Systematic review of the health and societal effects of medication organisation devices

Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank, Estelle Payerne (article screening, data extraction and bias assessment); Trish Boyton (article retrieval and screening) and Laura Cawley (search terms and title screening) for their invaluable help in conducting this systematic review. Funding The research was funded by the UK National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment Programme.

Understanding the Diversity of User Requirements for Interactive Online Health Services

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GPs' implicit prioritization through clinical choices – evidence from three national health services

Acknowledgments The authors are grateful for valuable comments and inputs from participants at a series of seminars and conferences as well as to our three anonymous referees.

Feasibility and utility of population-level geospatial injury profiling : prospective, national cohort study

The Health Services Research Unit receives funding from the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors alone. The GEOS study was funded by the North of Scotland Planning Group.

Study protocol of European Fans in Training (EuroFIT) : a four-country randomised controlled trial of a lifestyle program for men delivered in elite football clubs

Funding The EuroFIT study is funded by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Program for research technological development and demonstration under Grant Agreement no: 602170. The Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, is core funded by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health Directorates.

Behavioural Interventions for Severe Obesity Before and/or After Bariatric Surgery : a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

We would like to thank the following study authors for providing additional data and clarifications: Alison Fielding, Haldis Lier, Monica Nijamkin, Jane Ogden, Anastasios Papalazarou, Manish Parikh, Brian Swenson, Andresa Triffoni, Jean Michel Oppert, Marie-France Langlois, David Sarwer and Dale Bond. We also thank Dr. Kevin Deans and the staff at the bariatric surgery clinic at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. The Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, is funded by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health Directorates. The views expressed are those of the authors.

Behavioural Interventions for Severe Obesity Before and/or After Bariatric Surgery : a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

We would like to thank the following study authors for providing additional data and clarifications: Alison Fielding, Haldis Lier, Monica Nijamkin, Jane Ogden, Anastasios Papalazarou, Manish Parikh, Brian Swenson, Andresa Triffoni, Jean Michel Oppert, Marie-France Langlois, David Sarwer and Dale Bond. We also thank Dr. Kevin Deans and the staff at the bariatric surgery clinic at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. The Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, is funded by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health Directorates. The views expressed are those of the authors.

A primary care web-based intervention modelling experiment replicated behaviour changes seen in earlier paper-based experiment

Acknowledgements and funding We would like to thank the GPs who took part in this study. We would also like to thank Marie Pitkethly and Gail Morrison for their help and support in recruiting GPs to the study. WIME was funded by the Chief Scientist Office, grant number CZH/4/610. The Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, is core funded by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health Directorates.

An Audit and Feedback Intervention for Reducing Antibiotic Prescribing in General Dental Practice : The RAPiD Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

Funding: This study was conducted as part of the TRiaDS programme of implementation research which is funded by NHS Education for Scotland (NES). The Health Services Research Unit which is funded by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates supported the study. The funder had no influence over the design, conduct, analysis and write up of the study.