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Hospital preparedness for disaster and mass casualty management in Pakistan: A cross-sectional evaluation study (2019)
Journal Article
Ul-Haq, Z., Hussain Shah, B., Ishaq Khattak, M., Fazid, S., Basharat, S., Hayat Khan, S., …Huda, Q. (2019). Hospital preparedness for disaster and mass casualty management in Pakistan: A cross-sectional evaluation study. American Journal of Disaster Medicine, 14(3), https://doi.org/10.5055/ajdm.2019.0330

Background: World Health Organization has advocated preemptive readiness of health systems to manage disastrous events. Pakistan is known to be highly susceptible to disasters on the one hand and significantly lacking in coping ability on the other.... Read More about Hospital preparedness for disaster and mass casualty management in Pakistan: A cross-sectional evaluation study.

Screening for thyroid disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: An evaluation of current practice (2019)
Journal Article
Heald, A. H., Palit, T., Livingston, M., Duff, C., & Fryer, A. (2019). Screening for thyroid disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: An evaluation of current practice. International Journal of Clinical Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/IJCP.13302

The above article from International Journal of Clinical Practice, published online on 7th December 2018 in Wiley Online Library (http://wileyonlinelibrary.com) has been withdrawn by agreement between the authors, the journal Editor in Chief, Leslie... Read More about Screening for thyroid disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: An evaluation of current practice.

Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Associated Work-Related Factors among Indoor Workers in a Multi-Ethnic Southeast Asian Country (2019)
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Divakar, U., Sathish, T., Soljak, M., Bajpai, R., Dunleavy, G., Visvalingam, N., …Car, J. (2019). Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Associated Work-Related Factors among Indoor Workers in a Multi-Ethnic Southeast Asian Country. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(1), Article 164. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010164

Little is known about the effect of working conditions on vitamin D status in Southeast Asia, where vitamin D deficiency is common despite the presence of sunlight all year round in most places. We examined the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and... Read More about Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Associated Work-Related Factors among Indoor Workers in a Multi-Ethnic Southeast Asian Country.

Excised Femoral Heads in Hip Fracture Patients: Is Osteoporosis Worse Than Cancer? (2019)
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Salar, O., Crosswell, S., Ghani, R., Rao, P., Meyer, C., Hay, S., …Cool, P. (2019). Excised Femoral Heads in Hip Fracture Patients: Is Osteoporosis Worse Than Cancer?. Cureus, 11(12), Article e6455. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6455

Introduction
Annually 80,000 hip fractures are treated at an estimated cost of two billion pounds. The 2011 guidance from the Royal College of Pathologists recommended all specimens where there is fracture through or below the articular surface shou... Read More about Excised Femoral Heads in Hip Fracture Patients: Is Osteoporosis Worse Than Cancer?.

Effectiveness of Lifestyle Health Promotion Interventions for Nurses: A Systematic Review. (2019)
Journal Article
Shivji. (2019). Effectiveness of Lifestyle Health Promotion Interventions for Nurses: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010017

BACKGROUND: Prior research has investigated various strategies to improve health, wellbeing and the job-related outcomes of nurses. However, the scope of this evidence is not clear and the types of intervention most likely to have positive outcomes a... Read More about Effectiveness of Lifestyle Health Promotion Interventions for Nurses: A Systematic Review..

Outcomes of patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention with covered stents for coronary perforation: A systematic review and pooled analysis of data (2019)
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(2019). Outcomes of patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention with covered stents for coronary perforation: A systematic review and pooled analysis of data. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.28646

OBJECTIVES: This review aims to evaluate the adverse outcomes for patients after treatment with covered stents. BACKGROUND: Coronary perforation is a potentially fatal complication of percutaneous coronary revascularization which may be treated using... Read More about Outcomes of patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention with covered stents for coronary perforation: A systematic review and pooled analysis of data.

Exploring Patients' Experiences of Internet-Based Self-Management Support for Low Back Pain in Primary Care. (2019)
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Geraghty, A. W. A., Roberts, L. C., Stanford, R., Hill, J. C., Yoganantham, D., Little, P., …Yardley, L. (2020). Exploring Patients' Experiences of Internet-Based Self-Management Support for Low Back Pain in Primary Care. Pain Medicine, 21(9), https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnz312

OBJECTIVE: We explored patients' experiences of using Internet-based self-management support for low back pain (LBP) in primary care, with and without physiotherapist telephone guidance. DESIGN: Exploratory descriptive qualitative study using themati... Read More about Exploring Patients' Experiences of Internet-Based Self-Management Support for Low Back Pain in Primary Care..

Time-saving opportunities in knee osteoarthritis: T2 mapping and structural imaging of the knee using a single 5-min MRI scan. (2019)
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(2019). Time-saving opportunities in knee osteoarthritis: T2 mapping and structural imaging of the knee using a single 5-min MRI scan. European Radiology, 1 -10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-019-06542-9

OBJECTIVES: To assess the discriminative power of a 5-min quantitative double-echo steady-state (qDESS) sequence for simultaneous T2 measurements of cartilage and meniscus, and structural knee osteoarthritis (OA) assessment, in a clinical OA populati... Read More about Time-saving opportunities in knee osteoarthritis: T2 mapping and structural imaging of the knee using a single 5-min MRI scan..

Research priorities for the management of broken bones of the upper limb in people over 50: a UK priority setting partnership with the James Lind Alliance (2019)
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Sheehan, W. J., Williams, M. A., Paskins, Z., Costa, M. L., Antonio Fernandez, M., Gould, J., …Gwilym, S. (2019). Research priorities for the management of broken bones of the upper limb in people over 50: a UK priority setting partnership with the James Lind Alliance. BMJ Open, e030028 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030028

OBJECTIVE: To determine research priorities for the management of broken bones of the upper limb in people over 50, which represent the shared priorities of patients, their families, carers and healthcare professionals. DESIGN/SETTING: A national (UK... Read More about Research priorities for the management of broken bones of the upper limb in people over 50: a UK priority setting partnership with the James Lind Alliance.

Do comorbidities predict pain and function in knee osteoarthritis following an exercise intervention, and do they moderate the effect of exercise? Analyses of data from three randomized controlled trials. (2019)
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Legha, A., Burke, D. L., Foster, N. E., Van Der Windt, D. A., Quicke, J. G., Healey, E. L., …Holden, M. A. (2020). Do comorbidities predict pain and function in knee osteoarthritis following an exercise intervention, and do they moderate the effect of exercise? Analyses of data from three randomized controlled trials. Musculoskeletal Care, 18(1), 3-11. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1425

BACKGROUND: Although exercise is a core treatment for people with knee osteoarthritis (OA), it is currently unknown whether those with additional comorbidities respond differently to exercise than those without. We explored whether comorbidities pred... Read More about Do comorbidities predict pain and function in knee osteoarthritis following an exercise intervention, and do they moderate the effect of exercise? Analyses of data from three randomized controlled trials..

The values and principles underpinning community engagement approaches to tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR). (2019)
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(2019). The values and principles underpinning community engagement approaches to tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Global Health Action, 1837484 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2020.1837484

This paper presents seven values underpinning the application of Community Engagement (CE) approaches to the One Health challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) developed during an international workshop in June 2019. We define a value as a qualit... Read More about The values and principles underpinning community engagement approaches to tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR)..

Therapeutic alliance facilitates adherence to physiotherapy-led exercise and physical activity for older adults with knee pain: a longitudinal qualitative study (2019)
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Moore, A. J., Holden, M. A., Foster, N. E., & Jinks, C. (2020). Therapeutic alliance facilitates adherence to physiotherapy-led exercise and physical activity for older adults with knee pain: a longitudinal qualitative study. Journal of Physiotherapy, 66(1), 45-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2019.11.004

Objectives: To investigate patients’ experiences and impact of physiotherapist (physical therapist) led exercise interventions for knee pain attributable to osteoarthritis, and to explore barriers and facilitators to change in exercise and physical a... Read More about Therapeutic alliance facilitates adherence to physiotherapy-led exercise and physical activity for older adults with knee pain: a longitudinal qualitative study.

A public health emergency among young people. (2019)
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Bush, A., Bhatt, J. M., Connett, G. J., Doull, I., Gilchrist, F. J., Grigg, J., …Sinha, I. P. (2019). A public health emergency among young people. Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 8(3), 231-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600%2819%2930468-0

While some countries have banned the use of e-cigarettes or vaping products altogether (eg, India), and others have strongly advised against their use (eg, Australia), in the UK, Public Health England (PHE) appears to be a lone voice in stating that... Read More about A public health emergency among young people..

Development of a core capability framework for qualified health professionals to optimise care for people with osteoarthritis: an OARSI initiative (2019)
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Hinman, R., Allen, K., Bennell, K., Berenbaum, F., Betteridge, N., Briggs, A., …van der Esch, M. (2020). Development of a core capability framework for qualified health professionals to optimise care for people with osteoarthritis: an OARSI initiative. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 28(2), 154-166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.12.001

Summary Objective Develop a generic trans-disciplinary, skills-based capability framework for health professionals providing care for people with OA. Design e-Delphi survey. An international inter-professional Delphi Panel (researchers; clinicians; c... Read More about Development of a core capability framework for qualified health professionals to optimise care for people with osteoarthritis: an OARSI initiative.

Prevalence of and factors associated with poor sleep quality and short sleep in a working population in Singapore (2019)
Journal Article
Visvalingam, N., Sathish, T., Soljak, M., Chua, A., Dunleavy, G., Divakar, U., …Car, J. (2020). Prevalence of and factors associated with poor sleep quality and short sleep in a working population in Singapore. Sleep Health, 6(3), 277-287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2019.10.008

Objectives
We aimed to examine the prevalence of poor sleep quality and short sleep and their associated factors in a working population in Singapore.

Design
This is a cross-sectional analysis.

Setting
Four companies in Singapore were includ... Read More about Prevalence of and factors associated with poor sleep quality and short sleep in a working population in Singapore.

Risk of knee osteoarthritis after different types of knee injuries in young adults: a population-based cohort study. (2019)
Journal Article
Snoeker, B., Turkiewitz, A., Magnusson, K., Frobell, R., Yu, D., Peat, G., & Englund, M. (2019). Risk of knee osteoarthritis after different types of knee injuries in young adults: a population-based cohort study. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(12), 725-730. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-100959

Objectives
To estimate the risk of clinically-diagnosed knee osteoarthritis (OA) after different types of knee injuries in young adults.

Methods
In a longitudinal cohort study based on population-based healthcare data from Skåne, Sweden, we incl... Read More about Risk of knee osteoarthritis after different types of knee injuries in young adults: a population-based cohort study..

Investigating multisite pain as a predictor of self-reported falls and falls requiring health care use in an older population: A prospective cohort study. (2019)
Journal Article
Welsh, V., Mallen, C., Ogollah, R., Wilkie, R., & McBeth, J. (2019). Investigating multisite pain as a predictor of self-reported falls and falls requiring health care use in an older population: A prospective cohort study. PloS one, -. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226268

Older people are continuing to fall despite fall prevention guidelines targeting known falls' risk factors. Multisite pain is a potential novel falls' risk factor requiring further exploration. This study hypothesises that: (1) an increasing number o... Read More about Investigating multisite pain as a predictor of self-reported falls and falls requiring health care use in an older population: A prospective cohort study..