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Polypharmacy in atrial fibrillation: A prospective analysis of mortality and ischemic stroke using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2023)
Journal Article
Slater, N., White, S., & Frisher, M. (2024). Polypharmacy in atrial fibrillation: A prospective analysis of mortality and ischemic stroke using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Journal of Arrhythmia, 40(1), 47-56. https://doi.org/10.1002/joa3.12961

Background: Observational studies of polypharmacy and the risk of death or stroke in individuals with atrial fibrillation (AF) have produced inconsistent findings. By using propensity score matching (PSM) and Cox regression, this study aimed to deter... Read More about Polypharmacy in atrial fibrillation: A prospective analysis of mortality and ischemic stroke using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

Pre-existing musculoskeletal pain and its association with mortality in newly diagnosed co-morbid conditions: an electronic health record cohort study (2023)
Journal Article
Marshall, M., Mason, K. J., Edwards, J. J., Mamas, M. A., Bailey, J., Heron, N., …Jordan, K. P. (2023). Pre-existing musculoskeletal pain and its association with mortality in newly diagnosed co-morbid conditions: an electronic health record cohort study. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 8(1), Article rkad104. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkad104

Objective
Musculoskeletal pain is a common risk factor for co-morbid conditions and might increase the risk of poor outcomes. The objective was to determine whether patients with pre-existing musculoskeletal pain have an increased risk for mortality... Read More about Pre-existing musculoskeletal pain and its association with mortality in newly diagnosed co-morbid conditions: an electronic health record cohort study.

Estimating the direct healthcare utilization and cost of musculoskeletal pain among people with comorbidity: a retrospective electronic health record study (2023)
Journal Article
Png, M. E., Mason, K. J., Marshall, M., Jordan, K. P., Bailey, J., Frisher, M., …Achana, F. (2023). Estimating the direct healthcare utilization and cost of musculoskeletal pain among people with comorbidity: a retrospective electronic health record study. Current Medical Research and Opinion, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/03007995.2023.2271862

Objective
To investigate the impact of pre-existing painful musculoskeletal conditions on healthcare utilization and costs among patients with five common conditions: acute coronary syndrome (ACS), stroke, cancer, dementia and pneumonia.

Methods... Read More about Estimating the direct healthcare utilization and cost of musculoskeletal pain among people with comorbidity: a retrospective electronic health record study.

Musculoskeletal pain and its impact on prognosis following acute coronary syndrome or stroke: A linked electronic health record cohort study (2023)
Journal Article
Mason, K. J., Jordan, K. P., Heron, N., Edwards, J. J., Bailey, J., Achana, F. A., …Marshall, M. (2023). Musculoskeletal pain and its impact on prognosis following acute coronary syndrome or stroke: A linked electronic health record cohort study. Musculoskeletal Care, 21(3), 749-762. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1748

OBJECTIVE: Musculoskeletal painful conditions are a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), but less is known about whether musculoskeletal pain also worsens prognosis from CVD. The objective was to determine whether patients with musculoskelet... Read More about Musculoskeletal pain and its impact on prognosis following acute coronary syndrome or stroke: A linked electronic health record cohort study.

Use of path analysis to predict changes to community pharmacy and GP emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) provision in England (2022)
Journal Article
Thayer, N., White, S., & Frisher, M. (2022). Use of path analysis to predict changes to community pharmacy and GP emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) provision in England. BMJ Open, 12(11), Article e059039. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059039

Objectives:
In 2014/2015, 46% of community pharmacies were commissioned by local authorities to provide emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) free without prescription in England. Commissioning EHC services influences EHC prescribing from General... Read More about Use of path analysis to predict changes to community pharmacy and GP emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) provision in England.

Feasibility of linking markers of dementia-related health in primary care medical records to cognitive function assessed in a specialist dementia service (2022)
Other
Marshall, M., Campbell, P., Bailey, J., Chew-Graham, C. A., Croft, P., Frisher, M., …Jordan, K. P. (2022). Feasibility of linking markers of dementia-related health in primary care medical records to cognitive function assessed in a specialist dementia service. [Preprint]

Describing the impact of community pharmacy organisation type on emergency hormonal contraception services in England (2022)
Journal Article
Thayer, N., White, S., & Frisher, M. (2022). Describing the impact of community pharmacy organisation type on emergency hormonal contraception services in England. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 30(6), 514–519. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpp/riac067

OBJECTIVES: In England, non-dispensing pharmacy services are commissioned either nationally or locally. For the national service Medicines Use Reviews (MURs), large multiple/chain pharmacies provide more consultations than independents. This study ai... Read More about Describing the impact of community pharmacy organisation type on emergency hormonal contraception services in England.

P181 Musculoskeletal pain and prognosis of acute coronary syndrome and cerebrovascular accident: a linked electronic health record cohort study (2022)
Journal Article
Mason, K. J., Jordan, K. P., Achana, F. A., Bailey, J., Chen, Y., Frisher, M., …Edwards, J. J. (2022). P181 Musculoskeletal pain and prognosis of acute coronary syndrome and cerebrovascular accident: a linked electronic health record cohort study. Rheumatology, 61(S1), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keac133.180

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Background/Aims</jats:title> <jats:p>There is some evidence of an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with painful musculoskeletal conditions, but it is unclear if musculoskele... Read More about P181 Musculoskeletal pain and prognosis of acute coronary syndrome and cerebrovascular accident: a linked electronic health record cohort study.

What can Jane Goodall teach us about addiction? (2022)
Journal Article
Frisher. (2023). What can Jane Goodall teach us about addiction?. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, 30(1), 55-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2022.2033164

In 2017, Jane Goodall, the well-known primatologist, wrote a letter to the United States Food and Drug Administration criticising the use of animals to test brain-based theories of addiction. She reasoned that we already know about addiction by obser... Read More about What can Jane Goodall teach us about addiction?.

Musculoskeletal pain and its impact on prognosis following hospitalisation for acute coronary syndrome or cerebrovascular accident: a linked electronic health record cohort study (MSKCOM) (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Mason, K., Jordan, K., Achana, F., Bailey, J., Chen, Y., Frisher, M., …Edwards, J. (2021, November). Musculoskeletal pain and its impact on prognosis following hospitalisation for acute coronary syndrome or cerebrovascular accident: a linked electronic health record cohort study (MSKCOM). Poster presented at 2021 SAPC North, Virtual