All Outputs (10)

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. (2007). Potential advantages of an initial telephone consultation in those referred for a specialist respiratory opinion. Thorax, 62(suppl 3), A52

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.

Usage of a new electronic asthma action plan (E-AAP) in primary care (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., Evans, G., Blenkhorn, P., & Partridge, M. (2007). Usage of a new electronic asthma action plan (E-AAP) in primary care. Thorax, 62(suppl 3), P88

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. (2007). Comprehension of pictorial asthma action plans by Somalis and Malaysians. Thorax, 62(suppl 3), A52

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/10.1186/14

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

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.2007.04.01

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.