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Illness perceptions of gout patients and the use of allopurinol in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study (2016)
Journal Article
Walsh, C. P., Prior, J., Chandratre, P., Belcher, J., Mallen, C., & Roddy, E. (2016). Illness perceptions of gout patients and the use of allopurinol in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 17, Article 394. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1252-z

Background Patients’ perceptions of their illness are dynamic and can directly influence aspects of management. Our aim was to examine the illness perceptions of gout patients in UK primary care and associations with allopurinol use. Methods A h... Read More about Illness perceptions of gout patients and the use of allopurinol in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study.

Comparison Between Radial Approach and Femoral Approach With Vascular Closure Devices on the Occurrence of Access-Site Complications and Periprocedural Bleeding After Percutaneous Coronary Procedures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2016)
Journal Article
Rigattieri, S., Sciahbasi, A., Ratib, K., Alonzo, A., Cox, N., Chod√≥r, P., …Rao, S. V. (2016). Comparison Between Radial Approach and Femoral Approach With Vascular Closure Devices on the Occurrence of Access-Site Complications and Periprocedural Bleeding After Percutaneous Coronary Procedures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Invasive Cardiology, 28(12), 473-479

Objectives. Periprocedural bleedings, often related to vascular access site, represent an important drawback of percutaneous coronary procedures and are associated with worse outcomes. Radial access (RA) and, potentially, femoral access (FA) with vas... Read More about Comparison Between Radial Approach and Femoral Approach With Vascular Closure Devices on the Occurrence of Access-Site Complications and Periprocedural Bleeding After Percutaneous Coronary Procedures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Ankle brachial index for the diagnosis of lower limb peripheral arterial disease. (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Ankle brachial index for the diagnosis of lower limb peripheral arterial disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CD010680 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010680.pub2

BACKGROUND: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) of the lower limb is common, with prevalence of both symptomatic and asymptomatic disease estimated at 13% in the over 50 age group. Symptomatic PAD affects about 5% of individuals in Western populations... Read More about Ankle brachial index for the diagnosis of lower limb peripheral arterial disease..

P23 The creation and validation of a robust and brief psychometric tool to assess the challenge of living with cystic fibrosis using a genetic algorithm: the CLCF-short form (CLCF-SF) (2016)
Presentation / Conference
McCray, G., Hope, H., Glasscoe, C., Southern, K., & Lancaster, G. (2016, September). P23 The creation and validation of a robust and brief psychometric tool to assess the challenge of living with cystic fibrosis using a genetic algorithm: the CLCF-short form (CLCF-SF). Poster presented at Society for Social Medicine, 60th Annual Scientific Meeting, University of York, UK

Background Caring for a child with cystic fibrosis (CF) is a significant daily commitment for parent/caregivers. A tool that quantifies the challenge and the impact on the parent/caregivers would be useful, both clinically to monitor treatment burden... Read More about P23 The creation and validation of a robust and brief psychometric tool to assess the challenge of living with cystic fibrosis using a genetic algorithm: the CLCF-short form (CLCF-SF).

Prevalence and incidence of chronic wounds and related complications: a protocol for a systematic review (2016)
Journal Article
Ni, G., Sönnergren, H., Schmidtchen, A., Pang, C., Bajpai, R., Järbrink, K., & Car, J. (2016). Prevalence and incidence of chronic wounds and related complications: a protocol for a systematic review. Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0329-y

Background Chronic wounds impose a significant and often underappreciated burden to the individual, the healthcare system and the society as a whole. Preliminary literature search suggests that there are at present no reliable estimates on the total... Read More about Prevalence and incidence of chronic wounds and related complications: a protocol for a systematic review.

Characterising those with incident polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: results from the PMR Cohort Study. (2016)
Journal Article
Muller, S., Hider, S. L., Helliwell, T., Lawton, S., Barraclough, K., Dasgupta, B., …Mallen, C. D. (2016). Characterising those with incident polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: results from the PMR Cohort Study. Arthritis Research and Therapy, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-016-1097-8

BACKGROUND: The aim was to characterise the sociodemographic, general health and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)-specific features of participants in a large inception cohort of patients with PMR diagnosed in UK primary care. METHODS: Patients (n?=?739)... Read More about Characterising those with incident polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: results from the PMR Cohort Study..

Effects of Indoor Footwear on Balance and Gait Patterns in Community-Dwelling Older Women. (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Effects of Indoor Footwear on Balance and Gait Patterns in Community-Dwelling Older Women. Gerontology, 129-136. https://doi.org/10.1159/000448892

BACKGROUND: Footwear worn indoors is generally less supportive than outdoor footwear and may increase the risk of falls. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate balance ability and gait patterns in older women while wearing different styles of indoor footwear: a back... Read More about Effects of Indoor Footwear on Balance and Gait Patterns in Community-Dwelling Older Women..

Does kinesiology taping of the ankles affect proprioceptive control in professional football (soccer) players? (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Does kinesiology taping of the ankles affect proprioceptive control in professional football (soccer) players?. Physical Therapy in Sport, 94-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2016.09.001

Abstract Objective To determine whether the bilateral application of kinesiology tape (KT) to professional footballers' ankles can improve their lower limb proprioception. Design A single blind randomised crossover study. Participants were rand... Read More about Does kinesiology taping of the ankles affect proprioceptive control in professional football (soccer) players?.

Early clinical features in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: can they be used to achieve earlier diagnosis? A risk prediction model. (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Early clinical features in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: can they be used to achieve earlier diagnosis? A risk prediction model. Arthritis Care and Research, 833-841. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.23021

OBJECTIVES: 1) To compare the primary care consulting behaviour prior to diagnosis of people with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) with controls, 2) to develop and validate a risk prediction model to aid earlier SLE diagnosis. METHODS: 1,739 incide... Read More about Early clinical features in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: can they be used to achieve earlier diagnosis? A risk prediction model..

Prevalence of oral ulcers and its association with addictions in rural population of western Uttar Pradesh and eastern Rajasthan (2016)
Journal Article
Bajpai. (2016). Prevalence of oral ulcers and its association with addictions in rural population of western Uttar Pradesh and eastern Rajasthan. Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research, 179 - 186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobcr.2016.04.003

BACKGROUND Head and neck cancer in Indian perspective predominantly relates to tobacco use. The present study explores the prevalence of oral ulcers and its association with addictions among the population of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, India. M... Read More about Prevalence of oral ulcers and its association with addictions in rural population of western Uttar Pradesh and eastern Rajasthan.

Prevalence of cardiovascular-related comorbidity in ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis in primary care: a matched retrospective cohort study. (2016)
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Ahmed, N., Prior, J., Chen, Y., Hayward, R., Mallen, C., & Hider, S. (2016). Prevalence of cardiovascular-related comorbidity in ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis in primary care: a matched retrospective cohort study

The aim of this study is to compare the prevalence of cardiovascular (CVD)-related comorbidities in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) or psoriasis (Ps) in UK primary care against matched cohorts. Matched retrospecti... Read More about Prevalence of cardiovascular-related comorbidity in ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis in primary care: a matched retrospective cohort study..

Protocol for a multicentre, parallel-arm, 12-month, randomised, controlled trial of arthroscopic surgery versus conservative care for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FASHIoN). (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Protocol for a multicentre, parallel-arm, 12-month, randomised, controlled trial of arthroscopic surgery versus conservative care for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FASHIoN). BMJ Open, e012453 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012453

INTRODUCTION: Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome is a recognised cause of young adult hip pain. There has been a large increase in the number of patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery for FAI; however, a recent Cochrane review highlighted... Read More about Protocol for a multicentre, parallel-arm, 12-month, randomised, controlled trial of arthroscopic surgery versus conservative care for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FASHIoN)..

General Practitioners' and patients' perceptions towards stratified care: a theory informed investigation (2016)
Journal Article
Saunders, B., Bartlam, B., Foster, N. E., Hill, J. C., Cooper, V., & Protheroe, J. (2016). General Practitioners' and patients' perceptions towards stratified care: a theory informed investigation. BMC Family Practice, 17, Article 125. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-016-0511-2

Background Stratified primary care involves changing General Practitioners’ (GPs) clinical behaviour in treating patients, away from the current stepped care approach to instead identifying early treatment options that are matched to patients’ risk... Read More about General Practitioners' and patients' perceptions towards stratified care: a theory informed investigation.

Influences on students' career decisions concerning general practice: a focus group study (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Influences on students' career decisions concerning general practice: a focus group study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 768-775. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp16X687049

Background Despite concerns about recruitment to UK general practice, there has been no concerted educational intervention to address them. Aim To better understand how medical students’ perceptions of their experiences of their undergraduate curr... Read More about Influences on students' career decisions concerning general practice: a focus group study.

Impact of intensive treatment and remission on health-related quality of life in early and established rheumatoid arthritis. (2016)
Journal Article
Scott, I. C., Ibrahim, F., Lewis, C. M., Scott, D. L., & Strand, V. (2016). Impact of intensive treatment and remission on health-related quality of life in early and established rheumatoid arthritis. RMD Open, 2(2), https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2016-000270

Objectives To establish if using intensive treatment to reduce synovitis and attain remission in active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) improves all aspects of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods A secondary analysis of two randomised clinic... Read More about Impact of intensive treatment and remission on health-related quality of life in early and established rheumatoid arthritis..

A typology of longitudinal integrated clerkships (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). A typology of longitudinal integrated clerkships. Medical Education, 922 - 932. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.13084

Context Longitudinal integrated clerkships (LICs) represent a model of the structural redesign of clinical education that is growing in the USA, Canada, Australia and South Africa. By contrast with time-limited traditional block rotations, medical s... Read More about A typology of longitudinal integrated clerkships.

Facilitation by the renin-angiotensin system of cyclosporine-evoked hypertension in rats: Role of arterial baroreflexes and vasoreactivity (2016)
Journal Article
Nasser, S. A., Sabra, R., Elmallah, A. I., Ei-Din, M. M. M., Khedr, M. M., & El-Mas, M. M. (2016). Facilitation by the renin-angiotensin system of cyclosporine-evoked hypertension in rats: Role of arterial baroreflexes and vasoreactivity. Life Sciences, 163, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2016.08.024

Aims Cyclosporine (CSA) elevates blood pressure (BP) and alters arterial baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) and vasoreactivity. In this study we determined whether the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) interplays with other vasopressor pathways in mediating... Read More about Facilitation by the renin-angiotensin system of cyclosporine-evoked hypertension in rats: Role of arterial baroreflexes and vasoreactivity.