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The prescription and monitoring of conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs: British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope (2024)
Journal Article
Mercer, L., Abhishek, A., Kavirayani, A., Ahmed, A., Davidson, A., Foulkes, A., …Galloway, J. (in press). The prescription and monitoring of conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs: British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 8(3), Article rkae077. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkae077

Lay Summary: What does this mean for patients? A revised guideline, produced by the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR), will provide up-to-date information about the safe prescribing and monitoring of the effects of non-biologic (or conventional... Read More about The prescription and monitoring of conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs: British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope.

Coproducing Health Information Materials With Young People: Reflections and Lessons Learned (2024)
Journal Article
Faux-Nightingale, A., Somayajula, G., Bradbury, C., Bray, L., Burton, C., Chew-Graham, C. A., …Welsh, V. (2024). Coproducing Health Information Materials With Young People: Reflections and Lessons Learned. Health Expectations, 27(3), Article e14115. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.14115

Background
This paper describes and critically reflects on how children and young people (CYP) acted as public advisors to co-produce health information materials about Long Covid for younger audiences. This work was underpinned by the Lundy model,... Read More about Coproducing Health Information Materials With Young People: Reflections and Lessons Learned.

44 Impact of the danish comorbidity index for acute myocardial infarction score on 30-day unplanned readmission rates and causes in hospitalised patients with acute coronary syndrome (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Sokhal, B. S., Matetić, A., Marshall, M., Twohig, H., Shepherd, T., Mallen, C., & Mamas, M. (2024, June). 44 Impact of the danish comorbidity index for acute myocardial infarction score on 30-day unplanned readmission rates and causes in hospitalised patients with acute coronary syndrome. Paper presented at British Cardiovascular Society Annual Conference, ‘Back to the patient’, 3–5 June 2024, Manchester

Introduction This study aimed to investigate the association of the DANish CoMorbidity Index for Acute Myocardial Infarction (DANCAMI) score with the 30-day unplanned readmission rates and causes and in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients.

Long-term outcomes of COVID-19 infection in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review] (2024)
Journal Article
Twohig, H., Bajpai, R., Corp, N., Faux-Nightingale, A., Mallen, C., Robinson, T., …Burton, C. (2024). Long-term outcomes of COVID-19 infection in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. NIHR Open Research, 4(22), https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13549.1

Background
Children and young people (CYP) may experience prolonged symptoms following COVID-19, commonly termed ‘Long-COVID’. The characteristics of Long-COVID in CYP are unclear, as are the sequalae of acute COVID-19. We aimed to systematically sy... Read More about Long-term outcomes of COVID-19 infection in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review].

Treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica: British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope (2024)
Journal Article
Toyoda, T., Armitstead, Z., Bhide, S., Engamba, S., Henderson, E., Jones, C., …Yates, M. (in press). Treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica: British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 8(1), Article rkae002. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkae002

The last British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) guideline on PMR was published in 2009. The guideline needs to be updated to provide a summary of the current evidence for pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of adults with PMR. This gui... Read More about Treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica: British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope.

A Scoping Review of the Effects of Ambient Air Quality on Cognitive Frailty (2023)
Journal Article
Hodgson, J. R., Benkowitz, C., Castellani, B. C., Ellison, A., Yassaie, R., Twohig, H., …Fowler-Davis, S. (2023). A Scoping Review of the Effects of Ambient Air Quality on Cognitive Frailty. Environments, 11(1), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments11010004

Environmental and public health research has given considerable attention to the impact of air quality on brain health, with systematic reviews being widespread. No literature review has been conducted for cognitive frailty—a multidimensional syndrom... Read More about A Scoping Review of the Effects of Ambient Air Quality on Cognitive Frailty.

Experiences and care needs of children with long Covid: a qualitative study. (2023)
Journal Article
Faux-Nightingale, A., Saunders, B., Burton, C., Chew-Graham, C. A., Somayajula, G., Twohig, H., & Welsh, V. (2023). Experiences and care needs of children with long Covid: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), 8(1), Article 0143. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0143

Long Covid, the patient-preferred term, describes symptoms persisting after an acute episode of Covid-19 infection. Symptoms in children and young people (CYP) can affect daily routine, with broader impacts on education, health-related quality of lif... Read More about Experiences and care needs of children with long Covid: a qualitative study..

Analgesic Prescribing in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis in England: Observational Studies in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2023)
Journal Article
Scott, I. C., Jordan, K. P., Twohig, H., Whittle, R., Muller, S., Hider, S. L., …Bailey, J. (2023). Analgesic Prescribing in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis in England: Observational Studies in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Rheumatology, Article kead463. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kead463

Despite little evidence that analgesics are effective in inflammatory arthritis (IA), studies report substantial opioid prescribing. The extent this applies to other analgesics is uncertain. We undertook a comprehensive evaluation of analgesic prescr... Read More about Analgesic Prescribing in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis in England: Observational Studies in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

The relationship between pain and depression and anxiety in patients with inflammatory arthritis: a systematic review protocol (2023)
Journal Article
Cox, N., Hawarden, A., Bajpai, R., Farooq, S., Twohig, H., Muller, S., & Scott, I. C. (2024). The relationship between pain and depression and anxiety in patients with inflammatory arthritis: a systematic review protocol. Rheumatology International, 44, 435–440. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-023-05450-y

Pain is a major challenge for patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA). Depression and anxiety are common comorbidities in IA, associating with worse outcomes. How they relate to pain is uncertain, with existing systematic reviews (a) mainly conside... Read More about The relationship between pain and depression and anxiety in patients with inflammatory arthritis: a systematic review protocol.

Applying the consolidated framework for implementation research to evaluate the community rapid intervention service (2023)
Journal Article
Moult, A., Baker, D., Twohig, H., Missen, M., Iqbal, Z., Duffy, H., & Paskins, Z. (2023). Applying the consolidated framework for implementation research to evaluate the community rapid intervention service. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1), 844. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09864-z

Background: Developed in 2019, the Community Rapid Intervention Service (CRIS) is a community intervention service aiming to prevent hospital admissions. CRIS provides a response within two hours to patients with sub-acute medical needs in their usua... Read More about Applying the consolidated framework for implementation research to evaluate the community rapid intervention service.