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| Nicola MillsSummaryAffiliation: University of Bristol Country: UK Publications
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Exploring treatment preferences facilitated recruitment to randomized controlled trialsNicola Mills
School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Road, Bristol BS8 2PS, UK
J Clin Epidemiol 64:1127-36. 2011..To explore how patients' treatment preferences were expressed and justified during recruitment to a randomized controlled trial (RCT) and how they influenced participation and treatment decisions...
What do patients want and get from a primary care epilepsy specialist nurse service?Nicola Mills
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 2PR, UK
Seizure 11:176-83. 2002..To assess what patients want and get from a primary care epilepsy specialist nurse service, and whether this matches their expectations and self-defined needs...
Population screening for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the UK: a qualitative study of the experiences of those screenedNicola Mills
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, Bristol, BS8 2PR, UK
Fam Pract 23:550-7. 2006..Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis in selected health care settings is underway in the UK despite insufficient evidence about the personal impact of screening...
Perceptions of equipoise are crucial to trial participation: a qualitative study of men in the ProtecT studyNicola Mills
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2PR, United Kingdom
Control Clin Trials 24:272-82. 2003..A priority for future research is to focus on the provision and presentation of suitable and effective trial information, concentrating in particular on the neglected concept of clinical equipoise...
A comparison of socio-demographic and psychological factors between patients consenting to randomisation and those selecting treatment (the ProtecT study)Nicola Mills
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, UK
Contemp Clin Trials 27:413-9. 2006..Moreover, randomising patients with a preference may affect treatment efficacy and threaten internal validity...
Does population screening for Chlamydia trachomatis raise anxiety among those tested? Findings from a population based chlamydia screening studyRona Campbell
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, Bristol BS8 2PR, UK
BMC Public Health 6:106. 2006..The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of an invitation to be screened for chlamydia and of receiving a negative result on levels of anxiety, depression and self-esteem...
Quality improvement report: Improving design and conduct of randomised trials by embedding them in qualitative research: ProtecT (prostate testing for cancer and treatment) study. Commentary: presenting unbiased information to patients can be difficultJenny Donovan
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 2PR, UK
BMJ 325:766-70. 2002..Embedding this controversial trial within qualitative research improved recruitment. Such methods probably have wider applicability and may enable even the most difficult evaluative questions to be tackled...
Professional and organizational obstacles to establishing a new specialist service in primary care: case study of an epilepsy specialist nurseNicola Mills
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
J Adv Nurs 37:43-51. 2002..This can help us to understand why a service has the effects it does and to inform new specialist nurses of potential difficulties...
Assessment of cosmesis after breast reconstruction surgery: a systematic reviewShelley Potter
Academic Surgical Research Unit, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Ann Surg Oncol 18:813-23. 2011..This review summarises current methods for assessing cosmesis after reconstructive surgery and makes recommendations for future practice...
A systematic review of the effect of primary care-based service innovations on quality and patterns of referral to specialist secondary careAlex Faulkner
Cardiff University School of Social Sciences, Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3WT
Br J Gen Pract 53:878-84. 2003..Evidence about the range of effects and implications for the healthcare system of different types of innovation have not previously been summarised...
