1200-3. 2007..We therefore explored the association between antibiotic prescribing and urine culture results when culture was performed in all symptomatic patients...