People who decided to take part in screening for atrial fibrillation, a common heart condition, believed strongly in the benefits of screening, according to new research. The in-depth study of 23 participants in the SAFER trial of screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) looks at why these participants opted in and provides insight into their understanding of the […]
LGBT+ health: what our research tells us so far
Primary Care Unit Research Briefing (updated October 2022) LGBT+ people are more likely to be living with long-term physical or mental health problems, and more likely to report poorer healthcare outcomes. University of Cambridge statistician Dr Catherine Saunders has explored these inequalities over the last five years by studying health data provided by large numbers […]
Seeing is believing when it comes to health risk and behaviour change
They say a picture can convey a thousand words, and researchers have found that using medical imaging technologies that can visualize health may discourage risk-related behaviours more than non-visual information. The meta-analysis, published by scientists at the University of Cambridge’s Primary Care Unit and MRC Epidemiology Unit in the open access journal PLOS Medicine, finds that when […]
Insights on helping patients with high blood pressure to take their medication
“Could the app be tailor-made?” Patients and healthcare providers give feedback on a prototype intervention to support patients with high blood pressure to take medication. The idea of the intervention is to help patients take their medication as prescribed and so help manage their blood pressure better. The intervention is a brief five minute discussion […]
Exploring the emotional burden of clinical supervision
What’s it like to be a clinical supervisor – responsible for doctors in training – who gradually comes to the realisation that one of your trainees needs to be failed? How would you feel? Would the system support you? In a newly published commentary in Medical Education, University of Cambridge researchers Riikka Hofmann and Richard Darnton […]
New UK Community Nursing Research Community of Practice
Invitation for UK community nurses from Ben Bowers and Prof Catherine Evans New UK Community of Practice will support community nurses with research opportunities, peer support and mentorship. Research led by community nurses is needed to generate high-quality evidence to advance patient-centred care. Our recent editorial in the British Journal of Community Nursing explains that […]
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