The prescription of medicines is a core element of the delivery of modern health care.
Medicines are widely used not only to relieve symptoms and cure conditions but to prevent ill …

… Peter Crome … After adjustment for covariates, the frailty phenotype was found to be an
independent predictor of all adverse health outcomes (p⩽0.05) except falls (p = 0.06). …

It is thought that between a third and a half of all medicines1 There are many causes of non-adherence
but they fall into two overlapping categories: intentional and unintentional. …

Objectives Caregiver burden is a key measure in caregiver research and is frequently used
as a baseline measure in intervention studies. Previous research has found numerous …

Background Much clinical research of relevance to elderly patients examines individuals who
are younger than those who have the disease in question. A good example is heart failure. …

… Kalra L, Crome P. The role of prognostic scores in targeting … Kalra L, Smith D, Crome P.
Stroke in patients aged over 75 … Kalra L, Dale P, Randall G, Crome P. Evaluation ofa clinical …

Background.The rate of influenza vaccination among healthcare workers (HCWs) is low,
despite a good rationale and strong recommendations for vaccination from many health …

Background Healthcare professionals are often reluctant to deprescribe fall-risk-increasing
drugs (FRIDs). Lack of knowledge and skills form a significant barrier and furthermore, there …

… treated with RAC had larger ( P < .01) longissimus muscle area and reduced ( P < .01) fat at
the … Pigs slaughtered at 125 kg had a greater ( P < .001) total ham lean but had a lower ( P < .…

Objective: To determine the validity of clinically derived prognostic scores in targeting stroke
rehabilitation in elderly patients. Design, Setting and Participants: One‐year prospective …