Publications by authors named "Anne Scoular"
Article Synopsis
- The study examines poststroke anxiety in community stroke survivors, finding a high prevalence of anxiety, especially in younger individuals and those from socially deprived backgrounds.
- Out of 3,831 participants, 16.1% showed definite abnormal mood, with younger stroke survivors under 50 years experiencing significantly higher anxiety levels compared to those over 80.
- Additionally, women and the socially deprived showed greater instances of anxiety, indicating that age, gender, and socio-economic status are important factors influencing poststroke anxiety.
Objectives: Using a statistical modelling approach, our study aim is to determine reliable age-related estimates of the risk of all-cause tubal factor infertility (TFI) following past or current chlamydial infection in women in Scotland.
Method: Using data from several sources, a Markov-Chain Monte Carlo model was used to estimate the age-related risk of TFI given genital chlamydia infection at any time. The analysis is based on the probability of a woman ever having chlamydial infection, ever having TFI and ever having a previous chlamydial infection given a diagnosis of TFI.
Background: Preventative medicine has become increasingly important in efforts to reduce the burden of chronic disease in industrialised countries. However, interventions that fail to recruit socio-economically representative samples may widen existing health inequalities. This paper explores the barriers and facilitators to engaging a socio-economically disadvantaged (SED) population in primary prevention for coronary heart disease (CHD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe conducted a matched case-control study to investigate social factors associated with gonorrhoea acquisition among genitourinary (GU) medicine clinic attendees, designed to inform appropriate prevention strategies. Detailed social and behavioural data were elicited using a self-completed questionnaire. The effect sizes of these characteristics were quantified using univariate and multivariable conditional logistic regression in 53 cases and 106 matched controls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Objective: To assess whether opportunistic and postal screening strategies for Chlamydia trachomatis can be compared with usual care in a randomised trial in general practice.
Design: Feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial.
Setting: Three West of Scotland general medical practices: one rural, one urban/deprived, and one urban/affluent.