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Written emotional disclosure for asthma (2014)
Journal Article
Paudyal, P., Hine, P., Theadom, A., Apfelbacher, C. J., Jones, C. J., Yorke, J., …Smith, H. E. (2014). Written emotional disclosure for asthma. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Article ARTN CD007676. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD007676.pub2

Background: Psychological stress has been widely implicated in asthma exacerbation. Evidence suggests that written emotional disclosure, an intervention that involves writing about traumatic or stressful experiences, helps to reduce stress and promot... Read More about Written emotional disclosure for asthma.

How do corticosteroids influence myelin genesis in the central nervous system? (2014)
Journal Article
Chari, D. M. (2014). How do corticosteroids influence myelin genesis in the central nervous system?. Neural Regeneration Research, 9(9), 909. https://doi.org/10.4103/1673-5374.133131

Clinical use of corticosteroid (CS) therapy and links with adverse neurological effects CS therapy is widely used in clinical practice worldwide, with administration of high and multiple doses prescribed for a range of disease and injury. Notably, C... Read More about How do corticosteroids influence myelin genesis in the central nervous system?.

World Health organization guidelines for management of acute stress, PTSD, and bereavement: key challenges on the road ahead (2014)
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(2014). World Health organization guidelines for management of acute stress, PTSD, and bereavement: key challenges on the road ahead. PLoS Medicine, e1001769 -?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001769

Wietse Tol and colleagues discuss some of the key challenges for implementation of new WHO guidelines for stress-related mental health disorders in low- and middle-income countries. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.

Acceptability of a 'guidebook' for the management of Osteoarthritis: a qualitative study of patient and clinician's perspectives (2014)
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Morden, A., Jinks, C., Nio Ong, B., Porcheret, M., & Dziedzic, K. S. (2014). Acceptability of a 'guidebook' for the management of Osteoarthritis: a qualitative study of patient and clinician's perspectives. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 15, Article 427. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-15-427

BACKGROUND: Written information can be of benefit to both practitioners and patients and the provision of quality information is emphasised as a core intervention by United Kingdom National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) OA guidelines. Resea... Read More about Acceptability of a 'guidebook' for the management of Osteoarthritis: a qualitative study of patient and clinician's perspectives.

Community treatment orders: Clinical and social outcomes, and a subgroup analysis from the OCTET RCT (2014)
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Rugkåsa, J., Molodynski, A., Yeeles, K., Vazquez Montes, M., Visser, C., Burns, T., & (K Canvin), O. G. (2015). Community treatment orders: Clinical and social outcomes, and a subgroup analysis from the OCTET RCT. Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, 131(5), 321-329. https://doi.org/10.1111/acps.12373

Objective Despite widespread use internationally, there is no convincing evidence that community treatment orders (CTO) (legal regimes making out-patient treatment compulsory), reduce readmission rates or have wider patient benefit. The primary and... Read More about Community treatment orders: Clinical and social outcomes, and a subgroup analysis from the OCTET RCT.

Pain medication management of musculoskeletal conditions at first presentation in primary care: analysis of routinely collected medical record data (2014)
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Ndlovu, M., Bedson, J., Jones, P. W., & Jordan, K. (2014). Pain medication management of musculoskeletal conditions at first presentation in primary care: analysis of routinely collected medical record data. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 15, Article 418. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-15-418

BACKGROUND: Primary care pharmacological management of new musculoskeletal conditions is not consistent, despite guidelines which recommend prescribing basic analgesics before higher potency medications such as opioids or non-steroidal inflammatory d... Read More about Pain medication management of musculoskeletal conditions at first presentation in primary care: analysis of routinely collected medical record data.

The Ariadne principles: how to handle multimorbidity in primary care consultations. (2014)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2014). The Ariadne principles: how to handle multimorbidity in primary care consultations. BMC Medicine, 223 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-014-0223-1

Multimorbidity is a health issue mostly dealt with in primary care practice. As a result of their generalist and patient-centered approach, long-lasting relationships with patients, and responsibility for continuity and coordination of care, family p... Read More about The Ariadne principles: how to handle multimorbidity in primary care consultations..

Repeated primary care consultations for non-specific physical symptoms in children in UK: a cohort study (2014)
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Bucknall, M., Mallen, C. D., & Dunn, K. M. (2014). Repeated primary care consultations for non-specific physical symptoms in children in UK: a cohort study. BMC Family Practice, 195 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-014-0195-4

BackgroundNon-specific physical symptoms (NSPS), such as headache and abdominal pain, are common reasons for children to consult primary care. NSPS represent a significant burden not only on society, but also on health care services, through frequent... Read More about Repeated primary care consultations for non-specific physical symptoms in children in UK: a cohort study.

Erosive osteoarthritis: a more severe form of radiographic hand osteoarthritis rather than a distinct entity? (2014)
Journal Article
Marshall, M., Nicholls, E., Kwok, W., Peat, G., Kloppenburg, M., Van Der Windt, D., …Dziedzic, K. (2014). Erosive osteoarthritis: a more severe form of radiographic hand osteoarthritis rather than a distinct entity?. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74(1), 136 - 141. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203948

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether erosive osteoarthritis shares the same pattern of joint involvement and risk profile as increasing grades of non-erosive hand osteoarthritis. METHODS: Participants were from two population-based cohorts, aged =50 year... Read More about Erosive osteoarthritis: a more severe form of radiographic hand osteoarthritis rather than a distinct entity?.

Multi-modal analysis of courtship behaviour in the old world leishmaniasis vector Phlebotomus argentipes (2014)
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(2014). Multi-modal analysis of courtship behaviour in the old world leishmaniasis vector Phlebotomus argentipes. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, e3316 -?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003316

BACKGROUND: The sand fly Phlebotomus argentipes is arguably the most important vector of leishmaniasis worldwide. As there is no vaccine against the parasites that cause leishmaniasis, disease prevention focuses on control of the insect vector. Under... Read More about Multi-modal analysis of courtship behaviour in the old world leishmaniasis vector Phlebotomus argentipes.

The impact of chronic venous leg ulcers: a systematic review. (2014)
Journal Article
Green, J., Jester, R., McKinley, R., & Pooler, A. (2014). The impact of chronic venous leg ulcers: a systematic review. Journal of Wound Care, 601 - 612. https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2014.23.12.601

OBJECTIVE: Chronic venous leg ulcers are common, intractable and often recurrent, but care tends to be wound focused, potentially overlooking the significant impact the condition has on patients' lives. A systematic review was undertaken to explore t... Read More about The impact of chronic venous leg ulcers: a systematic review..

Measurement properties of asthma-specific quality-of-life measures: protocol for a systematic review (2014)
Journal Article
Apfelbacher, C., Paudyal, P., Bülbül, A., & Smith, H. (2014). Measurement properties of asthma-specific quality-of-life measures: protocol for a systematic review. Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-3-83

Background Asthma is a frequent chronic inflammatory disease of the airways, and the assessment of health-related quality of life (HrQoL) is important in both research and routine care. Various asthma-specific measures of HrQoL exist but there is unc... Read More about Measurement properties of asthma-specific quality-of-life measures: protocol for a systematic review.

Current evidence on risk factors for knee osteoarthritis in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2014)
Journal Article
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.

An introduction to patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in physiotherapy. (2014)
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Kyte, D., Calvert, M., van der Wees, P., ten Hove, R., Tolan, S., & Hill, J. (2015). An introduction to patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in physiotherapy. Physiotherapy, 101(2), 119-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2014.11.003

The use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) is set to rise in physiotherapy. PROMs provide additional ‘patient-centred’ data which is unique in capturing the patient's own opinion on the impact of their disease or disorder, and its treatment... Read More about An introduction to patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in physiotherapy..

PICO, PICOS and SPIDER: a comparison study of specificity and sensitivity in three search tools for qualitative systematic reviews (2014)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham. (2014). PICO, PICOS and SPIDER: a comparison study of specificity and sensitivity in three search tools for qualitative systematic reviews. BMC Health Services Research, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-014-0579-0

Background Qualitative systematic reviews are increasing in popularity in evidence based health care. Difficulties have been reported in conducting literature searches of qualitative research using the PICO search tool. An alternative search tool, e... Read More about PICO, PICOS and SPIDER: a comparison study of specificity and sensitivity in three search tools for qualitative systematic reviews.

CASPER plus (CollAborative Care in Screen-Positive EldeRs with major depressive disorder): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. (2014)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham. (2014). CASPER plus (CollAborative Care in Screen-Positive EldeRs with major depressive disorder): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-451

Background Depression accounts for the greatest disease burden of all mental health disorders, contributes heavily to healthcare costs, and by 2020 is set to become the second largest cause of global disability. Although 10% to 16% of people aged 65... Read More about CASPER plus (CollAborative Care in Screen-Positive EldeRs with major depressive disorder): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial..