All Outputs (23)

Development and validation of a prognostic model for leflunomide discontinuation with abnormal blood tests during long-term treatment: cohort study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Gold and Aurum (2021)
Journal Article
Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Card, T., Taal, M. W., Aithal, G. P., Zhang, W., …Abhishek, A. (2022). Development and validation of a prognostic model for leflunomide discontinuation with abnormal blood tests during long-term treatment: cohort study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Gold and Aurum. Rheumatology, 61(7), 2783–2791. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab790

OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate a prognostic model for leflunomide discontinuation with abnormal blood-test results. METHODS: Data from CPRD Gold and Aurum were used for model development and external validation respectively. Participants prescrib... Read More about Development and validation of a prognostic model for leflunomide discontinuation with abnormal blood tests during long-term treatment: cohort study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Gold and Aurum.

Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care: (2015)
Journal Article
Healey, E. L., Jinks, C., Tan, V. A., Chew-Graham, C. A., Lawton, S. A., Nicholls, E., …Mallen, C. D. (2015). Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care:. Journal of Comorbidity, 2015(5), 135-149. https://doi.org/10.15256/joc.2015.5.60

Background Long-term conditions (LTCs) are important determinants of quality of life and healthcare expenditure worldwide. Whilst multimorbidity is increasingly the norm in primary care, clinical guidelines and the delivery of care remain focused on... Read More about Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care:.

Should there be a Quality and Outcomes Framework domain for osteoarthritis? A cross-sectional survey in general practice (2013)
Journal Article
Clarson, L. E., Nicholl, B. I., Bishop, A., Edwards, J., Daniel, R., & Mallen, C. (2013). Should there be a Quality and Outcomes Framework domain for osteoarthritis? A cross-sectional survey in general practice. Quality in Primary Care, 21(2), 97-103

BackgroundDespite being a chronic condition with a high prevalence and significant associated morbidity that is managed predominantly in primary care, osteoarthritis (OA) does not feature in the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) component of theUK... Read More about Should there be a Quality and Outcomes Framework domain for osteoarthritis? A cross-sectional survey in general practice.