Publications by authors named "Martin G Dawes"

Unlabelled: This study investigates, in women diagnosed with breast cancer, the feasibility of evaluating the effects of educational material and its delivery method, on bone health management. The study results suggest educational material may improve rates of bone mineral density testing.

Introduction: Educational materials improve bone mineral density (BMD) testing rates in high-risk patients, but the effect is unknown in women diagnosed with breast cancer.

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Background: In this paper, our aim was to systematically evaluate published evidence of bone fracture risk associated with tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors in women aged 65 and under, and diagnosed with nonmetastatic breast cancer.

Methods: We comprehensively searched MEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL databases from January 1997 through May 2015, and reference lists of the selected articles to identify English-language randomized controlled trials and cohort studies of fracture risk. Two independent reviewers screened articles and assessed methodological quality using Risk of Bias assessment for randomized controlled trials and the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for cohort studies.

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Objective: To synthesize evidence on older adults' sedentary behavior and physical activity during rehabilitation and recovery for hip fracture (1) across the care continuum and (2) from clinical interventions.

Design: We conducted a systematic review of peer-reviewed publications using CINAHL, Embase, Ovid MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and SportDiscus (last search: 17 October 2017).

Study Selection: We included studies that measured sedentary behavior and physical activity of older adults with hip fracture using activity monitors (e.

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Physical activity confers many health benefits, but the underlying mechanisms require further exploration. In this pilot randomized controlled trial we tested the association between longitudinal measures of DNA methylation and changes in objective measures, including physical activity, weight loss, and C-reactive protein levels in community-dwelling women aged 55 to 70 years. We assessed DNA methylation from 20 healthy postmenopausal women, who did not have a mobility disability and allocated them to a group-based intervention, Everyday Activity Supports You, or a control group (monthly group-based health-related education sessions).

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Background: Maintaining physical activity is an important goal with positive health benefits, yet many people spend most of their day sitting. Our Everyday Activity Supports You (EASY) model aims to encourage movement through daily activities and utilitarian walking. The primary objective of this phase was to test study feasibility (recruitment and retention rates) for the EASY model.

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Background: Socioeconomic transformation in China at the beginning of the twenty-first century has led to rapid urbanization and accelerated rural-urban migration. As a result, the concerns about public health problems triggered by increasing internal population mobility have been more widely studied in recent years.

Sources Of Data: Published data in Chinese and English on health of migrants and their families in mainland China from 2000 to 2012.

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Purpose: Home blood pressure (BP) monitoring is increasingly prevalent. The Canadian Hypertension Education Program (CHEP) developed a Family Practice BP tracking diary for home readings with an educational booklet. We evaluated the effectiveness of these tools compared with the standard approach of a hypertension information leaflet on BP-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of hypertensive family practice patients.

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Purpose: We examined all-cause mortality within a primary care setting in patients with white coat hypertension or sustained hypertension in whom blood pressure (BP) monitoring was indicated.

Methods: This prospective multicenter study of ambulatory BP monitoring included 48 family practices in the county of Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Mortality was compared for patients having white coat hypertension (mean of 3 clinic BP readings >140/90 mm Hg and daytime ambulatory readings< or =135/85 mm Hg) and patients having sustained hypertension (mean of 3 clinic readings >140/90 mm Hg and daytime ambulatory readings >135/85 mm Hg).

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Objectives: To assess the prognostic value of daytime ambulatory blood pressure compared with routine clinic blood pressure in determining mortality.

Methods: Prospective multicentre study in 48 general practices in Oxfordshire, a hypertension clinic in Oxford and a hypertension clinic in London.

Results: A cohort of 10 129 patients from Oxford and London was followed up for a median of 8.

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