Search results

Source:

NIHR Evidence (Remove filter)

Published by NIHR Dissemination Centre, 28 January 2021

Expert commentary is provided on a Scottish study suggesting that it may be acceptable for patients with diabetes at a low risk of developing foot ulcers to be screened every two years (rather than...

Read Summary

Type:

Evidence Summaries (Add filter)

Type:

Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)

Source:

NIHR Evidence (Remove filter)

Published by NIHR Dissemination Centre, 27 January 2021

Expert commentary is provided on an evaluation of the Welsh National Exercise Referral Scheme, which found people in the most deprived groups are least likely to be referred; this group and those...

Read Summary

Type:

Evidence Summaries (Add filter)

Type:

Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)

Source:

NIHR Evidence (Remove filter)

Published by NIHR Dissemination Centre, 16 December 2020

Expert commentary is provided of a 10-year study (n=405) which found patients who initially presented with more sensory-motor problems e.g. restlessness, tremors, issues with coordination & balance, ...

Read Summary

Type:

Evidence Summaries (Add filter)

Type:

Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)

Source:

NIHR Evidence (Remove filter)

Published by NIHR Dissemination Centre, 09 December 2020

Expert commentary is provided for a review of 32 studies (1007 people) which found that particularly young people and parents of children with eczema tend not to view eczema as a long-term condition...

Read Summary

Type:

Evidence Summaries (Add filter)

Type:

Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)

Source:

NIHR Evidence (Remove filter)

Published by NIHR Dissemination Centre, 14 December 2020

Expert commentary is provided of new research that found having a range of ways of making requests to people with dementia led to more positive responses from patients who were confused or resisting...

Read Summary

Type:

Evidence Summaries (Add filter)

Type:

Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)

Source:

NIHR Evidence (Remove filter)

Published by NIHR Dissemination Centre, 11 December 2020

Expert commentary is provided on a study comparing 4 self-management models for asthma, the most effective of which included more than two hours’ support from healthcare professionals, typically, an...

Read Summary

Type:

Evidence Summaries (Add filter)

Type:

Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)

Source:

NIHR Evidence (Remove filter)

Published by NIHR Dissemination Centre, 15 February 2021

Expert commentary is provided on a study highlighting certain groups, such as younger men from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, might be at increased risk of HIV but less likely to be aware of PrEP.

Read Summary

Type:

Evidence Summaries (Add filter)

Type:

Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)

Source:

NIHR Evidence (Remove filter)

Published by NIHR Dissemination Centre, 10 February 2021

Expert commentary is provided on a large study which found personalised exercise programmes help people with subacromial pain syndrome (SAPS) but ultrasound guidance for steroid injections did not...

Read Summary

Type:

Evidence Summaries (Add filter)

Type:

Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)

Source:

NIHR Evidence (Remove filter)

Published by NIHR Dissemination Centre, 20 January 2021

Expert commentary is provided on research that identified three themes considered by staff as important for a successful hospital discharge: knowing the patient (their needs beyond their medical...

Read Summary

Type:

Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)

Source:

NIHR Evidence (Remove filter)

Published by NIHR Dissemination Centre, 21 December 2020

Expert commentary is provided for IMPRESS-AF trial (n=250), in which spironolactone did not improve exercise capacity, heart function, or quality of life in these patients. In fact, the treatment...

Read Summary

Type:

Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)