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1. Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer: is it ‘what you do’ or ‘the way that you do it’? A UK Perspective on Technique and Quality Assurance

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Bonnington, Sue, Bradshaw, Lynne, Cooper, Debbie, Elliott, Emma, Herbert, Pippa, Holding, Peter, Howson, Joanne, Jones, Mandy, Lennon, Teresa, Lyons, Norma, Moody, Hilary, Plumb, Claire, O'Sullivan, Tricia, Salter, Liz, Tidball, Sarah, Thompson, Pauline, Adam, Tonia, Askew, Sarah, Atkinson, Sharon, Baynes, Tim, Blaikie, Jan, Brain, Carole, Breen, Viv, Brunt, Sarah, Bryne, Sean, Bythem, Jo, Clarke, Jenny, Cloete, Jenny, Dark, Susan, Davis, Gill, De La Rue, Rachael, Denizot, Jane, Dewhurst, Elspeth, Dimes, Anna, Dixon, Nicola, Ebbs, Penny, Emmerson, Ingrid, Ferguson, Jill, Gadd, Ali, Geoghegan, Lisa, Grant, Alison, Grant, Collette, Gray, Catherine, Godfrey, Rosemary, Goodwin, Louise, Hall, Susie, Hart, Liz, Harvey, Andrew, Hoult, Chloe, Hawkins, Sarah, Holling, Sharon, Innes, Alastair, Kilner, Sue, Marshall, Fiona, Mellen, Louise, Moore, Andrea, Napier, Sally, Needham, Julie, Pearse, Kevin, Pisa, Anna, Rees, Mark, Richards, Elliw, Robson, Lindsay, Roxburgh, Janet, Samuel, Nikki, Sharkey, Irene, Slater, Michael, Smith, Donna, Taggart, Pippa, Taylor, Helen, Taylor, Vicky, Thomas, Ayesha, Tomkies, Briony, Trewick, Nicola, Ward, Claire, Walker, Christy, Williams, Ayesha, Woodhouse, Colin, Wyber, Elizabeth, Aning, Jonathan, Bollina, Prasad, Catto, Jim, Doble, Andrew, Doherty, Alan, Durkan, Garett, Gillatt, David, Hughes, Owen, Kocklebergh, Roger, Kouparis, Anthony, Kynaston, Howard, Leung, Hing, Mariappan, Param, McNeill, Alan, Paez, Edgar, Paul, Alan, Persad, Raj, Powell, Philip, Prescott, Stephen, Rosario, Derek, Rowe, Edward, Schwaibold, Hartwig, Tulloch, David, Wallace, Mike, Bahl, Amit, Benson, Richard, Beresford, Mark, Ferguson, Catherine, Graham, John, Herbert, Chris, Howard, Graham, James, Nick, Law, Alastair, Loughrey, Carmel, Mason, Malcolm, McClaren, Duncan, Patterson, Helen, Pedley, Ian, Robinson, Angus, Russell, Simon, Staffurth, John, Symonds, Paul, Thanvi, Narottam, Vasanthan, Subramaniam, Wilson, Paula, Appleby, Helen, Ash, Dominic, Aston, Dean, Bolton, Steven, Chalmers, Graham, Conway, John, Early, Nick, Geater, Tony, Goddall, Lynda, Heymann, Claire, Hicks, Deborah, Jones, Liza, Lamb, Susan, Lambert, Geoff, Lawrence, Gill, Lewis, Geraint, Lilley, John, MacLeod, Aileen, Massey, Pauline, McQueen, Alison, Moore, Rollo, Penketh, Lynda, Potterton, Janet, Roberts, Neil, Showler, Helen, Slade, Stephen, Steele, Alasdair, Swinscoe, James, Tiffany, Marie, Townley, John, Treeby, Jo, Wilkinson, Joyce, Williams, Lorraine, Wills, Lucy, Woodley, Owain, Yarrow, Sue, Bhattarai, Selina, Deshmukh, Neeta, Dormer, John, Fernando, Malee, Goepel, John, Griffiths, David, Grigor, Ken, Mayer, Nick, Oxley, Jon, Robinson, Mary, Varma, Murali, Warren, Anne, Brindle, Lucy, Davis, Michael, Dedman, Dan, Down, Elizabeth, Khazragui, Hanan, Metcalfe, Chris, Noble, Sian, Peters, Tim, Taylor, Hilary, Turner, Emma, Wade, Julia, Walsh, Eleanor, Baker, Susan, Bellis-Sheldon, Elizabeth, Bougard, Chantal, Bowtell, Joanne, Brewer, Catherine, Burton, Chris, Charlton, Jennie, Christoforou, Nicholas, Clark, Rebecca, Coull, Susan, Croker, Christine, Currer, Rosemary, Daisey, Claire, Delaney, Gill, Donohue, Rose, Drew, Jane, Farmer, Rebecca, Fry, Susan, Haddow, Jean, Hale, Alex, Halpin, Susan, Harris, Belle, Hattrick, Barbara, Holmes, Sharon, Hunt, Helen, Jackson, Vicky, Johnson, Donna, Le Butt, Mandy, Leworthy, Jo, Liddiatt, Tanya, Martin, Alex, Mauree, Jainee, Moore, Susan, Moulam, Gill, Mutch, Jackie, Parker, Kathleen, Pawsey, Christopher, Purdie, Michelle, Robson, Teresa, Smith, Lynne, Stenton, Carole, Steuart-Feilding, Tom, Sully, Chris, Sutton, Caroline, Torrington, Carol, Wilkins, Zoe, Williams, Sharon, Wilson, Andrea, Grant, Adrian, Roberts, Ian, Ashby, Deborah, Cowan, Richard, Fayers, Peter, Mellon, Killian, N'Dow, James, O'Brien, Tim, Sokhal, Michael, Baum, Michael, Adolfson, Jan, Albertsen, Peter, Dearnaley, David, Schroeder, Fritz, Roberts, Tracy, Zietman, Anthony, Mason, M.D., Moore, R., Jones, G., Lewis, G., Donovan, J.L., Neal, D.E., Hamdy, F.C., Lane, J.A., and Staffurth, J.N.

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2016
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3. Ten-year mortality, disease progression, and treatment-related side effects in men with localised prostate cancer from the ProtecT randomised controlled trial according to treatment received

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Neal, David E., Metcalfe, Chris, Donovan, Jenny L., Lane, J. Athene, Davis, Michael, Young, Grace J., Dutton, Susan J., Walsh, Eleanor I., Martin, Richard M., Peters, Tim. J., Turner, Emma L., Mason, Malcolm, Bryant, Richard, Bollina, Prasad, Catto, James, Doherty, Alan, Gillatt, David, Gnanapragasam, Vincent, Holding, Peter, Hughes, Owen, Kockelbergh, Roger, Kynaston, Howard, Oxley, Jon, Paul, Alan, Paez, Edgar, Rosario, Derek J., Rowe, Edward, Staffurth, John, Altman, Doug G., Hamdy, Freddie C., Peters, Tim J., Doble, Andrew, Powell, Philip, Prescott, Stephen, Rosario, Derek, Anderson, John B., Aning, Jonathan, Durkan, Garett, Koupparis, Anthony, Leung, Hing, Mariappan, Param, McNeill, Alan, Persad, Raj, Schwaibold, Hartwig, Tulloch, David, Wallace, Michael, Bonnington, Susan, Bradshaw, Lynne, Cooper, Deborah, Elliott, Emma, Herbert, Phillipa, Howson, Joanne, Jones, Amanda, Lennon, Teresa, Lyons, Norma, Moody, Hilary, Plumb, Claire, O'Sullivan, Tricia, Salter, Elizabeth, Thompson, Pauline, Tidball, Sarah, Blaikie, Jan, Gray, Catherine, Adam, Tonia, Askew, Sarah, Atkinson, Sharon, Baynes, Tim, Brain, Carole, Breen, Viv, Brunt, Sarah, Bryne, Sean, Bythem, Jo, Clarke, Jenny, Cloete, Jenny, Dark, Susan, Davis, Gill, Rue, Rachael De La, Denizot, Jane, Dewhurst, Elspeth, Dimes, Anna, Dixon, Nicola, Ebbs, Penny, Emmerson, Ingrid, Ferguson, Jill, Gadd, Ali, Geoghegan, Lisa, Grant, Alison, Grant, Collette, Godfrey, Rosemary, Goodwin, Louise, Hall, Susie, Hart, Liz, Harvey, Andrew, Hoult, Chloe, Hawkins, Sarah, Holling, Sharon, Innes, Alastair, Kilner, Sue, Marshall, Fiona, Mellen, Louise, Moore, Andrea, Napier, Sally, Needham, Julie, Pearse, Kevin, Pisa, Anna, Rees, Mark, Richards, Ellie, Robson, Lindsay, Roxburgh, Janet, Samuel, Nikki, Sharkey, Irene, Slater, Michael, Smith, Donna, Taggart, Pippa, Taylor, Helen, Taylor, Vicky, Thomas, Ayesha, Tomkies, Briony, Trewick, Nicola, Ward, Claire, Walker, Christy, Williams, Ayesha, Woodhouse, Colin, Wyber, Elizabeth, Bahl, Amit, Benson, Richard, Beresford, Mark, Ferguson, Catherine, Graham, John, Herbert, Chris, Howard, Grahame, James, Nick, Kirkbride, Peter, Law, Alastair, Loughrey, Carmel, McClaren, Duncan, Patterson, Helen, Pedley, Ian, Roberts, Trevor, Robinson, Angus, Russell, Simon, Symonds, Paul, Thanvi, Narottam, Vasanthan, Subramaniam, Wilson, Paula, Robinson, Mary, Bhattarai, Selina, Deshmukh, Neeta, Dormer, John, Fernando, Malee, Goepel, John, Griffiths, David, Grigor, Ken, Mayer, Nick, Varma, Murali, Warren, Anne, Appleby, Helen, Ash, Dominic, Aston, Dean, Bolton, Steven, Chalmers, Graham, Conway, John, Early, Nick, Geater, Tony, Goddall, Lynda, Heymann, Claire, Hicks, Deborah, Jones, Liza, Lamb, Susan, Lambert, Geoff, Lawrence, Gill, Lewis, Geraint, Lilley, John, MacLeod, Aileen, Massey, Pauline, McQueen, Alison, Moore, Rollo, Penketh, Lynda, Potterton, Janet, Roberts, Neil, Showler, Helen, Shuttleworth, Pam, Slade, Stephen, Steele, Alasdair, Swinscoe, James, Tiffany, Marie, Townley, John, Treeby, Jo, Weston, Michael, Wilkinson, Joyce, Williams, Lorraine, Wills, Lucy, Woodley, Owain, Yarrow, Sue, Brindle, Lucy, Davies, Linda, Dedman, Dan, Down, Elizabeth, Khazragui, Hanan, Noble, Sian, Taylor, Hilary, Tazewell, Marta, Wade, Julia, Walsh, Eleanor, Baker, Susan, Bellis-Sheldon, Elizabeth, Bougard, Chantal, Bowtell, Joanne, Brewer, Catherine, Burton, Chris, Charlton, Jennie, Christoforou, Nicholas, Clark, Rebecca, Coull, Susan, Croker, Christine, Currer, Rosemary, Daisey, Claire, Delaney, Gill, Donohue, Rose, Drew, Jane, Farmer, Rebecca, Fry, Susan, Haddow, Jean, Hale, Alex, Halpin, Susan, Harris, Belle, Hattrick, Barbara, Holmes, Sharon, Hunt, Helen, Jackson, Vicky, Johnson, Donna, Le Butt, Mandy, Leworthy, Jo, Liddiatt, Tanya, Martin, Alex, Mauree, Jainee, Moore, Susan, Moulam, Gill, Mutch, Jackie, Parker, Kathleen, Pawsey, Christopher, Purdie, Michelle, Robson, Teresa, Smith, Lynne, Stenton, Carole, Steuart-Feilding, Tom, Stott, Beth, Sully, Chris, Sutton, Caroline, Torrington, Carol, Wilkins, Zoe, Williams, Sharon, Wilson, Andrea, Weaver, Ashleigh, Albertsen, Peter, Adolfsson, Jan, Baum, Michael, McFarlane, Jon, Reid, Colette, Turner, Emma, Zietman, Anthony, Hill, Elizabeth, Ng, Siaw Yein, Williams, Naomi, Toole, Jessica, Davies, Charlotte, Hughes, Laura, Rowlands, Mari-Anne, Bell, Lindsey, Harrison, Sean, Mauree, Jainnee, Grant, Adrian, Roberts, Ian, Ashby, Deborah, Cowan, Richard, Fayers, Peter, Mellon, Killian, N’Dow, James, O’Brien, Tim, Sokhal, Michael, Dearnaley, David, Schröder, Fritz, Roberts, Tracy, and for the ProtecT Study Group, .

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Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factors, Urology, medicine.medical_treatment, 030232 urology & nephrology, Urinary incontinence, Active monitoring, BTC (Bristol Trials Centre), Metastasis, law.invention, 03 medical and health sciences, Prostate cancer, 0302 clinical medicine, ProtecT trial, Randomized controlled trial, law, Internal medicine, Humans, Medicine, External beam radiotherapy, Watchful Waiting, Aged, Prostatectomy, Disease progression, Radiotherapy, business.industry, Prostatic Neoplasms, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Radical prostatectomy, Treatment Outcome, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Propensity score matching, Cohort, Disease Progression, BRTC, medicine.symptom, Sexual function, business, Literatur Kommentiert
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Background: The ProtecT trial reported intention-to-treat analysis of men with localised prostate cancer (PCa) randomly allocated to active monitoring (AM), radical prostatectomy, and external beam radiotherapy. Objective: To determine report outcomes according to treatment received in men in randomised and treatment choice cohorts. Design, Setting, and Participants: This study focuses on secondary care. Men with clinically localised prostate cancer at one of nine UK centres were invited to participate in the treatment trial comparing AM, radical prostatectomy, and radiotherapy. Intervention: Two cohorts included 1643 men who agreed to be randomised; 997 declined randomisation and chose treatment. Outcome Measurements and Statistical Analysis: Health-related quality of life impacts on urinary, bowel, and sexual function were assessed using patient-reported outcome measures. Analysis was carried out based on treatment received for each cohort and on pooled estimates using meta-analysis. Differences were estimated with adjustment for known prognostic factors using propensity scores. Results and Limitations: According to treatment received, more men receiving AM died of PCa (AM 1.85%, surgery 0.67%, radiotherapy 0.73%), whilst this difference remained consistent with chance in the randomised cohort (p = 0.08); stronger evidence was found in the exploratory analyses (randomised plus choice cohort) when AM was compared with the combined radical treatment group (p = 0.003). There was also strong evidence that metastasis (AM 5.6%, surgery 2.4%, radiotherapy 2.7%) and disease progression (AM 20.35%, surgery 5.87%, radiotherapy 6.62%) were more common in the AM group. Compared with AM, there were higher risks of sexual dysfunction (95% at 6 mo) and urinary incontinence (55% at 6 mo) after surgery, and of sexual dysfunction (88% at 6 mo) and bowel dysfunction (5% at 6 mo) after radiotherapy. The key limitations are the potential for bias when comparing groups defined by treatment received and outdating of the interventions being evaluated during the lengthy follow-up required in trials of screen-detected PCa. Conclusions: Analyses according to treatment received showed increased rates of disease-related events and lower rates of patient-reported harms in men managed by AM compared with men managed by radical treatment, and stronger evidence of greater PCa mortality in the AM group. Patient Summary: More than 90 out of every 100 men with localised prostate cancer do not die of prostate cancer within 10 yr, irrespective of whether treatment is by means of monitoring, surgery, or radiotherapy. Side effects on sexual and bladder function are much better after active monitoring, but the risks of spreading of prostate cancer are more common.

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2020

5. Patient-reported outcomes in the ProtecT randomized trial of clinically localized prostate cancer treatments: study design, and baseline urinary, bowel and sexual function and quality of life

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Lane, Athene, Metcalfe, Chris, Young, Grace J., Peters, Tim J., Blazeby, Jane, Avery, Kerry N. L., Dedman, Daniel, Down, Liz, Mason, Malcolm D., Neal, David E., Hamdy, Freddie C., Donovan, Jenny L., Bonnington, Sue, Bradshaw, Lynne, Cooper, Debbie, Elliott, Emma, Herbert, Pippa, Holding, Peter, Howson, Joanne, Jones, Mandy, Lennon, Teresa, Lyons, Norma, Moody, Hilary, Plumb, Claire, O'Sullivan, Tricia, Salter, Liz, Tidball, Sarah, Thompson, Pauline, Adam, Tonia, Askew, Sarah, Atkinson, Sharon, Baynes, Tim, Blaikie, Jan, Brain, Carole, Breen, Viv, Brunt, Sarah, Bryne, Sean, Bythem, Jo, Clarke, Jenny, Cloete, Jenny, Dark, Susan, Davis, Gill, De La Rue, Rachael, Denizot, Jane, Dewhurst, Elspeth, Dimes, Anna, Dixon, Nicola, Ebbs, Penny, Emmerson, Ingrid, Ferguson, Jill, Gadd, Ali, Geoghegan, Lisa, Grant, Alison, Grant, Collette, Gray, Catherine, Godfrey, Rosemary, Goodwin, Louise, Hall, Susie, Hart, Liz, Harvey, Andrew, Hoult, Chloe, Hawkins, Sarah, Holling, Sharon, Innes, Alastair, Kilner, Sue, Marshall, Fiona, Mellen, Louise, Moore, Andrea, Napier, Sally, Needham, Julie, Pearse, Kevin, Pisa, Anna, Rees, Mark, Richards, Elliw, Robson, Lindsay, Roxburgh, Janet, Samuel, Nikki, Sharkey, Irene, Slater, Michael, Smith, Donna, Taggart, Pippa, Taylor, Helen, Taylor, Vicky, Thomas, Ayesha, Tomkies, Briony, Trewick, Nicola, Ward, Claire, Walker, Christy, Williams, Ayesha, Woodhouse, Colin, Wyber, Elizabeth, Aning, Jonathan, Bollina, Prasad, Catto, Jim, Doble, Andrew, Doherty, Alan, Durkan, Garett, Gillatt, David, Hughes, Owen, Kocklebergh, Roger, Kouparis, Anthony, Kynaston, Howard, Leung, Hing, Mariappan, Param, McNeill, Alan, Paez, Edgar, Paul, Alan, Persad, Raj, Powell, Philip, Prescott, Stephen, Rosario, Derek, Rowe, Edward, Schwaibold, Hartwig, Tulloch, David, Wallace, Mike, Bahl, Amit, Benson, Richard, Beresford, Mark, Ferguson, Catherine, Graham, John, Herbert, Chris, Howard, Grahame, James, Nick, Law, Alastair, Loughrey, Carmel, McClaren, Duncan, Patterson, Helen, Pedley, Ian, Robinson, Angus, Russell, Simon, Staffurth, John, Symonds, Paul, Thanvi, Narottam, Vasanthan, Subramaniam, Wilson, Paula, Appleby, Helen, Ash, Dominic, Aston, Dean, Bolton, Steven, Chalmers, Graham, Conway, John, Early, Nick, Geater, Tony, Goddall, Lynda, Heymann, Claire, Hicks, Deborah, Jones, Liza, Lamb, Susan, Lambert, Geoff, Lawrence, Gill, Lewis, Geraint, Lilley, John, MacLeod, Aileen, Massey, Pauline, McQueen, Alison, Moore, Rollo, Penketh, Lynda, Potterton, Janet, Roberts, Neil, Showler, Helen, Slade, Stephen, Steele, Alasdair, Swinscoe, James, Tiffany, Marie, Townley, John, Treeby, Jo, Wilkinson, Joyce, Williams, Lorraine, Wills, Lucy, Woodley, Owain, Yarrow, Sue, Bhattarai, Selina, Deshmukh, Neeta, Dormer, John, Fernando, Malee, Goepel, John, Griffiths, David, Grigor, Ken, Mayer, Nick, Oxley, Jon, Robinson, Mary, Varma, Murali, Warren, Anne, Brindle, Lucy, Davis, Michael, Khazragui, Hanan, Noble, Sian, Taylor, Hilary, Tazewell, Marta, Turner, Emma, Wade, Julia, Walsh, Eleanor, Baker, Susan, Bellis‐Sheldon, Elizabeth, Bougard, Chantal, Bowtell, Joanne, Brewer, Catherine, Burton, Chris, Charlton, Jennie, Christoforou, Nicholas, Clark, Rebecca, Coull, Susan, Croker, Christine, Currer, Rosemary, Daisey, Claire, Delaney, Gill, Donohue, Rose, Drew, Jane, Farmer, Rebecca, Fry, Susan, Haddow, Jean, Hale, Alex, Halpin, Susan, Harris, Belle, Hattrick, Barbara, Holmes, Sharon, Hunt, Helen, Jackson, Vicky, Johnson, Donna, Le Butt, Mandy, Leworthy, Jo, Liddiatt, Tanya, Martin, Alex, Mauree, Jainee, Moore, Susan, Moulam, Gill, Mutch, Jackie, Nash, Alena, Parker, Kathleen, Pawsey, Christopher, Purdie, Michelle, Robson, Teresa, Smith, Lynne, Snoeck, Jo, Stenton, Carole, Steuart‐Feilding, Tom, Sully, Chris, Sutton, Caroline, Torrington, Carol, Wilkins, Zoe, Williams, Sharon, Wilson, Andrea, Grant, Adrian, Roberts, Ian, Ashby, Deborah, Cowan, Richard, Fayers, Peter, Mellon, Killian, N'Dow, James, O'Brien, Tim, Sokhal, Michael, Baum, Michael, Adolfson, Jan, Albertsen, Peter, Dearnaley, David, Schroeder, Fritz, Roberts, Tracy, and Zietman, Anthony

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Male, Urological Oncology, functional status, law.invention, Prostate cancer, 0302 clinical medicine, Randomized controlled trial, Quality of life, law, 030212 general & internal medicine, media_common, treatment, Middle Aged, Urology & Nephrology, prostate cancer, Treatment Outcome, Centre for Surgical Research, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Functional status, BRTC, Sexuality, medicine.medical_specialty, Urology, Urinary system, media_common.quotation_subject, Urination, Social class, BTC (Bristol Trials Centre), 03 medical and health sciences, ProtecT trial, Digestive System Physiological Phenomena, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Patient Reported Outcome Measures, Aged, business.industry, Prostatic Neoplasms, 1103 Clinical Sciences, protect trial, medicine.disease, Treatment, ISRCTN 20141297, Physical therapy, Quality of Life, Sexual function, business
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Objectives To present the baseline patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in the Prostate Testing for Cancer and Treatment (ProtecT) randomized trial comparing active monitoring, radical prostatectomy and external-beam conformal radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer and to compare results with other populations. Materials and Methods A total of 1643 randomized men, aged 50–69 years and diagnosed with clinically localized disease identified by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing, in nine UK cities in the period 1999–2009 were included. Validated PROMs for disease-specific (urinary, bowel and sexual function) and condition-specific impact on quality of life (Expanded Prostate Index Composite [EPIC], 2005 onwards; International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire- Urinary Incontinence [ICIQ-UI], 2001 onwards; the International Continence Society short-form male survey [ICSmaleSF]; anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS]), generic mental and physical health (12-item short-form health survey [SF-12]; EuroQol quality-of-life survey, the EQ-5D-3L) were assessed at prostate biopsy clinics before randomization. Descriptive statistics are presented by treatment allocation and by men’s age at biopsy and PSA testing time points for selected measures. Results A total of 1438 participants completed biopsy questionnaires (88%) and 77–88% of these were analysed for individual PROMs. Fewer than 1% of participants were using pads daily (5/ 754). Storage lower urinary tract symptoms were frequent (e.g. nocturia 22%, 312/1423). Bowel symptoms were rare, except for loose stools (16%, 118/754). One third of participants reported erectile dysfunction (241/735) and for 16% (118/731) this was a moderate or large problem. Depression was infrequent (80/1399, 6%) but 20% of participants (278/1403) reported anxiety. Sexual function and bother were markedly worse in older men (65– 70 years), whilst urinary bother and physical health were somewhat worse than in younger men (49–54 years, all P < 0.001). Bowel health, urinary function and depression were unaltered by age, whilst mental health and anxiety were better in older men (P < 0.001). Only minor differences existed in mental or physical health, anxiety and depression between PSA testing and biopsy assessments. Conclusion The ProtecT trial baseline PROMs response rates were high. Symptom frequencies and generic quality of life were similar to those observed in populations screened for prostate cancer and control subjects without cancer.

Published
2016

6. Preliminary results of the study MEETinCY

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Lambrinou, Ekaterini, Christoforou, Nicholas, Kalogirou, Fotini, Protopapas, Andreas, Christofi, Paraskevi, Barberis, Vassilis I. I., Avraamides, Panayiotis C., and Middleton, Nicos

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Hospital, Patients, Clinical Medicine, Medical and Health Sciences, MEETinCY programme, Research programme
Abstract

Background: Even though heart failure (HF) management programmes have been improved and proved their efficient, no such proramme has been offered untilrecently in Cyprus. Since 2008 MEETinCY research programme is the first one in Cyprus and it is also a nurse-led management programme for HF patients in Cyprus.Purpose: To determine the effect of a structured educational intervention and / ortelephone follow-up programme for patients with HF.Methods: The present study is a randomized control trial with various interventions and longitudinal monitoring. As a part of the larger MEETinCY research project, sam-pling was extracted from the parent sample, which was conducted between April2014 and June 2014, using the electronic medical records of patients of five government hospitals. Total acute events of HF decompensation including their clinicaland demographic characteristics were recorded in 12 and 24 weeks post discharge.Additional information to support the existence or not of decompensation, if needed,was provided by patients and their relatives, through telephone calls. Events were classified as decompensation of pre-existing HF, or decompensation from othercauses.Results: A number of 195 Cypriot HF patients, who received educational inter-vention and / or telephone follow up calls. were recruited. A reduction of instantrisk of HF decompensation at 3 months in 51% [HR: 0,49 (95CI: 0,27-0,88](p = 0,001), was found in the group of telephone follow up, compared to con-trol group. There was no difference between groups regarding the occurrenceof death [Control n = 1 (1,8%) vs Intervention n = 2 (2,2%) p = 1], the total vis-its to emergency department (p = 0,52), the total readmissions (p = 0,52), and thecumulative events (visits & readmissions) (p = 0,79). No statistically significant dif-ference was found in the mean hospital length of stay [Control 6,17 ± 8,2 vs Inter-vention 6,54 ± 9,5 (p = 0.874)]. Unfortunately, t he promising results of the beneficial effect of the i ntervention in disease-free survival time for the first 3 monthsafter randomization and perspective monitoring, does not appear to be maintainedfor long.Conclusions: The present study results showed that advanced nurses in HF whoapply structured educational programmes combined with telephone follow up, canenhance the outcome of patients with HF.

Published
2015

7. Preliminary results of the study MEETinCYCyprus University of Technology’s state funded budget 2008 e 2011 [Startup Fund EX2007 (04)]

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Lambrinou, Ekaterini, Christoforou, Nicholas, Kalogirou, Fotini, Papathanssoglou, Elizabeth, Avraamides, Panayiotis C., and Middleton, Nicos

Subjects
Patients, Heart failure, Research project, Clinical Medicine, Medical and Health Sciences, MEETinCY programme
Abstract

Background: Even though heart failure (HF) management programmes have been improved and proved their efficient, no such proramme has been offered until recently in Cyprus. Since 2008 MEETinCY research programme is the first one in Cyprus and it is also a nurse-led management programme for HF patients in Cyprus.Purpose: To determine the effect of a structured educational intervention and / or telephone follow-up programme for patients with HF.Methods: The present study is a randomized control trial with various interventions and longitudinal monitoring. As a part of the larger MEETinCY research project, sampling was extracted from the parent sample, which was conducted between April 2014 and June 2014, using the electronic medical records of patients of five government hospitals.Total acute events of HF decompensation including their clinical and demographic characteristics were recorded in 12 and 24 weeks post discharge. Additional information to support the existence or not of decompensation, if needed, was provided by patients and their relatives, through telephone calls. Events were classified as decompensation of pre-existing HF, or decompensation from other causes.Results: A number of 195 Cypriot HF patients, who received educational intervention and / or telephone follow up calls. were recruited. A reduction of instant risk of HF decompensation at 3 months in 51% [HR: 0,49 (95CI:0,27-0,88] (p = 0,001), was found in the group of telephone follow up, compared to control group. There was no difference between groups regarding the occurrence of death [Control n = 1 (1,8%) vs Intervention n = 2 (2,2%) p = 1],the total visits to emergency department (p = 0,52 ), the total readmissions (p = 0,52), and the cumulative events (visits & readmissions) (p = 0,79). No statistically significant difference was found in the mean hospital length of stay [Control 6,17 ± 8,2 vs Intervention 6,54 ± 9,5 (p =0.874)]. Unfortunately, the promising results of the beneficial effect of the intervention in disease-free survival time for the first 3 months after randomization and perspective monitoring, does not appear to be maintained for long.Conclusions: The present study results showed that advanced nurses in HF who apply structured educational programmes combined with telephone follow up, can enhance the outcome of patients with HF.

Published
2015

8. Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer: is it ‘what you do’ or ‘the way that you do it’? A UK Perspective on Technique and Quality Assurance

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Mason, M.D., primary, Moore, R., additional, Jones, G., additional, Lewis, G., additional, Donovan, J.L., additional, Neal, D.E., additional, Hamdy, F.C., additional, Lane, J.A., additional, Staffurth, J.N., additional, Bonnington, Sue, additional, Bradshaw, Lynne, additional, Cooper, Debbie, additional, Elliott, Emma, additional, Herbert, Pippa, additional, Holding, Peter, additional, Howson, Joanne, additional, Jones, Mandy, additional, Lennon, Teresa, additional, Lyons, Norma, additional, Moody, Hilary, additional, Plumb, Claire, additional, O'Sullivan, Tricia, additional, Salter, Liz, additional, Tidball, Sarah, additional, Thompson, Pauline, additional, Adam, Tonia, additional, Askew, Sarah, additional, Atkinson, Sharon, additional, Baynes, Tim, additional, Blaikie, Jan, additional, Brain, Carole, additional, Breen, Viv, additional, Brunt, Sarah, additional, Bryne, Sean, additional, Bythem, Jo, additional, Clarke, Jenny, additional, Cloete, Jenny, additional, Dark, Susan, additional, Davis, Gill, additional, De La Rue, Rachael, additional, Denizot, Jane, additional, Dewhurst, Elspeth, additional, Dimes, Anna, additional, Dixon, Nicola, additional, Ebbs, Penny, additional, Emmerson, Ingrid, additional, Ferguson, Jill, additional, Gadd, Ali, additional, Geoghegan, Lisa, additional, Grant, Alison, additional, Grant, Collette, additional, Gray, Catherine, additional, Godfrey, Rosemary, additional, Goodwin, Louise, additional, Hall, Susie, additional, Hart, Liz, additional, Harvey, Andrew, additional, Hoult, Chloe, additional, Hawkins, Sarah, additional, Holling, Sharon, additional, Innes, Alastair, additional, Kilner, Sue, additional, Marshall, Fiona, additional, Mellen, Louise, additional, Moore, Andrea, additional, Napier, Sally, additional, Needham, Julie, additional, Pearse, Kevin, additional, Pisa, Anna, additional, Rees, Mark, additional, Richards, Elliw, additional, Robson, Lindsay, additional, Roxburgh, Janet, additional, Samuel, Nikki, additional, Sharkey, Irene, additional, Slater, Michael, additional, Smith, Donna, additional, Taggart, Pippa, additional, Taylor, Helen, additional, Taylor, Vicky, additional, Thomas, Ayesha, additional, Tomkies, Briony, additional, Trewick, Nicola, additional, Ward, Claire, additional, Walker, Christy, additional, Williams, Ayesha, additional, Woodhouse, Colin, additional, Wyber, Elizabeth, additional, Aning, Jonathan, additional, Bollina, Prasad, additional, Catto, Jim, additional, Doble, Andrew, additional, Doherty, Alan, additional, Durkan, Garett, additional, Gillatt, David, additional, Hughes, Owen, additional, Kocklebergh, Roger, additional, Kouparis, Anthony, additional, Kynaston, Howard, additional, Leung, Hing, additional, Mariappan, Param, additional, McNeill, Alan, additional, Paez, Edgar, additional, Paul, Alan, additional, Persad, Raj, additional, Powell, Philip, additional, Prescott, Stephen, additional, Rosario, Derek, additional, Rowe, Edward, additional, Schwaibold, Hartwig, 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2016
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12. What about Greece?

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Christoforou, Nicholas

Subjects
*LETTERS to the editor, *FINANCIAL crises
Abstract

A letter to the editor is presented on financial crisis in Greece.

Published
2012

14. MEMOS FROM OUR MEMBERS.

Author

Reiss, Murray, Montano, Jami, Cornelis, Jacob, Christoforou, Nicholas, Olsen, John, Heald, Henry F., and Bouvier, David

Subjects
*FOSSIL fuels, *IMMIGRANTS
Abstract

Several letters to the editor are presented in resonse to articles in previous issues including Naomi Klein's article on the big green groups accepting money from fossil fuel companies in the June 2013 issue, Jeffrey St. Clair's article about the alleged decline in the voices and actions of the left in the U.S., and "Oh, Oh, Canada," in the June 2013 issue.

Published
2013

15. Using the Person-Based Approach to Co-Create and Optimize an App-Based Intervention to Support Better Sleep for Adolescents in the United Kingdom: Mixed Methods Study.

Author

Bennett SE, Johnston MH, Treneman-Evans G, Denison-Day J, Duffy A, Brigden A, Kuberka P, Christoforou N, Ritterband L, Koh J, Meadows R, Alamoudi D, Nabney I, and Yardley L

Subjects
Humans, Adolescent, United Kingdom, Male, Female, Focus Groups, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sleep physiology, Qualitative Research, Mobile Applications
Abstract

Background: Poor sleep is a common problem in adolescents aged 14 to 18 years. Difficulties with sleep have been found to have a bidirectional link to mental health problems., Objective: This new research sought to involve young people in the co-creation of a new app, particularly those from underserved communities. The Sleep Solved app uses science-based advice to improve sleep-related behaviors and well-being. The app was developed using the person-based approach, underpinned by the social cognitive theory and the social-ecological model of sleep health., Methods: Young people (aged 14-18 y) were recruited from across the United Kingdom to contribute to patient and public involvement (PPI) activities. In partnership with our peer researcher (MHJ), we used a multitude of methods to engage with PPI contributors, including web-based workshops, surveys, think-aloud interviews, focus groups, and app beta testing., Results: A total of 85 young people provided PPI feedback: 54 (64%) young women, 27 (32%) young men, 2 (2%) genderfluid people, 1 (1%) nonbinary person, and 1 (1%) who reported "prefer not to say." Their levels of deprivation ranged from among the 40% most deprived to the 20% least deprived areas. Most had self-identified sleep problems, ranging from 2 to 3 times per week to >4 times per week. Attitudes toward the app were positive, with praise for its usability and use of science-based yet accessible information. Think-aloud interviews and a focus group identified a range of elements that may influence the use of the app, including the need to pay attention to language choices and readability. User experiences in the form of narrated audio clips were used to normalize sleep problems and provide examples of how the app had helped these users., Conclusions: Young people were interested in using an app to better support their sleep and mental health. The app was co-created with strong links to theory- and evidence-based sleep hygiene behaviors. Future work to establish the effectiveness of the intervention, perhaps in a randomized controlled trial, would provide support for potential UK-wide rollout., (©Sarah E Bennett, Milly H Johnston, Georgia Treneman-Evans, James Denison-Day, Anthony Duffy, Amberly Brigden, Paula Kuberka, Nicholas Christoforou, Lee Ritterband, Jewel Koh, Robert Meadows, Doaa Alamoudi, Ian Nabney, Lucy Yardley. Originally published in JMIR Human Factors (https://humanfactors.jmir.org), 31.10.2024.)

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2024
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