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2. Weight management during pregnancy: A systematic review of qualitative evidence
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Johnson, Maxine, Campbell, Fiona, Messina, Josie, Preston, Louise, Buckley Woods, Helen, and Goyder, Elizabeth
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3. Individual risk factors predictive of major trauma in pre-hospital injured older patients: a systematic review
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Pandor, Abdullah, primary, Fuller, Gordon, additional, Essat, Munira, additional, Sabir, Lisa, additional, Holt, Chris, additional, Buckley Woods, Helen, additional, and Chatha, Hridesh, additional
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- 2022
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4. Governance of Intersectoral Collaborations for Population Health and to Reduce Health Inequalities in High-Income Countries: A Complexity-Informed Systematic Review.
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Such, Elizabeth, Smith, Katherine, Buckley Woods, Helen, and Meier, Petra
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POPULATION health ,HIGH-income countries ,HEALTH equity ,SERVICE design ,HEALTH policy ,ORGANIZATIONAL legitimacy - Abstract
Background: A 'Health in All Policies' (HiAP) approach has been widely advocated as a way to involve multiple government sectors in addressing health inequalities, but implementation attempts have not always produced the expected results. Explaining how HiAP-style collaborations have been governed may offer insights into how to improve population health and reduce health inequalities. Methods: Theoretically focused systematic review. Synthesis of evidence from evaluative studies into a causal logic model. Results: Thirty-one publications based on 40 case studies from nine high-income countries were included. Intersectoral collaborations for population health and equity were multi-component and multi-dimensional with collaborative activity spanning policy, strategy, service design and service delivery. Governance of intersectoral collaboration included structural and relational components. Both internal and external legitimacy and credibility delivered collaborative power, which in turn enabled intersectoral collaboration. Internal legitimacy was driven by multiple structural elements and processes. Many of these were instrumental in developing (often-fragile) relational trust. Internal credibility was supported by multi-level collaborations that were adequately resourced and shared power. External legitimacy and credibility was created through meaningful community engagement, leadership that championed collaborations and the identification of 'win-win' strategies. External factors such as economic shocks and short political cycles reduced collaborative power. Conclusion: This novel review, using systems thinking and causal loop representations, offers insights into how collaborations can generate internal and external legitimacy and credibility. This offers promise for future collaborative activity for population health and equity; it presents a clearer picture of what structural and relational components and dynamics collaborative partners can focus on when planning and implementing HiAP initiatives. The limits of the literature base, however, does not make it possible to identify if or how this might deliver improved population health or health equity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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5. Exploring LIS practitioner engagement with research: lessons from a UK case study
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Buckley-Woods, Helen and Booth, Andrew
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FOS: Media and communications ,Library and Information Studies - Abstract
Internationally, LIS academics and professionals share a need to understand how practitioners engage with research. In 2013, a research team from the University of Sheffield was commissioned by the UK CILIP Library and Information Research Group (LIRG) to conduct a Research Scan to address the question “What do LIS Practitioners want from research?”. The team, comprising an academic and an LIS practitioner, conducted a scoping review of current literature (2010‐12), augmented by an investigation of ephemeral material.
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- 2021
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6. Configuration of vascular services: a multiple methods research programme
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Michaels, Jonathan, primary, Wilson, Emma, additional, Maheswaran, Ravi, additional, Radley, Stephen, additional, Jones, Georgina, additional, Tong, Thai-Son, additional, Kaltenthaler, Eva, additional, Aber, Ahmed, additional, Booth, Andrew, additional, Buckley Woods, Helen, additional, Chilcott, James, additional, Duncan, Rosie, additional, Essat, Munira, additional, Goka, Edward, additional, Howard, Aoife, additional, Keetharuth, Anju, additional, Lumley, Elizabeth, additional, Nawaz, Shah, additional, Paisley, Suzy, additional, Palfreyman, Simon, additional, Poku, Edith, additional, Phillips, Patrick, additional, Rooney, Gill, additional, Thokala, Praveen, additional, Thomas, Steven, additional, Tod, Angela, additional, Wickramasekera, Nyantara, additional, and Shackley, Phil, additional
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- 2021
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7. Selecting Patient Reported Outcome Measures for Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA): Integrating Systematic Review and Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Methods (ISOQOL 22nd Annual Conference 21-24 October 2015)
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Jones, Georgina, Essat, Munira, Poku, Edith, Booth, Andrew, Palfreyman, Simon, Kaltenthaler, Eva, Duncan, Rosie, Buckley-Woods, Helen, Michaels, Jonathan, and Phillips, Patrick
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FOS: Economics and business ,cardiovascular system ,111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified ,cardiovascular diseases ,FOS: Health sciences ,140208 Health Economics - Abstract
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) is a dilatation of the abdominal aorta. It is usually asymptomatic however, depending on the size of the aneurysm people may experience pain or a pulsating feeling in their abdomen. When the diameter exceeds 5.5cm there is a significant riskof rupture, which is usually fatal. Depending on the size of the aneurysm treatment options include either surgical, endovascular intervention or monitoring.The aim of this study was to identify and evaluate existing patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) for use in patients with AAA to inform the selection ofappropriate outcomes for use in vascular services.
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- 2020
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8. Improving outcomes for older people in the emergency department: a review of reviews
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Preston, Louise, primary, van Oppen, James David, additional, Conroy, Simon Paul, additional, Ablard, Suzanne, additional, Buckley Woods, Helen, additional, and Mason, Suzanne M, additional
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- 2020
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9. What are the cost-savings and health benefits of improving detection and management for six high cardiovascular risk conditions in England? An economic evaluation
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Thomas, Chloe, primary, Brennan, Alan, additional, Goka, Edward, additional, Squires, Hazel Y, additional, Brenner, Gilly, additional, Bagguley, David, additional, Buckley Woods, Helen, additional, Gillett, Michael, additional, Leaviss, Joanna, additional, Clowes, Mark, additional, Heathcote, Laura, additional, Cooper, Katy, additional, and Breeze, Penny, additional
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- 2020
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10. Improving outcomes for older people in the emergency department: a review of reviews.
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Preston, Louise, van Oppen, James David, Conroy, Simon Paul, Ablard, Suzanne, Woods, Helen Buckley, Mason, Suzanne M., and Buckley Woods, Helen
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Background: There has been a recognised trend of increasing use of emergency and urgent care and emergency departments (EDs) by older people, which is marked by a substantial evidence base reporting interventions for this population and guidance from key organisations. Despite this, outcomes for this population remain suboptimal. A plethora of reviews in this area provides challenges for clinicians and commissioners in determining which interventions and models of care best meet people's needs. The aim of this review was to identify effective ED interventions which have been reported for older people, and to provide a clear summary of the myriad reviews and numerous intervention types in this area.Methods: A review of reviews, reporting interventions for older people, either initiated or wholly delivered within the ED.Results: A total of 15 review articles describing 83 primary studies met our content and reporting standards criteria. The majority (n=13) were systematic reviews (four using meta-analysis.) Across the reviews, 26 different outcomes were reported with inconsistency. Follow-up duration varied within and across the reviews. Based on how authors had reported results, evidence clusters were developed: (1) staff-focused reviews, (2) discharge intervention reviews, (3) population-focused reviews and (4) intervention component reviews.Conclusions: The evidence base describing interventions is weak due to inconsistent reporting, differing emphasis placed on the key characteristics of primary studies (staff, location and outcome) by review authors and varying quality of reviews. No individual interventions have been found to be more promising, but interventions initiated in the ED and continued into other settings have tended to result in more favourable patient and health service outcomes. Despite many interventions reported within the reviews being holistic and patient focused, outcomes measured were largely service focused.Prospero Registration Number: PROSPERO CRD42018111461. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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11. Proceedings of Patient Reported Outcome Measure’s (PROMs) Conference Oxford 2017: Advances in Patient Reported Outcomes Research
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Velikova, Galina, Valderas, Jose M., Potter, Caroline, Batchelder, Laurie, A’Court, Christine, Baker, Matthew, Bostock, Jennifer, Coulter, Angela, Fitzpatrick, Ray, Forder, Julien, Fox, Diane, Geneen, Louise, Gibbons, Elizabeth, Jenkinson, Crispin, Jones, Karen, Kelly, Laura, Peters, Michele, Mulhern, Brendan, Labeit, Alexander, Rowen, Donna, Meadows, Keith, Elliott, Jackie, Brazier, John E., Knowles, Emma, Keetharuth, Anju, Connell, Janice, Carlton, Jill, Buck, Lizzie Taylor, Ricketts, Thomas, Barkham, Michael, Goswami, Pushpendra, Salek, Sam, Ionova, Tatyana, Oliva, Esther, Fielding, Adele K., Karakantza, Marina, Al-Ismail, Saad, Collins, Graham P., McConnell, Stewart, Langton, Catherine, Jennings, Daniel M., Else, Roger, Kell, Jonathan, Ward, Helen, Day, Sophie, Lumley, Elizabeth, Phillips, Patrick, Duncan, Rosie, Buckley-Woods, Helen, Aber, Ahmed, Jones, Gerogina, Michaels, Jonathan, Porter, Ian, Gangannagaripalli, Jaheeda, Davey, Antoinette, Ricci-Cabello, Ignacio, Haywood, Kirstie, Hansen, Stine Thestrup, Valderas, Jose, Roberts, Deb, Gumber, Anil, Podmore, Bélène, Hutchings, Andrew, van der Meulen, Jan, Aggarwal, Ajay, Konan, Sujith, Price, Andrew, Jackson, William, Bottomley, Nick, Philiips, Michael, Knightley-Day, Toby, Beard, David, Greenhalgh, Joanne, Gooding, Kate, Valderas, Chema, Wright, Judy, Dalkin, Sonia, Meads, David, Black, Nick, Fawkes, Carol, Froud, Robert, Carnes, Dawn, Cook, Jonathan, Dakin, Helen, Smith, James, Kang, Sujin, Griffiths, Catrin, Guest, Ella, Harcourt, Diana, Murphy, Mairead, Hollinghurst, Sandra, Salisbury, Chris, Gao, Anqi, Lemanska, Agnieszka, Chen, Tao, Dearnaley, David P., Jena, Rajesh, Sydes, Matthew, Faithfull, Sara, Ades, A. E., Kounali, Daphne, Lu, Guobing, Rombach, Ines, Gray, Alastair, Rivero-Arias, Oliver, Holch, Patricia, Holmes, Marie, Rodgers, Zoe, Dickinson, Sarah, Clayton, Beverly, Davidson, Susan, Routledge, Jacqui, Glennon, Julia, Henry, Ann M., Franks, Kevin, Maguire, Roma, McCann, Lisa, Young, Teresa, Armes, Jo, Harris, Jenny, Miaskowski, Christine, Kotronoulas, Grigorios, Miller, Morven, Ream, Emma, Patiraki, Elizabeth, Geiger, Alexander, Berg, Geir V., Flowerday, Adrian, Donnan, Peter, McCrone, Paul, Apostolidis, Kathi, Fox, Patricia, Furlong, Eileen, Kearney, Nora, Gibbons, Chris, Fischer, Felix, Coste, Joel, Martinez, Jose Valderas, Rose, Matthias, Leplege, Alain, Shingler, Sarah, Aldhouse, Natalie, Al-Zubeidi, Tamara, Trigg, Andrew, Kitchen, Helen, Green, Colin, Coast, Joanna, Smith, Sarah, Hendriks, Jolijn, Shah, Koonal, Ramos-Goni, Juan-Manuel, Kreimeier, Simone, Herdman, Mike, Devlin, Nancy, Finch, Aureliano Paolo, Mukuria, Clara, Zamora, Bernarda, Parkin, David, Feng, Yan, Bateman, Andrew, Patton, Thomas, Gutacker, Nils, and Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment
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SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals ,1117 Public Health And Health Services ,Health Policy & Services - Abstract
The proceedings contain 36 papers. The topics discussed include: using patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) in cancer care; validation of the long-term conditions questionnaire (LTCQ) in a diverse sample of health and social care users in England; the national institutes of health patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS): a view from the UK; constructing and validating the short recovering quality of life (ReQoL) measure for use in a mental health population; developing preference based measures for diabetes for calculating QALYs: DHP-3D and DHP-5D; development of a novel patient reported outcome measure for patients with haematological malignancy: a qualitative study; and examining the relevance of PROMs to patients: a review of qualitative data capturing which HRQoL domains are important to patients.
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12. Experiences of living with varicose veins: A systematic review of qualitative research
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Lumley, Elizabeth, primary, Phillips, Patrick, additional, Aber, Ahmed, additional, Buckley‐Woods, Helen, additional, Jones, Georgina L., additional, and Michaels, Jonathan A., additional
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13. Proceedings of Patient Reported Outcome Measure’s (PROMs) Conference Oxford 2017: Advances in Patient Reported Outcomes Research : Oxford, UK. 8th June 2017
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Velikova, Galina Valderas, Jose M. Potter, Caroline Batchelder, Laurie A’Court, Christine Baker, Matthew Bostock, Jennifer Coulter, Angela Fitzpatrick, Ray Forder, Julien Fox, Diane Geneen, Louise Gibbons, Elizabeth Jenkinson, Crispin Jones, Karen Kelly, Laura Peters, Michele Mulhern, Brendan Labeit, Alexander Rowen, Donna Meadows, Keith Elliott, Jackie Brazier, John Knowles, Emma Keetharuth, Anju Brazier, John Connell, Janice Carlton, Jill Buck, Lizzie Taylor Ricketts, Thomas Barkham, Michael Goswami, Pushpendra Salek, Sam Ionova, Tatyana Oliva, Esther Fielding, Adele K. Karakantza, Marina Al-Ismail, Saad Collins, Graham P. McConnell, Stewart Langton, Catherine Jennings, Daniel M. Else, Roger Kell, Jonathan Ward, Helen Day, Sophie Lumley, Elizabeth Phillips, Patrick Duncan, Rosie Buckley-Woods, Helen Aber, Ahmed Jones, Gerogina Michaels, Jonathan Porter, Ian Gangannagaripalli, Jaheeda Davey, Antoinette Ricci-Cabello, Ignacio Haywood, Kirstie Hansen, Stine Thestrup Valderas, Jose Roberts, Deb Gumber, Anil Podmore, Bélène Hutchings, Andrew van der Meulen, Jan Aggarwal, Ajay Konan, Sujith Price, Andrew Jackson, William Bottomley, Nick Philiips, Michael Knightley-Day, Toby Beard, David Gibbons, Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, Ray Greenhalgh, Joanne Gooding, Kate Gibbons, Elizabeth Valderas, Chema Wright, Judy Dalkin, Sonia Meads, David Black, Nick Fawkes, Carol Froud, Robert Carnes, Dawn Price, Andrew Cook, Jonathan Dakin, Helen Smith, James Kang, Sujin Beard, David Griffiths, Catrin Guest, Ella Harcourt, Diana Murphy, Mairead Hollinghurst, Sandra Salisbury, Chris Carlton, Jill Elliott, Jackie Rowen, Donna Gao, Anqi Price, Andrew Beard, David Lemanska, Agnieszka Chen, Tao Dearnaley, David P. Jena, Rajesh Sydes, Matthew Faithfull, Sara Ades, A. E. Kounali, Daphne Lu, Guobing Rombach, Ines Gray, Alastair Jenkinson, Crispin Rivero-Arias, Oliver Holch, Patricia Holmes, Marie Rodgers, Zoe Dickinson, Sarah Clayton, Beverly Davidson, Susan Routledge, Jacqui Glennon, Julia Henry, Ann M. Franks, Kevin Velikova, Galina Maguire, Roma McCann, Lisa Young, Teresa Armes, Jo Harris, Jenny Miaskowski, Christine Kotronoulas, Grigorios Miller, Morven Ream, Emma Patiraki, Elizabeth Geiger, Alexander Berg, Geir V. Flowerday, Adrian Donnan, Peter McCrone, Paul Apostolidis, Kathi Fox, Patricia Furlong, Eileen Kearney, Nora Gibbons, Chris Fischer, Felix Gibbons, Chris Coste, Joel Martinez, Jose Valderas Rose, Matthias Leplege, Alain Shingler, Sarah Aldhouse, Natalie Al-Zubeidi, Tamara Trigg, Andrew Kitchen, Helen Davey, Antoinette Porter, Ian Green, Colin Valderas, Jose M. Coast, Joanna Smith, Sarah Hendriks, Jolijn Black, Nick Shah, Koonal Rivero-Arias, Oliver Ramos-Goni, Juan-Manuel Kreimeier, Simone Herdman, Mike Devlin, Nancy Finch, Aureliano Paolo Brazier, John E. Mukuria, Clara Zamora, Bernarda Parkin, David Feng, Yan Bateman, Andrew Herdman, Mike Devlin, Nancy Patton, Thomas Gutacker, Nils Shah, Koonal
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14. Experiences of living with varicose veins: A systematic review of qualitative research.
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Lumley, Elizabeth, Phillips, Patrick, Aber, Ahmed, Buckley‐Woods, Helen, Jones, Georgina L., and Michaels, Jonathan A.
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ADAPTABILITY (Personality) ,ANXIETY ,BODY image ,CHRONIC diseases ,CINAHL database ,CONSENSUS (Social sciences) ,EXPERIENCE ,HELP-seeking behavior ,INFLAMMATION ,INTERPERSONAL relations ,LIFE skills ,MEDLINE ,HEALTH outcome assessment ,PAIN ,QUALITY of life ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,HEALTH self-care ,STATISTICS ,VARICOSE veins ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,THEMATIC analysis ,INTER-observer reliability ,DATA analysis software ,MEDICAL coding ,META-synthesis ,SYMPTOMS - Abstract
Aim: To identify the symptoms and quality of life impacts that are important from the perspective of patients with varicose veins and to compare identified themes to items in varicose vein patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs). Background: Varicose veins are common worldwide and are considered a chronic condition with implications for quality of life. Treatment is predominantly conservative; therefore, understanding patients' experiences of living with varicose veins is important to inform the provision of clinical care. PROMs are often used to collect data about patients' quality of life. Design: Thematic synthesis of qualitative research reported according to ENTREQ guidelines. Methods: Multiple electronic databases, including MEDLINE and CINAHL, were systematically searched to identify qualitative research examining experiences of adults with varicose veins. Thematic synthesis was then conducted on the included studies. Results: Three studies met the inclusion criteria; the quality of the studies was high. The range and intensity of reported symptoms and participant's experiences of living with varicose veins were varied. Five overarching themes were identified: physical, psychological and social impact of varicose veins, adapting to varicose veins and reasons for seeking treatment. The overall key theme to emerge was adaptation, with patients demonstrating how they adapted to the various impacts. Conclusion: This review demonstrates that varicose veins have a wide range of symptoms and may have a significant impact on quality of life; people made significant adaptations to enable them to live their lives as fully as possible. Relevance to Clinical Practice: Healthcare professionals need to be aware of the range of symptoms and their impact on quality of life. The use of PROMs to gather information about quality of life and symptoms is well established globally; however, PROMs currently used may not capture the full extent of the impact on patient's quality of life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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15. The evidence base for circulating tumour DNA blood-based biomarkers for the early detection of cancer: a systematic mapping review.
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Cree, Ian A., Uttley, Lesley, Woods, Helen Buckley, Kikuchi, Hugh, Reiman, Anne, Harnan, Susan, Whiteman, Becky L., Philips, Sian Taylor, Messenger, Michael, Cox, Angela, Teare, Dawn, Sheils, Orla, Shaw, Jacqui, Buckley Woods, Helen, and UK Early Cancer Detection Consortium
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CANCER diagnosis ,CANCER treatment ,DNA ,MYOCARDIAL infarction ,CELL death - Abstract
Background: The presence of circulating cell-free DNA from tumours in blood (ctDNA) is of major importance to those interested in early cancer detection, as well as to those wishing to monitor tumour progression or diagnose the presence of activating mutations to guide treatment. In 2014, the UK Early Cancer Detection Consortium undertook a systematic mapping review of the literature to identify blood-based biomarkers with potential for the development of a non-invasive blood test for cancer screening, and which identified this as a major area of interest. This review builds on the mapping review to expand the ctDNA dataset to examine the best options for the detection of multiple cancer types.Methods: The original mapping review was based on comprehensive searches of the electronic databases Medline, Embase, CINAHL, the Cochrane library, and Biosis to obtain relevant literature on blood-based biomarkers for cancer detection in humans (PROSPERO no. CRD42014010827). The abstracts for each paper were reviewed to determine whether validation data were reported, and then examined in full. Publications concentrating on monitoring of disease burden or mutations were excluded.Results: The search identified 94 ctDNA studies meeting the criteria for review. All but 5 studies examined one cancer type, with breast, colorectal and lung cancers representing 60% of studies. The size and design of the studies varied widely. Controls were included in 77% of publications. The largest study included 640 patients, but the median study size was 65 cases and 35 controls, and the bulk of studies (71%) included less than 100 patients. Studies either estimated cfDNA levels non-specifically or tested for cancer-specific mutations or methylation changes (the majority using PCR-based methods).Conclusion: We have systematically reviewed ctDNA blood biomarkers for the early detection of cancer. Pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical considerations were identified which need to be addressed before such biomarkers enter clinical practice. The value of small studies with no comparison between methods, or even the inclusion of controls is highly questionable, and larger validation studies will be required before such methods can be considered for early cancer detection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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16. A systematic review and economic evaluation of exercise referral schemes in primary care: a short report
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Campbell, Fiona, primary, Holmes, Mike, additional, Everson-Hock, Emma, additional, Davis, Sarah, additional, Buckley Woods, Helen, additional, Anokye, Nana, additional, Tappenden, Paul, additional, and Kaltenthaler, Eva, additional
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17. EBLIP and Active Learning: A Case Study
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Buckley Woods, Helen, primary
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- 2013
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18. Where is the evidence for emergency planning: a scoping review.
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Challen, Kirsty, Lee, Andrew C. K., Booth, Andrew, Gardois, Paolo, Buckley Woods, Helen, and Goodacre, Steve W.
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EMERGENCY medical services ,TERRORISM ,CRISIS management ,NATURAL disasters ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
Background: Recent terrorist attacks and natural disasters have led to an increased awareness of the importance of emergency planning. However, the extent to which emergency planners can access or use evidence remains unclear. The aim of this study was to identify, analyse and assess the location, source and quality of emergency planning publications in the academic and UK grey literature. Methods: We conducted a scoping review, using as data sources for academic literature Embase, Medline, Medline in Process, Psychinfo, Biosis, Science Citation Index, Cinahl, Cochrane library and Clinicaltrials.gov. For grey literature identification we used databases at the Health Protection Agency, NHS Evidence, British Association of Immediate Care Schemes, Emergency Planning College and the Health and Safety Executive, and the websites of UK Department of Health Emergency Planning Division and UK Resilience. Aggregative synthesis was used to analyse papers and documents against a framework based on a modified FEMA Emergency Planning cycle. Results: Of 2736 titles identified from the academic literature, 1603 were relevant. 45% were from North America, 27% were commentaries or editorials and 22% were event reports. Of 192 documents from the grey literature, 97 were relevant. 76% of these were event reports. The majority of documents addressed emergency planning and response. Very few documents related to hazard analysis, mitigation or capability assessment. Conclusions: Although a large body of literature exists, its validity and generalisability is unclear There is little evidence that this potential evidence base has been exploited through synthesis to inform policy and practice. The type and structure of evidence that would be of most value of emergency planners and policymakers has yet to be identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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19. Improving outcomes for older people in the emergency department: a review of reviews.
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Preston L, van Oppen JD, Conroy SP, Ablard S, Buckley Woods H, and Mason SM
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Background: There has been a recognised trend of increasing use of emergency and urgent care and emergency departments (EDs) by older people, which is marked by a substantial evidence base reporting interventions for this population and guidance from key organisations. Despite this, outcomes for this population remain suboptimal. A plethora of reviews in this area provides challenges for clinicians and commissioners in determining which interventions and models of care best meet people's needs. The aim of this review was to identify effective ED interventions which have been reported for older people, and to provide a clear summary of the myriad reviews and numerous intervention types in this area., Methods: A review of reviews, reporting interventions for older people, either initiated or wholly delivered within the ED., Results: A total of 15 review articles describing 83 primary studies met our content and reporting standards criteria. The majority (n=13) were systematic reviews (four using meta-analysis.) Across the reviews, 26 different outcomes were reported with inconsistency. Follow-up duration varied within and across the reviews. Based on how authors had reported results, evidence clusters were developed: (1) staff-focused reviews, (2) discharge intervention reviews, (3) population-focused reviews and (4) intervention component reviews., Conclusions: The evidence base describing interventions is weak due to inconsistent reporting, differing emphasis placed on the key characteristics of primary studies (staff, location and outcome) by review authors and varying quality of reviews. No individual interventions have been found to be more promising, but interventions initiated in the ED and continued into other settings have tended to result in more favourable patient and health service outcomes. Despite many interventions reported within the reviews being holistic and patient focused, outcomes measured were largely service focused., Prospero Registration Number: PROSPERO CRD42018111461., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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20. Configuration of vascular services: a multiple methods research programme
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Michaels J, Wilson E, Maheswaran R, Radley S, Jones G, Tong TS, Kaltenthaler E, Aber A, Booth A, Buckley Woods H, Chilcott J, Duncan R, Essat M, Goka E, Howard A, Keetharuth A, Lumley E, Nawaz S, Paisley S, Palfreyman S, Poku E, Phillips P, Rooney G, Thokala P, Thomas S, Tod A, Wickramasekera N, and Shackley P
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Background: Vascular services is changing rapidly, having emerged as a new specialty with its own training and specialised techniques. This has resulted in the need for reconfiguration of services to provide adequate specialist provision and accessible and equitable services., Objectives: To identify the effects of service configuration on practice, resource use and outcomes. To model potential changes in configuration. To identify and/or develop electronic data collection tools for collecting patient-reported outcome measures and other clinical information. To evaluate patient preferences for aspects of services other than health-related quality of life., Design: This was a multiple methods study comprising multiple systematic literature reviews; the development of a new outcome measure for users of vascular services (the electronic Personal Assessment Questionnaire – Vascular) based on the reviews, qualitative studies and psychometric evaluation; a trade-off exercise to measure process utilities; Hospital Episode Statistics analysis; and the development of individual disease models and a metamodel of service configuration., Setting: Specialist vascular inpatient services in England., Data Sources: Modelling and Hospital Episode Statistics analysis for all vascular inpatients in England from 2006 to 2018. Qualitative studies and electronic Personal Assessment Questionnaire – Vascular evaluation with vascular patients from the Sheffield area. The trade-off studies were based on a societal sample from across England., Interventions: The data analysis, preference studies and modelling explored the effect of different potential arrangements for service provision on the resource use, workload and outcomes for all interventions in the three main areas of inpatient vascular treatment: peripheral arterial disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm and carotid artery disease. The electronic Personal Assessment Questionnaire – Vascular was evaluated as a potential tool for clinical data collection and outcome monitoring., Main Outcome Measures: Systematic reviews assessed quality and psychometric properties of published outcome measures for vascular disease and the relationship between volume and outcome in vascular services. The electronic Personal Assessment Questionnaire – Vascular development considered face and construct validity, test–retest reliability and responsiveness. Models were validated using case studies from previous reconfigurations and comparisons with Hospital Episode Statistics data. Preference studies resulted in estimates of process utilities for aneurysm treatment and for travelling distances to access services., Results: Systematic reviews provided evidence of an association between increasing volume of activity and improved outcomes for peripheral arterial disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm and carotid artery disease. Reviews of existing patient-reported outcome measures did not identify suitable condition-specific tools for incorporation in the electronic Personal Assessment Questionnaire – Vascular. Reviews of qualitative evidence, primary qualitative studies and a Delphi exercise identified the issues to be incorporated into the electronic Personal Assessment Questionnaire – Vascular, resulting in a questionnaire with one generic and three disease-specific domains. After initial item reduction, the final version has 55 items in eight scales and has acceptable psychometric properties. The preference studies showed strong preference for endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm treatment (willingness to trade up to 0.135 quality-adjusted life-years) and for local services (up to 0.631 quality-adjusted life-years). A simulation model with a web-based interface was developed, incorporating disease-specific models for abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral arterial disease and carotid artery disease. This predicts the effects of specified reconfigurations on workload, resource use, outcomes and cost-effectiveness. Initial exploration suggested that further reconfiguration of services in England to accomplish high-volume centres would result in improved outcomes, within the bounds of cost-effectiveness usually considered acceptable in the NHS., Limitations: The major source of evidence to populate the models was Hospital Episode Statistics data, which have limitations owing to the complexity of the data, deficiencies in the coding systems and variations in coding practice. The studies were not able to address all of the potential barriers to change where vascular services are not compliant with current NHS recommendations., Conclusions: There is evidence of potential for improvement in the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of vascular services through further centralisation of sites where major vascular procedures are undertaken. Preferences for local services are strong, and this may be addressed through more integrated services, with a range of services being provided more locally. The use of a web-based tool for the collection of clinical data and patient-reported outcome measures is feasible and can provide outcome data for clinical use and service evaluation., Future Work: Further evaluation of the economic models in real-world situations where local vascular service reconfiguration is under consideration and of the barriers to change where vascular services do not meet NHS recommendations for service configuration is needed. Further work on the electronic Personal Assessment Questionnaire – Vascular is required to assess its acceptability and usefulness in clinical practice and to develop appropriate report formats for clinical use and service evaluation. Further studies to assess the implications of including non-health-related preferences for care processes, and location of services, in calculations of cost-effectiveness are required., Study Registration: This study is registered as PROSPERO CRD42016042570, CRD42016042573, CRD42016042574, CRD42016042576, CRD42016042575, CRD42014014850, CRD42015023877 and CRD42015024820., Funding: This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Programme Grants for Applied Research programme and will be published in full in Programme Grants for Applied Research ; Vol. 9, No. 5. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information., (Copyright © 2021 Michaels et al. This work was produced by Michaels et al. under the terms of a commissioning contract issued by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. This is an Open Access publication distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 4.0 licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction and adaption in any medium and for any purpose provided that it is properly attributed. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. For attribution the title, original author(s), the publication source – NIHR Journals Library, and the DOI of the publication must be cited.)
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