Outputs (123)

O32 Does the Addition of a Vocational Advice Service to Best Current Primary Care Improve Work Outcomes in Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain? The Study of Work and Pain (Swap) Cluster Randomized Trial (ISRCTN 52269669) (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wynne-Jones, G., Artus, M., Bishop, A., Lawton, S. A., Lewis, M., Main, C., Sowden, G., Wathall, S., Burton, K., van der Windt, D., Hay, E. M., Beardmore, R., & Foster, N. O32 Does the Addition of a Vocational Advice Service to Best Current Primary Care Improve Work Outcomes in Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain? The Study of Work and Pain (Swap) Cluster Randomized Trial (ISRCTN 52269669)

Reliability among clinicians diagnosing low back-related leg pain. (2015)
Journal Article
Stynes, S., Konstantinou, K., Dunn, K., Lewis, M., & Hay, E. (2015). Reliability among clinicians diagnosing low back-related leg pain. European Spine Journal, 25, 2734–2740. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-015-4359-2

PURPOSE: To investigate agreement and reliability among clinicians when diagnosing low back-related leg pain (LBLP) in primary care consulters. METHODS: Thirty-six patients were assessed by one of six physiotherapists and diagnosed as having either l... Read More about Reliability among clinicians diagnosing low back-related leg pain..

Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care: (2015)
Journal Article
Healey, E. L., Jinks, C., Tan, V. A., Chew-Graham, C. A., Lawton, S. A., Nicholls, E., Finney, A. G., Porcheret, M., Cooper, V., Lewis, M., Dziedzic, K. S., Wathall, S., & Mallen, C. D. (2015). Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care:. Journal of Comorbidity, 2015(5), 135-149. https://doi.org/10.15256/joc.2015.5.60

Background
Long-term conditions (LTCs) are important determinants of quality of life and healthcare expenditure worldwide. Whilst multimorbidity is increasingly the norm in primary care, clinical guidelines and the delivery of care remain focused on... Read More about Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care:.

Stratified care for patients with sciatica and suspected sciatica in primary care: the scopic trial protocol (scopic-sciatica outcomes in primary care) (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foster, N., Konstantinou, K., Beardmore, R., Dunn, K., Lewis, M., Bartlam, B., Artus, M., & Hay, E. (2015, November). Stratified care for patients with sciatica and suspected sciatica in primary care: the scopic trial protocol (scopic-sciatica outcomes in primary care). Poster presented at 3rd International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference, Glasgow

An empirical evaluation of the impact of missing data on treatment effect (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Royes, J., Sim, J., Ogollah, R., & Lewis, M. (2015, November). An empirical evaluation of the impact of missing data on treatment effect. Poster presented at 3rd International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference, Glasgow, UK

Objectives
Missing data represent a potential source of bias in randomized clinical trials (RCTs). A simple approach that makes use of the responses subsequently obtained via reminder is proposed to assess the validity of the inferences from a missi... Read More about An empirical evaluation of the impact of missing data on treatment effect.

Should General Practitioners Issue a Sick Certificate to Employees Who Consult for Low Back Pain in Primary Care? (2015)
Journal Article
Lewis, M., Wynne-Jones, G., Barton, P., Whitehurst, D., Wathall, S., Foster, N., Hay, E., & Van Der Windt, D. (2015). Should General Practitioners Issue a Sick Certificate to Employees Who Consult for Low Back Pain in Primary Care?. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 577 -588. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-014-9564-z

Purpose Back pain is a common problem and has significant societal impact. Sickness certification is commonly issued to patients consulting their general practitioner with low back pain. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of cer... Read More about Should General Practitioners Issue a Sick Certificate to Employees Who Consult for Low Back Pain in Primary Care?.

An Economic Evaluation of TENS in Addition to Usual Primary Care Management for the Treatment of Tennis Elbow: Results from the TATE Randomized Controlled Trial (2015)
Journal Article
Lewis, M., Chesterton, L., Sim, J., Hay, E., Mallen, C., & Van Der Windt, D. (2015). An Economic Evaluation of TENS in Addition to Usual Primary Care Management for the Treatment of Tennis Elbow: Results from the TATE Randomized Controlled Trial. PloS one, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135460

Background
The TATE trial was a multicentre pragmatic randomized controlled trial of supplementing primary care management (PCM)–consisting of a GP consultation followed by information and advice on exercises–with transcutaneous electrical nerve sti... Read More about An Economic Evaluation of TENS in Addition to Usual Primary Care Management for the Treatment of Tennis Elbow: Results from the TATE Randomized Controlled Trial.

FRI0342 Measuring Pain Intensity in Older Adults with “Multisite” Peripheral Joint Pain Using a Composite Score (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Finney, A., Dziedzic, K., Lewis, M., Ryan, S., & Healey, E. FRI0342 Measuring Pain Intensity in Older Adults with “Multisite” Peripheral Joint Pain Using a Composite Score

Background Individuals with peripheral joint pain and osteoarthritis (OA) commonly experience pain in more than one joint site, yet the majority of studies focus on pain at a single site. Pain intensity is the single most assessed dimension in pain a... Read More about FRI0342 Measuring Pain Intensity in Older Adults with “Multisite” Peripheral Joint Pain Using a Composite Score.

233. Clinical Effectiveness of Exercise and Corticosteroid Injection for Subacromial Impingement Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roddy, E., Ogollah, R., Zwierska, I., Datta, P., Hall, A., Hay, E. M., Jackson, S., Lewis, M., Shufflebotham, J., Stevenson, K., van der Windt, D., Young, J., & Foster, N. E. 233. Clinical Effectiveness of Exercise and Corticosteroid Injection for Subacromial Impingement Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Presented at Rheumatology 2015 (28-30 April 2015), Manchester, England, UK

159. How Do UK and Australian Physiotherapists Manage Patients with Hip Osteoarthritis? Results of an International Cross-Sectional Questionnaire (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Holden, M. A., Foster, N. E., Mallen, C. D., Chesterton, L., Case, R., Halliday, N., Spiers, L. N., Lewis, M., Quicke, J. G., Hinamn, R. S., & Bennell, K. L. 159. How Do UK and Australian Physiotherapists Manage Patients with Hip Osteoarthritis? Results of an International Cross-Sectional Questionnaire. Presented at Rheumatology 2015 (28-30 Apr 2015), Manchester, England, UK