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The potential for using a Universal Medication Schedule (UMS) to improve adherence in patients taking multiple medications in the UK: a qualitative evaluation (2015)
Journal Article
Kenning, C., Protheroe, J., Gray, N., Ashcroft, D., & Bower, P. (2015). The potential for using a Universal Medication Schedule (UMS) to improve adherence in patients taking multiple medications in the UK: a qualitative evaluation. BMC Health Services Research, 15, Article 94. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-0749-8

BACKGROUND: Poor adherence to prescribed medication has major consequences. Managing multiple long-term conditions often involves polypharmacy, potentially increasing complexity and the possibility of poor adherence. As a result of the globally recog... Read More about The potential for using a Universal Medication Schedule (UMS) to improve adherence in patients taking multiple medications in the UK: a qualitative evaluation.

Patient information materials in general practices and promotion of health literacy: an observational study of their effectiveness (2015)
Journal Article
Protheroe, J., Estacio, E. V., & Saidy-Khan, S. (2015). Patient information materials in general practices and promotion of health literacy: an observational study of their effectiveness. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 65(632), e192-e197. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp15x684013

Background Government policy in the UK emphasises providing patients with good health information to encourage participation in their health care. Patient information leaflets (PILs) form part of this policy and have been shown to affect patient heal... Read More about Patient information materials in general practices and promotion of health literacy: an observational study of their effectiveness.

Modelling successful primary care for multimorbidity: a realist synthesis of successes and failures in concurrent learning and healthcare delivery (2015)
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Rees, & Protheroe. (2015). Modelling successful primary care for multimorbidity: a realist synthesis of successes and failures in concurrent learning and healthcare delivery. BMC Family Practice, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-015-0234-9

Background People are increasingly living for longer with multimorbidity. Medical education and healthcare delivery must be re-orientated to meet the societal and individual patient needs that multimorbidity confers. The impact of multimorbidity on... Read More about Modelling successful primary care for multimorbidity: a realist synthesis of successes and failures in concurrent learning and healthcare delivery.

Current evidence on risk factors for knee osteoarthritis in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Silverwood, V., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Jinks, C., Jordan, J. L., Protheroe, J., & Jordan, K. P. (2015). Current evidence on risk factors for knee osteoarthritis in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 23(4), 507-515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2014.11.019

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of pain and disability and leads to a reduced quality of life. The aim was to determine the current evidence on risk factors for onset of knee pain/OA in those aged 50 and over. A systematic review and meta-anal... Read More about Current evidence on risk factors for knee osteoarthritis in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Implementation of a self-management support approach (WISE) across a health system: a process evaluation explaining what did and did not work for organisations, clinicians and patients. (2014)
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Kennedy, A., Rogers, A., Chew-Graham, C., Blakeman, T., Bowen, R., Gardner, C., …Protheroe, J. (2014). Implementation of a self-management support approach (WISE) across a health system: a process evaluation explaining what did and did not work for organisations, clinicians and patients. Implementation Science, 129 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-014-0129-5

BACKGROUND: Implementation of long-term condition management interventions rests on the notion of whole systems re-design, where incorporating wider elements of health care systems are integral to embedding effective and integrated solutions. However... Read More about Implementation of a self-management support approach (WISE) across a health system: a process evaluation explaining what did and did not work for organisations, clinicians and patients..

Care plans and care planning in the management of long-term conditions in the UK: a controlled prospective cohort study (2014)
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Reeves, D., Hann, M., Rick, J., Rowe, K., Small, N., Burt, J., …Bower, P. (2014). Care plans and care planning in the management of long-term conditions in the UK: a controlled prospective cohort study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 64(626), e568-e575. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14x681385

Background In the UK, the use of care planning and written care plans has been proposed to improve the management of long-term conditions, yet there is limited evidence concerning their uptake and benefits. Aim To explore the implementation of car... Read More about Care plans and care planning in the management of long-term conditions in the UK: a controlled prospective cohort study.

Effectiveness of musculoskeletal education interventions in people with low literacy levels: a systematic review. (2013)
Journal Article
Protheroe. (2013). Effectiveness of musculoskeletal education interventions in people with low literacy levels: a systematic review. Arthritis Care and Research, 1976 - 1985. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.22085

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review to assess the effectiveness of patient education interventions delivered or directed by health professionals for people with musculoskeletal conditions who also have lower levels of literacy. METHODS: Electro... Read More about Effectiveness of musculoskeletal education interventions in people with low literacy levels: a systematic review..

Multimorbidity and delivery of care for long-term conditions in the English National Health Service: baseline data from a cohort study (2013)
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Bower, P., Hann, M., Rick, J., Rowe, K., Burt, J., Roland, M., …Reeves, D. (2013). Multimorbidity and delivery of care for long-term conditions in the English National Health Service: baseline data from a cohort study. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 18(2_suppl), 29-37. https://doi.org/10.1177/1355819613492148

Objectives Many patients with long-term conditions have multiple conditions. Current delivery of care is not designed around their needs and they may face barriers to effective self-management. This study assessed the relationships between multimorb... Read More about Multimorbidity and delivery of care for long-term conditions in the English National Health Service: baseline data from a cohort study.

Care plans and care planning in long-term conditions: a conceptual model (2013)
Journal Article
Burt, J., Rick, J., Blakeman, T., Protheroe, J., Roland, M., & Bower, P. (2014). Care plans and care planning in long-term conditions: a conceptual model. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 15(04), 342-354. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1463423613000327

The prevalence and impact of long-term conditions continues to rise. Care planning for people with long-term conditions has been a policy priority for chronic disease management in a number of health-care systems. However, patients and providers appe... Read More about Care plans and care planning in long-term conditions: a conceptual model.

Patient empowerment in long-term conditions: development and preliminary testing of a new measure (2013)
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Small, N., Bower, P., Chew-Graham, C. A., Whalley, D., & Protheroe, J. (2013). Patient empowerment in long-term conditions: development and preliminary testing of a new measure. BMC Health Services Research, 263 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-263

BACKGROUND: Patient empowerment is viewed by policy makers and health care practitioners as a mechanism to help patients with long-term conditions better manage their health and achieve better outcomes. However, assessing the role of empowerment is d... Read More about Patient empowerment in long-term conditions: development and preliminary testing of a new measure.

Matching clinical information with levels of patient health literacy: Jo Protheroe and Gill Rowlands say that, to help patients understand diagnoses and treatments, professionals must communicate at a level appropriate for each person (2013)
Journal Article
Protheroe, J., & Rowlands, G. (2013). Matching clinical information with levels of patient health literacy: Jo Protheroe and Gill Rowlands say that, to help patients understand diagnoses and treatments, professionals must communicate at a level appropriate for each person. Nursing Management, 20(3), 20-21. https://doi.org/10.7748/nm2013.06.20.3.20.e1095

Implementation of self management support for long term conditions in routine primary care settings: cluster randomised controlled trial (2013)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham, C., & Protheroe, J. (2013). Implementation of self management support for long term conditions in routine primary care settings: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 346, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f2882

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of an intervention to enhance self management support for patients with chronic conditions in UK primary care. DESIGN: Pragmatic, two arm, cluster randomised controlled trial. SETTING: General practices, serv... Read More about Implementation of self management support for long term conditions in routine primary care settings: cluster randomised controlled trial.

Can the London 2012 Olympics ‘inspire a generation’ to do more physical or sporting activities? An overview of systematic reviews (2013)
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Mahtani, K. R., Protheroe, J., Slight, S. P., Demarzo, M. M. P., Blakeman, T., Barton, C. A., …Roberts, N. (2013). Can the London 2012 Olympics ‘inspire a generation’ to do more physical or sporting activities? An overview of systematic reviews. BMJ Open, 3(1), e002058. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002058

Objective To examine if there is an increased participation in physical or sporting activities following an Olympic or Paralympic games. Design Overview of systematic reviews. Methods We searched the Medline, Embase, Cochrane, DARE, SportDISCUS... Read More about Can the London 2012 Olympics ‘inspire a generation’ to do more physical or sporting activities? An overview of systematic reviews.

Patients’ Experiences of Shared Decision Making in Primary Care Practices in the United Kingdom (2012)
Journal Article
Fullwood, C., Kennedy, A., Rogers, A., Eden, M., Gardner, C., Protheroe, J., & Reeves, D. (2013). Patients’ Experiences of Shared Decision Making in Primary Care Practices in the United Kingdom. Medical Decision Making, 33(1), 26-36. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989x12464825

Background. Shared decision making (SDM) and patient self-management support are key components of US and UK policy for chronic disease management, whereby SDM is seen as enhancing physician-patient negotiation around self-management. The WISE trial... Read More about Patients’ Experiences of Shared Decision Making in Primary Care Practices in the United Kingdom.