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A systematic review to examine the impact of psycho-educational interventions on health outcomes and costs in adults and children with difficult asthma by Smith, J R, Mugford, M, Holland, R, Candy, B, Noble, M J, Harrison, B D W, Koutantji, M, Upton, C, Harvey, I

“…Prior research has highlighted the importance of psychosocial factors in 'difficult' asthma. This study aimed to review the content, effectiveness and…”
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The Coping with Asthma Study: a randomised controlled trial of a home based, nurse led psychoeducational intervention for adults at risk of adverse asthma outcomes by Smith, J R, Mildenhall, S, Noble, M J, Shepstone, L, Koutantji, M, Mugford, M, Harrison, B D W

“…Background: Morbidity and mortality associated with severe asthma might be reduced by interventions that address psychosocial factors contributing to adverse…”
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Coping and psychological adjustment in recent-onset inflammatory polyarthritis: the role of gender and age by Ramjeet, J., Koutantji, M., Barrett, E. M., Scott, D. G. I.

“…Objectives. To examine the role of gender, age and coping in psychological adjustment of patients with early inflammatory polyarthritis (IP). Methods. One…”
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Feedback from incident reporting: information and action to improve patient safety by Benn, J, Koutantji, M, Wallace, L, Spurgeon, P, Rejman, M, Healey, A, Vincent, C

“…Effective feedback from incident reporting systems in healthcare is essential if organisations are to learn from failures in the delivery of care. Despite the…”
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Psychological aspects of vasculitis by Koutantji, M., Pearce, S., Harrold, E.

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Quantifying distraction and interruption in urological surgery by Healey, A N, Primus, C P, Koutantji, M

“…Background: To enhance safety in surgery, it is necessary to develop a variety of tools for measuring and evaluating the system of work. One important…”
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How willing are patients to question healthcare staff on issues related to the quality and safety of their healthcare? An exploratory study by Davis, R E, Koutantji, M, Vincent, C A

“…One in 10 patients admitted to hospital will suffer an adverse event as a result of their medical treatment. A reduction in adverse events could happen if…”
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Cognitive processing of pain-related words and psychological adjustment in high and low pain frequency participants by Koutantji, M., Pearce, S. A., Oakley, D. A.

“…Objectives. This study tested the hypotheses that a group of students reporting a high number of pain episodes would present evidence of memory and processing…”
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Illness perceptions, mood and coping in predicting attendance at cardiac rehabilitation by Whitmarsh, Anya, Koutantji, Maria, Sidell, Kate

“…Objective: The aim of this study was to identify psychological variables in poor/non‐attendance at cardiac rehabilitation (CR). We investigated whether…”
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Development, initial reliability and validity testing of an observational tool for assessing technical skills of operating room nurses by Sevdalis, Nick, Undre, Shabnam, Henry, Janet, Sydney, Elaine, Koutantji, Mary, Darzi, Ara, Vincent, Charles A.

“…The recent emergence of the Systems Approach to the safety and quality of surgical care has triggered individual and team skills training modules for surgeons…”
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A systematic review to examine the impact of psycho-educational interventions on health outcomes and costs in adults and children with difficult asthma by Smith, J, Mugford, M, Holland, R

“…Systematic review of the research evidence on the effectiveness of psycho-educational interventions in adults and children with persistent poorly-controlled…”
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Is the pelagic-demersal ratio from fishery landings a useful proxy for nutrient availability? A preliminary data exploration for the semi-enclosed seas around Europe by de Leiva Moreno, J. I., Agostini, V. N., Caddy, J. F., Carocci, F.

“…In this comparative study of fishery production from 14 semi-enclosed marine statistical areas around Europe, GIS techniques were used to estimate some simple…”
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The HIV patient in general dental practice by Zakrzewska, J M, Cushing, A, Hall, A, Koutantji, M, Lewis, D

“…General practitioners, especially those working in areas where there is a high incidence of HIV, will inevitably have to face patients who may or may not know…”
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Investigation of quality of life, mood, pain, disability, and disease status in primary systemic vasculitis by Koutantji, Maria, Harrold, Emma, Lane, Suzanne E., Pearce, Shirley, Watts, Richard A., Scott, David G. I.

“…Objective To assess quality of life (QOL) and psychological adjustment in primary systemic vasculitis (PSV), and to assess their relationship to…”
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The relationship between gender and family history of pain with current pain experience and awareness of pain in others by Koutantji, Maria, Pearce, Shirley A, Oakley, David A

“…This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between family history of pain and current pain experience in a student population. In a sample of 180 students…”
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Children in pain: an investigation of selective memory for pain and psychological adjustment by Koutantji, Maria, Pearce, Shirley A, Oakley, David A, Feinmann, Charlotte

“…This study investigated the effects of chronic pain on processing and recall of pain-related and neutral information in a group of children suffering from…”
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