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315 Searching for a prodrome for rheumatoid arthritis in the primary care record: a clinical practice research datalink study (2018)
Journal Article
Muller, S., Hider, S., Machin, A., Stack, R., Hayward, R., Raza, K., & Mallen, C. (2018). 315 Searching for a prodrome for rheumatoid arthritis in the primary care record: a clinical practice research datalink study. Rheumatology, 57(suppl_3), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/key075.539

Background: Outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are improved by early treatment with disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARD). This requires prompt recognition of symptoms when patients present to their general practitioner (GP) in order to i... Read More about 315 Searching for a prodrome for rheumatoid arthritis in the primary care record: a clinical practice research datalink study.

The real evidence for polymyalgia rheumatica as a paraneoplastic syndrome. (2018)
Journal Article
Muller, S., Hider, S., Helliwell, T., Partington, R., & Mallen, C. (2018). The real evidence for polymyalgia rheumatica as a paraneoplastic syndrome. Reumatismo, 23 - 34. https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2018.1031

The aim of this study was to systematically consider the evidence for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) as a paraneoplastic disease. A systematic review of Medline and Embase was conducted from their inception to February 2017. Risk of bias was assessed u... Read More about The real evidence for polymyalgia rheumatica as a paraneoplastic syndrome..

Severity domains for quantifying the severity of Type 2 diabetes using primary care data and linked hospitalisation records from England (2018)
Presentation / Conference
ZGHEBI, S., Rutter, M., Ashcroft, D., Van Marwijk, H., Mallen, C., Chew-Graham, C. A., …Kontopantelis, E. (2018, March). Severity domains for quantifying the severity of Type 2 diabetes using primary care data and linked hospitalisation records from England. Poster presented at Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2018, London ExCeL, London, UK

Aims: Despite the increasing prevalence of Type 2 diabetes, which presents a significant burden on healthcare resources, there is no agreed validated UK measure to infer Type 2 diabetes severity from electronic health records (EHRs). This study aimed... Read More about Severity domains for quantifying the severity of Type 2 diabetes using primary care data and linked hospitalisation records from England.

How Do Physical Therapists in the United Kingdom Manage Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis? Results of a Cross-Sectional Survey (2018)
Journal Article
Mallen, C., & Holden, M. (2018). How Do Physical Therapists in the United Kingdom Manage Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis? Results of a Cross-Sectional Survey. Physical Therapy, 461-470. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzy013

Background: Hip osteoarthritis (OA) is common, painful and disabling. Physical therapists have an important role in managing patients with hip OA, however little is known about their current management approach and whether it aligns with clinical gui... Read More about How Do Physical Therapists in the United Kingdom Manage Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis? Results of a Cross-Sectional Survey.

Burden of cardiovascular disease across 29 countries and GPs' decision to treat hypertension in oldest-old. (2018)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2018). Burden of cardiovascular disease across 29 countries and GPs' decision to treat hypertension in oldest-old. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 89 - 98. https://doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2018.1426142

OBJECTIVES: We previously found large variations in general practitioner (GP) hypertension treatment probability in oldest-old (>80 years) between countries. We wanted to explore whether differences in country-specific cardiovascular disease (CVD) bu... Read More about Burden of cardiovascular disease across 29 countries and GPs' decision to treat hypertension in oldest-old..

Challenges of diagnosis and management of giant cell arteritis in general practice: a multimethods study (2018)
Journal Article
Helliwell, T., Muller, S., Hider, S. L., Prior, J. A., Richardson, J. C., & Mallen, C. D. (2018). Challenges of diagnosis and management of giant cell arteritis in general practice: a multimethods study. BMJ Open, 8(2), Article e019320. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019320

BACKGROUND: In the UK, general practitioners (GPs) are usually the first medical contact for patients with suspected giant cell arteritis (GCA). While rare, it is critical not to miss, as delayed treatment can lead to significant complications includ... Read More about Challenges of diagnosis and management of giant cell arteritis in general practice: a multimethods study.

Risk of fracture among patients with polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: a population-based study (2018)
Journal Article
Mallen, Roddy, Bucknall, Hider, Muller, Paskins, & Helliwell. (2018). Risk of fracture among patients with polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: a population-based study. BMC Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0987-1

Background Glucocorticoids are associated with increased fracture risk and are the mainstay of treatment in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA). However, fracture risk in these conditions has not been previously quantified. T... Read More about Risk of fracture among patients with polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: a population-based study.

The INCLUDE study: INtegrating and improving Care for patients with infLammatory rheUmatological DisordErs in the community; identifying multimorbidity: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. (2018)
Journal Article
Healey, E., Herron, D., Hider, S., Bucknall, M., Cooke, K., Finney, A., …Chew-Graham, C. (2018). The INCLUDE study: INtegrating and improving Care for patients with infLammatory rheUmatological DisordErs in the community; identifying multimorbidity: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Comorbidity, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/2235042X18792373

Background: Patients with inflammatory rheumatic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica and ankylosing spondylitis are at increased risk of common comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and anxiety and dep... Read More about The INCLUDE study: INtegrating and improving Care for patients with infLammatory rheUmatological DisordErs in the community; identifying multimorbidity: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial..