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Patterns of routine primary care for osteoarthritis in the UK: a cross-sectional electronic health records study (2017)
Journal Article
Jackson, H., Barnett, L. A., Jordan, K. P., Dziedzic, K. S., Cottrell, E., Finney, A. G., …Edwards, J. J. (2017). Patterns of routine primary care for osteoarthritis in the UK: a cross-sectional electronic health records study. BMJ Open, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019694

Abstract Objective To determine common patterns of recorded primary care for osteoarthritis (OA), and patient and provider characteristics associated with the quality of recorded care. Design An observational study nested within a cluster-randomi... Read More about Patterns of routine primary care for osteoarthritis in the UK: a cross-sectional electronic health records study.

Chronic pain in families: a cross-sectional study of shared social, behavioural, and environmental influences (2017)
Journal Article
Campbell, P., Jordan, K., Dunn, K., & Smith, B. (2017). Chronic pain in families: a cross-sectional study of shared social, behavioural, and environmental influences. PAIN, 41-47. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001062

Chronic pain is common and creates a significant burden to the individual and society. Emerging research has shown the influence of the family environment on pain outcomes. However, it is not clear what shared factors between family members associate... Read More about Chronic pain in families: a cross-sectional study of shared social, behavioural, and environmental influences.

Validity of the Visual Trajectories Questionnaire for Pain (2017)
Journal Article
Dunn, K. M., Campbell, P., & Jordan, K. P. (2017). Validity of the Visual Trajectories Questionnaire for Pain. The Journal of Pain, 1451-1458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2017.07.011

Researchers have identified trajectories of pain derived using statistical techniques on longitudinal data. These trajectories have potential to be of use clinically but the repeated data collection required is currently impractical for such situatio... Read More about Validity of the Visual Trajectories Questionnaire for Pain.

Population trends in the incidence and initial management of osteoarthritis: age-period-cohort analysis of the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, 1992–2013 (2017)
Journal Article
Yu, D., Jordan, K., Bedson, J., Englund, M., Blyth, F., Turkiewicz, A., …Peat, G. (2017). Population trends in the incidence and initial management of osteoarthritis: age-period-cohort analysis of the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, 1992–2013. Rheumatology, 56(11), 1902-1917. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kex270

Objective To determine recent trends in the rate and management of new cases of OA presenting to primary healthcare using UK nationally representative data. Methods Using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink we identified new cases of diagnos... Read More about Population trends in the incidence and initial management of osteoarthritis: age-period-cohort analysis of the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, 1992–2013.

Effect of a model consultation informed by guideline on recorded quality of care of osteoarthritis (MOSAICS): a cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care (2017)
Journal Article
Jordan, K., Edwards, J., Porcheret, M., Healey, E., Jinks, C., Bedson, J., …Dziedzic, K. (2017). Effect of a model consultation informed by guideline on recorded quality of care of osteoarthritis (MOSAICS): a cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 25(10), 1588-1597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2017.05.017

Objective To determine the effect of a model osteoarthritis (OA) consultation (MOAC) informed by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommendations compared with usual care on recorded quality of care of clinical OA in general... Read More about Effect of a model consultation informed by guideline on recorded quality of care of osteoarthritis (MOSAICS): a cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care.

Chest pain and shortness of breath in cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study in UK primary care (2017)
Journal Article
Barnett, L. A., Prior, J. A., Kadam, U. T., & Jordan, K. P. (2017). Chest pain and shortness of breath in cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study in UK primary care. BMJ Open, 7(5), Article e015857. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-015857

OBJECTIVE: To determine characteristics associated with monthly chest pain and shortness of breath (SoB) during activity in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and trajectories of these symptoms over 10 months. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Baseline questionnai... Read More about Chest pain and shortness of breath in cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study in UK primary care.

Does metformin protect against osteoarthritis? An electronic health record cohort study (2017)
Journal Article
Barnett, L. A., Jordan, K. P., Edwards, J. J., & Van Der Windt, D. A. (2017). Does metformin protect against osteoarthritis? An electronic health record cohort study. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 623-628. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1463423617000287

Background Obesity is a major risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA) whilst there is some evidence that diabetes also increases risk. Metformin is a common oral treatment for those with diabetes. Objective The aim is to investigate whether metformi... Read More about Does metformin protect against osteoarthritis? An electronic health record cohort study.

Affective concordance in couples: a cross-sectional analysis of depression and anxiety consultations within a population of 13,507 couples in primary care (2017)
Journal Article
Walker, J., Liddle, J., Jordan, K., & Campbell, P. (2017). Affective concordance in couples: a cross-sectional analysis of depression and anxiety consultations within a population of 13,507 couples in primary care. BMC Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-017-1354-7

Background Depression and anxiety are common and have a significant impact on the individual and wider society. One theory proposed to explain a heightened risk for depression and anxiety is affective concordance in couples (e.g. influence of shared... Read More about Affective concordance in couples: a cross-sectional analysis of depression and anxiety consultations within a population of 13,507 couples in primary care.

Affective concordance in couples: a cross-sectional analysis of depression and anxiety consultations within a population of 13,507 couples in primary care. (2017)
Journal Article
Walker, J., Liddle, J., Jordan, K., & Campbell, P. (2017). Affective concordance in couples: a cross-sectional analysis of depression and anxiety consultations within a population of 13,507 couples in primary care. BMC Psychiatry, 17, Article 190. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-017-1354-7

Background Depression and anxiety are common and have a significant impact on the individual and wider society. One theory proposed to explain a heightened risk for depression and anxiety is affective concordance in couples (e.g. influence of shared... Read More about Affective concordance in couples: a cross-sectional analysis of depression and anxiety consultations within a population of 13,507 couples in primary care..

Brief pain re-assessment provided more accurate prognosis than baseline information for low-back or shoulder pain (2017)
Journal Article
Jordan, Dunn, & Van Der Windt. (2017). Brief pain re-assessment provided more accurate prognosis than baseline information for low-back or shoulder pain. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1502-8

Background Research investigating prognosis in musculoskeletal pain conditions has only been moderately successful in predicting which patients are unlikely to recover. Clinical decision making could potentially be improved by combining information... Read More about Brief pain re-assessment provided more accurate prognosis than baseline information for low-back or shoulder pain.

Prognosis of undiagnosed chest pain: linked electronic health record cohort study (2017)
Journal Article
Jordan, K. P., Timmis, A., Croft, P., van der Windt, D. A., Denaxas, S., González-Izquierdo, A., …Hemingway, H. (2017). Prognosis of undiagnosed chest pain: linked electronic health record cohort study. BMJ, 357, Article j1194. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j1194

Objective To ascertain long term cardiovascular outcomes in patients whose chest pain remained undiagnosed six months after first presentation.Design Cohort study.Setting UK electronic health record database (CALIBER) linking primary care, secondary... Read More about Prognosis of undiagnosed chest pain: linked electronic health record cohort study.

Prognosis research ideally should measure time-varying predictors at their intended moment of use (2017)
Journal Article
Whittle, R., Royle, K., Jordan, K. P., Riley, R. D., Mallen, C. D., & Peat, G. (2017). Prognosis research ideally should measure time-varying predictors at their intended moment of use. Diagnostic and Prognostic Research, 1, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41512-016-0006-6

Background Prognosis research studies (e.g. those deriving prognostic models or examining potential predictors of outcome) often collect information on time-varying predictors after their intended moment of use, sometimes using a measurement method... Read More about Prognosis research ideally should measure time-varying predictors at their intended moment of use.

Identifying patients with chronic widespread pain in primary care. (2017)
Journal Article
Mansfield, K., Sim, J., Croft, P., & Jordan, K. (2017). Identifying patients with chronic widespread pain in primary care. PAIN, 158, 110-119. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000733

Chronic widespread pain (CWP) is common in the general population. It is unclear how people reporting this problem present in primary care; they may regularly consult for regional pains without being recognized as having a generalized condition. Our... Read More about Identifying patients with chronic widespread pain in primary care..

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)
Journal Article
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.

Average symptom trajectories following incident radiographic knee osteoarthritis: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (2016)
Journal Article
Whittle, R., Jordan, K. P., Thomas, E., & Peat, G. (2016). Average symptom trajectories following incident radiographic knee osteoarthritis: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. RMD Open, https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2016-000281

Introduction Previous research has identified the existence of a prodromal phase of symptom worsening beginning on average 2–3 years prior to the first appearance of radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA). The current study extends these observations... Read More about Average symptom trajectories following incident radiographic knee osteoarthritis: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative.

Trends in long-term opioid prescribing in primary care patients with musculoskeletal conditions: an observational database study (2016)
Journal Article
Bedson, J., Chen, Y., Hayward, R. A., Ashworth, J., Walters, K., Dunn, K. M., & Jordan, K. P. (2016). Trends in long-term opioid prescribing in primary care patients with musculoskeletal conditions: an observational database study. PAIN, 157(7), 1525 -1531. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000557

Long-term opioids may benefit patients with chronic pain but have also been linked to harmful outcomes. In the United Kingdom, the predominant source of opioids is primary care prescription. The objective was to examine changes in the incidence, leng... Read More about Trends in long-term opioid prescribing in primary care patients with musculoskeletal conditions: an observational database study.

Trends in Prescribing of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Primary Care in Patients with and without Cardiovascular Disease: An Observational Database Study (2016)
Journal Article
Chen, Y., Bedson, J., Hayward, R., & Jordan, K. (2016). Trends in Prescribing of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Primary Care in Patients with and without Cardiovascular Disease: An Observational Database Study. Rheumatology, 55(S1), i76. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kew132.007

Background Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are commonly used to treat pain, but have potentially serious side effects when prescribed in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). The MHRA and NICE issued directives between 2004 and 2... Read More about Trends in Prescribing of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Primary Care in Patients with and without Cardiovascular Disease: An Observational Database Study.