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"Seeing is believing, and believing is seeing": an exploration of the meaning and impact of women's mental images of their breast cancer and their potential origins

scientific article published on November 2008

'Doing the right thing': factors influencing GP prescribing of antidepressants and prescribed doses

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A feasibility study of a personalised lifestyle programme (HealthForce) for individuals who have participated in cardiovascular risk screening.

scientific article published on 17 March 2011

A meta-ethnography of organisational culture in primary care medical practice.

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A mobile phone intervention to reduce binge drinking among disadvantaged men: study protocol for a randomised controlled cost-effectiveness trial.

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A process for Decision-making after Pilot and feasibility Trials (ADePT): development following a feasibility study of a complex intervention for pelvic organ prolapse

scientific article published on 25 October 2013

Accessing and engaging women from socio-economically disadvantaged areas: a participatory approach to the design of a public health intervention for delivery in a Bingo club.

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Achieving Good Outcomes for Asthma Living (GOAL): mixed methods feasibility and pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a practical intervention for eliciting, setting and achieving goals for adults with asthma

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Alcohol and disadvantaged men: A feasibility trial of an intervention delivered by mobile phone.

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An open letter toThe BMJeditors on qualitative research

scientific article published in the British Medical Journal

Art participation for psychosocial wellbeing during stroke rehabilitation: a feasibility randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 30 August 2017

Assessing asthma control in UK primary care: use of routinely collected prospective observational consultation data to determine appropriateness of a variety of control assessment models

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Audio-visual recording of patient-GP consultations for research purposes: a literature review on recruiting rates and strategies

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Barriers and facilitators to smoking cessation in a cancer context: A qualitative study of patient, family and professional views

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Can text messages reach the parts other process measures cannot reach: an evaluation of a behavior change intervention delivered by mobile phone?

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Can theory be embedded in visual interventions to promote self-management? A proposed model and worked example

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Cancer diagnosis: An opportune time to help patients and their families stop smoking?

article by Gözde Özakıncı et al published August 2010 in Public Health

Coronary heart disease and the management of risk: Patient perspectives of outcomes associated with the clinical implementation of the National Service Framework targets

Decayed and missing teeth and oral-health-related factors: predicting depression in homeless people.

scientific article published on 2 March 2011

Developing a longitudinal database of routinely recorded primary care consultations linked to service use and outcome data

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Disclosure of minor mental health problems: an exploratory theoretical study

scientific article published in July 2001

Effectiveness of interventions designed to promote patient involvement to enhance safety: a systematic review

scientific article published on 27 April 2010

Efficacy and tolerability of tricyclic antidepressants and SSRIs compared with placebo for treatment of depression in primary care: a meta-analysis

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Elective induction of labour: The problem of interpretation and communication of risks

scientific article published on July 7, 2012

Exploring 'person-centredness': user perspectives on a model of social psychiatry

scientific article published in November 1999

Exploring and explaining low participation in physical activity among children and young people with asthma: a review.

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Extending the assessment of patient-centredness in health care: Development of the updated Valuing Patients as Individuals Scale using exploratory factor analysis.

scientific article published on 12 April 2017

Feasibility study of the effects of art as a creative engagement intervention during stroke rehabilitation on improvement of psychosocial outcomes: study protocol for a single blind randomized controlled trial: the ACES study

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Finding your feet: The development of a podiatry intervention to reduce falls in care home residents.

scientific article published on 20 April 2015

Form of delivery as a key ‘active ingredient’ in behaviour change interventions

scientific article published on 01 November 2016

From child to adult: An exploration of shifting family roles and responsibilities in managing physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis

scientific article published on 23 August 2007

From physical and functional to continuity with pre-stroke self and participation in valued activities: a qualitative exploration of stroke survivors', carers' and physiotherapists' perceptions of physical activity after stroke

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Gender Differences and Mental Health: An Exploratory Study of Knowledge and Attitudes to Mental Health Among Scottish Teenagers

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General practitioners' reasons for the failure of a randomized controlled trial (The TIGER Trial) to implement epilepsy guidelines in primary care

scientific article published on 13 March 2007

Goal-setting intervention in patients with active asthma: protocol for a pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial

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Health in the 'hidden population' of people with low literacy. A systematic review of the literature

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Health literacy: the need to consider images as well as words

scientific article published on June 2008

How active are women who play bingo: a cross-sectional study from the Well!Bingo project

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How the stigma of low literacy can impair patient-professional spoken interactions and affect health: insights from a qualitative investigation

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I've never not had it so I don't really know what it's like not to: nondifference and biographical disruption among children and young people with cystic fibrosis

scientific article published on October 2009

Images in health care: potential and problems

scientific article published in October 2009

Intervention description is not enough: evidence from an in-depth multiple case study on the untold role and impact of context in randomised controlled trials of seven complex interventions

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Is the routine recording of primary care consultations possible … and desirable? Lessons for researchers from a consultation with multiple stakeholders.

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Low exercise among children with asthma: a culture of over protection? A qualitative study of experiences and beliefs.

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Modifying Alcohol Consumption to Reduce Obesity (MACRO): development and feasibility trial of a complex community-based intervention for men.

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Nocebo and the potential harm of 'high risk' labelling: a scoping review

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Optimising long-term participation in physical activities after stroke: Exploring new ways of working for physiotherapists

scientific article published on 29 January 2009

Optimising the validity and completion of adherence diaries: a multiple case study and randomised crossover trial

scientific article published on 10 October 2016

Overcoming barriers to recruitment in health research: concerns of potential participants need to be dealt with

scientific article published on August 2006

Partnerships with health and private voluntary organizations: what are the issues for health authorities and boards?

scientific article published on September 2003

Patient factors associated with SSRI dose for depression treatment in general practice: a primary care cross sectional study.

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Patient perspectives on multiple medications versus combined pills: a qualitative study

scientific article published on 10 November 2005

Patient satisfaction: a valid concept?

scientific article published on February 1994

Patient, practice and organisational influences on asthma control: observational data from a national study on primary care in the United Kingdom

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Paying the price for an incentive: an exploratory study of smokers' reasons for failing to complete an incentive based smoking cessation scheme

scientific article published on 24 August 2012

People with aphasia: capacity to consent, research participation and intervention inequalities.

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Perceptions of illness causation among new referrals to a community mental health team: "explanatory model" or "exploratory map"?

scientific article published in August 2001

Pharmaceutical care of older people: what do older people want from community pharmacy?

scientific article published on 6 June 2014

Physical activity participation in community dwelling stroke survivors: synergy and dissonance between motivation and capability. A qualitative study.

scientific article published on 11 May 2016

Placing evidence in context: A response to Fry's commentary

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Podiatry intervention versus usual care to prevent falls in care homes: pilot randomised controlled trial (the PIRFECT study).

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Problems and solutions: accounts by parents and children of adhering to chest physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis

scientific article published in July 2007

Promoting research participation: why not advertise altruism?

scientific article published on 28 January 2008

Real Time Monitoring of Engagement with a Text Message Intervention to Reduce Binge Drinking Among Men Living in Socially Disadvantaged Areas of Scotland

scientific article published on 12 July 2017

Reducing patient delay in Acute Coronary Syndrome (RAPiD): research protocol for a web-based randomized controlled trial examining the effect of a behaviour change intervention.

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Reducing patient delay with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome: a research protocol for a systematic review of previous interventions to investigate which behaviour change techniques are associated with effective interventions

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Reflecting on the methodological challenge of recruiting older care home residents to podiatry research

scientific article published on 20 April 2015

Risky single-occasion drinking and disadvantaged men: will recruitment through primary care miss hazardous drinkers?

scientific article published on 3 June 2013

Social context, art making processes and creative output: a qualitative study exploring how psychosocial benefits of art participation during stroke rehabilitation occur

scientific article published on 18 June 2015

Speaking up about safety concerns: multi-setting qualitative study of patients' views and experiences

scientific article published in December 2010

Supporting 'work-related goals' rather than 'return to work' after cancer? A systematic review and meta-synthesis of 25 qualitative studies

scientific article published on 10 August 2012

Tacit and transitionary: an exploration of patients' and primary care health professionals' goals in relation to asthma

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The meaning and management of neuroleptic medication: a study of patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia

scientific article published in November 1998

The meaning of patient satisfaction: an explanation of high reported levels

scientific article published in November 1998

The psychological experience of living with head and neck cancer: a systematic review and meta-synthesis.

scientific article published on 10 July 2013

Valuing people as individuals: development of an instrument through a survey of person-centredness in secondary care

scientific article published in November 2001

What Adherence Measures Should Be Used in Trials of Home-Based Rehabilitation Interventions? A Systematic Review of the Validity, Reliability, and Acceptability of Measures.

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What do we know about who does and does not attend general health checks? Findings from a narrative scoping review.

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When "no" might not quite mean "no"; the importance of informed and meaningful non-consent: results from a survey of individuals refusing participation in a health-related research project

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Which Images and Features in Graphic Cigarette Warnings Predict Their Perceived Effectiveness? Findings from an Online Survey of Residents in the UK.

scientific article published on 20 February 2015

Which surgical decisions should patients participate in and how? Reflections on women's recollections of discussions about variants of hysterectomy

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Why older people do not participate in leisure time physical activity: a survey of activity levels, beliefs and deterrents

scientific article published in May 2004

Why, when and how to update a meta-ethnography qualitative synthesis.

scientific article published on 15 March 2016

Women's perceptions of decision-making about hysterectomy

scientific article published on 01 February 2004