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Matt Gittins

University of Manchester
Verified email at manchester.ac.uk
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Virtual reality study of paranoid thinking in the general population

…, A Antley, M Slater, P Bebbington, M Gittins… - The British Journal of …, 2008 - cambridge.org
BackgroundJudging whether we can trust other people is central to social interaction, despite
being error-prone. A fear of others can be instilled by the contemporary political and social …

Development of prognosis in palliative care study (PiPS) predictor models to improve prognostication in advanced cancer: prospective cohort study

B Gwilliam, V Keeley, C Todd, M Gittins, C Roberts… - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
Matthew Gittins statistician4, Chris Roberts reader in biostatistics4, Laura Kelly Macmillan
consultant in palliative medicine5, Stephen Barclay Macmillan post-doctoral research fellow6, …

Differences in cognitive and emotional processes between persecutory and grandiose delusions

PA Garety, M Gittins, S Jolley, P Bebbington… - Schizophrenia …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Cognitive models propose that cognitive and emotional processes, in the context
of anomalies of experience, lead to and maintain delusions. No large-scale studies have …

Prevalence of aphasia and dysarthria among inpatient stroke survivors: describing the population, therapy provision and outcomes on discharge

C Mitchell, M Gittins, S Tyson, A Vail, P Conroy… - Aphasiology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Stroke causes communication impairments but we lack the real-world
population-level data needed to inform inpatient and community services. Aims: To establish …

Occupational differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection: analysis of the UK ONS COVID-19 infection survey

…, W Mueller, M Cherrie, K Stocking, M Gittins… - J Epidemiol …, 2022 - jech.bmj.com
Background Concern remains about how occupational SARS-CoV-2 risk has evolved during
the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to ascertain occupations with the greatest risk of SARS-…

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of undernutrition, frailty and sarcopenia in community-dwelling people aged 50 years and above: systematic review and meta-analysis

N Almohaisen, M Gittins, C Todd, J Sremanakova… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
The world’s population aged ≥65 is expected to rise from one in eleven in 2019 to one in
six by 2050. People aged ≥65 are at a risk of undernutrition, frailty, and sarcopenia. The …

A prospective study of anal cancer screening in HIV-positive and negative MSM

AM Schofield, L Sadler, L Nelson, M Gittins, M Desai… - Aids, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The study sought to establish the feasibility and acceptability of anal screening
among men MSM. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Sexual health clinics in tertiary …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the measurement properties of concerns-about-falling instruments in older people and people at increased risk of falls

L McGarrigle, Y Yang, R Lasrado, M Gittins… - Age and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background The 16-item Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) is widely used to assess
concerns-about-falling. Variants include 7-item Short FES-I, 30-item Iconographical Falls …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial neglect in stroke: identification, disease process and association with outcome during inpatient rehabilitation

U Hammerbeck, M Gittins, A Vail, L Paley, SF Tyson… - Brain sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
We established spatial neglect prevalence, disease profile and amount of therapy that
inpatient stroke survivors received, and outcomes at discharge using Sentinel Stroke National …

Needs-based quality of life in adults dependent on home parenteral nutrition

ST Burden, DJ Jones, M Gittins, J Ablett, M Taylor… - Clinical nutrition, 2019 - Elsevier
Background & aims Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) provides life sustaining treatment for
people with chronic intestinal failure. Individuals may require HPN for months or years and are …