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The identification and management of depression in UK Kidney Care: Results from the Mood Maps Study (2024)
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Chilcot, J., Pearce, C. J., Hall, N., Busby, A. D., Hawkins, J., Vraitch, B., …Farrington, K. (in press). The identification and management of depression in UK Kidney Care: Results from the Mood Maps Study. Journal of Renal Care, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1111/jorc.12489

Background: Depression is common in people with chronic kidney disease, yet little is known about how depression is identified and managed as part of routine kidney care. Objectives: The primary objective was to survey all UK adult kidney centres to... Read More about The identification and management of depression in UK Kidney Care: Results from the Mood Maps Study.

Impact of COVID-19 on patient experience of kidney care: a rapid review. (2023)
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Mackintosh, L., Ormandy, P., Busby, A., Hawkins, J., Klare, R., Silver, C., …Farrington, K. (in press). Impact of COVID-19 on patient experience of kidney care: a rapid review. Journal of Nephrology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40620-023-01823-5

In March 2020, a pandemic state was declared due to SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19). Patients with kidney disease, especially those on replacement therapies, proved more susceptible to severe infection. This rapid literature review aims to help understand how... Read More about Impact of COVID-19 on patient experience of kidney care: a rapid review..

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on services for patients with chronic kidney disease: findings of a national survey of UK kidney centres (2023)
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Mackintosh, L., Busby, A., Farrington, K., Hawkins, J., Afuwape, S., Bristow, P., …Chilcot, J. (2023). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on services for patients with chronic kidney disease: findings of a national survey of UK kidney centres. BMC Nephrology, 24(1), 356. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-023-03344-6

Background: Services for patients with kidney disease underwent radical adaptations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We undertook an online national survey of UK kidney centres to understand the nature, range, and degree of variation in these ch... Read More about Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on services for patients with chronic kidney disease: findings of a national survey of UK kidney centres.

Examining the Role of the Health Belief Model Framework in Achieving Diversity and Equity in Organ Donation Among South Asians in the United Kingdom (2023)
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Pradeep, A., Augustine, T., Randhawa, G., & Ormandy, P. (in press). Examining the Role of the Health Belief Model Framework in Achieving Diversity and Equity in Organ Donation Among South Asians in the United Kingdom. Transplant International, 36, 11243. https://doi.org/10.3389/ti.2023.11243

Organ donation continues to be low among ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom (UK), especially within the South Asian community, with a disproportionate number of patients of South Asian ethnicity awaiting organ transplants. In 2020/21, Minority E... Read More about Examining the Role of the Health Belief Model Framework in Achieving Diversity and Equity in Organ Donation Among South Asians in the United Kingdom.

Bio-impedance spectroscopy added to a fluid management protocol does not improve preservation of residual kidney function in incident hemodialysis patients in a randomized controlled trial. (2023)
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Davies, S. J., Coyle, D., Lindley, E. J., Keane, D., Belcher, J., Caskey, F. J., …Sim, J. (in press). Bio-impedance spectroscopy added to a fluid management protocol does not improve preservation of residual kidney function in incident hemodialysis patients in a randomized controlled trial. Kidney International, S0085-2538(23)00394-0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2023.05.016

Avoiding excessive dialysis-associated volume depletion may help preserve residual kidney function (RKF). To establish whether knowledge of the estimated normally hydrated weight from bioimpedance measurements (BI-NHW) when setting the post-hemodialy... Read More about Bio-impedance spectroscopy added to a fluid management protocol does not improve preservation of residual kidney function in incident hemodialysis patients in a randomized controlled trial..

Achieving consensus on psychosocial and physical rehabilitation management for people living with kidney disease (2023)
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Coyne, E., Briggs, J., Loud, F., Bristow, P., Young, H. M. L., Castle, E. M., …Greenwood, S. A. (2023). Achieving consensus on psychosocial and physical rehabilitation management for people living with kidney disease. Clinical Kidney Journal, 16(11), 2185–2193. https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfad116

People living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) need to be able to live well with their condition. The provision of psychosocial interventions (psychological, psychiatric and social care) and physical rehabilitation management is variable across Engl... Read More about Achieving consensus on psychosocial and physical rehabilitation management for people living with kidney disease.

Approaches to the identification and management of depression in people living with chronic kidney disease: a scoping review of 860 papers (2023)
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Pearce, C., Hall, N., Hudson, J., Farrington, K., Ryan Tucker, M., Wellsted, D., …Chilcot, J. (2023). Approaches to the identification and management of depression in people living with chronic kidney disease: a scoping review of 860 papers. Journal of Renal Care, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/jorc.12458

Background Depression is prevalent across the spectrum of Chronic Kidney Disease and associated with poorer outcomes. There is limited evidence regarding the most effective interventions and care pathways for depression in Chronic Kidney Disease.... Read More about Approaches to the identification and management of depression in people living with chronic kidney disease: a scoping review of 860 papers.

Outcomes and care priorities for older people living with frailty and advanced chronic kidney disease: a multi-professional scoping review (2022)
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Hurst, H., Young, H., Nixon, A., Brettle, A., & Ormandy, P. (2022). Outcomes and care priorities for older people living with frailty and advanced chronic kidney disease: a multi-professional scoping review. Age and ageing, 51(12), https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac296

Background The growing older population with advanced chronic kidney disease (ACKD stages 4-5) poses a challenge for healthcare worldwide. The high prevalence of frailty and associated adverse health outcomes highlights concerns for management and... Read More about Outcomes and care priorities for older people living with frailty and advanced chronic kidney disease: a multi-professional scoping review.

Exploring the role of the UK renal social worker: the nexus between health and social care for renal patients (2022)
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Seekles, M., & Ormandy, P. (2022). Exploring the role of the UK renal social worker: the nexus between health and social care for renal patients. PLoS ONE, 17(9), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275007

Introduction Patients living with progressive chronic kidney disease may face a variety of ongoing physical, emotional, financial and/or social challenges along the disease pathway. In most UK renal units, psychosocial support has traditionally been... Read More about Exploring the role of the UK renal social worker: the nexus between health and social care for renal patients.

Cultural influences on physical activity and exercise beliefs in patients with chronic kidney disease : ‘The Culture-CKD Study’—a qualitative study (2022)
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Mayes, J., Castle, E., Greenwood, J., Ormandy, P., Howe, P., & Greenwood, S. (2022). Cultural influences on physical activity and exercise beliefs in patients with chronic kidney disease : ‘The Culture-CKD Study’—a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 12(1), e046950. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046950

Objectives: This study used a mixed-method approach to explore cultural and ethnic influences on the perception of, and decision to engage with or not to engage with, physical activity and exercise therapy in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD... Read More about Cultural influences on physical activity and exercise beliefs in patients with chronic kidney disease : ‘The Culture-CKD Study’—a qualitative study.

Examining the influence of health on employment and work ability of Saudi haemodialysis patients : a mixed-methods study (2021)
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Alquwez, N., & Ormandy, P. (2021). Examining the influence of health on employment and work ability of Saudi haemodialysis patients : a mixed-methods study. International Journal of Nursing Practice, e12993. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12993

To explore the employment, work productivity, activity impairment, and sustainability of work of Saudi patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on haemodialysis (HD). Failure to address CKD-related challenges may cause HD patients to lose their job... Read More about Examining the influence of health on employment and work ability of Saudi haemodialysis patients : a mixed-methods study.

Outcomes and care priorities for older people living with frailty and advanced chronic kidney disease : a multiprofessional scoping review protocol (2021)
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Hurst, H., Jones, E., Ormandy, P., Brettle, A., Nixon, A., Young, H., …Finnigan, R. (2021). Outcomes and care priorities for older people living with frailty and advanced chronic kidney disease : a multiprofessional scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 11(3), e040715. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040715

Reported outcomes for older people with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) often focus on survival and mortality and little attention is paid to symptom burden and health-related quality of life. Recognising frailty and providing interventions tha... Read More about Outcomes and care priorities for older people living with frailty and advanced chronic kidney disease : a multiprofessional scoping review protocol.

Identifying information needs of patients with IgA Nephropathy, using an innovative social media stepped analytical approach (2021)
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Vasilica, C., Oates, T., Clausner, C., Ormandy, P., Barratt, J., & Graham-Brown, M. (2021). Identifying information needs of patients with IgA Nephropathy, using an innovative social media stepped analytical approach. Kidney International Reports, 6(5), 1317-1325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2021.02.030

Introduction Increasingly people with kidney disease are using social media to search for medical information and to find peer-support. IgA nephropathy (IgAN) predominantly affects young adults, demographically the biggest users of... Read More about Identifying information needs of patients with IgA Nephropathy, using an innovative social media stepped analytical approach.

Examining patient distress and unmet need for support across UK renal units with varying models of psychosocial care delivery : a cross-sectional survey study (2020)
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Seekles, M., Ormandy, P., & Kamerade, D. (2020). Examining patient distress and unmet need for support across UK renal units with varying models of psychosocial care delivery : a cross-sectional survey study. BMJ Open, 10(9), e036931. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-036931

Objective: To examine in-centre haemodialysis patients’ emotional distress and need for support across UK renal units with varying models of psychosocial service provision. Design: The study used a cross-sectional survey design. Logistic regression a... Read More about Examining patient distress and unmet need for support across UK renal units with varying models of psychosocial care delivery : a cross-sectional survey study.

Will “opt out” implementation save more lives; view of the South Asians’ in the UK (2020)
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Pradeep, A., Shah, S., Ormandy, P., Augustine, T., & Whitling, M. (2020). Will “opt out” implementation save more lives; view of the South Asians’ in the UK. International journal of surgery and invasive procedures, 3(3), 146-153

Organ transplantation is the gold standard treatment of choice for many patients with organ failure and has undoubtedly improved both the quality and longevity of life for the majority of patients. The success of human organ transplantation relies on... Read More about Will “opt out” implementation save more lives; view of the South Asians’ in the UK.

Midwife-moderated social media groups as a validated information source for women during pregnancy (2020)
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McCarthy, R., Byrne, G., Brettle, A., Choucri, L., Ormandy, P., & Chatwin, J. (2020). Midwife-moderated social media groups as a validated information source for women during pregnancy. Midwifery, 88, 102710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2020.102710

Background Widespread use of the internet has fundamentally altered the way people access health information and communicate with health providers. Pregnant women are a group who are particularly highly motivated to seek out information online. H... Read More about Midwife-moderated social media groups as a validated information source for women during pregnancy.

A co-designed social media intervention to satisfy information needs and improve outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease : a longitudinal study (2020)
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Vasilica, C., Brettle, A., & Ormandy, P. (2020). A co-designed social media intervention to satisfy information needs and improve outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease : a longitudinal study. JMIR Formative Research, 4(1), e13207. https://doi.org/10.2196/13207

Background The number of people living with a long-term condition is increasing worldwide. Social media offers opportunities for patients to exchange information and experiences with others with the same condition, potentially leading to better self-... Read More about A co-designed social media intervention to satisfy information needs and improve outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease : a longitudinal study.

Attitudes and beliefs regarding organ donation among South Asian people in the UK (2019)
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Pradeep, A., Ormandy, P., Augustine, T., Randhawa, G., & Whitling, M. (2019). Attitudes and beliefs regarding organ donation among South Asian people in the UK. Journal of Kidney Care, 4(4), 184-198. https://doi.org/10.12968/jokc.2019.4.4.184

There is an acute shortage of organ donors in the UK, specifically among South Asian communities. This article reports the findings from the largest ever study undertaken among South Asian people in the UK that seeks to explore attitudes and beliefs... Read More about Attitudes and beliefs regarding organ donation among South Asian people in the UK.

A self-management education programme for adults with asthma (2019)
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Dailah, H., Brettle, A., & Ormandy, P. (2019). A self-management education programme for adults with asthma. Clinical Medicine, 19(Sup 3), 42. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.19-3-s42

Introduction Globally, asthma is one of the major non-communicable diseases, with 235 million people currently suffering from the condition. In Saudi Arabia, there is a 4% prevalence of asthma among the adult population. This study aimed to develop... Read More about A self-management education programme for adults with asthma.