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Ashley Akbari
Researcher at Swansea University
Publications - 205
Citations - 2763
Ashley Akbari is an academic researcher from Swansea University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 112 publications receiving 1233 citations. Previous affiliations of Ashley Akbari include National Institute for Health Research.
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Patterns of Healthcare Resource Utilisation of Critical Care Survivors between 2006 and 2017 in Wales: A Population-Based Study
Mohammad A. Alsallakh,Laura Tan,Richard Pugh,Ashley Akbari,Rowena Bailey,Rowena Griffiths,Ronan A Lyons,Tamas Szakmany +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors used the Secure Anonymized Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank to characterise and identify predictors of the one-year post-discharge healthcare resource utilisation (HRU) of adults who were admitted to critical care units in Wales between 1 April 2006 and 31 December 2017.
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Using population-scale medication data to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the usage of analgesics by cancer patients.
Jun Han,Ashley Akbari,Fatemeh Torabi,Rowena Griffiths,Jane Lyons,M Rolles,C Arnold,Dyfed Wyn Huws,Mark Lawler,Ronan A Lyons +9 more
TL;DR: The significant impact of COVID-19 pandemic on pain medication prescribing for cancer patients could be partly related to the impact of co-ordinated lockdowns on presentation, waiting lists and diagnosis timings, and access to healthcare for prescriptions after diagnosis.
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An international comparative study of active living environments and hospitalization for Wales and Canada
TL;DR: In this article , the relationship between active living environments and hospitalization in Wales and Canada was investigated using individual-level survey data from the Welsh Health Survey (N = 9968) linked to the Patient Episode Database for Wales, and the Canadian Community Health Survey(N = 40,335).
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How effective are population health surveys for estimating prevalence of chronic conditions compared to anonymised clinical data
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors applied methodological triangulation via a data linkage method to validate prevalence of selected chronic conditions (angina, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and asthma).
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Anticoagulation in older people with atrial fibrillation moving to care homes: a data linkage study
Leona A Ritchie,Stephanie L. Harrison,Peter E. Penson,Ashley Akbari,Fatemeh Torabi,Joe Hollinghurst,Daniel Harris,O. B. Oke,Asangaedem Akpan,Julian Halcox,Sarah Rodgers,Gregory Y.H. Lip,Deirdre A. Lane +12 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors explored factors associated with oral anticoagulants (OACs) prescription in older care home residents, finding that increasing age and prescription of antiplatelet therapy were associated with lower odds of OAC prescription.