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Opportunities and challenges around adapting supported employment interventions for people with chronic low back pain: modified nominal group technique. (2020)
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Froud, R., Amundsen, P., Bartys, S., Battie, M., Burton, K., Foster, N., …Underwood, M. (2020). Opportunities and challenges around adapting supported employment interventions for people with chronic low back pain: modified nominal group technique. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1 - 8. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2020.1716863

Purpose: To identify and rank opportunities and challenges around adapting supported employment interventions for people with chronic low back pain (LBP).Methods: Delegates from an international back and neck research forum were invited to join an ex... Read More about Opportunities and challenges around adapting supported employment interventions for people with chronic low back pain: modified nominal group technique..

Baseline self-report 'central mechanisms' trait predicts persistent knee pain in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort. (2020)
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Swaithes. (2020). Baseline self-report 'central mechanisms' trait predicts persistent knee pain in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 173 -181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.11.004

OBJECTIVES: We investigated whether baseline scores for a self-report trait linked to central mechanisms predict 1 year pain outcomes in the Knee Pain in the Community cohort. METHOD: 1471 participants reported knee pain at baseline and responded to... Read More about Baseline self-report 'central mechanisms' trait predicts persistent knee pain in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort..

Adrenal lesions found incidentally: how to improve clinical and cost-effectiveness (2020)
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Hanna, F., Issa, B., Lea, S., George, C., Golash, A., Firn, M., …Fryer, A. (2020). Adrenal lesions found incidentally: how to improve clinical and cost-effectiveness. BMJ Open Quality, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000572

INTRODUCTION: Adrenal incidentalomas are lesions that are incidentally identified while scanning for other conditions. While most are benign and hormonally non-functional, around 20% are malignant and/or hormonally active, requiring prompt interventi... Read More about Adrenal lesions found incidentally: how to improve clinical and cost-effectiveness.

Development and Evaluation of a Screening Tool to Aid the Diagnosis of a Cluster Headache (2020)
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(2020). Development and Evaluation of a Screening Tool to Aid the Diagnosis of a Cluster Headache. Brain Sciences, https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10020077

Cluster headache (CH), a severe primary headache, is often misdiagnosed and mismanaged. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a screening tool to aid the diagnosis of CH. We developed a novel 12-item screening tool. This was comprised of... Read More about Development and Evaluation of a Screening Tool to Aid the Diagnosis of a Cluster Headache.

The impact of changes to national hypertension guidelines on hypertension management and outcomes in the UK (2020)
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Mallen. (2020). The impact of changes to national hypertension guidelines on hypertension management and outcomes in the UK. Hypertension, 356-364. https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.119.13926

In recent years, national and international guidelines have recommended the use of out-of-office blood pressure monitoring for diagnosing hypertension. Despite evidence of cost effectiveness, critics expressed concerns this would increase cardiovascu... Read More about The impact of changes to national hypertension guidelines on hypertension management and outcomes in the UK.

The Hospital Frailty Risk Score and its association with in-hospital mortality, cost, length of stay and discharge location in patients with heart failure (2020)
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Shing Kwok, C., Zieroth, S., Van Spall, H. G. C., Helliwell, T., Clarson, L., Mohamed, M., …Mamas, M. A. (2020). The Hospital Frailty Risk Score and its association with in-hospital mortality, cost, length of stay and discharge location in patients with heart failure. International Journal of Cardiology, 184-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.09.064

Background:
Little is known about frailty amongst patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF) on a national level.

Methods:
We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients admitted to hospital for HF in the United States. We examined how... Read More about The Hospital Frailty Risk Score and its association with in-hospital mortality, cost, length of stay and discharge location in patients with heart failure.

The relationship between independent and dependent life events and depression symptoms in Sri Lanka: a twin and singleton study (2020)
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(2020). The relationship between independent and dependent life events and depression symptoms in Sri Lanka: a twin and singleton study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 237-249. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-019-01765-z

Purpose
Life events have been associated with a variety of mental health conditions including depression. There is a scarcity of research in South Asia exploring the aetiology of independent and dependent life events and their relationship with depr... Read More about The relationship between independent and dependent life events and depression symptoms in Sri Lanka: a twin and singleton study.

Outcomes of cardiac implantable electronic device transvenous lead extractions performed in centers without onsite cardiac surgery (2020)
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Mohamed, M., Rashid, M., Greenspon, A., Barker, D., Patwala, A., Mamas, M., …Kwok, C. (2020). Outcomes of cardiac implantable electronic device transvenous lead extractions performed in centers without onsite cardiac surgery. International Journal of Cardiology, 154-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.07.095

Background: While major complications associated with CIED lead extractions are uncommon, they carry a significant risk of morbidity and mortality in the absence of surgical intervention. However, there is limited data on the differences in outcomes... Read More about Outcomes of cardiac implantable electronic device transvenous lead extractions performed in centers without onsite cardiac surgery.

Phenotypic switch to eczema in patients receiving biologics for plaque psoriasis: a systematic review (2020)
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Al-Janabi, A., Foulkes, A. C., Mason, K., Smith, C. H., Griffiths, C. E. M., & Warren, R. B. (2020). Phenotypic switch to eczema in patients receiving biologics for plaque psoriasis: a systematic review. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 34(7), 1440-1448. https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.16246

The use of biologic therapies for the treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis has been linked to the development of atopic eczema, amongst other cutaneous adverse events. This can cause diagnostic confusion and create difficulty in the management of pa... Read More about Phenotypic switch to eczema in patients receiving biologics for plaque psoriasis: a systematic review.

Factors influencing the implementation of evidence-based guidelines for osteoarthritis in primary care: A systematic review and thematic synthesis. (2020)
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Swaithes, L., Paskins, Z., Dziedzic, K., & Finney, A. (2020). Factors influencing the implementation of evidence-based guidelines for osteoarthritis in primary care: A systematic review and thematic synthesis. Musculoskeletal Care, https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1452

INTRODUCTION: Implementation of evidence-based health guidelines in primary care is challenging. This systematic review aimed to synthesize qualitative evidence that investigates the factors influencing the implementation of evidence-based guidelines... Read More about Factors influencing the implementation of evidence-based guidelines for osteoarthritis in primary care: A systematic review and thematic synthesis..