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Reliability among clinicians diagnosing low back-related leg pain. (2015)
Journal Article
Stynes, S., Konstantinou, K., Dunn, K., Lewis, M., & Hay, E. (2015). Reliability among clinicians diagnosing low back-related leg pain. European Spine Journal, 25, 2734–2740. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-015-4359-2

PURPOSE: To investigate agreement and reliability among clinicians when diagnosing low back-related leg pain (LBLP) in primary care consulters. METHODS: Thirty-six patients were assessed by one of six physiotherapists and diagnosed as having either l... Read More about Reliability among clinicians diagnosing low back-related leg pain..

Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care: (2015)
Journal Article
Healey, E. L., Jinks, C., Tan, V. A., Chew-Graham, C. A., Lawton, S. A., Nicholls, E., …Mallen, C. D. (2015). Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care:. Journal of Comorbidity, 2015(5), 135-149. https://doi.org/10.15256/joc.2015.5.60

Background Long-term conditions (LTCs) are important determinants of quality of life and healthcare expenditure worldwide. Whilst multimorbidity is increasingly the norm in primary care, clinical guidelines and the delivery of care remain focused on... Read More about Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care:.

Should General Practitioners Issue a Sick Certificate to Employees Who Consult for Low Back Pain in Primary Care? (2015)
Journal Article
Lewis, M., Wynne-Jones, G., Barton, P., Whitehurst, D., Wathall, S., Foster, N., …Van Der Windt, D. (2015). Should General Practitioners Issue a Sick Certificate to Employees Who Consult for Low Back Pain in Primary Care?. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 577 -588. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-014-9564-z

Purpose Back pain is a common problem and has significant societal impact. Sickness certification is commonly issued to patients consulting their general practitioner with low back pain. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of cer... Read More about Should General Practitioners Issue a Sick Certificate to Employees Who Consult for Low Back Pain in Primary Care?.

An Economic Evaluation of TENS in Addition to Usual Primary Care Management for the Treatment of Tennis Elbow: Results from the TATE Randomized Controlled Trial (2015)
Journal Article
Lewis, M., Chesterton, L., Sim, J., Hay, E., Mallen, C., & Van Der Windt, D. (2015). An Economic Evaluation of TENS in Addition to Usual Primary Care Management for the Treatment of Tennis Elbow: Results from the TATE Randomized Controlled Trial. PloS one, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135460

Background The TATE trial was a multicentre pragmatic randomized controlled trial of supplementing primary care management (PCM)–consisting of a GP consultation followed by information and advice on exercises–with transcutaneous electrical nerve sti... Read More about An Economic Evaluation of TENS in Addition to Usual Primary Care Management for the Treatment of Tennis Elbow: Results from the TATE Randomized Controlled Trial.

Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science (2015)
Journal Article
Grange, J., & Lewis, A. M. (2015). Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science. Science, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aac4716

Reproducibility is a defining feature of science, but the extent to which it characterizes current research is unknown. We conducted replications of 100 experimental and correlational studies published in three psychology journals using high-powered... Read More about Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science.

FRI0342 Measuring Pain Intensity in Older Adults with “Multisite” Peripheral Joint Pain Using a Composite Score (2015)
Journal Article
Finney, A., Dziedzic, K., Lewis, M., Ryan, S., & Healey, E. (2015). FRI0342 Measuring Pain Intensity in Older Adults with “Multisite” Peripheral Joint Pain Using a Composite Score. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74(Suppl 2), 549.1-549. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.4131

Background Individuals with peripheral joint pain and osteoarthritis (OA) commonly experience pain in more than one joint site, yet the majority of studies focus on pain at a single site. Pain intensity is the single most assessed dimension in pain a... Read More about FRI0342 Measuring Pain Intensity in Older Adults with “Multisite” Peripheral Joint Pain Using a Composite Score.

Implementing Stratified Primary Care Management for Low Back Pain: Cost-Utility Analysis Alongside a Prospective, Population-Based, Sequential Comparison Study (2015)
Journal Article
Whitehurst, D. G. T., Bryan, S., Lewis, M., Hay, E. M., Mullis, R., & Foster, N. E. (2015). Implementing Stratified Primary Care Management for Low Back Pain: Cost-Utility Analysis Alongside a Prospective, Population-Based, Sequential Comparison Study. Spine, 40(6), 405-414. https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000000770

Study Design. Within-study cost-utility analysis. Objective. To explore the cost-utility of implementing stratified care for low back pain (LBP) in general practice, compared with usual care, within risk-defined patient subgroups (that is, pat... Read More about Implementing Stratified Primary Care Management for Low Back Pain: Cost-Utility Analysis Alongside a Prospective, Population-Based, Sequential Comparison Study.

Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care: protocol for the ENHANCE pilot trial (2015)
Journal Article
Healey, E. L., Jinks, C., Tan, V. A., Chew-Graham, C. A., Lawton, S. A., Nicholls, E., …Mallen, C. D. (2015). Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care: protocol for the ENHANCE pilot trial. Journal of Comorbidity, 5(1), 135 -149. https://doi.org/10.15256/joc.2015.5.60

Background: Long-term conditions (LTCs) are important determinants of quality of life and healthcare expenditure worldwide. Whilst multimorbidity is increasingly the norm in primary care, clinical guidelines and the delivery of care remain focused o... Read More about Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care: protocol for the ENHANCE pilot trial.