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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., Hay, E., Stuart, B., Turner, D., & 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., Hay, E., & 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., Hay, E. M., & 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).

EFFECT OF A MODEL CONSULTATION ON QUALITY OF CARE OF OSTEOARTHRITIS: A PRIMARY CARE CLUSTER RANDOMISED TRIAL (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Edwards, J. J., Jordan, K. P., Porcheret, M., Healey, E. L., Jinks, C., Bedson, J., Clarkson, K., Hay, E. M., & Dziedzic, K. S. EFFECT OF A MODEL CONSULTATION ON QUALITY OF CARE OF OSTEOARTHRITIS: A PRIMARY CARE CLUSTER RANDOMISED TRIAL

Background Uptake of recommended assessment and management strategies for osteoarthritis (OA) in primary care has not consistently been achieved.

Objectives To determine the effect of a model OA consultation, informed by NICE OA recommendations, t... Read More about EFFECT OF A MODEL CONSULTATION ON QUALITY OF CARE OF OSTEOARTHRITIS: A PRIMARY CARE CLUSTER RANDOMISED TRIAL.

233. Clinical Effectiveness of Exercise and Corticosteroid Injection for Subacromial Impingement Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roddy, E., Ogollah, R., Zwierska, I., Datta, P., Hall, A., Hay, E. M., Jackson, S., Lewis, M., Shufflebotham, J., Stevenson, K., van der Windt, D., Young, J., & Foster, N. E. 233. Clinical Effectiveness of Exercise and Corticosteroid Injection for Subacromial Impingement Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Presented at Rheumatology 2015 (28-30 April 2015), Manchester, England, UK

Exploring how pain leads to productivity loss in primary care consulters for osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study (2015)
Journal Article
Wilkie, R., Hay, E. M., Croft, P., & Pransky, G. (2015). Exploring how pain leads to productivity loss in primary care consulters for osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study. PloS one, 10(4), Article e0120042. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120042

OBJECTIVE: Osteoarthritis pain has become a leading cause of decreased productivity and work disability in older workers, a major concern in primary care. How osteoarthritis pain leads to decreased productivity at work is unclear; the aim of this stu... Read More about Exploring how pain leads to productivity loss in primary care consulters for osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study.

Implementing Stratified Primary Care Management for Low Back Pain: Cost-Utility Analysis Alongside a Prospective, Population-Based, Sequential Comparison Study (2015)
Journal Article
Whitehurst, D. G. T., Bryan, S., Lewis, M., Hay, E. M., Mullis, R., & Foster, N. E. (2015). Implementing Stratified Primary Care Management for Low Back Pain: Cost-Utility Analysis Alongside a Prospective, Population-Based, Sequential Comparison Study. Spine, 40(6), 405-414. https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000000770

Study Design.
Within-study cost-utility analysis.

Objective.
To explore the cost-utility of implementing stratified care for low back pain (LBP) in general practice, compared with usual care, within risk-defined patient subgroups (that is, pat... Read More about Implementing Stratified Primary Care Management for Low Back Pain: Cost-Utility Analysis Alongside a Prospective, Population-Based, Sequential Comparison Study.

Self-management approaches for osteoarthritis in the hand: a 2×2 factorial randomised trial. (2015)
Journal Article
Dziedzic, K., Nicholls, E., Hill, S., Hammond, A., Handy, J., Thomas, E., & Hay, E. (2015). Self-management approaches for osteoarthritis in the hand: a 2×2 factorial randomised trial. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74(1), 108 - 118. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203938

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis is the leading cause of disability in older adults. Evidence of effectiveness for self-management of hand osteoarthritis is lacking. METHODS: In this randomised, factorial trial, we evaluated the effectiveness of joint prot... Read More about Self-management approaches for osteoarthritis in the hand: a 2×2 factorial randomised trial..

Clinical Effectiveness of Exercise and Corticosteroid Injection for Subacromial Impingement Syndrome: A Randomised Controlled Trial (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roddy, E., Ogollah, R., Zwierska, I., Datta, P., Hall, A., Hay, E., Jackson, S., Lewis, M., Shufflebotham, J., Stevenson, K., van der Windt, D., Young, J., & Foster, N. Clinical Effectiveness of Exercise and Corticosteroid Injection for Subacromial Impingement Syndrome: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Presented at 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting (November 14-19), Boston, MA, USA

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation as adjunct to primary care management for tennis elbow: (2014)
Journal Article
Chesterton, L. S., Lewis, A. M., Sim, J., Mallen, C. D., Mason, E. E., Hay, E. M., & van der Windt, D. A. (2014). Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation as adjunct to primary care management for tennis elbow:. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 1458 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-f5160rep

Can transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), as a patient controlled adjunct to primary care management for tennis elbow, provide superior pain relief to primary care management alone.

Joint protection and hand exercises for hand osteoarthritis: an economic evaluation comparing methods for the analysis of factorial trials (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Oppong, R., Jowett, S., Nicholls, E., Whitehurst, D., Hill, S., Hammond, A., Hay, E., & Dziedzic, K. Joint protection and hand exercises for hand osteoarthritis: an economic evaluation comparing methods for the analysis of factorial trials

OBJECTIVES: Evidence regarding the cost-effectiveness of joint protection and hand exercises for the management of hand OA is not well established. The primary aim of this study is to assess the cost-effectiveness (cost-utility) of these management o... Read More about Joint protection and hand exercises for hand osteoarthritis: an economic evaluation comparing methods for the analysis of factorial trials.

Quality of care for OA: the effect of a point-of-care consultation recording template. (2014)
Journal Article
Edwards, J. J., Jordan, K. P., Peat, G., Bedson, J., Croft, P. R., Hay, E. M., & Dziedzic, K. S. (2015). Quality of care for OA: the effect of a point-of-care consultation recording template. Rheumatology, 54(5), 844-853. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keu411

OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to determine the feasibility of introducing a computerized template for identifying quality of care during an OA consultation, describe quality of OA care in practices in which the template was introduced and as... Read More about Quality of care for OA: the effect of a point-of-care consultation recording template..

Anticipated significant work limitation in primary care consulters with osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study (2014)
Journal Article
Wilkie, R., Phillipson, C., Hay, E. M., & Pransky, G. (2014). Anticipated significant work limitation in primary care consulters with osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open, 4(9), Article e005221. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005221

OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of expected work limitations (EWL) prior to future retirement age in osteoarthritis consulters, and the associated health, sociodemographic and workplace factors. DESIGN: Population-based prospective cohort study... Read More about Anticipated significant work limitation in primary care consulters with osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study.

Implementing the NICE osteoarthritis guidelines: a mixed methods study and cluster randomised trial of a model osteoarthritis consultation in primary care - the Management of OsteoArthritis In Consultations (MOSAICS) study protocol (2014)
Journal Article
Dziedzic, K. S., Healey, E. L., Porcheret, M., Nio Ong, B., Main, C. J., Jordan, K. P., Lewis, M., Edwards, J. J., Jinks, C., Morden, A., McHugh, G. A., Ryan, S., Finney, A., Jowett, S., Oppong, R., Afolabi, E., Pushpa-Rajah, A., Handy, J., Clarkson, K., Mason, E., …Hay, E. M. (2014). Implementing the NICE osteoarthritis guidelines: a mixed methods study and cluster randomised trial of a model osteoarthritis consultation in primary care - the Management of OsteoArthritis In Consultations (MOSAICS) study protocol. Implementation Science, 9, Article 95. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-014-0095-y

Backgroundhere is as yet no evidence on the feasibility of implementing recommendations from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) osteoarthritis (OA) guidelines in primary care, or of the effect these recommendations on the con... Read More about Implementing the NICE osteoarthritis guidelines: a mixed methods study and cluster randomised trial of a model osteoarthritis consultation in primary care - the Management of OsteoArthritis In Consultations (MOSAICS) study protocol.

A multicentre, pragmatic, parallel group, randomised controlled trial to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of three physiotherapy-led exercise interventions for knee osteoarthritis in older adults: the BEEP trial protocol (ISRCTN: 93634563). (2014)
Journal Article
Healey, E. L., Holden, M. A., Nicholls, E., Whitehurst, D. G., Foster, N. E., Jowett, S., Jinks, C., Roddy, E., & Hay, E. M. (2014). A multicentre, pragmatic, parallel group, randomised controlled trial to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of three physiotherapy-led exercise interventions for knee osteoarthritis in older adults: the BEEP trial protocol (ISRCTN: 93634563). BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 15, Article 254

BACKGROUND: Exercise is consistently recommended for older adults with knee pain related to osteoarthritis. However, the effects from exercise are typically small and short-term, likely linked to insufficient individualisation of the exercise program... Read More about A multicentre, pragmatic, parallel group, randomised controlled trial to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of three physiotherapy-led exercise interventions for knee osteoarthritis in older adults: the BEEP trial protocol (ISRCTN: 93634563)..