Carol Coupland

Randomised controlled trial of thermostatic mixer valves in reducing bath hot tap water temperature in families with young children in social housing: A protocol (2008)

Kendrick, Denise, Stewart, Jane, Coupland, Carol, Hayes, Michael, Hopkins, Nick, McCabe, Debbie, ...

Abstract Background Each year in the UK 2000 children attend emergency departments and 500 are admitted to hospital following a bath water scald. The long term effects can include disability,...

The UK Burden of Injury Study – a protocol. [National Research Register number: M0044160889] (2007)

Lyons, Ronan A, Towner, Elizabeth E, Kendrick, Denise, Christie, Nicola, Brophy, Sinead, Phillips, Ceri J, ...

Abstract Background Globally and nationally large numbers of people are injured each year, yet there is little information on the impact of these injuries on people's lives, on society and on health...

Practice and patient characteristics related to blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care: a cross-sectional study (2007)

Bebb, Charlotte, Coupland, Carol, Stewart, Jane, Kendrick, Denise, Madeley, Richard, Sturrock, Nigel, ...

Background. Good blood pressure control reduces the risk of long-term complications of diabetes; however, most people with diabetes do not achieve recommended blood pressure targets. Objective. To...

Practice and patient characteristics related to blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care: a cross-sectional study (2007)

Bebb, Charlotte, Coupland, Carol, Stewart, Jane, Kendrick, Denise, Madeley, Richard, Sturrock, Nigel, ...

Background. Good blood pressure control reduces the risk of long-term complications of diabetes; however, most people with diabetes do not achieve recommended blood pressure targets. Objective. To...

Multifactorial day hospital intervention to reduce falls in high risk older people in primary care: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN46584556] (2006)

Masud, Tahir, Coupland, Carol, Drummond, Avril, Gladman, John, Kendrick, Denise, Sach, Tracey, ...

Abstract Falls in older people are a major public health concern in terms of morbidity, mortality and cost. Previous studies suggest that multifactorial interventions can reduce falls, and many...

Does increased use of private health care reduce the demand for NHS care? A prospective survey of General Practice referrals (2005)

Mulvaney, Caroline, Wilson, Andrew, Coupland, Carol, Hammersley, Vicky, Dyas, Jane, Carlisle, Robin

Background The use of the private sector for health care is increasing, but it is unclear whether this will reduce demand on the NHS. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between...

Does increased use of private health care reduce the demand for NHS care? A prospective survey of General Practice referrals (2005)

Mulvaney, Caroline, Coupland, Carol, Wilson, Andrew, Hammersley, Vicky, Dyas, Jane, Carlisle, Robin

Background The use of the private sector for health care is increasing, but it is unclear whether this will reduce demand on the NHS. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between...

Does increased use of private health care reduce the demand for NHS care? A prospective survey of General Practice referrals (2005)

Mulvaney, Caroline, Coupland, Carol, Wilson, Andrew, Hammersley, Vicky, Dyas, Jane, Carlisle, Robin

Background The use of the private sector for health care is increasing, but it is unclear whether this will reduce demand on the NHS. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between...

Accidental injury: a neglected area within Primary Care Groups and Trusts? (2003)

Kendrick, Denise, Groom, Lindsay, Hippisley-Cox, Julia, Savelyich, Boki S. P., Webber, Elizabeth, Coupland, Carol

Our objective was to assess accidental injury prevention activity within Primary Care Groups/Trusts (PCG/Ts), and current knowledge and attitudes towards accidental injuries and their prevention...

The electronic patient record in primary care—regression or progression? A cross sectional study

Hippisley-Cox, Julia, Pringle, Mike, Cater, Ruth, Wynn, Alison, Hammersley, Vicky, Coupland, Carol, ...

Objectives To determine whether paperless medical records contained less information than paper based medical records and whether that information was harder to retrieve.

Association of deprivation, ethnicity, and sex with quality indicators for diabetes: population based survey of 53 000 patients in primary care

Hippisley-Cox, Julia, O'Hanlon, Shaun, Coupland, Carol

Objectives To determine the effect of deprivation and ethnicity on the achievement of quality indicators for patients with diabetes and the extent of any inequalities between the sexes.

Providing child safety equipment to prevent injuries: randomised controlled trial

Watson, Michael, Kendrick, Denise, Coupland, Carol, Woods, Amanda, Futers, Deb, Robinson, Jean

Objective To assess the effectiveness of safety advice and safety equipment in reducing unintentional injuries for families with children aged under 5 years and living in deprived areas.

Effect of combinations of drugs on all cause mortality in patients with ischaemic heart disease: nested case-control analysis

Hippisley-Cox, Julia, Coupland, Carol

Objective To determine the effect of combinations of statins, aspirin, β blockers, and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in the secondary prevention of all cause mortality in patients with...

Risk of myocardial infarction in patients taking cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors or conventional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: population based nested case-control analysis

Hippisley-Cox, Julia, Coupland, Carol

Aims To determine the comparative risk of myocardial infarction in patients taking cyclo-oxygenase-2 and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in primary care between 2000 and 2004; to...

Risk of adverse gastrointestinal outcomes in patients taking cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors or conventional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: population based nested case-control analysis

Hippisley-Cox, Julia, Coupland, Carol, Logan, Richard

Objective To determine the risk of an adverse upper gastrointestinal event in patients taking different cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors compared with non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Multifactorial day hospital intervention to reduce falls in high risk older people in primary care: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN46584556]

Masud, Tahir, Coupland, Carol, Drummond, Avril, Gladman, John, Kendrick, Denise, Sach, Tracey, ...

Falls in older people are a major public health concern in terms of morbidity, mortality and cost. Previous studies suggest that multifactorial interventions can reduce falls, and many geriatric day...

A case-control study on the effect of hormone replacement therapy on ischaemic heart disease.

Hippisley-Cox, Julia, Pringle, Mike, Crown, Nicola, Coupland, Carol

BACKGROUND: Many clinicians believe that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) protects against coronary heart disease (CHD) in women. However, recent reports have cast some doubt on this because of lack...

The electronic patient record in primary care—regression or progression? A cross sectional study

Hippisley-Cox, Julia, Pringle, Mike, Cater, Ruth, Wynn, Alison, Hammersley, Vicky, Coupland, Carol, ...

Objectives To determine whether paperless medical records contained less information than paper based medical records and whether that information was harder to retrieve.

Association of deprivation, ethnicity, and sex with quality indicators for diabetes: population based survey of 53 000 patients in primary care

Hippisley-Cox, Julia, O'Hanlon, Shaun, Coupland, Carol

Objectives To determine the effect of deprivation and ethnicity on the achievement of quality indicators for patients with diabetes and the extent of any inequalities between the sexes.

Providing child safety equipment to prevent injuries: randomised controlled trial

Watson, Michael, Kendrick, Denise, Coupland, Carol, Woods, Amanda, Futers, Deb, Robinson, Jean

Objective To assess the effectiveness of safety advice and safety equipment in reducing unintentional injuries for families with children aged under 5 years and living in deprived areas.

Effect of combinations of drugs on all cause mortality in patients with ischaemic heart disease: nested case-control analysis

Hippisley-Cox, Julia, Coupland, Carol

Objective To determine the effect of combinations of statins, aspirin, β blockers, and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in the secondary prevention of all cause mortality in patients with...

Risk of myocardial infarction in patients taking cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors or conventional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: population based nested case-control analysis

Hippisley-Cox, Julia, Coupland, Carol

Aims To determine the comparative risk of myocardial infarction in patients taking cyclo-oxygenase-2 and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in primary care between 2000 and 2004; to...

Risk of adverse gastrointestinal outcomes in patients taking cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors or conventional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: population based nested case-control analysis

Hippisley-Cox, Julia, Coupland, Carol, Logan, Richard

Objective To determine the risk of an adverse upper gastrointestinal event in patients taking different cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors compared with non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

A case-control study on the effect of hormone replacement therapy on ischaemic heart disease.

Hippisley-Cox, Julia, Pringle, Mike, Crown, Nicola, Coupland, Carol

BACKGROUND: Many clinicians believe that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) protects against coronary heart disease (CHD) in women. However, recent reports have cast some doubt on this because of lack...

Multifactorial day hospital intervention to reduce falls in high risk older people in primary care: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN46584556]

Masud, Tahir, Coupland, Carol, Drummond, Avril, Gladman, John, Kendrick, Denise, Sach, Tracey, ...

Falls in older people are a major public health concern in terms of morbidity, mortality and cost. Previous studies suggest that multifactorial interventions can reduce falls, and many geriatric day...

Derivation and validation of QRISK, a new cardiovascular disease risk score for the United Kingdom: prospective open cohort study

Hippisley-Cox, Julia, Coupland, Carol, Vinogradova, Yana, Robson, John, May, Margaret, Brindle, Peter

Objective To derive a new cardiovascular disease risk score (QRISK) for the United Kingdom and to validate its performance against the established Framingham cardiovascular disease algorithm and a...

General practice characteristics associated with rates of testing and detection of hepatitis C: cross-sectional study in Nottingham and Derbyshire

Coupland, Carol, Hippisley-Cox, Julia, Smith, Sherie, Irving, Will, Pringle, Mike, Ryder, Steve, ...

The aim of this study was to determine general practice characteristics associated with testing rates for hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the proportion of tests with a positive result. The study...

Predicting cardiovascular risk in England and Wales: prospective derivation and validation of QRISK2

Hippisley-Cox, Julia, Coupland, Carol, Vinogradova, Yana, Robson, John, Minhas, Rubin, Sheikh, Aziz, ...

Objective To develop and validate version two of the QRISK cardiovascular disease risk algorithm (QRISK2) to provide accurate estimates of cardiovascular risk in patients from different ethnic groups...

Predicting risk of type 2 diabetes in England and Wales: prospective derivation and validation of QDScore

Hippisley-Cox, Julia, Coupland, Carol, Robson, John, Sheikh, Aziz, Brindle, Peter

Objective To develop and validate a new diabetes risk algorithm (the QDScore) for estimating 10 year risk of acquiring diagnosed type 2 diabetes over a 10 year time period in an ethnically and...