Outputs (246)

Health Literacy and Gout Characteristics in a Primary Care Cohort (2024)
Journal Article
Watson, L., Protheroe, J., Mallen, C., Muller, S., & Roddy, E. (2024). Health Literacy and Gout Characteristics in a Primary Care Cohort. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 8(2), Article rkae034. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkae034

Objectives
To examine the cross-sectional association between health literacy and gout characteristics.

Methods
In a primary care cohort of adults living with gout, the prevalence of poor health literacy was defined using the Single-Item Literac... Read More about Health Literacy and Gout Characteristics in a Primary Care Cohort.

Diagnosis and management of gout: are the British Society for Rheumatology and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines both needed? (2024)
Journal Article
Roddy, E., Jordan, K. M., & Giles, I. (in press). Diagnosis and management of gout: are the British Society for Rheumatology and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines both needed?. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 8(1), Article rkae007. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkae007

Ankle osteoarthritis: an online survey of current treatment practices of UK-based podiatrists and physiotherapists (2023)
Journal Article
Callaghan, M. J., Gala, J. P., & Roddy, E. (in press). Ankle osteoarthritis: an online survey of current treatment practices of UK-based podiatrists and physiotherapists. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 16(1), Article 89. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-023-00683-3

Background: Patients with painful ankle osteoarthritis (OA) have a mixed experience of non-surgical management which they may attribute to a lack of guidance for clinicians on usual care treatment. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to survey t... Read More about Ankle osteoarthritis: an online survey of current treatment practices of UK-based podiatrists and physiotherapists.

The cost-effectiveness of adding an ultrasound corticosteroid and local anaesthetic injection to advice and education for hip osteoarthritis (2023)
Journal Article
Kigozi, J., Oppong, R., Paskins, Z., Bromley, K., Lewis, M., Hughes, G., Hughes, E., Hennings, S., Cherrington, A., Hall, A., Holden, M. A., Stevenson, K., Menon, A., Roberts, P., Peat, G., Jinks, C., Foster, N. E., Mallen, C. D., & Roddy, E. (2023). The cost-effectiveness of adding an ultrasound corticosteroid and local anaesthetic injection to advice and education for hip osteoarthritis. Rheumatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kead659

Objectives. Evidence for the comparative cost-effectiveness of intra-articular corticosteroid injection in people with hip osteoarthritis (OA) remains unclear. This study investigated the cost-effectiveness of best current treatment (BCT) comprising... Read More about The cost-effectiveness of adding an ultrasound corticosteroid and local anaesthetic injection to advice and education for hip osteoarthritis.

Plantar pressures in people with midfoot osteoarthritis: cross-sectional findings from the Clinical Assessment Study of the Foot (2023)
Journal Article
Lithgow, M. J., Buldt, A. K., Munteanu, S. E., Marshall, M., Thomas, M. J., Peat, G., Roddy, E., & Menz, H. B. (2024). Plantar pressures in people with midfoot osteoarthritis: cross-sectional findings from the Clinical Assessment Study of the Foot. Gait & Posture, 108, 243-249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.12.008

Background
Midfoot osteoarthritis (OA) is a common condition, however its aetiology is not well understood. Understanding how plantar pressures differ between people with and without midfoot OA may provide insight... Read More about Plantar pressures in people with midfoot osteoarthritis: cross-sectional findings from the Clinical Assessment Study of the Foot.

Cohort study investigating gout flares and management in UK general practice (2023)
Journal Article
Finnikin, S., Mallen, C. D., & Roddy, E. (in press). Cohort study investigating gout flares and management in UK general practice. BMC Primary Care, 24(1), 246. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-023-02201-7

Background: Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis and is almost exclusively managed in primary care, however the course and severity of the condition is variable and poorly characterised. This research aims improve understanding about the fr... Read More about Cohort study investigating gout flares and management in UK general practice.

How do clinicians prescribe bridging glucocorticoids in people starting or escalating disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis: a service evaluation survey (2023)
Journal Article
Prior, J. A., Roddy, E., Solis-Trapala, I., Cornwall, N., Jinks, C., Abhishek, A., Bukhari, M., Galloway, J., Goodson, N., Jowett, S., & Hider, S. (in press). How do clinicians prescribe bridging glucocorticoids in people starting or escalating disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis: a service evaluation survey. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 7(3), Article rkad102. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkad102

Nonsurgical management of hallux valgus: findings of a randomised pilot and feasibility trial (2023)
Journal Article
Menz, H. B., Lim, P. Q. X., Hurn, S. E., Mickle, K. J., Buldt, A. K., Cotchett, M. P., Roddy, E., Wluka, A. E., Erbas, B., Batra, M., & Munteanu, S. E. (in press). Nonsurgical management of hallux valgus: findings of a randomised pilot and feasibility trial. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 16(1), Article 78. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-023-00677-1

Background
Hallux valgus is a common and disabling condition. This randomised pilot and feasibility trial aimed to determine the feasibility of conducting a parallel group randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a nonsurgical intervention... Read More about Nonsurgical management of hallux valgus: findings of a randomised pilot and feasibility trial.

Implementing treat-to-target urate-lowering therapy during hospitalizations for gout flares (2023)
Journal Article
Russell, M. D., Ameyaw-Kyeremeh, L., Dell'Accio, F., Lapham, H., Head, N., Stovin, C., Patel, V., Clarke, B. D., Nagra, D., Alveyn, E., Adas, M. A., Bechman, K., de la Puente, M. A., Ellis, B., Byrne, C., Patel, R., Rutherford, A. I., Cantle, F., Norton, S., Roddy, E., …Galloway, J. B. (in press). Implementing treat-to-target urate-lowering therapy during hospitalizations for gout flares. Rheumatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kead574

Objectives
To evaluate a strategy designed to optimize care and increase uptake of urate-lowering therapy (ULT) during hospitalizations for gout flares.

Methods
We conducted a prospective cohort study to evaluate a strategy that combined optimal... Read More about Implementing treat-to-target urate-lowering therapy during hospitalizations for gout flares.

Experiences of living with hip osteoarthritis and of receiving advice, education and ultrasound-guided intra-articular hip injection in the hip injection trial. A qualitative study (2023)
Journal Article
Holden, M. A., Hawarden, A., Paskins, Z., Roddy, E., Mallen, C. D., Liddle, J., Bourton, A., Jinks, C., & trial team, H. (2023). Experiences of living with hip osteoarthritis and of receiving advice, education and ultrasound-guided intra-articular hip injection in the hip injection trial. A qualitative study. Musculoskeletal Care, https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1830

Objectives: The Hip Injection Trial (HIT) compared the effectiveness of adding a single ultrasound-guided intra-articular injection of either corticosteroid and local anaesthetic, or local anaesthetic alone, to advice and education among people with... Read More about Experiences of living with hip osteoarthritis and of receiving advice, education and ultrasound-guided intra-articular hip injection in the hip injection trial. A qualitative study.