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Can support workers from AgeUK deliver an intervention to support older people with anxiety and depression? A qualitative evaluation. (2019)
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Gilbody, S., Nicholls, E., Chew-Graham, C., Kingstone, T., Bartlam, B., Burroughs, H., …Waheed, W. (2019). Can support workers from AgeUK deliver an intervention to support older people with anxiety and depression? A qualitative evaluation. BMC Family Practice, 20, Article 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-019-0903-1

BACKGROUND: Anxiety and depression often co-exist. These disorders are under-diagnosed and under-treated, specifically among older people, and lead to increased use of health and social care services and raised mortality. Older people report a reluct... Read More about Can support workers from AgeUK deliver an intervention to support older people with anxiety and depression? A qualitative evaluation..

Metabolic risk factors and the incidence and progression of radiographic hand osteoarthritis: a population-based cohort study (2018)
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Marshall, M., Peat, G., Nicholls, E., Myers, H. L., Mamas, M. A., & Van Der Windt, D. A. (in press). Metabolic risk factors and the incidence and progression of radiographic hand osteoarthritis: a population-based cohort study. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 48(1), 52-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/03009742.2018.1459831

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether selected metabolic factors are associated with greater amounts of radiographic hand osteoarthritis (OA) incidence and progression. METHODS: The study identified 706 adults, aged 50-69 years, with hand pain and hand rad... Read More about Metabolic risk factors and the incidence and progression of radiographic hand osteoarthritis: a population-based cohort study.

Cost-utility analysis of interventions to improve effectiveness of exercise therapy for adults with knee osteoarthritis: the BEEP trial. (2018)
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Kigozi, J., Jowett, S., Nicholls, E., Tooth, S., Hay, E., Foster, N. E., & Holden, M. (2018). Cost-utility analysis of interventions to improve effectiveness of exercise therapy for adults with knee osteoarthritis: the BEEP trial. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, rky018 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rky018

Objectives: Evidence regarding the cost-effectiveness of enhancing physical therapy exercise programmes in order to improve outcomes for patients with knee OA remains unclear. This study investigates the cost-effectiveness of two enhanced physical th... Read More about Cost-utility analysis of interventions to improve effectiveness of exercise therapy for adults with knee osteoarthritis: the BEEP trial..

The feasibility and acceptability of a physical activity intervention for older people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: The iPOPP pilot trial protocol (2017)
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Healey, E., Jinks, C., Foster, N., Chew-Graham, Chew-Graham, C., Pincus, T., …McBeth, J. (2017). The feasibility and acceptability of a physical activity intervention for older people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: The iPOPP pilot trial protocol. Musculoskeletal Care, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1222

INTRODUCTION: This pilot trial will inform the design and methods of a future full-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT) and examine the feasibility, acceptability and fidelity of the Increasing Physical activity in Older People with chronic Pain (... Read More about The feasibility and acceptability of a physical activity intervention for older people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: The iPOPP pilot trial protocol.

Integrating case finding and initial management for osteoarthritis, anxiety and depression into routine primary care nurse-led long-term condition reviews: results from the enhance pilot trial (2017)
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Jinks, C., Nicholls, E., Liddle, J., Healey, E., Evans, A., Chew-Graham, C., …Team, E. (2017). Integrating case finding and initial management for osteoarthritis, anxiety and depression into routine primary care nurse-led long-term condition reviews: results from the enhance pilot trial. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 76(S2), 1433-1433. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.2473

Background Co-morbid osteoarthritis (OA), anxiety and depression are undermanaged in primary care yet have significant impact on pain, disability and outcomes of other long-term conditions (LTCs). Objectives To test the feasibility and acceptabili... Read More about Integrating case finding and initial management for osteoarthritis, anxiety and depression into routine primary care nurse-led long-term condition reviews: results from the enhance pilot trial.

Self-management of musculoskeletal hand pain and hand problems in community-dwelling adults aged 50 years and older: results from a cross-sectional study in a UK population. (2016)
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Myers, H., Dziedzic, K., Nicholls, E., & Croft, P. (2016). Self-management of musculoskeletal hand pain and hand problems in community-dwelling adults aged 50 years and older: results from a cross-sectional study in a UK population. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 17, Article 418. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1276-4

BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal pain is common in adults, with the hand being frequently affected. Healthcare services have the potential to be of benefit to adults with hand pain and problems, through promotion and facilitation of self-management. METHO... Read More about Self-management of musculoskeletal hand pain and hand problems in community-dwelling adults aged 50 years and older: results from a cross-sectional study in a UK population..

Metabolic risk factors were not associated with greater amounts of radiographic hand OA progression over 6-years in a community-dwelling population (2016)
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Marshall, M., Peat, G., Nicholls, E., Myers, H., Mamas, M., Dziedzic, K., & van der Windt, D. (2016). Metabolic risk factors were not associated with greater amounts of radiographic hand OA progression over 6-years in a community-dwelling population. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 24(S1), S201-S202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.394

An analysis of the complementarity of ICECAP-A and EQ-5D-3 L in an adult population of patients with knee pain (2016)
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Jowett, S., Nicholls, E., Al-Janabi, H., Keeley, T., Coast, J., & Foster, N. (2016). An analysis of the complementarity of ICECAP-A and EQ-5D-3 L in an adult population of patients with knee pain. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 36 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-016-0430-x

BACKGROUND: The ICECAP measures potentially offer a broader assessment of quality of life and well-being, in comparison to measures routinely used in economic evaluation, such as the EQ-5D-3 L. This broader assessment may allow measurement of the ful... Read More about An analysis of the complementarity of ICECAP-A and EQ-5D-3 L in an adult population of patients with knee pain.

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

Background 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:.

A longitudinal assessment of the responsiveness of the ICECAP-A in a randomised controlled trial of a knee pain intervention (2015)
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Keeley, T., Al-Janabi, H., Nicholls, E., Foster, N., Jowett, S., & Coast, J. (2015). A longitudinal assessment of the responsiveness of the ICECAP-A in a randomised controlled trial of a knee pain intervention. Quality of Life Research, 2319 - 2331. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-0980-0

PURPOSE: The ICECAP-A is a simple measure of capability well-being for use with the adult population. The descriptive system is made up of five key attributes: Stability, Attachment, Autonomy, Achievement and Enjoyment. Studies have begun to assess t... Read More about A longitudinal assessment of the responsiveness of the ICECAP-A in a randomised controlled trial of a knee pain intervention.

OP0105 Improving the Effectiveness of Exercise Therapy for Older Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial (The Beep Trial) (2015)
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Foster, N., Nicholls, E., Holden, M., Healey, E., Kigozi, J., Jowett, S., …Hay, E. (2015). OP0105 Improving the Effectiveness of Exercise Therapy for Older Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial (The Beep Trial). Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74(Suppl 2), 108.2-108. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.1454

Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care: protocol for the ENHANCE pilot trial (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: protocol for the ENHANCE pilot trial. Journal of Comorbidity, 5(1), 135 -149. https://doi.org/10.15256/joc.2015.5.60

Background: 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 o... Read More about Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care: protocol for the ENHANCE pilot trial.

Self-management approaches for osteoarthritis in the hand: a 2×2 factorial randomised trial. (2015)
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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..