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Optimising physiotherapy for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy - Results of a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (OPTimisE). (2023)
Journal Article
Bateman, M., Skeggs, A., Whitby, E., Fletcher-Barrett, V., Stephens, G., Dawes, M., …Hill, J. C. (2024). Optimising physiotherapy for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy - Results of a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (OPTimisE). Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 69, Article 102905. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102905

The OPTimisE intervention was developed to address uncertainty regarding the most effective physiotherapy treatment strategy for people with Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy (LET). To assess the feasibility of conducting a fully-powered randomised controll... Read More about Optimising physiotherapy for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy - Results of a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (OPTimisE)..

Healthcare professionals' priorities for training to identify and manage distress experienced by young people with a stoma due to inflammatory bowel disease: a consensus study using online nominal group technique. (2023)
Journal Article
Saunders, B., Polidano, K., Chew-Graham, C. A., Fisher, T., Corp, N., McDermott-Hughes, M., …Bray, L. (2023). Healthcare professionals' priorities for training to identify and manage distress experienced by young people with a stoma due to inflammatory bowel disease: a consensus study using online nominal group technique. BMJ Open, 13(11), Article e072360. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072360

Objectives: Young people with a stoma due to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) commonly experience distress; however, this is not always well managed in clinical settings. More effective support may/is likely to reduce the possibility of individuals e... Read More about Healthcare professionals' priorities for training to identify and manage distress experienced by young people with a stoma due to inflammatory bowel disease: a consensus study using online nominal group technique..

Experiences and care needs of children with long Covid: a qualitative study. (2023)
Journal Article
Faux-Nightingale, A., Saunders, B., Burton, C., Chew-Graham, C. A., Somayajula, G., Twohig, H., & Welsh, V. (2023). Experiences and care needs of children with long Covid: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), 8(1), Article 0143. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0143

Long Covid, the patient-preferred term, describes symptoms persisting after an acute episode of Covid-19 infection. Symptoms in children and young people (CYP) can affect daily routine, with broader impacts on education, health-related quality of lif... Read More about Experiences and care needs of children with long Covid: a qualitative study..

CSP2023: 206 OPTIMISING PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR PEOPLE WITH LATERAL ELBOW TENDINOPATHY – RESULTS OF A MIXED-METHODS PILOT AND FEASIBILITY RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL (OPTimisE) (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Bateman, M., Skeggs, A., Whitby, E., Fletcher-Barrett, V., Stephens, G., Dawes, M., …Hill, J. (2023, October). CSP2023: 206 OPTIMISING PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR PEOPLE WITH LATERAL ELBOW TENDINOPATHY – RESULTS OF A MIXED-METHODS PILOT AND FEASIBILITY RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL (OPTimisE). Presented at Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) 2023 Annual Conference, London, England, UK

CSP2023: 185 THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF PATIENTS WITH LATERAL ELBOW TENDINOPATHY – A QUALITATIVE STUDY FROM THE OPTIMISE PILOT & FEASIBILITY TRIAL (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Bateman, M., Saunders, B., Cooper, K., Littlewood, C., & Hill, J. (2023, October). CSP2023: 185 THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF PATIENTS WITH LATERAL ELBOW TENDINOPATHY – A QUALITATIVE STUDY FROM THE OPTIMISE PILOT & FEASIBILITY TRIAL. Poster presented at Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) 2023 Annual Conference, London, England, UK

Lived experience of people with lateral elbow tendinopathy: a qualitative study from the OPTimisE pilot and feasibility trial (2023)
Journal Article
Bateman, M., Hill, J. C., Cooper, K., Littlewood, C., & Saunders, B. (2023). Lived experience of people with lateral elbow tendinopathy: a qualitative study from the OPTimisE pilot and feasibility trial. BMJ Open, 13(8), Article e072070. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072070

Objectives: To explore the lived experience of people with lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET) and its impact on everyday life. Design: Qualitative semi-structured interviews, analysed using thematic analysis. Setting: Conducted as part of the mixed-met... Read More about Lived experience of people with lateral elbow tendinopathy: a qualitative study from the OPTimisE pilot and feasibility trial.

Patients’ views and experiences of delayed diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease: a qualitative study (2023)
Journal Article
Cross, E., Prior, J. A., Farmer, A. D., & Saunders, B. (2023). Patients’ views and experiences of delayed diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), 7(4), Article BJGPO20230070. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0070

Diagnosing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be challenging and patients have been found to experience significant diagnostic delay, which can lead to poorer clinical outcomes. The reasons for this delay are not fully understood, and exploring pat... Read More about Patients’ views and experiences of delayed diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease: a qualitative study.

Self‐directed self‐management interventions to prevent or address distress in young people with long‐term physical conditions: A rapid review (2023)
Journal Article
Corp, N., Bray, L., Chew‐Graham, C. A., Polidano, K., Fisher, T., Farmer, A. D., …Saunders, B. (in press). Self‐directed self‐management interventions to prevent or address distress in young people with long‐term physical conditions: A rapid review. Health Expectations, 10.1111/hex.13845. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13845

Comorbid distress in adolescents and young adults with physical long-term conditions (LTCs) is common but can be difficult to identify and manage. Self-directed self-management interventions to reduce distress and improve wellbeing may be beneficial.... Read More about Self‐directed self‐management interventions to prevent or address distress in young people with long‐term physical conditions: A rapid review.

Stratified primary care for adults with musculoskeletal pain: the STarT MSK research programme including RCTs (2023)
Report
E Foster, N., M Dunn, K., Protheroe, J., C Hill, J., Lewis, M., Saunders, B., …Chudyk, A. (2023). Stratified primary care for adults with musculoskeletal pain: the STarT MSK research programme including RCTs. NIHR

Background Usual primary care for patients with musculoskeletal pain varies widely and treatment outcomes are suboptimal. Stratified care involves targeting treatments according to patient subgroups, in the hope of maximising treatment benefit and re... Read More about Stratified primary care for adults with musculoskeletal pain: the STarT MSK research programme including RCTs.

Constructing therapeutic support and negotiating competing agendas: A discourse analysis of vocational advice provided to individuals who are absent from work due to ill-health (2023)
Journal Article
Saunders, B., Chew-Graham, C., Sowden, G., Cooke, K., Walker-Bone, K., Madan, I., …Wynne-Jones, G. (2023). Constructing therapeutic support and negotiating competing agendas: A discourse analysis of vocational advice provided to individuals who are absent from work due to ill-health. Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine, 28(2), 185-202. https://doi.org/10.1177/13634593221148446

Work participation is known to benefit people’s overall health and wellbeing, but accessing vocational support during periods of sickness absence to facilitate return-to-work can be challenging for many people. In this study, we explored how vocation... Read More about Constructing therapeutic support and negotiating competing agendas: A discourse analysis of vocational advice provided to individuals who are absent from work due to ill-health.

Developing a best practice framework for musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy delegation: the MOPeD mixed-methods research study protocol (2023)
Journal Article
Sarigiovannis, P., Foster, N. E., Jowett, S., & Saunders, B. (2023). Developing a best practice framework for musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy delegation: the MOPeD mixed-methods research study protocol. BMJ Open, 13(3), Article e072989. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072989

Introduction: Physiotherapy assistants/support workers are an important part of the physiotherapy workforce in the UK. Many of them work in National Health Service (NHS) physiotherapy outpatient services treating patients with musculoskeletal (MSK)... Read More about Developing a best practice framework for musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy delegation: the MOPeD mixed-methods research study protocol.

Symptom patterns and life with post-acute COVID-19 in children aged 8-17: a mixed methods studyprotocol. (2023)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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..