Serious disease risk among patients with unexpected weight loss: a matched cohort of over 70 000 primary care presentations

Autor: Diana R. Withrow, Jason Oke, Claire Friedemann Smith, Richard Hobbs, Brian D. Nicholson

Publikováno v: Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, Vol 13, Iss 6, Pp 2661-2668 (2022)

Abstract Background Unexpected weight loss (UWL) in patients consulting in primary care presents dilemmas for management because of the broad differential diagnoses associated with UWL. Research on the risks of serious disease among patients with UWL

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Harnessing the Electronic Health Care Record to Optimize Patient Safety in Primary Care: Framework for Evaluating e–Safety-Netting Tools

Autor: Georgia Bell Black, Afsana Bhuiya, Claire Friedemann Smith, Yasemin Hirst, Brian David Nicholson

Publikováno v: JMIR Medical Informatics, Vol 10, Iss 8, p e35726 (2022)

The management of diagnostic uncertainty is part of every primary care physician’s role. e–Safety-netting tools help health care professionals to manage diagnostic uncertainty. Using software in addition to verbal or paper based safety-netting me

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Quantitative evaluation of an information leaflet to increase prompt help-seeking for gynaecological cancer symptoms

Autor: Melanie Morris, Claire Friedemann Smith, Emily Boxell, Jane Wardle, Alice Simon, Jo Waller

Publikováno v: BMC Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2016)

Abstract Background Provision of written information may improve awareness of cancer symptoms and encourage timely presentation in primary care. This study assessed changes in symptom knowledge, perceived barriers to help-seeking, anxiety and intenti

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Data from Metabolomic Biomarkers in Blood Samples Identify Cancers in a Mixed Population of Patients with Nonspecific Symptoms

Autor: Fay Probert, Daniel C. Anthony, Nicola R. Sibson, Fergus Gleeson, Julie-Ann Moreland, Brian D. Nicholson, Timothy D.W. Claridge, Claire Friedemann Smith, Abi G. Yates, Megan Sealey, Tianrong Yeo, Vanessa A. Johanssen, Susan Anthony, James R. Larkin

Purpose:Early diagnosis of cancer is critical for improving patient outcomes, but cancers may be hard to diagnose if patients present with nonspecific signs and symptoms. We have previously shown that nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) metabolomics ana

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https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.c.6531243

Building the case for the use of gut feelings in cancer referrals: perspectives of patients referred to a non-specific symptoms pathway

Autor: Benedikte Møller Kristensen, Sue Ziebland, Brian D Nicholson, Claire Friedemann Smith, Rikke Sand Andersen

Publikováno v: The British Journal of General Practice
Smith, C F, Kristensen, B M, Andersen, R S, Ziebland, S & Nicholson, B D 2022, ' Building the case for the use of gut feelings in cancer referrals : Perspectives of patients referred to a non-specific symptoms pathway ', British Journal of General Practice, vol. 72, no. 714, pp. E43-E50 . https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2021.0275
Smith, C F, Kristensen, B M, Andersen, R S, Ziebland, S & Nicholson, B 2022, ' Building the case for the use of gut feelings in cancer referrals : Perspectives of patients referred to a non-specific symptoms pathway ', British Journal of General Practice, bind 72, nr. 714, s. e43-e50 . https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2021.0275

BackgroundGut feelings may be useful when dealing with uncertainty, which is ubiquitous in primary care. Both patients and GPs experience this uncertainty but patients’ views on gut feelings in the consultation have not been explored.AimTo explore

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https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2021.0275