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Mortality Among Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Retrospective Cohort Study (2020)
Journal Article
Partington, R., Muller, S., Mallen, C. D., Abdul Sultan, A., & Helliwell, T. (2021). Mortality Among Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Arthritis Care and Research, 73(12), 1853-1857. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24403

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is associated with premature mortality. METHODS: We extracted anonymised electronic medical records of patients over the age of 40 years, who were eligible for linkage with t... Read More about Mortality Among Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Improving Empathy in Healthcare Consultations-a Secondary Analysis of Interventions. (2020)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2020). Improving Empathy in Healthcare Consultations-a Secondary Analysis of Interventions. Journal of General Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-05994-w

A recent systematic review of randomised trials suggested that empathic communication improves patient health outcomes. However, the methods for training healthcare practitioners (medical professionals; HCPs) in empathy and the empathic behaviours de... Read More about Improving Empathy in Healthcare Consultations-a Secondary Analysis of Interventions..

Managing hypertension in frail oldest-old – the role of guideline use by general practitioners from 29 countries (2020)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2020). Managing hypertension in frail oldest-old – the role of guideline use by general practitioners from 29 countries. PloS one, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236064

<h4>Background: </h4> The best management of hypertension in frail oldest-old (=80 years of age) remains unclear while lacking guidelines providing specific recommendations.Aim, Objectives To investigate guideline use in general practitioners (GPs) a... Read More about Managing hypertension in frail oldest-old – the role of guideline use by general practitioners from 29 countries.

Managing hypertension in frail oldest-old-The role of guideline use by general practitioners from 29 countries. (2020)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2020). Managing hypertension in frail oldest-old-The role of guideline use by general practitioners from 29 countries. PloS one, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236064

BACKGROUND: The best management of hypertension in frail oldest-old (=80 years of age) remains unclear and we still lack guidelines that provide specific recommendations. Our study aims to investigate guideline use in general practitioners (GPs) and... Read More about Managing hypertension in frail oldest-old-The role of guideline use by general practitioners from 29 countries..

Computer-Based Stratified Primary Care for Musculoskeletal Consultations Compared With Usual Care: Study Protocol for the STarT MSK Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. (2020)
Journal Article
Hill, J., Garvin, S., Chen, Y., Cooper, V., Wathall, S., Bartlam, B., …Foster, N. E. (2020). Computer-Based Stratified Primary Care for Musculoskeletal Consultations Compared With Usual Care: Study Protocol for the STarT MSK Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 9(7), https://doi.org/10.2196/17939

BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is a major cause of pain and disability. We previously developed a prognostic tool (STarT Back Tool) with demonstrated effectiveness in guiding primary care low back pain management by supporting decision-making... Read More about Computer-Based Stratified Primary Care for Musculoskeletal Consultations Compared With Usual Care: Study Protocol for the STarT MSK Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial..

Supervised treatment in outpatients for schizophrenia plus (STOPS+): protocol for a cluster randomised trial of a community-based intervention to improve treatment adherence and reduce the treatment gap for schizophrenia in Pakistan (2020)
Journal Article
Shepherd, T. A., Ul-Haq, Z., Ul-Haq, M., Firaz Khan, M., Afridi, A., Dikomitis, L., …Farooq, S. (2020). Supervised treatment in outpatients for schizophrenia plus (STOPS+): protocol for a cluster randomised trial of a community-based intervention to improve treatment adherence and reduce the treatment gap for schizophrenia in Pakistan. BMJ Open, 10(6), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034709

Introduction: There is a significant treatment gap, with only a few community-based services for people with schizophrenia in Low- and Middle-Income countries. Poor treatment adherence in schizophrenia is associated with poorer health outcomes, suici... Read More about Supervised treatment in outpatients for schizophrenia plus (STOPS+): protocol for a cluster randomised trial of a community-based intervention to improve treatment adherence and reduce the treatment gap for schizophrenia in Pakistan.

Using Google Trends to assess the impact of global public health days on online health information seeking behaviour in Central and South America (2020)
Journal Article
Havelka, E. M., Mallen, C. D., & Shepherd, T. A. (2020). Using Google Trends to assess the impact of global public health days on online health information seeking behaviour in Central and South America. Journal of Global Health, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.10.010403

Background
Public health awareness can help prevent illness and result in earlier intervention when it does occur. For this reason, health promotion and disease awareness campaigns have great potential to alleviate the global burden of disease. Glob... Read More about Using Google Trends to assess the impact of global public health days on online health information seeking behaviour in Central and South America.

Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction (2020)
Journal Article
Clarson, L. E., Bajpai, R., Whittle, R., Belcher, J., Abdul Sultan, A., Kwok, C. S., …Mallen, C. D. (2020). Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction. Heart, 106(12), 916-922. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315511

Objectives Despite many shared risk factors and pathophysiological pathways, the risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and myocardial infarction (MI) in interstitial lung disease (ILD) remains poorly understood. This lack of data could be preventing... Read More about Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction.

Initial analgesic prescriptions for osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom, 2000-2016. (2020)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2021). Initial analgesic prescriptions for osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom, 2000-2016. Rheumatology, 60(1), 147 - 159. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa244

OBJECTIVES: To examine trends in the initial prescription of commonly-prescribed analgesics and patient- as well as practice-level factors related to their selection in incident OA. METHODS: Patients consulting with incident clinical OA between 2000-... Read More about Initial analgesic prescriptions for osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom, 2000-2016..

Stratified versus usual care for the management of primary care patients with sciatica: the SCOPiC RCT (2020)
Journal Article
Foster, N. E., Konstantinou, K., Lewis, M., Ogollah, R., Saunders, B., Kigozi, J., …Dunn, K. M. (2020). Stratified versus usual care for the management of primary care patients with sciatica: the SCOPiC RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 2(7), e401-e411. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta24490

BACKGROUND: Sciatica has a substantial impact on patients and society. Current care is 'stepped', comprising an initial period of simple measures of advice and analgesia, for most patients, commonly followed by physiotherapy, and then by more intensi... Read More about Stratified versus usual care for the management of primary care patients with sciatica: the SCOPiC RCT.

Stratified care versus usual care for management of patients presenting with sciatica in primary care (SCOPiC): a randomised controlled trial (2020)
Journal Article
Konstantinou, K., Lewis, M., Dunn, K., Hay, E., Van Der Windt, D., Artus, M., …Foster, N. (2020). Stratified care versus usual care for management of patients presenting with sciatica in primary care (SCOPiC): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Rheumatology, 2(7), e401-e411. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913%2820%2930099-0

Background
Sciatica has a substantial impact on individuals and society. Stratified care has been shown to lead to better outcomes among patients with non-specific low back pain, but it has not been tested for sciatica. We aimed to investigate the c... Read More about Stratified care versus usual care for management of patients presenting with sciatica in primary care (SCOPiC): a randomised controlled trial.

Statin use and risk of joint replacement due to osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: a propensity-score matched longitudinal cohort study. (2020)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2020). Statin use and risk of joint replacement due to osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: a propensity-score matched longitudinal cohort study. Rheumatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa223

Objective
Statins are reported to have a potential benefit on progression of OA and on disease activity in RA, but existing evidence is conflicting. Our objective was to examine whether statins associate with reduction in the risk for joint replacem... Read More about Statin use and risk of joint replacement due to osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: a propensity-score matched longitudinal cohort study..

Trends in Incidence and Prevalence of Osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom: Findings from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) (2020)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2020). Trends in Incidence and Prevalence of Osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom: Findings from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 792-801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2020.03.004

Objective: This study aimed to explore the incidence and prevalence of OA in the UK in 2017 and their trends from 1997 to 2017 using a large nationally representative primary care database.

Design: The UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)... Read More about Trends in Incidence and Prevalence of Osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom: Findings from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD).

Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction (2020)
Journal Article
Elise Clarson, L., Bajpai, R., Whittle, R., Belcher, J., Abdul Sultan, A., Shing Kwok, C., …Mallen, C. D. (2020). Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction. Heart, Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315511

Objectives Despite many shared risk factors and pathophysiological pathways, the risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and myocardial infarction (MI) in interstitial lung disease (ILD) remains poorly understood. This lack of data could be preventing... Read More about Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction.

Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction. (2020)
Journal Article
Mallen, C., Belcher, J., Mamas, M., Clarson, L., Welsh, V., & Bajpai, R. (2020). Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction. Heart, 916-922. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315511

OBJECTIVES: Despite many shared risk factors and pathophysiological pathways, the risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and myocardial infarction (MI) in interstitial lung disease (ILD) remains poorly understood. This lack of data could be preventing... Read More about Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction..

Comorbidities in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica prior to and following diagnosis: A case control and cohort study (2020)
Journal Article
Partington, R., Muller, S., Mallen, C. D., Abdul Sultan, A., & Helliwell, T. (2020). Comorbidities in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica prior to and following diagnosis: A case control and cohort study. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 50(4), 663-672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2020.05.003

Objectives: To determine the burden of comorbidities, including glucocorticoid (GC) related adverse effects, in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) before and after diagnosis.

Methods: We extracted anonymised electronic medical records of p... Read More about Comorbidities in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica prior to and following diagnosis: A case control and cohort study.

Development and validation of the DIabetes Severity SCOre (DISSCO) in 139 626 individuals with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study. (2020)
Journal Article
Mamas, Chew-Graham, & Mallen. (2020). Development and validation of the DIabetes Severity SCOre (DISSCO) in 139 626 individuals with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2019-000962

OBJECTIVE: Clinically applicable diabetes severity measures are lacking, with no previous studies comparing their predictive value with glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). We developed and validated a type 2 diabetes severity score (the DIabetes Severity SC... Read More about Development and validation of the DIabetes Severity SCOre (DISSCO) in 139 626 individuals with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study..

Family medicine in times of 'COVID-19': A generalists' voice. (2020)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2020). Family medicine in times of 'COVID-19': A generalists' voice. European Journal of General Practice, 58 - 60. https://doi.org/10.1080/13814788.2020.1757312

The novel coronavirus epidemic is transforming the world
in which we live. This pandemic will bring sweeping changes everywhere, not least in the field of primary care medicine. Like one of our colleagues said: ‘after this crisis, perhaps even our c... Read More about Family medicine in times of 'COVID-19': A generalists' voice..

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBESITY AND OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA (2020)
Journal Article
Helliwell, T., Mallen, C. D., Scott, I. C., Bajpai, R., Muller, S., & Hider, S. L. (2020). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBESITY AND OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA. Rheumatology, 59, 18-18. https://doi.org/10.1093/RHEUMATOLOGY/KEAA110.037

Background
Obesity predisposes to a pro-inflammatory state. Studies have reported worse clinical outcomes in patients with inflammatory arthritis who are obese. The relationship between obesity and outcomes in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (P... Read More about THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBESITY AND OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA.

Qualitative findings from the Hip Injection Trial (HIT): experiences of living with hip osteoarthritis and receiving trial treatments (2020)
Journal Article
Paskins, Holden, Mallen, Jinks, Hawarden, & Roddy. (2020). Qualitative findings from the Hip Injection Trial (HIT): experiences of living with hip osteoarthritis and receiving trial treatments. Rheumatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa111.125

Background
The HIT trial compared ultrasound-guided intra-articular hip injection (USGI) of triamcinolone acetonide and 1% lidocaine hydrochloride combined with best current treatment (BCT) with (i) BCT alone and (ii) an USGI of 1% lidocaine only co... Read More about Qualitative findings from the Hip Injection Trial (HIT): experiences of living with hip osteoarthritis and receiving trial treatments.