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The influence of behavioural and psychological factors on medication adherence over time in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a study in the biologics era (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). The influence of behavioural and psychological factors on medication adherence over time in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a study in the biologics era. Rheumatology, 1780 -1791. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev105

OBJECTIVES: To investigate levels of self-reported adherence to biologic treatment and establish the contribution of demographic, physical and psychological factors to biologic medication adherence in an RA cohort. METHODS: Adalimumab-treated patient... Read More about The influence of behavioural and psychological factors on medication adherence over time in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a study in the biologics era.

The systematic development of a novel integrated spiral undergraduate course in general practice (2015)
Journal Article
McKinley, R. K., Bartlett, M., Coventry, P., Gay, S. P., Gibson, S. H., Hays, R. B., Jones, R. G., Thompson, K., Ahmed, H., Butler, C., Edwards, A., Houston, H., Kinnersley, P., Phillips, K., & Savage, K. (2015). The systematic development of a novel integrated spiral undergraduate course in general practice. Education for Primary Care, 189 -196. https://doi.org/10.1080/14739879.2015.11494338

In 2007 Keele University School of Medicine rolled out its novel curriculum to which general
practice makes a major contribution. In this paper we describe the systematic approach we
took to developing the GP curriculum; from the underlying educati... Read More about The systematic development of a novel integrated spiral undergraduate course in general practice.

Policy issues related to educating the future Israeli medical workforce: an international perspective. (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). Policy issues related to educating the future Israeli medical workforce: an international perspective. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, -. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-015-0030-y

A 2014 external review of medical schools in Israel identified several issues of importance to the nation's health. This paper focuses on three inter-related policy-relevant topics: planning the physician and healthcare workforce to meet the needs of... Read More about Policy issues related to educating the future Israeli medical workforce: an international perspective..

Prognostic Tools for Early Mortality in Hemorrhagic Stroke: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). Prognostic Tools for Early Mortality in Hemorrhagic Stroke: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. https://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2015.11.4.339

Background and Purpose
Several risk scores have been developed to predict mortality in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). We aimed to systematically determine the performance of published prognostic tools.

Methods
We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE for... Read More about Prognostic Tools for Early Mortality in Hemorrhagic Stroke: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

A longitudinal assessment of the responsiveness of the ICECAP-A in a randomised controlled trial of a knee pain intervention (2015)
Journal Article
Keeley, T., Al-Janabi, H., Nicholls, E., Foster, N., Jowett, S., & Coast, J. (2015). A longitudinal assessment of the responsiveness of the ICECAP-A in a randomised controlled trial of a knee pain intervention. Quality of Life Research, 2319 - 2331. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-0980-0

PURPOSE: The ICECAP-A is a simple measure of capability well-being for use with the adult population. The descriptive system is made up of five key attributes: Stability, Attachment, Autonomy, Achievement and Enjoyment. Studies have begun to assess t... Read More about A longitudinal assessment of the responsiveness of the ICECAP-A in a randomised controlled trial of a knee pain intervention.

Schizophrenia diagnosis and treatment by general practitioners: A cross-sectional study in district Peshawar, Pakistan (2015)
Journal Article
Irfan, M., Miguel Caldas de Almeida, J., MP Irfan, U., Ahmad Raza, U., & Farooq, S. (2015). Schizophrenia diagnosis and treatment by general practitioners: A cross-sectional study in district Peshawar, Pakistan. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 65(9), 937-942

Objective: To assess the knowledge and practices of general practitioners about diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia and determine their association with clinical exposure to such cases in practice.
Methods: The cross-sectional study was conduct... Read More about Schizophrenia diagnosis and treatment by general practitioners: A cross-sectional study in district Peshawar, Pakistan.

Structural Equation Modelling of the moderation effect of health locus of control on the pain-depression pathway (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hope, K., Dunn, K. M., & Campbell, P. (2015, September). Structural Equation Modelling of the moderation effect of health locus of control on the pain-depression pathway. Poster presented at 9th Congress of the European Pain Federation (EFIC), Vienna, Austria

Background and aims Low back pain (LBP) is common, and is a major health concern. Psychological consequences of LBP, such as depression, are significant barriers to recovery, but mechanisms for the development of depression are less well understood.... Read More about Structural Equation Modelling of the moderation effect of health locus of control on the pain-depression pathway.

Non-invasive, non-contact measurement of tidal breathing parameters in children aged 3-17 years using structured light plethysmography (SLP) (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hmeidi, H., Chadwick, E., Lenney, W., Gilchrist, F., Alexander, J., Wilson, R., Motamedi-Fakr, S., & Iles, R. (2015, September). Non-invasive, non-contact measurement of tidal breathing parameters in children aged 3-17 years using structured light plethysmography (SLP). Paper presented at ERS Annual Congress 2015, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Radiation exposure in relation to the arterial access site used for diagnostic coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Plourde, G., Pancholy, S. B., Nolan, J., Jolly, S., Rao, S. V., Amhed, I., Bangalore, S., Patel, T., Dahm, J. B., & Bertrand, O. F. (2015). Radiation exposure in relation to the arterial access site used for diagnostic coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet, 386(10009), 2192-2203. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2815%2900305-0