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Discussing prognosis with patients with osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional survey in general practice. (2015)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2015). Discussing prognosis with patients with osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional survey in general practice. Clinical Rheumatology, https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-10-50

Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of chronic pain and disability and one of the most common conditions diagnosed and managed in primary care. Despite the evidence that patients would value discussions about the course of osteoarthritis to help them m... Read More about Discussing prognosis with patients with osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional survey in general practice..

Discussing prognosis with patients with osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional survey in general practice (2015)
Journal Article
Clarson, L. E., Nicholl, B. I., Bishop, A., Daniel, R., & Mallen, C. D. (2016). Discussing prognosis with patients with osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional survey in general practice. Clinical Rheumatology, 35(4), 1011-1017. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-015-3094-8

Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of chronic pain and disability and one of the most common conditions diagnosed and managed in primary care. Despite the evidence that patients would value discussions about the course of osteoarthritis to help them m... Read More about Discussing prognosis with patients with osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional survey in general practice.

Mapping patients experiences from initial symptoms to gout diagnosis: a qualitative exploration (2015)
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Roddy, Mallen, & Hider. (2015). Mapping patients experiences from initial symptoms to gout diagnosis: a qualitative exploration. BMJ Open, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008323

Objective To explore patients’ experiences from initial symptoms to receiving a diagnosis of gout. Design Data from in-depth semistructured interviews were used to construct themes to describe key features of patients’ experiences of gout diagnosi... Read More about Mapping patients experiences from initial symptoms to gout diagnosis: a qualitative exploration.

2015 Recommendations for the management of polymyalgia rheumatica: a European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology collaborative initiative. (2015)
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Dejaco, C., Singh, Y. P., Perel, P., Hutchings, A., Camellino, D., Mackie, S., …Dasgupta, B. (2015). 2015 Recommendations for the management of polymyalgia rheumatica: a European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology collaborative initiative. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74(10), 1799 - 1807. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-207492

Therapy for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) varies widely in clinical practice as international recommendations for PMR treatment are not currently available. In this paper, we report the 2015 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)/American College... Read More about 2015 Recommendations for the management of polymyalgia rheumatica: a European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology collaborative initiative..

2015 recommendations for the management of polymyalgia rheumatica: a European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology collaborative initiative. (2015)
Journal Article
Dejaco, C., Singh, Y. P., Perel, P., Hutchings, A., Camellino, D., Mackie, S., …Dasgupta, B. (2015). 2015 recommendations for the management of polymyalgia rheumatica: a European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology collaborative initiative. Arthritis & Rheumatology, 2569 - 2580. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.39333

Therapy for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) varies widely in clinical practice as international recommendations for PMR treatment are not currently available. In this paper, we report the 2015 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)/American College... Read More about 2015 recommendations for the management of polymyalgia rheumatica: a European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology collaborative initiative..

An Economic Evaluation of TENS in Addition to Usual Primary Care Management for the Treatment of Tennis Elbow: Results from the TATE Randomized Controlled Trial (2015)
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Lewis, M., Chesterton, L., Sim, J., Hay, E., Mallen, C., & Van Der Windt, D. (2015). An Economic Evaluation of TENS in Addition to Usual Primary Care Management for the Treatment of Tennis Elbow: Results from the TATE Randomized Controlled Trial. PloS one, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135460

Background The TATE trial was a multicentre pragmatic randomized controlled trial of supplementing primary care management (PCM)–consisting of a GP consultation followed by information and advice on exercises–with transcutaneous electrical nerve sti... Read More about An Economic Evaluation of TENS in Addition to Usual Primary Care Management for the Treatment of Tennis Elbow: Results from the TATE Randomized Controlled Trial.

You want to get on with the rest of your life: a qualitative study of health-related quality of life in gout (2015)
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Chandratre, P., Mallen, C. D., Roddy, E., Liddle, J., & Richardson, J. (2015). You want to get on with the rest of your life: a qualitative study of health-related quality of life in gout. Clinical Rheumatology, 35, 1197-1205. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-015-3039-2

The objective of the study is to examine the impact of gout and its treatments on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) using focus group interviews. From the baseline phase of a cohort study of HRQOL in gout, 17 participants (15 males, mean age 71... Read More about You want to get on with the rest of your life: a qualitative study of health-related quality of life in gout.

Foot problems in people with gout in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study (2015)
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Bucknall, Roddy, Mallen, Hider, & Muller. (2015). Foot problems in people with gout in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 31 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-015-0090-9

BACKGROUND: Foot problems are common in people with gout yet the prevalence of current foot problems in people with gout and the burden they present to healthcare systems is not known. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence and... Read More about Foot problems in people with gout in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study.

Effect of allopurinol on all-cause mortality in adults with incident gout: propensity score-matched landmark analysis (2015)
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Kuo, C., Grainge, M. J., Mallen, C., Zhang, W., & Doherty, M. (2015). Effect of allopurinol on all-cause mortality in adults with incident gout: propensity score-matched landmark analysis. Rheumatology, 54(12), 2145-2150. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev246

Objective. To examine the association between allopurinol use and all-cause mortality for patients with incident gout. Methods. We compared all-cause mortality in incident gout patients who received allopurinol for at least 6 months within the exposu... Read More about Effect of allopurinol on all-cause mortality in adults with incident gout: propensity score-matched landmark analysis.

AB0843 Case-Finding for Joint Pain and Anxiety and Depression: the Enhance Study (2015)
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Jinks, C., Morden, A., Chew-Graham, C., Porcheret, M., Finney, A., Dziedzic, K., …Mallen, C. (2015). AB0843 Case-Finding for Joint Pain and Anxiety and Depression: the Enhance Study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74(Suppl 2), 1182.2-1182. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.2270

Background Osteoarthritis (OA) related joint pain and mental health problems are common and often co-exist in patients with other long term conditions (LTCs), but are under-detected and sub-optimally managed in primary care. The ENHANCE study aims to... Read More about AB0843 Case-Finding for Joint Pain and Anxiety and Depression: the Enhance Study.

One-year trajectories of depression and anxiety symptoms in older patients presenting in general practice with musculoskeletal pain: A latent class growth analysis. (2015)
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Rzewuska, M., Mallen, C. D., Strauss, V. Y., Belcher, J., & Peat, G. (2015). One-year trajectories of depression and anxiety symptoms in older patients presenting in general practice with musculoskeletal pain: A latent class growth analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 79(3), 195 - 201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2015.05.016

OBJECTIVE: Distinguishing transient from persistent anxiety and depression symptoms in older people presenting to general practice with musculoskeletal pain is potentially important for effective management. This study sought to identify distinct pos... Read More about One-year trajectories of depression and anxiety symptoms in older patients presenting in general practice with musculoskeletal pain: A latent class growth analysis..

046. Integrating Care for Joint Pain and Anxiety and Depression into Reviews for Long-Term Conditions: The Enhance Study (2015)
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Jinks, C., Morden, A., Chew-Graham, C., Porcheret, M., Finney, A., Dziedzic, K., …Mallen, C. (2015). 046. Integrating Care for Joint Pain and Anxiety and Depression into Reviews for Long-Term Conditions: The Enhance Study. Rheumatology, 54(S1), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev088.046

Joint pain and mental health problems are common and often co-exist with other long-term conditions (LTCs), but are under-detected and sub-optimally managed in primary care. The aim of the ENHANCE study is to develop and test the feasibility and acc... Read More about 046. Integrating Care for Joint Pain and Anxiety and Depression into Reviews for Long-Term Conditions: The Enhance Study.

O31. Gout and Risk of Subsequent Vascular Event: A Discrete-Time Event History Analysis in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2015)
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Clarson, L. E., Hider, S. L., Belcher, J., Roddy, E., Heneghan, C., & Mallen, C. D. (2015). O31. Gout and Risk of Subsequent Vascular Event: A Discrete-Time Event History Analysis in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Rheumatology, 54(S1), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev084.001

Background: Current evidence suggests that gout is an independent risk factor for excess cardiovascular morbidity and mortality; yet, suboptimal care for patients with gout in primary care persists. We aimed to identify risk factors specific to these... Read More about O31. Gout and Risk of Subsequent Vascular Event: A Discrete-Time Event History Analysis in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

306. How Do General Practitioners Manage Suspected Giant Cell Arteritis (2015)
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Helliwell, T., Muller, S., Hider, S. L., Richardson, J., & Mallen, C. (2015). 306. How Do General Practitioners Manage Suspected Giant Cell Arteritis. Rheumatology, 54(S1), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev090.071

Background: Background: GCA is the commonest large vessel vasculitis yet a full time UK general practitioner (GP) can expect to see just one case, at most every 1–2 years. Untreated GCA can lead to permanent visual loss, thus it is essential GPs reco... Read More about 306. How Do General Practitioners Manage Suspected Giant Cell Arteritis.

A qualitative investigation of the barriers to help-seeking among members of the public presented with symptoms of new-onset rheumatoid arthritis. (2015)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2015). A qualitative investigation of the barriers to help-seeking among members of the public presented with symptoms of new-onset rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Rheumatology, 585 - 592. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.140913

OBJECTIVE: Treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) within 3 months of symptom onset leads to significantly improved clinical outcomes. However, many people with RA symptoms wait a long time before seeking medical attention. To develop effect... Read More about A qualitative investigation of the barriers to help-seeking among members of the public presented with symptoms of new-onset rheumatoid arthritis..

Prevalence of genital prolapse symptoms in primary care: a cross-sectional survey. (2015)
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Cooper, J., Annappa, M., Dracocardos, D., Cooper, W., Muller, S., & Mallen, C. (2015). Prevalence of genital prolapse symptoms in primary care: a cross-sectional survey. International Urogynecology Journal, 505 - 510. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-014-2556-x

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) symptoms in a community-dwelling population in the United Kingdom. METHODS: All women over the age of 18 from a community practice were s... Read More about Prevalence of genital prolapse symptoms in primary care: a cross-sectional survey..