All Outputs (5)

P32 Does Disease Severity Affect Patient Activation Scores in COPD? (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N., Patel, I., Kidd, L., Lawrence, M., & Booth, J. (2012). P32 Does Disease Severity Affect Patient Activation Scores in COPD?. Thorax, 67(suppl 2), A77. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202678.173

Background As part of the NHS Plan patients are encouraged to manage their own health. Healthcare professionals have a responsibility to ensure that patients have the right tools and education to self-manage their conditions. Hibbard et al have devel... Read More about P32 Does Disease Severity Affect Patient Activation Scores in COPD?.

P219 Gender Differences in GP Suggested Diagnosis For COPD in Primary Care (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N., Patel, I., & Partridge, M. (2012). P219 Gender Differences in GP Suggested Diagnosis For COPD in Primary Care. Thorax, 67(suppl 2), A160. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202678.280

Background Mosca et al has shown that clinicians fail to recognise cardiovascular risk in women (1). We have explored whether the same applies to COPD. Methods Gender, demographics and symptoms were examined for patients referred by a GP to a comm... Read More about P219 Gender Differences in GP Suggested Diagnosis For COPD in Primary Care.

Nurse led versus lay educators support for those with asthma in primary care: a costing study (2012)
Journal Article
Roberts, N. J., Boyd, K. A., Briggs, A. H., Caress, A. L., & Partridge, M. R. (2012). Nurse led versus lay educators support for those with asthma in primary care: a costing study. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 12(1), Article 52. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-24

Background Regular review and support for asthma self-management is promoted in guidelines. A randomised controlled trial suggested that unscheduled health care usage was similar when patients were offered self management support by a lay-trainer or... Read More about Nurse led versus lay educators support for those with asthma in primary care: a costing study.

Preclinic telephone consultations: an observational cohort study (2012)
Journal Article
O'Byrne, L., Roberts, N., & Partridge, M. (2012). Preclinic telephone consultations: an observational cohort study. Clinical Medicine, 12(2), 140-145. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-2-140

Patients referred to secondary care for specialist respiratory review frequently undergo multiple hospital attendances for investigations and consultations. This study evaluated the potential of a preclinic telephone consultation and subsequent coord... Read More about Preclinic telephone consultations: an observational cohort study.

A centralised respiratory diagnostic service for primary care: a 4-year audit (2012)
Journal Article
Starren, E. S., Roberts, N. J., Tahir, M., O'Byrne, L., Haffenden, R., Patel, I. S., & Partridge, M. R. (2012). A centralised respiratory diagnostic service for primary care: a 4-year audit. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 21(2), 180-186. https://doi.or

Background: The literature shows that delayed or erroneous diagnosis of respiratory conditions may be common in primary care due to underuse of spirometry or poor spirometric technique. The Community Respiratory Assessment Unit (CRAU) was establishe... Read More about A centralised respiratory diagnostic service for primary care: a 4-year audit.