Philip J. Ashworth, Sean J. Bennett, Jim Best, Stuart McLelland
List of Contributors. Acknowledgements. Coherent Flow Structures in Smooth-wall Turbulent Boundaary Layers: Facts, Mechnaisms and Speculations (C. Smith). Generalized Scaling of Coherent Bursting Structures in the Near-wall Region of Turbulent Flow over Smooth and Rough Boundaries (A. Grass and M. M...
Peter R. Darke, Laurence Ashworth, Kelley Main
Jayati Das‐Munshi, Mark Ashworth, Michael Dewey, Fiona Gaughran et al.
AIMS: To investigate whether the association of severe mental illness with Type 2 diabetes varies by ethnicity and age. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of data from an ethnically diverse sample of 588 408 individuals aged ≥18 years, registered to 98% of general practices (primary ca...
Mai Stafford, Laia Bécares, Brenda Hayanga, Mark Ashworth et al.
BACKGROUND: GPs and patients value continuity of care. Ethnic differences in continuity could contribute to inequalities in experience and outcomes. AIM: To describe relational continuity of care in general practice by ethnicity and long-term conditions. DESIGN AND SETTING: In total, 381 474 patient...
Jayati Das‐Munshi, Mark Ashworth, Fiona Gaughran, Sally Hull et al.
PURPOSE: People with severe mental illnesses (SMI) experience a 17- to 20-year reduction in life expectancy. One-third of deaths are due to cardiovascular disease. This study will establish the relationship of SMI with cardiovascular disease in ethnic minority groups (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi,...
Jayati Das‐Munshi, Peter Schofield, Mark Ashworth, Fiona Gaughran et al.
INTRODUCTION: Using data from a a primary care pay-for-performance scheme targeting quality indicators, the objective of this study was to assess if people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and severe mental illnesses (SMI) experienced poorer glycemic management compared with people living...
Mariam Molokhia, Salma Ayis, Alexis Karamanos, Veline L’Esperance et al.
Background: Uptake of health checks among women has not been examined in relation to patient and General Practitioner (GP) practice level factors. We investigated patient and practice level factors associated with differential uptake of health checks. Methods: = 62,967) from 2000-2018 were analysed ...
Kavindu Appuhamy, Danielle Podmore, Alex J. Mitchell, Helal Uddin Ahmed et al.
Obesity is one of the major contributors to the excess mortality seen in people with severe mental illness (SMI) and in low- and middle-income countries people with SMI may be at an even greater risk. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity and overweight in people with SMI an...
Kavindu Appuhamy, Fraser Wiggins, Alex Mitchell, Helal Uddin Ahmed et al.
People with severe mental illness (SMI) die 10-20 years earlier than the general population, largely due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension and diabetes and risk factors such as hypercholesterolaemia. This cross-sectional study gathered data from people with SMI from three nati...
Kavindu Appuhamy, Faith Wiggins, Alex J. Mitchell, Helal Uddin Ahmed et al.
Introduction People with severe mental illness die 10-20 years earlier than the general population. This is largely due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, diabetes and hypercholesterolaemia increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, which is the greatest contributor to the...
Brenda Hayanga, Mai Stafford, Mark Ashworth, J Hughes et al.
ABSTRACT Objectives To examine patterns of PCA reporting for ‘informed dissent’ and ‘patient unsuitable’, how they vary by ethnic group, and whether ethnic inequities can be explained by socio-demographic factors or comorbidities. Design A retrospective study using routinely collected electronic hea...
Md. Wahid Rahman
The connection between cultural tourism and VFR tourism from immigrant hosts’ perspectives\nCultural tourism study flourished after World War II (Richards, 2018) and Visiting friends and relatives (VFR) tourism drew considerable attention in academia since 1990 (Yousuf & Baker, 2015). The former...