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Proactive review of patients taking opioid medicines for persistent pain led by pharmacists in primary care teams (PROMPPT): A feasibility study (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ashworth, J., Cornwall, N., Harrisson, S. A., Woodcock, C., Nicholls, E., Laing, L., Helliwell, T., Lancaster, G., Mallen, C. D., Avery, A., Knaggs, R., Pincus, T., & Jinks, C. (2023, May). Proactive review of patients taking opioid medicines for persistent pain led by pharmacists in primary care teams (PROMPPT): A feasibility study. Presented at BPS Annual Scientific Meeting 2023, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Trends in gabapentinoid prescribing in UK primary care using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink: an observational study (2023)
Journal Article
Ashworth, J., Bajpai, R., Muller, S., Bailey, J., Helliwell, T., Harrisson, S., Whittle, R., & Mallen, C. (2023). Trends in gabapentinoid prescribing in UK primary care using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink: an observational study. The Lancet Regional Health Europe, 27, Article ARTN 100579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100579

Background
The UK government reclassified gabapentin and pregabalin as ‘controlled drugs’ from April 2019. This study aimed to describe the trends in gabapentinoid prescribing before and immediately after reclassification, in the UK Clinical Practic... Read More about Trends in gabapentinoid prescribing in UK primary care using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink: an observational study.

Profiles of Pain Acceptance and Values-Based Action in the Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Pain. (2022)
Journal Article
Ashworth. (2022). Profiles of Pain Acceptance and Values-Based Action in the Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Pain. Journal of Pain, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2022.06.005

Pain acceptance and values-based action are relevant to treatment outcomes in those with chronic pain. It is unclear if patterns of responding in these 2 behavioral processes can be used to classify patients into distinct classes at treatment onset a... Read More about Profiles of Pain Acceptance and Values-Based Action in the Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Pain..

Initial Evaluation of the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire – 2 (2020)
Journal Article
Ashworth. (2020). Initial Evaluation of the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire – 2. European Journal of Pain, https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1650

Greater acceptance of chronic pain is associated with lesser levels of pain-related distress and disability and better overall functioning. Pain acceptance is most often assessed using the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ), which includes... Read More about Initial Evaluation of the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire – 2.

Examining the impact of an innovative online qualitative study (netnography) in developing a clinical pharmacist-led review for persistent pain patients in primary care (PROMPPT study) (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Woodcock, C., Ashworth, J., Cornwall, N., Harrisson, S. A., Buttery, A., Jinks, C., Mallen, C., & Dikomitis, L. (2020, June). Examining the impact of an innovative online qualitative study (netnography) in developing a clinical pharmacist-led review for persistent pain patients in primary care (PROMPPT study). Presented at ASM 2020 (CANCELLED), Chicago, Illinois

Trends in gabapentinoid prescribing in patients with osteoarthritis: a United Kingdom national cohort study in primary care (2019)
Journal Article
Appleyard, T., Ashworth, J., Bedson, J., Yu, D., & Peat, G. (2019). Trends in gabapentinoid prescribing in patients with osteoarthritis: a United Kingdom national cohort study in primary care. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 1437-1444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.06.008

Summary Objective
To investigate trends in gabapentinoid prescribing in patients with osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods
Patients aged 40 years and over with a new OA diagnosis recorded between 1995 and 2015 were identified in the Clinical Practice Re... Read More about Trends in gabapentinoid prescribing in patients with osteoarthritis: a United Kingdom national cohort study in primary care.

The Relation of Self-Compassion to Functioning among Adults with Chronic Pain (2019)
Journal Article
Ashworth. (2019). The Relation of Self-Compassion to Functioning among Adults with Chronic Pain. European Journal of Pain, https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1429

Previous research has shown that self-compassion is associated with improved functioning and health outcomes among multiple chronic illnesses. However, the role of self-compassion in chronic pain-related functioning is understudied. The present study... Read More about The Relation of Self-Compassion to Functioning among Adults with Chronic Pain.

Risk of adverse events in patients prescribed long-term opioids: a cohort study in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2019)
Journal Article
Bedson, J., Chen, Y., Ashworth, J., Hayward, R. A., Dunn, K. M., & Jordan, K. P. (2019). Risk of adverse events in patients prescribed long-term opioids: a cohort study in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. European Journal of Pain, 23(5), 908-922. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1357

Background
Long-term opioid prescribing for musculoskeletal pain is controversial due to uncertainty regarding effectiveness and safety. This study examined the risks of a range of adverse events in a large cohort of patients prescribed long-term op... Read More about Risk of adverse events in patients prescribed long-term opioids: a cohort study in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

Examining Committed Action in Chronic Pain: Further Validation and Clinical Utility of the Committed Action Questionnaire. (2016)
Journal Article
Bailey, R. W., Vowles, K. E., Witkiewitz, K., Sowden, G., & Ashworth, J. (2016). Examining Committed Action in Chronic Pain: Further Validation and Clinical Utility of the Committed Action Questionnaire. Journal of Pain, 1095-1104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2016.06.011

Psychosocial treatments for chronic pain conditions, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, have highlighted minimizing pain avoidance behaviors and increasing engagement in valued activities as key treatment targets. In terms of salient processe... Read More about Examining Committed Action in Chronic Pain: Further Validation and Clinical Utility of the Committed Action Questionnaire..