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The effects of implementing a point-of-care electronic template to prompt routine anxiety and depression screening in patients consulting for osteoarthritis (the Primary Care Osteoarthritis Trial): A cluster randomised trial in primary care (2017)
Journal Article
Mallen, C. D., Nicholl, B. I., Lewis, M., Bartlam, B., Green, D., Jowett, S., …Peat, G. (2017). The effects of implementing a point-of-care electronic template to prompt routine anxiety and depression screening in patients consulting for osteoarthritis (the Primary Care Osteoarthritis Trial): A cluster randomised trial in primary care. PLoS Medicine, e1002273 -?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002273

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate whether prompting general practitioners (GPs) to routinely assess and manage anxiety and depression in patients consulting with osteoarthritis (OA) improves pain outcomes. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We conducted a... Read More about The effects of implementing a point-of-care electronic template to prompt routine anxiety and depression screening in patients consulting for osteoarthritis (the Primary Care Osteoarthritis Trial): A cluster randomised trial in primary care.

STEMS pilot trial: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial to investigate the addition of patient direct access to physiotherapy to usual GP-led primary care for adults with musculoskeletal pain (2017)
Journal Article
Hay, & Protheroe. (2017). STEMS pilot trial: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial to investigate the addition of patient direct access to physiotherapy to usual GP-led primary care for adults with musculoskeletal pain. BMJ Open, e012987 -?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012987

INTRODUCTION: Around 17% of general practitioner (GP) consultations are for musculoskeletal conditions, which will rise as the population ages. Patient direct access to physiotherapy provides one solution, yet adoption in the National Health Service... Read More about STEMS pilot trial: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial to investigate the addition of patient direct access to physiotherapy to usual GP-led primary care for adults with musculoskeletal pain.

Characteristics of patients with low back and leg pain seeking treatment in primary care: baseline results from the ATLAS cohort study. (2016)
Journal Article
Konstantinou, K., Dunn, K., Ogollah, R., Vogel, S., & Hay, E. (2016). Characteristics of patients with low back and leg pain seeking treatment in primary care: baseline results from the ATLAS cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 332. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-015-0787-8

Background Patients with back pain radiating to the leg(s) report worse symptoms and poorer recovery than those with back pain alone. Robust evidence regarding their epidemiological profile is lacking from primary care, the setting where most of the... Read More about Characteristics of patients with low back and leg pain seeking treatment in primary care: baseline results from the ATLAS cohort study..

PMS74 - Development of the Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) for Use in Different Conditions and Different Healthcare Pathways (2016)
Journal Article
Hill, J., Kang, S., Benedetto, E., Myers, H., Blackburn, S., Smith, S., …Price, A. (2016). PMS74 - Development of the Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) for Use in Different Conditions and Different Healthcare Pathways. Value in Health, 19(7), 544 - 544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2016.09.1142

Objectives Musculoskeletal pain is the single greatest cause of years lived with disability. This can include osteoarthritis, inflammatory disorders and musculoskeletal disorders such as back, neck, shoulder, hip, and knee pain. The Arthritis UK Mus... Read More about PMS74 - Development of the Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) for Use in Different Conditions and Different Healthcare Pathways.

The clinical and cost effectiveness of steroid injection compared with night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome (2016)
Journal Article
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.

Keele Aches and Pains Study protocol: validity, acceptability, and feasibility of the Keele STarT MSK tool for subgrouping musculoskeletal patients in primary care. (2016)
Journal Article
Campbell, P., Hill, J., Protheroe, J., Afolabi, E., Lewis, M., Beardmore, R., …Dunn, K. (2016). Keele Aches and Pains Study protocol: validity, acceptability, and feasibility of the Keele STarT MSK tool for subgrouping musculoskeletal patients in primary care. Journal of Pain Research, 2016(9), 807 -818. https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S116614

Musculoskeletal conditions represent a considerable burden worldwide, and are predominantly managed in primary care. Evidence suggests that many musculoskeletal conditions share similar prognostic factors. Systematically assessing patient’s prognosis... Read More about Keele Aches and Pains Study protocol: validity, acceptability, and feasibility of the Keele STarT MSK tool for subgrouping musculoskeletal patients in primary care..

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)
Journal Article
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.

Development and initial cohort validation of the Arthritis Research UK Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) for use across musculoskeletal care pathways. (2016)
Journal Article
Hill, J., Kang, S., Benedetto, E., Myers, H., Blackburn, S., Smith, S., …Price, A. (2016). Development and initial cohort validation of the Arthritis Research UK Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) for use across musculoskeletal care pathways. BMJ Open, 6(8), Article e012331. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012331

OBJECTIVES: Current musculoskeletal outcome tools are fragmented across different healthcare settings and conditions. Our objectives were to develop and validate a single musculoskeletal outcome measure for use throughout the pathway and patients wit... Read More about Development and initial cohort validation of the Arthritis Research UK Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) for use across musculoskeletal care pathways..

FRI0556 Are Serum Biomarker Levels Associated with Sciatica? (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Hider, S., Konstantinou, K., Mattey, D., & Hay, E. (2016, June). FRI0556 Are Serum Biomarker Levels Associated with Sciatica?. Poster presented at Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (EULAR 2016), London, United Kingdom

Background Pro-inflammatory cytokines released from the intervertebral disc are considered key in the pathogenesis of sciatica. There is increasing interest in whether biologics such as anti-TNF therapies could be used for treatment of sciatica. Data... Read More about FRI0556 Are Serum Biomarker Levels Associated with Sciatica?.

O32 Does the Addition of a Vocational Advice Service to Best Current Primary Care Improve Work Outcomes in Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain? The Study of Work and Pain (Swap) Cluster Randomized Trial (ISRCTN 52269669) (2016)
Journal Article
Wynne-Jones, G., Artus, M., Bishop, A., Lawton, S. A., Lewis, M., Main, C., …Foster, N. (2016). O32 Does the Addition of a Vocational Advice Service to Best Current Primary Care Improve Work Outcomes in Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain? The Study of Work and Pain (Swap) Cluster Randomized Trial (ISRCTN 52269669). Rheumatology, 55(S1), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kew117.001

Reliability among clinicians diagnosing low back-related leg pain. (2015)
Journal Article
Stynes, S., Konstantinou, K., Dunn, K., Lewis, M., & Hay, E. (2015). Reliability among clinicians diagnosing low back-related leg pain. European Spine Journal, 25, 2734–2740. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-015-4359-2

PURPOSE: To investigate agreement and reliability among clinicians when diagnosing low back-related leg pain (LBLP) in primary care consulters. METHODS: Thirty-six patients were assessed by one of six physiotherapists and diagnosed as having either l... Read More about Reliability among clinicians diagnosing low back-related leg pain..

Stratified care for patients with sciatica and suspected sciatica in primary care: the scopic trial protocol (scopic-sciatica outcomes in primary care) (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Foster, N., Konstantinou, K., Beardmore, R., Dunn, K., Lewis, M., Bartlam, B., …Hay, E. (2015, November). Stratified care for patients with sciatica and suspected sciatica in primary care: the scopic trial protocol (scopic-sciatica outcomes in primary care). Poster presented at 3rd International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference, Glasgow

Using an internet intervention to support self-management of low back pain in primary care: Protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial (supportback) (2015)
Journal Article
Geraghty, A. W. A., Stanford, R., Little, P., Roberts, L., Foster, N. E., Hill, J. C., …Yardley, L. (2015). Using an internet intervention to support self-management of low back pain in primary care: Protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial (supportback). BMJ Open, 5(9), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009524

Introduction Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent and costly condition. The majority of patients experiencing LBP are managed in primary care, where first-line care recommendations consist of advice to self-manage and remain active. Internet interventi... Read More about Using an internet intervention to support self-management of low back pain in primary care: Protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial (supportback).

Should General Practitioners Issue a Sick Certificate to Employees Who Consult for Low Back Pain in Primary Care? (2015)
Journal Article
Lewis, M., Wynne-Jones, G., Barton, P., Whitehurst, D., Wathall, S., Foster, N., …Van Der Windt, D. (2015). Should General Practitioners Issue a Sick Certificate to Employees Who Consult for Low Back Pain in Primary Care?. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 577 -588. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-014-9564-z

Purpose Back pain is a common problem and has significant societal impact. Sickness certification is commonly issued to patients consulting their general practitioner with low back pain. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of cer... Read More about Should General Practitioners Issue a Sick Certificate to Employees Who Consult for Low Back Pain in Primary Care?.

An Economic Evaluation of TENS in Addition to Usual Primary Care Management for the Treatment of Tennis Elbow: Results from the TATE Randomized Controlled Trial (2015)
Journal Article
Lewis, M., Chesterton, L., Sim, J., Hay, E., Mallen, C., & Van Der Windt, D. (2015). An Economic Evaluation of TENS in Addition to Usual Primary Care Management for the Treatment of Tennis Elbow: Results from the TATE Randomized Controlled Trial. PloS one, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135460

Background The TATE trial was a multicentre pragmatic randomized controlled trial of supplementing primary care management (PCM)–consisting of a GP consultation followed by information and advice on exercises–with transcutaneous electrical nerve sti... Read More about An Economic Evaluation of TENS in Addition to Usual Primary Care Management for the Treatment of Tennis Elbow: Results from the TATE Randomized Controlled Trial.

A pilot cluster randomised controlled trial to investigate the addition of direct access to physiotherapy to usual GP-led primary care for adults with musculoskeletal pain: the STEMS pilot trial protocol (ISRCTN23378642) (2015)
Journal Article
Bishop, A., Tooth, S., Protheroe, J., Salisbury, C., Ogollah, R. O., Jowett, S., …Foster, N. E. (2015). A pilot cluster randomised controlled trial to investigate the addition of direct access to physiotherapy to usual GP-led primary care for adults with musculoskeletal pain: the STEMS pilot trial protocol (ISRCTN23378642). Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 1, Article 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-015-0020-4

Background Musculoskeletal problems are common, accounting for up to 30 % of general practitioner (GP) consultations and are a major cause of chronic disability worldwide. Demand for health care for musculoskeletal conditions is likely to continue t... Read More about A pilot cluster randomised controlled trial to investigate the addition of direct access to physiotherapy to usual GP-led primary care for adults with musculoskeletal pain: the STEMS pilot trial protocol (ISRCTN23378642).