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Influences on the decision to use an osteoarthritis diagnosis in primary care: a cohort study with linked survey and electronic health record data (2015)
Journal Article

Objective Clinicians may record patients presenting with osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms with joint pain rather than an OA diagnosis. This may have implications for OA research studies and patient care. The objective was to assess whether older adults... Read More about Influences on the decision to use an osteoarthritis diagnosis in primary care: a cohort study with linked survey and electronic health record data.

The relative importance of perceived doctor's attitude on the decision to consult for symptomatic osteoarthritis: a choice-based conjoint analysis study. (2015)
Journal Article

Objectives Some patients spend years with painful osteoarthritis without consulting for it, including times when they are experiencing persistent severe pain and disability. Beliefs about osteoarthritis and what primary care has to offer may influenc... Read More about The relative importance of perceived doctor's attitude on the decision to consult for symptomatic osteoarthritis: a choice-based conjoint analysis study..

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of chronic widespread pain in the general population. (2015)
Journal Article

Chronic widespread pain (CWP) is common and associated with poor general health. There has been no attempt to derive a robust prevalence estimate of CWP, or assess how this is influenced by socio-demographic factors. This study therefore aimed to det... Read More about A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of chronic widespread pain in the general population..

In sickness and in health: a cross-sectional analysis of concordance for musculoskeletal consultations in 13,507 couples (2015)
Journal Article

Background Musculoskeletal pain conditions are common and create substantial burden for the individual and society. While research has shown concordance between couples for risk of some diseases, e.g. heart disease or diabetes, little information is... Read More about In sickness and in health: a cross-sectional analysis of concordance for musculoskeletal consultations in 13,507 couples.

In sickness and in health: A cross-sectional analysis of concordance for musculoskeletal pain in 13,507 couples (2015)
Journal Article

Background: Musculoskeletal pain conditions are common and create substantial burden for the individual and society. While research has shown concordance between couples for risk of some diseases, e.g. heart disease or diabetes, little information is... Read More about In sickness and in health: A cross-sectional analysis of concordance for musculoskeletal pain in 13,507 couples.

Annual consultation incidence of osteoarthritis estimated from population-based health care data in England (2015)
Journal Article

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the consultation incidence of OA using population-based health care data in England and compare OA incidence figures with those derived in other countries. METHODS: A population-based health care database (Consultations in Pri... Read More about Annual consultation incidence of osteoarthritis estimated from population-based health care data in England.

Presentation of respiratory symptoms prior to diagnosis in general practice: a case-control study examining free text and morbidity codes (2015)
Journal Article

OBJECTIVE: General practitioners can record patients' presenting symptoms by using a code or free text. We compared breathlessness and wheeze symptom codes and free text recorded prior to diagnosis of ischaemic heart disease (IHD), chronic obstructiv... Read More about Presentation of respiratory symptoms prior to diagnosis in general practice: a case-control study examining free text and morbidity codes.

PROLONGED SYMPTOM ELEVATION BUT NOT PROGRESSION FOLLOWING INCIDENT RADIOGRAPHIC KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS: DATA FROM THE OSTEOARTHRITIS INITIATIVE (2015)
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Background The complex temporal relationship between the nature and timing of symptom onset/worsening and underlying structural progression lies at the heart of epidemiological studies of the natural history of symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA). In pre... Read More about PROLONGED SYMPTOM ELEVATION BUT NOT PROGRESSION FOLLOWING INCIDENT RADIOGRAPHIC KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS: DATA FROM THE OSTEOARTHRITIS INITIATIVE.

EFFECT OF A MODEL CONSULTATION ON QUALITY OF CARE OF OSTEOARTHRITIS: A PRIMARY CARE CLUSTER RANDOMISED TRIAL (2015)
Journal Article

Background Uptake of recommended assessment and management strategies for osteoarthritis (OA) in primary care has not consistently been achieved. Objectives To determine the effect of a model OA consultation, informed by NICE OA recommendations, t... Read More about EFFECT OF A MODEL CONSULTATION ON QUALITY OF CARE OF OSTEOARTHRITIS: A PRIMARY CARE CLUSTER RANDOMISED TRIAL.

AB1186 Association Between Primary Care Coding of Joint-Related Problems in Older Adults and Risk Factors for Osteoarthritis (2015)
Journal Article

Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is recognised as the most prevalent joint disorder in the world. However, accurate estimates of true disease prevalence are affected by a number of factors which include the definition of OA applied. UK guidance recomme... Read More about AB1186 Association Between Primary Care Coding of Joint-Related Problems in Older Adults and Risk Factors for Osteoarthritis.

Variations in patient-reported physical health between cardiac and musculoskeletal diseases: systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based studies. (2015)
Journal Article

Population-based assessments of physical health are important to evaluate healthcare resource allocation. Normative data on the level of physical impairments attributable to specific diseases and severity levels within these diseases is critical to i... Read More about Variations in patient-reported physical health between cardiac and musculoskeletal diseases: systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based studies..