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Outcomes Measured in Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Measurement Properties of Instruments Considered for the OMERACT Core Outcome Set: A Systematic Review. (2020)
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Twohig, H., Owen, C., Muller, S., Mallen, C., Mitchell, C., Hider, S., …Hill, C. (2021). Outcomes Measured in Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Measurement Properties of Instruments Considered for the OMERACT Core Outcome Set: A Systematic Review. Journal of Rheumatology, 48(6), 883-893. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200248

OBJECTIVE: To systematically identify the outcome measures and instruments used in clinical studies of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and to evaluate evidence about their measurement properties. METHODS: Searches based on the MeSH term 'polymyalgia rhe... Read More about Outcomes Measured in Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Measurement Properties of Instruments Considered for the OMERACT Core Outcome Set: A Systematic Review..

Comparing the use of direct observation, standardized patients and exit interviews in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of methods of assessing quality of primary care. (2020)
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Mallen. (2020). Comparing the use of direct observation, standardized patients and exit interviews in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of methods of assessing quality of primary care. Health Policy and Planning, 341-356. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czaa152

Clinical records in primary healthcare settings in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) are often lacking or of too poor quality to accurately assess what happens during the patient consultation. We examined the most common methods for assessing h... Read More about Comparing the use of direct observation, standardized patients and exit interviews in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of methods of assessing quality of primary care..

Understanding the uptake of a clinical innovation for osteoarthritis in primary care: a qualitative study of knowledge mobilisation using the i-PARIHS framework. (2020)
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Swaithes, L., Dziedzic, K., Finney, A., Cottrell, E., Jinks, C., Mallen, C., …Paskins, Z. (2020). Understanding the uptake of a clinical innovation for osteoarthritis in primary care: a qualitative study of knowledge mobilisation using the i-PARIHS framework. Implementation Science, 15, Article 95. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-01055-2

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of pain and disability worldwide. Despite research supporting best practice, evidence-based guidelines are often not followed. Little is known about the implementation of non-surgical models of care in ro... Read More about Understanding the uptake of a clinical innovation for osteoarthritis in primary care: a qualitative study of knowledge mobilisation using the i-PARIHS framework..

Identification of undiagnosed atrial fibrillation patients using a machine learning risk prediction algorithm and diagnostic testing (PULsE-AI): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2020)
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Nathan R., H., Chris, A., Lee, B., A. John, C., David, C., D. Wyn, D., …Alexander T., C. (2020). Identification of undiagnosed atrial fibrillation patients using a machine learning risk prediction algorithm and diagnostic testing (PULsE-AI): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2020.106191

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of stroke, enhanced stroke severity, and other comorbidities. However, AF is often asymptomatic, and frequently remains undiagnosed until complications occur. Current screening approaches... Read More about Identification of undiagnosed atrial fibrillation patients using a machine learning risk prediction algorithm and diagnostic testing (PULsE-AI): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Clinical features and outcomes of adults with COVID-19: A systematic review and pooled analysis of the literature (2020)
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Mallen. (2020). Clinical features and outcomes of adults with COVID-19: A systematic review and pooled analysis of the literature. International Journal of Clinical Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.13725

Background: The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become a global pandemic and the published literature describing the virus has grown exponentially.
Methods: We conducted a systematic review of the literature to identify the symptoms, comorb... Read More about Clinical features and outcomes of adults with COVID-19: A systematic review and pooled analysis of the literature.

Cohort profile: Oxford Pain, Activity and Lifestyle (OPAL) Study, a prospective cohort study of older adults in England. (2020)
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Mallen. (2020). Cohort profile: Oxford Pain, Activity and Lifestyle (OPAL) Study, a prospective cohort study of older adults in England. BMJ Open, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037516

PURPOSE: The 'Oxford Pain, Activity and Lifestyle' (OPAL) Cohort is a longitudinal, prospective cohort study of adults, aged 65 years and older, living in the community which is investigating the determinants of health in later life. Our focus was on... Read More about Cohort profile: Oxford Pain, Activity and Lifestyle (OPAL) Study, a prospective cohort study of older adults in England..

Latent Class Growth Analysis of Gout Flare Trajectories: A Three-Year Prospective Cohort Study in Primary Care (2020)
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Muller, Watson, Belcher, Mallen, Roddy, & Nicholls. (2020). Latent Class Growth Analysis of Gout Flare Trajectories: A Three-Year Prospective Cohort Study in Primary Care. Arthritis and Rheumatology, 72(11), 1928-1935. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.41476

Objective
To investigate the existence of distinct classes of gout flare trajectories and compare their gout-specific, comorbid, and sociodemographic characteristics.

Methods
In a prospective cohort study, adults with gout who were registered wi... Read More about Latent Class Growth Analysis of Gout Flare Trajectories: A Three-Year Prospective Cohort Study in Primary Care.

Mortality Among Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Retrospective Cohort Study (2020)
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Partington, R., Muller, S., Mallen, C. D., Abdul Sultan, A., & Helliwell, T. (2021). Mortality Among Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Arthritis Care and Research, 73(12), 1853-1857. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24403

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is associated with premature mortality. METHODS: We extracted anonymised electronic medical records of patients over the age of 40 years, who were eligible for linkage with t... Read More about Mortality Among Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Improving Empathy in Healthcare Consultations-a Secondary Analysis of Interventions. (2020)
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Mallen. (2020). Improving Empathy in Healthcare Consultations-a Secondary Analysis of Interventions. Journal of General Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-05994-w

A recent systematic review of randomised trials suggested that empathic communication improves patient health outcomes. However, the methods for training healthcare practitioners (medical professionals; HCPs) in empathy and the empathic behaviours de... Read More about Improving Empathy in Healthcare Consultations-a Secondary Analysis of Interventions..