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The role of primary care supporting older adults who self-harm: a qualitative study (2019)
Journal Article
Troya, M., Chew-Graham, C., Babatunde, O., Mughal, F., Bartlam, B., & Dikomitis, L. (2019). The role of primary care supporting older adults who self-harm: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), e740-e751. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706049

Background Self-harm and suicide are major public health concerns. Self-harm is the strongest risk factor for suicide, with amongst the highest suicide rates reported in older populations. Little is known about how older adults access care following... Read More about The role of primary care supporting older adults who self-harm: a qualitative study.

Embracing a ‘new normal’: the construction of biographical renewal in young adults’ narratives of living with a stoma (2019)
Journal Article
Polidano, K., Chew-Graham, C., Bartlam, B., Farmer, A., & Saunders, B. (2020). Embracing a ‘new normal’: the construction of biographical renewal in young adults’ narratives of living with a stoma. Sociology of Health and Illness, 42(2), 342-358. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13005

Stoma surgery can be a life-changing procedure due to bodily changes and related psychological responses. Despite previous literature identifying unique challenges for young adults living with a long-term condition, no studies have explored the biogr... Read More about Embracing a ‘new normal’: the construction of biographical renewal in young adults’ narratives of living with a stoma.

Healthcare professionals' perspectives on identifying and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study. (2019)
Journal Article
Silverwood, V., Nash, A., Chew-Graham, C., Walsh-House, J., Sumathipala, A., Bartlam, B., & Kingstone, T. (2019). Healthcare professionals' perspectives on identifying and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 69(688), e768-e776. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706025

BACKGROUND: Perinatal mental health problems are those that occur during pregnancy or up to 12 months postpartum, and affect up to 20% of women. Perinatal anxiety (PNA) is at least as common as depression during the perinatal phase and can adversely... Read More about Healthcare professionals' perspectives on identifying and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study..

Online health research and health anxiety: A systematic review and conceptual integration. (2019)
Journal Article
Brown, R. J., Skelly, N., & Chew-Graham, C. A. (2019). Online health research and health anxiety: A systematic review and conceptual integration. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 27(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/cpsp.12299

Using the Internet to obtain health information (“online health research,” OHR) is commonplace. This article provides a systematic narrative review of evidence concerning the relationship between OHR and health anxiety. We conclude that health anxiet... Read More about Online health research and health anxiety: A systematic review and conceptual integration..

The comorbidity burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus: patterns, clusters and predictions from a large English primary care cohort. (2019)
Journal Article
Nowakowska, M., Zghebi, S. S., Ashcroft, D. M., Buchan, I., Chew-Graham, C., Holt, T., …Kontopantelis, E. (2019). The comorbidity burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus: patterns, clusters and predictions from a large English primary care cohort. BMC Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1373-y

BACKGROUND: The presence of additional chronic conditions has a significant impact on the treatment and management of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Little is known about the patterns of comorbidities in this population. The aims of this study are to quanti... Read More about The comorbidity burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus: patterns, clusters and predictions from a large English primary care cohort..

Depression predicts emergency care use in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a large cohort study in primary care. (2019)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham. (2019). Depression predicts emergency care use in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a large cohort study in primary care. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 1343 - 1353. https://doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S179109

Background: Depression is common in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and has been associated with a variety of poor outcomes. A large proportion of health care costs in the UK are spent on emergency care. This study examined t... Read More about Depression predicts emergency care use in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a large cohort study in primary care..

Understanding self-harm in older adults: a qualitiative study (2019)
Journal Article
Troya, M. I., Dikomitis, L., Babatunde, O. O., Bartlam, B., & Chew-Graham, C. A. (2019). Understanding self-harm in older adults: a qualitiative study. EClinicalMedicine, 12, 52-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2019.06.002

Background Self-harm is the leading risk factor for suicide, with elevated rates reported among older populations. This study explores how older adults experience self-harm, identifying factors leading to self-harm. Methods Semi-structured inter... Read More about Understanding self-harm in older adults: a qualitiative study.

Assessing the Severity of Type 2 Diabetes Using Clinical Data Based Measures: a Systematic Review (2019)
Journal Article
Mallen, Chew-Graham, & Mamas. (2019). Assessing the Severity of Type 2 Diabetes Using Clinical Data Based Measures: a Systematic Review. Diabetic Medicine, 688-701. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.13905

Aims To identify and critically appraise measures that use clinical data to grade the severity of Type 2 diabetes. Methods We searched MEDLINE, Embase and PubMed between inception and June 2018. Studies reporting on clinical data-based diabetes-... Read More about Assessing the Severity of Type 2 Diabetes Using Clinical Data Based Measures: a Systematic Review.

Community Pharmacies Mood Intervention Study (CHEMIST): feasibility and external pilot randomised controlled trial protocol. (2019)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham. (2019). Community Pharmacies Mood Intervention Study (CHEMIST): feasibility and external pilot randomised controlled trial protocol. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 71. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-019-0457-y

Feasibility study: Objectives:Refine a bespoke enhanced support intervention (ESI) (including self-help materials, intervention manual and training) for implementation by community pharmacy (CP) staff to people with sub-threshold depression and long-... Read More about Community Pharmacies Mood Intervention Study (CHEMIST): feasibility and external pilot randomised controlled trial protocol..

Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement in a doctoral research project exploring self-harm in older adults (2019)
Journal Article
Troya, M. I., Chew-Graham, C. A., Babatunde, O., Bartlam, B., Higginbottom, A., & Dikomitis, L. (2019). Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement in a doctoral research project exploring self-harm in older adults. Health Expectations, 22(4), 617-631. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12917

Background The contribution of involving patients and public in health research is widely reported, particularly within mental health research. Less is written about such contributions to doctoral research. The research focus of this doctoral resear... Read More about Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement in a doctoral research project exploring self-harm in older adults.

040 The incidence of anxiety or depression in patients with and without inflammatory rheumatic conditions (2019)
Journal Article
Machin, A. R., Hider, S. L., Chew-Graham, C. A., & Bucknall, M. (2019). 040 The incidence of anxiety or depression in patients with and without inflammatory rheumatic conditions. Rheumatology, 58(Supplement_3), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kez106.039

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been linked to several co-morbidities, including anxiety and depression, which can contribute to increased morbidity and mortality. Less literature has examined the association between other inflammatory rheu... Read More about 040 The incidence of anxiety or depression in patients with and without inflammatory rheumatic conditions.

088 The impact of anxiety on quality of life and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review (2019)
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Machin, A. R., Haththotuwa, R., Babatunde, O., Scott, I., Bucknall, M., Corp, N., …Hider, S. L. (2019). 088 The impact of anxiety on quality of life and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review. Rheumatology, 58(Supplement_3), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kez106.087

Background: Co-morbid anxiety and depression are frequent in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but are often under-recognised and under-treated, contributing to increased morbidity and mortality. Most studies examining the impact of mood probl... Read More about 088 The impact of anxiety on quality of life and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review.

E059 Development of a nurse-led integrated care review based in primary care to identify and improve the management of co-morbidities in patients with inflammatory rheumatological conditions: the INCLUDE study (2019)
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Machin, A. R., Hider, S. L., Jinks, C., Herron, D., Paskins, Z., Cooke, K., & Chew-Graham, C. A. (2019). E059 Development of a nurse-led integrated care review based in primary care to identify and improve the management of co-morbidities in patients with inflammatory rheumatological conditions: the INCLUDE study. Rheumatology, 58(Supplement_3), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kez110.057

Background: People with inflammatory rheumatological conditions (IRCs) are at an increased risk of common comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), osteoporosis, anxiety and depression. These are often not recognised or treated and can lead... Read More about E059 Development of a nurse-led integrated care review based in primary care to identify and improve the management of co-morbidities in patients with inflammatory rheumatological conditions: the INCLUDE study.

Community ageing research 75+ study (CARE75+): an experimental ageing and frailty research cohort (2019)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham, C. (2019). Community ageing research 75+ study (CARE75+): an experimental ageing and frailty research cohort. BMJ Open, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026744

Introduction The Community Ageing Research 75+ Study (CARE75+) is a longitudinal cohort study collecting an extensive range of health, social and economic data, with a focus on frailty, independence and quality of life in older age. CARE75+ is?the f... Read More about Community ageing research 75+ study (CARE75+): an experimental ageing and frailty research cohort.