Publications by authors named "Jacqueline C Birtwistle"

Article Synopsis
  • The study investigates the application of self-management principles for adults with learning disabilities who have type 2 diabetes in three cities in West Yorkshire, UK.
  • It combines an observational study with a feasibility randomized controlled trial (RCT) to compare a standardised supported self-management (SSM) intervention against usual treatment.
  • Key outcomes measured include participant eligibility, health metrics, mood, recruitment rates, intervention adherence, and qualitative experiences of participants in the research process.
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Purpose: Bladder cancer (BC) is a common disease with disparate treatment options and variable outcomes. Despite the disease's high prevalence, little is known of the lived experience of affected patients. National patient experience surveys suggest that those with BC have poorer experiences than those with other common cancers.

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Introduction And Aim: Problem drinking is rarely identified unless health-care professionals are specifically instructed to assess alcohol consumption. Individualised web-based alcohol interventions provide opportunities to enhance screening and early identification. We aimed to create a web-based brief personalised feedback intervention to enable client-centred screening and self-referral by problem drinkers recently admitted to hospital.

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