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Patterns of symptoms before a diagnosis of first episode psychosis: a latent class analysis of UK primary care electronic health records. (2019)
Journal Article
Chen, Y., Farooq, S., Edwards, J., Chew-Graham, C. A., Shiers, D., Frisher, M., …Jordan, K. P. (2019). Patterns of symptoms before a diagnosis of first episode psychosis: a latent class analysis of UK primary care electronic health records. BMC Medicine, 17, Article 227. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1462-y

Background: The nature of symptoms in the prodromal period of first episode psychosis (FEP) remains unclear. The objective was to determine patterns of symptoms recorded in primary care in the 5-years before FEP diagnosis. Methods: The study was s... Read More about Patterns of symptoms before a diagnosis of first episode psychosis: a latent class analysis of UK primary care electronic health records..

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.

PPatients' and general practitioners' views and experiences of stratified primary care for patients with musculoskeletal pain: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot trial. (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Saunders, B., Hill, J., Foster, N., Cooper, V., Protheroe, J., Chudyk, A., …Bartlam, B. (2019). PPatients' and general practitioners' views and experiences of stratified primary care for patients with musculoskeletal pain: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot trial. . https://doi.org/10.1302/1358-992X.2019.10.025

Background Improving primary care management of musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is a priority. A pilot cluster RCT tested prognostic stratified care for patients with common MSK pain presentations, including low back pain, in 8 UK general practices (4 st... Read More about PPatients' and general practitioners' views and experiences of stratified primary care for patients with musculoskeletal pain: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot trial..

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..

DIabetes Severity SCOre (DISSCO) improves hospitalisation and mortality prediction: model development and validation in 139,626 people with type 2 diabetes (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Zghebi, S., Mamas, M., Ashcroft, D. M., Salisbury, C., Mallen, C., Chew-Graham, C., …Kontopantelis, E. (2019, September). DIabetes Severity SCOre (DISSCO) improves hospitalisation and mortality prediction: model development and validation in 139,626 people with type 2 diabetes. Paper presented at 55th EASD Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Barcelona, Spain

Early signs of bipolar disorder in a UK primary care patient cohort (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Morgan, C., Ashcroft, D. M., Webb, R. T., Chew-Graham, C. A., Francis, A., & Yung, A. R. (2019, August). Early signs of bipolar disorder in a UK primary care patient cohort. Paper presented at 35th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Background: Bipolar Disorder (BD) is a serious mental illness characterized by mood instability. Delay in diagnosis is typically between 6–10 years with many experiencing persistent untreated symptoms and potentially poorer outcomes such as poor soci... Read More about Early signs of bipolar disorder in a UK primary care patient cohort.

Non-traditional support workers delivering a brief psychosocial intervention for older people with anxiety and depression: the NOTEPAD feasibility study (2019)
Report
Burroughs, H., Bartlam, B., Bullock, P., Lovell, K., Ogollah, R., Ray, M., …Chew-Graham, C. (2019). Non-traditional support workers delivering a brief psychosocial intervention for older people with anxiety and depression: the NOTEPAD feasibility study. NIHR

BACKGROUND:Anxiety and depression often coexist in older people. These disorders are often underdiagnosed and undertreated, and are associated with increased use of health and social care services, and raised mortality. Barriers to diagnosis include... Read More about Non-traditional support workers delivering a brief psychosocial intervention for older people with anxiety and depression: the NOTEPAD feasibility 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.