Reflecting on the methodological challenge of recruiting older care home residents to podiatry research
Journal Article
Wylie, G., Young, Z., Littleford, R., Sullivan, F., Williams, B., Menz, H., …Morris, J. (2015)
Reflecting on the methodological challenge of recruiting older care home residents to podiatry research. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 8(supp. 1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-8-S1-A10
Introduction
Successful randomisd controlled trials (RCTs) require successful participant recruitment; poor recruitment leads to poor, under-powered studies, and may waste gra...
Multidisciplinary rehabilitation or surgery for chronic low back pain -7 year follow up of a randomised controlled trial
Journal Article
Barker, K., Frost, H., Wilson MacDonald, J., & Fairbank, J. (2010)
Multidisciplinary rehabilitation or surgery for chronic low back pain -7 year follow up of a randomised controlled trial. Spine Journal, 25
Oral presentation - no abstract available.
Reflections on applying for NHS ethical approval and governance in a climate of rapid change: prioritising process over principles
Journal Article
McDonach, E., Barbour, R. S., & Williams, B. (2009)
Reflections on applying for NHS ethical approval and governance in a climate of rapid change: prioritising process over principles. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 12(3), 227-241. doi:10.1080/13645570701606127
Ethical review and governance of health services research in the UK have undergone significant changes in recent years. Tracing this incremental development helps to understan...
Cost-Utility Analysis of Physiotherapy Treatment Compared With Physiotherapy Advice in Low Back Pain
Journal Article
Rivero-Arias, O., Gray, A., Frost, H., Lamb, S. E., & Stewart-Brown, S. (2006)
Cost-Utility Analysis of Physiotherapy Treatment Compared With Physiotherapy Advice in Low Back Pain. Spine, 31(12), 1381-1387. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.brs.0000218486.13659.d5
STUDY DESIGN:
Economic evaluation alongside a pragmatic multicenter randomized controlled trial from the National Health Service (NHS) and societal perspective.
OBJECTIVE:
To ...
Responsiveness of Objective, Disease-Specific, and Generic Outcome Measures in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: An Assessment for Improving, Stable, and Deteriorating Patients
Journal Article
Campbell, H., Rivero-Arias, O., Johnston, K., Gray, A., Fairbank, J., & Frost, H. (2006)
Responsiveness of Objective, Disease-Specific, and Generic Outcome Measures in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: An Assessment for Improving, Stable, and Deteriorating Patients. Spine, 31(7), 815-822. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.brs.0000207257.64215.03
STUDY DESIGN:
Analysis of outcome data collected prospectively from 250 patients recruited to the UK Spine Stabilization Trial.
OBJECTIVES:
To compare the responsiveness of th...
Acupressure for low back pain
Journal Article
Frost, H., & Stewart-Brown, S. (2006)
Acupressure for low back pain. BMJ, 332(7543), 680-681. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.332.7543.680
First paragraph:
Disability associated with low back pain is an important public health problem. Clinical trials carried out in the Western world show conventional treatment t...
Surgical Stabilization of the Spine Improved Disability Slightly More Than an Intensive Rehabilitation Program in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain
Journal Article
Fairbank, J., Frost, H., Wilson-MacDonald, J., Yu, L., Barker, K., & Collins, R. (2006)
Surgical Stabilization of the Spine Improved Disability Slightly More Than an Intensive Rehabilitation Program in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume, 88(2), 453. https://doi.org/10.2106/jbjs.8802.ebo2
No abstract available.
Surgical stabilisation of the spine compared with a programme of intensive rehabilitation for the management of patients with chronic low back pain: cost utility analysis based on a randomised controlled trial
Journal Article
Rivero-Arias, O., Campbell, H., Gray, A., Fairbank, J., Frost, H., & Wilson-MacDonald, J. (2005)
Surgical stabilisation of the spine compared with a programme of intensive rehabilitation for the management of patients with chronic low back pain: cost utility analysis based on a randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 330(7502), 1239. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38441.429618.8f
OBJECTIVE:
To determine whether, from a health provider and patient perspective, surgical stabilisation of the spine is cost effective when compared with an intensive programm...
GPs' options for patients with low back pain
Journal Article
Frost, H. (2005)
GPs' options for patients with low back pain. Pulse (London), 65(20), 46-48
Low back pain is one of the commonest problems for GPs with 7 per cent of the adult population seeking consultation each year. In 1998 the total cost of treating back pain in ...
A critical appraisal and defence of the Oxfordshire low back pain trial
Journal Article
Frost, H., & Lamb, S. E. (2005)
A critical appraisal and defence of the Oxfordshire low back pain trial. Physiotherapy, 91(1), 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2005.01.001
No abstract available.