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
Information retrieval for ecological syntheses.
TL;DR: Ten recommendations for anyone considering undertaking information retrieval for ecological research syntheses that highlight the main differences with medicine and, if adopted, may help reduce biases in the dataset retrieved, increase search efficiency and improve reporting standards are presented.
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Dilemmas in the interpretation of diagnostic accuracy studies on presurgical workup for epilepsy surgery
Jane Burch,Anthony G Marson,Fiona Beyer,Marta Soares,Sebastian Hinde,U. C. Wieshmann,Nerys Woolacott +6 more
TL;DR: A systematic review to determine which noninvasive technologies should be used in the workup for epilepsy surgery to identify structural or functional abnormalities to help locate the site of seizure onset found that the data derived from diagnostic accuracy studies could not be used to answer the review question.
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Patient preferences for future care - how can Advance Care Planning become embedded into dementia care: a study protocol
Louise Robinson,Claire Bamford,Fiona Beyer,Alexa Clark,Claire Dickinson,Charlotte Emmet,Catherine Exley,Julian C. Hughes,Lesley Robson,Nikki Rousseau +9 more
TL;DR: The aims of this study are to determine the effectiveness of ACP in dementia care, identify the factors which facilitate the process in practice and provide a better understanding of the views and experiences of key stakeholders in order to inform clinical practice.
Trends in health expectancies: a systematic review of international evidence.
TL;DR: This article conducted a systematic review to update and summarise evidence on trends in health expectancies, in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) high-income countries.
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Methods underpinning national clinical guidelines for hypertension: describing the evidence shortfall
TL;DR: Comparing the methods used in gathering, analysing and linking of evidence to guideline recommendations in ten current hypertension guidelines found several guidelines had failed to implement methods of searching for the relevant literature, critical analysis and linking to recommendations that minimise the risk of bias in the interpretation of research evidence.