Construction of a linked health and social care database resource – lessons on process, content and culture
Journal Article
Witham, M. D., Frost, H., McMurdo, M., Donnan, P. T., & McGilchrist, M. (2015)
Construction of a linked health and social care database resource – lessons on process, content and culture. Informatics for Health and Social Care, 40(3), 229-239. https://doi.org/10.3109/17538157.2014.892491
Background: Combining routinely collected health and social care data on older people is essential to advance both service delivery and research for this client group. Little ...
Experiences of knowledge brokering for evidence-informed public health policy and practice: three years of the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy
Journal Article
Frost, H., Geddes, R., Haw, S., Jackson, C. A., Jepson, R., Mooney, J. D., & Frank, J. (2012)
Experiences of knowledge brokering for evidence-informed public health policy and practice: three years of the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy. Evidence and Policy, 8(3), 347-359. https://doi.org/10.1332/174426412x654068
Despite a burgeoning literature on, and widespread interest in, knowledge translation and exchange in public health, few articles provide an account of the actual experiences ...
Association between bisphosphonate therapy and outcomes from rehabilitation in older people
Journal Article
Goodbrand, J. A., Hughes, L. D., Cochrane, L., Donnan, P. T., McGilchrist, M., Frost, H., …Witham, M. D. (2017)
Association between bisphosphonate therapy and outcomes from rehabilitation in older people. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 70, 195-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2017.01.017
Background Bisphosphonate therapy may have actions beyond bone, including effects on cardiovascular, immune and muscle function. We tested whether bisphosphonate treatment is...
Optimising Older People’s Quality of Life: an Outcomes Framework. Strategic Outcomes Model.
Report
Cohen, L., Wimbush, E., Myers, F., Macdonald, W. & Frost, H. (2013)
Optimising Older People’s Quality of Life: an Outcomes Framework. Strategic Outcomes Model. Scotland: NHS Health Scotland
More older people than ever before can look forward to many years of healthy life after retirement. Reflecting the priority the Scottish Government places on optimising the qu...
Public health programme and policy options for improving health equitably
Journal Article
Haw, S., Frank, J., Frost, H., Geddes, R., Jackson, C., & Mooney, J. (2011)
Public health programme and policy options for improving health equitably. Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 41(1), 3-4. https://doi.org/10.4997/jrcpe.2011.101
First paragraph: Compared with other Western European countries, Scotland has the highest mortality rate and lowest life expectancy. Scotland is also characterised by marked i...
Responsiveness of Objective, Disease-Specific, and Generic Outcome Measures in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: An Assessment for Improving, Stable, and Deteriorating Patients
Journal Article
Campbell, H., Rivero-Arias, O., Johnston, K., Gray, A., Fairbank, J., & Frost, H. (2006)
Responsiveness of Objective, Disease-Specific, and Generic Outcome Measures in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: An Assessment for Improving, Stable, and Deteriorating Patients. Spine, 31(7), 815-822. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.brs.0000207257.64215.03
STUDY DESIGN:
Analysis of outcome data collected prospectively from 250 patients recruited to the UK Spine Stabilization Trial.
OBJECTIVES:
To compare the responsiveness of th...
Leg extensor power and quadriceps strength: an assessment of repeatability in patients with osteoarthritic knees
Journal Article
Robertson, S., Frost, H., Doll, H., & J O’Connor, J. (1998)
Leg extensor power and quadriceps strength: an assessment of repeatability in patients with osteoarthritic knees. Clinical Rehabilitation, 12(2), 120-126. https://doi.org/10.1191/026921598673072472
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the repeatability of two muscle function measures -- leg extensor power (LEP) and isometric quadriceps force (IQF) -- in a population of patients with ost...
Combining health, physical function and social care data - a multi-database linkage project
Presentation / Conference
McGilchrist, M., Donnan, P., McMurdo, M., Frost, H., Goodbarnd, J., Cochrane, L., & Witham, M. (2013, August)
Combining health, physical function and social care data - a multi-database linkage project. Paper presented at Scottish Informatics Programme (SHIP) conference -Exploiting Existing Data for Health Research, University of St Andrews
No abstract available.
Cost-Utility Analysis of Physiotherapy Treatment Compared With Physiotherapy Advice in Low Back Pain
Journal Article
Rivero-Arias, O., Gray, A., Frost, H., Lamb, S. E., & Stewart-Brown, S. (2006)
Cost-Utility Analysis of Physiotherapy Treatment Compared With Physiotherapy Advice in Low Back Pain. Spine, 31(12), 1381-1387. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.brs.0000218486.13659.d5
STUDY DESIGN:
Economic evaluation alongside a pragmatic multicenter randomized controlled trial from the National Health Service (NHS) and societal perspective.
OBJECTIVE:
To ...
Physiotherapy Management of Chronic Low Back Pain
Journal Article
Frost, H., & Moffett, J. K. (1992)
Physiotherapy Management of Chronic Low Back Pain. Physiotherapy, 78(10), 751-754. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0031-9406%2810%2961638-0
Disability reported as a result of low back pain (LBP) has increased dramatically over the last 20 years. This paper reviews some of the scientific evidence currently availabl...