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The real evidence for polymyalgia rheumatica as a paraneoplastic syndrome. (2018)
Journal Article
Muller, S., Hider, S., Helliwell, T., Partington, R., & Mallen, C. (2018). The real evidence for polymyalgia rheumatica as a paraneoplastic syndrome. Reumatismo, 23 - 34. https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2018.1031

The aim of this study was to systematically consider the evidence for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) as a paraneoplastic disease. A systematic review of Medline and Embase was conducted from their inception to February 2017. Risk of bias was assessed u... Read More about The real evidence for polymyalgia rheumatica as a paraneoplastic syndrome..

Challenges of diagnosis and management of giant cell arteritis in general practice: a multimethods study (2018)
Journal Article
Helliwell, T., Muller, S., Hider, S. L., Prior, J. A., Richardson, J. C., & Mallen, C. D. (2018). Challenges of diagnosis and management of giant cell arteritis in general practice: a multimethods study. BMJ Open, 8(2), Article e019320. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019320

BACKGROUND: In the UK, general practitioners (GPs) are usually the first medical contact for patients with suspected giant cell arteritis (GCA). While rare, it is critical not to miss, as delayed treatment can lead to significant complications includ... Read More about Challenges of diagnosis and management of giant cell arteritis in general practice: a multimethods study.

Risk of fracture among patients with polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: a population-based study (2018)
Journal Article
Mallen, Roddy, Bucknall, Hider, Muller, Paskins, & Helliwell. (2018). Risk of fracture among patients with polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: a population-based study. BMC Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0987-1

Background Glucocorticoids are associated with increased fracture risk and are the mainstay of treatment in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA). However, fracture risk in these conditions has not been previously quantified. T... Read More about Risk of fracture among patients with polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: a population-based study.

Possible giant cell arteritis symptoms are common in newly diagnosed patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica: results from an incident primary care PMR cohort (2017)
Journal Article
Masson, W., Muller, S., Whittle, R., Prior, J., Helliwell, T., Mallen, C., & Hider, S. (2017). Possible giant cell arteritis symptoms are common in newly diagnosed patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica: results from an incident primary care PMR cohort. BMC Rheumatology, 1, Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41927-017-0007-2

Background: To examine the frequency of possible giant cell arteritis (GCA) symptoms (including headache, temporal/scalp tenderness, jaw claudication and visual symptoms) in newly diagnosed polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) patients in UK primary care. Me... Read More about Possible giant cell arteritis symptoms are common in newly diagnosed patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica: results from an incident primary care PMR cohort.

Current physiotherapy practice and assessment in Polymyalgia Rheumatica: a UK cross-sectional survey. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
O'Brien, A. V., Liddle, J., Muller, S., Lawton, S., Whittle, R., Mason, E., & Mallen, C. D. (2017, July). Current physiotherapy practice and assessment in Polymyalgia Rheumatica: a UK cross-sectional survey. Paper presented at World Congress of Physiotherapy 2017 - Cape Town, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa

Background: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) is the commonest inflammatory musculoskeletal disorder affecting older adults. Whilst physiotherapy interventions are recommended by international guidelines, the supporting evidence base is limited and of poo... Read More about Current physiotherapy practice and assessment in Polymyalgia Rheumatica: a UK cross-sectional survey..

Association between characteristics of pain and stiffness and the functional status of patients with incident polymyalgia rheumatica from primary care (2017)
Journal Article
Cawley, A., Prior, J., Muller, S., Helliwell, T., Hider, S., Dasgupta, B., …Mallen, C. (2017). Association between characteristics of pain and stiffness and the functional status of patients with incident polymyalgia rheumatica from primary care. Clinical Rheumatology, 37(6), 1639-1644. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-017-3730-6

This paper aims to examine the relationship between different characteristics of pain and stiffness and the functional status of patients with newly diagnosed polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Baseline analysis of an inception cohort study was conducted.... Read More about Association between characteristics of pain and stiffness and the functional status of patients with incident polymyalgia rheumatica from primary care.

SAT0672 Risk of fragility fracture among patients with psoriasis: a population based matched cohort study from the united kingdom (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Paskins, Z., Whittle, R., Sultan, A. A., Muller, S., Helliwell, T., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., …Mallen, C. (2017, June). SAT0672 Risk of fragility fracture among patients with psoriasis: a population based matched cohort study from the united kingdom. Poster presented at Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, 14–17 June, 2017

SAT0708 Symptoms indicative of inflammatory arthritis are common in the primary care population: findings from the symptoms in persons at risk of rheumatoid arthritis survey (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hider, S., Muller, S., Prior, J., Helliwell, T., Schaardenburg, D. V., Mil, A. V. D. H., …Mallen, C. (2017, June). SAT0708 Symptoms indicative of inflammatory arthritis are common in the primary care population: findings from the symptoms in persons at risk of rheumatoid arthritis survey. Paper presented at Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, 14–17 June, 2017

Gout and subsequent erectile dysfunction: a population-based cohort study from England (2017)
Journal Article
Abdul Sultan, A., Mallen, C., Hayward, R., Muller, S., Whittle, R., Hotston, M., & Roddy, E. (2017). Gout and subsequent erectile dysfunction: a population-based cohort study from England. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 19, Article 123. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-017-1322-0

BACKGROUND: An association has been suggested between gout and erectile dysfunction (ED), however studies quantifying the risk of ED amongst gout patients are lacking. We aimed to precisely determine the population-level absolute and relative rate of... Read More about Gout and subsequent erectile dysfunction: a population-based cohort study from England.

Des caractéristiques de la goutte associées à la dépression mais pas à l’anxiété en soins primaires : conclusions initiales d’une étude de cohorte prospective (2017)
Journal Article
Mallen, Prior, Roddy, & Muller. (2017). Des caractéristiques de la goutte associées à la dépression mais pas à l’anxiété en soins primaires : conclusions initiales d’une étude de cohorte prospective. Revue du Rhumatisme, 84(5), 423-429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhum.2017.05.004

Objectifs Déterminer la prévalence de l’anxiété et de la dépression dans le contexte de la goutte, examiner les liens entre certaines caractéristiques de la goutte et ces comorbidités et identifier le rôle de l’allopurinol dans ces relations. Mét... Read More about Des caractéristiques de la goutte associées à la dépression mais pas à l’anxiété en soins primaires : conclusions initiales d’une étude de cohorte prospective.

183. GOUT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF SLEEP APNOEA: A MATCHED COHORT STUDY (2017)
Journal Article
Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Mallen, C., Muller, S., Hayward, R., West, S., Choi, H., & Roddy, E. (2017). 183. GOUT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF SLEEP APNOEA: A MATCHED COHORT STUDY. Rheumatology, 56(suppl_2), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kex062.184

Background: Gout and obstructive sleep apnoea are both common problems in primary care and associated with considerable co-morbidity. Serum uric acid levels are frequently elevated in sleep apnoea patients and one previous cohort study found that peo... Read More about 183. GOUT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF SLEEP APNOEA: A MATCHED COHORT STUDY.

Incident acute pseudogout and prior bisphosphonate use: matched case-control study in the UK-Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2017)
Journal Article
Roddy, E., Muller, S., Paskins, Z., Hider, S., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., & Mallen, C. (2017). Incident acute pseudogout and prior bisphosphonate use: matched case-control study in the UK-Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000006177

Oral bisphosphonates are the most commonly used drugs to treat postmenopausal osteoporosis. Acute pseudogout is anecdotally reported to occur following bisphosphonate initiation but empirical data are lacking. We investigated whether treatment with o... Read More about Incident acute pseudogout and prior bisphosphonate use: matched case-control study in the UK-Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

Evaluating on-line health information for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: a descriptive study (2017)
Journal Article
Vivekanantham, A., Protheroe, J., Muller, S., & Hider, S. (2017). Evaluating on-line health information for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: a descriptive study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 43 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1416-5

BACKGROUND: The Internet is increasingly used to access health information, although the quality of information varies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the readability, and quality of websites about polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). METHODS: Three... Read More about Evaluating on-line health information for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: a descriptive study.

Patients' views on the causes of their polymyalgia rheumatica: a content analysis of data from the PMR Cohort Study (2017)
Journal Article
Tshimologo, M., Saunders, B., Muller, S., Mallen, C. D., & Hider, S. L. (2017). Patients' views on the causes of their polymyalgia rheumatica: a content analysis of data from the PMR Cohort Study. BMJ Open, e014301 -?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014301

OBJECTIVE: To explore primary care polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) patient beliefs about the causes of their PMR. DESIGN: Qualitative content analysis was conducted on patients' written responses to the question of what they thought had caused their PMR... Read More about Patients' views on the causes of their polymyalgia rheumatica: a content analysis of data from the PMR Cohort Study.

Characterising those with incident polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: results from the PMR Cohort Study. (2016)
Journal Article
Muller, S., Hider, S. L., Helliwell, T., Lawton, S., Barraclough, K., Dasgupta, B., …Mallen, C. D. (2016). Characterising those with incident polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: results from the PMR Cohort Study. Arthritis Research and Therapy, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-016-1097-8

BACKGROUND: The aim was to characterise the sociodemographic, general health and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)-specific features of participants in a large inception cohort of patients with PMR diagnosed in UK primary care. METHODS: Patients (n?=?739)... Read More about Characterising those with incident polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: results from the PMR Cohort Study..

PATIENT PRIORITIES FOR PMR RESEARCH: A PRIMARY CARE SURVEY (2016)
Journal Article
Hider, S., Morton, C., Muller, S., Belcher, J., Gilbert, K., Bucknall, M., & Mallen, C. (2016). PATIENT PRIORITIES FOR PMR RESEARCH: A PRIMARY CARE SURVEY. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 75, 169-169. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.5915

Background Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory disorder of older (>50 years) adults, frequently managed in primary care. PMR remains under-researched despite the significant impact this condition has on patient's quality of life. Ex... Read More about PATIENT PRIORITIES FOR PMR RESEARCH: A PRIMARY CARE SURVEY.