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Weight Management with Orlistat in Type 2 Diabetes - An Electronic Healthcare Records Study. (2024)
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Ghosal, S., Heron, N., Mason, K., Bailey, J., & Jordan, K. (in press). Weight Management with Orlistat in Type 2 Diabetes - An Electronic Healthcare Records Study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), BJGP.2023.0684. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0684

Orlistat is recommended as an adjunct to diet and exercise for weight loss in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The aims were to explore (i) associations between patient characteristics and orlistat prescribing and to determine (ii) associations of or... Read More about Weight Management with Orlistat in Type 2 Diabetes - An Electronic Healthcare Records Study..

The association of age at psoriasis onset and HLA-C*06:02 with biologic survival in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis: a cohort study from the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register (BADBIR) (2023)
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Alabas, O. A., Mason, K. J., Yiu, Z. Z. N., Warren, R. B., Dand, N., Barker, J. N., …Warren, R. B. (2024). The association of age at psoriasis onset and HLA-C*06:02 with biologic survival in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis: a cohort study from the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register (BADBIR). British Journal of Dermatology, 190(5), 689–700. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljad481

Background Few studies have used real-world data to investigate the association between biologic therapy survival and age at psoriasis onset or HLA-C*06:02 status in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis. The robustness of these studies is limi... Read More about The association of age at psoriasis onset and HLA-C*06:02 with biologic survival in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis: a cohort study from the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register (BADBIR).

Pre-existing musculoskeletal pain and its association with mortality in newly diagnosed co-morbid conditions: an electronic health record cohort study (2023)
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Marshall, M., Mason, K. J., Edwards, J. J., Mamas, M. A., Bailey, J., Heron, N., …Jordan, K. P. (2023). Pre-existing musculoskeletal pain and its association with mortality in newly diagnosed co-morbid conditions: an electronic health record cohort study. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 8(1), Article rkad104. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkad104

Objective Musculoskeletal pain is a common risk factor for co-morbid conditions and might increase the risk of poor outcomes. The objective was to determine whether patients with pre-existing musculoskeletal pain have an increased risk for mortality... Read More about Pre-existing musculoskeletal pain and its association with mortality in newly diagnosed co-morbid conditions: an electronic health record cohort study.

Characteristics of ‘super responders’ and ‘super nonresponders’ to first biologic monotherapy for psoriasis: a nested case–control study (2023)
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Mason, K. J., Alabas, O. A., Dand, N., Warren, R. B., Reynolds, N. J., Barker, J. N. W. N., …Warren, R. (2024). Characteristics of ‘super responders’ and ‘super nonresponders’ to first biologic monotherapy for psoriasis: a nested case–control study. British Journal of Dermatology, 190(3), 441–444. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljad446

It is unknown why some psoriasis patients experience long-term effectiveness with their first biologic monotherapy. Our aim was to compare the baseline demographic, disease, genotypic, clinical and lifestyle characteristics of patients with psoriasis... Read More about Characteristics of ‘super responders’ and ‘super nonresponders’ to first biologic monotherapy for psoriasis: a nested case–control study.

Estimating the direct healthcare utilization and cost of musculoskeletal pain among people with comorbidity: a retrospective electronic health record study (2023)
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Png, M. E., Mason, K. J., Marshall, M., Jordan, K. P., Bailey, J., Frisher, M., …Achana, F. (2023). Estimating the direct healthcare utilization and cost of musculoskeletal pain among people with comorbidity: a retrospective electronic health record study. Current Medical Research and Opinion, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/03007995.2023.2271862

Objective To investigate the impact of pre-existing painful musculoskeletal conditions on healthcare utilization and costs among patients with five common conditions: acute coronary syndrome (ACS), stroke, cancer, dementia and pneumonia. Methods... Read More about Estimating the direct healthcare utilization and cost of musculoskeletal pain among people with comorbidity: a retrospective electronic health record study.

Summarizing Evidence of Associations of COVID‐19 With a Future Diagnosis of Inflammatory Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Rapid Review (2023)
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Mudge, H. R., Honey, J. R., Tachoukaft, S., Hider, S. L., Mason, K. J., Welsh, V. K., & Burton, C. (in press). Summarizing Evidence of Associations of COVID‐19 With a Future Diagnosis of Inflammatory Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Rapid Review. Arthritis Care & Research, 76(1), 40-48. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25227

Musculoskeletal symptoms are commonly reported following acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). It is unclear whether those with musculoskeletal symptoms subsequently develop inflammatory rheumatic musculoskeletal disease (iRMD). This review seek... Read More about Summarizing Evidence of Associations of COVID‐19 With a Future Diagnosis of Inflammatory Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Rapid Review.

Effectiveness and survival of methotrexate versus adalimumab in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis: a cohort study from the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register (BADBIR) (2023)
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Alabas, O. A., Mason, K. J., Yiu, Z. Z. N., Warren, R. B., Lunt, M., Smith, C. H., …Zietemann, V. (2023). Effectiveness and survival of methotrexate versus adalimumab in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis: a cohort study from the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register (BADBIR). British Journal of Dermatology, 189(3), 271–278. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljad179

Background Most information on the comparative effectiveness and survival of methotrexate (MTX) and adalimumab (ADA) in the treatment of psoriasis is from randomized control trials and may not translate to the everyday clinical setting. Objective... Read More about Effectiveness and survival of methotrexate versus adalimumab in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis: a cohort study from the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register (BADBIR).

Trends in consultations and prescribing for rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: an electronic primary care records study. (2023)
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Welsh, V. K., Mason, K. J., Bailey, J., Bajpai, R., Jordan, K. P., Mallen, C. D., & Burton, C. (2023). Trends in consultations and prescribing for rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: an electronic primary care records study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 73(736), BJGP.2022.0648. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2022.0648

Background Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are common and generally managed in primary care through supported self-care, physiotherapy, analgesia, and specialist referral where indicated. The COVID-19 pandemic led to abrupt changes in... Read More about Trends in consultations and prescribing for rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: an electronic primary care records study..

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on referrals to musculoskeletal services from primary care and subsequent incidence of inflammatory rheumatic musculoskeletal disease: an observational study (2023)
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Burton, C., Mallen, C., Mason, K., Jordan, K., Welsh, V., Bajpai, R., & Bailey, J. (2023). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on referrals to musculoskeletal services from primary care and subsequent incidence of inflammatory rheumatic musculoskeletal disease: an observational study. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 7(2), Article ARTN rkad044. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkad044

Objectives To describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon referral patterns and incident diagnosis of inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (iRMDs). Methods UK primary care data was used to describe referral patterns for pat... Read More about The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on referrals to musculoskeletal services from primary care and subsequent incidence of inflammatory rheumatic musculoskeletal disease: an observational study.

Musculoskeletal pain and its impact on prognosis following acute coronary syndrome or stroke: A linked electronic health record cohort study (2023)
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Mason, K. J., Jordan, K. P., Heron, N., Edwards, J. J., Bailey, J., Achana, F. A., …Marshall, M. (2023). Musculoskeletal pain and its impact on prognosis following acute coronary syndrome or stroke: A linked electronic health record cohort study. Musculoskeletal Care, 21(3), 749-762. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1748

OBJECTIVE: Musculoskeletal painful conditions are a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), but less is known about whether musculoskeletal pain also worsens prognosis from CVD. The objective was to determine whether patients with musculoskelet... Read More about Musculoskeletal pain and its impact on prognosis following acute coronary syndrome or stroke: A linked electronic health record cohort study.

Effectiveness and persistence of acitretin, ciclosporin, fumaric acid esters and methotrexate for patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis: a cohort study from BADBIR (2023)
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Alabas, O. A., Mason, K. J., Yiu, Z. Z. N., Hampton, P. J., Reynolds, N. J., Owen, C. M., …Study Group, B. (2023). Effectiveness and persistence of acitretin, ciclosporin, fumaric acid esters and methotrexate for patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis: a cohort study from BADBIR. British Journal of Dermatology, 188(5), 618–627. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljad004

Background Real-world data evaluating effectiveness and persistence of systemic therapies for patients with psoriasis are limited. Objectives To determine the effectiveness and persistence of acitretin, ciclosporin, fumaric acid esters (FAEs) and met... Read More about Effectiveness and persistence of acitretin, ciclosporin, fumaric acid esters and methotrexate for patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis: a cohort study from BADBIR.

Nonadherence to systemic immune-modifying therapy in people with psoriasis during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a global cross-sectional survey (2022)
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Quirke-McFarlane, S., Weinman, J., Cook, E. S., Yiu, Z. Z. N., Dand, N., Langan, S. M., …Wang, Y. (2023). Nonadherence to systemic immune-modifying therapy in people with psoriasis during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a global cross-sectional survey. British Journal of Dermatology, 188(5), 610-617. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljac144

Background Nonadherence to immune-modifying therapy is a complex behaviour which, before the COVID-19 pandemic, was shown to be associated with mental health disorders in people with immune-mediated diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise i... Read More about Nonadherence to systemic immune-modifying therapy in people with psoriasis during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a global cross-sectional survey.

P181 Musculoskeletal pain and prognosis of acute coronary syndrome and cerebrovascular accident: a linked electronic health record cohort study (2022)
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Mason, K. J., Jordan, K. P., Achana, F. A., Bailey, J., Chen, Y., Frisher, M., …Edwards, J. J. (2022). P181 Musculoskeletal pain and prognosis of acute coronary syndrome and cerebrovascular accident: a linked electronic health record cohort study. Rheumatology, 61(S1), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keac133.180

Abstract Background/Aims There is some evidence of an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with painful musculoskeletal conditions, but it is unclear if musculoskeletal pain also worsens its prognosis. The aim was to determine whethe... Read More about P181 Musculoskeletal pain and prognosis of acute coronary syndrome and cerebrovascular accident: a linked electronic health record cohort study.

Risk-mitigating behaviours in people with inflammatory skin and joint disease during the COVID-19 pandemic differ by treatment type: a cross-sectional patient survey. (2021)
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Mahil, S., Yates, M., Langan, S., Yiu, Z., Tsakok, T., Dand, N., …study groups, P. C. (2021). Risk-mitigating behaviours in people with inflammatory skin and joint disease during the COVID-19 pandemic differ by treatment type: a cross-sectional patient survey. British Journal of Dermatology, 185(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.19755

BACKGROUND: Registry data suggest that people with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) receiving targeted systemic therapies have fewer adverse coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes compared with patients receiving no systemic treatm... Read More about Risk-mitigating behaviours in people with inflammatory skin and joint disease during the COVID-19 pandemic differ by treatment type: a cross-sectional patient survey..

Describing the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic in people with psoriasis: findings from a global cross-sectional study. (2021)
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Mahil, S., Yates, M., Yiu, Z., Langan, S., Tsakok, T., Dand, N., …Smith, C. (2021). Describing the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic in people with psoriasis: findings from a global cross-sectional study. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 35(10), e636-e640. https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.17450

Indirect excess morbidity in the COVID-19 pandemic may arise from public health risk-mitigation efforts such as stay-at-home orders and re-purposing of healthcare services1 . Increased mental health disorders and shortfalls in the care of long-term c... Read More about Describing the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic in people with psoriasis: findings from a global cross-sectional study..

Risks of basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma in psoriasis patients after treatment with biologic vs non-biologic systemic therapies (2021)
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Mason, K., Burden, A., Barker, J., Lunt, M., Ali, H., Kleyn, C., …Study Group, B. (2021). Risks of basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma in psoriasis patients after treatment with biologic vs non-biologic systemic therapies. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 35(8), https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.17282

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The British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register: a centenary celebration of research collaboration in British dermatology (2020)
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Yiu, Z., Mason, K., Smith, C., Griffiths, C., & Study Group, B. (2020). The British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register: a centenary celebration of research collaboration in British dermatology. British Journal of Dermatology, 183(6), 981-983. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.19536

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has led to unexpected challenges and adversity in the centenary year of the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD). However, through challenge comes opportunity. Two national organizations were bo... Read More about The British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register: a centenary celebration of research collaboration in British dermatology.

Randomized Trial Replication Using Observational Data for Comparative Effectiveness of Secukinumab and Ustekinumab in Psoriasis: A Study From the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register. (2020)
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Iskandar, I., Warren, R., Lunt, M., Mason, K., Evans, I., McElhone, K., …Ashcroft, D. (2020). Randomized Trial Replication Using Observational Data for Comparative Effectiveness of Secukinumab and Ustekinumab in Psoriasis: A Study From the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register. JAMA Dermatology, 157(1), 66-73. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.4202

Importance: Treatments for psoriasis may be less effective in everyday practice than in clinical trials. Emulating a target trial using data from the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register (BADBIR) can provide t... Read More about Randomized Trial Replication Using Observational Data for Comparative Effectiveness of Secukinumab and Ustekinumab in Psoriasis: A Study From the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register..