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Sadia Nafees

Research Officer, Bangor University
Verified email at bangor.ac.uk
Cited by 1290

Comparative clinical effectiveness of management strategies for sciatica: systematic review and network meta-analyses

…, NU Din, HE Matar, M Hendry, CJ Phillips, S Nafees… - The Spine Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
… Sutton PhD c , Kim Burton PhD, DO, EurEng d , Nafees Ud Din MSc, MFDS, RCS a , Hosam
E. Matar BSc, MBBS e , Maggie Hendry BA (hons) a , Ceri J. Phillips PhD f , Sadia Nafees

The clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of management strategies for sciatica: systematic review and economic model

…, M Jones, A Sutton, AK Burton, S Nafees… - Health Technology …, 2011 - eprints.hud.ac.uk
Background Sciatica is a symptom characterised by well-localised leg pain with a sharp,
shooting or burning quality that radiates down the back of the leg and normally to the foot or …

[HTML][HTML] The Aarhus statement: improving design and reporting of studies on early cancer diagnosis

…, W Hamilton, F Olesen, P Rose, S Nafees… - British journal of …, 2012 - nature.com
Early diagnosis is a key factor in improving the outcomes of cancer patients. A greater
understanding of the pre-diagnostic patient pathways is vital yet, at present, research in this field …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of biological treatments targeting tumour necrosis factor α for sciatica

…, A Sutton, K Burton, M Hendry, S Nafees… - European Spine …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Systematic review comparing biological agents, targeting tumour necrosis factor α,
for sciatica with placebo and alternative interventions. Methods We searched 21 electronic …

[HTML][HTML] Patient-reported measurement of time to diagnosis in cancer: development of the Cancer Symptom Interval Measure (C-SIM) and randomised controlled trial …

RD Neal, S Nafees, D Pasterfield, K Hood… - BMC health services …, 2014 - Springer
Background The duration between first symptom and a cancer diagnosis is important because,
if shortened, may lead to earlier stage diagnosis and improved cancer outcomes. We …

Cost-effectiveness of different strategies to manage patients with sciatica

…, A Sutton, HE Matar, N Din, K Burton, S Nafees… - PAIN®, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to estimate the relative cost-effectiveness of treatment regimens for
managing patients with sciatica. A deterministic model structure was constructed based on …

A lifestyle management programme focused on exercise, diet and physiotherapy support for patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis and a body mass index over 35: A …

RJ Law, S Nafees, J Hiscock, C Wynne… - Musculoskeletal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The Lifestyle Management Programme (LMP) is an exercise and weight management
programme with physiotherapy support for people with hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA) and a body …

[HTML][HTML] Pragmatic methods for reviewing exceptionally large bodies of evidence: systematic mapping review and overview of systematic reviews using lung cancer …

R Lewis, M Hendry, N Din, MA Stanciu, S Nafees… - Systematic reviews, 2019 - Springer
Introduction Lung cancer (LC) is the most common cause of cancer death in the world and
associated with significant economic burden. We conducted a review of published literature to …

Talking about human papillomavirus and cancer: development of consultation guides through lay and professional stakeholder coproduction using qualitative …

…, C Campbell, MJ Bekkers, J Hiscock, S Nafees… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background High-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) cause all cervical cancer and the
majority of vulvar, vaginal, anal, penile and oropharyngeal cancers. Although HPV is the most …

A qualitative interview study of GPs' experiences of prescribing opioid medication for chronic pain

S Gill, J Bailey, S Nafees, R Poole - BJGP open, 2022 - bjgpopen.org
Background Prescribing of opioid medication has increased over the past 20 years. Most
occurs in primary care for chronic pain. There is little evidence that these drugs are effective for …