A systematic review and meta-analysis of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire

E Broadbent, C Wilkes, H Koschwanez… - Psychology & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: This paper aims to systematically review the use and performance of the Brief
Illness Perception Questionnaire (Brief IPQ). Design: Electronic databases were searched …

[HTML][HTML] Biomarkers in colorectal cancer: Current clinical utility and future perspectives

M Vacante, AM Borzì, F Basile… - World journal of clinical …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major cause of cancer death worldwide. CRC has poor
prognosis and there is a crucial need for new diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers to avoid …

Algorithm-based management of patients with gastrointestinal symptoms in patients after pelvic radiation treatment (ORBIT): a randomised controlled trial

HJN Andreyev, BE Benton, A Lalji, C Norton… - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background Chronic gastrointestinal symptoms after pelvic radiotherapy are common,
multifactorial in cause, and affect patients' quality of life. We assessed whether such patients …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical and economic evaluation of laparoscopic surgery compared with medical management for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: 5-year follow-up of …

AM Grant, C Boachie, SC Cotton, R Faria… - Health Technology …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Despite promising evidence that laparoscopic fundoplication provides
better short-term relief of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) than continued …

Multimorbidity in difficult asthma: the need for personalised and non-pharmacological approaches to address a difficult breathing syndrome

J Varkonyi-Sepp, A Freeman, B Ainsworth… - Journal of Personalized …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Three to ten percent of people living with asthma have difficult-to-treat asthma that remains
poorly controlled despite maximum levels of guideline-based pharmacotherapy. This may …

[PDF][PDF] Glad you brought it up: a patient-centred programme to reduce proton-pump inhibitor prescribing in general medical practice

J Murie, J Allen, R Simmonds… - Quality in primary …, 2012 - appraisal.nes.scot.nhs.uk
Background Many patients unnecessarily receive proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) drugs long
term with significant financial and safety implications. Educating, empowering and …

Sustained proton pump inhibitor deprescribing among dyspeptic patients in general practice: a return to self-management through a programme of education and …

C Coyle, R Symonds, J Allan, S Dawson, S Russell… - BJGP open, 2019 - bjgpopen.org
Background Dyspepsia guidelines recommend that patients treated with proton pump
inhibitors (PPIs) should step down to the lowest effective dose or return to self-care, but …

The influence of non-modifiable illness perceptions on attendance at cardiac rehabilitation

J Blair, NJ Angus, WJ Lauder… - European Journal …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Despite the established benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) attendance rates
remain variable. Physical barriers to attendance have been extensively investigated but …

Short-term and long-term effect of diaphragm biofeedback training in gastroesophageal reflux disease: an open-label, pilot, randomized trial

X Sun, W Shang, Z Wang, X Liu… - Diseases of the …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
This study investigated the effectiveness of diaphragm biofeedback training (DBT) for
patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). A total of 40 patients with GERD …

Use of proton pump inhibitors among older Australians: national quality improvement programmes have led to sustained practice change

NL Pratt, LM Kalisch Ellett, JK Sluggett… - … Journal for Quality in …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objective To evaluate the impact of national multifaceted initiatives to improve use of proton
pump inhibitors (PPIs) on the use of PPIs among older Australians. Design Interrupted time …