Publications by authors named "Brieze Read"
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- NHS guidelines recommend self-care and pharmacy use for acute respiratory tract infections, advising GP consultations mainly for vulnerable individuals or those with ongoing symptoms, particularly in the context of stress on services due to the COVID-19 pandemic.* -
- Surveys conducted over three years showed a significant decline in reported RTIs from 2020 to 2021, with an uptick in proactive symptom management behaviors in 2021 and 2022, such as increased use of over-the-counter treatments and alternative remedies.* -
- There's a noted reduction in GP consultations for RTIs in 2022, suggesting that the pandemic may have led to a shift towards increased self-care, prompting public health officials to consider the need for guidance to support safe
: Current UKHSA UTI diagnostic guidance advises empirical antibiotics if two of the following symptoms are present: cloudy urine, dysuria, and new onset nocturia. Hormonal changes during menopause may impact UTI symptoms, and qualitative studies suggest women with recurrent UTIs may present with different UTI symptoms. This study aims to assess whether menopausal status and the presence of recurrent UTIs impact UTI symptoms in women.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Multiple factors may influence women's experiences of urinary tract infection (UTI) and its clinical management.
Aim: To explore how women's background, symptoms, and severity of symptoms influence UTI reporting and management.
Design & Setting: Internet questionnaire targeting women in England, focusing on UTI symptoms, care seeking, and management.
Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic spotlighted the importance of infection prevention and control (IPC) measures. Existing literature focuses on healthcare professionals, whereas this article explores changes in public knowledge of IPC, where knowledge is comparably sparse.
Study Design: National surveys were conducted before (March 2020) and after (March 2021) the COVID-19 lockdown across England.
Objectives: To describe public attitudes and knowledge around antibiotic activity, resistance and use.
Design: Face-to-face household 18 question survey using computer-assisted data collection undertaken by Ipsos Market and Opinion Research International.
Setting: Randomly selected households across England, January-February 2020.
Background: This study examined the impact of a 'rewards-for-exercise' mobile application on physical activity, subjective well-being and sleep quality among 148 employees in a UK university with low to moderate physical activity levels.
Methods: A three-month open-label single-arm trial with a one-year follow-up after the end of the trial. Participants used the Sweatcoin application which converted their outdoor steps into a virtual currency used for the purchase of products available at the university campus' outlets, using an in-app marketplace.