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An empirical evaluation of the impact of missing data on treatment effect (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Royes, J., Sim, J., Ogollah, R., & Lewis, M. (2015, November). An empirical evaluation of the impact of missing data on treatment effect. Poster presented at 3rd International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference, Glasgow, UK

Objectives Missing data represent a potential source of bias in randomized clinical trials (RCTs). A simple approach that makes use of the responses subsequently obtained via reminder is proposed to assess the validity of the inferences from a missi... Read More about An empirical evaluation of the impact of missing data on treatment effect.

Respecting the Voices of Children and Young People in Participatory Action Research. (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Jervis, J., Read, S., & Murray, M. (2015, November). Respecting the Voices of Children and Young People in Participatory Action Research. Presented at 2nd International Conference, Where's the Patients Voice in Health Professional Education 10 Years on?, Vancouver, Canada

A participatory action research (PAR) PhD study is being conducted to critically explore the issues surrounding children visiting adult patients in a large UK hospital. The primary objectives are to increase understanding of how staff could be better... Read More about Respecting the Voices of Children and Young People in Participatory Action Research..

Validation of the German version of the STarT-Back Tool (STarT-G): a cohort study with patients from primary care practices (2015)
Journal Article
Karstens, S., Krug, K., Hill, J. C., Stock, C., Steinhaeuser, J., Szecsenyi, J., & Joos, S. (2015). Validation of the German version of the STarT-Back Tool (STarT-G): a cohort study with patients from primary care practices. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 16, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-015-0806-9

BACKGROUND: Current research emphasizes the high prevalence and costs of low back pain (LBP). The STarT Back Tool was designed to support primary care decision making for treatment by helping to determine the treatment prognosis of patients with non-... Read More about Validation of the German version of the STarT-Back Tool (STarT-G): a cohort study with patients from primary care practices.

Clustering of pain and its associations with health in people aged 50 years and older: cross-sectional results from the North Staffordshire Osteoarthritis Project (2015)
Journal Article
Lacey, R. J., Strauss, V. Y., Rathod, T., Belcher, J., Croft, P. R., Natvig, B., …McBeth, J. (2015). Clustering of pain and its associations with health in people aged 50 years and older: cross-sectional results from the North Staffordshire Osteoarthritis Project. BMJ Open, 5(11), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008389

Objective Most pain in patients aged =50 years affects multiple sites and yet the predominant mode of presentation is single-site syndromes. The aim of this study was to investigate if pain sites form clusters in this population and if any such clust... Read More about Clustering of pain and its associations with health in people aged 50 years and older: cross-sectional results from the North Staffordshire Osteoarthritis Project.

Snakes and Ladders: conducting action research in contemporary healthcare practice (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Jervis, J., Read, S., & Murray, M. (2015, November). Snakes and Ladders: conducting action research in contemporary healthcare practice. Presented at CARN Conference 2015 Action Research Across Disciplinary Settings, Braga, Portugal

A Participatory Action Research (PAR) PhD study is currently being conducted to critically explore the issues surrounding children visiting adult patients in a large UK hospital. The primary objectives are to increased understanding of how staff coul... Read More about Snakes and Ladders: conducting action research in contemporary healthcare practice.

The Identity Crisis of Osteoarthritis in General Practice: A Qualitative Study Using Video-Stimulated Recall (2015)
Journal Article
Paskins, Z., Sanders, T., Croft, P. R., & Hassell, A. B. (2015). The Identity Crisis of Osteoarthritis in General Practice: A Qualitative Study Using Video-Stimulated Recall. Annals of Family Medicine, 13(6), 537-544. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1866

PURPOSE Patients and doctors report marked disenchantment with primary care consultation experiences relating to osteoarthritis. This study aimed to observe and analyze interactions between general practitioners (GPs) and patients presenting with ost... Read More about The Identity Crisis of Osteoarthritis in General Practice: A Qualitative Study Using Video-Stimulated Recall.

Symptom perceptions and help-seeking behaviour prior to lung and colorectal cancer diagnoses: a qualitative study. (2015)
Journal Article
McLachlan, S., Mansell, G., Sanders, T., Yardley, S., van der Windt, D., Brindle, L., …Little, P. (2015). Symptom perceptions and help-seeking behaviour prior to lung and colorectal cancer diagnoses: a qualitative study. Family Practice, 568 - 577. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmv048

BACKGROUND: Lung and colorectal cancer are common and have high UK mortality rates. Early diagnosis is important in reducing cancer mortality, but the literature on lung and colorectal cancers suggests many people wait for a considerable time before... Read More about Symptom perceptions and help-seeking behaviour prior to lung and colorectal cancer diagnoses: a qualitative study..

The triple whammy anxiety depression and osteoarthritis in long-term conditions (2015)
Journal Article
Jinks, Chew-Graham, Mallen, & Healey. (2015). The triple whammy anxiety depression and osteoarthritis in long-term conditions. BMC Family Practice, Article 163. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-015-0346-2

Improving the management of people with long-term conditions is a key priority of the UK National Health Service. Whilst the coexistence of two or more long-term conditions in one person is increasingly the norm in primary care, guidelines and delive... Read More about The triple whammy anxiety depression and osteoarthritis in long-term conditions.

Development of hand phenotypes and changes in hand pain and problems over time in older people (2015)
Journal Article
Green, D. J., Jordan, K. P., Protheroe, J., & Van Der Windt, D. A. (2015). Development of hand phenotypes and changes in hand pain and problems over time in older people. PAIN, 569-576. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000402

Hand disabilities are frequent causes of pain and disability in older people, yet knowledge regarding the characteristics and patterns of hand pain and problems over time is lacking. The main aim of this study was to identify sub-groups of older indi... Read More about Development of hand phenotypes and changes in hand pain and problems over time in older people.

Bullying and undermining: a threat to both patient care and medical personnel wellbeing? A cross sectional survey of the Undergraduates, trainees and consultants in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the West Midlands (2015)
Journal Article
Parry-Smith, W., Morse, L., Sutherland, A., Horrocks, P., & O’Mahony, F. (2015). Bullying and undermining: a threat to both patient care and medical personnel wellbeing? A cross sectional survey of the Undergraduates, trainees and consultants in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the West Midlands. MedEdPublish,

The relative importance of perceived doctor's attitude on the decision to consult for symptomatic osteoarthritis: a choice-based conjoint analysis study. (2015)
Journal Article
Coxon, D., Frisher, M., Jinks, C., Jordan, K., Paskins, Z., & Peat, G. (2015). The relative importance of perceived doctor's attitude on the decision to consult for symptomatic osteoarthritis: a choice-based conjoint analysis study. BMJ Open, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009625

Objectives Some patients spend years with painful osteoarthritis without consulting for it, including times when they are experiencing persistent severe pain and disability. Beliefs about osteoarthritis and what primary care has to offer may influenc... Read More about The relative importance of perceived doctor's attitude on the decision to consult for symptomatic osteoarthritis: a choice-based conjoint analysis study..

Communicating Cardiovascular Disease Risk to People with Psoriasis: What Techniques do Practitioners Use? (2015)
Journal Article
Keyworth, C., Nelson, P. A., Chew-Graham, C. A., Kane, K., Pearce, C. J., Griffiths, C. E. M., …Cordingley, L. (2016). Communicating Cardiovascular Disease Risk to People with Psoriasis: What Techniques do Practitioners Use?. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 23(2), 168-178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-015-9517-8

Background Psoriasis can be associated with unhealthy lifestyle behaviours such as smoking, excess alcohol use and insufficient physical activity, consequently increasing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Health care practitioners are expected to d... Read More about Communicating Cardiovascular Disease Risk to People with Psoriasis: What Techniques do Practitioners Use?.

Self reported quality care for knee osteoarthritis: comparisons across Denmark, Norway, Portugal and UK (2015)
Journal Article
Østerås, N., Jordan, K. P., Clausen, B., Cordeiro, C., Dziedzic, K., Edwards, J., …Hagen, K. B. (2015). Self reported quality care for knee osteoarthritis: comparisons across Denmark, Norway, Portugal and UK. RMD Open, 1(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2015-000136

Objectives To assess and compare patient perceived quality of osteoarthritis (OA) management in primary healthcare in Denmark, Norway, Portugal and the UK. Methods Participants consulting with clinical signs and symptoms of knee OA were identified... Read More about Self reported quality care for knee osteoarthritis: comparisons across Denmark, Norway, Portugal and UK.

Common and unique associated factors for medically unexplained chronic widespread pain and chronic fatigue. (2015)
Journal Article
McBeth, J., Tomenson, B., Chew-Graham, C., Macfarlane, G., Jackson, J., Littlewood, A., & Creed, F. (2015). Common and unique associated factors for medically unexplained chronic widespread pain and chronic fatigue. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 484 - 491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2015.10.004

OBJECTIVE: Chronic widespread pain and chronic fatigue share common associated factors but these associations may be explained by the presence of concurrent depression and anxiety. METHODS: We mailed questionnaires to a randomly selected sample of pe... Read More about Common and unique associated factors for medically unexplained chronic widespread pain and chronic fatigue..

Revealing hidden depression in older people: a qualitative study within a randomised controlled trial (2015)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham. (2015). Revealing hidden depression in older people: a qualitative study within a randomised controlled trial. BMC Family Practice, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-015-0362-2

Background The prevalence of depressive symptoms in older people may be as high as 20 %. Depression in older people is associated with loss, loneliness and physical co-morbidities; it is known to be under-diagnosed and under-treated. Older people ma... Read More about Revealing hidden depression in older people: a qualitative study within a randomised controlled trial.