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Effectiveness of musculoskeletal education interventions in people with low literacy levels: a systematic review. (2013)
Journal Article
Protheroe. (2013). Effectiveness of musculoskeletal education interventions in people with low literacy levels: a systematic review. Arthritis Care and Research, 1976 - 1985. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.22085

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review to assess the effectiveness of patient education interventions delivered or directed by health professionals for people with musculoskeletal conditions who also have lower levels of literacy. METHODS: Electro... Read More about Effectiveness of musculoskeletal education interventions in people with low literacy levels: a systematic review..

The population prevalence of symptomatic radiographic foot osteoarthritis in community-dwelling older adults: cross-sectional findings from the clinical assessment study of the foot. (2013)
Report
Roddy, E., Thomas, M. J., Marshall, M., Rathod, T., Myers, H., Menz, H. B., …Peat, G. (2013). The population prevalence of symptomatic radiographic foot osteoarthritis in community-dwelling older adults: cross-sectional findings from the clinical assessment study of the foot. N/A

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the population prevalence of symptomatic radiographic osteoarthritis (OA) affecting the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ), 1st and 2nd cuneometatarsal joints (CMJs), navicular first cuneiform joint (NCJ) and talonavicular j... Read More about The population prevalence of symptomatic radiographic foot osteoarthritis in community-dwelling older adults: cross-sectional findings from the clinical assessment study of the foot..

Improvement in the management of gout is vital and overdue: an audit from a UK primary care medical practice (2013)
Journal Article
Roddy. (2013). Improvement in the management of gout is vital and overdue: an audit from a UK primary care medical practice. BMC Family Practice, 170 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-14-170

BACKGROUND: Gout is estimated to affect 1.4% of adults in the UK. Appropriate and timely management is essential to reduce the risk of further flares, complications, and to reduce cardiovascular disease risk. The British Society for Rheumatology and... Read More about Improvement in the management of gout is vital and overdue: an audit from a UK primary care medical practice.

Physical and Psychological Treatments (2013)
Book Chapter
Konstantinou, K., & Jordan, J. L. (2013). Physical and Psychological Treatments. In Managing Sciatica and Radicular Pain in Primary Care Practice (87-105). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-907673-56-6_6

In this chapter the current evidence on the effectiveness of conservative, non-invasive, non-pharmacological treatment options for the conditions of lumbar and cervical radicular pain are summarised.

TCT-40 BASELINE BLEEDING RISK AND ARTERIAL ACCESS SITE PRACTICE IN RELATION TO PROCEDURAL OUTCOMES FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION (2013)
Journal Article
Mamas, M., Anderson, S. G., Ratib, K., Fraser, D. G., de Belder, M., Ludman, P., & Nolan, J. (2013). TCT-40 BASELINE BLEEDING RISK AND ARTERIAL ACCESS SITE PRACTICE IN RELATION TO PROCEDURAL OUTCOMES FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 62(18), B14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2013.08.771

The Working Mechanism of Manual Therapy in Participants With Chronic Tension-Type Headache (2013)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain: Evidence of Mediation and Clinically Significant Change Following an Abbreviated Interdisciplinary Program of Rehabilitation (2013)
Journal Article
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.

Frequency and predictors of premature work loss in primary care consulters for osteoarthritis: prospective cohort study (2013)
Journal Article
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.

Identifying vulnerability in grief: psychometric properties of the Adult Attitude to Grief scale (2013)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
(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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.