Public Health 2009



The final reports for the following projects have been accepted in 2009 in the area of public health research.

Dr M Witham, Prof M McMurdo, Prof A Struthers, Dr N Gillespie, Ms H Stevenson

Is Vitamin D supplementation associated with an improvement in functional capacity in older people with chronic heart failure? A double blind, placebo controlled trial (CZB/4/300)

Ms J Bell, Dr D Campbell, Prof S Bhattacharya, Dr J Tucker

An investigation of the relationship between obesity, twinning rates and perinatal outcomes in Grampian (CZG/2/307)

Dr M Bloor, Dr N McKeganey, Dr M Gannon Feasibility study for a further data collection sweep for the drug outcomes research in Scotland (DORIS) study (CZG/2/332)

Dr J Brewer, Dr C Rush, Prof P Garside, Prof I McInnes

Dissecting the roles played by dendritic cells and T lymphocytes in mediating inflammatory arthropathies (CZB/4/326)

Dr A Elliott, Dr B Smith, Miss A Lee, Dr N Torrance

Health impact of chronic pain: a cohort record linkage study (CZG/2/287)
Dr J Evans, Prof I Crombie, Mr R Flynn, Mrs G Libby

A pilot study to investigate drug prescribing among pregnant women in Tayside, Scotland (CZG/2/338)

Dr J Evans, Mr S MacGillivray, Prof I Crombie, Dr A Kirk

Tracking of physical activity behaviours during childhood, adolescence and young adulthood: A systematic review (CZG/2/309)

Dr M Head, Prof J Ironside, Dr G Moroncini, Dr A Williamson, Dr M Turner, Dr I MacGregor Development of a conformation dependent immunoassay for the detection of abnormal prion protein in blood (CZB/4/357)

Dr C Matheson, Dr E Van Teijilingen, Prof C Bond

Management of drug misuse in primary care: a seven-year follow-up survey of Scottish general practitioners (CZG/2/320)

Dr J McLay, Prof A Lee, Dr D Stewart, Prof P Helms, Prof C Bond, Dr D McCraig, Prof N Bateman, Mr M Tobaiqy

A pilot study to evaluate a community pharmacy based monitoring system to identify adverse drug reactions associated with paediatric medicines use (CZG/2/267)
Prof M McMurdo, Mrs R Price, Prof D Stott, Mrs M Shields, Prof J Potter

Is the oral nutritional supplementation of undernourished older people after hospital discharge associated with a reduction in disability? A 2-centre, double blind placebo controlled trial (CZH/4/283)

Ms M McQueen, Professor C Court-Brown, Ms I Ekrol, Dr S Ralston

Do anti-oxidants modulate the outcome of fractures? (CZH/4/362)

Prof J Norman, Dr J Chalmers, Ms E Shanks Temporal trends and outcomes associated with obstetric causes of preterm birth in Scotland (CZG/2/285)

Prof G Raab, Dr J Davis, Prof L Elliott, Ms H Storkey, Ms M Henderson, Ms A Burston

Short-term evaluation of the zero tolerance respect package in Midlothian primary schools, a randomized controlled trial (CZG/2/313)

Prof A Sheikh, Dr C Anandan

Assessing the effectiveness of omega 3 and 6 oils for the primary prevention of eczema, allergic rhinitis and asthma in children and adults: systematic review and meta-analysis (CZG/2/339)
Prof A Sheikh, Dr S Cunningham, Dr H Rhodes, Dr G Menon, Dr F Denison, Dr C Anderson Investigating the effectiveness of primary prevention strategies using hydrolysed milk formula and probiotic supplements to prevent allergic disease in high risk infants: pilot factorial randomised controlled trial (CZG/2/277)

Prof D Stott, Dr A Rumley, Prof J Shepherd, Dr A Gaw, Prof N Sattar, Prof C Packard, Prof G Lowe, Prof I Ford, Prof S Cobbe

Inflammation and haemostatic dysfunction; novel risk factors for cognitive decline in older patients with vascular risk factors or disease (CZH/4/306)

Dr M Watson, Ms A Lee, Prof V Entwistle, Prof C Bond, Prof M Johnston

Improving consumer communication during consultations for non-prescription medicines in community pharmacies (CZH/4/376)
Dr F Williams, Professor R Hume, Dr J Simpson, Dr S Ogston, Dr L Jackson, Dr C Delahunty, Dr P Midgley, Dr P Willatts

Levels of neonatal thyroid hormones in preterm infants and neurodevelopmental outcome at 5 ½ years (CZB/4/296)