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A randomised controlled trial of computerised cognitive behaviour therapy for the treatment of depression in primary care: the Randomised Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Acceptability of Computerised Therapy (REEACT) trial (2015)
Report
Littlewood, E., Duarte, A., Hewitt, C., Knowles, S., Palmer, S., Walker, S., …Team, R. (2015). A randomised controlled trial of computerised cognitive behaviour therapy for the treatment of depression in primary care: the Randomised Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Acceptability of Computerised Therapy (REEACT) trial. NIHR

Background
Computerised cognitive behaviour therapy (cCBT) has been developed as an efficient form of therapy delivery with the potential to enhance access to psychological care. Independent research is needed which examines both the clinical effect... Read More about A randomised controlled trial of computerised cognitive behaviour therapy for the treatment of depression in primary care: the Randomised Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Acceptability of Computerised Therapy (REEACT) trial.

Major Bleeding and Adverse Outcome following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (2015)
Journal Article
Holroyd, E. W., Khoo, C. W., Butler, R., Fraser, D. G., Nolan, J., & Mamas, M. A. (2015). Major Bleeding and Adverse Outcome following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Interventional Cardiology: Reviews, Research, Resources, 10(1), 22-25. https://doi.org/10.15420/icr.2015.10.1.22

Advances in anti-thrombotic and anti-platelet therapies have improved outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) through a reduction in ischaemic events, at the expense of peri-procedural bleeding complications. These... Read More about Major Bleeding and Adverse Outcome following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

Respiratory symptoms and cross-shift lung function in relation to cotton dust and endotoxin exposure in textile workers in Nepal: a cross-sectional study (2015)
Journal Article
Paudyal, P., Semple, S., Gairhe, S., Steiner, M. F. C., Niven, R., & Ayres, J. G. (2015). Respiratory symptoms and cross-shift lung function in relation to cotton dust and endotoxin exposure in textile workers in Nepal: a cross-sectional study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 72(12), 870-876. https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2014-102718

Objectives: Inhalation of a cotton-based particulates has previously been associated with respiratory symptoms and impaired lung function. This study investigates the respiratory health of Nepalese textile workers in relation to dust and endotoxin ex... Read More about Respiratory symptoms and cross-shift lung function in relation to cotton dust and endotoxin exposure in textile workers in Nepal: a cross-sectional study.

The development and initial validation of a questionnaire to measure help-seeking behaviour in patients with new onset rheumatoid arthritis (2015)
Journal Article
Stack, R. J., Mallen, C., Deighton, C., Kiely, P., Shaw, K. L., Booth, A., …Raza, K. (2015). The development and initial validation of a questionnaire to measure help-seeking behaviour in patients with new onset rheumatoid arthritis. Health Expectations, 18(6), 2340-2355. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12203

BACKGROUND: Early treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is vital. However, people often delay in seeking help at symptom onset. An assessment of the reasons behind patient delay is necessary to develop interventions to promote rapid consultation. O... Read More about The development and initial validation of a questionnaire to measure help-seeking behaviour in patients with new onset rheumatoid arthritis.

Development, Testing and Reporting of Mobile Apps for Psycho-social Interventions: Lessons from the Pharmaceuticals. (2015)
Journal Article
Farooq. (2015). Development, Testing and Reporting of Mobile Apps for Psycho-social Interventions: Lessons from the Pharmaceuticals. https://doi.org/10.4172/2168-9784.1000.191

The mobile Health offers great potential for delivery of Psycho-social Interventions. So far, the researchers have focused mainly on efficacy, and to some extent feasibility of Psycho-social Interventions. Poor reporting of development and initial te... Read More about Development, Testing and Reporting of Mobile Apps for Psycho-social Interventions: Lessons from the Pharmaceuticals..

Influences on the decision to use an osteoarthritis diagnosis in primary care: a cohort study with linked survey and electronic health record data (2015)
Journal Article
Jordan, K., Tan, V., Edwards, J., Chen, Y., Englund, M., Hubertsson, J., …Peat, G. (2016). Influences on the decision to use an osteoarthritis diagnosis in primary care: a cohort study with linked survey and electronic health record data. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 24(5), 786-793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2015.12.015

Objective
Clinicians may record patients presenting with osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms with joint pain rather than an OA diagnosis. This may have implications for OA research studies and patient care. The objective was to assess whether older adults... Read More about Influences on the decision to use an osteoarthritis diagnosis in primary care: a cohort study with linked survey and electronic health record data.

"Why me? I don't fit the mould...I am a freak of nature": a qualitative study of women's experience of gout (2015)
Journal Article
Richardson, J. C., Liddle, J., Mallen, C. D., Roddy, E., Prinjha, S., Ziebland, S., & Hider, S. (2015). "Why me? I don't fit the mould...I am a freak of nature": a qualitative study of women's experience of gout. BMC Women's Health, Article 122. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-015-0277-z

Background
Gout is more common in men, and is often perceived by both patients and health practitioners to be a disorder of men, but its prevalence in women is increasing. Little is known about women’s experience of gout and the impact it has on the... Read More about "Why me? I don't fit the mould...I am a freak of nature": a qualitative study of women's experience of gout.

Addressing the Healthcare Needs of an Ageing Population The Need for an Integrated Solution (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). Addressing the Healthcare Needs of an Ageing Population The Need for an Integrated Solution

All stakeholders involved in healthcare are well aware of the ticking time bomb of our ageing world with demand exceeding supply even within the most affluent of countries. The Director- General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recently dra... Read More about Addressing the Healthcare Needs of an Ageing Population The Need for an Integrated Solution.

Reliability among clinicians diagnosing low back-related leg pain. (2015)
Journal Article
Stynes, S., Konstantinou, K., Dunn, K., Lewis, M., & Hay, E. (2015). Reliability among clinicians diagnosing low back-related leg pain. European Spine Journal, 25, 2734–2740. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-015-4359-2

PURPOSE: To investigate agreement and reliability among clinicians when diagnosing low back-related leg pain (LBLP) in primary care consulters. METHODS: Thirty-six patients were assessed by one of six physiotherapists and diagnosed as having either l... Read More about Reliability among clinicians diagnosing low back-related leg pain..