Focus on Research – Generic health relevance

This category covers research applicable to all diseases and conditions or to general health and well-being of individuals. Public health research, epidemiology and health services research that is not focused on specific conditions. Underpinning biological, psychosocial, economic or methodological studies that are not specific to individual diseases or conditions.

The following summaries in this clinical area have been accepted since the start of 2013. Click on the reference number to view the summary.

  • Dr M Gillies et al – Identification and characterisation of the high risk surgical population in Scotland (CZH/4/821)

  • Prof CKI Williams et al – Improving Decision Support for Treating Arterial Hypotension in Adult Patients During their Management in Intensive Care (CZH/4/801)

  • Prof BH Smith et al – Use and Misuse of opiod prescribing across Scotland – rates, quality, variations and explanations (CZH/4/929)
  • Prof M van der Pol et al – The impact of quality and accessibility of primary care on admissions for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs) in Scotland (CZH/4/916)
  • Prof McKinstry et al – REMinD – Research on electronic medication devices (CZH/4/968)
  • Prof Minnis et al – The BeST? Services Trial: Evaluation of the New Orleans Intervention Model for Infant Mental Health in Glasgow (CZH/4/629)
  • Prof Aziz Sheikh et al – Developing a UK Framework for facilitating health policy deliberations on maximising secondary uses of healthcare data: A mixed-methods study. (CZH/4/966)
  • Dr Christopher Burton et al – Multiple Symptoms Study 2: A feasibility study to manualise, teach and demonstrate the delivery of the Symptoms Clinic Intervention (CZH/4/945)
  • Prof AS Anderson et al – Working together to support active living and wellbeing (ActWELL) in the health promoting health service – feasibility trial to reduce breast cancer risk factors (CZH/4/745)
  • Prof Bruce Guthrie et al – Effective Feedback To Improve Primary Care Prescribing Safety (EFIPPS): A Randomised Controlled Trial Using e-prescribing Data (CZH/3/17)
  • D Stockton et al – Informing decisions on investment to reduce health inequalities in Scotland (CZG/2/580)
  • Li Wei et al – Acid suppression medications and bacterial gastroenteritis: a population-based cohort study (CZG/2/540)
  • Dr Craig A. Melville et al – The impact of a walking intervention on the physical activity levels on health of adults with learning disabilities (CZH/4/644)
  • Jennifer Logue – Longitudinal observations of weight reduction (LOWER) – Feasibility Study (CZH/4/1078)
  • Dr Gemma Ryde et al – Community-based health improvement for disadvantaged women: could a physical activity/healthy eating intervention be delivered in bingo clubs in Scotland (CZH/4/781)
  • Dr Alison M Elliott et al – Managing Symptoms in the community: Examining the role of NHS 24 (CZH/4/692)
  • Prof B McKinstry et al – Telemetric supported self-monitoring of long-term conditions (APRG/07/03)
  • Stewart Mercer et al – Living Well with Multimorbidity: The development and evaluation of a primary care-based complex intervention to support patients with multiple morbidities (APRG/07/01)
  • Prof PJ Helms et al – Child Medical Records for Safer Medicines (Chimes)
  • Dr Stephanie Chambers – Developing an intervention to evaluate a context based teacher led dietry programme to promote healthier eating behaviour in school children (PDF/11/06)
  • Dr Barbara Eberth et al – Socioeconomic inequalities in health and behaviour: Application of novel approaches to identify health inequality in Scotland and England to inform policy (CZH/4577)
  • Professor MET McMurdo et al – Maximising physical function in later life: a 2-centre randomised controlled trial of progressive resistance exercise training in combination with ACE inhibition (CZB/4/708)
  • Judith Merriweather (Doctoral Fellow) et al – Development of a comprehensive, patient-centred strategy to promote nutritional recovery following critical illness (DTF/09/13)
  • Kathryn Skivington (Doctoral Fellow) et al – Incapacity Benefit, employment transitions and health: evidence from longitudinal data and a qualitative study (DTF/09/14)
  • Professor Marshall et al – Non-invasive measurement of regional brain temperature using magnetic resonance spectroscopy: validation and evaluation for acute brain injury research and investigation of brain cooling therapies (ETM/3)
  • Dr D Murphy (Primary Care Fellow) – Further development and evaluation of Workplace-Based Assessment to monitor and maintain standards of clinical governance within the NHS (PCRCA/07/02)
  • Dr M-M Bouamrane (Postdoctoral Fellow) – The use of Information and Communication Technology to integrate the preoperative assessment of patients awaiting surgery across primary and secondary care in Scotland (PDF/09/09)
  • Professor MET McMurdo et al – Changes in physical activity levels in a representative sample of older people: a 2-year follow-up study (CZG/2/569)
  • Dr G Hubbard et al – Colonoscopy as a catalyst for change? Predictors of changes in diet, alcohol, physical activity and tobacco use after colonoscopy among patients and their partners (CZH/4/567)
  • Professor JR Robertson et al – A pilot study to examine feasibility of prospective and retrospective data collection on a primary care based cohort of injection drug users and non-injecting controls through linkage to administrative health related records (CZG/2/587)
  • Dr J Wilson et al – Orkney Complex Disease study: Northern Isles vitamin D study – prevalence and impact of hypovitaminosis D in a high risk population (CZG/2/513)
  • Professor R O’Carroll et al – A randomised controlled trial to test if a simple Anticipated Regret manipulation leads to a significant increase in organ donor registration (CZH/4/686)
  • Dr K Gillies (Postdoctoral Fellow) et al – The acceptability and usefulness of a trial participation decision aid: a mixed methods study involving stakeholders (PDF/09/01)
  • Dr Peter Davey et al – Systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients. (CZH/4/861)
  • Professor John J Reilly et al – Excessive Sitting, in Prolonged Bouts, in Children and Adolescents: Developing a Sound Evidence Base for Future Interventions (CZH/4/979)
  • Dr Mhairi Mackenzie et al – Police To Primary Care: Police to Primary Care: Testing the feasibility and acceptability of a high risk domestic abuse referral pilot. (CZH/4/990)
  • Professor Candace Currie et al – Global Early Adolescent Study (GEAS) Phase 1 (CZH/4/1077)
  • Dr Terry Quinn et al – Is statin use associated with care-home admission (describing care-home admission as a novel study ‘outcome’ using long term follow up of trial participants and screenees) ( HICG/1/14)
  • Professor Raj Bhopal et al – Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study (SHELS), Phase 4: mortality, life expectancy, all-hospitalisation for infectious diseases and accidents, and bowel cancer screening( CZH/4/878)
  • Professor Kate hunt et al –  Can a football-based weight management, physical activity and healthy living programme be adapted for delivery in secure institutional settings: the development of Fit for LIFE (CZH/4/886)
  • Professor Bauld et al – A process evaluation of the implementation of ASSIST Scotland: (CZH/4/981)
  • Dr. Semple et al – First Steps to Smoke-free: Using air-quality feedback to facilitate smoke-free homes through the NHS Lanarkshire First Steps Programme (CZH/4/983)
  • Dr.Farquharson et al – Development of Interventions to reduce patient delay with symptoms of Acute Coronary Syndrome: identifying optimal content and mode of delivery (CZH/4/1025)