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Searching for a prodrome for rheumatoid arthritis in the primary care record: A case-control study in the clinical practice research datalink (2018)
Journal Article
Muller, S., Hider, S., Machin, A., Stack, R., Hayward, R. A., Raza, K., & Mallen, C. (2019). Searching for a prodrome for rheumatoid arthritis in the primary care record: A case-control study in the clinical practice research datalink. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 48(5), 815-820. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2018.06.008

Background
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has articular and non-articular manifestations. Early, intensive treatment has substantial benefit for both. This requires patients be identified as soon as symptoms develop.

Objectives
To determine whether s... Read More about Searching for a prodrome for rheumatoid arthritis in the primary care record: A case-control study in the clinical practice research datalink.

Physical and mental determinants of dropout and retention among nursing students: protocol of the SPRiNG cohort study. (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). Physical and mental determinants of dropout and retention among nursing students: protocol of the SPRiNG cohort study. BMC Nursing, 27 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-018-0296-9

Background: The shortage of nursing professionals is of growing concern. The causes of this include the demanding physical and mental workload, leading to a dropout of nurses that may start during their education. However, it is unclear to what exten... Read More about Physical and mental determinants of dropout and retention among nursing students: protocol of the SPRiNG cohort study..

Advancing practice for back pain through stratified care (STarT Back) (2018)
Journal Article
Sowden, G., Hill, J., Morso, L., Louw, Q., & Foster, N. E. (in press). Advancing practice for back pain through stratified care (STarT Back). Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 22(4), 255-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2018.06.003

Background
Low back pain (LBP) is common, however research comparing the effectiveness of different treatments over the last two decades conclude either no or small differences in the average effects of different treatments. One suggestion to explai... Read More about Advancing practice for back pain through stratified care (STarT Back).

Representativeness of a digitally engaged population and a patient organisation population with rheumatoid arthritis and their willingness to participate in research: a cross-sectional study. (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). Representativeness of a digitally engaged population and a patient organisation population with rheumatoid arthritis and their willingness to participate in research: a cross-sectional study. RMD Open, e000664 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2018-000664

Objectives: To describe (1) the representativeness of (a) users of an online health community (HealthUnlocked.com (HU)) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and (b) paid members of an RA patient organisation, the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS... Read More about Representativeness of a digitally engaged population and a patient organisation population with rheumatoid arthritis and their willingness to participate in research: a cross-sectional study..

Trends in the prevalence, incidence and surgical management of carpal tunnel syndrome between 1993 and 2013: an observational analysis of UK primary care records (2018)
Journal Article
Burton, C., Chen, Y., Chesterton, L. S., & Van Der Windt, D. (2018). Trends in the prevalence, incidence and surgical management of carpal tunnel syndrome between 1993 and 2013: an observational analysis of UK primary care records. BMJ Open, Article e020166. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020166

OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence, incidence and surgical management of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), between 1993 and 2013, as recorded in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). DESIGN: We completed a series of cross-sectional epidemio... Read More about Trends in the prevalence, incidence and surgical management of carpal tunnel syndrome between 1993 and 2013: an observational analysis of UK primary care records.

Temporal Changes in Comorbidity Burden in Patients Having Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Impact on Prognosis (2018)
Journal Article
Potts, J., Kwok, C., Ensor, J., Rashid, M., Kadam, U., Kinnaird, T., Curzen, N., Pancholy, S., Van Der Windt, D., Riley, R., Bagur, R., & Mamas, M. (2018). Temporal Changes in Comorbidity Burden in Patients Having Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Impact on Prognosis. American Journal of Cardiology, 122(5), 712-722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.05.003

This study aims to evaluate the impact of comorbidity burden on outcomes among patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We used the Nationwide Inpatient Sample to identify all PCI procedures undertaken in the United States betwe... Read More about Temporal Changes in Comorbidity Burden in Patients Having Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Impact on Prognosis.

Child and adolescent musculoskeletal pain (CAM-Pain) feasibility study: testing a method of identifying, recruiting and collecting data from children and adolescents who consult about a musculoskeletal condition in UK general practice (2018)
Journal Article
Michaleff, Z., Campbell, P., Hay, A., Warburton, L., & Dunn, K. (2018). Child and adolescent musculoskeletal pain (CAM-Pain) feasibility study: testing a method of identifying, recruiting and collecting data from children and adolescents who consult about a musculoskeletal condition in UK general practice. BMJ Open, e021116 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021116

OBJECTIVES
Test a method of identifying, recruiting and collecting data from children and adolescents who consult their general practitioner about a musculoskeletal condition.

DESIGN
Prospective cohort feasibility study.

SETTING
13 general... Read More about Child and adolescent musculoskeletal pain (CAM-Pain) feasibility study: testing a method of identifying, recruiting and collecting data from children and adolescents who consult about a musculoskeletal condition in UK general practice.

OP0294-PARE Addressing key challenges of lay involvement in musculoskeletal research: co-applicants and trial steering committees (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Higginbottom, A., Blackburn, S., Taylor, R., Rhodes, C., Campbell, L., & Dziedzic, K. (2018, June). OP0294-PARE Addressing key challenges of lay involvement in musculoskeletal research: co-applicants and trial steering committees. Paper presented at Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, EULAR 2018, Amsterdam, 13–16 June 2018

Background Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in research is a requirement of funding in the UK. It has shown to improve the relevance and quality of research. For over 10 years, a Research User Group (RUG) of over 100 patients with musculoskeletal... Read More about OP0294-PARE Addressing key challenges of lay involvement in musculoskeletal research: co-applicants and trial steering committees.

AB0212 Diagnostic delay for rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hay, C., Prior, J., Scott, I., Raza, K., Hider, S., & Mallen, C. (2018, June). AB0212 Diagnostic delay for rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review. Paper presented at Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, EULAR 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common inflammatory condition, affecting 1% of the population and causing pain, stiffness and swelling, leading to significant disability and loss of function[.1 Delays in the diagnosis and treatment of RA ca... Read More about AB0212 Diagnostic delay for rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review.

PREDICTORS AND TEMPORAL TREND OF SEASONAL INFLUENZA VACCINATION IN AUTO-IMMUNE RHEUMATIC DISEASES IN THE UK: A NATIONWIDE PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nakafero, G., Grainge, M., Myles, P., Mallen, C., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., Nguyen, J. V.-T., & Abhishek, A. (2018, June). PREDICTORS AND TEMPORAL TREND OF SEASONAL INFLUENZA VACCINATION IN AUTO-IMMUNE RHEUMATIC DISEASES IN THE UK: A NATIONWIDE PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY. Poster presented at Annual European Congress of Rheumatology

Background: Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRDs) are associated with an increased risk of influenza and its complications which may be compounded by the use of potent disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs). In the United Kingdom, seasonal i... Read More about PREDICTORS AND TEMPORAL TREND OF SEASONAL INFLUENZA VACCINATION IN AUTO-IMMUNE RHEUMATIC DISEASES IN THE UK: A NATIONWIDE PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY.

Interventions for preventing distal intestinal obstruction syndrome (DIOS) in cystic fibrosis. (2018)
Journal Article
Green, J., Gilchrist, F., & Carroll, W. (2018). Interventions for preventing distal intestinal obstruction syndrome (DIOS) in cystic fibrosis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CD012619 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012619.pub2

BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common, life-limiting, genetically inherited disease. It affects multiple organs, particularly the respiratory system. However, gastrointestinal problems such as constipation and distal intestinal obstruct... Read More about Interventions for preventing distal intestinal obstruction syndrome (DIOS) in cystic fibrosis..

The effectiveness of a stratified care model for non-specific low back pain in Danish primary care compared to current practice: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial (2018)
Journal Article
Hill, J. (2018). The effectiveness of a stratified care model for non-specific low back pain in Danish primary care compared to current practice: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 315 -315. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2685-5

Prior studies indicate that stratified care for low back pain results in better clinical outcome and reduced costs in healthcare compared to current practice. Stratified care may be associated with clinical benefits for patients with low back pain at... Read More about The effectiveness of a stratified care model for non-specific low back pain in Danish primary care compared to current practice: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial.

Patient experiences of living with heart failure and diabetes (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Wu, L., Cleator, J., Mamas, M., & Deaton, C. (2018, June). Patient experiences of living with heart failure and diabetes. Poster presented at EuroHeartCare 2018, Dublin, Ireland

Backgrounds: The presence of multi-morbidity makes self management even more complex for those with heart failure (HF). Although diabetes is a common co-morbidity in the HF population, the experiences of living with both HF and diabetes and the impac... Read More about Patient experiences of living with heart failure and diabetes.

Defining adherence to therapeutic exercise for musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Holden, M. (2018). Defining adherence to therapeutic exercise for musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 326-331. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098742

Objective: To establish the meaning of the term ‘adherence’ (including conceptual and measurement definitions) in the context of therapeutic exercise (TE) for musculoskeletal (MSK) pain.

Design: Systematic review using a search strategy including... Read More about Defining adherence to therapeutic exercise for musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review.

Cost-utility analysis of interventions to improve effectiveness of exercise therapy for adults with knee osteoarthritis: the BEEP trial. (2018)
Journal Article
Kigozi, J., Jowett, S., Nicholls, E., Tooth, S., Hay, E., Foster, N. E., & Holden, M. (2018). Cost-utility analysis of interventions to improve effectiveness of exercise therapy for adults with knee osteoarthritis: the BEEP trial. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, rky018 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rky018

Objectives: Evidence regarding the cost-effectiveness of enhancing physical therapy exercise programmes in order to improve outcomes for patients with knee OA remains unclear. This study investigates the cost-effectiveness of two enhanced physical th... Read More about Cost-utility analysis of interventions to improve effectiveness of exercise therapy for adults with knee osteoarthritis: the BEEP trial..

Guidance for deriving and presenting percentage study weights in meta-analysis of test accuracy studies. (2018)
Journal Article
Van Der Windt. (2018). Guidance for deriving and presenting percentage study weights in meta-analysis of test accuracy studies. Research Synthesis Methods, 163 - 178. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1283

Percentage study weights in meta-analysis reveal the contribution of each study toward the overall summary results and are especially important when some studies are considered outliers or at high risk of bias. In meta-analyses of test accuracy revie... Read More about Guidance for deriving and presenting percentage study weights in meta-analysis of test accuracy studies..

Hip arthroscopy versus best conservative care for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (UK FASHIoN): a multicentre randomised controlled trial (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). Hip arthroscopy versus best conservative care for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (UK FASHIoN): a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 2225 -2235. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2818%2931202-9

Background
Femoroacetabular impingement syndrome is an important cause of hip pain in young adults. It can be treated by arthroscopic hip surgery, including reshaping the hip, or with physiotherapist-led conservative care. We aimed to compare the cl... Read More about Hip arthroscopy versus best conservative care for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (UK FASHIoN): a multicentre randomised controlled trial.

Impact of peer support on inpatient and outpatient payments among people with Type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study (2018)
Journal Article
Yu. (2018). Impact of peer support on inpatient and outpatient payments among people with Type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study. Diabetic Medicine, 789-797. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.13624

Aim
To investigate the impact of a low-cost diabetes peer-support intervention, aimed at reducing inpatient and outpatient care utilization and healthcare payments, by conducting a cohort study that followed up a randomized controlled trial.

Met... Read More about Impact of peer support on inpatient and outpatient payments among people with Type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study.