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179 The role of first contact physiotherapists in the identification and management of vertebral fragility fractures and osteoporosis: a case report (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blackman, F., & Paskins, Z. (2024, October). 179 The role of first contact physiotherapists in the identification and management of vertebral fragility fractures and osteoporosis: a case report. Poster presented at CSP Annual Conference 2024, Manchester, UK

Purpose: Vertebral fragility fractures (VFFs) are the most common type of osteoporotic fracture and a powerful predictor of further future vertebral and/or hip fracture without treatment. These fractures cause significant morbidity and risk of mortal... Read More about 179 The role of first contact physiotherapists in the identification and management of vertebral fragility fractures and osteoporosis: a case report.

Protocol for a mixed methods process evaluation for a randomised controlled trial to improve shared decision-making about, and uptake of, osteoporosis medicines: the iFraP study (2024)
Journal Article
Bullock, L., Cherrington, A., Clark, E. M., Fleming, J., Bentley, I., Nicholls, E., Webb, D., Smith, J., Bathers, S., Lewis, S., Horne, R., O'Neill, T. W., Mallen, C. D., Jinks, C., & Paskins, Z. (in press). Protocol for a mixed methods process evaluation for a randomised controlled trial to improve shared decision-making about, and uptake of, osteoporosis medicines: the iFraP study. NIHR Open Research, 4, 70. https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13751.1

Background
High quality shared decision-making (SDM) conversations involve people with or at risk of osteoporosis and clinicians working together to decide, where appropriate, which evidence-based medicines best fit the person’s life, beliefs, and v... Read More about Protocol for a mixed methods process evaluation for a randomised controlled trial to improve shared decision-making about, and uptake of, osteoporosis medicines: the iFraP study.

A person-centred primary care pharmacist-led osteoporosis review for optimising medicines (PHORM): a protocol for the development and co-design of a model consultation intervention (2024)
Journal Article
Sturrock, A., Grabrovaz, M., Bullock, L., Clark, E., Finch, T., Haining, S., Helliwell, T., Horne, R., Hyde, R., Maidment, I., Pryor, C., Statham, L., & Paskins, Z. (2024). A person-centred primary care pharmacist-led osteoporosis review for optimising medicines (PHORM): a protocol for the development and co-design of a model consultation intervention. BMJ Open, 14(11), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085323

Introduction: Adherence to medicines in osteoporosis is poor, with estimated 1 year persistence rates between 16% and 60%. Poor adherence is complex, relating to combinations of fear of side effects, beliefs about medication being unnecessary, doubts... Read More about A person-centred primary care pharmacist-led osteoporosis review for optimising medicines (PHORM): a protocol for the development and co-design of a model consultation intervention.

Evaluating qualitative data analysis workshops from the perspective of public contributors (2024)
Journal Article
Moult, A., McGrath, C., Lippiett, K., Coope, C., Turner, A., Chillcott, S., Parton, L., Holloway, P., Dace, S., Gibson, A., Jinks, C., Paskins, Z., Portillo, M. C., Mann, C., & Dziedzic, K. (2024). Evaluating qualitative data analysis workshops from the perspective of public contributors. Research Involvement and Engagement, 10(1), Article 99. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-024-00628-5

Background: The aim of this project is to evaluate public contributors’ experiences of their involvement in qualitative data analysis workshops during an on-going research project titled ‘Personalised Primary care for Patients with Multiple long-term... Read More about Evaluating qualitative data analysis workshops from the perspective of public contributors.

Ethnicity differences in those attending and not attending a single centre UK fracture liaison service (2024)
Journal Article
Mitchell, S., Hawarden, A., Bullock, L., & Paskins, Z. (2024). Ethnicity differences in those attending and not attending a single centre UK fracture liaison service. Archives of Osteoporosis, 19(1), Article 68. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-024-01431-1

Background
Fracture liaison services (FLS) are concerned with the systematic identification of people that have sustained low trauma fractures to provide: an assessment of bone health; assessment of fracture (including bone density scan) and falls r... Read More about Ethnicity differences in those attending and not attending a single centre UK fracture liaison service.

Using Twitter (X) to mobilise knowledge for First Contact Physiotherapists: A qualitative study (Preprint) (2024)
Journal Article
Campbell, L., Quicke, J., Stevenson, K., Paskins, Z., Dziedzic, K., & Swaithes, L. (2024). Using Twitter (X) to mobilise knowledge for First Contact Physiotherapists: A qualitative study (Preprint). Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26, Article e55680. https://doi.org/10.2196/55680

Background:

Twitter (now X) is a virtual social network commonly used by healthcare professionals. Little is known about whether it helps healthcare professionals to share, mobilise and co-create knowledge, or reduce the time between research know... Read More about Using Twitter (X) to mobilise knowledge for First Contact Physiotherapists: A qualitative study (Preprint).

Exploring practice and perspectives on shared decision-making about osteoporosis medicines in Fracture Liaison Services: the iFraP development qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article
Bullock, L., Manning, F., Hawarden, A., Fleming, J., Leyland, S., Clark, E. M., Thomas, S., Gidlow, C., Iglesias-Urrutia, C. P., Protheroe, J., Lefroy, J., Ryan, S., O’Neill, T. W., Mallen, C., Jinks, C., & Paskins, Z. (2024). Exploring practice and perspectives on shared decision-making about osteoporosis medicines in Fracture Liaison Services: the iFraP development qualitative study. Archives of Osteoporosis, 19(1), Article 50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-024-01410-6

Summary
Interviews and focus groups with patients, FLS clinicians, and GPs identified challenges relating to clinical and shared decision-making about bone health and osteoporosis medicines. Findings will inform the development of the multicomponent... Read More about Exploring practice and perspectives on shared decision-making about osteoporosis medicines in Fracture Liaison Services: the iFraP development qualitative study.

Reflecting on activities which support public involvement within an evaluation of public involvement reports from facilities funded by the national institute for health and care research: a co-produced commentary (2024)
Journal Article
Moult, A., Aries, A., Bailey, P., & Paskins, Z. (2024). Reflecting on activities which support public involvement within an evaluation of public involvement reports from facilities funded by the national institute for health and care research: a co-produced commentary. Research Involvement and Engagement, 10(1), 46. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-024-00579-x

Although including public contributors as members of research teams is becoming common, there are few reflections on how they have been incorporated, and almost none of these reflections are co-produced with public contributors. This commentary, writ... Read More about Reflecting on activities which support public involvement within an evaluation of public involvement reports from facilities funded by the national institute for health and care research: a co-produced commentary.

E036 Rheumatology nurses’ perceptions of undertaking a postgraduate education programme: a qualitative study (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Ryan, S., Hassell, A., Paskins, Z., Rule, K., Brooks, M., & Tajuria, G. (2024, April). E036 Rheumatology nurses’ perceptions of undertaking a postgraduate education programme: a qualitative study. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims Rheumatology nurses practising at an advanced clinical level are encouraged to undertake postgraduate study to provide an evidence base to their role. This study explored the perceptions and experiences of clinical nurse specialists (... Read More about E036 Rheumatology nurses’ perceptions of undertaking a postgraduate education programme: a qualitative study.

E041 Feasibility and acceptability of electronic patient reported outcome measures in the routine care of people with inflammatory arthritis: Haywood Arthritis Portal study (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cox, N., Kettle, C., Wang, H., Dutta, S., Packham, J., Galloway, J., Hill, J., Muller, S., Hider, S., Paskins, Z., Bullock, L., & Scott, I. C. (2024, April). E041 Feasibility and acceptability of electronic patient reported outcome measures in the routine care of people with inflammatory arthritis: Haywood Arthritis Portal study. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims Electronic patient-reported outcome measures (ePROMs) assessing disease activity, function, pain, and quality of life can facilitate innovative inflammatory arthritis (IA) care, such as automating patient-initiated follow-up. This mix... Read More about E041 Feasibility and acceptability of electronic patient reported outcome measures in the routine care of people with inflammatory arthritis: Haywood Arthritis Portal study.

E006 Providing information on arthritis medication: a service evaluation (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Ryan, S., Hider, S., & Paskins, Z. (2024, April). E006 Providing information on arthritis medication: a service evaluation. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims Traditionally patients commencing disease modifying anti-rheumatic medications (DMARDs) attended a face to face consultation with a rheumatology nurse or pharmacist, to discuss benefits, concerns and safety monitoring. The pandemic ha... Read More about E006 Providing information on arthritis medication: a service evaluation.

P080 Supporting shared decision-making about osteoporosis medicines: Combining multiple methods to develop the prototype iFraP intervention (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bullock, L., Fleming, J., Clark, E. M., Leyland, S., Thomas, S., Gidlow, C., O'Neill, T. W., Iglesias-Urrutia, C. P., Hawarden, A., Manning, F., Protheroe, J., Lefroy, J., Ryan, S., Horne, R., Mallen, C. D., Jinks, C., & Paskins, Z. (2024, April). P080 Supporting shared decision-making about osteoporosis medicines: Combining multiple methods to develop the prototype iFraP intervention. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims Shared decision-making (SDM) is a joint process in which a person and healthcare professional work together to reach decisions about care. The iFraP (Improving uptake of Fracture Prevention drug treatments) intervention comprises comp... Read More about P080 Supporting shared decision-making about osteoporosis medicines: Combining multiple methods to develop the prototype iFraP intervention.

Bisphosphonate alternative regimens for the prevention of osteoporotic fragility fractures: BLAST-OFF, a mixed-methods study (2024)
Report
Sahota, O., Narayanasamy, M., Bastounis, A., Paskins, Z., Bishop, S., Langley, T., Gittoes, N., Davis, S., Baily, A., Holmes, M., & Leonardi-Bee, J. (2024). Bisphosphonate alternative regimens for the prevention of osteoporotic fragility fractures: BLAST-OFF, a mixed-methods study. Secretary of State for Health and Social Care / NIHR

Bisphosphonates are a class of medication commonly used to treat osteoporosis. Alendronate is recommended as the first-line treatment; however, long-term adherence (both treatment compliance and persistence) is poor. Alternative bisphosphonates are a... Read More about Bisphosphonate alternative regimens for the prevention of osteoporotic fragility fractures: BLAST-OFF, a mixed-methods study.

306 Barriers and enablers to the implementation of osteoarthritis management programmes in primary or community care settings: a systematic review and qualitative framework synthesis (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cunningham, J. C., Briggs, A. M., Cottrell, E., Doyle, F., Dziedzic, K., Finney, A., Murphy, P., Paskins, Z., Sheridan, E., Swaithes, L., & French, H. (2024, April). 306 Barriers and enablers to the implementation of osteoarthritis management programmes in primary or community care settings: a systematic review and qualitative framework synthesis. Poster presented at 2024 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Vienna, Austria

269 CLINICAL GUIDELINE RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NON-SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS: A THEMATIC SYNTHESIS. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Woodcock, C., English, E., Jinks, C., Healey, E. L., Parry, E., Paskins, Z., Roddy, E., Simkins, J., Thomas, M., Bennell, K., Hinman, R. S., & Holden, M. (2024, April). 269 CLINICAL GUIDELINE RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NON-SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS: A THEMATIC SYNTHESIS. Poster presented at 2024 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Vienna, Austria

Current osteoporosis care in UK primary care settings: a national esurvey (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Hawarden, A., Cox, N., Bullock, L., Protheroe, J., Jinks, C., & Paskins, Z. (2024, April). Current osteoporosis care in UK primary care settings: a national esurvey. Poster presented at World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2024): Plenary Lectures Abstracts, London, UK

Objective: To identify current practice and perceptions of osteoporosis care in UK primary care settings.

Reviews for multimorbidity risk in people with inflammatory conditions: a qualitative study. (2024)
Journal Article
Gray, L., Bullock, L., Chew-Graham, C. A., Jinks, C., Paskins, Z., & Hider, S. (in press). Reviews for multimorbidity risk in people with inflammatory conditions: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), BJGPO.2024.0011. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0011

People with inflammatory rheumatological conditions (IRCs) are at high risk of developing other conditions including cardiovascular disease and mood disorders. To explore perspectives of people with IRCs and healthcare practitioners (HCPs) on the con... Read More about Reviews for multimorbidity risk in people with inflammatory conditions: a qualitative study..