Browsing by Author "McIntosh, Caroline"
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An optimised patient information sheet did not significantly increase recruitment or retention in a falls prevention study: an embedded randomised recruitment trial
Cockayne, Sarah; Fairhurst, Caroline; Adamson, Joy; Hewitt, Catherine; Hull, Robin; Hicks, Kate; Keenan, Anne-Maree; Lamb, Sarah E.; Green, Lorraine; McIntosh, Caroline; Menz, Hylton B.; Redmond, Anthony C.; Rodgers, Sara; Torgerson, David J.; Vernon, Wesley; Watson, Judith; Knapp, Peter; Rick, Jo; Bower, Peter; Eldridge, Sandra; Madurasinghe, Vichithranie W.; Graffy, Jonathan (Springer Nature, 2017-03-28)Background: Randomised controlled trials are generally regarded as the 'gold standard' experimental design to determine the effectiveness of an intervention. Unfortunately, many trials either fail to recruit sufficient ... -
Antimicrobial dressings for treating local infection in patients with diabetic foot ulcers
Ivory, John D.; Gethin, Georgina; McIntosh, Caroline (Omnia-Med, 2018-09)Infection in diabetic foot ulcers puts patients at risk of hospitalisation and amputation. Microorganisms populate chronic wounds on a continuum from non-pathological surface contamination to local infection and/or deep ... -
Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a multifaceted podiatry intervention for falls prevention in older people: a multicentre cohort randomised controlled trial (the reducing falls with orthoses and a multifaceted podiatry intervention trial)
Cockayne, Sarah; Rodgers, Sara; Green, Lorraine; Fairhurst, Caroline; Adamson, Joy; Scantlebury, Arabella; Corbacho, Belen; Hewitt, Catherine E; Hicks, Kate; Hull, Robin; Keenan, Anne-Maree; Lamb, Sarah E; McIntosh, Caroline; Menz, Hylton B; Redmond, Anthony; Richardson, Zoe; Vernon, Wesley; Watson, Judith; Torgerson, David J (National Institute for Health Research, 2017-04-01)Background: Falls are a serious cause of morbidity and cost to individuals and society. Evidence suggests that foot problems and inappropriate footwear may increase the risk of falling. Podiatric interventions could help ... -
Cohort randomised controlled trial of a multifaceted podiatry intervention for the prevention of falls in older people (the reform trial)
Cockayne, Sarah; Adamson, Joy; Clarke, Arabella; Corbacho, Belen; Fairhurst, Caroline; Green, Lorraine; Hewitt, Catherine E.; Hicks, Kate; Kenan, Anne-Maree; Lamb, Sarah E.; McIntosh, Caroline; Menz, Hylton B.; Redmond, Anthony C.; Richardson, Zoe; Rodgers, Sara; Vernon, Wesley; Watson, Judith; Torgerson, David J.; , (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-01-20)Background Falls are a major cause of morbidity among older people. A multifaceted podiatry intervention may reduce the risk of falling. This study evaluated such an intervention. Design Pragmatic cohort randomised controlled ... -
Complementary and alternative therapies for management of odor in malignant fungating wounds: a critical review
Gethin, Georgina; McIntosh, Caroline; Probst, Sebastian (Dove Medical Press Ltd., 2016-06-01)Malignant fungating wounds (MFWs) affect an estimated 5%-10% of all people with cancer. They have a profound effect on the individual, and their associated symptoms such as bleeding, odor, exudate, and pain cause much ... -
Cost-effectiveness of cryotherapy versus salicylic acid for the treatment of plantar warts: economic evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial (evert trial)
Stamuli, Eugena; ,; Cockayne, Sarah; Hewitt, Catherine; Hicks, Kate; Jayakody, Shalmini; Kang'ombe, Arthur Ricky; Turner, Gwen; Thomas, Kim; Curran, Mike; Hashmi, Farina; McIntosh, Caroline; McLarnon, Nichola; Torgerson, David J; Watt, Ian (Springer Nature, 2012-02-27)Background: Plantar warts (verrucae) are extremely common. Although many will spontaneously disappear without treatment, treatment may be sought for a variety of reasons such as discomfort. There are a number of different ... -
Cryotherapy versus salicylic acid for the treatment of plantar warts (verrucae): A randomised controlled trial
McIntosh, Caroline (2011)Objective To compare the clinical effectiveness of cryotherapy versus salicylic acid for the treatment of plantar warts. Design A multicentre, open, two arm randomised controlled trial. Setting University podiatry ... -
The effectiveness of pilates in preventing falls in healthy older adults
Donatoni da Silva, Larissa (NUI Galway, 2021-08)Falls are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults and evidence suggests that fall rates are rapidly increasing likely due to an aging population, which is placing a significant financial burden on health ... -
Estimating the health-care costs of wound care in Ireland
Gillespie, Paddy; Carter, Laura; McIntosh, Caroline; Gethin, Georgina (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2019-06-05)Objective: To estimate the cost of wound care to the Irish health-care system.Methods: A bottom-up, prevalence-based analysis was undertaken using a decision analytic model to estimate costs. Health-care resource activity ... -
Implementation of blinded outcome assessment in the effective verruca treatments trial (evert) – lessons learned
Cockayne, Sarah; Hewitt, Catherine; Hashmi, Farina; Hicks, Kate; Concannon, Michael; McIntosh, Caroline; Thomas, Kim; Hall, Jill; Watson, Judith; Torgerson, David; Watt, Ian (Springer Nature, 2016-07-12)Background: Trials using inadequate levels of blinding may report larger effect sizes than blinded studies. It has been suggested that blinded outcome assessment in open trials may in some cases be undertaken by assessments ... -
The REFORM study protocol: a cohort randomised controlled trial of a multifaceted podiatry intervention for the prevention of falls in older people
McIntosh, Caroline (BMJ Publishing Group, 2014)Introduction: Falls and fall-related injuries are a serious cause of morbidity and cost to society. Foot problems and inappropriate footwear may increase the risk of falls; therefore podiatric interventions may play a role ... -
The effect of patients’ preference on outcome in the evert cryotherapy versus salicylic acid for the treatment of plantar warts (verruca) trial
Cockayne, Sarah; Hicks, Kate; Kangombe, Arthur R; Hewitt, Catherine; Concannon, Michael; Thomas, Kim; Hashmi, Farina; McIntosh, Caroline; Brierley, Gwen; Torgerson, David; Watt, Ian (Springer Nature, 2012-11-12)Background: Randomised controlled trials are widely accepted as the gold standard method to evaluate medical interventions, but they are still open to bias. One such bias is the effect of patient's preference on outcome ... -
The reform patient information sheet sub study - an embedded trial evaluating the enhancement of patient information sheets to improve recruitment
Cockayne, Sarah; Adamson, Joy; Bower, Peter; Corbacho, Belen; Fairhurst, Caroline; Farndon, Lisa; Hicks, Kate; Keenan, Anne-Maree; Knapp, Peter; Lamb, Sally; Loughrey, Lorraine; McIntosh, Caroline; Menz, Hylton; Redmond, Anthony; Rick, Jo; Rodgers, Sara; Vernon, Wesley; Watson, Jude; Torgerson, David (Springer Nature, 2015-11-16) -
The reform study protocol: a cohort randomised controlled trial of a multifaceted podiatry intervention for the prevention of falls in older people
Cockayne, Sarah; Adamson, Joy; Corbacho Martin, Belen; Fairhurst, Caroline; Hewitt, Catherine; Hicks, Kate; Hull, Robin; Keenan, Anne Maree; Lamb, Sarah E; Loughrey, Lorraine; McIntosh, Caroline; Menz, Hylton B; Redmond, Anthony C; Rodgers, Sara; Vernon, Wesley; Watson, Judith; Torgerson, David (BMJ, 2014-12-01)Introduction: Falls and fall-related injuries are a serious cause of morbidity and cost to society. Foot problems and inappropriate footwear may increase the risk of falls; therefore podiatric interventions may play a role ... -
The reform study: a case study of embedded trials
Cockayne, Sarah; Adamson, Joy; Corbacho, Belen; Fairhurst, Caroline; Farndon, Lisa; Hicks, Kate; Keenan, Anne-Maree; Lamb, Sally; Loughrey, Lorraine; McIntosh, Caroline; Menz, Hylton; Redmond, Anthony; Rodgers, Sara; Vernon, Wesley; Watson, Jude; Torgerson, David (Springer Nature, 2015-11-16)