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A Niroshan Siriwardena

Professor of Primary and Prehospital Health Care, University of Lincoln
Verified email at lincoln.ac.uk
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[HTML][HTML] The effects of improving sleep on mental health (OASIS): a randomised controlled trial with mediation analysis

…, K MacMahon, AN Siriwardena… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Sleep difficulties might be a contributory causal factor in the occurrence of mental
health problems. If this is true, improving sleep should benefit psychological health. We …

Effectiveness of non-benzodiazepine hypnotics in treatment of adult insomnia: meta-analysis of data submitted to the Food and Drug Administration

…, I Kirsch, J Middlemass, M Klonizakis, AN Siriwardena - Bmj, 2012 - bmj.com
Objectives To investigate the effectiveness of non-benzodiazepine hypnotics (Z drugs) and
associated placebo responses in adults and to evaluate potential moderators of effectiveness …

Pay-for-performance in the United Kingdom: impact of the quality and outcomes framework—a systematic review

SJ Gillam, AN Siriwardena… - The Annals of Family …, 2012 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE Primary care practices in the United Kingdom have received substantial financial
rewards for achieving standards set out in the Quality and Outcomes Framework since April …

Epidemiology and outcomes from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in England

…, JP Nolan, N Rees, J Soar, AN Siriwardena… - Resuscitation, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction This study reports the epidemiology and outcomes from out-of-hospital cardiac
arrest (OHCA) in England during 2014. Methods Prospective observational study from the …

Effect of digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia on health, psychological well-being, and sleep-related quality of life: a randomized clinical trial

…, SD Kyle, C Gordon, CL Drake, AN Siriwardena… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Digital cognitive behavioral therapy (dCBT) is a scalable and effective intervention
for treating insomnia. Most people with insomnia, however, seek help because of the …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple triangulation and collaborative research using qualitative methods to explore decision making in pre-hospital emergency care

…, S Mason, T Quinn, J Shewan, AN Siriwardena - BMC medical research …, 2017 - Springer
Background Paramedics make important and increasingly complex decisions at scene
about patient care. Patient safety implications of influences on decision making in the pre-hospital …

Sleep restriction therapy for insomnia is associated with reduced objective total sleep time, increased daytime somnolence, and objectively impaired vigilance …

SD Kyle, CB Miller, Z Rogers, AN Siriwardena… - Sleep, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Study Objectives: To investigate whether sleep restriction therapy (SRT) is associated with
reduced objective total sleep time (TST), increased daytime somnolence, and impaired …

[HTML][HTML] Prehospital transdermal glyceryl trinitrate in patients with ultra-acute presumed stroke (RIGHT-2): an ambulance-based, randomised, sham-controlled, blinded …

…, N Sanossian, JL Saver, A Shone, AN Siriwardena… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background High blood pressure is common in acute stroke and is a predictor of poor
outcome; however, large trials of lowering blood pressure have given variable results, and the …

Magic bullets for insomnia? Patients' use and experiences of newer (Z drugs) versus older (benzodiazepine) hypnotics for sleep problems in primary care

AN Siriwardena, MZ Qureshi, JV Dyas… - British Journal of …, 2008 - bjgp.org
Background Little is known about patients' perceptions of newer hypnotics. Aim To
investigate use, experience, and perceptions of Z drug and benzodiazepine hypnotics in the …

Feasibility of an ambulance-based stroke trial, and safety of glyceryl trinitrate in ultra-acute stroke: the rapid intervention with glyceryl trinitrate in Hypertensive Stroke …

…, I Cross, C Renton, P Cox, N Sprigg, AN Siriwardena… - Stroke, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— The practicalities of doing ambulance-based trials where
paramedics perform all aspects of a clinical trial involving patients with ultra-acute stroke have not …