Efthalia Massou
University of Cambridge
46 Papers
12 Citations
Efthalia Massou is an academic researcher from University of Cambridge. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 14 publications. Previous affiliations of Efthalia Massou include Panteion University & National Technical University of Athens.
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Papers
Inequalities in the distribution of the general practice workforce in England: a practice-level longitudinal analysis
Claire Nussbaum,Efthalia Massou,Rebecca Fisher,Marcello Morciano,Rachel Harmer,John Ford +5 more
- 01 Oct 2021
TL;DR: Significant workforce inequalities exist and are even increasing for several key general practice roles, with workforce shortages disproportionately affecting more deprived areas, with policy solutions urgently needed to ensure an equitably distributed workforce and reduce health inequities.
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A Highly Tailored Text and Voice Messaging Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence in Patients With Either or Both Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes in a UK Primary Care Setting: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial of Clinical Effectiveness
Aikaterini Kassavou,Venus Mirzaei,James Brimicombe,Simon Edwards,Efthalia Massou,A Toby Prevost,Simon J. Griffin,Stephen Sutton +7 more
TL;DR: It is shown that among nonadherent patients with either or both hypertension and type 2 diabetes, a highly tailored digital intervention was effective at improving treatment adherence and feasible to obtain clinically meaningful outcomes.
Relationship of locus of control, psychological distress, and trauma exposure in groups impacted by intense political conflict in Egypt.
Vasiliki Papanikolaou,Mohsen Gadallah,Gloria R. Leon,Efthalia Massou,Gerasimos Prodromitis,Angelos Skembris,Jeffrey Levett +6 more
TL;DR: Beliefs regarding personal control over one's life circumstances are more closely associated with psychological distress than the circumstances in which the trauma occurred.
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Statin use and high-dose statin use after ischemic stroke in the UK: a retrospective cohort study.
Zhirong Yang,Duncan Edwards,Efthalia Massou,Catherine L. Saunders,Carol Brayne,Jonathan Mant +5 more
TL;DR: There has been an increase over time in both statin use and dose, but many patients with ischemic stroke continue to be under-treated and clinical trials and policy interventions should focus on younger and older patients, patients with no pre-stroke statin treatment, and patients without additional cardiovascular risk factors.
Attribution of neuropsychiatric symptoms and prioritisation of evidence in the diagnosis of neuropsychiatric lupus: mixed methods analysis of patient and clinician perspectives from the international INSPIRE study.
Melanie Togman Sloan,Laura Andreoli,Michael S. Zandi,Rupert Harwood,Mervi Pitkanen,Sam Sloan,Colette Barrere,Efthalia Massou,Chris Wincup,Michael Bosley,Felix Naughton,Mandeep Ubhi,David Jayne,Guy Leschziner,James Brimicombe,Wendy Diment,Kate Middleton,Caroline Gordon,David D’Cruz,T. A. Pollak +19 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that incorporating patient attributional insights-although also subject to limitations-may improve attribution decision-making, particularly in detecting diffuse neuropsychiatric symptoms that can be directly attributable and benefit from immunosuppression.
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