Rowan H Harwood

Summary

Affiliation: Nottingham City Hospital
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Do we still need care homes?
    Rowan H Harwood
    Age Ageing 33:529-30. 2004
  2. ncbi Falls and health status in elderly women following first eye cataract surgery: an economic evaluation conducted alongside a randomised controlled trial
    Tracey H Sach
    School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
    Br J Ophthalmol 91:1675-9. 2007
  3. ncbi Commentary: Disability amongst elderly people world-wide: the need for multi-dimensional health assessment
    Rowan H Harwood
    Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    Int J Epidemiol 32:988-9. 2003
  4. ncbi A randomised, controlled comparison of different calcium and vitamin D supplementation regimens in elderly women after hip fracture: The Nottingham Neck of Femur (NONOF) Study
    Rowan H Harwood
    Health Care of the Elderly, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    Age Ageing 33:45-51. 2004
  5. ncbi Current and future worldwide prevalence of dependency, its relationship to total population, and dependency ratios
    Rowan H Harwood
    Health Care of the Elderly, B Floor South Block, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, England
    Bull World Health Organ 82:251-8. 2004
  6. ncbi The importance of acuity, stereopsis, and contrast sensitivity for health-related quality of life in elderly women with cataracts
    Sayan Datta
    Department of Ophthalmology, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 49:1-6. 2008
  7. ncbi Hypovitaminosis D and "functional hypoparathyroidism"--the NoNoF (Nottingham Neck of Femur Study)
    Opinder Sahota
    HCE, B Floor South Block, QMC, University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    Age Ageing 32:465-6. 2003
  8. ncbi A comparison of different balance tests in the prediction of falls in older women with vertebral fractures: a cohort study
    Rob Morris
    Nottingham City Hospital, UK
    Age Ageing 36:78-83. 2007
  9. ncbi The prevalence of mental health problems among older adults admitted as an emergency to a general hospital
    Sarah E Goldberg
    Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    Age Ageing 41:80-6. 2012
  10. ncbi Why are family carers of people with dementia dissatisfied with general hospital care? A qualitative study
    Fiona J Jurgens
    Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
    BMC Geriatr 12:57. 2012

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Publications15

  1. ncbi Do we still need care homes?
    Rowan H Harwood
    Age Ageing 33:529-30. 2004
  2. ncbi Falls and health status in elderly women following first eye cataract surgery: an economic evaluation conducted alongside a randomised controlled trial
    Tracey H Sach
    School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
    Br J Ophthalmol 91:1675-9. 2007
    ..To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of first eye cataract surgery compared with no surgery from a health service and personal social services perspective...
  3. ncbi Commentary: Disability amongst elderly people world-wide: the need for multi-dimensional health assessment
    Rowan H Harwood
    Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    Int J Epidemiol 32:988-9. 2003
  4. ncbi A randomised, controlled comparison of different calcium and vitamin D supplementation regimens in elderly women after hip fracture: The Nottingham Neck of Femur (NONOF) Study
    Rowan H Harwood
    Health Care of the Elderly, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    Age Ageing 33:45-51. 2004
    ..survivors of hip fracture are at 5- to 10-fold risk of a second hip fracture. There is little consensus about secondary prevention. Many are given calcium and vitamin D, but the evidence supporting this is circumstantial...
  5. ncbi Current and future worldwide prevalence of dependency, its relationship to total population, and dependency ratios
    Rowan H Harwood
    Health Care of the Elderly, B Floor South Block, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, England
    Bull World Health Organ 82:251-8. 2004
    ..To estimate the number of people worldwide requiring daily assistance from another person in carrying out health, domestic or personal tasks...
  6. ncbi The importance of acuity, stereopsis, and contrast sensitivity for health-related quality of life in elderly women with cataracts
    Sayan Datta
    Department of Ophthalmology, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 49:1-6. 2008
    ..To investigate the relative contribution of visual and other factors to quality of life among elderly women with bilateral cataract...
  7. ncbi Hypovitaminosis D and "functional hypoparathyroidism"--the NoNoF (Nottingham Neck of Femur Study)
    Opinder Sahota
    HCE, B Floor South Block, QMC, University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    Age Ageing 32:465-6. 2003
  8. ncbi A comparison of different balance tests in the prediction of falls in older women with vertebral fractures: a cohort study
    Rob Morris
    Nottingham City Hospital, UK
    Age Ageing 36:78-83. 2007
    ..people with vertebral fractures are at high risk of developing hip fractures. Falls risk is important in the pathogenesis of hip fractures...
  9. ncbi The prevalence of mental health problems among older adults admitted as an emergency to a general hospital
    Sarah E Goldberg
    Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    Age Ageing 41:80-6. 2012
    ..A high prevalence of co-morbid mental health problems is reported among older adults admitted to general hospitals...
  10. ncbi Why are family carers of people with dementia dissatisfied with general hospital care? A qualitative study
    Fiona J Jurgens
    Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
    BMC Geriatr 12:57. 2012
    ..Families and other carers report widespread dissatisfaction with general hospital care for confused older people...
  11. ncbi Falls and health status in elderly women following second eye cataract surgery: a randomised controlled trial
    Alexander J E Foss
    Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    Age Ageing 35:66-71. 2006
    ..CONCLUSION: second eye cataract surgery improves visual disability and general health status. The effect on rate of falling remains uncertain...
  12. ncbi Specialist nurses to evaluate elderly in-patients referred to a department of geriatric medicine
    Rowan H Harwood
    Health Care of the Elderly, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
    Age Ageing 31:401-4. 2002
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  13. ncbi Mental capacity assessments and discharge decisions
    Robert Stewart
    King's College London (Institute of Psychiatry, Box 60, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK
    Age Ageing 34:549-50. 2005
  14. ncbi Sooner and healthier: a randomised controlled trial and interview study of an early discharge rehabilitation service for older people
    Amanda L Cunliffe
    Ageing and Disability Research Unit, B Floor Medical School, University Hospital Nottingham, UK
    Age Ageing 33:246-52. 2004
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Some older people can be discharged from hospital sooner, with better health outcomes using a well-staffed and organised patient-centred early discharge service providing rehabilitation...
  15. ncbi What constitutes health-related quality of life in dementia? Development of a conceptual framework for people with dementia and their carers
    Sarah C Smith
    Section of Mental Health and Ageing, Health Services Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, UK
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 20:889-95. 2005
    ..We aimed to develop a conceptual framework of HRQL in dementia from the perspective of people with dementia and their carers and to examine differences in the reports of the HRQL of these two groups...