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Ian Russell

Professor of Clinical Trials, Swansea University
Verified email at swansea.ac.uk
Cited by 43422

Effect of clinical guidelines on medical practice: a systematic review of rigorous evaluations

JM Grimshaw, IT Russell - The Lancet, 1993 - Elsevier
Although interest in clinical guidelines has never been greater, uncertainty persists about
whether they are effective. The debate has been hampered by the lack of a rigorous overview. …

The SF36 health survey questionnaire: an outcome measure suitable for routine use within the NHS?

…, DA Ruta, MI Abdalla, JK Buckingham, IT Russell - British Medical …, 1993 - bmj.com
OBJECTIVE--To assess the validity, reliability, and acceptability of the short form 36 (SF 36)
health survey questionnaire (a shortened version of a battery of 149 health status questions) …

A new approach to the measurement of quality of life: The Patient-Generated Index

DA Ruta, AM Garratt, M Leng, IT Russell… - Medical care, 1994 - journals.lww.com
Quality of life has been defined as “the extent to which our hopes and ambitions are matched
by experience.” To improve a patient's quality of life through medical care would be to “…

Postnatal maternal morbidity: extent, causes, prevention and treatment

…, P Stroud, A Templeton, IT Russell… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To describe the prevalence and causes of postnatal maternal morbidity. Design
Questionnaire survey of postnatal patients. Further data extracted from SMRl returns, case …

[HTML][HTML] Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for preventing relapse in recurrent depression: a randomized dismantling trial.

…, CJ Whitaker, D Russell, IT Russell - Journal of consulting …, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: We compared mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) with both cognitive
psychological education (CPE) and treatment as usual (TAU) in preventing relapse to major …

Achieving health gain through clinical guidelines II: Ensuring guidelines change medical practice.

JM Grimshaw, IT Russell - Quality in health care, 1994 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
" Clinical guidelines are proliferating on both sides of the Atlantic."'Nevertheless there is
considerable uncertainty whether this will improve clinical practice. We therefore systematically …

Towards measurement of outcome for patients with varicose veins.

…, LM Macdonald, DA Ruta, IT Russell… - BMJ Quality & …, 1993 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
OBJECTIVE--To develop a valid and reliable outcome measure for patients with varicose
veins. DESIGN--Postal questionnaire survey of patients with varicose veins. SETTING--…

[HTML][HTML] Measurement properties of the UK-English version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ 4.0 (PedsQL™) generic core scales

…, M Jenney, A Maddocks, IT Russell… - Health and quality of life …, 2005 - Springer
Background Health related quality of life (HRQL) has been recognised as an important
paediatric outcome measurement. One of the more promising measures to emerge in recent …

Laparoscopic and minilaparotomy cholecystectomy: a randomized trial comparing postoperative pain and pulmonary function

AJ McMAHON, IT Russell, G Ramsay… - Survey of …, 1994 - journals.lww.com
Laparoscopic and Minilaparotomy Cholecystectomy: A Randomize... : Survey of Anesthesiology
Laparoscopic and Minilaparotomy Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Trial Comparing …

SF 36 health survey questionnaire: II. Responsiveness to changes in health status in four common clinical conditions.

…, DA Ruta, MI Abdalla, IT Russell - BMJ Quality & …, 1994 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
OBJECTIVE--To assess the responsiveness of the SF 36 health survey questionnaire to
changes in health status over time for four common clinical conditions. DESIGN--Postal …