Rowena Bailey
YOU?
Author Swipe
View article: Cumulative residential greenness and childhood body mass index
Cumulative residential greenness and childhood body mass index Open
Background: Childhood obesity is a complex and multifaceted public health issue. Several studies have found that children living in greener neighborhoods have a lower body mass index (BMI); however, evidence on longitudinal exposure remain…
View article: The benefits of active management of coronary heart disease (CHD) in Wales: how the use of routinely collected administrative data can drive efficiency and encourage best practices in condition management.
The benefits of active management of coronary heart disease (CHD) in Wales: how the use of routinely collected administrative data can drive efficiency and encourage best practices in condition management. Open
ObjectivesPrevious work highlighted the benefits of measuring the effectiveness of cardiac interventions on subsequent health resource usage by analysing patient pathways. We aimed to determine if earlier planned services could reduce over…
View article: How far is too far for adolescents to actively travel to school: Distance thresholds associated with active travel from home to school
How far is too far for adolescents to actively travel to school: Distance thresholds associated with active travel from home to school Open
ObjectivesThe aim of this study is to (a) examine patterns of commuting to school in adolescents adjusting for sex, age, urban/rural, area level deprivation and school type and (b) identify the threshold distance below which adolescents ar…
View article: Characterising residential mobility during childhood: comparing north-east London and Wales using linked electronic health records
Characterising residential mobility during childhood: comparing north-east London and Wales using linked electronic health records Open
ObjectivesUnderstanding the sociodemographic drivers of childhood residential mobility is important due to associations with adverse health and educational outcomes. Using electronic health records (EHRs) and residential anonymised linkage…
View article: Assessing access to primary care in rural and urban Wales
Assessing access to primary care in rural and urban Wales Open
ObjectivesThis study aimed to provide evidence related to Primary Care access for individuals in rural Mid-Wales compared to urban areas to support service planning. We addressed the research questions: do individuals register with their n…
View article: Distance children live from attended and nearest age-appropriate school in Wales: potential to inform active and sustainable transport policy and planning
Distance children live from attended and nearest age-appropriate school in Wales: potential to inform active and sustainable transport policy and planning Open
ObjectivesThe distance children live from school is a key factor influencing travel mode choice. Further, some children attend schools that are not their nearest. Comprehensive data on distance to school is limited in Wales, yet vital to i…
View article: What is the role of longitudinal exposure to residential greenness and greenspace on childhood body mass index?
What is the role of longitudinal exposure to residential greenness and greenspace on childhood body mass index? Open
ObjectivesThis study examines the association between residential greenness, access to green space, and childhood Body Mass Index (BMI) on a national population of children in Wales. Using linked environmental and national surveillance dat…
View article: Built environmental profiles and children’s body mass index: A national data linkage study in Wales
Built environmental profiles and children’s body mass index: A national data linkage study in Wales Open
ObjectivesThis study aimed to identify environmental profiles of households with children across Wales and to examine the association between environmental characteristics and children’s weight status at ages 4 and 5. MethodsGeographic Inf…
View article: An Evaluation of Critical Care Follow-Up Clinic attendance and subsequent Healthcare Utilisation in Wales, UK: A Retrospective, Population-Level Data-Linkage Study
An Evaluation of Critical Care Follow-Up Clinic attendance and subsequent Healthcare Utilisation in Wales, UK: A Retrospective, Population-Level Data-Linkage Study Open
ObjectivesThis study evaluated the impact of critical care follow-up clinics in Wales by comparing demographics between patients who attended or did not attend clinics. Additionally, we assessed the impact of clinic attendance on healthcar…
View article: Persistent Pain in Wales: Prevalence and Healthcare Utilisation from a Population-Scale Retrospective Cohort Study
Persistent Pain in Wales: Prevalence and Healthcare Utilisation from a Population-Scale Retrospective Cohort Study Open
Persistent pain has a significant impact on quality of life and places considerable demand on the NHS (National Health Service). In 2023, Welsh Government published their guidance ‘Living with Persistent Pain’, marking persistent pain as a…
View article: Cohort profile: The SAIL long-term conditions e-cohort (SLTC cohort) investigating area-level changes in healthcare resource use in Wales
Cohort profile: The SAIL long-term conditions e-cohort (SLTC cohort) investigating area-level changes in healthcare resource use in Wales Open
IntroductionThe prioritisation of acute cases of coronavirus during the pandemic caused significant disruption to non-urgent healthcare services, creating a backlog of undiagnosed and untreated individuals with long-term conditions. Previo…
View article: Admissions, mortality and financial burden associated with acute hospitalisations for sepsis between 2006 and 2018: A national population-level study
Admissions, mortality and financial burden associated with acute hospitalisations for sepsis between 2006 and 2018: A national population-level study Open
Background: We assessed the healthcare and economic burden of sepsis in adult hospitalised patients in Wales, UK. Methods: We analysed hospital admissions to all acute hospitals in Wales via the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage Databa…
View article: Residential mobility amongst children and young people in Wales: A longitudinal study using linked administrative records
Residential mobility amongst children and young people in Wales: A longitudinal study using linked administrative records Open
BackgroundChild poverty remains a major global concern and a child's experience of deprivation is heavily shaped by where they live and the stability of their local neighbourhood. This study examines frequencies and patterns of residential…
View article: Linking for Impact: Enhancing Linked Data Infrastructure to Meet Clinical Trials Sector Needs
Linking for Impact: Enhancing Linked Data Infrastructure to Meet Clinical Trials Sector Needs Open
BackgroundAustralia possesses valuable population health data, yet its potential for advancing medical product development remains largely untapped. Transformative growth in the use of linked data in clinical trials will support Australia’…
View article: A race against time – an evaluation of lifesaving treatment pathways for patients following cardiac arrest in a non-hospital setting.
A race against time – an evaluation of lifesaving treatment pathways for patients following cardiac arrest in a non-hospital setting. Open
BackgroundCardiac arrest occurs when the heart ceases pumping blood around the body. Most take place outside hospital. A sequence of effective interventions (a “chain of survival”) is essential for patient survival and recovery of organ fu…
View article: A value approach to measuring the effect on health resource usage of specialist cardiac interventions in Wales
A value approach to measuring the effect on health resource usage of specialist cardiac interventions in Wales Open
Objective and ApproachThe Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee wanted to demonstrate how specialised interventions reduced subsequent pressures on the health services. We analysed the variation in the cost of patient pathways for ei…
View article: Spatial variation of healthcare resource use in Wales following the COVID-19 pandemic
Spatial variation of healthcare resource use in Wales following the COVID-19 pandemic Open
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic caused significant disruption to healthcare services and changed patterns of healthcare resource utilisation in Wales, but the geographic variation of this disruption is not known. Objective/Approach We aime…
View article: The benefits of active management of coronary heart disease (CHD) in Wales: how the use of routine collected administrative data can drive efficiency and encourage best practice in condition management.
The benefits of active management of coronary heart disease (CHD) in Wales: how the use of routine collected administrative data can drive efficiency and encourage best practice in condition management. Open
Objective and ApproachWe analysed the effect on subsequent costs of the setting of the first contact for patients with coronary heart disease in Wales. By categorising health events as proactive or reactive, from the event data source (pro…
View article: 10-year multimorbidity patterns among people with and without rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: an observational cohort study using linked electronic health records from Wales, UK
10-year multimorbidity patterns among people with and without rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: an observational cohort study using linked electronic health records from Wales, UK Open
Objectives To compare the patterns of multimorbidity between people with and without rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) and to describe how these patterns change by age and sex over time, between 2010 and 2019. Participants 103 …
View article: Children and young people’s body mass index measures derived from routine data sources: A national data linkage study in Wales
Children and young people’s body mass index measures derived from routine data sources: A national data linkage study in Wales Open
Background Routine monitoring of Body Mass Index (BMI) in general practice, and via national surveillance programmes, is essential for the identification, prevention, and management of unhealthy childhood weight. We examined and compared t…
View article: Cardiac interventions in Wales: A comparison of benefits between NHS Wales specialties
Cardiac interventions in Wales: A comparison of benefits between NHS Wales specialties Open
Objectives The study aimed to assess if specialised healthcare service interventions in Wales benefit the population equitably in work commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee (WHSSC). Approach The study utilised ano…
View article: Using hypergraphs to quantify importance of sets of diseases by healthcare resource utilisation: A retrospective cohort study
Using hypergraphs to quantify importance of sets of diseases by healthcare resource utilisation: A retrospective cohort study Open
Rates of Multimorbidity (also called Multiple Long Term Conditions, MLTC) are increasing in many developed nations. People with multimorbidity experience poorer outcomes and require more healthcare intervention. Grouping of conditions by h…
View article: Dimensions of equality in uptake of COVID-19 vaccination in Wales, UK: A multivariable linked data population analysis
Dimensions of equality in uptake of COVID-19 vaccination in Wales, UK: A multivariable linked data population analysis Open
Vaccination has proven to be effective at preventing severe outcomes of COVID-19 infection, and uptake in the population has been high in Wales. However, there is a risk that high-level vaccination coverage statistics may mask hidden inequ…
View article: Neighbourhood active living environment and obesity in adolescents using the Millennium Cohort Study
Neighbourhood active living environment and obesity in adolescents using the Millennium Cohort Study Open
ObjectivesYouth obesity has increased substantially in recent decades; however, the potential role of the built environment in mitigating these trends is unclear. This study examines whether more walkable neighbourhoods are associated with…
View article: Representing multimorbid disease progressions using directed hypergraphs
Representing multimorbid disease progressions using directed hypergraphs Open
Objective To introduce directed hypergraphs as a novel tool for assessing the temporal relationships between coincident diseases, addressing the need for a more accurate representation of multimorbidity and leveraging the growing availabil…