A. Grant, A Avenell, Marion Campbell, Andrew M. McDonald et al.
Background Elderly people who have a fracture are at high risk of another. Vitamin D and calcium supplements are often recommended for fracture prevention. We aimed to assess whether vitamin D3 and calcium, either alone or in combination, were effective in prevention of secondary fractures. Methods ...
Marion Campbell, Claire Snowdon, David Francis, Diana Elbourne et al.
OBJECTIVES: To identify factors associated with good and poor recruitment to multicentre trials. DATA SOURCES: Part A: database of trials started in or after 1994 and were due to end before 2003 held by the Medical Research Council and Health Technology Assessment Programmes. Part B: interviews with...
S Campbell, Marion Campbell, Jeremy Grimshaw, Alison Walker
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to review systematically the literature measuring the accuracy of routine UK hospital statistics that classify patients on discharge. METHODS: A systematic review was carried out of studies comparing routine discharge statistics about an episode of hospital care ...
Adrian Grant, D. G. Altman, Abdel Babiker, Marion Campbell et al.
OBJECTIVES: To address issues about data monitoring committees (DMCs) for randomised controlled trials (RCTs). DATA SOURCES: Electronic databases. Handsearching of selected books. Personal contacts with experts in the field. REVIEW METHODS: Systematic literature reviews of DMCs and small group proce...
K. Ryan Wessells, Charles D. Arnold, Christine P. Stewart, Elizabeth L. Prado et al.
BACKGROUND: Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNSs) have been shown to reduce the prevalence of child anemia and iron deficiency, but effects on other micronutrients are less well known. Identifying subgroups who benefit most from SQ-LNSs could support improved program design. OBJE...
K. Ryan Wessells, Charles D. Arnold, Christine P. Stewart, Elizabeth L. Prado et al.
ABSTRACT Background Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) have been shown to reduce the prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency among infants and young children, but effects on other micronutrients are less well known. Identifying subgroups who may experience greater benefits fro...
Alison McDonald, Marion Campbell, Sharona Ross
Shona Fielding, Peter Fayers, Alison McDonald, Gladys McPherson et al.
Katie Gillies, Jamie Brehaut, Taylor Coffey, Eilidh Duncan et al.
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Brian Power, Kirsty Kiezebrink, Julia Allan, Marion Campbell
Background: There is a critical need for an intervention to improve nurse’s eating and physical activity behaviours. As nurses spend a substantial proportion of their waking hours at work, concerted efforts to deliver such interventions in the workplace is growing. This study formed part of a multip...
Brian Power, Kirsty Kiezebrink, Julia Allan, Marion Campbell
Brian Power, Kirsty Kiezebrink, Julia Allan, Marion Campbell
Background There is a critical need for an intervention to improve nurse’s eating and physical activity behaviours. As nurses spend a substantial proportion of their waking hours at work, concerted efforts to deliver such interventions in the workplace is growing. This study formed part of a multiph...
Magdalena Rzewuska, Heather Morgan, Zoë Skea, John Norrie et al.
Funding The InS:PIRE programme and our evaluation of it were funded by The Health Foundation as part of the Scaling Up Improvement (Round Two) programme under shared grant number GN15AN414.
Graham Scotland, Emma Tassie
This work was carried out as part of a project funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme (project number 06/45/02). The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the NIHR HTA Pro...
Shona Fielding, Peter Fayers, Craig Ramsay, Marion Campbell