Fiona Beyer
Newcastle University
83 Papers
320 Citations
Fiona Beyer is an academic researcher from Newcastle University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Psychological intervention. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 69 publications. Previous affiliations of Fiona Beyer include University of York & University of Newcastle.
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Papers
Combined calcium, magnesium and potassium supplementation for the management of primary hypertension in adults
TL;DR: There is no robust evidence that supplements of any combination of potassium, magnesium or calcium reduce mortality, morbidity or BP in adults in adults.
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Behavior Change Techniques Used in Digital Behavior Change Interventions to Reduce Excessive Alcohol Consumption: A Meta-regression.
Claire Garnett,David Crane,Jamie Brown,Eileen Kaner,Fiona Beyer,Colin Muirhead,Matthew Hickman,Emma Beard,James Redmore,Frank de Vocht,Susan Michie +10 more
TL;DR: “Behavior substitution,” “Problem solving,’ and “Credible source” were associated with greater alcohol reduction, and many BCTs were used infrequently in DBCIs, including B CTs with evidence of effectiveness in other domains, such as “Self-monitoring” and ”Goal setting.
Can we prioritise which databases to search? A case study using a systematic review of frozen shoulder management.
Fiona Beyer,Kath Wright +1 more
TL;DR: In a systematic review of a range of interventions used to manage frozen shoulder, at least two databases and reference checking were required to retrieve all included studies, but searching for future reviews should not be restricted.
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Relaxation therapies for the management of primary hypertension in adults : a Cochrane review. Commentary
C. Schmidt-Lucke,Heather O Dickinson,Fiona Campbell,Fiona Beyer,Donald J Nicolson,Julia V Cook,Gary A. Ford,James Mason +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of relaxation to lower high blood pressure and found that relaxation resulted in small, statistically significant reductions in SBP (mean difference: 5.5 mm Hg, 95% Cl: -8.2 to -2.8) and DBP (means difference: -3.3 to -1.6) compared to the control.
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Health-Related Quality of Life and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in NASH-related Cirrhosis
Lorraine McSweeney,Matthew Breckons,Gulnar Fattakhova,Yemi Oluboyede,Luke Vale,Laura Ternent,Maria-Magdalena Balp,Lynda C. Doward,Clifford A. Brass,Fiona Beyer,Arun J. Sanyal,Quentin M. Anstee +11 more
- 01 Jun 2020
TL;DR: It was found that patients with NAFLD-related Cirrhosis tended to have poorer health than patients without cirrhosis and there was not very much information from patients themselves and there were no tools or questionnaires just for this group of patients.