Skip to main content

Articles

Page 17 of 30

  1. This paper describes a pilot non-randomised controlled study of a highly tailored 56-day text messaging and smartphone app prototype intervention to increase adherence to anti-hypertensive medication in primar...

    Authors: Aikaterini Kassavou, Charlotte Emily A’Court, Jagmohan Chauhan, James David Brimicombe, Debi Bhattacharya, Felix Naughton, Wendy Hardeman, Cecilia Mascolo and Stephen Sutton
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:134

    The Correction to this article has been published in Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:152

  2. Social support has an important role in successful weight loss. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of an app-, web- and social support-based intervention in supporting adults...

    Authors: Sharon Anne Simpson, Lynsay Matthews, Juliana Pugmire, Alex McConnachie, Emma McIntosh, Elinor Coulman, Kathryn Hughes, Mark Kelson, Sarah Morgan-Trimmer, Simon Murphy, Olga Utkina-Macaskill and Laurence Anthony Russell Moore
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:133
  3. Despite the positive effects of community health workers (CHWs) on addressing social determinants of health, improving patient health outcomes, and decreasing overall healthcare costs, there is a lack of stand...

    Authors: April Joy Damian, Sarafina Robinson, Faaiza Manzoor, Mandy Lamb, Adriana Rojas, Ariel Porto and Daren Anderson
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:132
  4. The life expectancy for people with sickle cell disease (SCD) has improved tremendously over the last 50 years. This population experiences hemolysis and vaso-occlusion in multiple organs that lead to complica...

    Authors: Charity I. Oyedeji, Katherine Hall, Alison Luciano, Miriam C. Morey and John J. Strouse
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:131
  5. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of long-term disability in working age adults. Recent studies show that most acute TBI patients demonstrate vestibular features of dizziness and imbalance, oft...

    Authors: Rebecca M. Smith, Natalie Marroney, Jenna Beattie, Abby Newdick, Vassilios Tahtis, Caroline Burgess, Jonathan Marsden and Barry M. Seemungal
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:130
  6. A transitional care pathway (TCP) could improve care for older patients in the last months of life. However, barriers exist such as unidentified palliative care needs and suboptimal collaboration between care ...

    Authors: Isabelle Flierman, Marjon van Rijn, Marike de Meij, Marjolein Poels, Dorende M. Niezink, Dick L. Willems and Bianca M. Buurman
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:129
  7. Sleep deficiency affects a majority of pregnant women with significant impact on daily function, mood, and pregnancy and birth outcomes. This ongoing study combines two evidence-based strategies for improving ...

    Authors: Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon, Susan M. McCurry, Carol A. Landis, Rachel Lee and Dahee Wi
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:128
  8. Remote, centralized clinical pharmacist services provided by board-certified clinical pharmacists have been shown to effectively assist in chronic disease management. We assess the feasibility of implementing ...

    Authors: Logan T. Murry, Christopher P. Parker, Rachel J. Finkelstein, Matthew Arnold and Korey Kennelty
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:127
  9. Post-transplant weight gain affects 50–90% of kidney transplant recipients adversely affecting survival, quality of life, and risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Diet modification and physical activi...

    Authors: Cheryl A. Gibson, Aditi Gupta, J. Leon Greene, Jaehoon Lee, Rebecca R. Mount and Debra K. Sullivan
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:126
  10. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) benefit when their caregivers can effectively advocate for appropriate services. Barriers to caregiver engagement such as provider mistrust, cultural differences, s...

    Authors: Suzannah Iadarola, Melanie Pellecchia, Aubyn Stahmer, Hyon Soo Lee, Lindsay Hauptman, Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick, Samantha Crabbe, Sarah Vejnoska, Elizabeth Morgan, Heather Nuske, Paul Luelmo, Chris Friedman, Connie Kasari, Amanda Gulsrud, David Mandell and Tristram Smith
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:124
  11. Patients, particularly older people, often experience safety issues when transitioning from hospital to home. Although the evidence is currently equivocal as to how we can improve this transition of care, inte...

    Authors: Ruth Baxter, Jenni Murray, Jane K. O’Hara, Catherine Hewitt, Gerry Richardson, Sarah Cockayne, Laura Sheard, Thomas Mills and Rebecca Lawton
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:123
  12. Asthma control in adolescents is low with half of the young people in a London study identified as having suboptimal control when measured using the Asthma Control Test. Control of asthma symptoms can be impro...

    Authors: Gioia Mosler, Katherine Harris, Jonathan Grigg and Liz Steed
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:122
  13. Acute otitis media (AOM) is associated with high antibiotic prescribing rates. Antibiotics are somewhat effective in improving pain and middle ear effusion (MEE); however, they have unfavourable effects. Alter...

    Authors: Respati W. Ranakusuma, Amanda R. McCullough, Eka D. Safitri, Yupitri Pitoyo, Widyaningsih Widyaningsih, Christopher B. Del Mar and Elaine M. Beller
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:121
  14. Older adults suffering partial tooth loss may need additional intervention strategies other than natural tooth replacement alone to improve their nutritional status. This study aimed to design and develop a ha...

    Authors: Leigh-Ann McCrum, Sinead Watson, Laura McGowan, Bernadette McGuinness, Christopher Cardwell, Mike Clarke, Jayne V. Woodside and Gerry McKenna
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:120
  15. Displaced victims of interpersonal violence, such as refugees, asylum seekers, and victims of sexual exploitation, are growing in numbers and are often suffering from a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A...

    Authors: Rina S. Ghafoerkhan, Henriette E. van Heemstra, Willem F. Scholte, Joriene R. J. van der Kolk, Jackie June F. ter Heide, Simone M. de la Rie, Linda M. Verhaak, Evelien Snippe and Paul A. Boelen
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:69

    The Correction to this article has been published in Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:110

  16. Non-fatal self-harm is one of the commonest reasons for adults’ emergency hospital attendance. Although strongly associated with fatal and non-fatal repetition, there is weak evidence about effective intervent...

    Authors: David Owens, Alexandra Wright-Hughes, Liz Graham, Paul Blenkiron, Kayleigh Burton, Michelle Collinson, Amanda Farrin, Simon Hatcher, Katie Martin, John O’Dwyer, Louise Pembroke, David Protheroe, Sandy Tubeuf and Allan House
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:119
  17. Adoption of responsive trauma-informed practices by staff in hospital-based paediatric care may help mitigate downstream costs associated with treatment delivery due to reduced pain and distress for children a...

    Authors: Megan Simons, Alexandra De Young, Steven M. McPhail, Gillian Harvey, Justin Kenardy, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Roy Kimble and Zephanie Tyack
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:118
  18. Biofortification of staple food crops may be a cost-effective and sustainable approach to reducing micronutrient deficiencies in resource-poor settings with low dietary diversity. However, its success depends ...

    Authors: Usman Mahboob, Heather Ohly, Edward J. M. Joy, Victoria Moran, Mukhtiar Zaman and Nicola M. Lowe
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:117
  19. Self-administration of medication (SAM) during hospitalization is a complex intervention where patients are involved in their course of treatment. The study aim was to pilot test the SAM intervention. The obje...

    Authors: Charlotte Arp Sørensen, Charlotte Olesen, Marianne Lisby, Ulrika Enemark and Annette de Thurah
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:116
  20. Stroke survivors are highly sedentary; thus, breaking up long uninterrupted bouts of sedentary behaviour could have substantial health benefit. However, there are no intervention strategies specifically aimed ...

    Authors: Jennifer Hall, Sarah Morton, Jessica Hall, David J. Clarke, Claire F. Fitzsimons, Coralie English, Anne Forster, Gillian E. Mead and Rebecca Lawton
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:115
  21. Serious mental illness (SMI) is a prevalent public health problem affecting 25% of individuals in jail. Re-entry to the community following incarceration is a vulnerable time for justice-involved individuals w...

    Authors: Maji Hailemariam, Lauren M. Weinstock and Jennifer E. Johnson
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:114
  22. The aim was to assess the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of induction of labour comparing use of two methods in the outpatient setting.

    Authors: Amarnath Bhide, Philip Sedgwick, Barbara Barrett, Georgina Cupples, Rose Coates, Rosie Goode, Sandra Linton and Christine McCourt
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:113
  23. People with hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD) are in great risk of experiencing shoulder symptoms, but evidence for treatment is sparse. Therefore, the objective was to evaluate the feasibility of 16-week ...

    Authors: Behnam Liaghat, Søren T. Skou, Uffe Jørgensen, Jens Sondergaard, Karen Søgaard and Birgit Juul-Kristensen
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:97
  24. Transfusion of red blood cells (RBC) is common, can have adverse effects, and is a costly and limited resource. Interventions that reduce iatrogenic blood losses could reduce transfusions. The objectives of th...

    Authors: Javier Barreda Garcia, Jonathan Z. Xian, Claudia Pedroza, Moiz Salahuddin, Garbo Mak, Anabelle Keene, Sujith V. Cherian, Alisha Y. Young, Praveen Vijhani and Pratik B. Doshi
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:112
  25. Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in both African American and Hispanic men. Active surveillance is a treatment option for low- or very low-risk prostate cancer survivors, and lifestyle int...

    Authors: Dalnim Cho, Karen Basen-Engquist, Chiara Acquati, Hilary Ma, Curtis Pettaway, Yisheng Li, Cassandra S. Diep and Lorna H. McNeill
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:111
  26. An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

    Authors: Rina S. Ghafoerkhan, Henriette E. van Heemstra, Willem F. Scholte, Joriene R. J. van der Kolk, Jackie June F. ter Heide, Simone M. de la Rie, Linda M. Verhaak, Evelien Snippe and Paul A. Boelen
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:110

    The original article was published in Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:69

  27. Effective translation of evidence-based research into clinical practice requires assessment of the many factors that can impact implementation success. Research methods that draw on recognised implementation f...

    Authors: Liesbeth Geerligs, Heather L. Shepherd, Nicole M. Rankin, Lindy Masya, Joanne M. Shaw, Melanie A. Price, Haryana Dhillon, Colette Dolan, Gabrielle Prest and Phyllis Butow
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:109
  28. People living with dementia (PLwD) have a high fall risk as cognitive impairment compromises control of gait and balance. Fall prevention exercises that are effective in healthy older adults may not work for P...

    Authors: Elizabeth Binns, Ngaire Kerse, Kathy Peri, Gary Cheung and Denise Taylor
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:108
  29. Young adults have elevated rates of mental health disorders, yet they often do not receive consistent care. The challenge of continuing to engage young adults has been pervasive worldwide. Few engagement inter...

    Authors: Michelle R. Munson, James J. Jaccard, Lionel D. Scott Jr, Sarah C. Narendorf, Kiara L. Moore, Nadia Jenefsky, Andrea Cole, Maryann Davis, Todd Gilmer, Rei Shimizu, Kristin Pleines, Kamilyah Cooper, Aaron H. Rodwin, Lindsay Hylek and Angel Amaro
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:107
  30. Problem gambling and gambling disorder are major public health concerns worldwide, and awareness of associated negative consequences is rising. In parallel, treatment demand has increased, and Internet interve...

    Authors: Olof Molander, Philip Lindner, Jonas Ramnerö, Johan Bjureberg, Per Carlbring and Anne H. Berman
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:106
  31. Frailty is a common geriatric syndrome, characterized by reduced physiologic reserve and increased vulnerability to stressors, due to cumulative decline in multiple physiological systems. We studied the feasib...

    Authors: Xiao Liu, Jean Wei Ting Seah, Benedict Wei Jun Pang, Mary Ann Tsao, Falong Gu, Wai Chong Ng, Junie Ying Ru Tay, Tze Pin Ng and Shiou Liang Wee
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:105
  32. Surgical bleeding is associated with postoperative cardiovascular complications. The efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid (TXA) in noncardiac surgery are still uncertain. Statins may prevent perioperative ca...

    Authors: Maura Marcucci, Emmanuelle Duceppe, Yannick Le Manach, Clive Kearon, John W. Eikelboom, Kayla Pohl, Jessica Vincent, Saeed Darvish-Kazem, Sadeesh K. Srinathan, John D. D. Neary, Joel L. Parlow, Andrea Kurz, Peter L. Gross, Marko Mrkobrada, Kumar Balasubramanian, Daniel I. Sessler…
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:104
  33. Urinary incontinence (UI) affects up to 40% of adult women within the UK, and pelvic floor muscle training can be effective as a treatment. The prevalence of UI is higher in athletic women than in their sedent...

    Authors: K. Gillian Campbell, Mark E. Batt and Avril Drummond
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:103
  34. People living with diabetes can reduce their risk of vision loss from diabetic retinopathy by attending screening, which enables early detection and timely treatment. The aim of this pilot trial was to assess ...

    Authors: Nyawira Mwangi, Covadonga Bascaran, Mark Ng’ang’a, Jacqueline Ramke, Mathew Kipturgo, Stephen Gichuhi, Min Kim, David Macleod, Consuela Moorman, David Muraguri, Esbon Gakuo, Lawrence Muthami and Allen Foster
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:102
  35. Falls represent a major health problem for older adults with cognitive impairment, and the effects of exercise for fall reduction are understudied in this population. This pilot randomized controlled trial eva...

    Authors: Melanie Fischbacher, Patricia Orializ Chocano-Bedoya, Ursina Meyer, Irene Bopp, Michèle Mattle, Reto Werner Kressig, Andreas Egli and Heike Annette Bischoff-Ferrari
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:101
  36. Dystonia is one of the most common forms of movement disorder, caused by the co-contraction of antagonistic muscles, leading to abnormal postures and considerable disability. Non-motor symptoms, notably psychi...

    Authors: Megan E. Wadon, Mia Winter and Kathryn J. Peall
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:100
  37. Modifying variables in exercise prescription can produce specific effects on Achilles tendinopathy outcomes. This study aims to determine the feasibility of conducting an adequately powered randomised trial in...

    Authors: Fatmah Hasani, Terry P. Haines, Shannon E. Munteanu, Bill Vicenzino and Peter Malliaras
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:99
  38. The literature regarding undisplaced femoral neck fractures (FNF) is sparse. The aim of this prospective feasibility study is to compare the clinical outcome after undisplaced FNF treated with internal fixatio...

    Authors: Sebastian Mukka, Pontus Sjöholm, Athir Aziz, Thomas Eisler, Bakir Kadum, Ferid Krupic, Per Morberg and Arkan Sayed-Noor
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:98
  39. Opioids, such as heroin, kill more people worldwide by overdose than any other type of drug, and death rates associated with opioid poisoning in the UK are at record levels (World Drug Report 2018 [Internet]. ...

    Authors: Matthew Jones, Fiona Bell, Jonathan Benger, Sarah Black, Penny Buykx, Simon Dixon, Tim Driscoll, Bridie Evans, Adrian Edwards, Gordon Fuller, Steve Goodacre, Rebecca Hoskins, Jane Hughes, Ann John, Jenna Jones, Chris Moore…
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:96
  40. Symptoms of depression are highly prevalent and under-treated in residential aged care facilities. Behavioural activation is a simple, cost-effective psychosocial intervention that might be appropriate to help...

    Authors: Christina Bryant, Lydia Brown, Meg Polacsek, Frances Batchelor, Hannah Capon and Briony Dow
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:95
  41. Patellar instability is a relatively common condition that leads to disability and restriction of activities. People with recurrent instability may be given the option of physiotherapy or surgery though this i...

    Authors: U. Rahman, E. Gemperle-Mannion, A. Qureshi, C. Edwin, T. O. Smith, H. Parsons, J. Mason, M. Underwood, J. Eldridge, P. Thompson and A. Metcalfe
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:94
  42. Due to an increase in PTSD patients seeking help in the Danish mental health sector and the addition of Complex PTSD to the ICD-11, there is a need to increase efficiency of existing treatments for PTSD. mHeal...

    Authors: Frederik Bernt Scharff, Marianne Engelbrecht Lau, Lisa Helena Grønberg Riisager, Stine Bjerrum Møller, Mehrak Lykkeberg Salimi, Matthias Gondan and Sofie Folke
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:92
  43. Physical activity has many physical and mental health benefits and can delay the development of disability in older age. However, uptake of this health behaviour is sub-optimal in women in their middle and old...

    Authors: Geraldine Wallbank, Catherine Sherrington, Leanne Hassett, Dominika Kwasnicka, Josephine Y. Chau, Fiona Martin, Philayrath Phongsavan, Anne Grunseit, Colleen Canning, Marian Baird, Roberta Shepherd and Anne Tiedemann
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:91
  44. Huntington’s disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative condition which affects movement, coordination and cognitive functioning. Psychological difficulties are commonly experienced; however, psychological...

    Authors: Fiona J. R. Eccles, David Craufurd, Alistair Smith, Rhys Davies, Kristian Glenny, Max Homberger, Siofra Peeren, Dawn Rogers, Leona Rose, Zara Skitt, Rachael Theed and Jane Simpson
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:90
  45. Dry mouth is a common perioperative patient complaint. There are a number of treatments used for dry mouth in other settings which are effective. None have been tested previously in the perioperative setting. ...

    Authors: Leesa Morton, Amanda Tsan Yue Siu, Samuel Fowler, Chen Zhou, Christopher Nixon and Doug Campbell
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:89
  46. Huntington’s disease (HD) is associated with a range of cognitive deficits including problems with executive function. In the absence of a disease modifying treatment, cognitive training has been proposed as a...

    Authors: Emma Yhnell, Hannah Furby, Rachel S. Lowe, Lucy C. Brookes-Howell, Cheney J. G. Drew, Rebecca Playle, Gareth Watson, Claudia Metzler-Baddeley, Anne E. Rosser and Monica E. Busse
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:88
  47. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia worldwide. Despite effective treatment, it is characterized by frequent recurrences. Optimal therapeutic management of AF requires active participation an...

    Authors: Stefan Jobst, Lynn Leppla and Stefan Köberich
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:87
  48. Although older adults encompass almost half of patients with advanced chronic kidney disease, it remains unclear which long-term hemodialysis vascular access type, arteriovenous fistula or arteriovenous graft,...

    Authors: Mariana Murea, Randolph L. Geary, Denise K. Houston, Matthew S. Edwards, Todd W. Robinson, Ross P. Davis, Justin B. Hurie, Timothy K. Williams, Gabriela Velazquez-Ramirez, Benjamin Bagwell, Audrey B. Tuttle, Shahriar Moossavi, Michael V. Rocco, Barry I. Freedman, Jeff D. Williamson, Haiying Chen…
    Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020 6:86

Annual Journal Metrics

  • 2022 Citation Impact
    1.7 - 2-year Impact Factor
    0.787 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
    0.622 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

    2023 Speed
    38 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
    261 days submission to accept (Median)

    2023 Usage 
    1,132,064 downloads
    1,271 Altmetric mentions