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Amy Blakemore

Division of Nursing, Social Work and Midwifer, School of Health Sciences, University of …
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Overview of the prevalence, impact, and management of depression and anxiety in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

M Panagioti, C Scott, A Blakemore… - International journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
More than one third of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
experience comorbid symptoms of depression and anxiety. This review aims to provide an …

Depression and anxiety predict health-related quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

A Blakemore, C Dickens, E Guthrie… - … journal of chronic …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background The causal association between depression, anxiety, and health-related quality
of life (HRQoL) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is unclear. We therefore …

[HTML][HTML] Patient activation in older people with long-term conditions and multimorbidity: correlates and change in a cohort study in the United Kingdom

A Blakemore, M Hann, K Howells, M Panagioti… - BMC Health Services …, 2016 - Springer
Background Patient Activation is defined as the knowledge, skill, and confidence a patient
has in managing their health. Higher levels of patient activation are associated with better self-…

[HTML][HTML] Barriers and facilitators in accessing dementia care by ethnic minority groups: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

C Kenning, G Daker-White, A Blakemore, M Panagioti… - BMC psychiatry, 2017 - Springer
Background It is estimated that there are about 25,000 people from UK ethnic minority groups
with dementia. It is clear that there is an increasing need to improve access to dementia …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of health literacy on the quality of life of older patients with long-term conditions: a large cohort study in UK general practice

…, M Hann, K Howells, A Blakemore… - Quality of Life …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose The levels of health literacy in patients with long-term conditions (LTCs) are critical
for better disease management and quality of life (QoL). However, the impact of health …

Does health coaching improve health‐related quality of life and reduce hospital admissions in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? A systematic …

…, K Howells, S Peters, A Blakemore - British journal of health …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To systematically review the evidence for health coaching as an intervention to
improve health‐related quality of life ( HRQ oL) and reduce hospital admissions in people with …

Does depression predict the use of urgent and unscheduled care by people with long term conditions? A systematic review with meta-analysis

C Dickens, W Katon, A Blakemore, A Khara… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Factors that drive the use of urgent healthcare among people with chronic
physical illness (ie long term conditions—LTCs) are poorly understood. We conducted a …

[HTML][HTML] The experiences of lay health workers trained in task-shifting psychological interventions: a qualitative systematic review

U Shahmalak, A Blakemore, MW Waheed… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Introduction The prevalence of common mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety,
is high and the demand for psychological interventions and talking therapies is increasing. In …

Depression predicts emergency care use in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a large cohort study in primary care

A Blakemore, C Dickens… - … journal of chronic …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Depression is common in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
and has been associated with a variety of poor outcomes. A large proportion of …

[HTML][HTML] Depression predicts future emergency hospital admissions in primary care patients with chronic physical illness

EA Guthrie, C Dickens, A Blakemore, J Watson… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective More than 15 million people currently suffer from a chronic physical illness in
England. The objective of this study was to determine whether depression is independently …