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Leydon - SPCR - Antibiotic prescribing patterns in contacts with English out-of-hours primary care services (November 2017)
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/projects/leydon-spcr-antibiotic-prescribing-patterns-in-contacts-with-english-out-of-hours
The overuse and misuse of antibiotics in primary care is an increasing national and global concern due to the increasing risk of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) (when bacteria becomes resistant to treatments leading to increased risks of illness lasti...
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A Kendrick NIHR SPCR
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/projects/a-kendrick-nihr-spcr
We aim to look at GPs’ care of people with depression from 2003 to 2012, using the information which is available through a database called the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), gathered together from hundreds of general practices’ computer...
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Little - SPCR - Saline Nasal Irrigation for Acute Sinusitis: Pilot Trial (November 2017).
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/projects/little-spcr-saline-nasal-irrigation-for-acute-sinusitis-pilot-trial-november-2017
Acute sinus infections are one of the commonest infections managed in primary care, Currently GPs prescribe antibiotics to most patients presenting with sinusitis, the highest of any of the common acute infections presenting in adults, at over 90%.T...
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Kendrick - NIHR 17/42/02 - Patient-reported outcome measures for monitoring primary care patients with depression: PROMDEP randomised controlled trial
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/projects/kendrick-nihr-174202-patient-reported-outcome-measures-for-monitoring-primary
We want to look at whether giving personal feedback to people being treated for depression might help them get better more quickly. One way of doing this is by using patient reported outcome measures (or 'PROMs') which involve patients filling out qu...
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Prof P. Little: NIHR PGfAR RECON
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/projects/prof-p-little-nihr-pgfar-recon
Background Dementia occurs in 6.5% of those aged over 65, and the number of sufferers will increase due to people living longer. Reduced functioning (‘cognitive impairment’) is more common - including Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Age Associate...
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REDUCe2 Study - Palliative Long-term Abdominal Drains Versus Repeated Drainage In Untreatable Ascites Due To Advanced Cirrhosis: A Randomised Controlled Trial
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/projects/reduce2-study-palliative-long-term-abdominal-drains-versus-repeated-drainage-in
People with cirrhosis and untreatable ascites who do not receive a liver transplant live on average for about six months. Medical care then focuses on controlling symptoms and having the best possible quality of life. This is known as palliative care...