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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and stringent social distancing measures on health-related quality of life and COVID-19 infection rates in patients with rheumatic disease: a longitudinal analysis through the pandemic (2022)
Journal Article
Cox, N., R Raizada, S., Barkham, N., Venkatachalam, S., Sheeran, T. P., Adizie, T., …Bateman, J. (2022). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and stringent social distancing measures on health-related quality of life and COVID-19 infection rates in patients with rheumatic disease: a longitudinal analysis through the pandemic. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 7(1), Article rkad009. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkad009

Objective The aim was to evaluate the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and stringent social isolation measures on patients with rheumatic disease (RD) from the beginning of the pandemic (April 2020). Methods In this UK-based... Read More about The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and stringent social distancing measures on health-related quality of life and COVID-19 infection rates in patients with rheumatic disease: a longitudinal analysis through the pandemic.

Factors associated with change in health-related quality of life in people with gout: a 3-year prospective cohort study in primary care (2022)
Journal Article
Watson, L., Belcher, J., Nicholls, E., Chandratre, P., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Hider, S., …Roddy, E. (2022). Factors associated with change in health-related quality of life in people with gout: a 3-year prospective cohort study in primary care. Rheumatology, 62(8), 2748-2756. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keac706

Objective To describe factors associated with change in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in people living with gout in primary care. Methods In a UK prospective cohort study, adults with a diagnosis of gout registered with 20 general practices... Read More about Factors associated with change in health-related quality of life in people with gout: a 3-year prospective cohort study in primary care.

Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and axial spondyloarthritis epidemiology in England from 2004 to 2020: An observational study using primary care electronic health record data (2022)
Journal Article
Scott, I. C., Whittle, R., Bailey, J., Twohig, H., Hider, S., Mallen, C., …Jordan, K. (2022). Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and axial spondyloarthritis epidemiology in England from 2004 to 2020: An observational study using primary care electronic health record data. The Lancet Regional Health Europe, 23, Article 100519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100519

Background: Contemporary data on rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) epidemiology in England are lacking. This knowledge is crucial to planning healthcare services. We updated algorithms defining pat... Read More about Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and axial spondyloarthritis epidemiology in England from 2004 to 2020: An observational study using primary care electronic health record data.

THE IMPACT OF ADHERENCE TO CLINICAL MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES ON THE OUTCOMES OF THE PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH ACUTE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL VARICEAL BLEED: A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Kesavan, S., Desai, R., Abbasi, A., & Muller, S. (2022, September). THE IMPACT OF ADHERENCE TO CLINICAL MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES ON THE OUTCOMES OF THE PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH ACUTE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL VARICEAL BLEED: A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE. Poster presented at British Association for the Study of the Liver Annual Meeting

Background Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) caused by gastro-oesophageal varices remains a common complication of cirrhosis with 10% mortality despite improvements in care. University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) was identified by the pre... Read More about THE IMPACT OF ADHERENCE TO CLINICAL MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES ON THE OUTCOMES OF THE PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH ACUTE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL VARICEAL BLEED: A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE.

The impact of polymyalgia rheumatica on intimate sexual relationships: findings from the PMR Cohort Study (2022)
Journal Article
Muller, S., Hider, S. L., Hider, S., Ranasinghe, . P., Helliwell, T., Lawton, S. A., …Mallen, C. (2022). The impact of polymyalgia rheumatica on intimate sexual relationships: findings from the PMR Cohort Study. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 6(3), https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkac070

Objectives To determine the impact of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) on intimate and sexual relationships over time. Methods The PMR Cohort study (UKCRN ID16477) is a longitudinal study of patients with incident PMR in English primary care. Participant... Read More about The impact of polymyalgia rheumatica on intimate sexual relationships: findings from the PMR Cohort Study.

Development and psychometric evaluation of the PMR-Impact Scale: a new patient reported outcome measure for polymyalgia rheumatica. (2022)
Journal Article
Twohig, H., Mitchell, C., Mallen, C., & Muller, S. (2022). Development and psychometric evaluation of the PMR-Impact Scale: a new patient reported outcome measure for polymyalgia rheumatica. Rheumatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keac317/6593480

OBJECTIVES: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) causes pain, stiffness and disability in older adults. Measuring the impact of the condition from the patient's perspective is vital to high-quality research and patient-centred care, yet there are no validate... Read More about Development and psychometric evaluation of the PMR-Impact Scale: a new patient reported outcome measure for polymyalgia rheumatica..

Long-term use of glucocorticoids for polymyalgia rheumatica: follow-up of the PMR Cohort Study (2022)
Journal Article
Muller, S., Hider, S. L., Sokhal, B. S., Lawton, S. A., Helliwell, T., & Mallen, C. D. (2022). Long-term use of glucocorticoids for polymyalgia rheumatica: follow-up of the PMR Cohort Study. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 6(2), Article rkac034. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkac034

Objectives PMR is a common inflammatory condition in older adults, characterized by bilateral hip and shoulder pain and stiffness. Reducing oral glucocorticoids, classically used for <= 2 years, are the mainstay of treatment. This study considers the...

P182 Health literacy and gout characteristics in a primary care cohort (2022)
Journal Article
Watson, L., Protheroe, J., Mallen, C., Muller, S., & Roddy, E. (2022). P182 Health literacy and gout characteristics in a primary care cohort. Rheumatology, 61(S1), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keac133.181

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Background/Aims</jats:title> <jats:p>Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis, affecting 2.5% of the UK population. It is often suboptimally managed, despite the availability of effective... Read More about P182 Health literacy and gout characteristics in a primary care cohort.

P145 Safety of colchicine or NSAID prophylaxis when initiating allopurinol for gout: propensity score-matched cohort studies (2022)
Journal Article
Roddy, E., Bajpai, R., Forrester, H., Partington, R., Mallen, C. D., Clarson, L., …Muller, S. (2022). P145 Safety of colchicine or NSAID prophylaxis when initiating allopurinol for gout: propensity score-matched cohort studies. Rheumatology, 61(S1), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keac133.144

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Background/Aims</jats:title> <jats:p>Initiating urate-lowering therapy for gout commonly triggers a gout flare and hence co-prescription of colchicine or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (N... Read More about P145 Safety of colchicine or NSAID prophylaxis when initiating allopurinol for gout: propensity score-matched cohort studies.

P064 Impact of COVID-19 on physical and mental health of people with inflammatory conditions: the ICEPAC survey (2022)
Journal Article
Roddy, Hider, Muller, & Paskins. (2022). P064 Impact of COVID-19 on physical and mental health of people with inflammatory conditions: the ICEPAC survey. Rheumatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keac133.063

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Background/Aims</jats:title> <jats:p>Concerns about the risk of COVID-19 infection led to guidelines advocating shielding for many people with inflammatory conditions. We aimed to assess the im... Read More about P064 Impact of COVID-19 on physical and mental health of people with inflammatory conditions: the ICEPAC survey.

P183 Establishing the epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and axial spondyloarthritis in England using primary care electronic health record data (2022)
Journal Article
Scott, I. C., Whittle, R., Bailey, J., Twohig, H., Hider, S., Mallen, C., …Jordan, K. (2022). P183 Establishing the epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and axial spondyloarthritis in England using primary care electronic health record data. Rheumatology, 61(S1), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keac133.182

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Background/Aims</jats:title> <jats:p>The substantial personal and socioeconomic costs associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) mak... Read More about P183 Establishing the epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and axial spondyloarthritis in England using primary care electronic health record data.