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Stroke incidence in rural and urban Tanzania: a prospective, community-based study by Walker, Richard, Prof, Whiting, David, PhD, Unwin, Nigel, Prof, Mugusi, Ferdinand, Prof, Swai, Mark, MD, Aris, Eric, MD, Jusabani, Ahmed, MD, Kabadi, Gregory, MSc, Gray, William K, PhD, Lewanga, Mary, PGDip, Alberti, George, Prof

“…Summary Background There are no methodologically rigorous studies of the incidence of stroke in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to provide reliable data on the…”
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Multimorbidity and its socio-economic associations in community-dwelling older adults in rural Tanzania; a cross-sectional study by Lewis, Emma Grace, Gray, William K, Walker, Richard, Urasa, Sarah, Witham, Miles, Dotchin, Catherine

“…Abstract Objectives This paper aims to describe the prevalence and socio-economic associations with multimorbidity, by both self-report and clinical…”
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The role of traditional and faith healers in the treatment of dementia in Tanzania and the potential for collaboration with allopathic healthcare services by Hindley, Guy, Kissima, John, L Oates, Lloyd, Paddick, Stella-Maria, Kisoli, Aloyce, Brandsma, Christine, K Gray, William, Walker, Richard W, Mushi, Declare, Dotchin, Catherine L

“…Low diagnostic rates are a barrier to improving care for the growing number of people with dementia in sub-Saharan Africa. Many people with dementia are…”
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Stroke risk factors in an incident population in urban and rural Tanzania: a prospective, community-based, case-control study by Walker, Richard W, Prof, Jusabani, Ahmed, MD, Aris, Eric, MD, Gray, William K, PhD, Unwin, Nigel, Prof, Swai, Mark, MD, Alberti, George, Prof, Mugusi, Ferdinand, MD

“…Summary Background The burden of stroke on health systems in low-income and middle-income countries is increasing. However, high-quality data for modifiable…”
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A longitudinal study of cognitive decline in rural Tanzania: rates and potentially modifiable risk factors by Heward, Jessica, Stone, Lydia, Paddick, Stella-Maria, Mkenda, Sarah, Gray, William K, Dotchin, Catherine L, Kissima, John, Collingwood, Cecilia, Swai, Bernadetha, Walker, Richard W

“…ABSTRACTBackground:The number of people living with dementia in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is expected to increase rapidly in the coming decades. However, our…”
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Changes in COVID-19 in-hospital mortality in hospitalised adults in England over the first seven months of the pandemic: An observational study using administrative data by Gray, William K., Navaratnam, Annakan V, Day, Jamie, Wendon, Julia, Briggs, Tim W.R.

“…Previous research by our team identified factors associated with in-hospital mortality in patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19 in England between March and…”
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Cognitive stimulation therapy as a sustainable intervention for dementia in sub-Saharan Africa: feasibility and clinical efficacy using a stepped-wedge design by Paddick, Stella-Maria, Mkenda, Sarah, Mbowe, Godfrey, Kisoli, Aloyce, Gray, William K, Dotchin, Catherine L, Ternent, Laura, Ogunniyi, Adesola, Kissima, John, Olakehinde, Olaide, Mushi, Declare, Walker, Richard W

“…Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is a psychosocial group-based intervention for dementia shown to improve cognition and quality of life with a similar…”
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Low levels of frailty in HIV-positive older adults on antiretroviral therapy in northern Tanzania by Bristow, Clare, George, Grace, Hillsmith, Grace, Rainey, Emma, Urasa, Sarah, Koipapi, Sengua, Kisoli, Aloyce, Boni, Japhet, Saria, Grace Anderson, Ranasinghe, Sherika, Joseph, Marcella, Gray, William K., Dekker, Marieke, Walker, Richard W., Dotchin, Catherine L., Mukaetova-Ladinska, Elizabeta, Howlett, William, Makupa, Philip, Paddick, Stella-Maria

“…There are over 3 million people in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) aged 50 and over living with HIV. HIV and combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) exposure may…”
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Evaluation of a low-resource screening strategy for ophthalmic pathologies and associated neurological morbidity in an older Tanzanian HIV-positive population by George, Grace, Murphy, Declan C., Hogg, H. D. Jeffry, Boniface, Japhet Bright, Urasa, Sarah, Rwiza, Justus, Uwemeye, Livin, Bristow, Clare, Hillsmith, Grace, Rainey, Emma, Walker, Richard, Gray, William K., Maria-Paddick, Stella

“…Globally, 43 million people are living with HIV, 90% in developing countries. Increasing life expectancy with combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) results…”
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Lack of Association of Vascular Risk Factors with HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders in cART-Treated Adults Aged ≥ 50 Years in Tanzania by Flack, Katherine A, Rainey, Emma S, Urasa, Sarah J, Koipapi, Sengua, Kalaria, Rajesh N, Howlett, William P, Mukaetova-Ladinska, Elizabeta B, Dekker, Marieke C J, Gray, William K, Walker, Richard W, Dotchin, Catherine L, Mtwaile, Himidi, Lewis, Thomas C D, Stone, Lydia G, McNally, Richard J Q, Makupa, Philip C, Paddick, Stella-Maria

“…HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) are highly prevalent in those ageing with HIV. High-income country data suggest that vascular risk factors…”
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Variability in COVID-19 in-hospital mortality rates between national health service trusts and regions in England: A national observational study for the Getting It Right First Time Programme by Gray, William K., Navaratnam, Annakan V, Day, Jamie, Babu, Pratusha, Mackinnon, Shona, Adelaja, Ini, Bartlett-Pestell, Sam, Moulton, Chris, Mann, Cliff, Batchelor, Anna, Swart, Michael, Snowden, Chris, Dyer, Philip, Jones, Michael, Allen, Martin, Hopper, Adrian, Rayman, Gerry, Kar, Partha, Wheeler, Andrew, Eve-Jones, Sue, Fong, Kevin J, Machin, John T, Wendon, Julia, Briggs, Tim W.R.

“…A key first step in optimising COVID-19 patient outcomes during future case-surges is to learn from the experience within individual hospitals during the early…”
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Early Mortality and Associated Factors among Patients with Stroke Admitted to a Large Teaching Hospital in Tanzania by Okeng'o, Kigocha, MD, MMed Int.Med, Msc Neuro, Chillo, Pilly, MD, Mmed Int.Med, PhD, Gray, William K., PhD, Walker, Richard W., MD, Matuja, William, MBChB, MRCP, MRCPsy

“…Background Stroke is a major cause of death worldwide and 85.5% of stroke deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries due to stroke. The aim of this study…”
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Potential Carbon Savings with Day-case Compared to Inpatient Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumour Surgery in England: A Retrospective Observational Study Using Administrative Data by Phull, Manraj, Begum, Hasina, John, Joseph B., van Hove, Maria, McGrath, John, O'Flynn, Kieran, Briggs, Tim W.R., Gray, William K.

“…Day-case surgery can help the English National Health Service achieve net-zero carbon emissions. The change in the proportion of transurethral resection of…”
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Data consistency in the English Hospital Episodes Statistics database by Hardy, Flavien, Heyl, Johannes, Tucker, Katie, Hopper, Adrian, Marchã, Maria J, Briggs, Tim W R, Yates, Jeremy, Day, Jamie, Wheeler, Andrew, Eve-Jones, Sue, Gray, William K

“…BackgroundTo gain maximum insight from large administrative healthcare datasets it is important to understand their data quality. Although a gold standard…”
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Comparison of outcomes for patients with and without a serious mental illness presenting to hospital for chronic obstruction pulmonary disease: retrospective observational study using administrative data by Goldman, Sara, Saoulidi, Anastasia, Kalidindi, Sridevi, Kravariti, Eugenia, Gaughran, Fiona, Briggs, Tim W. R., Gray, William K.

“…There are few data on the profile of those with serious mental illness (SMI) admitted to hospital for physical health reasons. To compare outcomes for patients…”
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Cognitive stimulation therapy as a low-resource intervention for dementia in sub-Saharan Africa (CST-SSA): Adaptation for rural Tanzania and Nigeria by Mkenda, Sarah, Olakehinde, Olaide, Mbowe, Godfrey, Siwoku, Akeem, Kisoli, Aloyce, Paddick, Stella-Maria, Adediran, Babatunde, Gray, William K, Dotchin, Catherine L, Adebiyi, Akinpelumi, Walker, Richard W, Mushi, Declare, Ogunniyi, Adesola

“…Introduction Cognitive stimulation therapy is a non-pharmacological intervention for people with dementia. Its use has been associated with substantial…”
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Contribution of Noncommunicable Diseases to Medical Admissions of Elderly Adults in Africa: A Prospective, Cross-Sectional Study in Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania by Akinyemi, Rufus O., Izzeldin, Isameldin M. H., Dotchin, Catherine, Gray, William K., Adeniji, Olaleye, Seidi, Osheik A., Mwakisambwe, Josephine J., Mhina, Carl J., Mutesi, Florence, Msechu, Helen Z., Mteta, Kien A., Ahmed, Mayada A. M., Hamid, Shahd H. M., Abuelgasim, Nazik A. A., Mohamed, Sumia A. A., Mohamed, Ashraf Y. O., Adesina, Fidelis, Hamzat, Mohammed, Olunuga, Taiwo, Maro, Venance P., Walker, Richard

“…Objectives To describe the nature of geriatric medical admissions to teaching hospitals in three countries in Africa (Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania) and compare…”
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Frailty, Comorbidity, and Associations With In-Hospital Mortality in Older COVID-19 Patients: Exploratory Study of Administrative Data by Heyl, Johannes, Hardy, Flavien, Tucker, Katie, Hopper, Adrian, Marchã, Maria J M, Navaratnam, Annakan V, Briggs, Tim W R, Yates, Jeremy, Day, Jamie, Wheeler, Andrew, Eve-Jones, Sue, Gray, William K

“…Older adults have worse outcomes following hospitalization with COVID-19, but within this group there is substantial variation. Although frailty and…”
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Mild Cognitive Impairment in Rural Tanzania: Prevalence, Profile, and Outcomes at 4-Year Follow-up by Paddick, Stella-Maria, M.B.B.S, Kisoli, Aloyce, M.Sc, Samuel, Maria, M.B.B.S, Higginson, Janice, M.B.B.S, Gray, William K., Ph.D, Dotchin, Catherine L., M.D, Longdon, Anna R., M.B.B.S, Teodorczuk, Andrew, M.D, Chaote, Paul, M.D, Walker, Richard W., M.D

“…Objective Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is recognized as a high-risk condition for conversion to dementia, although data on outcomes of MCI in sub-Saharan…”
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Editor's Choice – Volume–Outcome Relationships in Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery: Analysis of the UK Hospital Episodes Statistics Database for the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Programme by Gray, William K., Day, Jamie, Horrocks, Michael

“…To investigate whether a volume–outcome relationship exists for elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) surgery conducted within the National Health Service…”
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