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Using Twitter (X) to mobilise knowledge for First Contact Physiotherapists: A qualitative study (Preprint) (2024)
Journal Article
Campbell, L., Quicke, J., Stevenson, K., Paskins, Z., Dziedzic, K., & Swaithes, L. (2024). Using Twitter (X) to mobilise knowledge for First Contact Physiotherapists: A qualitative study (Preprint). Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26, Article e55680. https://doi.org/10.2196/55680

Background: Twitter (now X) is a virtual social network commonly used by healthcare professionals. Little is known about whether it helps healthcare professionals to share, mobilise and co-create knowledge, or reduce the time between research know... Read More about Using Twitter (X) to mobilise knowledge for First Contact Physiotherapists: A qualitative study (Preprint).

Exploring practice and perspectives on shared decision-making about osteoporosis medicines in Fracture Liaison Services: the iFraP development qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article
Bullock, L., Manning, F., Hawarden, A., Fleming, J., Leyland, S., Clark, E. M., …Paskins, Z. (in press). Exploring practice and perspectives on shared decision-making about osteoporosis medicines in Fracture Liaison Services: the iFraP development qualitative study. Archives of Osteoporosis, 19(1), Article 50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-024-01410-6

Summary Interviews and focus groups with patients, FLS clinicians, and GPs identified challenges relating to clinical and shared decision-making about bone health and osteoporosis medicines. Findings will inform the development of the multicomponent... Read More about Exploring practice and perspectives on shared decision-making about osteoporosis medicines in Fracture Liaison Services: the iFraP development qualitative study.

Exploring GPs' views on beta-blocker prescribing for people with anxiety disorders: a qualitative study. (2024)
Journal Article
Archer, C., Kessler, D., Wiles, N., Chew-Graham, C. A., & Turner, K. (2024). Exploring GPs' views on beta-blocker prescribing for people with anxiety disorders: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), Article BJGP.2024.0091. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0091

Between 2003-2018, incident prescriptions of beta-blockers for anxiety increased substantially, particularly in young adults. NICE guidance for anxiety does not recommend beta-blockers, probably due to a lack of evidence to support such use. Recent r... Read More about Exploring GPs' views on beta-blocker prescribing for people with anxiety disorders: a qualitative study..

Uptake, safety and effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine in inflammatory bowel disease: a UK-wide study (2024)
Journal Article
Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Card, T., Mallen, C. D., Nguyen Van-Tam, J. S., & Abhishek, A. (2024). Uptake, safety and effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine in inflammatory bowel disease: a UK-wide study. BMJ Open Gastroenterology, 11(1), Article e001370. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2024-001370

Objective: To investigate (1) the UK-wide inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) uptake in adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), (2) the association between vaccination against influenza and IBD flare and (3) the effectiveness of IIV in preventi... Read More about Uptake, safety and effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine in inflammatory bowel disease: a UK-wide study.

2023 EULAR classification criteria for hand osteoarthritis. (2024)
Journal Article
Haugen, I. K., Felson, D. T., Abhishek, A., Berenbaum, F., Bierma-Zeinstra, S., Dziedzic, K. S., …Kloppenburg, M. (in press). 2023 EULAR classification criteria for hand osteoarthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1136/ard-2023-225073

The objective of this study is to develop classification criteria for overall hand osteoarthritis (OA), interphalangeal OA and thumb base OA based on self-reported data and radiographic features. The classification criteria sets were developed in thr... Read More about 2023 EULAR classification criteria for hand osteoarthritis..

NIHR Race Equality Framework: development of a tool for addressing racial equality in public involvement (2024)
Journal Article
Faluyi, D., Ovseiko, P. V., Dziedzic, K., & Scott, F. (in press). NIHR Race Equality Framework: development of a tool for addressing racial equality in public involvement. Research Involvement and Engagement, 10(1), 44. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-024-00569-z

Background: While there has been a long recognition of the importance of race equality in health and care research, there is a lack of sustained action among research funding and research performing organisations to address racial equality in public... Read More about NIHR Race Equality Framework: development of a tool for addressing racial equality in public involvement.

P187 Fatigue in people with polymyalgia rheumatica: a key unmet need? (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Muller, S., Belcher, J., Hider, S., Helliwell, T., & Mallen, C. D. (2024, April). P187 Fatigue in people with polymyalgia rheumatica: a key unmet need?. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is common in older adults, causing severe pain and stiffness, particularly in the shoulder and hip girdles. Glucocorticoids treatment generally focusses on reducing pain and stiffness, but there are other... Read More about P187 Fatigue in people with polymyalgia rheumatica: a key unmet need?.

P080 Supporting shared decision-making about osteoporosis medicines: Combining multiple methods to develop the prototype iFraP intervention (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Bullock, L., Fleming, J., Clark, E. M., Leyland, S., Thomas, S., Gidlow, C., …Paskins, Z. (2024, April). P080 Supporting shared decision-making about osteoporosis medicines: Combining multiple methods to develop the prototype iFraP intervention. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims Shared decision-making (SDM) is a joint process in which a person and healthcare professional work together to reach decisions about care. The iFraP (Improving uptake of Fracture Prevention drug treatments) intervention comprises comp... Read More about P080 Supporting shared decision-making about osteoporosis medicines: Combining multiple methods to develop the prototype iFraP intervention.

P185 Anatomical patterns of pain in primary care patients with polymyalgia rheumatica compared to the general population (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Hammad, N., Partington, R., Hider, S., Butt, H., Helliwell, T., Mallen, C., & Muller, S. (2024, April). P185 Anatomical patterns of pain in primary care patients with polymyalgia rheumatica compared to the general population. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is common in older adults, causing severe pain and stiffness, particularly in the shoulder and hip girdles. A tapered course of glucocorticoids is recommended, but not always straightforward, with frequent... Read More about P185 Anatomical patterns of pain in primary care patients with polymyalgia rheumatica compared to the general population.

P021 Uptake, safety, and effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination in adults with immune mediated inflammatory diseases: a UK wide study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Mallen, C. D., Card, T., Nguyen Van-Tam, J. S., & Abhishek, A. (2024, April). P021 Uptake, safety, and effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination in adults with immune mediated inflammatory diseases: a UK wide study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims The safety and effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccine in people with immune mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) is not known, which may contribute to suboptimal uptake. We investigated UK wide pneumococcal vaccine uptake in adults w... Read More about P021 Uptake, safety, and effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination in adults with immune mediated inflammatory diseases: a UK wide study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.