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Randomized controlled feasibility trial of supported self-management in adults with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and an intellectual disability: OK Diabetes
(Wiley / Diabetes UK, 25 March 2018)AIMS: To undertake a feasibility randomized controlled trial of supported self-management vs treatment as usual in a population of adults with obesity, Type 2 diabetes and an intellectual disability. METHODS: We conducted ... -
Development of an Objective Risk Stratification Tool to facilitate workplace assessments of healthcare workers when dealing with the CoViD-19 pandemic
(BMJ Publishing Group, 16 September 2021)Objectives: Healthcare workers have greater exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and an estimated 2.5-fold increased risk of contracting COVID-19 than the general population. We wished to explore the predictive role of basic demographics ... -
An intervention to increase physical activity in care home residents: results of a cluster-randomised, controlled feasibility trial (the REACH trial)
(Oxford University Press / British Geriatrics Society, 23 July 2021)BACKGROUND: Care home (CH) residents are mainly inactive, leading to increased dependency and low mood. Strategies to improve activity are required. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial with ... -
Age and frailty are independently associated with increased COVID-19 mortality and increased care needs in survivors: results of an international multi-centre study.
(Oxford University Press / British Geriatrics Society, 5 February 2021)INTRODUCTION: Increased mortality has been demonstrated in older adults with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but the effect of frailty has been unclear. METHODS: This multi-centre cohort study involved patients aged ... -
Uptake and impact of the English National Health Service digital diabetes prevention programme: observational study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 3 May 2022)INTRODUCTION: 'Healthier You', the National Health Service (NHS) diabetes prevention programme (DPP) offers adults in England at high risk of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) an evidence-based behavioral intervention to prevent or ...