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Physiotherapy Capabilities in the Health Care of Adult Patients at Increased Risk of Osteoporotic Fractures: A Scoping Review Protocol (2025)
Journal Article
Blackman, F., Walsh, N., & Paskins, Z. (2025). Physiotherapy Capabilities in the Health Care of Adult Patients at Increased Risk of Osteoporotic Fractures: A Scoping Review Protocol. Musculoskeletal Care, 23(2 - June 2025), Article e70125. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.70125

Objectives: This scoping review will explore and map the extent and type of literature related to physiotherapy capabilities in the health care of adult patients at increased risk of osteoporotic fractures and identify gaps in the literature. Backgro... Read More about Physiotherapy Capabilities in the Health Care of Adult Patients at Increased Risk of Osteoporotic Fractures: A Scoping Review Protocol.

Getting to what matters for people with osteoporosis in clinical consultations with and without conversation aids: A videographic analysis. (2025)
Journal Article
Hawarden, A., Bullock, L., García, M. L., Hartasanchez, S. A., Maraboto, A., Jinks, C., Kunneman, M., Hargraves, I., Horne, R., Montori, V. M., & Paskins, Z. (2025). Getting to what matters for people with osteoporosis in clinical consultations with and without conversation aids: A videographic analysis. Patient Education and Counseling, 137(August 2025), Article 109171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.109171

To evaluate if, and how, clinicians elicit and address health and medicine beliefs in osteoporosis consultations, and to evaluate the impact of a conversation aid (CA) on clinician behaviour. Secondary analysis of 107 video-recorded consultations fro... Read More about Getting to what matters for people with osteoporosis in clinical consultations with and without conversation aids: A videographic analysis..

P069 The acceptability of ePROMs in the routine care of patients with inflammatory arthritis and its variation across patient groups: a mixed-methods study (2025)
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. (2025, April). P069 The acceptability of ePROMs in the routine care of patients with inflammatory arthritis and its variation across patient groups: a mixed-methods study. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2025, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester, England, UK

Background/Aims Electronic patient-reported outcome measures (ePROMs) can facilitate innovative, holistic care for people with inflammatory arthritis (IA). The crucial first step in their implementation is understanding their feasibility and acceptab... Read More about P069 The acceptability of ePROMs in the routine care of patients with inflammatory arthritis and its variation across patient groups: a mixed-methods study.

P102 Pain management and its variation by deprivation in patients with inflammatory arthritis: the PAIN PATH survey (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Scott, I. C., Daud, N., Hider, S., Paskins, Z., Twohig, H., Halliday, N., Mallen, C. D., Jordan, K. P., & Muller, S. (2025, April). P102 Pain management and its variation by deprivation in patients with inflammatory arthritis: the PAIN PATH survey. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2025, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester, England, UK

Background/Aims UK-based electronic health record studies show that many patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) receive opioid and gabapentinoid prescriptions - particularly in areas of deprivation - despite little and no evidence for efficacy, re... Read More about P102 Pain management and its variation by deprivation in patients with inflammatory arthritis: the PAIN PATH survey.

E055 Exploring patient and clinician understanding of bone density (DXA) scan results: qualitative findings from the INDEX study (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kettle, C., Manning, F., Henderson, B., Griffin, J., Knapp, K., Butterworth, J., Jinks, C., Bullock, L., & Paskins, Z. (2025, April). E055 Exploring patient and clinician understanding of bone density (DXA) scan results: qualitative findings from the INDEX study. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2025, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester, England, UK

Background/Aims Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans are routinely performed to assess bone mineral density (BMD), diagnose osteoporosis, refine fracture risk assessment and inform osteoporosis medicine decisions. The INDEX (understandINg bon... Read More about E055 Exploring patient and clinician understanding of bone density (DXA) scan results: qualitative findings from the INDEX study.

E054 Routine osteoporosis care in UK primary care settings: a national e-survey (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hawarden, A., Cox, N., Bullock, L., Protheroe, J., Jinks, C., & Paskins, Z. (2025, April). E054 Routine osteoporosis care in UK primary care settings: a national e-survey. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2025, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester, England, UK

Background/Aims Osteoporosis care is primarily delivered in primary care settings, but little is known about routine practice and implementation of evidence-based care in the UK. This e-survey aimed to examine current practice and perceptions of oste... Read More about E054 Routine osteoporosis care in UK primary care settings: a national e-survey.

E053 Persistence with zoledronate in people at increased risk of fracture: a single UK centre service evaluation (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Royle, J., Hawarden, A., Bullock, L., & Paskins, Z. (2025, April). E053 Persistence with zoledronate in people at increased risk of fracture: a single UK centre service evaluation. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2025, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester, England, UK

Background/Aims Oral bisphosphonates are both cost and clinically effective in terms of fracture risk reduction. However, effective treatment with oral bisphosphonates is often compromised by suboptimal persistence. For instance, persistence with ora... Read More about E053 Persistence with zoledronate in people at increased risk of fracture: a single UK centre service evaluation.

P084 Implementing an osteoporosis shared decision-making intervention in Fracture Liaison Services: interview findings from the iFraP process evaluation (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bullock, L., Cherrington, A., Clark, E. M., Fleming, J., Bentley, I., Nicholls, E., Webb, D., Smith, J., Lewis, S., Horne, R., O’Neill, T. W., Mallen, C. D., Jinks, C., & Paskins, Z. (2025, April). P084 Implementing an osteoporosis shared decision-making intervention in Fracture Liaison Services: interview findings from the iFraP process evaluation. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2025, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester, England, UK

Background/Aims High quality shared decision-making (SDM) conversations involve people with or at risk of osteoporosis and clinicians working together to reach decisions about care. The improving uptake of Fracture Prevention drug treatments (iFraP)... Read More about P084 Implementing an osteoporosis shared decision-making intervention in Fracture Liaison Services: interview findings from the iFraP process evaluation.

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.

A person-centred consultation intervention to improve shared decision-making about, and uptake of, osteoporosis medicines (iFraP): a pragmatic, parallel-group, individual randomised controlled trial protocol (2024)
Journal Article
Bullock, L., Nicholls, E., Cherrington, A., Butler-Walley, S., Clark, E. M., Fleming, J., Leyland, S., Bentley, I., Thomas, S., Iglesias-Urrutia, C. P., Webb, D., Smith, J., Bathers, S., Lewis, S., Clifford, A., Siciliano, M., Protheroe, J., Ryan, S., Lefroy, J., Dale, N., …Paskins, Z. (2024). A person-centred consultation intervention to improve shared decision-making about, and uptake of, osteoporosis medicines (iFraP): a pragmatic, parallel-group, individual randomised controlled trial protocol. NIHR Open Research, https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13571.2

Background
Good quality shared decision-making (SDM) conversations involve people with, or at risk of osteoporosis and clinicians collaborating to decide, where appropriate, which evidence-based medicines best fit the person’s life, beliefs, and val... Read More about A person-centred consultation intervention to improve shared decision-making about, and uptake of, osteoporosis medicines (iFraP): a pragmatic, parallel-group, individual randomised controlled trial protocol.

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.