Search Results - "Watt, Graham CM"

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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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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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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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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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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Practice nurses' workload, career intentions and the impact of professional isolation: A cross-sectional survey by O'Donnell, Catherine A, Jabareen, Hussein, Watt, Graham Cm

“…Practice nurses have a key role within UK general practice, especially since the 2004 GMS contract. This study aimed to describe that role, identify how…”
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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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Multimorbidity and GP burnout by Mercer, Stewart W, Watt, Graham Cm, Reilly, Johanna, Mullin, Anne

“…The paper by Pederson et al provides evidence of a relationship between GP burnout and patient multimorbidity in practices in Denmark. This relationship was…”
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The consultation and relational empathy (CARE) measure: development and preliminary validation and reliability of an empathy-based consultation process measure by Mercer, Stewart W, Maxwell, Margaret, Heaney, David, Watt, Graham CM

“…Background. Empathy is a key aspect of the clinical encounter but there is a lack of patient-assessed measures suitable for general clinical settings…”
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Double trouble: the impact of multimorbidity and deprivation on preference-weighted health related quality of life a cross sectional analysis of the Scottish Health Survey by Lawson, Kenny D, Mercer, Stewart W, Wyke, Sally, Grieve, Eleanor, Guthrie, Bruce, Watt, Graham C M, Fenwick, Elisabeth A E

“…To investigate the association between multimorbidity and Preference_Weighted Health Related Quality of Life (PW_HRQoL), a score that combines physical and…”
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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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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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Commentary: What is the NHS for? by Watt, Graham CM

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Patient centredness and the outcome of primary care consultations with patients with depression in areas of high and low socioeconomic deprivation by Jani, Bhautesh, Bikker, Annemieke P, Higgins, Maria, Fitzpatrick, Bridie, Little, Paul, Watt, Graham C M, Mercer, Stewart W

“…Most patients with depression are managed in general practice. In deprived areas, depression is more common and poorer outcomes have been reported. To compare…”
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The accuracy of the Framingham risk-score in different socioeconomic groups: a prospective study by Brindle, Peter M, McConnachie, Alex, Upton, Mark N, Hart, Carole L, Davey Smith, George, Watt, Graham C M

“…The primary prevention of cardiovascular disease involves using the Framingham risk score to identify high risk patients and then prescribe preventive…”
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Parental height in relation to offspring coronary heart disease: examining transgenerational influences on health using the west of Scotland Midspan Family Study by GRAY, Linsay, DAVEY SMITH, George, MCCONNACHIE, Alex, WATT, Graham Cm, HART, Carole L, UPTON, Mark N, MACFARLANE, Peter W, BATTY, G. David

“…Adult height is known to be inversely related to coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. We sought to investigate transgenerational influence of parental height on…”
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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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Practice size and quality attainment under the new GMS contract: a cross-sectional analysis by Wang, Yingying, O'Donnell, Catherine A, Mackay, Daniel F, Watt, Graham Cm

“…The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) of the new General Medical Services contract, for the first time, incentivises certain areas of general practice…”
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Impact of the 2004 GMS contract on practice nurses: a qualitative study by McGregor, Wendy, Jabareen, Hussein, O'Donnell, Catherine A, Mercer, Stewart W, Watt, Graham Cm

“…The new GMS contract has led to practice nurses playing an important role in the delivery of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF). This study investigated…”
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