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Influences on the decision to use an osteoarthritis diagnosis in primary care: a cohort study with linked survey and electronic health record data (2015)
Journal Article
Jordan, K., Tan, V., Edwards, J., Chen, Y., Englund, M., Hubertsson, J., …Peat, G. (2016). Influences on the decision to use an osteoarthritis diagnosis in primary care: a cohort study with linked survey and electronic health record data. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 24(5), 786-793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2015.12.015

Objective Clinicians may record patients presenting with osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms with joint pain rather than an OA diagnosis. This may have implications for OA research studies and patient care. The objective was to assess whether older adults... Read More about Influences on the decision to use an osteoarthritis diagnosis in primary care: a cohort study with linked survey and electronic health record data.

Development, Testing and Reporting of Mobile Apps for Psycho-social Interventions: Lessons from the Pharmaceuticals. (2015)
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Farooq. (2015). Development, Testing and Reporting of Mobile Apps for Psycho-social Interventions: Lessons from the Pharmaceuticals. https://doi.org/10.4172/2168-9784.1000.191

The mobile Health offers great potential for delivery of Psycho-social Interventions. So far, the researchers have focused mainly on efficacy, and to some extent feasibility of Psycho-social Interventions. Poor reporting of development and initial te... Read More about Development, Testing and Reporting of Mobile Apps for Psycho-social Interventions: Lessons from the Pharmaceuticals..

Respiratory symptoms and cross-shift lung function in relation to cotton dust and endotoxin exposure in textile workers in Nepal: a cross-sectional study (2015)
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Paudyal, P., Semple, S., Gairhe, S., Steiner, M. F. C., Niven, R., & Ayres, J. G. (2015). Respiratory symptoms and cross-shift lung function in relation to cotton dust and endotoxin exposure in textile workers in Nepal: a cross-sectional study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 72(12), 870-876. https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2014-102718

Objectives: Inhalation of a cotton-based particulates has previously been associated with respiratory symptoms and impaired lung function. This study investigates the respiratory health of Nepalese textile workers in relation to dust and endotoxin ex... Read More about Respiratory symptoms and cross-shift lung function in relation to cotton dust and endotoxin exposure in textile workers in Nepal: a cross-sectional study.

Major Bleeding and Adverse Outcome following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (2015)
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Holroyd, E. W., Khoo, C. W., Butler, R., Fraser, D. G., Nolan, J., & Mamas, M. A. (2015). Major Bleeding and Adverse Outcome following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Interventional Cardiology: Reviews, Research, Resources, 10(1), 22-25. https://doi.org/10.15420/icr.2015.10.1.22

Advances in anti-thrombotic and anti-platelet therapies have improved outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) through a reduction in ischaemic events, at the expense of peri-procedural bleeding complications. These... Read More about Major Bleeding and Adverse Outcome following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

A randomised controlled trial of computerised cognitive behaviour therapy for the treatment of depression in primary care: the Randomised Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Acceptability of Computerised Therapy (REEACT) trial (2015)
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Littlewood, E., Duarte, A., Hewitt, C., Knowles, S., Palmer, S., Walker, S., …Team, R. (2015). A randomised controlled trial of computerised cognitive behaviour therapy for the treatment of depression in primary care: the Randomised Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Acceptability of Computerised Therapy (REEACT) trial. NIHR

Background Computerised cognitive behaviour therapy (cCBT) has been developed as an efficient form of therapy delivery with the potential to enhance access to psychological care. Independent research is needed which examines both the clinical effect... Read More about A randomised controlled trial of computerised cognitive behaviour therapy for the treatment of depression in primary care: the Randomised Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Acceptability of Computerised Therapy (REEACT) trial.

The development and initial validation of a questionnaire to measure help-seeking behaviour in patients with new onset rheumatoid arthritis (2015)
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Stack, R. J., Mallen, C., Deighton, C., Kiely, P., Shaw, K. L., Booth, A., …Raza, K. (2015). The development and initial validation of a questionnaire to measure help-seeking behaviour in patients with new onset rheumatoid arthritis. Health Expectations, 18(6), 2340-2355. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12203

BACKGROUND: Early treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is vital. However, people often delay in seeking help at symptom onset. An assessment of the reasons behind patient delay is necessary to develop interventions to promote rapid consultation. O... Read More about The development and initial validation of a questionnaire to measure help-seeking behaviour in patients with new onset rheumatoid arthritis.

"Why me? I don't fit the mould...I am a freak of nature": a qualitative study of women's experience of gout (2015)
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Richardson, J. C., Liddle, J., Mallen, C. D., Roddy, E., Prinjha, S., Ziebland, S., & Hider, S. (2015). "Why me? I don't fit the mould...I am a freak of nature": a qualitative study of women's experience of gout. BMC Women's Health, Article 122. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-015-0277-z

Background Gout is more common in men, and is often perceived by both patients and health practitioners to be a disorder of men, but its prevalence in women is increasing. Little is known about women’s experience of gout and the impact it has on the... Read More about "Why me? I don't fit the mould...I am a freak of nature": a qualitative study of women's experience of gout.

Reliability among clinicians diagnosing low back-related leg pain. (2015)
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Stynes, S., Konstantinou, K., Dunn, K., Lewis, M., & Hay, E. (2015). Reliability among clinicians diagnosing low back-related leg pain. European Spine Journal, 25, 2734–2740. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-015-4359-2

PURPOSE: To investigate agreement and reliability among clinicians when diagnosing low back-related leg pain (LBLP) in primary care consulters. METHODS: Thirty-six patients were assessed by one of six physiotherapists and diagnosed as having either l... Read More about Reliability among clinicians diagnosing low back-related leg pain..

Addressing the Healthcare Needs of an Ageing Population The Need for an Integrated Solution (2015)
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(2015). Addressing the Healthcare Needs of an Ageing Population The Need for an Integrated Solution

All stakeholders involved in healthcare are well aware of the ticking time bomb of our ageing world with demand exceeding supply even within the most affluent of countries. The Director- General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recently dra... Read More about Addressing the Healthcare Needs of an Ageing Population The Need for an Integrated Solution.

Achieving change in primary care-effectiveness of strategies for improving implementation of complex interventions: systematic review of reviews. (2015)
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Lau, R., Stevenson, F., Nio Ong, B., Dziedzic, K., Treweek, S., Eldridge, S., …Murray, E. (2015). Achieving change in primary care-effectiveness of strategies for improving implementation of complex interventions: systematic review of reviews. BMJ Open, 5(12), Article e009993. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009993

OBJECTIVE: To identify, summarise and synthesise available literature on the effectiveness of implementation strategies for optimising implementation of complex interventions in primary care. DESIGN: Systematic review of reviews. DATA SOURCES: MEDLIN... Read More about Achieving change in primary care-effectiveness of strategies for improving implementation of complex interventions: systematic review of reviews..

Interventions for psychotic symptoms concomitant with epilepsy (2015)
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Farooq, S., & Sherin, A. Interventions for psychotic symptoms concomitant with epilepsy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020(4), https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd006118.pub3

Background This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in Issue 4, 2008. People suffering from epilepsy have an increased risk of experiencing psychotic symptoms. The psychotic syndromes associated with epilepsy have gene... Read More about Interventions for psychotic symptoms concomitant with epilepsy.

Vitamin D associates with improved quality of life in participants with irritable bowel syndrome: outcomes from a pilot trial (2015)
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(2015). Vitamin D associates with improved quality of life in participants with irritable bowel syndrome: outcomes from a pilot trial. BMJ Open Gastroenterology, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2015-000052

Background Vitamin D deficiency has been associated or implicated with the pathophysiology of the gastrointestinal conditions inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer, as well as with depression. No trials or epidemiology studies to date have... Read More about Vitamin D associates with improved quality of life in participants with irritable bowel syndrome: outcomes from a pilot trial.

Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care: (2015)
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Healey, E. L., Jinks, C., Tan, V. A., Chew-Graham, C. A., Lawton, S. A., Nicholls, E., …Mallen, C. D. (2015). Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care:. Journal of Comorbidity, 2015(5), 135-149. https://doi.org/10.15256/joc.2015.5.60

Background Long-term conditions (LTCs) are important determinants of quality of life and healthcare expenditure worldwide. Whilst multimorbidity is increasingly the norm in primary care, clinical guidelines and the delivery of care remain focused on... Read More about Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care:.

Impact of gout on the risk of atrial fibrillation. (2015)
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Mallen. (2015). Impact of gout on the risk of atrial fibrillation. Rheumatology, 721 - 728. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev418

OBJECTIVES: To examine the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) at the time of first diagnosis of gout compared with matched controls and to follow incident gout patients and their matched controls after diagnosis to compare their subsequent risk of AF.... Read More about Impact of gout on the risk of atrial fibrillation..

Requirement of research as a learning tool in medical education - less is more (2015)
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Farooq, S. (2015). Requirement of research as a learning tool in medical education - less is more. Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute, 29(3),

The importance of research in providing evidence based solutions can't be overemphasized. Therefore almost all curricula both in under and postgraduate medical training have some components of training in research. This varies from teaching in statis... Read More about Requirement of research as a learning tool in medical education - less is more.

Pharmacological interventions for acute and transient psychotic disorder (ATPD) (2015)
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Farooq, S., Rehman, M., & Naeem, F. Pharmacological interventions for acute and transient psychotic disorder (ATPD). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd011974

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To evaluate the effects of pharmacological interventions, including cost‐effectiveness, when compared to placebo or between different pharmacological agents in... Read More about Pharmacological interventions for acute and transient psychotic disorder (ATPD).

Implementing international osteoarthritis treatment guidelines in primary health care: study protocol for the SAMBA stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial (2015)
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Østerås, N., van Bodegom-Vos, L., Dziedzic, K., Moseng, T., Aas, E., Andreassen, Ø., …Birger Hagen, K. (2015). Implementing international osteoarthritis treatment guidelines in primary health care: study protocol for the SAMBA stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial. Implementation Science, 10, Article 165. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-015-0353-7

Background Previous research indicates that people with osteoarthritis (OA) are not receiving the recommended and optimal treatment. Based on international treatment recommendations for hip and knee OA and previous research, the SAMBA model for inte... Read More about Implementing international osteoarthritis treatment guidelines in primary health care: study protocol for the SAMBA stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial.

Lived experiences of multimorbidity: an interpretative meta-synthesis of patients', general practitioners' and trainees' perceptions (2015)
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(2015). Lived experiences of multimorbidity: an interpretative meta-synthesis of patients', general practitioners' and trainees' perceptions. Chronic Illness, 279 -303. https://doi.org/10.1177/1742395315574764

OBJECTIVES: Multimorbidity is an increasing challenge. Better understanding of lived experiences of patients, general practitioners and trainees, may advance patient care and medical education. This interpretative meta-synthesis sought to (i) underst... Read More about Lived experiences of multimorbidity: an interpretative meta-synthesis of patients', general practitioners' and trainees' perceptions.