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MAINTAINING MENTAL HEALTH IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN: A LONGITUDINAL COHORT STUDY (2016)
Journal Article
Baker, S., Chew-Graham, C. A., Wilkie, R., & McBeth, J. (2016). MAINTAINING MENTAL HEALTH IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN: A LONGITUDINAL COHORT STUDY. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 75(S2), 656-657. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.4037

Background Reporting troublesome pain doubled the risk of the onset of depression in older people1. However the majority (84%) of those with troublesome pain remained free of depression. Social participation (SP) (i.e. recreational and functional act... Read More about MAINTAINING MENTAL HEALTH IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN: A LONGITUDINAL COHORT STUDY.

Implementing a patient-initiated review system for people with rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective, comparative service evaluation (2016)
Journal Article
Goodwin, V. A., Paudyal, P., Perry, M. G., Day, N., Hawton, A., Gericke, C., …Byng, R. (2016). Implementing a patient-initiated review system for people with rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective, comparative service evaluation. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 22(3), 439-445. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.12505

Rationale, aims and objectives: The management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) usually entails regular hospital reviews with a specialist often when the patient is well rather than during a period of exacerbation. An alternative approach where patients... Read More about Implementing a patient-initiated review system for people with rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective, comparative service evaluation.

Patients with COPD tell their stories about living with the long-term condition: an innovative and powerful way to impact primary health care professionals' attitudes and behaviour? (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Patients with COPD tell their stories about living with the long-term condition: an innovative and powerful way to impact primary health care professionals' attitudes and behaviour?. Education for Primary Care, 1 - 6. https://doi.org/10.1080/14739879.2016.1181699

BACKGROUND: Sub-optimal adoption of evidence based practice by primary health care professionals (PHCPs) is affecting the health of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This paper shows how 'patient stories' were used to engineer... Read More about Patients with COPD tell their stories about living with the long-term condition: an innovative and powerful way to impact primary health care professionals' attitudes and behaviour?.

Physician-facilitated designation of proxy decision maker. (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Physician-facilitated designation of proxy decision maker. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-016-0084-5

With vast improvements in healthcare in recent decades, people are living longer but often with higher rates of morbidity and chronic illnesses. This has resulted in a higher proportion of the population who may benefit from early end-of-life 'conver... Read More about Physician-facilitated designation of proxy decision maker..

Radial artery perforation treated with balloon tracking and guide catheter tamponade - A case series. (2016)
Journal Article
George, S., Mamas, M., Nolan, J., & Ratib, K. (2016). Radial artery perforation treated with balloon tracking and guide catheter tamponade - A case series. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, 17(7), 480-486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2016.06.005

A 78year old woman was admitted with an acute coronary syndrome. She underwent coronary angiography via the left radial artery which was complicated by a guide catheter induced radial artery perforation confirmed by extravasation of contrast into the... Read More about Radial artery perforation treated with balloon tracking and guide catheter tamponade - A case series..

External validation of clinical prediction models using big datasets from e-health records or IPD meta-analysis: opportunities and challenges (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). External validation of clinical prediction models using big datasets from e-health records or IPD meta-analysis: opportunities and challenges. BMJ, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i3140

Access to big datasets from e-health records and individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis is signalling a new advent of external validation studies for clinical prediction models. In this article, the authors illustrate novel opportunities for... Read More about External validation of clinical prediction models using big datasets from e-health records or IPD meta-analysis: opportunities and challenges.

Reporting and understanding the safety and adverse effect profile of mobile apps for psychosocial interventions: An update (2016)
Journal Article
Farooq. (2016). Reporting and understanding the safety and adverse effect profile of mobile apps for psychosocial interventions: An update. World Journal of Psychiatry, 187 - 191. https://doi.org/10.5498/WJP.v6.i2.187

Recent years have seen a rapidly increasing trend towards the delivery of health technology through mobile devices. Smartphones and tablet devices are thus becoming increasingly popular for accessing information and a wide range of services, includin... Read More about Reporting and understanding the safety and adverse effect profile of mobile apps for psychosocial interventions: An update.

EAHP European Statements baseline survey 2015 (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). EAHP European Statements baseline survey 2015. European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 138-143. https://doi.org/10.1136/ejhpharm-2016-000964

Objectives The 2015 EAHP European Statements survey was related to sections 2, 5 and 6 of the European Statements of Hospital Pharmacy (Statements). In addition to collection of statistical data about the level of implementation of the Statements, it... Read More about EAHP European Statements baseline survey 2015.

Prevalence of chronic pain in the UK: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population studies. (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Prevalence of chronic pain in the UK: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population studies. BMJ Open, e010364 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010364

OBJECTIVES: There is little consensus regarding the burden of pain in the UK. The purpose of this review was to synthesise existing data on the prevalence of various chronic pain phenotypes in order to produce accurate and contemporary national estim... Read More about Prevalence of chronic pain in the UK: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population studies..

Do Web-based Mental Health Literacy Interventions Improve the Mental Health Literacy of Adult Consumers? Results From a Systematic Review. (2016)
Journal Article
Brijnath, B., Protheroe, J., Ram Mahtani, K., & Antoniades, J. (2016). Do Web-based Mental Health Literacy Interventions Improve the Mental Health Literacy of Adult Consumers? Results From a Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 18(6), Article e165. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.5463

BACKGROUND: Low levels of mental health literacy (MHL) have been identified as an important contributor to the mental health treatment gap. Interventions to improve MHL have used traditional media (eg, community talks, print media) and new platforms... Read More about Do Web-based Mental Health Literacy Interventions Improve the Mental Health Literacy of Adult Consumers? Results From a Systematic Review..

Consultants as victims of bullying and undermining: A survey of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists consultant experiences (2016)
Journal Article
Shabazz, T., Parry-Smith, W., Oates, S., Henderson, S., & Mountfield, J. (2016). Consultants as victims of bullying and undermining: A survey of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists consultant experiences. BMJ Open, 6, Article e011462. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011462

Objective To explore incidents of bullying and undermining among obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G) consultants in the UK, to add another dimension to previous research and assist in providing a more holistic understanding of the problem in medicine.... Read More about Consultants as victims of bullying and undermining: A survey of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists consultant experiences.

Why the NICE (2015) Care of the Dying guidelines matter (2016)
Presentation / Conference
(2016, June). Why the NICE (2015) Care of the Dying guidelines matter. Presented at Royal College of Nursing Congress and Exhibition, Glasgow

The importance of good nursing care for dying patients is increasingly a focus for public and professional debate. Without a good understanding of the evidence base nurses can be left struggling to provide best practice to patients. This seminar will... Read More about Why the NICE (2015) Care of the Dying guidelines matter.

Teaching Undergraduate Students in Rural Practices; an evaluation of a new rural campus in England (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Teaching Undergraduate Students in Rural Practices; an evaluation of a new rural campus in England. Rural and Remote Health, 3694

Introduction: One approach to facilitating student interactions with patient pathways at Keele University School of Medicine, England, is the placement of medical students for 25% of their clinical placement time in general practices. The largest com... Read More about Teaching Undergraduate Students in Rural Practices; an evaluation of a new rural campus in England.