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Alex McConnachie

Professor of Clinical Trial Biostatistics, Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, University of …
Verified email at glasgow.ac.uk
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European Society of Cardiology: cardiovascular disease statistics 2021

A Timmis, P Vardas, N Townsend… - European heart …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aims This report from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Atlas Project updates and
expands upon the widely cited 2019 report in presenting cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

[HTML][HTML] Effects and moderators of exercise on quality of life and physical function in patients with cancer: an individual patient data meta-analysis of 34 RCTs

LM Buffart, J Kalter, MG Sweegers, KS Courneya… - Cancer treatment …, 2017 - Elsevier
This individual patient data meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effects of exercise on
quality of life (QoL) and physical function (PF) in patients with cancer, and to identify …

[HTML][HTML] How evidence-based is an'evidence-based parenting program'? A PRISMA systematic review and meta-analysis of Triple P

P Wilson, R Rush, S Hussey, C Puckering, F Sim… - BMC medicine, 2012 - Springer
Background Interventions to promote positive parenting are often reported to offer good
outcomes for children but they can consume substantial resources and they require rigorous …

Primary care-led weight management for remission of type 2 diabetes (DiRECT): an open-label, cluster-randomised trial

MEJ Lean, WS Leslie, AC Barnes, N Brosnahan… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disorder that requires lifelong treatment. We aimed
to assess whether intensive weight management within routine primary care would achieve …

Durability of a primary care-led weight-management intervention for remission of type 2 diabetes: 2-year results of the DiRECT open-label, cluster-randomised trial

MEJ Lean, WS Leslie, AC Barnes… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The DiRECT trial assessed remission of type 2 diabetes during a
primary care-led weight-management programme. At 1 year, 68 (46%) of 149 intervention …

First year medical student stress and coping in a problem‐based learning medical curriculum

KJ Moffat, A McConnachie, S Ross… - Medical …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To examine the prevalence of psychological morbidity, sources of stress and
coping mechanisms in first year students in a problem‐based learning undergraduate …

[HTML][HTML] Can metabolic syndrome usefully predict cardiovascular disease and diabetes? Outcome data from two prospective studies

N Sattar, A McConnachie, AG Shaper, GJ Blauw… - The Lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Background Clinical use of criteria for metabolic syndrome to simultaneously predict risk of
cardiovascular disease and diabetes remains uncertain. We investigated to what extent …

Benefits of supervised group exercise programme for women being treated for early stage breast cancer: pragmatic randomised controlled trial

N Mutrie, AM Campbell, F Whyte, A McConnachie… - Bmj, 2007 - bmj.com
Objectives To determine functional and psychological benefits of a 12 week supervised
group exercise programme during treatment for early stage breast cancer, with six month …

[HTML][HTML] Smoke-free legislation and hospitalizations for acute coronary syndrome

JP Pell, S Haw, S Cobbe, DE Newby… - … England Journal of …, 2008 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Previous studies have suggested a reduction in the total number of hospital
admissions for acute coronary syndrome after the enactment of legislation banning smoking …

Stratified medical therapy using invasive coronary function testing in angina: the CorMicA trial

TJ Ford, B Stanley, R Good, P Rocchiccioli… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - jacc.org
Background: Patients with angina symptoms and/or signs of ischemia but no obstructive
coronary artery disease (INOCA) pose a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Objectives …