Search Results - "Watt, C M"

The inverse care law: clinical primary care encounters in deprived and affluent areas of Scotland by Mercer, Stewart W, Watt, Graham C M

“…The inverse care law states that the availability of good medical care tends to vary inversely with the need for it in the population served, but there is…”
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Acetic and formic acids emitted from wood samples and their effect on selected materials in museum environments by Gibson, L.T., Watt, C.M.

“…The concentrations of acetic acid and formic acid vapours emitted by a number of wood samples held in sealed environments were measured to assess differences…”
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The combined effect of smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol on cause-specific mortality: a 30 year cohort study by Hart, Carole L, Davey Smith, George, Gruer, Laurence, Watt, Graham C M

“…Smoking and consuming alcohol are both related to increased mortality risk. Their combined effects on cause-specific mortality were investigated in a…”
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Effect of tobacco smoking on survival of men and women by social position: a 28 year cohort study by Gruer, Laurence, Hart, Carole L, Gordon, David S, Watt, Graham C M

“…Objective To assess the impact of tobacco smoking on the survival of men and women in different social positions.Design A cohort observational study.Setting…”
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The CARE Plus study - a whole-system intervention to improve quality of life of primary care patients with multimorbidity in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation: exploratory cluster randomised controlled trial and cost-utility analysis by Mercer, Stewart W, Fitzpatrick, Bridie, Guthrie, Bruce, Fenwick, Elisabeth, Grieve, Eleanor, Lawson, Kenny, Boyer, Nicki, McConnachie, Alex, Lloyd, Suzanne M, O'Brien, Rosaleen, Watt, Graham C M, Wyke, Sally

“…Multimorbidity is common in deprived communities and reduces quality of life. Our aim was to evaluate a whole-system primary care-based complex intervention,…”
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Impaired lung function and mortality risk in men and women: findings from the Renfrew and Paisley prospective population study by Hole, D J, Watt, G C M, Davey-Smith, G, Hart, C L, Gillis, C R, Hawthorne, V M

“…Abstract Objective: To assess the relation between forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and subsequent mortality. Design: Prospective general…”
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The influence of socioeconomic deprivation on multimorbidity at different ages: a cross-sectional study by McLean, Gary, Gunn, Jane, Wyke, Sally, Guthrie, Bruce, Watt, Graham C M, Blane, David N, Mercer, Stewart W

“…Multimorbidity occurs at a younger age in individuals in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation but little is known about the 'typology' of multimorbidity in…”
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General practice funding underpins the persistence of the inverse care law: cross-sectional study in Scotland by McLean, Gary, Guthrie, Bruce, Mercer, Stewart W, Watt, Graham C M

“…Universal access to health care, as provided in the NHS, does not ensure that patients' needs are met. To explore the relationships between multimorbidity,…”
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Health-related quality of life of Gaza Palestinians in the aftermath of the winter 2008-09 Israeli attack on the Strip by Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M E, Hammoudeh, Weeam, Mataria, Awad, Husseini, Abdullatif, Khawaja, Marwan, Shannon, Harry S, Hogan, Dennis, Watt, Graham C M, Zurayk, Huda, Giacaman, Rita

“…We document the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people living in the Gaza Strip 6 months after 27 December 2008 to 18 January 2009, Israeli attack…”
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Alcohol Consumption Behaviours and Social Mobility in Men and Women of the Midspan Family Study by Hart, Carole L., Smith, George Davey, Upton, Mark N., Watt, Graham C. M.

“…Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate relationships between alcohol consumption and social mobility in a cohort study in Scotland. Methods: 1040 sons…”
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Explaining the social patterning of lung function in adulthood at different ages: the roles of childhood precursors, health behaviours and environmental factors by Gray, Linsay A, Leyland, Alastair H, Benzeval, Michaela, Watt, Graham C M

“…Background Lung function successfully predicts subsequent health. Although lung function is known to decline over age, little is known about changes in…”
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Patient enablement requires physician empathy: a cross-sectional study of general practice consultations in areas of high and low socioeconomic deprivation in Scotland by Mercer, Stewart W, Jani, Bhautesh D, Maxwell, Margaret, Wong, Samuel Y S, Watt, Graham C M

“…Patient 'enablement' is a term closely aligned with 'empowerment' and its measurement in a general practice consultation has been operationalised in the widely…”
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Relevance and practical use of the Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) Measure in general practice by Mercer, Stewart W, McConnachie, Alex, Maxwell, Margaret, Heaney, David, Watt, Graham CM

“…Background. The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) Measure has been developed as a tool for assessing the patients' perceptions of relational empathy…”
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Multimorbidity in primary care: developing the research agenda by Mercer, Stewart W, Smith, Susan M, Wyke, Sally, O'Dowd, Tom, Watt, Graham CM

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Multimorbidity and the inverse care law in primary care by Mercer, Stewart W, Guthrie, Bruce, Furler, John, Watt, Graham C M, Hart, Julian Tudor

“…Inequalities set to rise as criteria for funding change in the UK…”
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The impact of consent on observational research: a comparison of outcomes from consenters and non consenters to an observational study by Macleod, Una, Watt, Graham C M

“…Public health benefits from research often rely on the use of data from personal medical records. When neither patient consent nor anonymisation is possible,…”
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Occupational class differences in later life hospital use by women who survived to age 80: the Renfrew and Paisley prospective cohort study by Hart, Carole L, McCartney, Gerry, Watt, Graham C M

“…population ageing challenges the sustainability of healthcare provision. to investigate occupational class differences in hospital use in women aged 80+ years…”
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Time to care: tackling health inequalities through primary care by Norbury, Michael, Mercer, Stewart W, Gillies, John, Furler, John, Watt, Graham C M

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A retrospective study of the learning history origins of anxiety sensitivity by Watt, Margo C., Stewart, Sherry H., Cox, Brian J.

“…Anxiety sensitivity (AS; the fear of anxiety-related sensations) has been proposed as a risk factor for the development of panic disorder. The present study…”
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More time for complex consultations in a high-deprivation practice is associated with increased patient enablement by Mercer, Stewart W, Fitzpatrick, Bridie, Gourlay, Glen, Vojt, Gaby, McConnachie, Alex, Watt, Graham C M

“…Evidence of the beneficial effects of longer consultations in general practice is limited. To evaluate the effect of increasing consultation length on patient…”
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