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Implementation of a self-management support approach (WISE) across a health system: a process evaluation explaining what did and did not work for organisations, clinicians and patients. (2014)
Journal Article
Kennedy, A., Rogers, A., Chew-Graham, C., Blakeman, T., Bowen, R., Gardner, C., …Protheroe, J. (2014). Implementation of a self-management support approach (WISE) across a health system: a process evaluation explaining what did and did not work for organisations, clinicians and patients. Implementation Science, 129 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-014-0129-5

BACKGROUND: Implementation of long-term condition management interventions rests on the notion of whole systems re-design, where incorporating wider elements of health care systems are integral to embedding effective and integrated solutions. However... Read More about Implementation of a self-management support approach (WISE) across a health system: a process evaluation explaining what did and did not work for organisations, clinicians and patients..

Effect of information and telephone-guided access to community support for people with chronic kidney disease: randomised controlled trial. (2014)
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Chew-Graham, C. (2014). Effect of information and telephone-guided access to community support for people with chronic kidney disease: randomised controlled trial. PloS one, e109135 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109135

BACKGROUND: Implementation of self-management support in traditional primary care settings has proved difficult, encouraging the development of alternative models which actively link to community resources. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common co... Read More about Effect of information and telephone-guided access to community support for people with chronic kidney disease: randomised controlled trial..

Depression predicts future emergency hospital admissions in primary care patients with chronic physical illness (2014)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham. (2014). Depression predicts future emergency hospital admissions in primary care patients with chronic physical illness. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 54-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.10.002

Objective More than 15 million people currently suffer from a chronic physical illness in England. The objective of this study was to determine whether depression is independently associated with prospective emergency hospital admission in patients... Read More about Depression predicts future emergency hospital admissions in primary care patients with chronic physical illness.

A motivational intervention for patients with COPD in primary care: qualitative evaluation of a new practitioner role (2014)
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Langer, S., Chew-Graham, C. A., Drinkwater, J., Afzal, C., Keane, K., Hunter, C., …Salmon, P. (2014). A motivational intervention for patients with COPD in primary care: qualitative evaluation of a new practitioner role. BMC Family Practice, 15, Article 164. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-15-164

BACKGROUND: Long-term conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are growing challenges for health services. Psychosocial co-morbidity is associated with poorer quality of life and greater use of health care in these patients but... Read More about A motivational intervention for patients with COPD in primary care: qualitative evaluation of a new practitioner role.

Cost-Effectiveness of Collaborative Care for Depression in UK Primary Care: Economic Evaluation of a Randomised Controlled Trial (CADET) (2014)
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Green, C., Richards, D. A., Hill, J. J., Gask, L., Lovell, K., Chew-Graham, C., …Barkham, M. Cost-Effectiveness of Collaborative Care for Depression in UK Primary Care: Economic Evaluation of a Randomised Controlled Trial (CADET). PloS one, 9(8), e104225. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0104225

Background Collaborative care is an effective treatment for the management of depression but evidence on its cost-effectiveness in the UK is lacking. Aims To assess the cost-effectiveness of collaborative care in a UK primary care setting. Me... Read More about Cost-Effectiveness of Collaborative Care for Depression in UK Primary Care: Economic Evaluation of a Randomised Controlled Trial (CADET).

The effectiveness of collaborative care for people with memory problems in primary care: results of the CAREDEM case management modelling and feasibility study. (2014)
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Chew-Graham. (2014). The effectiveness of collaborative care for people with memory problems in primary care: results of the CAREDEM case management modelling and feasibility study. Health Technology Assessment, 1 - 148. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta18520

Background People with dementia and their families need support in different forms, but currently services are often fragmented with variable quality of care. Case management offers a way of co-ordinating services along the care pathway and therefor... Read More about The effectiveness of collaborative care for people with memory problems in primary care: results of the CAREDEM case management modelling and feasibility study..

Development and evaluation of culturally sensitive psychosocial interventions for under-served people in primary care (2014)
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Lovell, K., Lamb, J., Gask, L., Bower, P., Waheed, W., Chew-Graham, C., …Dowrick, C. (2014). Development and evaluation of culturally sensitive psychosocial interventions for under-served people in primary care. BMC Psychiatry, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-014-0217-8

Background Psychological therapy is effective for symptoms of mental distress, but many groups with high levels of mental distress face significant barriers in terms of access to care, as current interventions may not be sensitive to their needs or... Read More about Development and evaluation of culturally sensitive psychosocial interventions for under-served people in primary care.

Diabetes and depression in general practice: meeting the challenge of managing comorbidity (2014)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham, C., Sartorius, N., Cimino, L. C., & Gask, L. (2014). Diabetes and depression in general practice: meeting the challenge of managing comorbidity. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 64(625), 386-387. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14x680809

BACKGROUND One of the greatest challenges facing medicine in the 21st century is comorbidity, where two or more diseases occur together in the same individual. The World Health Organization estimates that two-thirds of people >55 years of age with a... Read More about Diabetes and depression in general practice: meeting the challenge of managing comorbidity.

Experiences of UK health‐care services for people with Multiple Sclerosis: a systematic narrative review (2014)
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Methley, A. M., Chew‐Graham, C., Campbell, S., & Cheraghi‐Sohi, S. (2015). Experiences of UK health‐care services for people with Multiple Sclerosis: a systematic narrative review. Health Expectations, 18(6), 1844-1855. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12228

Background Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, degenerative condition with an estimated UK prevalence of 100 000. Contact with health-care services is frequent and long-term; however, little research has investigated the experiences of health care... Read More about Experiences of UK health‐care services for people with Multiple Sclerosis: a systematic narrative review.

Facilitating professional liaison in collaborative care for depression in UK primary care; a qualitative study utilising normalisation process theory (2014)
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Coupe, N., Anderson, E., Gask, L., Sykes, P., Richards, D. A., & Chew-Graham, C. (2014). Facilitating professional liaison in collaborative care for depression in UK primary care; a qualitative study utilising normalisation process theory. BMC Family Practice, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-15-78

Background Collaborative care (CC) is an organisational framework which facilitates the delivery of a mental health intervention to patients by case managers in collaboration with more senior health professionals (supervisors and GPs), and is effect... Read More about Facilitating professional liaison in collaborative care for depression in UK primary care; a qualitative study utilising normalisation process theory.

Overcoming the barriers to the diagnosis and management of chronic fatigue syndrome/ME in primary care: a meta synthesis of qualitative studies (2014)
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Chew-Graham. (2014). Overcoming the barriers to the diagnosis and management of chronic fatigue syndrome/ME in primary care: a meta synthesis of qualitative studies. BMC Family Practice, 44 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-15-44

Background The NICE guideline for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) emphasises the need for an early diagnosis in primary care with management tailored to patient needs. However, GPs can be reluctant to make a diagnosis and... Read More about Overcoming the barriers to the diagnosis and management of chronic fatigue syndrome/ME in primary care: a meta synthesis of qualitative studies.

Having diabetes and having to fast: a qualitative study of British Muslims with diabetes (2014)
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Patel, N. R., Kennedy, A., Blickem, C., Rogers, A., Reeves, D., & Chew‐Graham, C. (2015). Having diabetes and having to fast: a qualitative study of British Muslims with diabetes. Health Expectations, 18(5), 1698-1708. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12163

Background There are approximately 2.7 million Muslims in the UK, constituting 4.8% of the population. It is estimated that 325 000 UK Muslims have diabetes. Whilst dietary practices of Muslims with diabetes have been explored, little work has descr... Read More about Having diabetes and having to fast: a qualitative study of British Muslims with diabetes.

Telephone based self-management support by 'lay health workers' and 'peer support workers' to prevent and manage vascular diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2013)
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Small, N., Blickem, C., Blakeman, T., Panagioti, M., Chew-Graham, C. A., & Bower, P. (2013). Telephone based self-management support by 'lay health workers' and 'peer support workers' to prevent and manage vascular diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Health Services Research, https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-533

BACKGROUND: Improved prevention and management of vascular disease is a global priority. Non-health care professionals (such as, 'lay health workers' and 'peer support workers') are increasingly being used to offer telephone support alongside that of... Read More about Telephone based self-management support by 'lay health workers' and 'peer support workers' to prevent and manage vascular diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Using read codes to identify patients with irritable bowel syndrome in general practice: a database study (2013)
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Chew-Graham. (2013). Using read codes to identify patients with irritable bowel syndrome in general practice: a database study. BMC Family Practice, 183 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-14-183

BACKGROUND: Estimates of the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) vary widely, and a large proportion of patients report having consulted their general practitioner (GP). In patients with new onset gastrointestinal symptoms in primary care it... Read More about Using read codes to identify patients with irritable bowel syndrome in general practice: a database study.

'On the surface': a qualitative study of GPs' and patients' perspectives on psoriasis (2013)
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Nelson, P. A., Barker, Z., EM Griffiths, C., Cordingley, L., & Chew-Graham, C. A. (2013). 'On the surface': a qualitative study of GPs' and patients' perspectives on psoriasis. BMC Family Practice, 158 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-14-158

BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease affecting approximately 2% of the UK population and is currently incurable. It produces profound effects on psychological wellbeing and social functioning and has significant associated co... Read More about 'On the surface': a qualitative study of GPs' and patients' perspectives on psoriasis.

Optimising primary care for people with dementia (2013)
Journal Article
Fox, C., Maidment, I., Moniz-Cook, E., White, J., René Thyrian, J., Young, J., …Chew-Graham, C. (2013). Optimising primary care for people with dementia. Mental Health in Family Medicine,

This review considers key areas in primary care regarding the diagnosis of dementia. Issues surrounding assessment, policy and incentives are considered. In addition, the relevance of non-medication approaches for dementia in primary care, which aim... Read More about Optimising primary care for people with dementia.

Better together? a naturalistic qualitative study of inter-professional working in collaborative care for co-morbid depression and physical health problems (2013)
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Chew-Graham. (2013). Better together? a naturalistic qualitative study of inter-professional working in collaborative care for co-morbid depression and physical health problems. Implementation Science, 110 - 110. https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-8-110

Background Mental-physical multi-morbidities pose challenges for primary care services that traditionally focus on single diseases. Collaborative care models encourage inter-professional working to deliver better care for patients with multiple chro... Read More about Better together? a naturalistic qualitative study of inter-professional working in collaborative care for co-morbid depression and physical health problems.

Diagnosing chronic fatigue syndrome in south asians: Lessons from a secondary analysis of a UK qualitative study (2013)
Journal Article
De Silva, R. E., Bayliss, K., Riste, L., & Chew-Graham, C. (2013). Diagnosing chronic fatigue syndrome in south asians: Lessons from a secondary analysis of a UK qualitative study. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2(3), 277-282. https://doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.120765

Background: Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis (CFS/ME) is rarely diagnosed in South Asia (SA), although the symptoms of this condition are seen in the population. Lessons from UK based South Asian, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) commun... Read More about Diagnosing chronic fatigue syndrome in south asians: Lessons from a secondary analysis of a UK qualitative study.

How QOF is shaping primary care review consultations: a longitudinal qualitative study (2013)
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Chew-Graham, C. A., Hunter, C., Langer, S., Stenhoff, A., Drinkwater, J., Guthrie, E. A., & Salmon, P. (2013). How QOF is shaping primary care review consultations: a longitudinal qualitative study. BMC Family Practice, 103 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-14-103

BACKGROUND: Long-term conditions (LTCs) are increasingly important determinants of quality of life and healthcare costs in populations worldwide. The Chronic Care Model and the NHS and Social Care Long Term Conditions Model highlight the use of consu... Read More about How QOF is shaping primary care review consultations: a longitudinal qualitative study.