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A randomised evaluation of CollAborative care and active surveillance for Screen-Positive EldeRs with sub-threshold depression (CASPER): study protocol for a randomized controlled trialNatasha Mitchell
Department of Health Sciences, Seebohm Rowntree Building, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
Trials 12:225. 2011..Data will be collected at baseline, 4 and 12 months for both trial and cohort participants. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN: ISRCTN02202951...
Randomised controlled trial of food elimination diet based on IgG antibodies for the prevention of migraine like headachesNatasha Mitchell
York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
Nutr J 10:85. 2011..Research suggests that food intolerance may be a precipitating factor for migraine like headaches...
The influence of socio-demographic characteristics on consultation for back pain--a review of the literatureJoy Adamson
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
Fam Pract 28:163-71. 2011..We aimed to assess the evidence for the impact of socio-demographic characteristics on consultation for back pain...
Challenges and opportunities associated with the introduction of assistant practitioners supporting the work of registered nurses in NHS acute hospital trusts in EnglandKaren Spilsbury
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
J Health Serv Res Policy 16:50-6. 2011....
Exploring the impact of patient views on 'appropriate' use of services and help seeking: a mixed method studyJoy Adamson
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Heslington, York
Br J Gen Pract 59:e226-33. 2009..There are commonly-held views relating to what constitutes appropriate and inappropriate use of finite NHS resources. However, very little is known about how and why such views have an impact on consultation patterns...
Commentary: Culture and pain in the work place: the domain of occupational epidemiology?Joy Adamson
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, 1st Floor Seebohm Rowntree Building, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK
Int J Epidemiol 37:1189-91. 2008
Prevalence and incidence of postnatal depression: what can systematic reviews tell us?Rachel Mann
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, ARRC Building, 2nd Floor, Room, 202, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
Arch Womens Ment Health 13:295-305. 2010..Systematic reviews provide a useful tool to summarise research, however little is known about the quantity and quality of existing systematic reviews of prevalence and incidence of PND...
Systematic review of information and support interventions for caregivers of people with dementiaCarl A Thompson
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
BMC Geriatr 7:18. 2007..This review examines whether information and support interventions improve the quality of life of people caring for someone with dementia...
Commentary: disability and education--the Madonna factor?Joy Adamson
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Heslington, York, UK
Int J Epidemiol 36:365-7. 2007
The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of respite for caregivers of frail older peopleAnne Mason
Centre for Health Economics, University of York, York, United Kingdom
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:290-9. 2007..Given the increasing numbers of frail elderly people and the lack of up-to-date, good-quality evidence for all types of respite care, better-quality evidence is urgently needed to inform current policy and practice...
Vitamin K and the prevention of fractures: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trialsSarah Cockayne
York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York YO10 5DD, England
Arch Intern Med 166:1256-61. 2006..Observational and some experimental data suggest that low intake of vitamin K may be associated with an increased risk of fracture...
Submission to multiple journals: a method of reducing time to publication?David J Torgerson
York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York YO10 5DD
BMJ 330:305-7. 2005
'Normal disruption': South Asian and African/Caribbean relatives caring for an older family member in the UKJoy Adamson
Department of Health Sciences, 1st Floor Seebohm Rowntree Building, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
Soc Sci Med 60:37-48. 2005..However, the participants also described highly disruptive elements to this change in the relationships. The paper attempts to consider the relationship between individual experiences, cultural factors and macro-social structures...
Chronic diseases, locomotor activity limitation and social participation in older women: cross sectional survey of British Women's Heart and Health StudyJoy Adamson
Department of Health Sciences, 1st Floor Seebohm Rowntree Building, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK
Age Ageing 33:293-8. 2004..To examine the association of chronic degenerative diseases with locomotor activity limitation and social participation among older British women...
Mapping the introduction of assistant practitioner roles in acute NHS (hospital) trusts in EnglandKaren Spilsbury
Department of Health Sciences, The University of York, Area 2 Seebohm Rowntree Building, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK
J Nurs Manag 17:615-26. 2009..This mapping study describes current or planned introduction of assistant practitioner roles in English National Health Service Acute Hospital Trusts...
Patient safety in patients who occupy beds on clinically inappropriate wards: a qualitative interview study with NHS staffLucy Goulding
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, UK
BMJ Qual Saf 21:218-24. 2012....
Assuring the safety and effectiveness of new drugs: rigorous phase IV trials randomizing general practices to delayed access to new drugsJoy Adamson
York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
J Health Serv Res Policy 17:56-9. 2012..Given current computerization of practice records such an approach is feasible and likely to be cost-effective...
Age and sex interaction in reported help seeking in response to chest painJoy Adamson
Health Sciences, University of York, Heslington, York
Br J Gen Pract 58:318-23. 2008..There is a growing literature suggesting that access to cardiology services is affected by age. However, there is a dearth of studies that have considered age and sex in conjunction...
Designing an RCT of acupuncture for depression--identifying appropriate patient groups: a qualitative studySylvia Schroer
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK
Fam Pract 26:188-95. 2009..Aim. To identify subgroups of patients with depression who could be the focus of effectiveness trials...
Improving the effectiveness of interventions in palliative care: the potential role of qualitative research in enhancing evidence from randomized controlled trialsKate Flemming
Department of Health Sciences, The University of York, York, UK
Palliat Med 22:123-31. 2008....
'Questerviews': using questionnaires in qualitative interviews as a method of integrating qualitative and quantitative health services researchJoy Adamson
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, UK
J Health Serv Res Policy 9:139-45. 2004..We suggest that the technique of 'questerviews' is a tangible and pragmatic way of doing this...
Evaluation of studies of causation (aetiology)Joy Adamson
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
Evid Based Nurs 7:36-40. 2004
Review of randomised trials using the post-randomised consent (Zelen's) designJoy Adamson
York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK
Contemp Clin Trials 27:305-19. 2006..Zelen's method, if carefully used, can avoid 'resentful demoralisation' and the Hawthorne effect biasing a trial. Unlike a previous review, we found that crossover was not a problem for most trials...
