Increased cardiovascular mortality associated with gout: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Roddy; Mallen; Belcher; Clarson; Hider

doi:10.1177/2047487313514895

The impact of chronic cough: a cross-sectional European survey (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). The impact of chronic cough: a cross-sectional European survey. Lung, 401 -408. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-015-9701-2

PURPOSE: Studies that investigate the impact of chronic cough have largely focused on patients attending secondary care. Our aim was to investigate the opinions of the wider general population across Europe. METHODS: An internet survey was made avail... Read More about The impact of chronic cough: a cross-sectional European survey.

From heterotopic twins to medical school (2015)
Journal Article
Barker, V., Barker, R., Parry-Smith, W., Panikkar, J., & Macdonald, R. (2015). From heterotopic twins to medical school. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 122(5), 652-652. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.13336

Interventions Following Traumatic Event in Children and Adolescents: An Evidence-Based Response (2015)
Journal Article
Farooq, S. (2015). Interventions Following Traumatic Event in Children and Adolescents: An Evidence-Based Response. https://doi.org/10.4172/Psychiatry.1000269

Introduction - Recent attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar, Pakistan, is
perhaps one the worst act of terrorism committed involving children
and adolescent. There have been numerous acts of school shootings
reported from Western and Americ... Read More about Interventions Following Traumatic Event in Children and Adolescents: An Evidence-Based Response.

Foot posture is associated with kinematics of the foot during gait: a comparison of normal, planus and cavus feet (2015)
Journal Article
Landorf, K., Buldt, A., Levinger, P., Murley, G., Menz, H., & Nester, C. (2015). Foot posture is associated with kinematics of the foot during gait: a comparison of normal, planus and cavus feet. Gait and Posture, 42-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.03.004

Variations in foot posture are associated with the development of some lower limb injuries. However, the mechanisms underlying this relationship are unclear. The objective of this study was to compare foot kinematics between normal, pes cavus and pes... Read More about Foot posture is associated with kinematics of the foot during gait: a comparison of normal, planus and cavus feet.

Relationship between HbA1c and fasting plasma glucose in pregnancy and haemoglobinopathy trait (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Shanmugasundaram, M., Fryer, A., & Nayak, A. (2015, March). Relationship between HbA1c and fasting plasma glucose in pregnancy and haemoglobinopathy trait. Paper presented at UK Professional Conference 2015, ExCel, London, England, UK

Timing of HbA1c pre-admission: impact on readmission and in-hospital mortality in patients with diabetes (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Arora, A., Shanmugasundaram, M., Varughese, G., Duffs, C., Fryer, A., & Nayak, A. (2015, March). Timing of HbA1c pre-admission: impact on readmission and in-hospital mortality in patients with diabetes. Poster presented at Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2015, ExCel London, UK

Aims: Association between high HbA1c and risk of all-cause hospital admissions is recognised. We aimed to investigate the impact of HbA1c screening pre-admission the time of admission, on readmission rates and in-hospital mortality.
Methods: Amongst... Read More about Timing of HbA1c pre-admission: impact on readmission and in-hospital mortality in patients with diabetes.

Are cholesterol levels being checked and managed appropriately in primary care Type 2 diabetes patients? (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Livingston, M., Robinson, J., Brown, E., Holland, D., Fryer, A., & Heald, A. (2015, March). Are cholesterol levels being checked and managed appropriately in primary care Type 2 diabetes patients?. Poster presented at Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2015, ExCeL London, UK

The potential for using a Universal Medication Schedule (UMS) to improve adherence in patients taking multiple medications in the UK: a qualitative evaluation (2015)
Journal Article
Kenning, C., Protheroe, J., Gray, N., Ashcroft, D., & Bower, P. (2015). The potential for using a Universal Medication Schedule (UMS) to improve adherence in patients taking multiple medications in the UK: a qualitative evaluation. BMC Health Services Research, 15, Article 94. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-0749-8

BACKGROUND: Poor adherence to prescribed medication has major consequences. Managing multiple long-term conditions often involves polypharmacy, potentially increasing complexity and the possibility of poor adherence. As a result of the globally recog... Read More about The potential for using a Universal Medication Schedule (UMS) to improve adherence in patients taking multiple medications in the UK: a qualitative evaluation.

Changes in mental disorder prevalence among conflict-affected populations: a prospective study in Sri Lanka (COMRAID-R) (2015)
Journal Article
Siriwardhana, C., Adikari, A., Pannala, G., Roberts, B., Siribaddana, S., Abas, M., …Stewart, R. (in press). Changes in mental disorder prevalence among conflict-affected populations: a prospective study in Sri Lanka (COMRAID-R). BMC Psychiatry, 15, Article 41. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-0424-y

BACKGROUND: Longitudinal data are lacking on mental health trajectories following conflict resolution and return migration. COMRAID-R is a follow-up study of Muslims displaced by conflict from Northern Sri Lanka 20 years ago who are now beginning to... Read More about Changes in mental disorder prevalence among conflict-affected populations: a prospective study in Sri Lanka (COMRAID-R).

Working through interpreters in old age psychiatry: a literature review (2015)
Journal Article
Farooq, S., Kingston, P., & Regan, J. (2015). Working through interpreters in old age psychiatry: a literature review. Mental Health Review Journal, 20(1), 36-47. https://doi.org/10.1108/mhrj-12-2013-0040

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to systematically appraise the effect of use of interpreters for mental health problems in old age. The primary objective of the review is to assess the impact of a language barrier for assessment and management... Read More about Working through interpreters in old age psychiatry: a literature review.

Risk of mental health and nutritional problems for left-behind children of international labor migrants (2015)
Journal Article
Wickramage, K., Siriwardhana, C., Vidanapathirana, P., Weerawarna, S., Jayasekara, B., Pannala, G., …Sumathipala, A. (2015). Risk of mental health and nutritional problems for left-behind children of international labor migrants. BMC Psychiatry, 15, Article 39. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-0412-2

BACKGROUND: One-in-ten Sri Lankans are employed abroad as International Labor Migrants (ILM), mainly as domestic maids or low-skilled laborers. Little is known about the impact their migration has on the health status of the children they 'leave behi... Read More about Risk of mental health and nutritional problems for left-behind children of international labor migrants.

Managing depression in people with multimorbidity: a qualitative evaluation of an integrated collaborative care model (2015)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham. (2015). Managing depression in people with multimorbidity: a qualitative evaluation of an integrated collaborative care model. BMC Family Practice, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-015-0246-5

Background
Patients with comorbid depression and physical health problems have poorer outcomes compared with those with single long term conditions (LTCs), or multiple LTCs without depression. Primary care has traditionally struggled to provide inte... Read More about Managing depression in people with multimorbidity: a qualitative evaluation of an integrated collaborative care model.

Musculoskeletal concerns do not justify failure to use safer sequential trigger to prevent acute nail gun injuries (2015)
Journal Article
Lipscomb, H. J., Nolan, J., & Patterson, D. (2015). Musculoskeletal concerns do not justify failure to use safer sequential trigger to prevent acute nail gun injuries. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 58(4), 422-427. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22426

Background
Acute nail gun injuries can be controlled significantly by using tools with sequential triggers and training. Concern has been raised that sequential triggers, which require that the nose piece of the gun be depressed prior to pulling the... Read More about Musculoskeletal concerns do not justify failure to use safer sequential trigger to prevent acute nail gun injuries.

Pain reduction with oral methotrexate in knee osteoarthritis, a pragmatic phase iii trial of treatment effectiveness (PROMOTE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2015)
Journal Article
Roddy, E. (2015). Pain reduction with oral methotrexate in knee osteoarthritis, a pragmatic phase iii trial of treatment effectiveness (PROMOTE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 77 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0602-8

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the fastest growing cause of disability worldwide. Current treatments for OA are severely limited and a large proportion of people with OA live in constant, debilitating pain. There is therefore an urgent need for n... Read More about Pain reduction with oral methotrexate in knee osteoarthritis, a pragmatic phase iii trial of treatment effectiveness (PROMOTE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Embedding electronic decision-support tools for suspected cancer in primary care: a qualitative study of GPs' experiences. (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). Embedding electronic decision-support tools for suspected cancer in primary care: a qualitative study of GPs' experiences. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 548 - 555. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423615000109

AIM: The purpose of this evaluation was to obtain views from general practitioners (GPs) who piloted the electronic risk assessment tools (eRATs) for suspected lung or colorectal cancer. We wanted to find out whether GPs were able to integrate these... Read More about Embedding electronic decision-support tools for suspected cancer in primary care: a qualitative study of GPs' experiences..

Paracetamol not as safe as we thought?: a systematic literature review of observational studies (2015)
Journal Article
Dziedzic. (2015). Paracetamol not as safe as we thought?: a systematic literature review of observational studies. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206914

OBJECTIVES: We conducted a systematic literature review to assess the adverse event (AE) profile of paracetamol. METHODS: We searched Medline and Embase from database inception to 1 May 2013. We screened for observational studies in English, which re... Read More about Paracetamol not as safe as we thought?: a systematic literature review of observational studies.

Patient information materials in general practices and promotion of health literacy: an observational study of their effectiveness (2015)
Journal Article
Protheroe, J., Estacio, E. V., & Saidy-Khan, S. (2015). Patient information materials in general practices and promotion of health literacy: an observational study of their effectiveness. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 65(632), e192-e197. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp15x684013

Background Government policy in the UK emphasises providing patients with good health information to encourage participation in their health care. Patient information leaflets (PILs) form part of this policy and have been shown to affect patient heal... Read More about Patient information materials in general practices and promotion of health literacy: an observational study of their effectiveness.

Increased cardiovascular mortality associated with gout: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Roddy, Mallen, Belcher, Clarson, & Hider. (2015). Increased cardiovascular mortality associated with gout: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 22(3), 335 -343. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487313514895

BACKGROUND: Hyperuricaemia, the biochemical precursor to gout, has been shown to be an independent risk factor for mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD), although studies examining the clinical phenomenon of gout and risk of CVD mortality repor... Read More about Increased cardiovascular mortality associated with gout: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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