Richard Holland

..However, there is no evidence base for deciding the optimal period of supervision. We tested the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of different supervision models...

..Much research has explored methods to increase response rates but comparatively few studies have explored the effect of questionnaire administration on reported answers...

..02% to 5.73%, further supporting our main analysis. In conclusion, this study provides evidence that problem drug misuse is more prevalent in this rural population than previously thought...

..This study aims to test whether patients' self-assessment of functional status by NYHA class predicts hospital admissions, quality of life, and mortality...

..Candidates and examiners have hypothesized a number of factors as likely to increase the chances of success in the exam. This study formally investigates factors which may predict a candidate's success at their first attempt...

..It was therefore considered timely to audit the quality of this training...

..To investigate predictors of a supportive training relationship and examination success using data from the first UK Public Health Training Audit...

..To determine the impact of multidisciplinary interventions on hospital admission and mortality in heart failure...

..To determine whether home based medication review by pharmacists affects hospital readmission rates among older people...

..We conclude that the AQoL is probably less well suited to measuring health status in a very elderly population than the EQ-5D...

..To test whether a drug review and symptom self management and lifestyle advice intervention by community pharmacists could reduce hospital admissions or mortality in heart failure patients...

..To assess whether home-based medication review by a pharmacist for at-risk older patients in a primary care setting can reduce hospital admissions...

..Patients at risk of severe exacerbations contribute disproportionally to asthma mortality, morbidity and costs. We evaluated the effectiveness and costs of using 'asthma risk registers' for these patients in primary care...

..This study evaluated a Trial Similarity and Evidence Consistency Assessment (TSECA) framework for assessing key assumptions underlying the validity of indirect comparisons...

..Given the lack of pharmacological treatment, programmes should incorporate a wide range of activities and interventions to provide structure to clients' lives. Learning from ex-users was perceived as an important component of treatment...

..This study aims to determine the cost effectiveness of home-based medication review in older people...

..The aim of this study is to determine the clinical and cost effectiveness of a novel model of multi-professional medication review...

..The targeted model of improving access to fruit and vegetables was effective in increasing intake; however future controlled trials are required to objectively examine potential effects on fruit and vegetable intake and health outcomes...

..Our objective was to assess their vaccine risk perception and thereby to identify strategies to prevent further deterioration in uptake...

..Using Bulgaria as a case study, this article examines the impact of the reforms on child health services...

..Effective treatments are available, yet little is known about the quality of primary care for this disabling condition...

..To explore the advice giving role of pharmacists during consultation for medication review with patients aged 80 or more...

..cCBT's efficacy and acceptability may be influenced by the "human" support offered as an adjunct to it, which can vary in duration and can be offered by people with different levels of training and expertise...

..This study set out to assess the variations in achievement of incentivised and non-incentivised quality indicators for hypertension by patient area deprivation, before and after the introduction of financial incentives...

..To investigate the agreement between direct and indirect comparisons of competing healthcare interventions...

..This paper aims to assess methods used for presenting and analysing an ordinal scale, the Barthel Index, in trials of poststroke interventions...

..Such interventions may improve drug knowledge and adherence, but there are insufficient data to know whether quality of life is improved...

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..This trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a set of self-help educational materials to prevent smoking relapse in the National Health Service (NHS) Stop Smoking Service...

..Our objective was to conduct an exploratory meta-analysis, guided by mechanisms of these complex interventions for preventing smoking relapse...