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The cost-effectiveness of different approaches to exercise and corticosteroid injection for subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome. (2021)
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Oppong, R., Jowett, S., Lewis, M., Roddy, E., Ogollah, R. O., Zwierska, I., …Foster, N. E. (2021). The cost-effectiveness of different approaches to exercise and corticosteroid injection for subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome. Rheumatology, 60(9), 4175-4184. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa903

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether physiotherapist-led exercise intervention and ultrasound-guided subacromial corticosteroid injection is cost-effective when compared with standard advice and exercise leaflet and unguided injection in patients with su... Read More about The cost-effectiveness of different approaches to exercise and corticosteroid injection for subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome..

Optimising outcomes of exercise and corticosteroid injection in patients with subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome: a factorial randomised trial. (2020)
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Roddy, E., Ogollah, R., Oppong, R., Zwierska, I., Datta, P., Hall, A., …Foster, N. (2020). Optimising outcomes of exercise and corticosteroid injection in patients with subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome: a factorial randomised trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 55(5), https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101268

OBJECTIVES: To compare the clinical effectiveness of (1) physiotherapist-led exercise versus an exercise leaflet, and (2) ultrasound-guided subacromial corticosteroid injection versus unguided injection for pain and function in subacromial pain (form... Read More about Optimising outcomes of exercise and corticosteroid injection in patients with subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome: a factorial randomised trial..

Symptoms associated with inflammatory arthritis are common in the primary care population: results from the Joint Symptoms Survey (2019)
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Hider, S. L., Muller, S., Helliwell, T., Prior, J. A., Scott, I., Lawton, S. A., …Mallen, C. D. (2019). Symptoms associated with inflammatory arthritis are common in the primary care population: results from the Joint Symptoms Survey. Rheumatology, 58(11), 2009-2014. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kez184

Objectives: To describe the prevalence of self-reported inflammatory joint symptoms, such as joint pain, stiffness and swelling in UK primary care patients consulting for both musculoskeletal (MSK) and non-musculoskeletal (non-MSK) complaints.

Met... Read More about Symptoms associated with inflammatory arthritis are common in the primary care population: results from the Joint Symptoms Survey.

Challenges of diagnosing and managing polymyalgia rheumatica: a multi-methods study in UK general practice (2018)
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Hider, S., Lawton, S., Muller, S., Helliwell, T., Zwierska, I., Mallen, C., & Richardson, J. (2018). Challenges of diagnosing and managing polymyalgia rheumatica: a multi-methods study in UK general practice. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 68(676), E783-E793. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X699557

BACKGROUND: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is one of the most common inflammatory arthritic disorders seen in older individuals. Most patients with PMR are diagnosed and managed exclusively in general practice, yet primary care-focused research is lack... Read More about Challenges of diagnosing and managing polymyalgia rheumatica: a multi-methods study in UK general practice.

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.

Characterising those with incident polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: results from the PMR Cohort Study. (2016)
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Muller, S., Hider, S. L., Helliwell, T., Lawton, S., Barraclough, K., Dasgupta, B., …Mallen, C. D. (2016). Characterising those with incident polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: results from the PMR Cohort Study. Arthritis Research and Therapy, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-016-1097-8

BACKGROUND: The aim was to characterise the sociodemographic, general health and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)-specific features of participants in a large inception cohort of patients with PMR diagnosed in UK primary care. METHODS: Patients (n?=?739)... Read More about Characterising those with incident polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: results from the PMR Cohort Study..

Musculoskeletal clinical assessment and treatment services at the primary-secondary care interface: an observational study (2013)
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Roddy, E., Zwierska, I., Jordan, K. P., Dawes, P., Hider, S. L., Packham, J., …Hay, E. M. (2013). Musculoskeletal clinical assessment and treatment services at the primary-secondary care interface: an observational study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 63(607), E141-E148. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp13X663109

Background Management of musculoskeletal conditions in the UK is increasingly delivered in multidisciplinary clinical assessment and treatment services (CATS) at the primary–secondary care interface. However, there is little evidence concerning the c... Read More about Musculoskeletal clinical assessment and treatment services at the primary-secondary care interface: an observational study.

The Staffordshire Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, and Back Assessment (SAMBA) Study: a prospective observational study of patient outcome following referral to a primary-secondary care musculoskeletal interface service (2010)
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Jordan, Roddy, Zwierska, Hay, & Hider. (2010). The Staffordshire Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, and Back Assessment (SAMBA) Study: a prospective observational study of patient outcome following referral to a primary-secondary care musculoskeletal interface service. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 67 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-11-67

Background
Recent healthcare policy has shifted the management of musculoskeletal conditions in the UK away from secondary care towards Clinical Assessment and Treatment Services at the primary-secondary care interface. However, little is known abou... Read More about The Staffordshire Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, and Back Assessment (SAMBA) Study: a prospective observational study of patient outcome following referral to a primary-secondary care musculoskeletal interface service.