Jackie A Cassell

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Improved effectiveness of partner notification for patients with sexually transmitted infections: systematic review

Sven Trelle, Aijing Shang, Linda Nartey, Jackie A Cassell, Nicola Low
BMJ
2007

OBJECTIVE To examine the effectiveness of methods to improve partner notification by patient referral (index patient has responsibility for informing sex partners of their exposure to a sexually… (More)

Trends in sexually transmitted infections in general practice 1990-2000: population based study using data from the UK general practice research database.

Jackie A Cassell, Catherine H Mercer, +11 authors Andrew C Hayward
BMJ
2006

OBJECTIVE To describe the contribution of primary care to the diagnosis and management of sexually transmitted infections in the United Kingdom, 1990-2000, in the context of increasing incidence of… (More)

Is the cultural context of MMR rejection a key to an effective public health discourse?

Jackie A Cassell, Melissa Leach, Maciej Poltorak, Catherine H Mercer, A. M. Bach Iversen, James R Fairhead
Public health
2006

OBJECTIVES (1) To explore the social and cultural influences, and health beliefs associated with low uptake of MMR (measles, mumps and rubella vaccine). (2) To describe and explore the prevalence of… (More)

Determining the date of diagnosis – is it a simple matter? The impact of different approaches to dating diagnosis on estimates of delayed care for ovarian cancer in UK primary care

Anne Rosemary Tate, Alexander G R Martin, Tarita Murray-Thomas, Sarah R Anderson, Jackie A Cassell
BMC medical research methodology
2009

BACKGROUND Studies of cancer incidence and early management will increasingly draw on routine electronic patient records. However, data may be incomplete or inaccurate. We developed a generalizable… (More)

Sex differences in the experience of testing positive for genital chlamydia infection: a qualitative study with implications for public health and for a national screening programme.

Julie Darroch, Leann Myers, Jackie A Cassell
Sexually transmitted infections
2003

OBJECTIVES To explore men's and women's accounts of chlamydia testing, with a view to understanding sex differences in attitudes and in behaviours of public health importance. METHODS… (More)

The opportunities and challenges of pragmatic point-of-care randomised trials using routinely collected electronic records: evaluations of two exemplar trials.

Tjeerd-Pieter van Staa, Lisa Dyson, +17 authors Liam Smeeth
Health technology assessment
2014

BACKGROUND Pragmatic trials compare the effects of different decisions in usual clinical practice. OBJECTIVES To develop and evaluate methods to implement simple pragmatic trials using routinely… (More)

Can we improve partner notification rates through expedited partner therapy in the UK? Findings from an exploratory trial of Accelerated Partner Therapy (APT).

Claudia S. Estcourt, Lorna J. Sutcliffe, +10 authors Anne M Johnson
Sexually transmitted infections
2012

OBJECTIVES To develop two new models of expedited partner therapy for the UK, and evaluate them for feasibility, acceptability and preliminary outcome estimates to inform the design of a randomised… (More)

Optimising the use of electronic health records to estimate the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in primary care: what information is hidden in free text?

Elizabeth Ford, Amanda Nicholson, +9 authors Jackie A Cassell
BMC medical research methodology
2013

BACKGROUND Primary care databases are a major source of data for epidemiological and health services research. However, most studies are based on coded information, ignoring information stored in… (More)

Scabies outbreaks in residential care homes: factors associated with late recognition, burden and impact. A mixed methods study in England.

K A Hewitt, Ananth Nalabanda, Jackie A Cassell
Epidemiology and infection
2015

Scabies is an important public health problem in residential care homes. Delayed diagnosis contributes to outbreaks, which may be prolonged and difficult to control. We investigated factors… (More)

Diagnosis and treatment of chlamydia and gonorrhoea in general practice in England 2000–2011: a population-based study using data from the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink

Sally Wetten, Hamish Mohammed, Mandy Yung, Catherine H Mercer, Jackie A Cassell, Gwenda Hughes
BMJ open
2015

OBJECTIVES To determine the relative contribution of general practices (GPs) to the diagnosis of chlamydia and gonorrhoea in England and whether treatment complied with national guidelines. DESIGN… (More)

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