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The Working Mechanism of Manual Therapy in Participants With Chronic Tension-Type Headache (2013)
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Castien, R., Blankenstein, A., van der Windt, D., Heymans, M. W., & Dekker, J. (2013). The Working Mechanism of Manual Therapy in Participants With Chronic Tension-Type Headache. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 43(10), 693-699. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2013.4868

Study Design Prospective longitudinal study. Objective To explore the working mechanism of manual therapy, we investigated whether 3 cervical spine variables were mediators of the effect of manual therapy on headache frequency. Background Ma... Read More about The Working Mechanism of Manual Therapy in Participants With Chronic Tension-Type Headache.

Reliability of Assessing Hand Osteoarthritis on Digital Photographs and Associations With Radiographic and Clinical Findings. (2013)
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Marshall, M., Jonsson, H., Helgadottir, G. P., Nicholls, E., Van Der Windt, D., Myers, H., & Dziedzic, K. (2014). Reliability of Assessing Hand Osteoarthritis on Digital Photographs and Associations With Radiographic and Clinical Findings. Arthritis Care & Research, 66(6), 828 - 836. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.22225

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the reliability and construct validity of an atlas for grading hand osteoarthritis (OA) on photographs in a separate younger community-dwelling population than the development cohort. METHODS: Participants were community-dwe... Read More about Reliability of Assessing Hand Osteoarthritis on Digital Photographs and Associations With Radiographic and Clinical Findings..

'On the surface': a qualitative study of GPs' and patients' perspectives on psoriasis (2013)
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Nelson, P. A., Barker, Z., EM Griffiths, C., Cordingley, L., & Chew-Graham, C. A. (2013). 'On the surface': a qualitative study of GPs' and patients' perspectives on psoriasis. BMC Family Practice, 158 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-14-158

BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease affecting approximately 2% of the UK population and is currently incurable. It produces profound effects on psychological wellbeing and social functioning and has significant associated co... Read More about 'On the surface': a qualitative study of GPs' and patients' perspectives on psoriasis.

Frequency and predictors of premature work loss in primary care consulters for osteoarthritis: prospective cohort study (2013)
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Wilkie, R., Phillipson, C., Hay, E., & Pransky, G. (2014). Frequency and predictors of premature work loss in primary care consulters for osteoarthritis: prospective cohort study. Rheumatology, 53(3), 459-464. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/ket336

Objective. The objective of this study was to describe the extent of premature work loss (PWL) in OA consulters across a 6-year observation period, and associated factors. Methods. We conducted a population-based prospective cohort study set in pr... Read More about Frequency and predictors of premature work loss in primary care consulters for osteoarthritis: prospective cohort study.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain: Evidence of Mediation and Clinically Significant Change Following an Abbreviated Interdisciplinary Program of Rehabilitation (2013)
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Vowles, K. E., Witkiewitz, K., Sowden, G., & Ashworth, J. (2014). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain: Evidence of Mediation and Clinically Significant Change Following an Abbreviated Interdisciplinary Program of Rehabilitation. Journal of Pain, 15(1), 101-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2013.10.002

There is an emerging body of evidence regarding interdisciplinary acceptance and commitment therapy in the rehabilitative treatment of chronic pain. This study evaluated the reliability and clinical significance of change following an open trial that... Read More about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain: Evidence of Mediation and Clinically Significant Change Following an Abbreviated Interdisciplinary Program of Rehabilitation.

Identifying vulnerability in grief: psychometric properties of the Adult Attitude to Grief scale (2013)
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Bartlam, B., Sim, J., & Machin, L. (2013). Identifying vulnerability in grief: psychometric properties of the Adult Attitude to Grief scale. Quality of Life Research, 1211-1220. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-013-0551-1

Purpose Grief is a reaction to a significant loss that can profoundly affect all aspects of life and capacity to function well. The consequences can vary from severe psychological distress through to physical disturbances and significant social probl... Read More about Identifying vulnerability in grief: psychometric properties of the Adult Attitude to Grief scale.

Characteristics of acupuncture treatment associated with outcome: an individual patient meta-analysis of 17,922 patients with chronic pain in randomised controlled trials (2013)
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(2013). Characteristics of acupuncture treatment associated with outcome: an individual patient meta-analysis of 17,922 patients with chronic pain in randomised controlled trials. PloS one, e77438 -?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077438

BACKGROUND: Recent evidence shows that acupuncture is effective for chronic pain. However we do not know whether there are characteristics of acupuncture or acupuncturists that are associated with better or worse outcomes. METHODS: An existing datase... Read More about Characteristics of acupuncture treatment associated with outcome: an individual patient meta-analysis of 17,922 patients with chronic pain in randomised controlled trials.

Multimorbidity and delivery of care for long-term conditions in the English National Health Service: baseline data from a cohort study (2013)
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Bower, P., Hann, M., Rick, J., Rowe, K., Burt, J., Roland, M., …Reeves, D. (2013). Multimorbidity and delivery of care for long-term conditions in the English National Health Service: baseline data from a cohort study. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 18(2_suppl), 29-37. https://doi.org/10.1177/1355819613492148

Objectives Many patients with long-term conditions have multiple conditions. Current delivery of care is not designed around their needs and they may face barriers to effective self-management. This study assessed the relationships between multimorb... Read More about Multimorbidity and delivery of care for long-term conditions in the English National Health Service: baseline data from a cohort study.

Cardiovascular screening in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional primary care database study (2013)
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Monk, H. L., Muller, S., Mallen, C. D., & Hider, S. L. (2013). Cardiovascular screening in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional primary care database study. BMC Family Practice, 14, Article ARTN 150. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-14-150

Background Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are known to be at increased risk of vascular disease. It is not known whether screening for vascular risk factors occurs in primary care. The aim of this study was to determine whether guidance adv... Read More about Cardiovascular screening in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional primary care database study.

Low back pain across the life course (2013)
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Dunn, K. M., Hestbaek, L., & Cassidy, J. D. (2013). Low back pain across the life course. Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology, 27(5), 591-600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.berh.2013.09.007

Back pain episodes are traditionally regarded as individual events, but this model is currently being challenged in favour of treating back pain as a long-term or lifelong condition. Back pain can be present throughout life, from childhood to older a... Read More about Low back pain across the life course.

Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome following left pneumonectomy for early stage non-small cell lung cancer (2013)
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Califano, R., Hsu, J. K., Summers, Y., Peck, R., Pemberton, L., Yeates, P., …Taylor, P. (2014). Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome following left pneumonectomy for early stage non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer Treatment Communications, 2(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctrc.2013.09.001

Introduction Lobectomy or pneumonectomy represents the treatment of choice for resectable early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The location of heart and great vessels, liver and spleen changes considerably following pneumonectomy as a con... Read More about Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome following left pneumonectomy for early stage non-small cell lung cancer.

A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of 'PhysioDirect' telephone assessment and advice services for patients with musculoskeletal problems: economic evaluation (2013)
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(2013). A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of 'PhysioDirect' telephone assessment and advice services for patients with musculoskeletal problems: economic evaluation. BMJ Open, e003406 -?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003406

OBJECTIVES: To compare the cost-effectiveness of PhysioDirect with usual physiotherapy care for patients with musculoskeletal problems. DESIGN: (1) Cost-consequences comparing cost to the National Health Service (NHS), to patients, and the value of l... Read More about A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of 'PhysioDirect' telephone assessment and advice services for patients with musculoskeletal problems: economic evaluation.

Nurse-patient consultations in primary care: do patients disclose their concerns? (2013)
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Green, J., Jester, R., McKinley, R., & Pooler, A. (2013). Nurse-patient consultations in primary care: do patients disclose their concerns?. Journal of Wound Care, 534 - 539. https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2013.22.10.534

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the extent to which patients disclose their concerns to community nurses during wound care consultations. METHOD: Using an 'observation checklist' based on themes and subthemes that were identified in a previous study of the sa... Read More about Nurse-patient consultations in primary care: do patients disclose their concerns?.

Alignment of multiple glial cell populations in 3D nanofiber scaffolds: Toward the development of multicellular implantable scaffolds for repair of neural injury (2013)
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Weightman, A., Jenkins, S., Pickard, M., Chari, D., & Yang, Y. (2014). Alignment of multiple glial cell populations in 3D nanofiber scaffolds: Toward the development of multicellular implantable scaffolds for repair of neural injury. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, 10(2), 291-295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2013.09.001

Non-neuronal cells of the central nervous system (CNS), termed “neuroglia,” play critical roles in neural regeneration; therefore, replacement of glial populations via implantable nanofabricated devices (providing a growth-permissive niche) is a prom... Read More about Alignment of multiple glial cell populations in 3D nanofiber scaffolds: Toward the development of multicellular implantable scaffolds for repair of neural injury.

Optimising primary care for people with dementia (2013)
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Fox, C., Maidment, I., Moniz-Cook, E., White, J., René Thyrian, J., Young, J., …Chew-Graham, C. (2013). Optimising primary care for people with dementia. Mental Health in Family Medicine,

This review considers key areas in primary care regarding the diagnosis of dementia. Issues surrounding assessment, policy and incentives are considered. In addition, the relevance of non-medication approaches for dementia in primary care, which aim... Read More about Optimising primary care for people with dementia.