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Evaluating on-line health information for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: a descriptive study (2017)
Journal Article
Vivekanantham, A., Protheroe, J., Muller, S., & Hider, S. (2017). Evaluating on-line health information for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: a descriptive study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 43 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1416-5

BACKGROUND: The Internet is increasingly used to access health information, although the quality of information varies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the readability, and quality of websites about polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). METHODS: Three... Read More about Evaluating on-line health information for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: a descriptive study.

Multilevel Modeling of Binary Outcomes with Three-Level Complex Health Survey Data (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Multilevel Modeling of Binary Outcomes with Three-Level Complex Health Survey Data. Open Journal of Epidemiology, 27 - 43. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojepi.2017.71004

Complex survey designs often involve unequal selection probabilities of clusters or units within clusters. When estimating models for complex survey data, scaled weights are incorporated into the likelihood, producing a pseudo likelihood. In a 3-leve... Read More about Multilevel Modeling of Binary Outcomes with Three-Level Complex Health Survey Data.

Patients' views on the causes of their polymyalgia rheumatica: a content analysis of data from the PMR Cohort Study (2017)
Journal Article
Tshimologo, M., Saunders, B., Muller, S., Mallen, C. D., & Hider, S. L. (2017). Patients' views on the causes of their polymyalgia rheumatica: a content analysis of data from the PMR Cohort Study. BMJ Open, e014301 -?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014301

OBJECTIVE: To explore primary care polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) patient beliefs about the causes of their PMR. DESIGN: Qualitative content analysis was conducted on patients' written responses to the question of what they thought had caused their PMR... Read More about Patients' views on the causes of their polymyalgia rheumatica: a content analysis of data from the PMR Cohort Study.

The humanistic and economic burden of chronic wounds: a protocol for a systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
Järbrink, K., Ni, G., Sönnergren, H., Schmidtchen, A., Pang, C., Bajpai, R., & Car, J. (2017). The humanistic and economic burden of chronic wounds: a protocol for a systematic review. Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0400-8

Background: Chronic non-healing wounds present a substantial economic burden to healthcare system; significant reductions in quality of life for those affected, and precede often serious events such as limp amputations or even premature deaths. This... Read More about The humanistic and economic burden of chronic wounds: a protocol for a systematic review.

Incidence and medical management of bisphosphonate-associated atypical femoral fractures in a major trauma centre: a retrospective observational study (2017)
Journal Article
Eisenstein, N., Kasavkar, G., Bhavsar, D., Shehzaad Khan, F., & Paskins, Z. (2017). Incidence and medical management of bisphosphonate-associated atypical femoral fractures in a major trauma centre: a retrospective observational study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1392-9

BACKGROUND: Atypical femoral fractures (AFFs) are rare events associated with increased duration of bisphosphonate exposure. Recommended management of AFFs include cessation of bisphosphonates and imaging of the contralateral femur. The aims of this... Read More about Incidence and medical management of bisphosphonate-associated atypical femoral fractures in a major trauma centre: a retrospective observational study.

Management of obstetric postpartum hemorrhage: A national service evaluation of current practice in the UK (2017)
Journal Article
Al Wattar, B., Tamblyn, J., Parry-Smith, W., Prior, M., & Van Der Nelson, H. (2017). Management of obstetric postpartum hemorrhage: A national service evaluation of current practice in the UK. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 10, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S121737

Background: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) continues to be one of the major causes of maternal mortality and morbidity in obstetrics. Variations in practice often lead to adverse maternity outcomes following PPH. Our objective was to assess the current... Read More about Management of obstetric postpartum hemorrhage: A national service evaluation of current practice in the UK.

Monitoring thyroid function in patients on levothyroxine: audit findings and suggested change in practice (2017)
Journal Article
Scargill, J. J., Livingston, M., Holland, D., Khan, A., Duff, C. J., Fryer, A. A., & Heald, A. H. (2017). Monitoring thyroid function in patients on levothyroxine: audit findings and suggested change in practice. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 71(1), Article ARTN e12877. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.12877

With demand for endocrine tests steadily increasing year-on-year, review of requesting behaviour is very pertinent. A wealth of data now exists to suggest that there is a significant degree of unnecessary requesting of pathology tests,1-3 including e... Read More about Monitoring thyroid function in patients on levothyroxine: audit findings and suggested change in practice.

Generic prognostic factors for musculoskeletal pain in primary care: a systematic review. (2017)
Journal Article
Artus, M., Campbell, P., Mallen, C., Dunn, K., & van der Windt, D. (2017). Generic prognostic factors for musculoskeletal pain in primary care: a systematic review. BMJ Open, e012901 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012901

OBJECTIVES: To summarise the evidence for generic prognostic factors across a range of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions. SETTING: primary care. METHODS AND OUTCOMES: Comprehensive systematic literature review. MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsychINFO and EMBASE we... Read More about Generic prognostic factors for musculoskeletal pain in primary care: a systematic review..