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Examining the Trends in Online Health Information–Seeking Behavior About Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Singapore: Analysis of Data From Google Trends and the Global Burden of Disease Study (2021)
Journal Article
Fang, Y., Shepherd, T. A., & E Smith, H. (2021). Examining the Trends in Online Health Information–Seeking Behavior About Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Singapore: Analysis of Data From Google Trends and the Global Burden of Disease Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(10), https://doi.org/10.2196/19307

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death globally, and timely health care seeking is imperative for its prevention, early detection, and management. While online health information-seeking behavior... Read More about Examining the Trends in Online Health Information–Seeking Behavior About Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Singapore: Analysis of Data From Google Trends and the Global Burden of Disease Study.

Vertebral fracture as a risk factor for self-harm: A retrospective cohort study (2021)
Journal Article
Prior, J. A., Crawford-Manning, F., Whittle, R., Abdul-Sultan, A., Chew-Graham, C. A., Muller, S., …Paskins, Z. (2021). Vertebral fracture as a risk factor for self-harm: A retrospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 22, Article 757. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04631-9

Abstract Background The prevention of self-harm is an international public health priority. It is vital to identify at-risk populations, particularly as self-harm is a risk factor for suicide. This study aims to examine the risk of self-harm in peopl... Read More about Vertebral fracture as a risk factor for self-harm: A retrospective cohort study.

Exploring the Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on Social Work Practice: A Qualitative Study in England, UK (2021)
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Kingstone, T., Campbell, P., Andras, A., Nixon, K., Mallen, C., Dikomitis, L., …Wenning, B. (2021). Exploring the Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on Social Work Practice: A Qualitative Study in England, UK. British Journal of Social Work, 52(4), 2043–2062. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcab166

The COVID-19 pandemic signalled a radical shift in health and social care services globally. In UK, many of the people with existing social care needs were identified as 'clinically vulnerable' to COVID-19. Those at greatest risk were encouraged to a... Read More about Exploring the Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on Social Work Practice: A Qualitative Study in England, UK.

Using Google Trends to assess the impact of Global Public Health Days on online health information-seeking behaviour in Arabian Peninsula (2021)
Journal Article
Ajbar, A., Shepherd, T. A., Robinson, M., Mallen, C. D., & Prior, J. A. (2021). Using Google Trends to assess the impact of Global Public Health Days on online health information-seeking behaviour in Arabian Peninsula. Journal of Egyptian Public Health Association, 94, Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42506-020-00063-w

BACKGROUND: Global Public Health Days (GPHD) are public health interventions which serve to improve public awareness of specific health conditions. Google Trends is a publicly available tool that allows the user to view the popularity of a searched k... Read More about Using Google Trends to assess the impact of Global Public Health Days on online health information-seeking behaviour in Arabian Peninsula.

Rheumatic Conditions as Risk Factors for Self-Harm: A Retrospective Cohort Study (2021)
Journal Article
Prior, J. A., Paskins, Z., Whittle, R., Abdul-Sultan, A., Chew-Graham, C. A., Muller, S., …Mallen, C. D. (2021). Rheumatic Conditions as Risk Factors for Self-Harm: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Arthritis Care and Research, 73(1), 130-137. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24345

Objective To examine the risk of self-harm in rheumatological conditions Methods Retrospective cohort study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arth... Read More about Rheumatic Conditions as Risk Factors for Self-Harm: A Retrospective Cohort Study.