Publications by authors named "J Dixey"

Purpose: The primary goal of this article is to present an evaluation of a UK-based city-wide physical activity pathway for patients with a cancer diagnosis, the Active Everyday service. Active Everyday was a co-produced physical activity service for people affected by cancer. The service was underpinned by a behaviour change care pathway model developed by Macmillan Cancer Support charity.

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Evidence supports the benefits of exercise-based rehabilitation in promoting recovery in myeloma patients following autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT). However, 'prehabilitation' has never been evaluated prior to ASCT, despite evidence of effectiveness in other cancers. Utilising a mixed method approach the authors investigated the feasibility of a mixed strength and cardiovascular exercise intervention pre-ASCT.

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Introduction: Exercise support for people with cancer is a national priority. The purpose of this study was to identify the success factors necessary to create a model of exercise support for people affected by cancer in a large city in the north of England.

Method: Two groups of participants were recruited; people affected by cancer ( = 26) and professional stakeholders ( = 14) contributing to either focus groups or semi-structured interviews.

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Objectives: To examine associations between function, quality of life and structural outcomes in patients achieving remission vs low disease activity in early RA.

Methods: Demographic, clinical and radiographic variables were collected at baseline and then annually from the Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Study (ERAS) and Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Network (ERAN) inception cohorts in routine care from 1986 to 2012. Disease activity was categorized: mean DAS28 score between years 1 and 5: remission [mean remission DAS (mRDAS) <2.

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Objectives: To assess predictive factors for rheumatoid arthritis interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) in two early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) inception cohorts with a focus on methotrexate (MTX) exposure.

Design: Multicentre prospective early RA inception cohort studies; the early RA study (ERAS) and the early RA network (ERAN).

Setting: Secondary care, ERAS nine centres, ERAN 23 centres in England, Wales and Ireland.

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