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Widespread pain and depression are key modifiable risk factors associated with reduced social participation in older adults: A prospective cohort study in primary care. (2016)
Journal Article
Wilkie, R., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Belcher, J., Chew-Graham, C., Lacey, R. J., & McBeth, J. (2016). Widespread pain and depression are key modifiable risk factors associated with reduced social participation in older adults: A prospective cohort study in primary care. Medicine, 95(31), Article e4111. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000004111

In older adults, reduced social participation increases the risk of poor health-related quality of life, increased levels of inflammatory markers and cardiovascular disease, and increased mortality. Older adults frequently present to primary care, wh... Read More about Widespread pain and depression are key modifiable risk factors associated with reduced social participation in older adults: A prospective cohort study in primary care..

Primary care-based screening for cardiovascular risk factors in patients with psoriasis. (2016)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham. (2016). Primary care-based screening for cardiovascular risk factors in patients with psoriasis. British Journal of Dermatology, 348 -356. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.14557

BACKGROUND: Studies assessing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in patients with psoriasis have been limited by selection bias, inappropriate controls or a reliance on data collected for clinical reasons. OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether sc... Read More about Primary care-based screening for cardiovascular risk factors in patients with psoriasis..

A qualitative study of patient and professional perspectives of health care services for multiple sclerosis: implications for service development and policy (2016)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham. (2016). A qualitative study of patient and professional perspectives of health care services for multiple sclerosis: implications for service development and policy. Health and Social Care in the Community, 848-857. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12369

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic degenerative condition, with heterogeneous symptoms, and an unpredictable prognosis. Previous literature suggests patients' experiences of healthcare are unsatisfactory. Primary care may play a key role in the man... Read More about A qualitative study of patient and professional perspectives of health care services for multiple sclerosis: implications for service development and policy.

MAINTAINING MENTAL HEALTH IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN: A LONGITUDINAL COHORT STUDY (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Baker, S., Chew-Graham, C. A., Wilkie, R., & McBeth, J. MAINTAINING MENTAL HEALTH IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN: A LONGITUDINAL COHORT STUDY. Presented at Annual European Congress of Rheumatology - EULAR 2016

Background Reporting troublesome pain doubled the risk of the onset of depression in older people1. However the majority (84%) of those with troublesome pain remained free of depression. Social participation (SP) (i.e. recreational and functional act... Read More about MAINTAINING MENTAL HEALTH IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN: A LONGITUDINAL COHORT STUDY.

Meeting the mental health needs of people with multiple sclerosis: a qualitative study of patients and professionals (2016)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham. (2016). Meeting the mental health needs of people with multiple sclerosis: a qualitative study of patients and professionals. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1097-1105. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2016.1180547

Purpose: To explore perspectives and experiences of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and health care professionals of mental health support for MS in the UK.

Method: 24 people with MS, 13 practice nurses, 12 general practitioners (GPs) and 9?MS... Read More about Meeting the mental health needs of people with multiple sclerosis: a qualitative study of patients and professionals.

Implementing resources to support the diagnosis and management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) in primary care: A qualitative study. (2016)
Journal Article
Bayliss, K., Riste, L., Band, R., Peters, S., Wearden, A., Lovell, K., Fisher, L., & Chew-Graham, C. A. (2016). Implementing resources to support the diagnosis and management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) in primary care: A qualitative study. BMC Family Practice, 17, 66 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-016-0453-8

BACKGROUND: Previous research has highlighted that many GPs lack the confidence and knowledge to diagnose and manage people with CFS/ME. Following the development of an online training module for GPs, and an information pack and DVD for patients, thi... Read More about Implementing resources to support the diagnosis and management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) in primary care: A qualitative study..

How can general practice respond to the needs of street-based prostitutes? (2016)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham. (2016). How can general practice respond to the needs of street-based prostitutes?. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 323 - 324. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp16X685501

The 2015 RCGP publication Health Inequalities1 reflected on evidence from the 2010 Marmot Review,2 which concluded that, in England, people living in the poorest neighbourhoods will, on average, die 7 years earlier than people living in the richest.... Read More about How can general practice respond to the needs of street-based prostitutes?.

Anxiety and Depression in Older People: Diagnostic Challenges (2016)
Book Chapter
Chew-Graham, C. A. (2016). Anxiety and Depression in Older People: Diagnostic Challenges. In Mental Health and Older People (45-55). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29492-6_5

This chapter considers the presentation of anxiety and depression in older people and explores the challenges clinicians face in making a diagnosis in the face of multiple health problems. Depression is a major global public health threat, and by 203... Read More about Anxiety and Depression in Older People: Diagnostic Challenges.

Process and impact of patient involvement in a systematic review of shared decision making in primary care consultations (2016)
Journal Article
Hyde, C., Dunn, K. M., Higginbottom, A., & Chew-Graham, C. A. (2016). Process and impact of patient involvement in a systematic review of shared decision making in primary care consultations. Health Expectations, 298-308. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12458

BACKGROUND: Patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in systematic reviews remains uncommon, despite the policy imperative for patient involvement in research. The aim of this study was to investigate the process and impact of collaborati... Read More about Process and impact of patient involvement in a systematic review of shared decision making in primary care consultations.