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Discussing prognosis with patients with osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional survey in general practice. (2015)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2015). Discussing prognosis with patients with osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional survey in general practice. Clinical Rheumatology, https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-10-50

Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of chronic pain and disability and one of the most common conditions diagnosed and managed in primary care. Despite the evidence that patients would value discussions about the course of osteoarthritis to help them m... Read More about Discussing prognosis with patients with osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional survey in general practice..

Discussing prognosis with patients with osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional survey in general practice (2015)
Journal Article
Clarson, L. E., Nicholl, B. I., Bishop, A., Daniel, R., & Mallen, C. D. (2016). Discussing prognosis with patients with osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional survey in general practice. Clinical Rheumatology, 35(4), 1011-1017. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-015-3094-8

Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of chronic pain and disability and one of the most common conditions diagnosed and managed in primary care. Despite the evidence that patients would value discussions about the course of osteoarthritis to help them m... Read More about Discussing prognosis with patients with osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional survey in general practice.

Clinical Course and Prognostic Factors in Conservatively Managed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review. (2015)
Journal Article
Burton, C., Chesterton, L., Chen, Y., & Van Der Windt, D. (2016). Clinical Course and Prognostic Factors in Conservatively Managed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 97(5), 836-852. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2015.09.013

Objective To summarize the available evidence regarding the course of symptoms and prognostic factors in patients with diagnosed carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) who are treated conservatively. Data Sources Computerized databases, reference checking... Read More about Clinical Course and Prognostic Factors in Conservatively Managed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review..

Meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies in mental health (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). Meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies in mental health. Evidence-Based Mental Health, 103-109. https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2015-102228

Objectives To explain methods for data synthesis of evidence from diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) studies, and to illustrate different types of analyses that may be performed in a DTA systematic review. Methods We described properties of meta-analy... Read More about Meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies in mental health.

Teaching and learning clinical reasoning: tutors' perceptions of change in their own clinical practice (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). Teaching and learning clinical reasoning: tutors' perceptions of change in their own clinical practice. Education for Primary Care, 248 -254. https://doi.org/10.1080/14739879.2015.11494350

BACKGROUND: Clinical reasoning is an important skill for all clinicians and historically has rarely been formally taught either at undergraduate or postgraduate level. Clinical reasoning is taught as a formal course in the fourth year of the undergra... Read More about Teaching and learning clinical reasoning: tutors' perceptions of change in their own clinical practice.

TCT-421 Radial Approach versus Femoral Approach with Vascular Closure Devices: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Rigattieri, S., Sciahbasi, A., Alonzo, A., Nolan, J., Cox, N., Chodór, P., …Louvard, Y. (2015). TCT-421 Radial Approach versus Femoral Approach with Vascular Closure Devices: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 66(15), B171-B172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2015.08.436

Background Radial approach is associated with a significantly reduced incidence of vascular complications and bleedings following coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions as compared to femoral approach. Several vascular closure... Read More about TCT-421 Radial Approach versus Femoral Approach with Vascular Closure Devices: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

The systematic development of a novel integrated spiral undergraduate course in general practice (2015)
Journal Article
McKinley, R. K., Bartlett, M., Coventry, P., Gay, S. P., Gibson, S. H., Hays, R. B., …Savage, K. (2015). The systematic development of a novel integrated spiral undergraduate course in general practice. Education for Primary Care, 189 -196. https://doi.org/10.1080/14739879.2015.11494338

In 2007 Keele University School of Medicine rolled out its novel curriculum to which general practice makes a major contribution. In this paper we describe the systematic approach we took to developing the GP curriculum; from the underlying educati... Read More about The systematic development of a novel integrated spiral undergraduate course in general practice.

A longitudinal assessment of the responsiveness of the ICECAP-A in a randomised controlled trial of a knee pain intervention (2015)
Journal Article
Keeley, T., Al-Janabi, H., Nicholls, E., Foster, N., Jowett, S., & Coast, J. (2015). A longitudinal assessment of the responsiveness of the ICECAP-A in a randomised controlled trial of a knee pain intervention. Quality of Life Research, 2319 - 2331. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-0980-0

PURPOSE: The ICECAP-A is a simple measure of capability well-being for use with the adult population. The descriptive system is made up of five key attributes: Stability, Attachment, Autonomy, Achievement and Enjoyment. Studies have begun to assess t... Read More about A longitudinal assessment of the responsiveness of the ICECAP-A in a randomised controlled trial of a knee pain intervention.

The influence of behavioural and psychological factors on medication adherence over time in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a study in the biologics era (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). The influence of behavioural and psychological factors on medication adherence over time in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a study in the biologics era. Rheumatology, 1780 -1791. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev105

OBJECTIVES: To investigate levels of self-reported adherence to biologic treatment and establish the contribution of demographic, physical and psychological factors to biologic medication adherence in an RA cohort. METHODS: Adalimumab-treated patient... Read More about The influence of behavioural and psychological factors on medication adherence over time in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a study in the biologics era.

Policy issues related to educating the future Israeli medical workforce: an international perspective. (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). Policy issues related to educating the future Israeli medical workforce: an international perspective. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, -. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-015-0030-y

A 2014 external review of medical schools in Israel identified several issues of importance to the nation's health. This paper focuses on three inter-related policy-relevant topics: planning the physician and healthcare workforce to meet the needs of... Read More about Policy issues related to educating the future Israeli medical workforce: an international perspective..

Prognostic Tools for Early Mortality in Hemorrhagic Stroke: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). Prognostic Tools for Early Mortality in Hemorrhagic Stroke: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. https://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2015.11.4.339

Background and Purpose Several risk scores have been developed to predict mortality in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). We aimed to systematically determine the performance of published prognostic tools. Methods We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE for... Read More about Prognostic Tools for Early Mortality in Hemorrhagic Stroke: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Problem Management Plus (PM+) for common mental disorders in a humanitarian setting in Pakistan; study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (RCT) (2015)
Journal Article
Sijbrandij, M., Farooq, S., Bryant, R. A., Dawson, K., Hamdani, S. U., Chiumento, A., …van Ommeren, M. (2015). Problem Management Plus (PM+) for common mental disorders in a humanitarian setting in Pakistan; study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (RCT). BMC Psychiatry, 15(1), Article 232. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-0602-y

Background In humanitarian settings common mental disorders (depression, anxiety disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder) are highly prevalent. The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed Problem Management Plus (PM+), a 5-session, individual... Read More about Problem Management Plus (PM+) for common mental disorders in a humanitarian setting in Pakistan; study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (RCT).

Structural Equation Modelling of the moderation effect of health locus of control on the pain-depression pathway (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Hope, K., Dunn, K. M., & Campbell, P. (2015, September). Structural Equation Modelling of the moderation effect of health locus of control on the pain-depression pathway. Poster presented at 9th Congress of the European Pain Federation (EFIC), Vienna, Austria

Background and aims Low back pain (LBP) is common, and is a major health concern. Psychological consequences of LBP, such as depression, are significant barriers to recovery, but mechanisms for the development of depression are less well understood.... Read More about Structural Equation Modelling of the moderation effect of health locus of control on the pain-depression pathway.

Schizophrenia diagnosis and treatment by general practitioners: A cross-sectional study in district Peshawar, Pakistan (2015)
Journal Article
Irfan, M., Miguel Caldas de Almeida, J., MP Irfan, U., Ahmad Raza, U., & Farooq, S. (2015). Schizophrenia diagnosis and treatment by general practitioners: A cross-sectional study in district Peshawar, Pakistan. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 65(9), 937-942

Objective: To assess the knowledge and practices of general practitioners about diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia and determine their association with clinical exposure to such cases in practice. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conduct... Read More about Schizophrenia diagnosis and treatment by general practitioners: A cross-sectional study in district Peshawar, Pakistan.