Publications by authors named "A M Montgomery"
Purpose: To investigate long-term chronic postoperative inguinal pain (CPIP), QoL and recurrence in patients with a primary inguinal hernia comparing TEP to Lichtenstein.
Material And Methods: A questionnaire-based follow-up containing the Inguinal Pain Questionnaire (IPQ), the Cunningham Pain Scale and SF-36 was done 8 years after the TEPLICH RCT. The main objective was non-ignorable pain last week according to IPQ.
Recipient and donor risk factors impacting adult liver retransplantation remain inadequately described in the modern era of liver transplantation. Our study aimed to develop a risk model for 3-month recipient survival following liver retransplantation using data from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network's (OPTN) liver transplantation database. We conducted univariate and multivariable analyses on 6,660 adult patients who underwent liver retransplantation between 2002 and 2023.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To explore how postgraduate leadership education is translated into practice and how leadership practices and behaviours are sustained following completion of a leadership program.
Design: A qualitative exploratory study using an appreciative inquiry approach.
Methods: A single Health District, partnered with a regional university, offering a 12-month leadership program, the Effective Leadership in Health Program.
Article Synopsis
- - Black individuals who smoke experience higher rates of tobacco-related health issues, which are influenced by stress related to their minority status and anxiety sensitivity (AS).
- - A study tested a smartphone app, the Mobile Anxiety Sensitivity Program for Smoking (MASP), designed to help Black smokers with high AS quit smoking and reduce their AS.
- - The trial with 24 participants showed high app usage, excellent retention, good participant feedback, and a significant reduction in anxiety sensitivity, with 25% of participants achieving short-term smoking abstinence.