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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., …Dziedzic, K. (in press). 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.

Interventions to promote colorectal cancer screening among people with a family history of colorectal cancer: A scoping review. (2024)
Journal Article
Firzara, A. M. T., Beh, H. C., Selvaraj, C. S., Mallen, C., Ng, C. J., & Lee, Y. K. (in press). Interventions to promote colorectal cancer screening among people with a family history of colorectal cancer: A scoping review. Preventive Medicine, 189(December 2024), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.108137

The global incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) is rising, with people having a family history of CRC (PFH-CRC) facing double the risk compared to the average-risk population. Despite this, CRC screening uptake among PFH-CRC remains low. There is a l... Read More about Interventions to promote colorectal cancer screening among people with a family history of colorectal cancer: A scoping review..

2235 National Trends in motor neurone disease-associated mortality from 1999–2020 (2024)
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Imantalab, D., Sokhal, B., Menon, S., Kara, S., Muller, S., & Mallen, C. (2024). 2235 National Trends in motor neurone disease-associated mortality from 1999–2020. Age and ageing, 53(Supplement_3), https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae139.074

Introduction Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a neurodegenerative condition affecting the spinal cord and brainstem, commonly associated with a reduced life expectancy. This study describes demographic trends in MND-associated mortality in the United S... Read More about 2235 National Trends in motor neurone disease-associated mortality from 1999–2020.

2236 Emergency department attendance stratified by cause and frailty status: a national cohort study of over 155 million patients (2024)
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Sokhal, B., Matetić, A., Protheroe, J., Helliwell, T., Myint, P., Paul, T., …Mamas, M. (2024). 2236 Emergency department attendance stratified by cause and frailty status: a national cohort study of over 155 million patients. Age and ageing, 53(Supplement_3), https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae139.051

Introduction Data are limited on whether the causes of Emergency Department (ED) attendance and clinical outcomes vary by frailty status. Methods Using data from the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, all ED attendances from 2016 to 2018 were st... Read More about 2236 Emergency department attendance stratified by cause and frailty status: a national cohort study of over 155 million patients.

2234 Temporal trends in Parkinson’s disease-related mortality from 1999–2020: a Nationwide cohort study (2024)
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Sokhal, B., Menon, S., Shepherd, T., Muller, S., Arora, A., & Mallen, C. (2024). 2234 Temporal trends in Parkinson’s disease-related mortality from 1999–2020: a Nationwide cohort study. Age and ageing, 53(Supplement_3), iii19. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae139.073

Introduction Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the most common neurodegenerative movement disorder and is associated with significant disability. The prevalence of PD is increasing and the literature demonstrates potential sex and race disparities in patie... Read More about 2234 Temporal trends in Parkinson’s disease-related mortality from 1999–2020: a Nationwide cohort study.

Effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination in adults with common immune-mediated inflammatory diseases in the UK: a case-control study. (2024)
Journal Article
Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Card, T., Mallen, C. D., Nguyen Van-Tam, J. S., & Abhishek, A. (2024). Effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination in adults with common immune-mediated inflammatory diseases in the UK: a case-control study. The Lancet Rheumatology, 6(9), e615-e624. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913%2824%2900128-0

People with immune-mediated inflammatory disease are at increased risk of pneumococcal pneumonia. The effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination in people with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases has not been evaluated. We investigated the effective... Read More about Effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination in adults with common immune-mediated inflammatory diseases in the UK: a case-control study..

Hearing the patient voice for persistent pain intervention development: Recommendations for using a bespoke online discussion forum for qualitative data collection (2024)
Journal Article
Woodcock, C., Cornwall, N., Harrisson, S., Jinks, C., Buttery, A., Ashworth, J., …Dikomitis, L. (2024). Hearing the patient voice for persistent pain intervention development: Recommendations for using a bespoke online discussion forum for qualitative data collection. British Journal of Pain, https://doi.org/10.1177/204946372412540

Introduction Understanding patients’ experiences is important when developing interventions for people living with persistent pain. Interviews and focus groups are frequently used to capture beliefs, views, and perspectives. These methods often requi... Read More about Hearing the patient voice for persistent pain intervention development: Recommendations for using a bespoke online discussion forum for qualitative data collection.

Workplace factors impacting the wellbeing of diagnostic radiographers in clinical practice: A literature review (2024)
Journal Article
Ismail, Y., Shiner, N., & Tucker, R. (2024). Workplace factors impacting the wellbeing of diagnostic radiographers in clinical practice: A literature review. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 55(4), Article 101439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2024.101439

Introduction
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in an emphasis on external factors affecting the wellbeing of staff within the National Health Service. There is a national shortage of diagnostic radiogra... Read More about Workplace factors impacting the wellbeing of diagnostic radiographers in clinical practice: A literature review.

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).

Relationship between research activity and the performance of English general practices: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses (2024)
Journal Article
Gibson, J., Kontopantelis, E., Sutton, M., Boaz, A., Little, P., Mallen, C. D., …Bower, P. (in press). Relationship between research activity and the performance of English general practices: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), BJGP.2024.0111. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0111

Research activity usually improves outcomes by being translated into practice. However, there is developing evidence that research activity itself may improve the overall performance of health care organisations. However, evidence that these relation... Read More about Relationship between research activity and the performance of English general practices: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses.

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., …Paskins, Z. (in press). 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.

Machine-learning clustering analysis identifies novel phenogroups in patients with ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction. (2024)
Journal Article
Matetic, A., Kyriacou, T., & Mamas, M. A. (2024). Machine-learning clustering analysis identifies novel phenogroups in patients with ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction. International Journal of Cardiology, 411, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.132272

Machine learning clustering of patients with ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) may provide important insights into their risk profile, management and prognosis. All adult discharges for STEMI in the National Inpatient Sample (October 2... Read More about Machine-learning clustering analysis identifies novel phenogroups in patients with ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction..

GPs’ views of prescribing beta- blockers for people with anxiety disorders: a qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article
Archer, C., Kessler, D., Wiles, N., Chew-Graham, C. A., & Turner, K. (2024). GPs’ views of prescribing beta- blockers for people with anxiety disorders: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), Article BJGP.2024.0091. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0091

Between 2003-2018, incident prescriptions of beta-blockers for anxiety increased substantially, particularly in young adults. NICE guidance for anxiety does not recommend beta-blockers, probably due to a lack of evidence to support such use. Recent r... Read More about GPs’ views of prescribing beta- blockers for people with anxiety disorders: a qualitative study.

Uptake, safety and effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine in inflammatory bowel disease: a UK-wide study (2024)
Journal Article
Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Card, T., Mallen, C. D., Nguyen Van-Tam, J. S., & Abhishek, A. (2024). Uptake, safety and effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine in inflammatory bowel disease: a UK-wide study. BMJ Open Gastroenterology, 11(1), Article e001370. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2024-001370

Objective: To investigate (1) the UK-wide inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) uptake in adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), (2) the association between vaccination against influenza and IBD flare and (3) the effectiveness of IIV in preventi... Read More about Uptake, safety and effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine in inflammatory bowel disease: a UK-wide study.

2023 EULAR classification criteria for hand osteoarthritis. (2024)
Journal Article
Haugen, I. K., Felson, D. T., Abhishek, A., Berenbaum, F., Bierma-Zeinstra, S., Dziedzic, K. S., …Kloppenburg, M. (in press). 2023 EULAR classification criteria for hand osteoarthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1136/ard-2023-225073

The objective of this study is to develop classification criteria for overall hand osteoarthritis (OA), interphalangeal OA and thumb base OA based on self-reported data and radiographic features. The classification criteria sets were developed in thr... Read More about 2023 EULAR classification criteria for hand osteoarthritis..

NIHR Race Equality Framework: development of a tool for addressing racial equality in public involvement (2024)
Journal Article
Faluyi, D., Ovseiko, P. V., Dziedzic, K., & Scott, F. (in press). NIHR Race Equality Framework: development of a tool for addressing racial equality in public involvement. Research Involvement and Engagement, 10(1), 44. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-024-00569-z

Background: While there has been a long recognition of the importance of race equality in health and care research, there is a lack of sustained action among research funding and research performing organisations to address racial equality in public... Read More about NIHR Race Equality Framework: development of a tool for addressing racial equality in public involvement.

P187 Fatigue in people with polymyalgia rheumatica: a key unmet need? (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Muller, S., Belcher, J., Hider, S., Helliwell, T., & Mallen, C. D. (2024, April). P187 Fatigue in people with polymyalgia rheumatica: a key unmet need?. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is common in older adults, causing severe pain and stiffness, particularly in the shoulder and hip girdles. Glucocorticoids treatment generally focusses on reducing pain and stiffness, but there are other... Read More about P187 Fatigue in people with polymyalgia rheumatica: a key unmet need?.

P185 Anatomical patterns of pain in primary care patients with polymyalgia rheumatica compared to the general population (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Hammad, N., Partington, R., Hider, S., Butt, H., Helliwell, T., Mallen, C., & Muller, S. (2024, April). P185 Anatomical patterns of pain in primary care patients with polymyalgia rheumatica compared to the general population. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is common in older adults, causing severe pain and stiffness, particularly in the shoulder and hip girdles. A tapered course of glucocorticoids is recommended, but not always straightforward, with frequent... Read More about P185 Anatomical patterns of pain in primary care patients with polymyalgia rheumatica compared to the general population.