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GPs' attitudes, beliefs and behaviours regarding exercise for chronic knee pain: a questionnaire survey (2017)
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Roddy, E., Cottrell, E., Foster, N. E., Porcheret, M., & Rathod, T. (2017). GPs' attitudes, beliefs and behaviours regarding exercise for chronic knee pain: a questionnaire survey. BMJ Open, 7(6), e014999 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014999

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate general practitioners' (GPs) attitudes, beliefs and behaviours regarding the use of exercise for patients with chronic knee pain (CKP) attributable to osteoarthritis. SETTING: Primary care GPs... Read More about GPs' attitudes, beliefs and behaviours regarding exercise for chronic knee pain: a questionnaire survey.

Gout and subsequent erectile dysfunction: a population-based cohort study from England (2017)
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Abdul Sultan, A., Mallen, C., Hayward, R., Muller, S., Whittle, R., Hotston, M., & Roddy, E. (2017). Gout and subsequent erectile dysfunction: a population-based cohort study from England. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 19, Article 123. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-017-1322-0

BACKGROUND: An association has been suggested between gout and erectile dysfunction (ED), however studies quantifying the risk of ED amongst gout patients are lacking. We aimed to precisely determine the population-level absolute and relative rate of... Read More about Gout and subsequent erectile dysfunction: a population-based cohort study from England.

Improving management of gout in primary care: a new UK management guideline. (2017)
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Mallen, & Roddy. (2017). Improving management of gout in primary care: a new UK management guideline. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 284 - 285. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp17X691313

Gout is the most prevalent inflammatory arthritis, affecting 2.5% of adults in the UK.1 Despite its prevalence and the availability of potentially ‘curative’ urate-lowering therapies (ULT) such as allopurinol, gout remains undertreated in both primar... Read More about Improving management of gout in primary care: a new UK management guideline..

Des caractéristiques de la goutte associées à la dépression mais pas à l’anxiété en soins primaires : conclusions initiales d’une étude de cohorte prospective (2017)
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Mallen, Prior, Roddy, & Muller. (2017). Des caractéristiques de la goutte associées à la dépression mais pas à l’anxiété en soins primaires : conclusions initiales d’une étude de cohorte prospective. Revue du Rhumatisme, 84(5), 423-429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhum.2017.05.004

Objectifs Déterminer la prévalence de l’anxiété et de la dépression dans le contexte de la goutte, examiner les liens entre certaines caractéristiques de la goutte et ces comorbidités et identifier le rôle de l’allopurinol dans ces relations. Mét... Read More about Des caractéristiques de la goutte associées à la dépression mais pas à l’anxiété en soins primaires : conclusions initiales d’une étude de cohorte prospective.

Predictors of response to prefabricated foot orthoses or rocker-sole footwear in individuals with first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis (2017)
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Roddy. (2017). Predictors of response to prefabricated foot orthoses or rocker-sole footwear in individuals with first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 185 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1558-5

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (1st MTPJ OA) is a common and disabling condition commonly managed with footwear and orthotic interventions. The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with a succe... Read More about Predictors of response to prefabricated foot orthoses or rocker-sole footwear in individuals with first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis.

Shoe-stiffening inserts for first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis (the SIMPLE trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2017)
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Roddy. (2017). Shoe-stiffening inserts for first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis (the SIMPLE trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 198 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-1936-1

BACKGROUND: This article describes the design of a parallel-group, participant- and assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of shoe-stiffening inserts versus sham shoe insert(s) for reducing pain associated with first... Read More about Shoe-stiffening inserts for first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis (the SIMPLE trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

183. GOUT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF SLEEP APNOEA: A MATCHED COHORT STUDY (2017)
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Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Mallen, C., Muller, S., Hayward, R., West, S., Choi, H., & Roddy, E. (2017). 183. GOUT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF SLEEP APNOEA: A MATCHED COHORT STUDY. Rheumatology, 56(suppl_2), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kex062.184

Background: Gout and obstructive sleep apnoea are both common problems in primary care and associated with considerable co-morbidity. Serum uric acid levels are frequently elevated in sleep apnoea patients and one previous cohort study found that peo... Read More about 183. GOUT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF SLEEP APNOEA: A MATCHED COHORT STUDY.

Development and delivery of a physiotherapist-led exercise intervention in a randomised controlled trial for subacromial impingement syndrome (the SUPPORT trial) (2017)
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Roddy. (2017). Development and delivery of a physiotherapist-led exercise intervention in a randomised controlled trial for subacromial impingement syndrome (the SUPPORT trial). Physiotherapy, 379-386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2017.03.005

Purpose This paper describes the development, content and delivery of a physiotherapist- led individualised, supervised and progressed exercise programme for use in a factorial randomised controlled trial testing treatments for subacromial impingeme... Read More about Development and delivery of a physiotherapist-led exercise intervention in a randomised controlled trial for subacromial impingement syndrome (the SUPPORT trial).

Incident acute pseudogout and prior bisphosphonate use: matched case-control study in the UK-Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2017)
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Roddy, E., Muller, S., Paskins, Z., Hider, S., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., & Mallen, C. (2017). Incident acute pseudogout and prior bisphosphonate use: matched case-control study in the UK-Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000006177

Oral bisphosphonates are the most commonly used drugs to treat postmenopausal osteoporosis. Acute pseudogout is anecdotally reported to occur following bisphosphonate initiation but empirical data are lacking. We investigated whether treatment with o... Read More about Incident acute pseudogout and prior bisphosphonate use: matched case-control study in the UK-Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

Gout - a guide for the general and acute physicians. (2017)
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Roddy. (2017). Gout - a guide for the general and acute physicians. Clinical Medicine, 54 - 59. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-1-54

Gout is the most prevalent inflammatory arthritis and affects 2.5% of the general population in the UK. It is also the only arthritis that has the potential to be cured with safe, inexpensive and well tolerated urate-lowering treatments, which reduce... Read More about Gout - a guide for the general and acute physicians..

What influences general practitioners' use of exercise for patients with chronic knee pain? Results from a national survey (2016)
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Roddy. (2016). What influences general practitioners' use of exercise for patients with chronic knee pain? Results from a national survey. BMC Family Practice, 172 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-016-0570-4

BACKGROUND: Exercise is a recommended 'core' treatment for chronic knee pain (CKP), however it appears to be underused by general practitioners (GPs). While behavioural theories suggest that attitudes and beliefs influence behaviours, no single theor... Read More about What influences general practitioners' use of exercise for patients with chronic knee pain? Results from a national survey.

Content and evaluation of the Benefits of Effective Exercise for Older Adults with Knee Pain trial physiotherapist training programme (2016)
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Holden, Roddy, & Healey. (2016). Content and evaluation of the Benefits of Effective Exercise for Older Adults with Knee Pain trial physiotherapist training programme. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 866-873. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2016.10.017

Objective To explore whether participating in the Benefits of Effective Exercise for knee Pain (BEEP) trial training program increased physiotherapists' self-confidence and changed their intended clinical behavior regarding exercise for knee pain in... Read More about Content and evaluation of the Benefits of Effective Exercise for Older Adults with Knee Pain trial physiotherapist training programme.

Content and Evaluation of the Benefits of Effective Exercise for Older Adults With Knee Pain Trial Physiotherapist Training Program (2016)
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Holden, M. A., Whittle, R., Healey, E. L., Hill, S., Mullis, R., Roddy, E., …Foster, N. E. (2017). Content and Evaluation of the Benefits of Effective Exercise for Older Adults With Knee Pain Trial Physiotherapist Training Program. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 98(5), 866-873. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2016.10.017

Objective To explore whether participating in the Benefits of Effective Exercise for knee Pain (BEEP) trial training program increased physiotherapists' self-confidence and changed their intended clinical behavior regarding exercise for knee pain in... Read More about Content and Evaluation of the Benefits of Effective Exercise for Older Adults With Knee Pain Trial Physiotherapist Training Program.

Content and Evaluation of the Benefits of Effective Exercise for Older Adults With Knee Pain Trial Physiotherapist Training Program (2016)
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Holden, M. A., Whittle, R., Healey, E. L., Hill, S., Mullis, R., Roddy, E., …Foster, N. E. (2017). Content and Evaluation of the Benefits of Effective Exercise for Older Adults With Knee Pain Trial Physiotherapist Training Program. Archives of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, 98(5), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2016.10.017

Objective To explore whether participating in the Benefits of Effective Exercise for knee Pain (BEEP) trial training program increased physiotherapists' self-confidence and changed their intended clinical behavior regarding exercise for knee pain in... Read More about Content and Evaluation of the Benefits of Effective Exercise for Older Adults With Knee Pain Trial Physiotherapist Training Program.

The clinical and cost effectiveness of steroid injection compared with night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome (2016)
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Chesterton, L. S., Dziedzic, K. S., Van Der Windt, D. A., Davenport, G., Myers, H. L., Rathod, T., …Hay, E. M. (2016). The clinical and cost effectiveness of steroid injection compared with night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 415 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1264-8

BACKGROUND: Patients diagnosed with idiopathic mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) are usually managed in primary care and commonly treated with night splints and/or corticosteroid injection. The comparative effectiveness of these intervent... Read More about The clinical and cost effectiveness of steroid injection compared with night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome.

Does a modified STarT Back Tool predict outcome with a broader group of musculoskeletal patients than back pain? A secondary analysis of cohort data. (2016)
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Hill, J., Afolabi, E. K., Lewis, M., Dunn, K., Roddy, E., Van Der Windt, D., & Foster, N. E. (2016). Does a modified STarT Back Tool predict outcome with a broader group of musculoskeletal patients than back pain? A secondary analysis of cohort data. BMJ Open, e012445 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012445

OBJECTIVES: The STarT Back Tool has good predictive performance for non-specific low back pain in primary care. We therefore aimed to investigate whether a modified STarT Back Tool predicted outcome with a broader group of musculoskeletal patients, a... Read More about Does a modified STarT Back Tool predict outcome with a broader group of musculoskeletal patients than back pain? A secondary analysis of cohort data..

Re-consultation, self-reported health status, and costs following treatment at a Musculoskeletal Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service (CATS): a twelve-month prospective cohort study (2016)
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Roddy, E., Jordan, K. P., Oppong, R., Chen, Y., Jowett, S., Dawes, P., …Hay, E. M. (2016). Re-consultation, self-reported health status, and costs following treatment at a Musculoskeletal Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service (CATS): a twelve-month prospective cohort study. BMJ Open, 6(10), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011735

Objectives To determine (1) reconsultation frequency, (2) change in self-reported health status, (3) baseline factors associated with reconsultation and change in health status and (4) associated healthcare costs and quality-adjusted life-years (QALY... Read More about Re-consultation, self-reported health status, and costs following treatment at a Musculoskeletal Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service (CATS): a twelve-month prospective cohort study.

Illness perceptions of gout patients and the use of allopurinol in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study (2016)
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Walsh, C. P., Prior, J., Chandratre, P., Belcher, J., Mallen, C., & Roddy, E. (2016). Illness perceptions of gout patients and the use of allopurinol in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 17, Article 394. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1252-z

Background Patients’ perceptions of their illness are dynamic and can directly influence aspects of management. Our aim was to examine the illness perceptions of gout patients in UK primary care and associations with allopurinol use. Methods A h... Read More about Illness perceptions of gout patients and the use of allopurinol in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study.