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Working through interpreters in old age psychiatry: a literature review (2015)
Journal Article
Farooq, S., Kingston, P., & Regan, J. (2015). Working through interpreters in old age psychiatry: a literature review. Mental Health Review Journal, 20(1), 36-47. https://doi.org/10.1108/mhrj-12-2013-0040

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to systematically appraise the effect of use of interpreters for mental health problems in old age. The primary objective of the review is to assess the impact of a language barrier for assessment and management... Read More about Working through interpreters in old age psychiatry: a literature review.

Risk of mental health and nutritional problems for left-behind children of international labor migrants (2015)
Journal Article
Wickramage, K., Siriwardhana, C., Vidanapathirana, P., Weerawarna, S., Jayasekara, B., Pannala, G., Adikari, A., Jayaweera, K., Peiris, S., Siribaddana, S., & Sumathipala, A. (2015). Risk of mental health and nutritional problems for left-behind children of international labor migrants. BMC Psychiatry, 15, Article 39. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-0412-2

BACKGROUND: One-in-ten Sri Lankans are employed abroad as International Labor Migrants (ILM), mainly as domestic maids or low-skilled laborers. Little is known about the impact their migration has on the health status of the children they 'leave behi... Read More about Risk of mental health and nutritional problems for left-behind children of international labor migrants.

Risk of mental health and nutritional problems for left-behind children of international labor migrants (2015)
Journal Article
Wickramage, K., Siriwardhana, C., Vidanapathirana, P., Weerawarna, S., Jayasekara, B., Pannala, G., Adikari, A., Jayaweera, K., Peiris, S., Siribaddana, S., & Sumathipala, A. (2015). Risk of mental health and nutritional problems for left-behind children of international labor migrants. BMC Psychiatry, 15, Article 39. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-0412-2

BACKGROUND: One-in-ten Sri Lankans are employed abroad as International Labor Migrants (ILM), mainly as domestic maids or low-skilled laborers. Little is known about the impact their migration has on the health status of the children they 'leave behi... Read More about Risk of mental health and nutritional problems for left-behind children of international labor migrants.

Managing depression in people with multimorbidity: a qualitative evaluation of an integrated collaborative care model (2015)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham. (2015). Managing depression in people with multimorbidity: a qualitative evaluation of an integrated collaborative care model. BMC Family Practice, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-015-0246-5

Background
Patients with comorbid depression and physical health problems have poorer outcomes compared with those with single long term conditions (LTCs), or multiple LTCs without depression. Primary care has traditionally struggled to provide inte... Read More about Managing depression in people with multimorbidity: a qualitative evaluation of an integrated collaborative care model.

Musculoskeletal concerns do not justify failure to use safer sequential trigger to prevent acute nail gun injuries (2015)
Journal Article
Lipscomb, H. J., Nolan, J., & Patterson, D. (2015). Musculoskeletal concerns do not justify failure to use safer sequential trigger to prevent acute nail gun injuries. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 58(4), 422-427. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22426

Background
Acute nail gun injuries can be controlled significantly by using tools with sequential triggers and training. Concern has been raised that sequential triggers, which require that the nose piece of the gun be depressed prior to pulling the... Read More about Musculoskeletal concerns do not justify failure to use safer sequential trigger to prevent acute nail gun injuries.

Pain reduction with oral methotrexate in knee osteoarthritis, a pragmatic phase iii trial of treatment effectiveness (PROMOTE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2015)
Journal Article
Roddy, E. (2015). Pain reduction with oral methotrexate in knee osteoarthritis, a pragmatic phase iii trial of treatment effectiveness (PROMOTE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 77 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0602-8

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the fastest growing cause of disability worldwide. Current treatments for OA are severely limited and a large proportion of people with OA live in constant, debilitating pain. There is therefore an urgent need for n... Read More about Pain reduction with oral methotrexate in knee osteoarthritis, a pragmatic phase iii trial of treatment effectiveness (PROMOTE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Embedding electronic decision-support tools for suspected cancer in primary care: a qualitative study of GPs' experiences. (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). Embedding electronic decision-support tools for suspected cancer in primary care: a qualitative study of GPs' experiences. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 548 - 555. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423615000109

AIM: The purpose of this evaluation was to obtain views from general practitioners (GPs) who piloted the electronic risk assessment tools (eRATs) for suspected lung or colorectal cancer. We wanted to find out whether GPs were able to integrate these... Read More about Embedding electronic decision-support tools for suspected cancer in primary care: a qualitative study of GPs' experiences..

Patient information materials in general practices and promotion of health literacy: an observational study of their effectiveness (2015)
Journal Article
Protheroe, J., Estacio, E. V., & Saidy-Khan, S. (2015). Patient information materials in general practices and promotion of health literacy: an observational study of their effectiveness. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 65(632), e192-e197. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp15x684013

Background Government policy in the UK emphasises providing patients with good health information to encourage participation in their health care. Patient information leaflets (PILs) form part of this policy and have been shown to affect patient heal... Read More about Patient information materials in general practices and promotion of health literacy: an observational study of their effectiveness.

Paracetamol not as safe as we thought?: a systematic literature review of observational studies (2015)
Journal Article
Dziedzic. (2015). Paracetamol not as safe as we thought?: a systematic literature review of observational studies. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206914

OBJECTIVES: We conducted a systematic literature review to assess the adverse event (AE) profile of paracetamol. METHODS: We searched Medline and Embase from database inception to 1 May 2013. We screened for observational studies in English, which re... Read More about Paracetamol not as safe as we thought?: a systematic literature review of observational studies.

Increased cardiovascular mortality associated with gout: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Roddy, Mallen, Belcher, Clarson, & Hider. (2015). Increased cardiovascular mortality associated with gout: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 22(3), 335 -343. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487313514895

BACKGROUND: Hyperuricaemia, the biochemical precursor to gout, has been shown to be an independent risk factor for mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD), although studies examining the clinical phenomenon of gout and risk of CVD mortality repor... Read More about Increased cardiovascular mortality associated with gout: a systematic review and meta-analysis.