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Prognostic Value of the American Heart Association PREVENT Cardiovascular Disease Risk Equations in Cancer Survivorship: A NHANES Population‐Based Study (2009–2018) (2025)
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Al‐Jarshawi, M., Kobo, O., Ko, D. T., Wijeysundera, H. C., Golam Azam, M., Silverwood, V., Bajpai, R., Bagur, R., & Mamas, M. A. (2025). Prognostic Value of the American Heart Association PREVENT Cardiovascular Disease Risk Equations in Cancer Survivorship: A NHANES Population‐Based Study (2009–2018). Journal of the American Heart Association. https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.125.042209

Background The PREVENT (Predicting Risk of CVD Events) equations offer a contemporary tool for estimating long‐term cardiovascular risk in the general population. This study evaluates the association of baseline cardiovascular risk, calculated by PRE... Read More about Prognostic Value of the American Heart Association PREVENT Cardiovascular Disease Risk Equations in Cancer Survivorship: A NHANES Population‐Based Study (2009–2018).

Identification of increased risk of perinatal anxiety: a multi-perspective qualitative study. (2025)
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Fisher, T., Kingstone, T., Shivji, N. A., Turner, K., Chew-Graham, C. A., Smith, H. C., Archer, C., Bailey, J., Evans, J., Kessler, D., Petersen, I., Proctor, J., Yu, D., Wu, P., & Silverwood, V. (2025). Identification of increased risk of perinatal anxiety: a multi-perspective qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP). https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0691

Background: Perinatal anxiety (PNA) is experienced by about 20% of women throughout the perinatal period. Identifying women at risk of PNA through using routinely collected patient data could enable early intervention to improve treatment outcomes. T... Read More about Identification of increased risk of perinatal anxiety: a multi-perspective qualitative study..

Maternal perinatal anxiety and infant primary care use in 1998–2016: a UK cohort study (2025)
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Smith, H. C., Archer, C., Bailey, J., Chew Graham, C., Evans, J., Fisher, T., Kessler, D., Kingstone, T., Procter, J., Shivji, N., Silverwood, V., Spruce, A., Turner, K., Wu, P., Yu, D., & Petersen, I. (2025). Maternal perinatal anxiety and infant primary care use in 1998–2016: a UK cohort study. BMJ Mental Health, 28(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2024-301160

There is some evidence that perinatal anxiety (PNA) is associated with lower rates of infant vaccinations and decreased access to preventative infant healthcare, but results across studies have not been conclusive. To investigate the relationship bet... Read More about Maternal perinatal anxiety and infant primary care use in 1998–2016: a UK cohort study.

Using the Primary care Academic CollaboraTive to explore the characteristics and healthcare use of older housebound patients in England: protocol for a retrospective observational study and clinician survey (the CHiP study) (2023)
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Winn, E., Kissane, M., Merriel, S., Brain, T., Silverwood, V., Whitehead, O., Howe, L. D., Payne, R., & Duncan, P. (in press). Using the Primary care Academic CollaboraTive to explore the characteristics and healthcare use of older housebound patients in England: protocol for a retrospective observational study and clinician survey (the CHiP study). British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), 7(4), https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0114

Older housebound people are an under researched group for whom achieving good primary healthcare can be resource intensive. To describe the characteristics and healthcare use of older (≥65 years) housebound people; explore clinician views on delivery... Read More about Using the Primary care Academic CollaboraTive to explore the characteristics and healthcare use of older housebound patients in England: protocol for a retrospective observational study and clinician survey (the CHiP study).

Non-pharmacological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety in primary care: A meta-review of systematic reviews (2023)
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Silverwood, V., Bullock, L., Jordan, J., Turner, K., Chew-Graham, C. A., Kingstone, T., & Dawson, S. (2023). Non-pharmacological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety in primary care: A meta-review of systematic reviews. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), BJGPO.2023.0022. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2023.0022

Perinatal anxiety (PNA), anxiety that occurs during pregnancy and/or up to 12 months post-partum, is estimated to affect up to 21% of women, and may impact negatively on mothers, children and their families. The National Institute for Health and Care... Read More about Non-pharmacological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety in primary care: A meta-review of systematic reviews.

The approach to managing perinatal anxiety: A mini-review (2022)
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Silverwood, V. A., Bullock, L., Turner, K., Chew-Graham, C., & Kingstone, T. (2022). The approach to managing perinatal anxiety: A mini-review. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, Article 1022459. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1022459

Perinatal Anxiety (PNA) is defined as anxiety occurring during pregnancy and up to 12 months post-partum and is estimated to affect up to 20% of women. Risk factors for PNA are multiple and can be classed as psychological, social and biological. PNA... Read More about The approach to managing perinatal anxiety: A mini-review.

Acceptability of physician associate interns in primary care: results from a service evaluation. (2021)
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Lawton, & Silverwood. (2021). Acceptability of physician associate interns in primary care: results from a service evaluation. BMC Family Practice, 250 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-021-01372-5

BACKGROUND: Physician associates (PA) form part of the policy-driven response to increased primary care demand and a general practitioner (GP) recruitment and retention crisis. However, they are novel to the primary care workforce and have limitation... Read More about Acceptability of physician associate interns in primary care: results from a service evaluation..

Exploring women's experiences of identifying, negotiating and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study (2020)
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Oh, S., Chew-Graham, C., Silverwood, V., Aksa Shaheen, S., Walsh-House, J., Sumathipala, A., & Kingstone, T. (2020). Exploring women's experiences of identifying, negotiating and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 10(12), e040731. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040731

OBJECTIVES: Anxiety affects around 15% of women during the perinatal period and can adversely impact both mother and child, with potential implications for long-term health; few studies have examined women's experiences of perinatal anxiety (PNA). In... Read More about Exploring women's experiences of identifying, negotiating and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study.

Race and racism: are we too comfortable with comfort? (2020)
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Silverwood. (2020). Race and racism: are we too comfortable with comfort?. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2020.0143

After the murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests, there has been a renewed appetite to tackle racism in all aspects of life. Within medicine and especially primary care, many people seem unclear about the racial disparities in hea... Read More about Race and racism: are we too comfortable with comfort?.

Acceptability of Physician Associate Interns in Primary Care: Results from a Service Evaluation (2020)
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Silverwood., & Lawton. (2020). Acceptability of Physician Associate Interns in Primary Care: Results from a Service Evaluation. BMC Family Practice. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-70741/v1

Abstract Background: Physician associates (PA) form part of the policy-driven response to increased primary care demand and a general practitioner recruitment and retention crisis. However, they are novel to the primary care workforce, have limitatio... Read More about Acceptability of Physician Associate Interns in Primary Care: Results from a Service Evaluation.

A Novel Primary Healthcare Physician Associate Internship: Results from a Service Evaluation (2020)
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Silverwood., & Lawton. (2020). A Novel Primary Healthcare Physician Associate Internship: Results from a Service Evaluation. BMC Family Practice. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-70742/v1

Abstract Background: Physician associates (PA) are dependent healthcare professionals with two-years post-graduate generalist medical education. PAs can work in primary care immediately after graduation. However, PAs are novel to, and still relativel... Read More about A Novel Primary Healthcare Physician Associate Internship: Results from a Service Evaluation.

Maternal six week postnatal check should assess for postnatal anxiety. (2020)
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Silverwood, V., Chew-Graham, C., & Kingstone, T. (2020). Maternal six week postnatal check should assess for postnatal anxiety. BMJ, 368. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m256

Jakes and colleagues summarise the maternal six week postnatal check.1 This is an important and integral part of primary care and presents general practitioners with opportunities to make a huge difference to new mothers and their children.

We wer... Read More about Maternal six week postnatal check should assess for postnatal anxiety..

Healthcare professionals' perspectives on identifying and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study. (2019)
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Silverwood, V., Nash, A., Chew-Graham, C., Walsh-House, J., Sumathipala, A., Bartlam, B., & Kingstone, T. (2019). Healthcare professionals' perspectives on identifying and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 69(688), e768-e776. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706025

BACKGROUND: Perinatal mental health problems are those that occur during pregnancy or up to 12 months postpartum, and affect up to 20% of women. Perinatal anxiety (PNA) is at least as common as depression during the perinatal phase and can adversely... Read More about Healthcare professionals' perspectives on identifying and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study..

'If it's a medical issue I would have covered it by now': learning about fibromyalgia through the hidden curriculum: a qualitative study (2017)
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Silverwood, V., & Chew-Graham, C. (2017). 'If it's a medical issue I would have covered it by now': learning about fibromyalgia through the hidden curriculum: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Education, 160 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-017-0972-6

BACKGROUND: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a long-term condition that affects between 1 and 5% of the general population and lies within the spectrum of medically unexplained symptoms (MUS). FMS can be difficult to diagnose and is usually done so as... Read More about 'If it's a medical issue I would have covered it by now': learning about fibromyalgia through the hidden curriculum: a qualitative study.

Current evidence on risk factors for knee osteoarthritis in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2014)
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Silverwood, V., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Jinks, C., Jordan, J. L., Protheroe, J., & Jordan, K. P. (2015). Current evidence on risk factors for knee osteoarthritis in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 23(4), 507-515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2014.11.019

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of pain and disability and leads to a reduced quality of life. The aim was to determine the current evidence on risk factors for onset of knee pain/OA in those aged 50 and over. A systematic review and meta-anal... Read More about Current evidence on risk factors for knee osteoarthritis in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.