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Symptom patterns and life with post-acute COVID-19 in children aged 8-17: a mixed methods studyprotocol. (2023)
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Faux-Nightingale, A., Burton, C., Twohig, H., Bucknall, M., Carroll, W., Chew-Graham, C., …Welsh, V. (2023). Symptom patterns and life with post-acute COVID-19 in children aged 8-17: a mixed methods studyprotocol. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), 7(2), Article BJGPO20220149. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2022.0149

Background: While there is a substantial body of knowledge about acute COVID-19, less is known about long-COVID, where symptoms continue beyond 4 weeks.

Aim: To describe longer-term effects of COVID-19 infection in children and young people (CYP)... Read More about Symptom patterns and life with post-acute COVID-19 in children aged 8-17: a mixed methods studyprotocol..

The functions of self-harm in young people and their perspectives about future general practitioner-led care: A qualitative study. (2023)
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Mughal, F., Chew-Graham, C., Babatunde, O., Saunders, B., Meki, A., & Dikomitis, L. (2023). The functions of self-harm in young people and their perspectives about future general practitioner-led care: A qualitative study. Health Expectations, 26(3), 1180-1188. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13733

BACKGROUND: Self-harm in young people is a serious concern but a deeper understanding of the functions of self-harm in young people can tailor care and inform new clinical interventions to reduce repeat self-harm and suicide risk. General practitione... Read More about The functions of self-harm in young people and their perspectives about future general practitioner-led care: A qualitative study..

Diagnostic delay in adult inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review (2023)
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Cross, E., Saunders, B., Farmer, A., & Prior, J. (2023). Diagnostic delay in adult inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, 42, 40-52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-022-01303-x

BACKGROUND: The extent of diagnostic delay in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is incompletely understood. We aimed to understand the extent of diagnostic delay of IBD in adults and identify associations between patient or healthcare characteristics... Read More about Diagnostic delay in adult inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review.

Patients' and clinicians' perspectives towards primary care consultations for shoulder pain: qualitative findings from the Prognostic and Diagnostic Assessment of the Shoulder (PANDA-S) programme. (2023)
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Saunders, B., Burton, C., van der Windt, D. A., Myers, H., Chester, R., Pincus, T., & Wynne-Jones, G. (2023). Patients' and clinicians' perspectives towards primary care consultations for shoulder pain: qualitative findings from the Prognostic and Diagnostic Assessment of the Shoulder (PANDA-S) programme. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 24, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-06059-1

BACKGROUND: Clinical management of musculoskeletal shoulder pain can be challenging due to diagnostic uncertainty, variable prognosis and limited evidence for long-term treatment benefits. The UK-based PANDA-S programme (Prognostic And Diagnostic Ass... Read More about Patients' and clinicians' perspectives towards primary care consultations for shoulder pain: qualitative findings from the Prognostic and Diagnostic Assessment of the Shoulder (PANDA-S) programme..

Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK cluster randomised controlled trial. (2022)
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Saunders, B., Chudyk, A., Protheroe, J., Cooper, V., Bartlam, B., Birkinshaw, H., …Hill, J. C. (2022). Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Primary Care, 23, Article 326. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-022-01924-3

BACKGROUND: The STarT MSK cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT) investigated the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of risk-based stratified primary care versus usual care for patients with back, neck, shoulder, knee or multi-site pain. Trial quant... Read More about Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK cluster randomised controlled trial..

Delegation of workload from musculoskeletal physiotherapists to physiotherapy assistants/support workers: A UK online survey. (2022)
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Sarigiovannis, P., Foster, N., Jowett, S., & Saunders, B. (2022). Delegation of workload from musculoskeletal physiotherapists to physiotherapy assistants/support workers: A UK online survey. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 62, Article 102631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2022.102631

PURPOSE: There are approximately 9000 physiotherapy assistants/support workers in the UK. Many of them work in NHS physiotherapy outpatient services treating patients with musculoskeletal conditions, but their role(s) are relatively undefined and as... Read More about Delegation of workload from musculoskeletal physiotherapists to physiotherapy assistants/support workers: A UK online survey..

Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations (STarT MSK): a cluster-randomised, controlled trial (2022)
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Hill, J. C., Garvin, S., Bromley, K., Saunders, B., Kigozi, J., Cooper, V., …Foster, N. E. (2022). Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations (STarT MSK): a cluster-randomised, controlled trial. The Lancet Rheumatology, 4(9), e591 - e602. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913%2822%2900159-X

Background Risk-based stratified care shows clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness versus usual primary care for non-specific low back pain but is untested for other common musculoskeletal disorders. We aimed to test the clinical effectiveness... Read More about Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations (STarT MSK): a cluster-randomised, controlled trial.

Diagnostic Delay in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review (2022)
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Matoi, S., Hay, C., Baines, L., Saunders, B., Farmer, A., Cross, E., …Prior, J. (2022). Diagnostic Delay in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review. Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 67, 5444–5454. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-022-07452-5

Introduction Delays in diagnosing pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are common, but the extent of this delay remains unclear due to variations in reported time-periods between studies. The objectives of this systematic review were to examine... Read More about Diagnostic Delay in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review.

Computer-based stratified care in general practice for common musculoskeletal consultations: Results of the STarT MSK cluster randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN15366334) (2022)
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Hill, J., Garvin, S., Bromley, K., Saunders, B., Kigozi, J., Cooper, V., …Foster, N. (2022). Computer-based stratified care in general practice for common musculoskeletal consultations: Results of the STarT MSK cluster randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN15366334). Physiotherapy, 114, e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2021.12.245

Development of an optimised physiotherapist-led treatment protocol for lateral elbow tendinopathy: a consensus study using an online nominal group technique (2021)
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Bateman, M., Saunders, B., Littlewood, C., & Hill, J. (2021). Development of an optimised physiotherapist-led treatment protocol for lateral elbow tendinopathy: a consensus study using an online nominal group technique. BMJ Open, 11(12), Article e053841. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053841

OBJECTIVES: There are a wide range of physiotherapy treatment options for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET); however, previous studies have reported inconsistent approaches to treatment and a lack of evidence demonstrating clinical effecti... Read More about Development of an optimised physiotherapist-led treatment protocol for lateral elbow tendinopathy: a consensus study using an online nominal group technique.

Predicting pain and function outcomes in people consulting with shoulder pain: the PANDA-S clinical cohort and qualitative study protocol (2021)
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Wynne-Jones, G., Myers, H., Hall, A., Littlewood, C., Hennings, S., Saunders, B., …van der Windt, D. (2021). Predicting pain and function outcomes in people consulting with shoulder pain: the PANDA-S clinical cohort and qualitative study protocol. BMJ Open, 11(9), Article e052758. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052758

INTRODUCTION: People presenting with shoulder pain considered to be of musculoskeletal origin is common in primary care but diagnosing the cause of the pain is contentious, leading to uncertainty in management. To inform optimal primary care for pati... Read More about Predicting pain and function outcomes in people consulting with shoulder pain: the PANDA-S clinical cohort and qualitative study protocol.

Integrating clinician support with intervention design as part of a programme testing stratified care for musculoskeletal pain in general practice (2021)
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Protheroe, J., Saunders, B., Hill, J., Chudyk, A., Foster, N., Bartlam, B., …Cooper, V. (2021). Integrating clinician support with intervention design as part of a programme testing stratified care for musculoskeletal pain in general practice. BMC Family Practice, 22, Article 161. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-021-01507-8

BACKGROUND: Stratified care involves subgrouping patients based on key characteristics, e.g. prognostic risk, and matching these subgroups to early treatment options. The STarT-MSK programme developed and tested a new stratified primary care interven... Read More about Integrating clinician support with intervention design as part of a programme testing stratified care for musculoskeletal pain in general practice.

First Contact Practitioners' (FCPs) and General Practitioners' Perceptions Towards FCPs Delivering Vocational Advice to Patients with Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Qualitative Investigation of the Implementation Potential of the I-SWAP Initiative. (2021)
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Saunders, B., Foster, N. E., Hill, J. C., Sowden, G., Evans, N., Bishop, A., …Wynne-Jones, G. (2022). First Contact Practitioners' (FCPs) and General Practitioners' Perceptions Towards FCPs Delivering Vocational Advice to Patients with Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Qualitative Investigation of the Implementation Potential of the I-SWAP Initiative. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 32, 147–155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-021-09992-5

Purpose Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is a common cause of work absence. The recent SWAP (Study of Work And Pain) randomised controlled trial (RCT) found that a brief vocational advice service for primary care patients with MSK pain led to fewer days' w... Read More about First Contact Practitioners' (FCPs) and General Practitioners' Perceptions Towards FCPs Delivering Vocational Advice to Patients with Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Qualitative Investigation of the Implementation Potential of the I-SWAP Initiative..

Dementia Research Activity in Sri Lanka: A Review (2020)
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Abhayasinghe, K., Dissanayake, L., Saunders, B., Campbell, P., & Sumathipala, A. (2020). Dementia Research Activity in Sri Lanka: A Review. Journal of Neurodegenerative Disorders, 3(1), 89-100. https://doi.org/10.36959/459/603

Background: As a result of the global rise in life expectancy, dementia has become a major global health concern; it is considered to be one of the most burdensome conditions of later life. Despite 66% of older adults with dementia living in Low-and-... Read More about Dementia Research Activity in Sri Lanka: A Review.

Patients' Views on the Implementation Potential of a Stratified Treatment Approach for Low Back Pain in Germany: A Qualitative Study. (2020)
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Karstens, S., Lang, S., & Saunders, B. (2020). Patients' Views on the Implementation Potential of a Stratified Treatment Approach for Low Back Pain in Germany: A Qualitative Study. Health Services Insights, 13, https://doi.org/10.1177/1178632920977894

Stratified care for low back pain (LBP) has been shown to be clinically- and cost-effective in the UK, but its transferability to the German healthcare system is unknown. This study explores LBP patients' perspectives regarding future implementation... Read More about Patients' Views on the Implementation Potential of a Stratified Treatment Approach for Low Back Pain in Germany: A Qualitative Study..

Access to psychological support for young people following stoma surgery: Exploring patients’ and clinicians’ perspectives (2020)
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Polidano, K., Chew-Graham, C., Farmer, A., & Saunders, B. (2020). Access to psychological support for young people following stoma surgery: Exploring patients’ and clinicians’ perspectives. Qualitative Health Research, 31(3), 535-549. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732320972338

Psychological problems are common among people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) following stoma surgery. However, the ways in which stoma-related psychological needs are identified and addressed in healthcare settings remain unexplored. In this... Read More about Access to psychological support for young people following stoma surgery: Exploring patients’ and clinicians’ perspectives.

Patients’ and clinicians’ perspectives on a ‘fast-track’ pathway for patients with sciatica in primary care: qualitative findings from the SCOPiC stratified care trial (2020)
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Saunders, B., Konstantinou, K., Artus, M., E Foster, N., & Bartlam, B. (2020). Patients’ and clinicians’ perspectives on a ‘fast-track’ pathway for patients with sciatica in primary care: qualitative findings from the SCOPiC stratified care trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 21, Article 469. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03483-z

Background
Sciatica is common and associated with significant impacts for the individual and society. The SCOPiC randomised controlled trial (RCT) (trial registration: ISRCTN75449581) tested stratified primary care for sciatica by subgrouping patien... Read More about Patients’ and clinicians’ perspectives on a ‘fast-track’ pathway for patients with sciatica in primary care: qualitative findings from the SCOPiC stratified care trial.