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Which behaviour change techniques are associated with interventions that increase physical activity in pre-school children? A systematic review (2023)
Journal Article
Al-walah, M. A., Donnelly, M., Cunningham, C., & Heron, N. (in press). Which behaviour change techniques are associated with interventions that increase physical activity in pre-school children? A systematic review. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 2013. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16885-0

Background: Insufficient physical activity (PA) is a significant risk factor that contributes to several health problems and there is a need to improve our understanding of how to increase PA, particularly among young children. This review (PROSPERO... Read More about Which behaviour change techniques are associated with interventions that increase physical activity in pre-school children? A systematic review.

Efficacy and safety of the new generation Watchman FLX device compared to the Watchman 2.5: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2023)
Journal Article
Najim, M., Reda Mostafa, M., Eid, M. M., Alabdouh, A., Awad, A. K., Elbanna, M., …Mamas, M. A. (in press). Efficacy and safety of the new generation Watchman FLX device compared to the Watchman 2.5: a systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Cardiovascular Disease, 13(5), 291-299

The first-generation Watchman 2.5 (W 2.5) presented several limitations, such as challenges in implantation within complex left atrial appendage (LAA) anatomies, higher incidence of peri-device leak, device recapture, and device-related thrombus (DR... Read More about Efficacy and safety of the new generation Watchman FLX device compared to the Watchman 2.5: a systematic review and meta-analysis..

A scoping review of patient self-report measures of flare in knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA): A report from the OMERACT flares in OA working group (2023)
Journal Article
Queiroga, F., Cross, M., Thomas, M. J., March, L., Epstein, J., & Guillemin, F. (2023). A scoping review of patient self-report measures of flare in knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA): A report from the OMERACT flares in OA working group. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 63, Article 152281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2023.152281

Purpose We aimed to analyze the content validity/domain match and feasibility of self-report instruments that could measure flare in osteoarthritis (OA), by extending our 2017 literature review on the definition of flare in knee and hip OA. Metho... Read More about A scoping review of patient self-report measures of flare in knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA): A report from the OMERACT flares in OA working group.

Social Vulnerability and Hemopericardial Cardiovascular Death: Insight from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Databases (2023)
Journal Article
Sainbayar, E., Ibrahim, R., Pham, H. N., Beauti, W., Shahid, M., Hickerson, N., …Mamas, M. A. (in press). Social Vulnerability and Hemopericardial Cardiovascular Death: Insight from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Databases. The American Journal of Cardiology, 210, 143-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.10.029

Association Between Cardiologist Density and Mortality in Urban and Rural Counties in the United States. (2023)
Journal Article
Minhas, A. M. K., Cullen, M. W., Mamas, M. A., Fudim, M., Virani, S. S., Khan, S. S., …Abramov, D. (in press). Association Between Cardiologist Density and Mortality in Urban and Rural Counties in the United States. The American Journal of Cardiology, S0002-9149(23)01162-1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.10.024

Longer-term quality of care, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of implementing a model of care for osteoarthritis: a cluster-randomized controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Østerås, N., Aas, E., Moseng, T., van Bodegom-Vos, L., Dziedzic, K., Natvig, B., …Hagen, K. B. (2024). Longer-term quality of care, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of implementing a model of care for osteoarthritis: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 32(1), 108-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2023.10.003

Objective To assess the quality of care, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness over 12 months after implementing a structured model of care for hip and knee osteoarthritis in primary healthcare as compared to usual care. Design In this pragmatic... Read More about Longer-term quality of care, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of implementing a model of care for osteoarthritis: a cluster-randomized controlled trial.

Analgesic Prescribing in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis in England: Observational Studies in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2023)
Journal Article
Scott, I. C., Jordan, K. P., Twohig, H., Whittle, R., Muller, S., Hider, S. L., …Bailey, J. (2023). Analgesic Prescribing in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis in England: Observational Studies in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Rheumatology, Article kead463. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kead463

Despite little evidence that analgesics are effective in inflammatory arthritis (IA), studies report substantial opioid prescribing. The extent this applies to other analgesics is uncertain. We undertook a comprehensive evaluation of analgesic prescr... Read More about Analgesic Prescribing in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis in England: Observational Studies in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

Endocervical crypt involvement by high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and its association with high-grade histopathological recurrence after cervical excision in women with negative excision margins: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Papoutsis, D., Underwood, M., Parry-Smith, W., & Tzavara, C. (2024). Endocervical crypt involvement by high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and its association with high-grade histopathological recurrence after cervical excision in women with negative excision margins: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 309, 939–948. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-023-07242-y

Background There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that endocervical crypt involvement by high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) may represent a risk factor for disease recurrence after cervical treatment. Objectives To provi... Read More about Endocervical crypt involvement by high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and its association with high-grade histopathological recurrence after cervical excision in women with negative excision margins: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Metoclopramide for Avoiding Pneumonia after Stroke (MAPS-2) Trial (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Roffe, C., Warusevitane, A., Smith, C., Dixit, A., Sprigg, N., Ogollah, R., …Bath, P. (2023, October). Metoclopramide for Avoiding Pneumonia after Stroke (MAPS-2) Trial. Poster presented at 15th World Stroke Congress, Toronto, Canada

The research study is designed to assess a treatment which might prevent pneumonia and improve survival in patients that have had a stroke. Pneumonia is a major cause of death after stroke and delays recovery in survivors. The most important cause o... Read More about Metoclopramide for Avoiding Pneumonia after Stroke (MAPS-2) Trial.

Diagnostic clinical prediction rules for categorising low back pain: A systematic review (2023)
Journal Article
Hill, C. J., Banerjee, A., Hill, J., & Stapleton, C. (in press). Diagnostic clinical prediction rules for categorising low back pain: A systematic review. Musculoskeletal Care, https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1816

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a common complex condition, where specific diagnoses are hard to identify. Diagnostic clinical prediction rules (CPRs) are known to improve clinical decision‐making. A review of LBP diagnostic‐CPRs by Haskins et al.... Read More about Diagnostic clinical prediction rules for categorising low back pain: A systematic review.