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A scoping review of international virtual knowledge exchanges for healthcare professionals. (2022)
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Bridgwood, B., Woolley, K., & Poppleton, A. (2022). A scoping review of international virtual knowledge exchanges for healthcare professionals. Education for Primary Care, 1 - 9. https://doi.org/10.1080/14739879.2022.2147025

International knowledge exchanges within healthcare have historically been a popular method to provide exposure to practice in other national and international healthcare settings. As the COVID-19 pandemic forced many countries into lockdowns, knowle... Read More about A scoping review of international virtual knowledge exchanges for healthcare professionals..

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and stringent social distancing measures on health-related quality of life and COVID-19 infection rates in patients with rheumatic disease: a longitudinal analysis through the pandemic (2022)
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Cox, N., R Raizada, S., Barkham, N., Venkatachalam, S., Sheeran, T. P., Adizie, T., …Bateman, J. (2022). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and stringent social distancing measures on health-related quality of life and COVID-19 infection rates in patients with rheumatic disease: a longitudinal analysis through the pandemic. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 7(1), Article rkad009. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkad009

Objective The aim was to evaluate the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and stringent social isolation measures on patients with rheumatic disease (RD) from the beginning of the pandemic (April 2020). Methods In this UK-based... Read More about The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and stringent social distancing measures on health-related quality of life and COVID-19 infection rates in patients with rheumatic disease: a longitudinal analysis through the pandemic.

Implementation of physical activity interventions for people with inflammatory arthritis: an overview and future recommendations (2022)
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Cornwall, N., Swaithes, L., Woodcock, C., Healey, E. L., & Hider, S. L. (2022). Implementation of physical activity interventions for people with inflammatory arthritis: an overview and future recommendations. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkac094

Regular physical activity is important for both physical and mental health. This is particularly important for people with inflammatory arthritis, because of the benefits on both disease-specific and systemic outcomes and the increased risk of comorb... Read More about Implementation of physical activity interventions for people with inflammatory arthritis: an overview and future recommendations.

Sex differences in the etiology and burden of heart failure across country income level: analysis of 204 countries and territories 1990–2019 (2022)
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Wei, S., Miranda, J. J., Mamas, M. A., Zühlke, L. J., Kontopantelis, E., Thabane, L., & Van Spall, H. G. C. (2023). Sex differences in the etiology and burden of heart failure across country income level: analysis of 204 countries and territories 1990–2019. European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, 9(7), 662-672. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcac088

Background Heart failure (HF) is a global epidemic. Objective To assess global sex differences in HF epidemiology across country income levels. Methods and results Using Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data from 204 countries and territories 1990–2019... Read More about Sex differences in the etiology and burden of heart failure across country income level: analysis of 204 countries and territories 1990–2019.

Conceptualising adherence to exercise for musculoskeletal pain: A concept mapping study (2022)
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Bailey, D., Bishop, A., Foster, N. E., & Holden, M. A. (2023). Conceptualising adherence to exercise for musculoskeletal pain: A concept mapping study. Physiotherapy Research International, 28(2), https://doi.org/10.1002/pri.1989

AbstractBackgroundThe concept of adherence to exercise for musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is poorly defined and inadequately measured. This study aimed to, (1) conceptualise adherence to exercise therapy for MSK pain, and (2) identify statements most rep... Read More about Conceptualising adherence to exercise for musculoskeletal pain: A concept mapping study.

Phenotyping for percutaneous coronary intervention and long-term recurrent weighted outcomes (2022)
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Mamas. (2022). Phenotyping for percutaneous coronary intervention and long-term recurrent weighted outcomes. International Journal of Cardiology, 374, 12 - 19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.12.035

Introduction Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) are often performed in multimorbid patients with heterogeneous characteristics and variable clinical outcomes. We aimed to identify distinct clinical phenotypes utilizing machine learning and exp... Read More about Phenotyping for percutaneous coronary intervention and long-term recurrent weighted outcomes.

Social Deprivation and Post-TAVR Outcomes in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Study. (2022)
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Patel, R. V., Ravindran, M., Qiu, F., Manoragavan, R., Sud, M., Tam, D. Y., …Wijeysundera, H. C. (2023). Social Deprivation and Post-TAVR Outcomes in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Study. Journal of the American Heart Association, 12(1), Article e028144. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.122.028144

Background Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)/intervention has become the standard of care for treatment of severe aortic stenosis across the spectrum of risk. There are socioeconomic disparities in access to TAVR. The impact of these disp... Read More about Social Deprivation and Post-TAVR Outcomes in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Study..

Nonadherence to systemic immune-modifying therapy in people with psoriasis during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a global cross-sectional survey (2022)
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Quirke-McFarlane, S., Weinman, J., Cook, E. S., Yiu, Z. Z. N., Dand, N., Langan, S. M., …Wang, Y. (2023). Nonadherence to systemic immune-modifying therapy in people with psoriasis during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a global cross-sectional survey. British Journal of Dermatology, 188(5), 610-617. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljac144

Background Nonadherence to immune-modifying therapy is a complex behaviour which, before the COVID-19 pandemic, was shown to be associated with mental health disorders in people with immune-mediated diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise i... Read More about Nonadherence to systemic immune-modifying therapy in people with psoriasis during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a global cross-sectional survey.

Management of adults with diabetes on dialysis: Summary of recommendations of the Joint British Diabetes Societies guidelines 2022 (2022)
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Frankel, A. H., Wahba, M., Ashworth, V., Bedi, R., Berrington, R., Buckley, M., …Chowdhury, T. A. (2023). Management of adults with diabetes on dialysis: Summary of recommendations of the Joint British Diabetes Societies guidelines 2022. Diabetic Medicine, 40(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.15027

Diabetes is the commonest cause of end-stage kidney disease in many parts of the world, and many people on dialysis programmes live with diabetes. Such people are vulnerable to complications from their diabetes, and their care may be fragmented due t... Read More about Management of adults with diabetes on dialysis: Summary of recommendations of the Joint British Diabetes Societies guidelines 2022.

Developing human tissue engineered arterial constructs to simulate human in vivo thrombus formation (2022)
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Ranjbar, J., Yang, Y., & Harper, A. (2022). Developing human tissue engineered arterial constructs to simulate human in vivo thrombus formation. Platelets, 34(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/09537104.2022.2153823

Thrombus formation is highly dependent upon the physico-chemical environment in which it is triggered. Our ability to understand how thrombus formation is initiated, regulated, and resolved in the human body is dependent upon our ability to replicat... Read More about Developing human tissue engineered arterial constructs to simulate human in vivo thrombus formation.

Ethnic inequalities in patient satisfaction with primary health care in the UK: evidence from recent General Practitioner Patient Surveys (GPPS) (2022)
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Magadi, J. P., & Magadi, M. A. (in press). Ethnic inequalities in patient satisfaction with primary health care in the UK: evidence from recent General Practitioner Patient Surveys (GPPS). PLoS ONE, 17(12), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270775

Aims and objectives This paper aims to improve understanding of factors that contribute to persistent ethnic disparities in patient satisfaction in England. The specific objectives are to (i) examine ethnic differences in patient satisfaction with t... Read More about Ethnic inequalities in patient satisfaction with primary health care in the UK: evidence from recent General Practitioner Patient Surveys (GPPS).

Post-infarction ventricular septal defect: percutaneous or surgical management in the UK national registry (2022)
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Mamas. (2022). Post-infarction ventricular septal defect: percutaneous or surgical management in the UK national registry. European Heart Journal, 5020-5032. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac511

Background and Aims Postinfarction ventricular septal defect (PIVSD) is a mechanical complication of myocardial infarction (MI) with a poor prognosis. Surgical repair is the mainstay of treatment, although percutaneous closure is increasingly underta... Read More about Post-infarction ventricular septal defect: percutaneous or surgical management in the UK national registry.

Factors associated with change in health-related quality of life in people with gout: a 3-year prospective cohort study in primary care (2022)
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Watson, L., Belcher, J., Nicholls, E., Chandratre, P., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Hider, S., …Roddy, E. (2022). Factors associated with change in health-related quality of life in people with gout: a 3-year prospective cohort study in primary care. Rheumatology, 62(8), 2748-2756. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keac706

Objective To describe factors associated with change in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in people living with gout in primary care. Methods In a UK prospective cohort study, adults with a diagnosis of gout registered with 20 general practices... Read More about Factors associated with change in health-related quality of life in people with gout: a 3-year prospective cohort study in primary care.

Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK cluster randomised controlled trial. (2022)
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Saunders, B., Chudyk, A., Protheroe, J., Cooper, V., Bartlam, B., Birkinshaw, H., …Hill, J. C. (2022). Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Primary Care, 23, Article 326. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-022-01924-3

BACKGROUND: The STarT MSK cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT) investigated the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of risk-based stratified primary care versus usual care for patients with back, neck, shoulder, knee or multi-site pain. Trial quant... Read More about Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK cluster randomised controlled trial..

Sex differences in clinical profile and outcome after percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion. (2022)
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Mamas, & Rashid. (2022). Sex differences in clinical profile and outcome after percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, 49, 34-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2022.12.005

BACKGROUND: There are limited data around sex differences in the risk profile, treatments and outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions in contemporary interventional practice. We investigated the i... Read More about Sex differences in clinical profile and outcome after percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion..

Ethnic differences in 25-year risk of incident chronic kidney disease among people with type 2 diabetes in New Zealand (2022)
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Orr-Walker, B., Yu, D., Wang, Z., Cai, Y., Osuagwu, U., Pickering, K., …Simmons, D. (2022). Ethnic differences in 25-year risk of incident chronic kidney disease among people with type 2 diabetes in New Zealand. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2022-003077

INTRODUCTION: Insights into ethnic differences in the natural history of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) might inform clinical strategies to address disparities in hospitalization and mortality. Risks of... Read More about Ethnic differences in 25-year risk of incident chronic kidney disease among people with type 2 diabetes in New Zealand.

The approach to managing perinatal anxiety: A mini-review (2022)
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Silverwood, V. A., Bullock, L., Turner, K., Chew-Graham, C., & Kingstone, T. (2022). The approach to managing perinatal anxiety: A mini-review. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, Article 1022459. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1022459

Perinatal Anxiety (PNA) is defined as anxiety occurring during pregnancy and up to 12 months post-partum and is estimated to affect up to 20% of women. Risk factors for PNA are multiple and can be classed as psychological, social and biological. PNA... Read More about The approach to managing perinatal anxiety: A mini-review.

Understanding ethnic inequalities in mental healthcare in the UK: A meta-ethnography. (2022)
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Chew-Graham. (2022). Understanding ethnic inequalities in mental healthcare in the UK: A meta-ethnography. PLoS Medicine, e1004139 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004139

BACKGROUND: Evidence regarding the presence and persistence of ethnic inequalities in mental healthcare is well established. The reasons for these inequalities and lack of progress in diminishing them are less understood. This meta-ethnography aims t... Read More about Understanding ethnic inequalities in mental healthcare in the UK: A meta-ethnography..

A Critical Evaluation of Patient Pathways and Missed Opportunities in Treatment for Heart Failure. (2022)
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Shing Kwok, C., Satchithananda, D., Ahmed, F. Z., Chue, C. D., Barker, D., Patwala, A., …Mallen, C. D. (2022). A Critical Evaluation of Patient Pathways and Missed Opportunities in Treatment for Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 9(12. Special issue Heart Failure: Clinical Diagnostics and Treatment), https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd9120455

BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) is a global problem responsible for significant morbidity and mortality. METHODS: This review describes the patient pathways and missed opportunities related to treatment for patients with HF. RESULTS: The contemporary... Read More about A Critical Evaluation of Patient Pathways and Missed Opportunities in Treatment for Heart Failure..