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LEVELS OF SALIVARY C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, PROCALCITONIN AND NEUTROPHIL ELASTASE CAN PREDICT EXACERBATIONS IN COPD AND DETERMINE THOSE PATIENTS AT HIGH RISK OF RE-EXACERBATION (2016)
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Patel, N., Thorpe, G., Jones, P., Adamson, V., Belcher, J., & Spiteri, M. A. (2016). LEVELS OF SALIVARY C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, PROCALCITONIN AND NEUTROPHIL ELASTASE CAN PREDICT EXACERBATIONS IN COPD AND DETERMINE THOSE PATIENTS AT HIGH RISK OF RE-EXACERBATION. Thorax, 71(S3), A39-A40. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209333.72

Saliva has numerous practical advantages as a diagnostic bio-sample for management of long term conditions. We have previously demonstrated that C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT) and neutrophil elastase (NE) can be reliably and reproducib... Read More about LEVELS OF SALIVARY C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, PROCALCITONIN AND NEUTROPHIL ELASTASE CAN PREDICT EXACERBATIONS IN COPD AND DETERMINE THOSE PATIENTS AT HIGH RISK OF RE-EXACERBATION.

Clinical Significance of Medial Versus Lateral Compartment Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis: Cross-Sectional Analyses in an Adult Population With Knee Pain (2016)
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Ukachukwu, V., Duncan, R., Belcher, J., Marshall, M., Stefanik, J., Crossley, K., …Peat, G. (2017). Clinical Significance of Medial Versus Lateral Compartment Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis: Cross-Sectional Analyses in an Adult Population With Knee Pain. Arthritis Care and Research, 69(7), 943-951. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.23110

Objective To determine the comparative prevalence, associations with selected patient characteristics, and clinical outcomes of medial and lateral compartment patellofemoral (PF) joint osteoarthritis (OA). Methods Information was collected by qu... Read More about Clinical Significance of Medial Versus Lateral Compartment Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis: Cross-Sectional Analyses in an Adult Population With Knee Pain.

Illness perceptions of gout patients and the use of allopurinol in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study (2016)
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Walsh, C. P., Prior, J., Chandratre, P., Belcher, J., Mallen, C., & Roddy, E. (2016). Illness perceptions of gout patients and the use of allopurinol in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 17, Article 394. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1252-z

Background Patients’ perceptions of their illness are dynamic and can directly influence aspects of management. Our aim was to examine the illness perceptions of gout patients in UK primary care and associations with allopurinol use. Methods A h... Read More about Illness perceptions of gout patients and the use of allopurinol in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study.

Widespread pain and depression are key modifiable risk factors associated with reduced social participation in older adults: A prospective cohort study in primary care. (2016)
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Wilkie, R., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Belcher, J., Chew-Graham, C., Lacey, R. J., & McBeth, J. (2016). Widespread pain and depression are key modifiable risk factors associated with reduced social participation in older adults: A prospective cohort study in primary care. Medicine, 95(31), Article e4111. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000004111

In older adults, reduced social participation increases the risk of poor health-related quality of life, increased levels of inflammatory markers and cardiovascular disease, and increased mortality. Older adults frequently present to primary care, wh... Read More about Widespread pain and depression are key modifiable risk factors associated with reduced social participation in older adults: A prospective cohort study in primary care..

Bayesian inference for joint modelling of longitudinal continuous, binary and ordinal events (2016)
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Li, Q., Pan, J., & Belcher, J. (2016). Bayesian inference for joint modelling of longitudinal continuous, binary and ordinal events. Statistical Methods in Medical Research, 25(6), https://doi.org/10.1177/0962280214526199

In medical studies, repeated measurements of continuous, binary and ordinal outcomes are routinely collected from the same patient. Instead of modelling each outcome separately, in this study we propose to jointly model the trivariate longitudinal re... Read More about Bayesian inference for joint modelling of longitudinal continuous, binary and ordinal events.

Symptom recognition and perceived urgency of help-seeking for rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases in the general public: A mixed method approach. (2016)
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Simons, G., Belcher, J., Morton, C., Kumar, K., Falahee, M., Mallen, C. D., …Raza, K. (2017). Symptom recognition and perceived urgency of help-seeking for rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases in the general public: A mixed method approach. Arthritis Care and Research, 69(5), 633-641. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.22979

OBJECTIVE: Clinical outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are improved if the disease is treated early. However, treatment is often significantly delayed as a result of delayed help-seeking by patients who fail to recognise its symptoms or the need f... Read More about Symptom recognition and perceived urgency of help-seeking for rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases in the general public: A mixed method approach..

DIAGNOSTIC DELAY FOR GIANT CELL ARTERITIS (GCA). A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS (2016)
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Prior, J. A., Ranjbar, H., Belcher, J., Mackie, S., & Mallen, C. D. (2016). DIAGNOSTIC DELAY FOR GIANT CELL ARTERITIS (GCA). A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 75(S2), 1092-1092. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.2639

Background The diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA) remains difficult, with patients often presenting with non-specific and atypical symptoms. Such ambiguity can lead to delays in the diagnosis of GCA, which in-turn may result in the patient exper... Read More about DIAGNOSTIC DELAY FOR GIANT CELL ARTERITIS (GCA). A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS.

PATIENT PRIORITIES FOR PMR RESEARCH: A PRIMARY CARE SURVEY (2016)
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Hider, S., Morton, C., Muller, S., Belcher, J., Gilbert, K., Bucknall, M., & Mallen, C. (2016). PATIENT PRIORITIES FOR PMR RESEARCH: A PRIMARY CARE SURVEY. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 75, 169-169. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.5915

Background Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory disorder of older (>50 years) adults, frequently managed in primary care. PMR remains under-researched despite the significant impact this condition has on patient's quality of life. Ex... Read More about PATIENT PRIORITIES FOR PMR RESEARCH: A PRIMARY CARE SURVEY.