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Health literacy in COPD (2008)
Journal Article
Roberts, N., Ghiassi, R., & Partridge, M. (2008). Health literacy in COPD. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 3(4), 499-507. https://doi.org/10.2147/copd.s1088

If patients are to participate fully in their care and in the management of a long term condition such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, good communication is essential. However, not all patients are able to use the written word and we need t... Read More about Health literacy in COPD.

What influences trainees involvement with e-learning in respiratory medicine (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., Smith, S. F., & Partridge, M. R. What influences trainees involvement with e-learning in respiratory medicine. Presented at British Thoracic Society winter meeting, London

Background: Although respiratory e-learning has been shown to be as good as traditional methods at facilitating knowledge transfer in medical undergraduates, it is not always their preferred choice of teaching method.1 Among postgraduate respiratory... Read More about What influences trainees involvement with e-learning in respiratory medicine.

Living with obstructive sleep apnoea: a patient perspective (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., Ghiassi, R., Cummin, A., & Partridge, M. Living with obstructive sleep apnoea: a patient perspective. Presented at British Thoracic Society winter meeting, London

Background: The number of patients being referred to sleep services with suspected obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is increasing. The recent NICE recommendations should promote prompt diagnosis and increased use of continuous positive airway... Read More about Living with obstructive sleep apnoea: a patient perspective.

Nebulisers or spacers for the administration of bronchodilators to those with asthma attending emergency departments? (2008)
Journal Article
Mason, N., Roberts, N., Yard, N., & Partridge, M. R. (2008). Nebulisers or spacers for the administration of bronchodilators to those with asthma attending emergency departments?. Respiratory Medicine, 102(7), 993-998. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2008.02.009

Background
Systematic reviews and national guidelines conclude that the nebulised route of administration of bronchodilators has no advantage over the use of a spacer in moderately severe exacerbations of asthma. Whether this recommendation is imple... Read More about Nebulisers or spacers for the administration of bronchodilators to those with asthma attending emergency departments?.

Potential advantages of an initial telephone consultation in those referred for a specialist respiratory opinion (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Darlow, C., Roberts, N. J., Wilson, G., & Partridge, M. Potential advantages of an initial telephone consultation in those referred for a specialist respiratory opinion. Presented at British Thoracic society winter meeting, London

Background: Telephone consultations have been shown to be an efficient method of following up over 30% of respiratory outpatients. An initial telephone conversation with new patients has the potential to permit better selection and timing of investig... Read More about Potential advantages of an initial telephone consultation in those referred for a specialist respiratory opinion.

Comprehension of pictorial asthma action plans by Somalis and Malaysians (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., Wong, P., Mohamed, . Z., Lo-Cher, R., Johnson, M., & Partridge, M. Comprehension of pictorial asthma action plans by Somalis and Malaysians. Presented at British Thoracic Society winter meeting, London

Background: Self-management education including receipt of a written asthma action plan improves outcomes for those with asthma but not everyone can use the written word. We devised a set of pictorial representations of each of the components of a ty... Read More about Comprehension of pictorial asthma action plans by Somalis and Malaysians.

Comparison of a web-based package with tutor-based methods of teaching respiratory medicine: subjective and objective evaluations (2007)
Journal Article
Smith, S. F., Roberts, N. J., & Partridge, M. R. (2007). Comparison of a web-based package with tutor-based methods of teaching respiratory medicine: subjective and objective evaluations. BMC Medical Education, 7(1), Article 41. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-7-41

Background
Respiratory disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality not only in the United Kingdom, but globally. A good understanding of respiratory disease and its treatment is essential for all medical graduates. As a result of changes in... Read More about Comparison of a web-based package with tutor-based methods of teaching respiratory medicine: subjective and objective evaluations.

How much of a primary care nurse's time is spent on those with respiratory disease? A pilot study (2007)
Journal Article
Blake, D., Roberts, N. J., & Partridge, M. R. (2007). How much of a primary care nurse's time is spent on those with respiratory disease? A pilot study. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 16(5), 319-320. https://doi.org/10.3132/pcrj.2007.00061

A pilot study was undertaken to assess the respiratory component of primary care nurses' working time. 13 nurses were interviewed and 10 completed a diary during one working week. The nurses spent a mean 6.6% of their time caring for those with respi... Read More about How much of a primary care nurse's time is spent on those with respiratory disease? A pilot study.

Does the use of a glossary aid patient understanding of the letters sent to their general practitioner? (2007)
Journal Article
Brown, C. E., Roberts, N. J., & Partridge, M. R. (2007). Does the use of a glossary aid patient understanding of the letters sent to their general practitioner?. Clinical Medicine, 7(5), 457-460. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.7-5-457

The NHS Plan suggests that all patients should be offered copies of letters regarding their treatment which are currently sent from a specialist clinic to their general practitioner (GP). Previous work has suggested that this enhances patient satisfa... Read More about Does the use of a glossary aid patient understanding of the letters sent to their general practitioner?.

A nurse led intermediate care package in patients who have been hospitalised with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2007)
Journal Article
Sridhar, M., Taylor, R., Dawson, S., Roberts, N. J., & Partridge, M. R. (2008). A nurse led intermediate care package in patients who have been hospitalised with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thorax, 63(3), 194-200. https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2007.077578

Objectives: To determine the effects of a nurse led intermediate care programme in patients who have been hospitalised with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD).

Design: Randomised controlled trial.

Setting: C... Read More about A nurse led intermediate care package in patients who have been hospitalised with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Why do patients decline to take part in a research project involving pulmonary rehabilitation? (2007)
Journal Article
Taylor, R., Dawson, S., Roberts, N., Sridhar, M., & Partridge, M. R. (2007). Why do patients decline to take part in a research project involving pulmonary rehabilitation?. Respiratory Medicine, 101(9), 1942-1946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2007.04.012

Background
It is important that those taking part in research trials are as representative as possible of those with the disease being studied. In a study of those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease involving pulmonary rehabilitation, 120 of... Read More about Why do patients decline to take part in a research project involving pulmonary rehabilitation?.

Telephone consultations in secondary care (2007)
Journal Article
Roberts, N. J., & Partridge, M. R. (2007). Telephone consultations in secondary care. Respiratory Medicine, 101(8), 1665-1669. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2007.03.003

Objective
To determine the role of telephone consultations in respiratory medicine.
Design
An observational study.
Setting
Respiratory outpatients department in an inner London teaching hospital.
Participants
Five-hundred sequential patients a... Read More about Telephone consultations in secondary care.

The effect of telephone reminders on attendance in respiratory outpatient clinics (2007)
Journal Article
Roberts, N., Meade, K., & Partridge, M. (2007). The effect of telephone reminders on attendance in respiratory outpatient clinics. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 12(2), 69-72. https://doi.org/10.1258/135581907780279567

Introduction: Patient non-attendance is an area of concern for all health care providers. A randomized controlled trial was undertaken to investigate whether reminder telephone calls improved attendance at respiratory outpatient clinics in the Englis... Read More about The effect of telephone reminders on attendance in respiratory outpatient clinics.

Computer assisted learning (CAL) is a useful tool to teach final year medical undergraduates the principles of spirometry (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., Smith, S. F., Brenton, H., & Partridge, M. R. Computer assisted learning (CAL) is a useful tool to teach final year medical undergraduates the principles of spirometry. Presented at British Thoracic Society winter meeting, London

Previous studies from this department have shown that final year undergraduate medical students have only a limited capacity to interpret spirometry and a poor understanding of its use as a diagnostic tool.1 One hundred and thirty seven final year st... Read More about Computer assisted learning (CAL) is a useful tool to teach final year medical undergraduates the principles of spirometry.