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| H GageSummaryAffiliation: University of Surrey Country: UK Publications
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Recognition and management of overweight and obese children: a questionnaire survey of general practitioners and parents in EnglandHeather Gage
Department of Economics, Consumer Behaviour and Health Research Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
J Paediatr Child Health 48:146-52. 2012..To (i) compare the views of general practitioners (GPs) and parents about the causes, consequences and management of childhood overweight/obesity; and (ii) explore the extent to which they can identify overweight/obesity in children...- A comparison of specialist rehabilitation and care assistant support with specialist rehabilitation alone and usual care for people with Parkinson's living in the community: study protocol for a randomised controlled trialHeather Gage
Dept of Economics, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
Trials 12:250. 2011..Studies are needed that investigate cost-effective community-based service delivery models to reduce disability and dependency and admission to long term care, and improve quality of life... - Multi-centre cluster randomised trial comparing a community group exercise programme with home based exercise with usual care for people aged 65 and over in primary care: protocol of the ProAct 65+ trialSteve Iliffe
Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, Rowland Hill St, London NW3 2PF, UK
Trials 11:6. 2010..However, physical activity levels are low in the older population and previous studies have demonstrated only modest, short-term improvements in activity levels with intervention... - Talking about living and dying with the oldest old: public involvement in a study on end of life care in care homesClaire Goodman
Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield, AL10 9AB UK
BMC Palliat Care 10:20. 2011..abstract:.. - Laxative use in care homesHeather Gage
Heather Gage BA MSc PhD Reader in Health Economics Department of Economics, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
J Adv Nurs 66:1266-72. 2010..This paper is a report of an investigation into the factors associated with laxative-taking by older people in care homes... - Evaluating rehabilitation using cost-consequences analysis: an example in Parkinson's diseaseHeather Gage
Department of Economics, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
Clin Rehabil 20:232-8. 2006..To use cost-consequences analysis to evaluate rehabilitation, and to discuss some practical limitations... - Correlates of constipation in people with Parkinson'sH Gage
Dept of Economics, University of Surrey, Guildford, England, UK
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 17:106-11. 2011..Partners/carers provided a convenience control group... - Rehabilitation for Parkinson's disease: a systematic review of available evidenceHeather Gage
Department of Economics, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
Clin Rehabil 18:463-82. 2004..To systematically review the available evidence on the effectiveness of nonpharmacological rehabilitation interventions for people with Parkinson's disease, and identify future research needs... - Educational and psychosocial programmes for adolescents with diabetes: approaches, outcomes and cost-effectivenessHeather Gage
Department of Economics, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
Patient Educ Couns 53:333-46. 2004..Few studies addressed resourcing issues and robust cost-effectiveness appraisals are required to identify interventions that generate the greatest returns on expenditure... - The relative health related quality of life of veterans with Parkinson's diseaseH Gage
Department of Economics, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, UK
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 74:163-9. 2003.... - Developmental origins of health and disease: the views of first-time mothers in 5 European countries on the importance of nutritional influences in the first year of lifeHeather Gage
Food, Consumer Behaviour, and Health Research Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
Am J Clin Nutr 94:2018S-2024S. 2011..The programming concept suggests that poor early nutrition causes an array of medical problems later in life. Public health messages about the implications of programming may not be reaching parents and influencing infant feeding behaviors... - Health system costs of in-hospital cardiac arrestHeather Gage
University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
Resuscitation 54:139-46. 2002..Reducing avoidable cardiac arrests would generate in-hospital savings in direct resuscitation care of survivors. Scope for reducing capital and training costs is discussed... - Why are some care homes better than others? An empirical study of the factors associated with quality of care for older people in residential homes in Surrey, EnglandHeather Gage
Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
Health Soc Care Community 17:599-609. 2009..65, P < 0.001). The results of this study may help inform future policy. They are discussed in the context of alternative approaches to measuring quality of residential care, and in terms of their generalisability... - A semantically enabled formalism for the knowledge management of Parkinson's diseaseS Paul
Process and Information System Engineering Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK
Med Inform Internet Med 31:101-20. 2006..Knowledge bases for symptoms and drugs, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and dieting that affect patient care were developed. Finally, the knowledge bases were merged to form a single central repository of knowledge base... - Behavioral interventions for adolescents with type 1 diabetes: how effective are they?S E Hampson
Department of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
Diabetes Care 23:1416-22. 2000..To evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral interventions for adolescents with type 1 diabetes based on a systematic review of the literature... - Effects of educational and psychosocial interventions for adolescents with diabetes mellitus: a systematic reviewS E Hampson
Department of Psychology, University of Surrey, UK
Health Technol Assess 5:1-79. 2001..4) Quantitative and narrative analysis of the evidence suggested that interventions are more likely to be effective if they demonstrate the inter-relatedness of the various aspects of diabetes management. (ABSTRACT TRUNCATED).. - Delayed transfers of older people from hospital: Causes and policy implicationsKaren Bryan
European Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Duke of Kent Building, University of Surrey, Stag Hill, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7TE, UK
Health Policy 76:194-201. 2006..More recent legislation that imposes fines on social service departments for delayed transfers does not address underlying causes... - The measurement of satisfaction with healthcare: implications for practice from a systematic review of the literatureR Crow
European Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
Health Technol Assess 6:1-244. 2002 - Integrated care: utilisation of complementary and alternative medicine within a conventional cancer treatment centreHeather Gage
Department of Economics, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
Complement Ther Med 17:84-91. 2009.... - Short-term effectiveness of intensive multidisciplinary rehabilitation for people with Parkinson's disease and their carersPatrick Trend
Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK
Clin Rehabil 16:717-25. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: This intensive co-ordinated programme provided immediate benefits to people with Parkinson's disease and their carers... - Infant feeding and the concept of early nutrition programming: a comparison of qualitative data from four European countriesMartina A Schmid
Food, Consumer Behaviour and Health Research Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
Adv Exp Med Biol 646:183-7. 2009..The concept of early nutrition programming was widely recognized among the key persons of government bodies in all four European countries. However, the concept was not necessarily represented in the produced documents... - Excess burden of constipation in Parkinson's disease: a pilot studyJulie Kaye
Guildford and Waverley Primary Care Trust, Guildford, United Kingdom
Mov Disord 21:1270-3. 2006..4% vs. 6.1%). Many people with Parkinson's disease experience constipation problems but they may not bring these to the attention of their healthcare providers. More research is required to understand the causes and management options...