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Joe Kai

Researcher at University of Nottingham

Publications -  159
Citations -  5737

Joe Kai is an academic researcher from University of Nottingham. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Population. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 143 publications receiving 4743 citations. Previous affiliations of Joe Kai include RMIT University & National Institute for Health Research.

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Can machine-learning improve cardiovascular risk prediction using routine clinical data?

TL;DR: In this article, the authors assessed whether machine-learning can improve cardiovascular risk prediction and found that machine learning offers an opportunity to improve accuracy by exploiting complex interactions between risk factors, which can increase the number of patients who could benefit from preventive treatment, while avoiding unnecessary treatment of others.
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A randomised controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system in primary care against standard treatment for menorrhagia: the ECLIPSE trial

TL;DR: The LNG-IUS, compared with usual medical therapies, resulted in greater improvement over 2 years in women's assessments of the effect of HMB on their daily routine, including work, social and family life, and psychological and physical well-being.
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What worries parents when their preschool children are acutely ill, and why: a qualitative study

Joe Kai
- 19 Oct 1996 - 
TL;DR: Modification of parents' personal control and perceived threat using appropriate information and education that acknowledge and address their concerns may be a means of empowering parents.
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Parents' difficulties and information needs in coping with acute illness in preschool children: a qualitative study

Joe Kai
- 19 Oct 1996 - 
TL;DR: Communication with parents requires greater recognition of parents' difficulties and attempts to share greater and consistent information may empower parents and should be sensitive to parents' concerns, beliefs, and needs.
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Professional Uncertainty and Disempowerment Responding to Ethnic Diversity in Health Care: A Qualitative Study

TL;DR: It is found that, as they sought to offer appropriate care, health professionals wrestled with considerable uncertainty and apprehension in responding to the needs of patients of ethnicities different from their own.