Primary Care Theme
Our Primary Care studies inform preventative and management interventions for chronic illness in primary care, and aim to improve service effectiveness. The theme is led by Professor Joe Kai and managed by Tracey George.
Projects within the theme have been chosen to address local issues of key importance for service development and public health, and include:
This study is exploring and piloting the feasibility of a primary care intervention to raise awareness of, and screen for individuals' preconception 'risks', in ethnically diverse settings.
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The Impact of Injuries study is addressing the lack of information on psychological problems following injury and the extent to which patients' needs are being met.
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This study is exploring and developing an intervention to improve physical activity levels in South-Asians 'at risk' of diabetes that is shaped by the experiences and insights of local target communities.
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This study is seeking to determine whether a nurse based cognitive behaviour therapy intervention is more cost effective than treatment as usual, for regular attenders in primary care with depression, anxiety or medically unexplained symptoms
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