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Low back pain across the life course (2013)
Journal Article
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.

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.

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.

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.

Better together? a naturalistic qualitative study of inter-professional working in collaborative care for co-morbid depression and physical health problems (2013)
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Chew-Graham. (2013). Better together? a naturalistic qualitative study of inter-professional working in collaborative care for co-morbid depression and physical health problems. Implementation Science, 110 - 110. https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-8-110

Background Mental-physical multi-morbidities pose challenges for primary care services that traditionally focus on single diseases. Collaborative care models encourage inter-professional working to deliver better care for patients with multiple chro... Read More about Better together? a naturalistic qualitative study of inter-professional working in collaborative care for co-morbid depression and physical health problems.

Exercise for lower limb osteoarthritis: systematic review incorporating trial sequential analysis and network meta-analysis (2013)
Journal Article
Uthman, O. A., Van Der Windt, D., Jordan, J., Dziedzic, K., Healey, E., Peat, G., & Foster, N. E. (2014). Exercise for lower limb osteoarthritis: systematic review incorporating trial sequential analysis and network meta-analysis. BMJ, 347, Article f5555. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f5555

To determine whether there is sufficient evidence to conclude that exercise interventions are more effective than no exercise control and to compare the effectiveness of different exercise interventions in relieving pain and improving function in pat... Read More about Exercise for lower limb osteoarthritis: systematic review incorporating trial sequential analysis and network meta-analysis.

Comparison of clinical burden between patients with erosive hand osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis in symptomatic community-dwelling adults: the Keele clinical assessment studies. (2013)
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Kwok, W., Kloppenburg, M., Marshall, M., Nicholls, E., Rosendaal, F. R., Van Der Windt, D. A., & Peat, G. (2013). Comparison of clinical burden between patients with erosive hand osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis in symptomatic community-dwelling adults: the Keele clinical assessment studies. Rheumatology, 52(12), 2260 - 2267. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/ket267

OBJECTIVE: To investigate in the general population the clinical impact of erosive OA in interphalangeal joints (IPJs) compared with symptomatic radiographic hand OA and inflammatory arthritis. METHODS: Standardized assessments with hand radiographs... Read More about Comparison of clinical burden between patients with erosive hand osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis in symptomatic community-dwelling adults: the Keele clinical assessment studies..

Health economics education in undergraduate medical training: introducing the health economics education (HEe) website (2013)
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(2013). Health economics education in undergraduate medical training: introducing the health economics education (HEe) website. BMC Medical Education, 126 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-13-126

In the UK, the General Medical Council clearly stipulates that upon completion of training, medical students should be able to discuss the principles underlying the development of health and health service policy, including issues relating to health... Read More about Health economics education in undergraduate medical training: introducing the health economics education (HEe) website.

Epigenome-wide profiling identifies significant differences in DNA methylation between matched-pairs of T-and B-lymphocytes from healthy individuals (2013)
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Glossop, J. R., Nixon, N. B., Emes, R. D., Haworth, K. E., Packham, J. C., Dawes, P. T., …Farrell, W. E. (2013). Epigenome-wide profiling identifies significant differences in DNA methylation between matched-pairs of T-and B-lymphocytes from healthy individuals. Epigenetics, 8(11), 1188-1197. https://doi.org/10.4161/epi.26265

Multiple reports now describe changes to the DNA methylome in rheumatoid arthritis and in many cases have analyzed methylation in mixed cell populations from whole blood. However, these approaches may preclude the identification of cell type-specific... Read More about Epigenome-wide profiling identifies significant differences in DNA methylation between matched-pairs of T-and B-lymphocytes from healthy individuals.

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation as adjunct to primary care management for tennis elbow: pragmatic randomised controlled trial (TATE trial) (2013)
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Chesterton, L. S., Lewis, A. M., Sim, J., Mallen, C. D., Mason, E. E., Hay, E. M., & van der Windt, D. A. (2013). Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation as adjunct to primary care management for tennis elbow: pragmatic randomised controlled trial (TATE trial). BMJ, 347(sep02 4), f5160-f5160. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f5160

Towards standardized reporting in studies of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (2013)
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Lambie, M., Braun, N., & Davies, S. (2013). Towards standardized reporting in studies of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis. https://doi.org/10.3747/pdi.2013.00165

Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS), a serious but uncommon complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD), initially well described in the Japanese patient population (1-3), is now widely recognized. Because of the severe morbidity and mortality atta... Read More about Towards standardized reporting in studies of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis.

The outcome and cost-effectiveness of nurse-led care in people with rheumatoid arthritis: a multicentre randomised controlled trial (2013)
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Ndosi, M., Lewis, M., Hale, C., Quinn, H., Ryan, S., Emery, P., …Hill, J. (2014). The outcome and cost-effectiveness of nurse-led care in people with rheumatoid arthritis: a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 73(11), 1975-1982. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203403

Objective To determine the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of nurse-led care (NLC) for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods In a multicentre pragmatic randomised controlled trial, the assessment of clinical effects followed... Read More about The outcome and cost-effectiveness of nurse-led care in people with rheumatoid arthritis: a multicentre randomised controlled trial.

Social participation in older adults with joint pain and comorbidity; testing the measurement properties of the Dutch Keele Assessment of Participation (2013)
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Hermsen, L. A. H., Terwee, C. B., Leone, S. S., van der Zwaard, B., Smalbrugge, M., Dekker, J., …Wilkie, R. (2013). Social participation in older adults with joint pain and comorbidity; testing the measurement properties of the Dutch Keele Assessment of Participation. BMJ Open, 3(8), Article ARTN e003181. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003181

Objective The Keele Assessment of Participation (KAP) questionnaire measures person-perceived participation in 11 aspects of life. Participation allows fulfilment of valued life activities and social roles, which are important to older adults. Since... Read More about Social participation in older adults with joint pain and comorbidity; testing the measurement properties of the Dutch Keele Assessment of Participation.

Patient perspectives of their leg ulcer journey. (2013)
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Green, J., Jester, R., McKinley, R., & Pooler, A. (2013). Patient perspectives of their leg ulcer journey. Journal of Wound Care, 58 - 66. https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2013.22.2.58

OBJECTIVE: To understand the personal impact of venous leg ulceration from the patients' perspective. METHOD: Face-to-face, unstructured interviews were conducted with nine patient participants with venous leg ulcers. The interviews were digitally re... Read More about Patient perspectives of their leg ulcer journey..