Corrigendum to: comparing the use of direct observation, standardized patients and exit interviews in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of methods of assessing quality of primary care.

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doi:10.1093/heapol/czab046

Readmission after index hospital discharge among patients with COVID-19: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis (2021)
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AlSayegh, A., Gassan, A. A., Bajpai, R. C., Muller, S., Welsh, V., Kwok, C. S., & Mallen, C. D. (2021). Readmission after index hospital discharge among patients with COVID-19: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Science Reports, 4(4), Article ARTN e417. https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.417

Background and Aims: Hospital readmissions among COVID-19 patients have increased the load on the healthcare systems and added more pressure to hospital capacity. This affects the ability to accommodate newly diagnosed COVID-19 patients and other non... Read More about Readmission after index hospital discharge among patients with COVID-19: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

What non-pharmacological treatments do people with polymyalgia rheumatica try: results from the PMR Cohort Study (2021)
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Weddell, J., Hider, S., Mallen, C., & Muller, S. (2022). What non-pharmacological treatments do people with polymyalgia rheumatica try: results from the PMR Cohort Study. Rheumatology International, 285-290. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-021-05036-6

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is common. The mainstay of treatment, glucocorticoids, are associated with significant adverse effects and many patients remain on high doses for a number of years. Little is known about the use of other, non-pharmacologi... Read More about What non-pharmacological treatments do people with polymyalgia rheumatica try: results from the PMR Cohort Study.

Predicting pain and function outcomes in people consulting with shoulder pain: the PANDA-S clinical cohort and qualitative study protocol (2021)
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Wynne-Jones, G., Myers, H., Hall, A., Littlewood, C., Hennings, S., Saunders, B., …van der Windt, D. (2021). Predicting pain and function outcomes in people consulting with shoulder pain: the PANDA-S clinical cohort and qualitative study protocol. BMJ Open, 11(9), Article e052758. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052758

INTRODUCTION: People presenting with shoulder pain considered to be of musculoskeletal origin is common in primary care but diagnosing the cause of the pain is contentious, leading to uncertainty in management. To inform optimal primary care for pati... Read More about Predicting pain and function outcomes in people consulting with shoulder pain: the PANDA-S clinical cohort and qualitative study protocol.

Integrating case-finding and initial management for osteoarthritis, anxiety, and depression into primary care long-term condition reviews: results from the ENHANCE pilot trial. (2021)
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Healey, E. L., Mallen, C. D., Chew-Graham, C. A., Nicholls, E., Lewis, M., Lawton, S. A., …Jinks, C. (2022). Integrating case-finding and initial management for osteoarthritis, anxiety, and depression into primary care long-term condition reviews: results from the ENHANCE pilot trial. Family Practice, 39(4), 592–602. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmab113

Background: Multimorbidity is increasingly the norm; however, primary care remains focused on single diseases. Osteoarthritis, anxiety, and depression are frequently comorbid with other long-term conditions (LTCs), but rarely prioritized by clinician... Read More about Integrating case-finding and initial management for osteoarthritis, anxiety, and depression into primary care long-term condition reviews: results from the ENHANCE pilot trial..

The patient pathway review: A new method of evaluating clinical practices to understand the complexities of real-world care. (2021)
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Kwok, C. S., Muntean, E., & Mallen, C. (2021). The patient pathway review: A new method of evaluating clinical practices to understand the complexities of real-world care. Critical Pathways in Cardiology: A Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 20(4), 213-219. https://doi.org/10.1097/HPC.0000000000000267

Healthcare research has contributed to the good patient care that is delivered today. With the perpetual demand for higher quality, cost-effective care, the current approaches in research could be improved to answer important research questions relat... Read More about The patient pathway review: A new method of evaluating clinical practices to understand the complexities of real-world care..

Vertebral fracture as a risk factor for self-harm: A retrospective cohort study (2021)
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Prior, J. A., Crawford-Manning, F., Whittle, R., Abdul-Sultan, A., Chew-Graham, C. A., Muller, S., …Paskins, Z. (2021). Vertebral fracture as a risk factor for self-harm: A retrospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 22, Article 757. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04631-9

Abstract Background The prevention of self-harm is an international public health priority. It is vital to identify at-risk populations, particularly as self-harm is a risk factor for suicide. This study aims to examine the risk of self-harm in peopl... Read More about Vertebral fracture as a risk factor for self-harm: A retrospective cohort study.

Social Work and Social Care: Mapping Workforce Engagement, Relevance, Experience and Interest in Research (2021)
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Lambley-Burke, R., Wakefield, J., Lavender, S., Nixon, K., Hornby, S., Dobel-Ober, D., …Mallen, C. (2022). Social Work and Social Care: Mapping Workforce Engagement, Relevance, Experience and Interest in Research. British Journal of Social Work, 52(4), https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcab169

Evidence-based practice (EBP) has been promoted within social work/social care, with emerging evidence of benefit to practitioners and service users. Advocates argue that EBP enables practitioners to have the skills to interpret and evaluate evidence... Read More about Social Work and Social Care: Mapping Workforce Engagement, Relevance, Experience and Interest in Research.

'It's just a great muddle when it comes to food': a qualitative exploration of patient decision-making around diet and gout. (2021)
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Hider, Watson, Mallen, & Roddy. (2021). 'It's just a great muddle when it comes to food': a qualitative exploration of patient decision-making around diet and gout. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkab055

Objective: Our aim was to understand whether, why and how patients choose to modify their diets after developing gout. Methods: We conducted an inductive thematic secondary analysis of qualitative data from 43 interviews and four focus groups wit... Read More about 'It's just a great muddle when it comes to food': a qualitative exploration of patient decision-making around diet and gout..

Harnessing Placebo Effects in Primary Care: Using the Person-Based Approach to Develop an Online Intervention to Enhance Practitioners' Communication of Clinical Empathy and Realistic Optimism During Consultations. (2021)
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Mallen. (2021). Harnessing Placebo Effects in Primary Care: Using the Person-Based Approach to Develop an Online Intervention to Enhance Practitioners' Communication of Clinical Empathy and Realistic Optimism During Consultations. Frontiers in Pain Research, 721222 - ?. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2021.721222

Background: Empathic communication and positive messages are important components of "placebo" effects and can improve patient outcomes, including pain. Communicating empathy and optimism to patients within consultations may also enhance the effects... Read More about Harnessing Placebo Effects in Primary Care: Using the Person-Based Approach to Develop an Online Intervention to Enhance Practitioners' Communication of Clinical Empathy and Realistic Optimism During Consultations..

Improving uptake of Fracture Prevention drug treatments: a protocol for Development of a consultation intervention (iFraP-D) (2021)
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Paskins, Z., Bullock, L., Crawford-Manning, F., Cottrell, E., Fleming, J., Leyland, S., …Jinks, C. (2021). Improving uptake of Fracture Prevention drug treatments: a protocol for Development of a consultation intervention (iFraP-D). BMJ Open, 11(8), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048811

INTRODUCTION: Prevention of fragility fractures, a source of significant economic and personal burden, is hindered by poor uptake of fracture prevention medicines. Enhancing communication of scientific evidence and elicitation of patient medication-r... Read More about Improving uptake of Fracture Prevention drug treatments: a protocol for Development of a consultation intervention (iFraP-D).

Exploring the Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on Social Work Practice: A Qualitative Study in England, UK (2021)
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Kingstone, T., Campbell, P., Andras, A., Nixon, K., Mallen, C., Dikomitis, L., …Wenning, B. (2021). Exploring the Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on Social Work Practice: A Qualitative Study in England, UK. British Journal of Social Work, 52(4), 2043–2062. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcab166

The COVID-19 pandemic signalled a radical shift in health and social care services globally. In UK, many of the people with existing social care needs were identified as 'clinically vulnerable' to COVID-19. Those at greatest risk were encouraged to a... Read More about Exploring the Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on Social Work Practice: A Qualitative Study in England, UK.

Prevalence of osteoarthritis in lower middle- and low-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2021)
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Yahaya, I., Wright, T., Babatunde, O., Corp, N., Helliwell, T., Dikomitis, L., & Mallen, C. (2021). Prevalence of osteoarthritis in lower middle- and low-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Rheumatology International, 41, 1221-1231. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-021-04838-y

Evidence from the Global Burden of Disease studies suggests that osteoarthritis (OA) is a significant cause of disability globally; however, it is less clear how much of this burden exists in low-income and lower middle-income countries. This study a... Read More about Prevalence of osteoarthritis in lower middle- and low-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Propranolol Reduces Risk of Knee or Hip Replacement Due to Osteoarthritis: a Propensity Score Matched Cohort Study-using Data From the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. (2021)
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Mamas, M., & Mallen, C. (2021). Propranolol Reduces Risk of Knee or Hip Replacement Due to Osteoarthritis: a Propensity Score Matched Cohort Study-using Data From the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Research Square, https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-670522/v1

Objectives: To examine the association between ß -blocker prescription and knee or hip total joint replacement (TJR) in a UK primary-care population with incident knee or hip osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: Cohort study using data from the Clinical P... Read More about Propranolol Reduces Risk of Knee or Hip Replacement Due to Osteoarthritis: a Propensity Score Matched Cohort Study-using Data From the Clinical Practice Research Datalink..

The impact of COVID-19 on primary care in Europe (2021)
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McKee, M., Mughal, F., & Mallen, C. (2021). The impact of COVID-19 on primary care in Europe. The Lancet Regional Health Europe, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100152

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Mortality in Patients With Gout Treated With Allopurinol: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis (2021)
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Hay, C. A., Prior, J. A., Belcher, J., Mallen, C. D., & Roddy, E. (2021). Mortality in Patients With Gout Treated With Allopurinol: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis. Arthritis Care & Research, 73(7), 1049-1054. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24205

ObjectiveUrate‐lowering therapy (predominantly allopurinol) is highly effective as a treatment for gout, but its wider long‐term effects remain unclear. This systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to ascertain the association between mortality and... Read More about Mortality in Patients With Gout Treated With Allopurinol: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis.

Refinement and validation of a tool for stratifying patients with musculoskeletal pain (2021)
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Dunn, K. M., Campbell, P., Lewis, M., Hill, J. C., van der Windt, D. A., Afolabi, E., …Foster, N. E. (2021). Refinement and validation of a tool for stratifying patients with musculoskeletal pain. European Journal of Pain, 25(10), 2081-2093. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1821

AbstractBackgroundPatients with musculoskeletal pain in different body sites share common prognostic factors. Using prognosis to stratify and treatment match can be clinically and cost‐effective. We aimed to refine and validate the Keele STarT MSK To... Read More about Refinement and validation of a tool for stratifying patients with musculoskeletal pain.

Missed opportunities in coronary artery disease: reflection on practice to improve patient outcomes (2021)
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Kwok, C. S., Satchithananda, D., & Mallen, C. D. (2021). Missed opportunities in coronary artery disease: reflection on practice to improve patient outcomes. Coronary Artery Disease, 33(3), 233-238. https://doi.org/10.1097/MCA.0000000000001075

Missed opportunities refer to incidents where different actions by those involved could result in more desirable outcomes. While missed opportunities is not an established concept in coronary artery disease (CAD), they are important because CAD is co... Read More about Missed opportunities in coronary artery disease: reflection on practice to improve patient outcomes.

Missed acute myocardial infarction: an underrecognized problem that contributes to poor patient outcomes. (2021)
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Mallen. (2021). Missed acute myocardial infarction: an underrecognized problem that contributes to poor patient outcomes. Coronary Artery Disease, 345-349. https://doi.org/10.1097/MCA.0000000000000975

Ischemic heart disease is the number one killer in the world. While improvements in the management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have resulted in lower mortality rates, there are still cases where AMI is missed with rates varying depending on... Read More about Missed acute myocardial infarction: an underrecognized problem that contributes to poor patient outcomes..

Misdiagnosis of heart failure: A systematic review of the literature (2021)
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Mallen. (2021). Misdiagnosis of heart failure: A systematic review of the literature. Journal of Cardiac Failure, 925-933. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.05.014

Background Heart failure (HF) is a chronic disease associated with a significant burden to patients, families and health services. The diagnosis of HF can be easily missed due to similar symptoms with other conditions especially respiratory diseases... Read More about Misdiagnosis of heart failure: A systematic review of the literature.

Corrigendum to: comparing the use of direct observation, standardized patients and exit interviews in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of methods of assessing quality of primary care. (2021)
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Mallen. (2021). Corrigendum to: comparing the use of direct observation, standardized patients and exit interviews in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of methods of assessing quality of primary care. Health Policy and Planning, 341-356. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czab046

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