Beth Stuart

Publications

• Self-management for chronic widespread pain including fibromyalgia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
• A Digital Intervention for Respiratory Tract Infections (Internet Dr): Process Evaluation to Understand How to Support Self-care for Minor Ailments
• Association of type 2 diabetes remission and risk of cardiovascular disease in pre-defined subgroups
• The effect of amoxicillin in adult patients presenting to primary care with acute cough predicted to have pneumonia or a combined viral-bacterial infection
• Implementing a digital intervention for managing uncontrolled hypertension in Primary Care: a mixed methods process evaluation
• Immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 variants after two and three doses of vaccine in B-cell malignancies: UK PROSECO study
• Primary care consultations for respiratory tract symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cohort study including 70,000 people in South West England
• Predictors of rheumatic fever in sore throat patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• Accuracy of rapid point-of-care antibody test in patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19
• Planning and optimising a digital intervention to protect older adults’ cognitive health
• Predictors of clinical deterioration in patients with suspected COVID-19 managed in a virtual hospital' setting
• Supporting Self-management Among Young People With Acne Vulgaris Through a Web-Based Behavioral Intervention: Development and Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
• Supporting Self-management Among Young People With Acne Vulgaris Through a Web-Based Behavioral Intervention: Development and Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial
• Spironolactone for adult female acne (SAFA)
• A Digital Intervention for Respiratory Tract Infections (Internet Dr): Process Evaluation to Understand How to Support Self-care for Minor Ailments (Preprint)
• Authors' reply to Bradley
• Accuracy of Rapid Point-of-Care Antibody Test in patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19
• Prescribing of long-term antibiotics to adolescents in primary care: a retrospective cohort study
• Moringa oleifera leaf powder for type 2 diabetes: a pilot clinical trial
• Development and Validation of Population Clusters for Integrating Health and Social Care: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study in Multiple Long-Term Conditions (Cluster-Artificial Intelligence for Multiple Long-Term Conditions)
• Physical activity, mental health and well-being of adults during initial COVID-19 containment strategies: A multi-country cross-sectional analysis
• Home and Online Management and Evaluation of Blood Pressure (HOME BP) using a digital intervention in poorly controlled hypertension: randomised controlled trial
• Infection Control Behavior at Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Observational Study of a Web-Based Behavioral Intervention (Germ Defence)
• Cluster randomised controlled trial to assess a tailored intervention to reduce antibiotic prescribing in rural China
• Primary care service utilisation and outcomes in type 2 diabetes: a longitudinal cohort analysis
• Antibiotics for lower respiratory tract infection in children presenting in primary care (ARTIC-PC): the predictive value of molecular testing
• Supporting self-care for eczema
• Development and Validation of Population Clusters for Integrating Health and Social Care: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study in Multiple Long-Term Conditions (Cluster-Artificial Intelligence for Multiple Long-Term Conditions) (Preprint)
• Strategies to reduce antibiotic use in women with uncomplicated urinary tract infection in primary care: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis including individual patient data
• Supporting self-management of low back pain with an internet intervention in primary care
• Self-sampling to identify pathogens and inflammatory markers in patients with acute sore throat: feasibility study
• Comparisons of early and late presentation to hospital in COVID-19 patients
• Can routine blood tests be modelled to detect advanced liver disease in the community
• Mortality from angiotensin-converting enzyme-inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers in people infected with COVID-19: a cohort study of 3.7 million people
• Inflammatory phenotyping predicts clinical outcome in COVID-19
• The active brains digital intervention to reduce cognitive decline in older adults
• Primary Care implementation of Germ Defence, a digital behaviour change intervention to improve household infection control during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Fractional flow reserve derived from computed tomography coronary angiography in the assessment and management of stable chest pain: the FORECAST randomized trial
• Parallel randomized controlled feasibility trials of the "Active Brains" digital intervention to protect cognitive health in adults aged 60-85
• Supporting people with pain-related distress in primary care consultations: a qualitative study
• Direct and mediated effects of treatment context on low back pain outcome
• Pelargonium sidoides root extract for the treatment of acute cough due to lower respiratory tract infection in adults
• 50 A qualitative study of public online discussion forums: exploring parents’ concerns about children’s sleep problems and views about online, community and primary care support
• Association between weight change and remission of type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study in primary care
• Antibiotics for lower respiratory tract infection in children presenting in primary care in England (ARTIC PC)
• Diarrhoea Management using Over-the-counter Nutraceuticals in Daily practice (DIAMOND)
• Topical preparations for the treatment of mild‐to‐moderate acne vulgaris: systematic review and network meta‐analysis*
• Delayed antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections: individual patient data meta-analysis
• Measurement properties of patient‐reported outcome measures for eczema control: a systematic review
• Do patient characteristics matter when calculating sample size for eczema clinical trials?
• Clustering of continuous and binary outcomes at the general practice level in individually randomised studies in primary care - a review of 10 years of primary care trials
• Independent determinants of disease-related quality of life in COPD - scope for non-pharmacological interventions?
• Predictors of pneumonia in lower respiratory tract infections: 3C prospective cough complication cohort study
• Screening for atrial fibrillation using economical and accurate technology (From the SAFETY study)
• Feasibility of weekly participant-reported data collection in a pragmatic randomised controlled trial in primary care: experiences from the BATHE trial (Bath Additives for the Treatment of cHildhood Eczema)
• Preferential consolidation of emotional memory during sleep: A meta-analysis
• Adding emollient bath additives to standard eczema management for children with eczema: the BATHE RCT
• The elicitation and management of multiple health concerns in GP consultations
• A feasibility study of a psycho‐educational support intervention for men with prostate cancer on active surveillance
• Correction: Andrographis paniculata (Chuān Xīn Lián) for symptomatic relief of acute respiratory tract infections in adults and children: A systematic review and meta-analysis
• Using an internet intervention to support self-management of low back pain in primary care
• Andrographis paniculata (Chuān Xīn Lián) for symptomatic relief of acute respiratory tract infections in adults and children
• Effectiveness of the probiotic Streptococcus salivarius K12 for the treatment and/or prevention of sore throat
• Comparison between treatment effects in a randomised controlled trial and an observational study using propensity scores in primary care
• Renewed: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a digital intervention to support quality of life in cancer survivors
• Specialist call handlers’ perspectives on providing help on a cancer helpline: a qualitative interview study
• Internet-based vestibular rehabilitation for older adults with chronic dizziness
• Death audits and reviews for reducing maternal, perinatal and child mortality
• Quality of stepped-wedge trial reporting can be reliably assessed using an updated CONSORT
• REDUCE (Reviewing long-term antidepressant use by careful monitoring in everyday practice) internet and telephone support to people coming off long-term antidepressants
• Report from the fifth international consensus meeting to harmonize core outcome measures for atopic eczema/dermatitis clinical trials (HOME initiative)
• A systematic review to assess the “Treat-and-Extend” dosing regimen for neovascular age-related macular degeneration using ranibizumab
• Influence of external peer reviewer scores for funding applications on funding board decisions
• Managing antidepressant discontinuation: a systematic review
• Amoxicillin for acute lower respiratory tract infection in primary care
• Antibiotic prescription strategies and adverse outcome for uncomplicated lower respiratory tract infections: prospective cough complication cohort (3C) study
• Death audits and reviews for reducing maternal, perinatal and child mortality (Protocol)
• Findings from a feasibility study to improve GP elicitation of patient concerns in UK General Practice consultations
• Predictors of adverse outcomes in uncomplicated lower respiratory tract infections
• Delayed antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections: an individual patient data meta-analysis
• Measuring long-term disease control in atopic dermatitis
• Probiotic capsules and xylitol chewing gum to manage symptoms of pharyngitis
• Antidepressants for insomnia in adults
• Influence of the duration of penicillin prescriptions on outcomes for acute sore throat in adults
• The RUTI trial: a feasibility study exploring Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
• Standardized reporting of the Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) and the Patient‐Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM)
• Local care and treatment of liver disease (LOCATE) – A cluster-randomized feasibility study to discover, assess and manage early liver disease in primary care
• Infection Control Behavior at Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Observational Study of a Web-Based Behavioral Intervention (Germ Defence) (Preprint)
• Cost-effectiveness of internet-based training for primary care clinicians on antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections in Europe
• Symptom response to antibiotic prescribing strategies in acute sore throat in adults
• Antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections 12 months after communication and CRP training: a randomized trial
• Views and experiences of seeking information and help for vitiligo
• Impact of antibiotics for children presenting to general practice with cough on adverse outcomes
• Machine learning detection of atrial fibrillation using wearable technology
• Emollient bath additives for the treatment of childhood eczema (BATHE)
• Patient-reported outcome measures for monitoring primary care patients with depression (PROMDEP)
• Exploring the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing for common respiratory tract infections in UK primary care
• Relationship between microbiology of throat swab and clinical course among primary care patients with acute cough: a prospective cohort study
• P030 Exploring online forums to understand parents’ and families’ views about sources of support and resources for managing children’s sleep problems in the community and primary care
• P031 Management of paediatric sleep problems in primary care: a systematic review
• Evaluation of a web-based intervention to reduce antibiotic prescribing for LRTI in six European countries: Quantitative process analysis of the GRACE/INTRO randomised controlled trial
• Changes in rates of recorded depression in English primary care 2003-2013: Time trend analyses of effects of the economic recession, and the GP contract quality outcomes framework (QOF)
• Antibiotic use in the care home setting: a retrospective cohort study analysing routine data
• Effectiveness of steam inhalation and nasal irrigation for chronic or recurrent sinus symptoms in primary care: A pragmatic randomized controlled trial
• Mulberry-extract improves glucose tolerance and decreases insulin concentrations in normoglycaemic adults: Results of a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled study
• Yeast-derived beta 1,3/1,6 glucan, upper respiratory tract infection and innate immunity in older adults
• Alexander technique and Supervised Physiotherapy Exercises in back paiN (ASPEN)
• Routine use of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) for improving treatment of common mental health disorders in adults (Protocol)
• Delayed antibiotic prescribing strategies for respiratory tract infections in primary care: Pragmatic, factorial, randomised controlled trial
• Looking deeper into POWeR+
• Routine use of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) for improving treatment of common mental health disorders in adults
• Home and Online Management and Evaluation of Blood Pressure (HOME BP) digital intervention for self-management of uncontrolled, essential hypertension: A protocol for the randomised controlled HOME BP trial
• Standardised Chinese herbal treatment delivered by GPs compared with individualised treatment administered by practitioners of Chinese herbal medicine for women with recurrent urinary tract infections (RUTI): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
• Using an Analysis of Behavior Change to Inform Effective Digital Intervention Design: How Did the PRIMIT Website Change Hand Hygiene Behavior Across 8993 Users?
• Prevalence, diagnosis, and disease course of pertussis in adults with acute cough: A prospective, observational study in primary care
• Using an internet intervention to support self-management of low back pain in primary care: Protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial (SupportBack)
• Ibuprofen, paracetamol, and steam for patients with respiratory tract infections in primary care: pragmatic randomised factorial trial
• An internet-delivered handwashing intervention to modify influenza-like illness and respiratory infection transmission (PRIMIT): A primary care randomised trial
• An internet-based intervention with brief nurse support to manage obesity in primary care (POWeR+): a pragmatic, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial
• Patient-reported outcome measures for monitoring primary care patients with depression: PROMDEP feasibility randomised trial
• Effects of internet-based training on antibiotic prescribing rates for acute respiratory-tract infections: A multinational, cluster, randomised, factorial, controlled trial
• Bath additives for the treatment of childhood eczema (BATHE): Protocol for multicentre parallel group randomised trial
• Adherence-adjusted estimates of benefits and harms from treatment with amoxicillin for LRTI: secondary analysis of a 12-country randomised placebo-controlled trial using randomisation-based efficacy estimators
• Distinguishing between emotional distress and psychiatric disorder in primary care attenders: A cross sectional study of the four-dimensional symptom questionnaire (4DSQ)
• Asthma trajectories in early childhood: Identifying modifiable factors
• A descriptive survey of cancer helplines in the United Kingdom: Who they are, the services offered, and the accessibility of those services
• Supporting self-care for families of children with eczema with a web-based intervention plus health care professional support: Pilot randomized controlled trial
• Effects on Engagement and Health Literacy Outcomes of Web-Based Materials Promoting Physical Activity in People With Diabetes: An International Randomized Trial
• Does Brief Telephone Support Improve Engagement With a Web-Based Weight Management Intervention? Randomized Controlled Trial
• Did NICE guidelines and the Quality Outcomes Framework change GP antidepressant prescribing in England? Observational study with time trend analyses 2003-2013
• Primary care randomised controlled trial of a tailored interactive website for the self-management of respiratory infections (Internet Doctor)
• Topical antifungal treatments for tinea cruris and tinea corporis.
• Amoxicillin for acute lower respiratory tract infection in primary care: Subgroup analysis of potential high-risk groups
• 'Watchful waiting' or 'active monitoring' in depression management in primary care: Exploring the recalled content of general practitioner consultations
• Corticosteroids for acute and subacute cough following respiratory tract infection: A systematic review
• Erratum: An internet-delivered handwashing intervention to modify infl uenza-like illness and respiratory infection transmission (PRIMIT): A primary care randomised trial (Lancet (2015) 386 (1631-391)
• Antibiotic prescription strategies for acute sore throat: A prospective observational cohort study
• Predictors of suppurative complications for acute sore throat in primary care: Prospective clinical cohort study
• Influence of lung function on course of disease and response to antibiotic therapy in adult primary care patients with acute cough: A post hoc analysis of patients enrolled in a prospective multicentre study
• Mulberry extract to modULate Blood glucosE Responses in noRmoglYcaemic adults (MULBERRY): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
• Amoxicillin for clinically unsuspected pneumonia in primary care: Subgroup analysis
• Early-childhood BMI trajectories: evidence from a prospective, nationally representative British cohort study
• Amoxicillin for acute lower-respiratory-tract infection in primary care when pneumonia is not suspected: A 12-country, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
• Antibiotics in acute non-pneumonic lower-respiratory tract infection - Authors' reply
• Complementary and alternative healthcare use by participants in the PACE trial of treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome
• Randomised controlled trial and economic analysis of an internet-based weight management programme: POWeR+ (Positive Online Weight Reduction)
• Development and internal validation of a clinical rule to improve antibiotic use in children presenting to primary care with acute respiratory tract infection and cough: a prognostic cohort study
• Determinants of initiation, implementation, and discontinuation of amoxicillin by adults with acute cough in primary care
• Internet-based vestibular rehabilitation for adults aged 50 years and over: A protocol for a randomised controlled trial
• Validation of treatment escalation as a definition of atopic eczema flares
• Accessing genitourinary medicine clinics: Does it matter where you live?
• Primary care Streptococcal Management (PRISM) study: Identifying clinical variables associated with Lancefield group A β-haemolytic streptococci and Lancefield non-Group A streptococcal throat infections from two cohorts of patients presenting with an acute sore throat
• Identifying individuals engaging in risky sexual behaviour for chlamydia infection in the UK: A latent class approach
• Depression management in primary care: An observational study of management changes related to PHQ-9 score for depression monitoring
• Topical antifungal treatments for tinea cruris and tinea corporis (Protocol)
• Three essays on sexual behaviour and sexually transmitted disease in the UK
• Antibiotic effectiveness for children with lower respiratory infections: prospective cohort and trial in primary care
• Digital interventions for hypertension and asthma to support patient self-management in primary care: the DIPSS research programme including two RCTs
• Randomized comparison of chest pain evaluation with FFRCT or standard care: Factors determining US costs
• Use of antibiotics and other treatments in Chinese adults with acute cough: an online survey
• Use of antibiotics and other treatments in Chinese adults with acute cough: An online survey
• Eczema Care Online behavioural interventions to support self-care for children and young people
• Home monitoring of haemoglobin A 1c in diabetes: A systematic review and narrative synthesis on accuracy, reliability and patient acceptability
• Treating Acute EXacerbations of COPD with Chinese HerbAL MedIcine to aid AntiBiotic Use Reduction (EXCALIBUR): study protocol of a randomised double-blind, placebo-controlled feasibility trial
• Antenatal couples' counselling in Uganda (ACCU): study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial
• Post-consultation acute respiratory tract infection recovery: a latent class-informed analysis of individual patient data
• Eliciting and prioritising determinants of improved care in Multiple Long Term Health Conditions (MLTC): A modified online Delphi study
• Predictors of prolonged symptoms following COVID-19 and other respiratory infections
• Postal methods for monitoring HbA1c in diabetes mellitus
• Eczema Care Online behavioural interventions to support self-care for children and young people: two independent, pragmatic, randomised controlled trials
• Do temperature changes cause eczema flares? An English cohort study
• Patient perceptions of empathy in primary care telephone consultations: A mixed methods study
• Effectiveness of spironolactone for women with acne vulgaris (SAFA) in England and Wales: pragmatic, multicentre, phase 3, double blind, randomised controlled trial
• Non-pharmaceutical interventions and risk of COVID-19 infection: survey of U.K. public from November 2020 – May 2021
• Trajectories of multiple long-term conditions and mortality in older adults: A retrospective cohort study using English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)
• The role of parity in the relationship between endometriosis and pregnancy outcomes
• Clustering by Multiple Long-Term Conditions and Social Care Needs: A cohort study amongst 10,025 older adults in England
• Home monitoring of haemoglobin A1c in diabetes: A systematic review and narrative synthesis on accuracy, reliability and patient acceptability
• Immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 variants after two and three doses of vaccine in B-cell malignancies
• Antibiotics for lower respiratory tract infection in children presenting in primary care: ARTIC-PC RCT
• Predicting COVID-19 infection risk in people who are immunocompromised by antibody testing
• Use of Chinese herbal medicines with acute cough in China: an online survey
• Determining the clinical and cost-effectiveness of nasal sprays and a physical activity and stress management intervention to reduce respiratory tract infections in primary care
• Eliciting and prioritising determinants of improved care in multimorbidity
• Predicting illness progression for children with lower respiratory infections in primary care: a prospective cohort and observational study
• Using microbiological data to improve the use of antibiotics for respiratory tract infections: A protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis
• Implementing Germ Defence digital behaviour change intervention via all primary care practices in England to reduce respiratory infections during the COVID-19 pandemic: an efficient cluster randomised controlled trial using the OpenSAFELY platform
• Cost-effectiveness of Spironolactone for Adult Female Acne (SAFA): economic evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial
• Clustering by multiple long-term conditions and social care needs: a cross-sectional study among 10 026 older adults in England
• Cost-effectiveness of two online interventions supporting self-care for eczema for parents/carers and young people
• NSAID prescribing and adverse outcomes in common infections: a population-based cohort study
• A randomised controlled trial of a digital intervention (renewed) to support symptom management, wellbeing and quality of life in cancer survivors
• Spironolactone for adult female acne (SAFA): protocol for a double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III randomised study of spironolactone as systemic therapy for acne in adult women
• SSRIs in women of reproductive age; a systematic review of local formularies
• The Adhesive Capsulitis Corticosteroid and Dilation (ACCorD) randomized controlled trial
• Distinguishing emotional distress from mental disorder: A qualitative exploration of the Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ)
• Nasal irrigation and gargling with hypertonic saline to prevent transmission of SARS-COV-2 to care home residents – a feasibility cluster trial
• Physical activity and mental health in individuals with multimorbidity during COVID-19: an explanatory sequential mixed-method study
• Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in women of reproductive age: a systematic review of local formularies
• Distinguishing emotional distress from mental disorder in primary care: a qualitative exploration of the Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire
• Treating acute Exacerbation of COPD with Chinese herbal medicine to aid antibiotic use reduction (EXCALIBUR): study protocol of a randomised double-blind, placebo-controlled feasibility trial
• Infection control behavior at home during the COVID-19 pandemic: observational study of a web-based behavioral intervention (germ defence)
• Independent determinants of disease-related quality of life in COPD – scope for nonpharmacologic interventions?
• Trajectories in long-term condition accumulation and mortality in older adults: a group-based trajectory modelling approach using the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing