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Characterising those with incident polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: results from the PMR Cohort Study. (2016)
Journal Article
Muller, S., Hider, S. L., Helliwell, T., Lawton, S., Barraclough, K., Dasgupta, B., …Mallen, C. D. (2016). Characterising those with incident polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: results from the PMR Cohort Study. Arthritis Research and Therapy, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-016-1097-8

BACKGROUND: The aim was to characterise the sociodemographic, general health and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)-specific features of participants in a large inception cohort of patients with PMR diagnosed in UK primary care. METHODS: Patients (n?=?739)... Read More about Characterising those with incident polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: results from the PMR Cohort Study..

2016 updated EULAR evidence-based recommendations for the management of gout. (2016)
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Richette, P., Doherty, M., Pascual, E., Barskova, V., Becce, F., Castañeda-Sanabria, J., …Bardin, T. (2016). 2016 updated EULAR evidence-based recommendations for the management of gout. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 76(1), 29 - 42. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209707

BACKGROUND: New drugs and new evidence concerning the use of established treatments have become available since the publication of the first European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of gout, in 2006. This situatio... Read More about 2016 updated EULAR evidence-based recommendations for the management of gout..

Symptom recognition and perceived urgency of help-seeking for rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases in the general public: A mixed method approach. (2016)
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Simons, G., Belcher, J., Morton, C., Kumar, K., Falahee, M., Mallen, C. D., …Raza, K. (2017). Symptom recognition and perceived urgency of help-seeking for rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases in the general public: A mixed method approach. Arthritis Care and Research, 69(5), 633-641. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.22979

OBJECTIVE: Clinical outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are improved if the disease is treated early. However, treatment is often significantly delayed as a result of delayed help-seeking by patients who fail to recognise its symptoms or the need f... Read More about Symptom recognition and perceived urgency of help-seeking for rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases in the general public: A mixed method approach..

DIAGNOSTIC DELAY FOR GIANT CELL ARTERITIS (GCA). A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS (2016)
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Prior, J. A., Ranjbar, H., Belcher, J., Mackie, S., & Mallen, C. D. (2016). DIAGNOSTIC DELAY FOR GIANT CELL ARTERITIS (GCA). A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 75(S2), 1092-1092. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.2639

Background The diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA) remains difficult, with patients often presenting with non-specific and atypical symptoms. Such ambiguity can lead to delays in the diagnosis of GCA, which in-turn may result in the patient exper... Read More about DIAGNOSTIC DELAY FOR GIANT CELL ARTERITIS (GCA). A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS.

PATIENT PRIORITIES FOR PMR RESEARCH: A PRIMARY CARE SURVEY (2016)
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Hider, S., Morton, C., Muller, S., Belcher, J., Gilbert, K., Bucknall, M., & Mallen, C. (2016). PATIENT PRIORITIES FOR PMR RESEARCH: A PRIMARY CARE SURVEY. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 75, 169-169. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.5915

Background Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory disorder of older (>50 years) adults, frequently managed in primary care. PMR remains under-researched despite the significant impact this condition has on patient's quality of life. Ex... Read More about PATIENT PRIORITIES FOR PMR RESEARCH: A PRIMARY CARE SURVEY.

A joint effort over a period of time: factors affecting use of urate-lowering therapy for long-term treatment of gout (2016)
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Richardson, J. C., Liddle, J., Mallen, C. D., Roddy, E., Hider, S., Prinjha, S., & Ziebland, S. (2016). A joint effort over a period of time: factors affecting use of urate-lowering therapy for long-term treatment of gout. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1117-5

Background
Although international guidelines encourage urate lowering therapy (ULT) for people who have more than two attacks of gout, only 30 % of patients are prescribed it and only 40 % of those adhere to the treatment. The aim was to explore rea... Read More about A joint effort over a period of time: factors affecting use of urate-lowering therapy for long-term treatment of gout.

Gout characteristics associate with depression, but not anxiety, in primary care: Baseline findings from a prospective cohort study (2016)
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Prior, J. A., Mallen, C., Chandratre, P., Muller, S., Richardson, J., & Roddy, E. (2016). Gout characteristics associate with depression, but not anxiety, in primary care: Baseline findings from a prospective cohort study. Joint Bone Spine, 83(5), 553-558. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbspin.2015.10.008

OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression in gout, examine associations between gout characteristics and these comorbidities and determine the role of allopurinol in any such relationships. METHOD: As part of a prospective coh... Read More about Gout characteristics associate with depression, but not anxiety, in primary care: Baseline findings from a prospective cohort study.

Qualitative exploration of illness perceptions of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the General Public (2016)
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Mallen. (2016). Qualitative exploration of illness perceptions of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the General Public. Musculoskeletal Care, 13-22. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1135

Treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) within three months of symptom onset leads to significantly improved outcomes. However, many people delay seeking medical attention. In order to understand the reasons for this delay, it is important t... Read More about Qualitative exploration of illness perceptions of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the General Public.

Development of a Provisional Core Domain Set for Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Report from the OMERACT 12 Polymyalgia Rheumatica Working Group. (2016)
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Mallen, & Helliwell. (2016). Development of a Provisional Core Domain Set for Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Report from the OMERACT 12 Polymyalgia Rheumatica Working Group. Journal of Rheumatology, 182 - 186. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.141179

OBJECTIVE: The Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) working group aims to develop a core set of outcome measures to be used in clinical trials for PMR. Previous reports from OMERACT 11 included a qualitative study o... Read More about Development of a Provisional Core Domain Set for Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Report from the OMERACT 12 Polymyalgia Rheumatica Working Group..

The development and initial validation of a questionnaire to measure help-seeking behaviour in patients with new onset rheumatoid arthritis (2015)
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Stack, R. J., Mallen, C., Deighton, C., Kiely, P., Shaw, K. L., Booth, A., …Raza, K. (2015). The development and initial validation of a questionnaire to measure help-seeking behaviour in patients with new onset rheumatoid arthritis. Health Expectations, 18(6), 2340-2355. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12203

BACKGROUND: Early treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is vital. However, people often delay in seeking help at symptom onset. An assessment of the reasons behind patient delay is necessary to develop interventions to promote rapid consultation. O... Read More about The development and initial validation of a questionnaire to measure help-seeking behaviour in patients with new onset rheumatoid arthritis.

"Why me? I don't fit the mould...I am a freak of nature": a qualitative study of women's experience of gout (2015)
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Richardson, J. C., Liddle, J., Mallen, C. D., Roddy, E., Prinjha, S., Ziebland, S., & Hider, S. (2015). "Why me? I don't fit the mould...I am a freak of nature": a qualitative study of women's experience of gout. BMC Women's Health, Article 122. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-015-0277-z

Background
Gout is more common in men, and is often perceived by both patients and health practitioners to be a disorder of men, but its prevalence in women is increasing. Little is known about women’s experience of gout and the impact it has on the... Read More about "Why me? I don't fit the mould...I am a freak of nature": a qualitative study of women's experience of gout.

Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care: (2015)
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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

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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:.