Invitation to participate in new study ‘Exploring the lived experiences of people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and sleep disturbance (Insomnia)’

Are you an adult living with emphysema or chronic bronchitis, otherwise known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)? Do you currently find it hard to sleep, lie awake at night, wake up several times during the night, still feel tired Continue reading Invitation to participate in new study ‘Exploring the lived experiences of people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and sleep disturbance (Insomnia)’

Qualitative study of perceptions of older people with COPD and chronic heart disease on home telemonitoring in long term conditions published

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The latest study from researchers at CaHRU was published this month (July 2017) in BMC Medical Infromatics and Decision Making. Entitled ‘Perceptions on use of home telemonitoring in patients with long term conditions – concordance with the Health Information Technology Continue reading Qualitative study of perceptions of older people with COPD and chronic heart disease on home telemonitoring in long term conditions published

Patients and health professionals join research team to hear about early CHROMED study findings

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Research participants along with their spouse or carer, and health professionals who took part in the CHROMED trial were invited to a feedback session on Wednesday 23rd March at the Petwood Hotel in Woodhall Spa to mark the end of Continue reading Patients and health professionals join research team to hear about early CHROMED study findings

CaHRU team attends CHROMED European trial meeting in Uppsala, Sweden

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Dr Jo Middlemass, trial nurse, and Prof Niro Siriwardena who are members of the Clinical Trials for Elderly Patients with Multiple Diseases (CHROMED) (Funding by the European Commission’s 7th Framework Programme) attended the final investigator team meeting in Uppsala earlier Continue reading CaHRU team attends CHROMED European trial meeting in Uppsala, Sweden

CHROMED meeting under the midnight sun

Members of  Community and Health Research Unit (CaHRU), Jo Middlemass (research nurse) and Prof Niro Siriwardena travelled north to Tromsø, Norway, in the Arctic Circle, to discuss progress and the next phase of the European Commission Framework 7 funded study, Continue reading CHROMED meeting under the midnight sun