[Pre-Aug 2018] North Wales Centre for Primary Care Research

  1. 2014
  2. Published

    Scottish adolescents’ sun-related behaviours, tanning attitudes and associations with skin cancer awareness: a cross-sectional study

    Kyle, R. G., MacMillan, I., Forbat, L., Neal, R. D. & O'Carroll, R. E., 2 May 2014, In: BMJ Open. 4

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Intervention Now To Eliminate Repeat Unintended Pregnancy in Teenagers (INTERUPT): a systematic review of intervention effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, qualitative and realist synthesis of implementation factors and user engagement.

    Charles, J. M., Williams, N. H., Whitaker, R., Hendry, M., Booth, A., Carter, B., Charles, J., Craine, N., Edwards, R. T., Lyons, M., Noyes, J., Pasterfield, D., Rycroft-Malone, J. & Williams, N., 10 Apr 2014, In: BMJ Open. 4, 4

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Ovarian cancer symptom awareness and anticipated delayed presentation in a population sample

    Brain, K. E., Smits, S., Simon, A. E., Forbes, L. J., Roberts, C., Robbe, I. J., Steward, J., White, C., Neal, R. D., Hanson, J. & on behalf of the ICBP Module 2 Working Group, N. V., 10 Mar 2014, In: BMC Cancer. 14, p. 171

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Cordotomy in mesothelioma-related pain: a systematic review

    France, B. D., Lewis, R. A., Sharma, M. L. & Poolman, M., 1 Mar 2014, In: BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 4, 1, p. 19-29

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Variation in promptness of presentation among 10,297 patients subsequently diagnosed with one of 18 cancers: Evidence from a National Audit of Cancer Diagnosis in Primary Care

    Keeble, S., Abel, G. A., Saunders, C. L., McPhail, S., Walter, F. M., Neal, R. D., Rubin, G. P. & Lyratzopoulos, N. V., 25 Feb 2014, In: International Journal of Cancer. 135, 5, p. 1220-1228

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Comparison of cancer diagnostic intervals before and after implementation of NICE guidelines: analysis of data from the UK General Practice Research Database

    Neal, R. D., Din, N. U., Hamilton, W., Ukoumunne, O. C., Carter, B., Stapley, S. & Rubin, G., 4 Feb 2014, In: British Journal of Cancer. 110, 3, p. 584–592 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Patient-reported measurement of time to diagnosis in cancer: development of the Cancer Symptom Interval Measure (C-SIM) and randomised controlled trial of method of delivery

    Hendry, M., Wilkinson, C. E., Williams, N. H., Neal, R. D., Nafees, S., Pasterfield, D., Hood, K., Hendry. M., N. V., Gollins, S., Makin, M., Stuart, N., Turner, J., Carter, B., Wilkinson, C., Williams, N. & Robling, M., 3 Jan 2014, In: BMC Health Services Research.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. 2013
  10. Published

    A feasibility study examining the effect on lung cancer diagnosis of offering a chest X-ray to higher-risk patients with chest symptoms: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

    Hurt, C. N., Roberts, K., Rogers, T. K., Griffiths, G. O., Hood, K., Prout, H., Nelson, A., Fitzgibbon, J., Barham, A., Thomas-Jones, E., Edwards, R. T., Yeo, S. T., Hamilton, W., Tod, A. & Neal, R. D., 26 Nov 2013, In: Trials. 14, p. 405

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Cost-effectiveness of a national exercise referral programme for primary care patients in Wales: results of a randomised controlled trial

    Linck, P. G., Williams, N. H., Edwards, R. T., Linck, P., Hounsome, N., Raisanen, L., Williams, N., Moore, L. & Murphy, S., 29 Oct 2013, In: BMC Public Health. 13, p. 1021

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Why can’t we improve the timeliness of cancer diagnosis in children, teenagers, and young adults?

    Fern, L. A., Birch, R., Whelan, J., Cooke, M., Sutton, S., Neal, R. D., Gerrand, C., Hubbard, G., Smith, S., Lethaby, C., Dommett, R. & Gibson, F., 29 Oct 2013, In: British Medical Journal. 347, p. f6493

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Cost-Effectiveness of Pharmacogenetics-Guided Warfarin Therapy vs. Alternative Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation

    Hughes, D., Pink, J., Pirmohamed, M., Lane, S. & Hughes, D. A., 23 Sept 2013, In: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    “HPV? Never heard of it!”: A systematic review of girls’ and parents’ information needs, views and preferences about human papillomavirus vaccination

    Wilkinson, C. E., Lewis, R. A., Hendry, M., Clements, A. & Damery, S., 9 Sept 2013, In: Vaccine. 31, 45, p. 5152-5167

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Adolescent Cancer Education (ACE) to increase adolescent and parent cancer awareness and communication: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

    Kyle, R. G., Macmillan, I., Rauchhaus, P., O'Carroll, R., Neal, R. D., Forbat, L., Haw, S. & Hubbard, G., 8 Sept 2013, In: Trials. 14, 286, p. 1-10

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Perceptions of Issues Relating to Exercise and Joint Health in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A UK-Based Questionnaire Study

    Law, R-J., Markland, D. A., Jones, J. G., Maddison, P. J. & Thom, J. M., 1 Sept 2013, In: Musculoskeletal Care. 11, 3, p. 147-158 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    A systematic review and meta-analysis of biological treatments targeting tumour necrosis factor α for sciatica

    Williams, N. H., Lewis, R., Din, N. U., Matar, H. E., Fitzsimmons, D., Phillips, C. J., Sutton, A., Burton, K., Hendry, M., Nafees, S. & Wilkinson, C., Sept 2013, In: European Spine Journal. 22, 9, p. 1921-35 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Gender inequalities in the promptness of diagnosis of bladder and renal cancer after symptomatic presentation: evidence from secondary analysis of an English primary care audit survey

    Lyratzopoulos, G., Abel, G. A., McPhail, S., Neal, R. D. & Rubin, G. P., 24 Jun 2013, In: BMJ Open. 3, p. e002861

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Comparative Effectiveness of Dabigatran, Rivaroxaban, Apixaban, and Warfarin in the Management of Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

    Hughes, D., Pink, J., Pirmohamed, M. & Hughes, D. A., 25 Apr 2013, In: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Clinical features of kidney cancer in primary care: a case-control study using primary care records

    Neal, R. D., Shepherd, E., Neal, R., Rose, P., Walter, F. & Hamilton, W. T., 1 Apr 2013, In: British Journal of General Practice. 63, 609, p. e250-e255

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Measures of promptness of cancer diagnosis in primary care: secondary analysis of national audit data on patients with 18 common and rarer cancers

    Lyratzopoulos, G., Abel, G. A., McPhail, S., Neal, R. D. & Rubin, G. P., 19 Feb 2013, In: British Journal of Cancer. 108, p. 686–690

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    The risk of a subsequent cancer diagnosis after herpes zoster infection: primary care database study

    Cotton, S. J., Belcher, J., Rose, P., Jagadeesan, S. K. & Neal, R. D., 19 Feb 2013, In: British Journal of Cancer. 108, p. 721-726

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Investigating the cognitive precursors of emotional response to cancer stress: Re-testing Lazarus's transactional model

    Wilkinson, C. E., Morrison, V. L., Hulbert-Williams, N. J., Morrison, V., Wilkinson, C. & Neal, R. D., 1 Feb 2013, In: British Journal of Health Psychology. 18, 1, p. 97-121

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    The risk of oesophago-gastric cancer in symptomatic patients in primary care: a large case–control study using electronic records

    Stapely, S., Peters, T. J., Neal, R. D., Rose, F. M. & Hamilton, W., 15 Jan 2013, In: British Journal of Cancer. 108, p. 25-31

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Why do we want the right to die? A systematic review of the international literature on the views of patients, carers and the public on assisted dying

    Hendry, M., Pasterfield, D., Lewis, R., Carter, B., Hodgson, D. & Wilkinson, C. E., 1 Jan 2013, In: Palliative Medicine. 27, 1, p. 13-26

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Mixed-method process evaluation of the Welsh National Exercise Referral Scheme

    Moore, G., Raisanen, L., Moore, L., Din, N. & Murphy, S., 2013, In: Health Education. 113, 6, p. 476-501

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  27. Published

    The application of realist synthesis review methods in public health economics

    Charles, J., Edwards, R., Williams, N. & Din, N., 2013, In: The Lancet. 382, Special Issue, p. Page S28

    Research output: Contribution to journalSpecial issuepeer-review

  28. 2012
  29. Published

    Prevalence of ketoacidosis at diagnosis of childhood onset Type 1 diabetes in Wales from 1991 to 2009 and effect of a publicity campaign

    Lansdown, A. J., Barton, J., Lowes, L., Warner, J., Williams, D., Gregory, J. W. & Harvey, J. N., 1 Dec 2012, In: Diabetic Medicine. 29, 12, p. 1506-1509

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    The effect of waiting times from general practitioner referral to MRI or orthopaedic consultation for the knee on patient-based outcomes

    Wilkinson, C. E., Brearly, S., Andronis, L., Dale, V., Gibbon, A. J., Gilbert, F. J., Hendry, M., Hood, K., King, D. & Wilkinson, C. O., 1 Nov 2012, In: British Journal of Radiology. 85, 1019, p. 1134-1139

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Mortality in schizophrenia and related psychoses: data from two cohorts, 1875–1924 and 1994–2010

    Whitaker, C. J., Le Noury, J. C., Healy, D., Le Noury, J., Harris, M., Butt, M., Linden, S., Whitaker, C., Zou, L. & Roberts, A. P., 8 Oct 2012, In: BMJ Open. 2, 5, p. e001810

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Published

    Clinical features of bladder cancer in primary care

    Shephard, E., Stapley, S., Neal, R. D., Rose, P., Walter, F. & Hamilton, W. T., 1 Sept 2012, In: British Journal of General Practice. 62, 602, p. e598-604

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Anxiety, depression and quality of life after cancer diagnosis: what psychosocial variables best predict how patients adjust?

    Wilkinson, C. E., Morrison, V. L., Hulbert-Williams, N. J., Neal, R. D., Morrison, V., Hood, K. & Wilkinson, C., 1 Aug 2012, In: Psycho-Oncology. 21, 8, p. 857-867

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    An evaluation of the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the National Exercise Referral Scheme in Wales, UK: a randomised controlled trial of a public health policy initiative

    Murphy, S. M., Edwards, R. T., Williams, N., Raisanen, L., Moore, G., Linck, P., Hounsome, N., Din, N. U. & Moore, L., Aug 2012, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 66, 8, p. 745-753 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Are women ready for the new cervical screening protocol in England? A systematic review and qualitative synthesis of views about human papillomavirus testing

    Hendry, M., Pasterfield, D., Lewis, R., Clements, A., Damery, S., Neal, R. D., Adke, R., Weller, D., Campbell, C., Patnick, J., Sasieni, P., Hurt, C., Wilson, S. & Wilkinson, C. E., 14 Jul 2012, In: British Journal of Cancer. 107, p. 243-254

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. Published

    The Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale: re-analysis of its psychometric properties in a sample of 160 mixed cancer patients

    Morrison, V. L., Neal, R. D., Wilkinson, C. E., Hulbert-Williams, N. J., Hulbert-Williams, L., Morrison, V. N. & Wilkinson, C., 1 Jul 2012, In: Psycho-Oncology. 21, 7, p. 792-797

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  37. Published

    The risk of pancreatic cancer in symptomatic patients in primary care: a large case–control study using electronic records

    Stapley, S., Peters, T. J., Neal, R. D., Rose, P., Walter, F. & Hamilton, W., 5 Jun 2012, In: British Journal of Cancer. 106, p. 1940-1944

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Real-Time Self-Regulation of Emotion Networks in Patients with Depression

    Linden, D., Linden, D. E., Habes, I., Johnston, S. J., Linden, S., Tatineni, R., Subramanian, L., Sorger, B., Healy, D. & Goebel, R., 4 Jun 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 6, p. e38115

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Measuring illness and exercise beliefs in osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: psychometric properties of the ‘Hip and Knee Beliefs Questionnaire’ and the ‘Exercise Attitude Questionnaire’

    Williams, N. H., Amoakwa, E., Belcher, J., Burton, K., Hendry, M., Lewis, R., Hood, K., Bennett, P., Neal, R. D. & Wilkinson, C. E., 1 Apr 2012, In: International Musculoskeletal Medicine. 34, 1, p. 13-20

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Variation in number of general practitioner consultations before hospital referral for cancer: findings from the 2010 National Cancer Patient Experience Survey in England

    Lyratzopoulos, G., Neal, R. D., Barbiere, J. M., Rubin, G. & Abel, G., 1 Apr 2012, In: Lancet Oncology. 13, 4, p. 353-365

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  41. Published

    The Aarhus statement: improving design and reporting of studies on early cancer diagnosis

    Weller, D., Vedsted, P., Rubin, G., Walter, F., Emery, J., Scott, S., Campbell, C., Andersen, R. S., Hamilton, W., Olesen, F., Rose, P., Nafees, S., vanRijswijk, E., Muth, C., Beyer, M. & Neal, R. D., 27 Mar 2012, In: British Journal of Cancer. 106, p. 1262-1267

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  42. Published

    The incidence of admissions for schizophrenia and related psychoses in two cohorts: 1875–1924 and 1994–2010

    Le Noury, J. C., Healy, D., Le Noury, J., Linden, S. C., Harris, M., Whitaker, C. J., Linden, D., Baker, D. & Roberts, A. P., 19 Jan 2012, In: BMJ Open. 2, 1, p. e000447

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  43. Published

    Personalised cancer follow-up: risk stratification, needs assessment or both?

    Wilkinson, C. E., Watson, E. K., Rose, P. W., Neal, R. D., Hulbert-Williams, N., Donnelly, P., Hubbard, G., Elliot, J., Campbell, C., Weller, D. & Wilkinson, C., 3 Jan 2012, In: British Journal of Cancer. 106, p. 1-5

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  44. 2011
  45. Published

    Intensive glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes: where are we now?

    Lee, S. & Harvey, J. N., 1 Dec 2011, In: Prescriber. 22, 23-24, p. 6-8

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Enhancing ventilation in homes of children with asthma: cost-effectiveness study alongside randomised controlled trial

    Linck, P. G., Edwards, R. T., Neal, R. D., Linck, P., Bruce, N., Mullock, L., Nelhans, N., Pasterfield, D., Russell, D., Russell, I. & Woodfine, L. O., 1 Nov 2011, In: British Journal of General Practice. 61, 592, p. e733-e741

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  47. Published

    Enhancing ventilation in homes of children with asthma: pragmatic randomised controlled trial

    Linck, P. G., Woodfine, L., Neal, R. D., Bruce, N., Edwards, R. T., Linck, P., Mullock, L., Nelhans, N., Pasterfield, D., Russell, D. & Russell, I. O., 1 Nov 2011, In: British Journal of General Practice. 61, 592, p. e724-e732

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  48. Published

    The incidence and prevalence of admissions for melancholia in two cohorts (1875–1924 and 1995–2005)

    Whitaker, C. J., Le Noury, J. C., Harris, M., Farquhar, F., Healy, D., Le Noury, J., Baker, D., Whitaker, C., Linden, S., Green, P. & Roberts, A. P., 1 Nov 2011, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 134, 1-3, p. 45-51

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  49. Published

    The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of management strategies for sciatica: systematic review and economic model

    Lewis, R., Williams, N. H., Williams, N., Din, N., Fitzsimmons, D., Phillips, C., Jones, M., Sutton, A., Burton, K., Nafees, S., Hendry, M., Rickard, I., Chakraverty, R. & Wilkinson, C. E., Nov 2011, In: Health Technology Assessment. 15, 39, p. 1-578 578 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  50. Published

    Activity Increase Despite Arthritis (AÏDA): phase II randomised controlled trial of an active management booklet for hip and knee osteoarthritis in primary care

    Williams, N. H., Amoakwa, E., Belcher, J., Edwards, R. T., Hassani, H., Hendry, M., Burton, K., Lewis, R., Hood, K., Jones, J., Bennett, P., Linck, P. G., Neal, R. D. & Wilkinson, C. E., 1 Aug 2011, In: British Journal of General Practice. 61, 589, p. e452-e458

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  51. Published

    The influence of sex and puberty on the progression of diabetic nephropathy and retinopathy

    Harvey, J. N., 1 Aug 2011, In: Diabetologia. 54, 8, p. 1943-1945

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  52. Published

    “I wish I’d told them”: A qualitative study examining the unmet psychosexual needs of prostate cancer patients during follow-up after treatment

    Wilkinson, C. E., O’Brien, R., Rose, P., Campbell, C., Weller, D., Neal, R. D., Wilkinson, C., Mcintosh, H. & Watson, E., 1 Aug 2011, In: Patient Education and Counseling. 84, 2, p. 200-207

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  53. Published

    Deterministic nonlinear features of cutaneous perfusion are lost in diabetic subjects with neuropathy

    Parthimos, D., Schmiedel, O., Harvey, J. N. & Griffith, T. M., 1 Jul 2011, In: Microvascular Research. 82, 1, p. 42-51

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  54. Published

    Views of health professionals on the role of primary care in the follow-up of men with prostate cancer

    Wilkinson, C. E., Watson, E., O'Brien, R., Campbell, C., Weller, D., Neal, R. D., Wilkinson, C. & Rose, P. O., 21 Jun 2011, In: Family Practice. 28, 6, p. 647-654

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review