Dr Ruth Lewis
Senior Lecturer in Health Sciences Research
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on incidence of long-term conditions in Wales: a population data linkage study using primary and secondary care health records
Qi, C., Osborne, T., Bailey, R., Cooper, A., Hollinghurst, J., Akbari, A., Crowder, R., Peters, H., Law, R-J., Lewis, R., Smith, D., Walker, M., Edwards, A. & Lyons, R., May 2023, In: British Journal of General Practice. 73, 730, p. e332-e339Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Improving the reporting of clinical audits in the NHS
Collins, R., Lewis, R., Flynn, A., Dean, M. E., Myers, L., Wilson, P. & Eastwood, A., 2005, In: Clinical Governance: An International Journal. 10, 3, p. 190-195Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Increasing informed uptake and non-uptake of screening: evidence from a systematic review
Jepson, R., Forbes, C., Sowden, A. & Lewis, R., 25 Jun 2001, In: Health Expectations. 4, 2, p. 116-130Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Informing evidence-based policy during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery period: learning from a national evidence centre
Cooper, A., Lewis, R., Gal, M., Joseph-Williams, N., Greenwell, J., Watkins, A., Strong, A., Williams, D., Doe, E., Law, R-J. & Edwards, A., 31 May 2024, In: Global Health Research and Policy. 9, 18.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interventions to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 for people experiencing homelessness and their effectiveness: a systematic review
Ogbonna, O., Bull, F., Spinks, B., Williams, D., Lewis, R. & Edwards, A., 2023, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 11, 1286730.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Is increased time to diagnosis and treatment in symptomatic cancer associated with poorer outcomes? Systematic review
Neal, R. D., Tharmanathan, P., France, B., Din, N. U., Cotton, S., Fallon-Ferguson, J., Hamilton, W., Hendry, A., Hendry, M., Lewis, R., Macleod, U., Mitchell, E. D., Pickett, M., Rai, T., Shaw, K., Stuart, N., Tørring, M. L., Wilkinson, C., Williams, B., Williams, N. & Emery, J., 31 Mar 2015, In: British Journal of Cancer. 112 , Suppl 1, p. S92-107Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Management of colorectal cancers
Lewis, R., Flynn, A., Dean, M. E., Melville, A., Eastwood, A. & Booth, A., 2004, In: Quality and Safety in Health Care. 13, 5, p. 400-404Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Measuring Mental Health in a Cost-of-Living Crisis: a rapid review
England, C., Jarrom, D., Washington, J., Hasler, E., Batten, L., Lewis, R., Edwards, R. T., Davies, J., Collins, B., Cooper, A. & Edwards, A., 24 Jul 2023, MedRxiv.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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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. 13-20Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Methodological approaches to measuring mental health in a cost-of-living crisis: A rapid review
England, C., Jarrom, D., Washington, J., Hasler, E., Batten, L., Edwards, A. & Lewis, R., Jun 2024, In: Health Policy. 144, 105062.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mitigating COVID-19 Burden in People Experiencing Incarceration: A Systematic Review
Spinks, B., Williams, DB., Williams, D., Lewis, R., Bull, F., Ogbonna, O. & Edwards, A., 5 Apr 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Correctional Health Care.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Molindone for schizophrenia and severe mental illness
Bagnall, A-M., Fenton, M., Lewis, R., Leitner, M. & Kleijnen, J., 24 Apr 2000, In: Cochrane Library. 2, 11 p., CD002083.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nurse-led vs. conventional physician-led follow-up for patients with cancer: systematic review
Lewis, R., Neal, R. D., Williams, N. H., France, B., Wilkinson, C. E., Hendry, M., Russell, D., Russell, I., Hughes, D., Stuart, N. S. & Weller, D., 1 Apr 2009, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 65, 4, p. 706-723Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Oral or topical nasal steroids for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion in children
Simpson, S. A., Lewis, R., van der Voort, J. & Butler, C. C., 11 May 2011, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2011, 5, p. Art. No.: CD001935Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Patients' and healthcare professionals' views of cancer follow-up: systematic review
Lewis, R., Neal, R. D., Hendry, M., France, B., Williams, N. H., Russell, D., Hughes, D. A., Russell, I., Stuart, N. S. A., Weller, D. & Wilkinson, C., Jul 2009, In: British Journal of General Practice. 59, 564, p. e248-e259Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Potential types of bias when estimating causal effects in environmental research and how to interpret them
Konno, K., Gibbons, J., Lewis, R. & Pullin, A., 7 Feb 2024, In: Environmental Evidence. 13, 1, 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pragmatic methods for reviewing exceptionally large bodies of evidence: systematic mapping review and overview of systematic reviews using lung cancer survival as an exemplar
Lewis, R., Hendry, M., Din, N., Stanciu, M. A., Nafees, S., Hendry, A., Teoh, Z. H., Lloyd, T., Parsonage, R., Neal, R. D., Collier, G. & Huws, D. W., 16 Jul 2019, In: Systematic Reviews. 8, 1, 171.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prognostic factors for a change in eye health or vision: A rapid review
Hammond, G., Needham-Taylor, A., Bromham, N., Gillen, E., Searchfield, L., Lewis, R., Cooper, A., Edwards, A., Edwards, R. T. & Davies, J., 18 Jan 2024, MedRxiv.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Protocol for a definitive randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a community-based rehabilitation programme following hip fracture: fracture in the elderly multidisciplinary rehabilitation-phase III (FEMuR III)
Williams, N., Dodd, S., Hardwick, B., Clayton, D., Edwards, R. T., Charles, J. M., Logan, P., Busse, M., Lewis, R., Smith, T. O., Sackley, C., Morrison, V., Lemmey, A., Masterson-Algar, P., Howard, L., Hennessy, S., Soady, C., Ralph, P., Dobson, S. & Dorkenoo, S., 16 Oct 2020, In: BMJ Open. 10, 10, p. e039791Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Protocol for a feasibility study incorporating a randomised pilot trial with an embedded process evaluation and feasibility economic analysis of ThinkCancer!: a primary care intervention to expedite cancer diagnosis in Wales
Disbeschl, S., Surgey, A., Roberts, J. L., Hendry, A., Lewis, R., Goulden, N., Hoare, Z., Williams, N., Anthony, B. F., Edwards, R. T., Law, R-J., Hiscock, J., Carson-Stevens, A., Neal, R. D. & Wilkinson, C., 2021, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 7, 1, 100.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Psychological Response In Spinal Manipulation (PRISM): a systematic review of psychological outcomes in randomised controlled trials
Williams, N., Hendry, M., Lewis, R., Russell, I., Westmoreland, A. & Wilkinson, C., Dec 2007, In: Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 15, 4, p. 271-283Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantitative evidence synthesis methods for the assessment of the effectiveness of treatment sequences for clinical and economic decision-making: a review and taxonomy of simplifying assumptions
Lewis, R., Hughes, D., Sutton, AJ. & Wilkinson, C., Jan 2021, In: PharmacoEconomics. 39, 1, p. 25-61 37 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sertindole for schizophrenia
Lewis, R., Bagnall, A-M. & Leitner, M., 20 Jul 2005, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2005, 3, CD001715.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sertindole versus other atypical antipsychotics for schizophrenia
Komossa, K., Rummel-Kluge, C., Hunger, H., Schwarz, S., Schmid, F., Lewis, R., Kissling, W. & Leucht, S., 15 Apr 2009, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2009, 2, CD006752.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Telemedicine versus face to face patient care: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes
Currell, R., Urquhart, C., Wainwright, P. & Lewis, R., 24 Apr 2000, In: Cochrane Library. 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review