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View article: Factors Associated with Changes in Capability-Wellbeing for Children and Young People of Secondary School Age During the First COVID-19 Lockdown
Factors Associated with Changes in Capability-Wellbeing for Children and Young People of Secondary School Age During the First COVID-19 Lockdown Open
Concerns about the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on children’s and young people’s wellbeing have been reported, but information about changes in wellbeing in terms of capabilities is limited. This study explores factors ass…
View article: Understanding what matters to young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions: a qualitative study to inform the development of a young person end-of-life capability measure
Understanding what matters to young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions: a qualitative study to inform the development of a young person end-of-life capability measure Open
End-of-life care encompasses a range of services aimed at delivering holistic interventions. Yet, economic evaluations of such services have tended to be focused on health-related outcomes, which may be too narrow to adequately capture out…
View article: Laryngeal Reinnervation vs Type I Thyroplasty in Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis (<scp>VOCALIST</scp>): A Randomized Feasibility Study
Laryngeal Reinnervation vs Type I Thyroplasty in Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis (<span>VOCALIST</span>): A Randomized Feasibility Study Open
Objectives We wished to determine the feasibility of performing a multi‐centre phase III randomized controlled trial that compares laryngeal reinnervation to type I thyroplasty for adults with unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP) in the …
View article: Preparing for responsive management versus preparing for renal dialysis in multimorbid older people with advanced chronic kidney disease (Prepare for Kidney Care): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
Preparing for responsive management versus preparing for renal dialysis in multimorbid older people with advanced chronic kidney disease (Prepare for Kidney Care): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Open
Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevalence is steadily increasing, in part due to increased multimorbidity in our aging global population. When progression to kidney failure cannot be avoided, people need unbiased information to in…
View article: The development of a capability wellbeing measure in economic evaluation for children and young people aged 11-15
The development of a capability wellbeing measure in economic evaluation for children and young people aged 11-15 Open
View article: Identification and prioritisation of items for a draft participant-reported questionnaire to measure use of social care, informal care, aids and adaptations
Identification and prioritisation of items for a draft participant-reported questionnaire to measure use of social care, informal care, aids and adaptations Open
View article: Key Insights into Developing Qualitative Concept Elicitation Work for Outcome Measures with Children and Young People
Key Insights into Developing Qualitative Concept Elicitation Work for Outcome Measures with Children and Young People Open
View article: Is well-becoming important for children and young people? Evidence from in-depth interviews with children and young people and their parents
Is well-becoming important for children and young people? Evidence from in-depth interviews with children and young people and their parents Open
Purpose This study explores how important well-becoming factors appear to be to children during childhood. We define well-becoming as the indicators which predict children and young people’s future wellbeing and opportunities. The priority…
View article: Development of a brief, generic, modular resource-use measure (ModRUM): piloting with patients
Development of a brief, generic, modular resource-use measure (ModRUM): piloting with patients Open
Background Bespoke self-report resource-use measures (RUMs) are commonly developed or adapted for each new randomised controlled trial. Consequently, RUMs lack standardisation and validation is rarely conducted. A new generic RUM, ModRUM, …
View article: Estimating loss in capability wellbeing in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study of the general adult population in the UK, Australia and the Netherlands
Estimating loss in capability wellbeing in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study of the general adult population in the UK, Australia and the Netherlands Open
View article: The Children and Young People Quality of Life Study: A protocol for the qualitative development of attributes for capability wellbeing measures for use in health economic evaluation with children and young people
The Children and Young People Quality of Life Study: A protocol for the qualitative development of attributes for capability wellbeing measures for use in health economic evaluation with children and young people Open
Background: Health services face difficult choices regarding how to allocate scarce health and social care resources. Economic evaluation can aid this process of decision making by allowing competing healthcare interventions or services to…
View article: Challenges in developing capability measures for children and young people for use in the economic evaluation of health and care interventions
Challenges in developing capability measures for children and young people for use in the economic evaluation of health and care interventions Open
Methods for measuring outcomes suitable for economic evaluations of health and care interventions have primarily focused on adults. The validity of such methods for children and young people is questionable in areas including the outcome d…
View article: Measuring capability wellbeing in adults at different stages of life for use in economic evaluation of health and care interventions: a qualitative investigation in people requiring kidney care
Measuring capability wellbeing in adults at different stages of life for use in economic evaluation of health and care interventions: a qualitative investigation in people requiring kidney care Open
View article: Development of a brief, generic, modular resource-use measure (ModRUM): cognitive interviews with patients
Development of a brief, generic, modular resource-use measure (ModRUM): cognitive interviews with patients Open
View article: Optimising recruitment to the HAND-1 RCT feasibility study: integration of the QuinteT Recruitment Intervention (QRI)
Optimising recruitment to the HAND-1 RCT feasibility study: integration of the QuinteT Recruitment Intervention (QRI) Open
View article: A Systematic Review of the Use and Quality of Qualitative Methods in Concept Elicitation for Measures with Children and Young People
A Systematic Review of the Use and Quality of Qualitative Methods in Concept Elicitation for Measures with Children and Young People Open
Background Qualitative research is recommended in concept elicitation for patient-reported outcome measures to ensure item content validity, and those developing measures are encouraged to report qualitative methods in detail. However, in …
View article: Pre-trial qualitative work with health care professionals to refine the design and delivery of a randomised controlled trial on kidney care
Pre-trial qualitative work with health care professionals to refine the design and delivery of a randomised controlled trial on kidney care Open
View article: The QuinteT Recruitment Intervention supported five randomized trials to recruit to target: a mixed-methods evaluation
The QuinteT Recruitment Intervention supported five randomized trials to recruit to target: a mixed-methods evaluation Open
View article: Training health professionals to recruit into challenging randomized controlled trials improved confidence: the development of the QuinteT randomized controlled trial recruitment training intervention
Training health professionals to recruit into challenging randomized controlled trials improved confidence: the development of the QuinteT randomized controlled trial recruitment training intervention Open
Surgeons and research nurses reported increased self-confidence in discussing RCTs with patients, a raised awareness of hidden challenges and a positive impact on recruitment practice following QuinteT RCT Recruitment Training. Training wi…
View article: Does laryngeal reinnervation or type I thyroplasty give better voice results for patients with unilateral vocal fold paralysis (VOCALIST): study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial
Does laryngeal reinnervation or type I thyroplasty give better voice results for patients with unilateral vocal fold paralysis (VOCALIST): study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial Open
Introduction A functioning voice is essential for normal human communication. A good voice requires two moving vocal folds; if one fold is paralysed (unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP)) people suffer from a breathy, weak voice that tir…
View article: Understanding and Improving Recruitment to Randomised Controlled Trials: Qualitative Research Approaches
Understanding and Improving Recruitment to Randomised Controlled Trials: Qualitative Research Approaches Open
Qualitative research is a term used to describe a range of methods that can be implemented to understand participants' perspectives and behaviours. Data are gathered from interviews, focus groups, or observations. In this review, we demons…
View article: A qualitative analysis of the model-building process
A qualitative analysis of the model-building process Open
Decision-analytic models have an important role in healthcare funding decisions in the UK and internationally. However, errors have been reported in published models, which may indicate poor modelling practices, potentially leading to sub-…