Declining total cholesterol levels and increasing lipid lowering therapy use at presentation in patients with acute coronary syndrome.
Journal Article
Chan, T., Ranasinghe, I., Neubeck, L., Hyun, K., Brieger, D., Aliprandi-Costa, B., …Freedman, S. (2013)
Declining total cholesterol levels and increasing lipid lowering therapy use at presentation in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 22(Supp. 1), S61-S62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.147
Abstract from the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting and the International Society for Heart Research Australasian Section Annual Scientifi...
Screening education and recognition in community pHarmacies of atrial fibrillation to prevent stroke (SEARCH-AF Stroke Prevention Study)
Journal Article
Lowres, N., Neubeck, L., Redfern, J., McLachlan, A., Krass, I., Bennett, A., …Freedman, S. (2013)
Screening education and recognition in community pHarmacies of atrial fibrillation to prevent stroke (SEARCH-AF Stroke Prevention Study). Heart, Lung and Circulation, 22(1), S223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.532
BACKGROUND:
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a high risk of stroke and may often be asymptomatic. AF is commonly undiagnosed until patients present with sequelae, s...
Reviewing long-term antidepressants can reduce drug burden: a prospective observational cohort study
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Johnson, C. F., Macdonald, H. J., Atkinson, P., Buchanan, A. I., Downes, N., & Dougall, N. (2012)
Reviewing long-term antidepressants can reduce drug burden: a prospective observational cohort study. British Journal of General Practice, 62(604), 773-779. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp12x658304
BACKGROUND: Antidepressant prescribing continues to rise. Contributing factors are increased long-term prescribing and possibly the use of higher selective serotonin re-uptake...
Was treating to national targets appropriate for all patients who participated in a secondary prevention program?
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Neubeck, L., Lowres, N., Redfern, J., & Freedman, B. (2012)
Was treating to national targets appropriate for all patients who participated in a secondary prevention program?. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 21(1), S316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.781
Abstract from the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting and the International Society for Heart Research Australasian Section Annual Scientifi...
Temporal change in pre-hospital statin use and total cholesterol levels in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes.
Journal Article
Ranasinghe, I., Freedman, B., Neubeck, L., Costa, B., Devlin, G., Lefkovits, J., …Brieger, D. (2011)
Temporal change in pre-hospital statin use and total cholesterol levels in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 20(2), S56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2011.05.142
We assessed if patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) were better treated with statins prior to hospitalisation and the effect on total cholesterol (TC) with ...
Multidisciplinary rehabilitation or surgery for chronic low back pain -7 year follow up of a randomised controlled trial
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Barker, K., Frost, H., Wilson MacDonald, J., & Fairbank, J. (2010)
Multidisciplinary rehabilitation or surgery for chronic low back pain -7 year follow up of a randomised controlled trial. Spine Journal, 25
Oral presentation - no abstract available.
Reflections on applying for NHS ethical approval and governance in a climate of rapid change: prioritising process over principles
Journal Article
McDonach, E., Barbour, R. S., & Williams, B. (2009)
Reflections on applying for NHS ethical approval and governance in a climate of rapid change: prioritising process over principles. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 12(3), 227-241. doi:10.1080/13645570701606127
Ethical review and governance of health services research in the UK have undergone significant changes in recent years. Tracing this incremental development helps to understan...
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 ...
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...
Acupressure for low back pain
Journal Article
Frost, H., & Stewart-Brown, S. (2006)
Acupressure for low back pain. BMJ, 332(7543), 680-681. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.332.7543.680
First paragraph:
Disability associated with low back pain is an important public health problem. Clinical trials carried out in the Western world show conventional treatment t...