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The effectiveness of national guidance in changing analgesic prescribing in primary care from 2002 to 2009: an observational database study (2012)
Journal Article
Bedson, J., Belcher, J., Martino, O., Ndlovu, M., Rathod, T., Walters, K., …Jordan, K. (2013). The effectiveness of national guidance in changing analgesic prescribing in primary care from 2002 to 2009: an observational database study. European Journal of Pain, 17(3), 434 -443. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1532-2149.2012.00189.x

BACKGROUND: Numerous national guidelines have been issued to assist general practitioners' safe analgesic prescribing. Their effectiveness is unclear. The objective of this study was to examine trends in general practitioners' prescribing behaviour i... Read More about The effectiveness of national guidance in changing analgesic prescribing in primary care from 2002 to 2009: an observational database study.

The role of relationship quality and perceived partner responses with pain and disability in those with back pain (2012)
Journal Article
Campbell, P., Jordan, K., & Dunn, K. (2012). The role of relationship quality and perceived partner responses with pain and disability in those with back pain. Pain Medicine, 204 -214. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01298.x

OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study were to investigate the associations of key constructs of relationship quality (cohesion, consensus, and satisfaction) and perceived partner responses to pain behavior (e.g., solicitous and negative responses)... Read More about The role of relationship quality and perceived partner responses with pain and disability in those with back pain.

The relationship of primary health care use with persistence of insomnia: a prospective cohort study (2012)
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Jordan. (2012). The relationship of primary health care use with persistence of insomnia: a prospective cohort study. BMC Family Practice, 8 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-13-8

BACKGROUND: Prevalence of insomnia symptoms in the general population is high. Insomnia is linked with high health care use and within primary care there are a number of treatment options available. The objective of this study was to determine the as... Read More about The relationship of primary health care use with persistence of insomnia: a prospective cohort 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)
Journal Article
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.

Measurement of change in function and disability in osteoarthritis: current approaches and future challenges (2009)
Journal Article
Jordan, K. P., Wilkie, R., Muller, S., Myers, H., & Nicholls, E. (2009). Measurement of change in function and disability in osteoarthritis: current approaches and future challenges. Current Opinion in Rheumatology, 21(5), 525-530. https://doi.org/10.1097/BOR.0b013e32832e45fc

Purpose of review This review assessed current approaches to using objective and self-report measures to determine change in function and disability in osteoarthritis and identified key future challenges. Recent findings New approaches to meas... Read More about Measurement of change in function and disability in osteoarthritis: current approaches and future challenges.

A cross sectional study of requests for knee radiographs from primary care (2007)
Journal Article
Bedson, J., Jordan, K. P., & Croft, P. R. (2007). A cross sectional study of requests for knee radiographs from primary care. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Article 77. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-8-77

BACKGROUND: Knee pain is the commonest pain complaint amongst older adults in general practice. General Practitioners (GPs) may use x rays when managing knee pain, but little information exists regarding this process. Our objectives, therefore, were... Read More about A cross sectional study of requests for knee radiographs from primary care.

Disabling knee pain--another consequence of obesity: results from a prospective cohort study (2006)
Journal Article
Jinks, C., Jordan, K., & Croft, P. (2006). Disabling knee pain--another consequence of obesity: results from a prospective cohort study. BMC Public Health, 6, Article 258. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-6-258

Obesity is linked to knee osteoarthritis (OA) and knee pain. These are disabling problems that are more prevalent in older adults. No prospective study has estimated the impact of excess weight avoidance on the occurrence of knee pain in the general... Read More about Disabling knee pain--another consequence of obesity: results from a prospective cohort study.