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Can patients with low health literacy be identified from routine primary care health records? A cross-sectional and prospective analysis. (2019)
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Campbell, P., Lewis, M., Chen, Y., Lacey, R., Rowlands, G., & Protheroe, J. (2019). Can patients with low health literacy be identified from routine primary care health records? A cross-sectional and prospective analysis. BMC Family Practice, 101 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-019-0994-8

BACKGROUND: People with low health literacy (HL) are at increased risk of poor health outcomes, and receive less benefit from healthcare services. However, healthcare practitioners can effectively adapt healthcare information if they are aware of th... Read More about Can patients with low health literacy be identified from routine primary care health records? A cross-sectional and prospective analysis..

Matching treatment options for risk sub-groups in musculoskeletal pain: a consensus groups study (2019)
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Protheroe, J., Saunders, B., Bartlam, B., Dunn, K., Cooper, V., Campbell, P., …Foster, N. (2019). Matching treatment options for risk sub-groups in musculoskeletal pain: a consensus groups study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-2587-z

Background Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain represents a considerable worldwide healthcare burden. This study aimed to gain consensus from practitioners who work with MSK pain patients, on the most appropriate primary care treatment options for subgroups... Read More about Matching treatment options for risk sub-groups in musculoskeletal pain: a consensus groups study.

The impact of inadequate health literacy in a musculoskeletal pain population (2018)
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Lacey, R., Campbell, P., Lewis, M., & Protheroe, J. (2018). The impact of inadequate health literacy in a musculoskeletal pain population. https://doi.org/10.3928/24748307-20181101-01

Musculoskeletal conditions are a major cause of ill-health and disability. Inadequate health literacy may partly explain why musculoskeletal self-management programmes are not effective for some patients. This study prospectively evaluates the impact... Read More about The impact of inadequate health literacy in a musculoskeletal pain population.

Self-management of a musculoskeletal condition for people from harder to reach groups: a qualitative patient interview study. (2018)
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Protheroe. (2018). Self-management of a musculoskeletal condition for people from harder to reach groups: a qualitative patient interview study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1 - 9. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2018.1485182

BACKGROUND: This study recorded the functional health literacy levels of people with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions from harder to reach groups and explored their experiences in engaging with health care professionals to self-manage their MSK condi... Read More about Self-management of a musculoskeletal condition for people from harder to reach groups: a qualitative patient interview study..

Empowering people to help speak up about safety in primary care: Using codesign to involve patients and professionals in developing new interventions for patients with multimorbidity (2018)
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Knowles, S., Hays, R., Senra, H., Bower, P., Locock, L., Protheroe, J., …Daker-White, G. (2018). Empowering people to help speak up about safety in primary care: Using codesign to involve patients and professionals in developing new interventions for patients with multimorbidity. Health Expectations, 21(2), 539-548. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12648

Background Multimorbidity, defined as the presence of two or more long-term conditions, is increasingly common in primary care, and patients with multimorbidity may face particular barriers to quality of care and increased safety risks due to the co... Read More about Empowering people to help speak up about safety in primary care: Using codesign to involve patients and professionals in developing new interventions for patients with multimorbidity.

Evidence flowers: An innovative, visual method of presenting “best evidence” summaries to health professional and lay audiences (2018)
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Babatunde, O., Tan, V., Jordan, J., Dziedzic, K., Chew-Graham, C., Jinks, C., …Van Der Windt, D. (2018). Evidence flowers: An innovative, visual method of presenting “best evidence” summaries to health professional and lay audiences. Research Synthesis Methods, 9(2), 273-284. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1295

Background & Aims Barriers to dissemination and engagement with evidence pose a threat to implementing evidence-based medicine. Understanding, retention, and recall can be enhanced by visual presentation of information. The aim of this exploratory r... Read More about Evidence flowers: An innovative, visual method of presenting “best evidence” summaries to health professional and lay audiences.

Epidemiology of paediatric presentations with musculoskeletal problems in primary care. (2018)
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Protheroe, & Dunn. (2018). Epidemiology of paediatric presentations with musculoskeletal problems in primary care. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 40 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-1952-7

BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal disease is a common cause of morbidity, but there is a paucity of musculoskeletal research focusing on paediatric populations, particularly in primary care settings. In particular, there is limited information on populatio... Read More about Epidemiology of paediatric presentations with musculoskeletal problems in primary care..

Epidemiology of paediatric presentations with musculoskeletal problems in primary care (2018)
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Protheroe. (2018). Epidemiology of paediatric presentations with musculoskeletal problems in primary care. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-1952-7

Background Musculoskeletal disease is a common cause of morbidity, but there is a paucity of musculoskeletal research focusing on paediatric populations, particularly in primary care settings. In particular, there is limited information on populatio... Read More about Epidemiology of paediatric presentations with musculoskeletal problems in primary care.

Effective treatment options for musculoskeletal pain in primary care: A systematic overview of current evidence (2017)
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Babatunde, O., Jordan, J., Van Der Windt, D., Hill, J., Foster, N. E., & Protheroe, J. (2017). Effective treatment options for musculoskeletal pain in primary care: A systematic overview of current evidence. PLoS ONE, 12(6), Article e0178621. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178621

Background & aims Musculoskeletal pain, the most common cause of disability globally, is most frequently managed in primary care. People with musculoskeletal pain in different body regions share similar characteristics, prognosis, and may respond to... Read More about Effective treatment options for musculoskeletal pain in primary care: A systematic overview of current evidence.

Consultation patterns of children and adolescents with knee pain in UK general practice: analysis of medical records (2017)
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Campbell, P., Protheroe, J., Rajani, A., Dunn, K., & Michaleff, Z. (2017). Consultation patterns of children and adolescents with knee pain in UK general practice: analysis of medical records. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1586-1

Background Knee problems are common in children and adolescents. Despite this, little is known about the epidemiology of knee problems in children and adolescents who consult in general practice. The aim of this study was to describe consultations b... Read More about Consultation patterns of children and adolescents with knee pain in UK general practice: analysis of medical records.

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)
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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.

Evaluating on-line health information for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: a descriptive study (2017)
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Vivekanantham, A., Protheroe, J., Muller, S., & Hider, S. (2017). Evaluating on-line health information for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: a descriptive study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 43 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1416-5

BACKGROUND: The Internet is increasingly used to access health information, although the quality of information varies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the readability, and quality of websites about polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). METHODS: Three... Read More about Evaluating on-line health information for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: a descriptive study.

Keele Aches and Pains Study protocol: validity, acceptability, and feasibility of the Keele STarT MSK tool for subgrouping musculoskeletal patients in primary care. (2016)
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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..

The Feasibility of Health Trainer Improved Patient Self-Management in Patients with Low Health Literacy and Poorly Controlled Diabetes: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial (2016)
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Protheroe, J., Rathod, T., Bartlam, B., Rowlands, G., Richardson, G., & Reeves, D. (2016). The Feasibility of Health Trainer Improved Patient Self-Management in Patients with Low Health Literacy and Poorly Controlled Diabetes: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial. Journal of Diabetes Research, 2016, Article 6903245. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/6903245

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is most prevalent in deprived communities and patients with low health literacy have worse glycaemic control and higher rates of diabetic complications. However, recruitment from this patient population into intervention tria... Read More about The Feasibility of Health Trainer Improved Patient Self-Management in Patients with Low Health Literacy and Poorly Controlled Diabetes: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial.

Lay Health Trainers Supporting Self-Management amongst Those with Low Heath Literacy and Diabetes: Lessons from a Mixed Methods Pilot, Feasibility Study (2016)
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Bartlam, B., Rathod, T., Rowlands, G., & Protheroe, J. (2016). Lay Health Trainers Supporting Self-Management amongst Those with Low Heath Literacy and Diabetes: Lessons from a Mixed Methods Pilot, Feasibility Study. Journal of Diabetes Research, 2016, Article 4723636. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/4723636

This article reports a mixed methods process evaluation of a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial comparing a Lay Health Trainer (LHT) intervention and usual care for those with poorly controlled Type 2 Diabetes Melitus (T2DM). Set in a depr... Read More about Lay Health Trainers Supporting Self-Management amongst Those with Low Heath Literacy and Diabetes: Lessons from a Mixed Methods Pilot, Feasibility Study.

General Practitioners' and patients' perceptions towards stratified care: a theory informed investigation (2016)
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Saunders, B., Bartlam, B., Foster, N. E., Hill, J. C., Cooper, V., & Protheroe, J. (2016). General Practitioners' and patients' perceptions towards stratified care: a theory informed investigation. BMC Family Practice, 17, Article 125. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-016-0511-2

Background Stratified primary care involves changing General Practitioners’ (GPs) clinical behaviour in treating patients, away from the current stepped care approach to instead identifying early treatment options that are matched to patients’ risk... Read More about General Practitioners' and patients' perceptions towards stratified care: a theory informed investigation.

Do Web-based Mental Health Literacy Interventions Improve the Mental Health Literacy of Adult Consumers? Results From a Systematic Review. (2016)
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Brijnath, B., Protheroe, J., Ram Mahtani, K., & Antoniades, J. (2016). Do Web-based Mental Health Literacy Interventions Improve the Mental Health Literacy of Adult Consumers? Results From a Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 18(6), Article e165. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.5463

BACKGROUND: Low levels of mental health literacy (MHL) have been identified as an important contributor to the mental health treatment gap. Interventions to improve MHL have used traditional media (eg, community talks, print media) and new platforms... Read More about Do Web-based Mental Health Literacy Interventions Improve the Mental Health Literacy of Adult Consumers? Results From a Systematic Review..