Publications by authors named "Stuart Stewart"
Objectives: There is an overlap between symptoms of perimenopause/menopause and post-COVID syndrome and there is a concern that some female patients referred to post-COVID syndrome clinics may have undiagnosed perimenopause/menopause. However, the prevalence of such symptoms in this population is unknown.
Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of 122 women's health questionnaires as part of a service improvement project in three National Health Service post-COVID syndrome clinics in England.
Background: There is a considerable amount of research showing an association between continuity of care and improved health outcomes. However, the methods used in most studies examine only the pattern of interactions between patients and clinicians through administrative measures of continuity. The patient experience of continuity can also be measured by using patient reported experience measures.
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- * The review discusses barriers and facilitators to CKD detection and management since the KDOQI classification was introduced, calling for a revised strategy aligned with the upcoming KDIGO 2024 clinical guidelines.
- * Effective CKD care is supported by classification systems, evidence-based treatments, and policy changes, while facing challenges like clinician concerns about overdiagnosis, inadequate financial incentives, complexity in guidelines, and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background: It was apparent from the early phase of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) pandemic that a multi-system syndrome can develop in the weeks following a COVID-19 infection, now referred to as Long COVID. Given that people living with diabetes are at increased risk of hospital admission/poor outcomes following COVID-19 infection we hypothesised that they may also be more susceptible to developing Long COVID. We describe here the prevalence of Long COVID in people living with diabetes when compared to matched controls in a Northwest UK population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn an era of digitally connected students, there is a demand for academic material to be delivered through electronic mobile devices and not just through traditional methods such as lectures and tutorials. A digital interactive book-iBook (for use on the Apple iPad)-was created to teach undergraduate anatomical science students (n = 26) four key areas of the brachial plexus: definitions, gross anatomy, relative anatomy, and functions of terminal branches. Students were asked to complete preresource and postresource questionnaires, which were used to calculate the mean improvement score and ultimately the efficacy of the resource.
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