Zoekresultaten - Aziz Sheikh

<h4>Background</h4>Despite a well-recognised burden of disabling physical symptoms compounded by co-morbidities, psychological distress and social isolation, the needs of people with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are typically poorly addressed.<h4>Aim</h4&g...

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The prevalence of atopic eczema has been found to have increased greatly in some parts of the world. Building on a systematic review of global disease trends in asthma, our objective was to study trends in incidence and prevalence of atopic eczema. Disease trends are important for health service pla...

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<h4>Background</h4>Accumulating evidence implicates early life factors in the aetiology of non-communicable diseases, including asthma/wheezing disorders. We undertook a systematic review investigating risks of asthma/wheezing disorders in children born preterm, including the increasing...

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The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted an era in hearing health care that necessitates a comprehensive rethinking of audiology service delivery. There has been a significant increase in the number of individuals with hearing loss who seek information online. An estimated 430 million individuals world...

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<h4>Background</h4>There is considerable policy interest in promoting self-management in patients with long-term conditions, but it remains uncertain whether these interventions are effective in stroke patients.<h4>Design</h4>Systematic meta-review of the evidence for self-ma...

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a growing global challenge. We undertook a process evaluation embedded within the Tailored Intervention at home for patients with moderate-to-severe COPD and Co-Morbidities by Pharmacists and Consultant Physicians (TICC PCP) pilot randomised controlled...

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<h4>Background</h4>There is considerable international interest in exploiting the potential of digital solutions to enhance the quality and safety of health care. Implementations of transformative eHealth technologies are underway globally, often at very considerable cost. In order to as...

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Summary: Background: Health inequalities are deeply entrenched in society, and finding ways to reduce these, therefore, represents a major health policy challenge. Focusing on the two highest weighted Index of Multiple Deprivation domains, namely income and employment, we sought to synthesise the e...

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Introduction Though prior trials have shown the effectiveness of community-based hypertension detection and care delivery models, their adoption and translation to practice has been slow. In this study, we will develop and test strategies for the implementation and scale-up of a proven multicomponen...

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Objectives SARS-CoV-2 infection provides protection against reinfection and severe COVID-19 disease; however, this protective effect may diminish over time. We assessed waning of natural immunity conferred by previous infection against severe disease and symptomatic reinfection in Brazil and Scotlan...

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Background: Allergic rhinitis may impair work productivity. This study aimed to assess (i) the differential impact of allergic rhinitis symptoms on work performance, assessed by means of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) work; and (ii) the effect of asthma comorbidity on work productivity. Methods: We ass...

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