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  1. At the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), 10% of patients living with HIV do not return for care annually. Currently, no formal system exists to re-engage out-of-care (OOC) patients. Lost & Found, develop...

    Authors: Joseph Cox, Blake Linthwaite, Kim Engler, David Lessard, Bertrand Lebouché and Nadine Kronfli

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:29

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  2. Physical activity and exercise interventions to improve health frequently bring about intended effects under ideal circumstances but often fail to demonstrate benefits in real-world contexts. The aim of this s...

    Authors: Matthew Haines

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:28

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  3. The hospital to home transition for children with medical complexity (CMC) poses many challenges, including suboptimal communication between the hospital and medical home. Our objective was to evaluate the imp...

    Authors: Noga L. Ravid, Kayla Zamora, Roberta Rehm, Megumi Okumura, John Takayama and Sunitha Kaiser

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:27

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  4. Critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are at risk for central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) with an incidence up to 6.9 per 1000 catheter days. CLABSI has a significant attr...

    Authors: Nasim Zamir, Makena Pook, Ellen McDonald and Alison E. Fox-Robichaud

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:26

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  5. Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a public health pandemic disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries. The purpose of this formative research was to adapt evidence-based diabetes self-management educ...

    Authors: Robin Whittemore, Mireya Vilar-Compte, Soraya Burrola-Méndez, Annel Lozano-Marrufo, Roberta Delvy, Mariana Pardo-Carrillo, Selene De La Cerda, Ninfa Pena-Purcell and Rafael Pérez-Escamilla

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:25

    Content type: Methodology

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  6. We sought to develop and test an objective scorecard-based system for assessing and categorizing available research sites in Lassa fever-affected countries based on their preparedness and capability to host La...

    Authors: Kolawole Salami, Nathalie Imbault, Aljoscha Erlebach, Johanna Urban, Mike Zoglowek and Nadia G. Tornieporth

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:24

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  7. Biomarkers of placental function can potentially aid the diagnosis and prediction of pregnancy complications. This randomised controlled pilot trial assessed whether for women with reduced fetal movement (RFM)...

    Authors: Lindsay Armstrong-Buisseret, Peter J. Godolphin, Lucy Bradshaw, Eleanor Mitchell, Sam Ratcliffe, Claire Storey and Alexander E. P. Heazell

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:23

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  8. Parent-mediated early interventions (EI) for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can result in significant improvements in children’s cognitive ability, social functioning, behavior, and adaptive skil...

    Authors: Melanie Pellecchia, Rinad S. Beidas, David S. Mandell, Carolyn C. Cannuscio, Carl J. Dunst and Aubyn C. Stahmer

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:22

    Content type: Study Protocol

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  9. Bariatric surgery is an effective long-term weight loss strategy yielding improvements in neurocognitive function; however, the mechanism(s) responsible for these improvements remains unclear. Here, we assesse...

    Authors: Wesley J. Tucker, Binu P. Thomas, Nancy Puzziferri, T. Jake Samuel, Vlad G. Zaha, Ildiko Lingvay, Jaime Almandoz, Jing Wang, Edward A. Gonzales, R. Matthew Brothers and Michael D. Nelson

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:21

    Content type: Research

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  10. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication. Oxytocin (OXT), as a neuropeptide, plays a role in emotional and so...

    Authors: Xue-Jun Kong, Jun Liu, Jing Li, Kenneth Kwong, Madelyn Koh, Piyawat Sukijthamapan, Jason J. Guo, Zhenyu Jim Sun and Yiqing Song

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:20

    Content type: Study Protocol

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  11. Reducing alcohol consumption across populations would prevent many non-communicable diseases. Large packages increase food and non-alcoholic drink consumption and large glasses increase wine consumption. Small...

    Authors: Eleni Mantzari, Catherine Galloway, Gareth Hollands, Rachel Pechey, Zorana Zupan, Mark Pilling and Theresa Marteau

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:19

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  12. People of all ages are flooded with health claims about treatment effects (benefits and harms of treatments). Many of these are not reliable, and many people lack skills to assess their reliability. Primary sc...

    Authors: Allen Nsangi, Daniel Semakula, Sarah E. Rosenbaum, Andrew David Oxman, Matt Oxman, Angela Morelli, Astrid Austvoll-Dahlgren, Margaret Kaseje, Michael Mugisha, Anne-Marie Uwitonze, Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin, Atle Fretheim and Nelson Kaulukusi Sewankambo

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:18

    Content type: Research

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  13. Children born preterm may display cognitive, learning, and behaviour difficulties as they grow up. In particular, very premature birth (gestation age between 28 and less than 32 weeks) may put infants at incre...

    Authors: Oliver Perra, Sam Wass, Alison McNulty, David Sweet, Kostas Papageorgiou, Matthew Johnston, Aaron Patterson, Delfina Bilello and Fiona Alderdice

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:17

    Content type: Study Protocol

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  14. Despite recommendations for monitoring patients with chronic and high-risk conditions, gaps still remain. These gaps are exacerbated in outpatient care, where patients and clinicians face challenges related to...

    Authors: Matthew D. Hickey, Sarah Lisker, Shauna Brodie, Eric Vittinghoff, Marika D. Russell and Urmimala Sarkar

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:16

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  15. Diet quality in older people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with better health and lung function. Social factors, such as social support, social networks and participation in a...

    Authors: Ilse Bloom, Lindsay Welch, Ivaylo Vassilev, Anne Rogers, Karen Jameson, Cyrus Cooper, Sian Robinson and Janis Baird

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:15

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  16. This work concerns the activities in the last hour before bed for young children born to first-time parents, so called bedtime routines (BTR). These activities include amongst others tooth brushing, reading a ...

    Authors: George Kitsaras, Julia Allan and Iain A. Pretty

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:14

    Content type: Study Protocol

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  17. We hypothesise that a physical activity (PA) intervention will improve the quality of life (QoL) of people with a stoma. A feasibility study of the intervention and trial parameters is necessary to inform a fu...

    Authors: Gill Hubbard, Claire Taylor, Angus J. M. Watson, Julie Munro, William Goodman and Rebecca J. Beeken

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:12

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  18. Patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) are treated with a palliative approach with focus on controlling for disease symptoms and maintaining high quality of life. Information on individual needs of patie...

    Authors: Stephanie Stangl, Kirsten Haas, Felizitas A. Eichner, Anna Grau, Udo Selig, Timo Ludwig, Tanja Fehm, Tanja Stüber, Asarnusch Rashid, Alexander Kerscher, Ralf Bargou, Silke Hermann, Volker Arndt, Martin Meyer, Manfred Wildner, Hermann Faller…

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:11

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  19. Child stunting, an indicator of chronic malnutrition, is a global public health problem. Malnutrition during pregnancy and the first 2 years of life undermines the survival, growth, and development of children...

    Authors: Kimberly R. Jacob Arriola, Anna Ellis, Amy Webb-Girard, Emily Awino Ogutu, Emilie McClintic, Bethany Caruso and Matthew C. Freeman

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:10

    Content type: Research

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  20. Participation in temporary alcohol abstinence campaigns such as ‘Dry January’ may prompt enduring reductions in alcohol consumption. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) is required to establish any long-term b...

    Authors: Matt Field, Jo-Anne Puddephatt, Laura Goodwin, Lynn Owens, Danielle Reaves and John Holmes

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:9

    Content type: Research

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  21. Patients with burn injuries may receive a skin graft to achieve healing in a timely manner. However, in around 7% of cases, the skin graft is lost (fails to attach to the wound site) and a re-grafting procedur...

    Authors: Rebecca Kandiyali, Howard Thom, Amber E. Young, Rosemary Greenwood and Nicky J. Welton

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:8

    Content type: Research

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  22. A relatively novel method of appraisal, methodological reviews (MRs) are used to synthesize information on the methods used in health research. There are currently no guidelines available to inform the reporti...

    Authors: Daeria O. Lawson, Alvin Leenus and Lawrence Mbuagbaw

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:13

    Content type: Research

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  23. The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of conducting a large, multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing needle fasciotomy with limited fasciectomy for treatment of Dupuytren’s con...

    Authors: T. R. C. Davis, W. Tan, E. F. Harrison, W. Hollingworth, A. Karantana, N. Mills, T. Hepburn, K. Sprange, L. Duley, J. M. Blazeby, C. G. Bainbridge, S. R. Murali and A. A. Montgomery

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:7

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  24. The Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise (LiFE) programme is a fall prevention programme originally taught in a resource-intensive one-to-one format with limited feasibility for large-scale implementation....

    Authors: Franziska Kramer, Sarah Labudek, Carl-Philipp Jansen, Corinna Nerz, Lena Fleig, Lindy Clemson, Clemens Becker and Michael Schwenk

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:6

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  25. Retrospective studies conducted in psychiatric wards have indicated a shorter duration of stay for depressed inpatients in bright compared to dim daylight-exposed rooms, pointing to a possible antidepressant e...

    Authors: Carlo Volf, Anne Sofie Aggestrup, Signe Dunker Svendsen, Torben Skov Hansen, Paul Michael Petersen, Carsten Dam-Hansen, Ulla Knorr, Ema Erkocevic Petersen, Janus Engstrøm, Ida Hageman, Janus Christian Jakobsen and Klaus Martiny

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:5

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  26. Increasing levels of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), mental health problems, high rates of unhealthy behaviours and health inequalities remain major public health challenges worldwide. In the context of incr...

    Authors: Paul Watts, Susanna Rance, Victoria McGowan, Heather Brown, Clare Bambra, Gail Findlay and Angela Harden

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:4

    Content type: Study Protocol

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  27. Identifying and addressing heavy drinking represents a major public health priority worldwide. Whilst the majority of alcohol screening and brief intervention (ASBI) research has been conducted in western, hig...

    Authors: Bernd Schulte, Amy O’Donnell, Harald Lahusen, Christina Lindemann, Mariya Prilutskaya, Oleg Yussopov, Zhanar Kaliyeva, Marcus-Sebastian Martens and Uwe Verthein

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:3

    Content type: Study Protocol

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  28. Lifestyle factors, including diet and physical activity, are associated with prostate cancer progression and mortality. However, it is unclear how men would like lifestyle information to be delivered following...

    Authors: Luke A. Robles, Stuart J. Wright, Lucy Hackshaw-McGeagh, Ellie Shingler, Constance Shiridzinomwa, J. Athene Lane, Richard M. Martin and Sorrel Burden

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:2

    Content type: Research

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  29. Along with an aging population, the field of robot technology in rehabilitation is expanding. As new technologies develop, it is important to test these clinically before implementation. To assess the possibil...

    Authors: AS. Bertelsen, A. Storm, L. Minet and J. Ryg

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:1

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  30. There is a need to provide a large amount of extra practice on top of usual rehabilitation to adults after stroke. The purpose of this study was to determine if it is feasible to add extra upper limb practice ...

    Authors: Emma J. Schneider, Louise Ada and Natasha A. Lannin

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:156

    Content type: Research

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  31. Claims about what we need to do to improve our health are everywhere. Most interventions simply tell people what to do, and do not empower them to critically assess health information. Our objective was to des...

    Authors: Daniel Semakula, Allen Nsangi, Matt Oxman, Sarah Ellen Rosenbaum, Andrew David Oxman, Astrid Austvoll-Dahlgren, Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin, Margaret Kaseje, Angela Morelli, Atle Fretheim and Nelson Kaulukusi Sewankambo

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:155

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  32. Adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors (i.e. individuals diagnosed with cancer between 15 and 39 years and who completed treatment) may benefit from physical activity. Yet, few researchers have expl...

    Authors: Amanda Wurz and Jennifer Brunet

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:154

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  33. Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, particularly pre-eclampsia, pose a substantial health risk for both maternal and foetal outcomes. The BUMP (Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring in Pregnancy) interventions are b...

    Authors: Rebecca Band, Lisa Hinton, Katherine L. Tucker, Lucy C. Chappell, Carole Crawford, Marloes Franssen, Sheila Greenfield, James Hodgkinson, Christine McCourt, Richard J. McManus, Jane Sandall, Mauro Dala Santos, Carmelo Velardo and Lucy Yardley

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:153

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  34. This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the PhunkyFoods Programme, a primary school-based intervention to promote healthy nutrition and physical activity knowledge and behaviours to as...

    Authors: Pinki Sahota, Meaghan Christian, Rhiannon Day and Kim Cocks

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:152

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  35. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is relatively common in young people and causes significant disability. Graded exercise therapy (GET) and activity management are rec...

    Authors: Amberly Brigden, Lucy Beasant, Daisy Gaunt, William Hollingworth, Nicola Mills, Emma Solomon-Moore, Russell Jago, Chris Metcalfe, Kirsty Garfield, Charlotte Wray, Adam Trist, Victoria Vilenchik, Caroline Grayson and Esther Crawley

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:151

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  36. Successful cancer treatment can lead to cancer survivors being predisposed to an increased lifelong risk of adverse late health effects. Therefore, high-quality cancer survivorship care to earlier detect and t...

    Authors: Eline Bouwman, Rosella P. M. G. Hermens, Nicole M. A. Blijlevens, Judith B. Prins and Jacqueline J. Loonen

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:150

    Content type: Study Protocol

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  37. Adolescents and providers can benefit from practical tools targeting lifestyle modification for obesity prevention and management. We created Conversation Cards for Adolescents© (CCAs), a patient-centered communi...

    Authors: M. Kebbe, A. Farmer, M. P. Dyson, S. D. Scott, T. L. F. McHugh, S. Lappa, H. Rajani, T. Ladha, B. Islam, L. Jacoby, F. Nasir, K. Talwar, J. L. Wincott, M. Zhang and G. D. C. Ball

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:149

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  38. School mental health care often is provided by teams contracted from community mental health agencies. The team members that provide this care, however, do not typically receive training in how to work effecti...

    Authors: Courtney Benjamin Wolk, Rebecca E. Stewart, Peter Cronholm, Ricardo Eiraldi, Eduardo Salas and David S. Mandell

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:148

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  39. Efforts to combat the epidemic of childhood obesity have approached the issue from many different angles, with a family approach being the gold standard. While most efforts focus on the parents, few have viewe...

    Authors: Lindy Williams, Aleshia Magee, Cameron Kilby, Katherine Maxey and Joseph A. Skelton

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:147

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  40. A key concern for people with chronic pain is experiencing increased pain and/or re-injury. Consequently, individuals with chronic pain can develop a maladaptive fear of movement that leads to adverse function...

    Authors: Christopher A. Fowler, Lisa M. Ballistrea, Kerry E. Mazzone, Aaron M. Martin, Howard Kaplan, Kevin E. Kip, Jennifer L. Murphy and Sandra L. Winkler

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:146

    Content type: Study Protocol

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  41. Fatigue is the third most prevalent symptom for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), yet optimal strategies for its management are unclear. Treatment protocols for fatigue in other conditions have b...

    Authors: Micol Artom, Wladyslawa Czuber-Dochan, Jackie Sturt, Hannah Proudfoot, Danniella Roberts and Christine Norton

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:145

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  42. Frailty is a widely used measure in older patients as a predictor of poor outcomes after hospitalization and surgery. There is a growing body of data in kidney transplantation suggesting frailty can predict ad...

    Authors: Joanna Schaenman, Loren Castellon, Emily C. Liang, Deepa Nanayakkara, Basmah Abdalla, Catherine Sarkisian and Deena Goldwater

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:144

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  43. Prehospital (ambulance) care can reduce morbidity and mortality from trauma. Yet, there is a dearth of effective evidence-based interventions and implementation strategies. Emergency Medical Services Traumatic...

    Authors: Nee-Kofi Mould-Millman, Julia Dixon, Andrew Lamp, Shaheem de Vries, Brenda Beaty, Lani Finck, Kathryn Colborn, Kubendhren Moodley, Amanda Skenadore, Russell E. Glasgow, Edward P. Havranek, Vikhyat S. Bebarta and Adit A. Ginde

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:143

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  44. General practitioner (GP)-led primary care is the linchpin of health care in Ireland. Reflecting international trends, there are increasing concerns about the sustainability of the current Irish GP service due...

    Authors: Tom Pierse, Luke Barry, Liam Glynn, Diarmuid Quinlan, Andrew Murphy and Ciaran O’Neill

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:142

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  45. Aflatoxins (AFs) are naturally occurring fungal metabolites produced by the Aspergilla species of fungi. The staple food grain, maize (Zea mays), is highly susceptible to AF contamination. In Kenya, contamination...

    Authors: Ruth Nabwire Wangia, David Peter Githanga, Jia-Sheng Wang and Omu Aggrey Anzala

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:141

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  46. Yearly, approximately 25,000 US women experience stillbirth and African American women have a 2.2 fold increased risk of stillbirth compared with white women. After stillbirth, women are subject to a sevenfold...

    Authors: Jennifer Huberty, Jeni Green, Katherine J. Gold, Jenn Leiferman and Joanne Cacciatore

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:140

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  47. The prevalence of prediabetes is rapidly rising in the UK, largely associated with an increase in obesity. Lifestyle programmes that provide support to make and sustain dietary and physical activity behavioura...

    Authors: Sophie Cassidy, Nduka Okwose, Jadine Scragg, David Houghton, Kirsten Ashley, Michael I. Trenell, Djordje G. Jakovljevic, Kate Hallsworth and Leah Avery

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:139

    Content type: Study Protocol

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  48. Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in Ireland with almost 6000 smokers dying each year from smoking-related diseases. The ‘We Can Quit2’ (WCQ2) study is a pilot pragmatic two-arm, parallel-g...

    Authors: Catherine Hayes, Aurelia Ciblis, Catherine Darker, Nadine Dougall, Joanne Vance, Nicola O’Connell, Fiona Dobbie, Kirsty Loudon, Emma Burke, Declan Devane and Linda Bauld

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:138

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  49. Parent carers of disabled children are at increased risk of mental and physical health problems. They often experience challenges to maintaining good health which have implications for their well-being and the...

    Authors: Gretchen Bjornstad, Kath Wilkinson, Beth Cuffe-Fuller, Katharine Fitzpatrick, Aleksandra Borek, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, Annie Hawton, Mark Tarrant, Vashti Berry, Jenny Lloyd, Annabel McDonald, Mary Fredlund, Shelley Rhodes, Stuart Logan and Christopher Morris

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:137

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  50. The global incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing. Given the many complications associated with T2DM, effective management of the disease is crucial. Physical activity is considered to be a...

    Authors: Jessica E. Bourne, Angie Page, Sam Leary, Robert C. Andrews, Clare England and Ashley R. Cooper

    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:136

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