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Louise Preston

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97Publications signalées
2560Citations signalées
1Affiliations récentes

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Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsEmergency and Acute Care StudiesHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesFrailty in Older Adults

Les publications récentes

Accès ouvert 2026 article OpenAlex

Identifying Themes in the Knowledge and Attitudes of UK Healthcare Professionals Towards Transgender and Nonbinary Patients: An Evidence Review

Amy Martin, Louise Preston

BACKGROUND: Trans (trans) is an umbrella term referring to diverse gender identities including transgender and nonbinary. Trans people have faced discrimination in healthcare settings as demonstrated in research reporting the experiences of trans patients. There is limited UK-based literature on this topic, …

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0 citations The Clinical Teacher
Accès ouvert 2025 article OpenAlex

A rapid review of the causes of diagnostic and treatment delays for tuberculosis in low-burden countries

Louise Preston, Susan Baxter, Duncan Chambers, Paul Collini et autres

BACKGROUND: Delays in diagnosing and treating tuberculosis (TB) have significant implications. We undertook a rapid review to explore factors associated with delays at all stages of the diagnostic and treatment pathways in low-burden settings. METHODS: We searched databases (Embase, Medline, CENTRAL, Cinahl, …

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7 citations Journal of Public Health
Accès ouvert 2025 article OpenAlex

A new approach to getting simulation models used in healthcare: An example from emergency care

Tracey England, Sally Brailsford, Christopher Burton, Graham Martin et autres

While simulation is routinely used by practitioners in many sectors, it is still not part of the hospital manager’s standard toolkit. One of the barriers to adoption often described is lack of trust: people trust models that they were involved in developing, …

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1 citation Journal of the Operational Research Society
Accès ouvert 2024 review OpenAlex

Pharmacist-led primary care interventions to promote medicines optimisation and reduce overprescribing: a systematic review of UK studies and initiatives

Duncan Chambers, Louise Preston, Mark Clowes, Anna Cantrell et autres

OBJECTIVES: To systematically review and synthesise evidence on the effectiveness and implementation barriers/facilitators of pharmacist-led interventions to promote medicines optimisation and reduce overprescribing in UK primary care. DESIGN: Systematic review. SETTING: UK primary care. METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL PsycINFO and …

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17 citations BMJ Open
Accès ouvert 2023 review OpenAlex

Reducing unplanned hospital admissions from care homes: a systematic review

Duncan Chambers, Anna Cantrell, Louise Preston, Carl Marincowitz et autres

Background: Care homes predominantly care for older people with complex health and care needs, who are at high risk of unplanned hospital admissions. While often necessary, such admissions can be distressing and provide an opportunity cost as well as a financial cost. …

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30 citations Health and Social Care Delivery Research
Accès ouvert 2023 article OpenAlex

Identifying models of care to improve outcomes for older people with urgent care needs: a mixed methods approach to develop a system dynamics model

Simon Conroy, Sally Brailsford, Christopher Burton, Tracey England et autres

Background: We aimed to understand urgent and emergency care pathways for older people and develop a decision support tool using a mixed methods study design. Objective(s), study design, settings and participants: Work package 1 identified best practice through a review of reviews, …

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14 citations Health and Social Care Delivery Research
Accès ouvert 2023 article OpenAlex

Examining the effect of interventions in emergency care for older people using a system dynamics decision support tool

Tracey England, Sally Brailsford, Dave Evenden, Andrew Street et autres

BACKGROUND: Rising demand for Emergency and Urgent Care is a major international issue and outcomes for older people remain sub-optimal. Embarking upon large-scale service development is costly in terms of time, energy and resources with no guarantee of improved outcomes; computer simulation …

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8 citations Age and Ageing
Accès ouvert 2022 review OpenAlex

Health literacy interventions for reducing the use of primary and emergency services for minor health problems: a systematic review

Alicia O’Cathain, Alexis Foster, Christopher Carroll, Louise Preston et autres

Background Health literacy is the ability to find information, understand information, know how to act on information and know which services to use. Having higher levels of health literacy may help patients to look after minor problems themselves (self-care). It may also …

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11 citations Health and Social Care Delivery Research
Accès ouvert 2022 article OpenAlex

1428 What influences decisions and predicts transfer of older care-home residents to the emergency department? A synthesis of qualitative reviews and systematic review

Carl Marincowitz, Louise Preston, Anna Cantrell, Mike Tonkins et autres

Aims, Objectives and Background The proportion of adults aged over 65 is rapidly increasing in developed countries. Care home residents have disproportionate rates of transfer to the ED. An estimated 40% of emergency admissions for care home residents may be for avoidable …

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0 citations Emergency Medicine Journal
Accès ouvert 2022 article OpenAlex

What influences decisions to transfer older care-home residents to the emergency department? A synthesis of qualitative reviews

Carl Marincowitz, Louise Preston, Anna Cantrell, Michael Tonkins et autres

BACKGROUND: care home residents aged over 65 have disproportionate rates of emergency department (ED) attendance and hospitalisation. Around 40% attendances may be avoidable, and hospitalisation is associated with harms. We synthesised the evidence available in qualitative systematic reviews of different stakeholders' experiences …

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22 citations Age and Ageing
Accès ouvert 2022 review OpenAlex

Factors associated with increased Emergency Department transfer in older long-term care residents: a systematic review

Carl Marincowitz, Louise Preston, Anna Cantrell, Michael Tonkins et autres

The proportion of adults older than 65 years is rapidly increasing. Care home residents in this age group have disproportionate rates of transfer to the Emergency Department (ED) and around 40% of attendances might be avoidable. We did a systematic review to …

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33 citations The Lancet Healthy Longevity
Accès ouvert 2022 article OpenAlex

Worth the paper it’s written on? A cross-sectional study of Medical Certificate of Stillbirth accuracy in the UK

Michael P. Rimmer, Ian Henderson, William Parry‐Smith, Olivia Raglan et autres

BACKGROUND: The Medical Certificate of Stillbirth (MCS) records data about a baby's death after 24 weeks of gestation but before birth. Major errors that could alter interpretation of the MCS were widespread in two UK-based regional studies. METHODS: A multicentre evaluation was …

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3 citations International Journal of Epidemiology

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