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New guidance for self-harm: an opportunity not to be missed. (2023)
Journal Article
Mughal, F., Burton, F. M., Fletcher, H., Lascelles, K., O'Connor, R. C., Rae, S., …Kapur, N. (in press). New guidance for self-harm: an opportunity not to be missed. British Journal of Psychiatry, 223(5), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2023.113

In this editorial we, as members of the 2022 NICE Guideline Committee, highlight and discuss what, in our view, are the key guideline recommendations (generated through evidence synthesis and consensus) for mental health professionals when caring for... Read More about New guidance for self-harm: an opportunity not to be missed..

Lived experience of people with lateral elbow tendinopathy: a qualitative study from the OPTimisE pilot and feasibility trial (2023)
Journal Article
Bateman, M., Hill, J. C., Cooper, K., Littlewood, C., & Saunders, B. (2023). Lived experience of people with lateral elbow tendinopathy: a qualitative study from the OPTimisE pilot and feasibility trial. BMJ Open, 13(8), Article e072070. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072070

Objectives: To explore the lived experience of people with lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET) and its impact on everyday life. Design: Qualitative semi-structured interviews, analysed using thematic analysis. Setting: Conducted as part of the mixed-met... Read More about Lived experience of people with lateral elbow tendinopathy: a qualitative study from the OPTimisE pilot and feasibility trial.

Causes of Death Among Health Care Professionals in the United States (2023)
Journal Article
Kobo, O., Abramov, D., Volgman, A. S., Mieres, J. H., Wijeysundera, H. C., Van Spall, H. G., & Mamas, M. A. (2023). Causes of Death Among Health Care Professionals in the United States. Population Health Management, 26(5), 294-302. https://doi.org/10.1089/pop.2023.0070

Specific causes of mortality among various types of health care professionals (HCPs), including those characterized by age, gender, and race, have not been well described. The National Occupational Mortality Surveillance data for deaths in 26 US stat... Read More about Causes of Death Among Health Care Professionals in the United States.

Mechanisms of action of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip OA remain a black box phenomenon: an individual patient data mediation study with the OA Trial Bank (2023)
Journal Article
Runhaar, J., A Holden, M., Hattle, M., Quicke, J., Healey, E. L., van der Windt, D., …Menek, M. Y. (2023). Mechanisms of action of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip OA remain a black box phenomenon: an individual patient data mediation study with the OA Trial Bank. RMD Open, 9(3), Article e003220. https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003220

Objectives: To evaluate mediating factors for the effect of therapeutic exercise on pain and physical function in people with knee/hip osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: For Subgrouping and TargetEd Exercise pRogrammes for knee and hip OsteoArthritis (... Read More about Mechanisms of action of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip OA remain a black box phenomenon: an individual patient data mediation study with the OA Trial Bank.

‘Trying to battle a very slow version of the system that exists outside’: Experiences of waiting for healthcare in English prisons (2023)
Journal Article
Bellass, S., Canvin, K., & Sheard, L. (in press). ‘Trying to battle a very slow version of the system that exists outside’: Experiences of waiting for healthcare in English prisons. Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/13634593231195785

Prison has been described as the ultimate form of time-punishment – a place where time is no longer a commodity for individuals to spend, but is ordered by a system which symbolises its power through the control of segments of people’s lives. As such... Read More about ‘Trying to battle a very slow version of the system that exists outside’: Experiences of waiting for healthcare in English prisons.

Health literacy interventions for reducing the use of primary and emergency services for minor health problems: a systematic review (2023)
Journal Article
O’Cathain, A., Foster, A., Carroll, C., Preston, L., Ogden, M., Clowes, M., & Protheroe, J. (2023). Health literacy interventions for reducing the use of primary and emergency services for minor health problems: a systematic review. Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 10(38), 1-222. https://doi.org/10.3310/ivqj9044

Background Health literacy is the ability to find information, understand information, know how to act on information and know which services to use. Having higher levels of health literacy may help patients to look after minor problems themselves (s... Read More about Health literacy interventions for reducing the use of primary and emergency services for minor health problems: a systematic review.

The Peritoneal Membrane and its Role in Peritoneal Dialysis. (2023)
Journal Article
Morelle, J., Lambie, M., Öberg, C. M., & Davies, S. (in press). The Peritoneal Membrane and its Role in Peritoneal Dialysis. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 10.2215/CJN.0000000000000282. https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.0000000000000282

A healthy and functional peritoneal membrane is key to achieve sufficient ultrafiltration and to restore fluid balance, a major component of high-quality prescription in patients treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD). Variability in membrane function... Read More about The Peritoneal Membrane and its Role in Peritoneal Dialysis..

Temporal analysis of non-ST segment elevation-acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS) outcomes in 'young' patients under the age of fifty: A nationwide cohort study. (2023)
Journal Article
Weight, N., Moledina, S., Rashid, M., Chew, N., Castelletti, S., Buchanan, G. L., …Mamas, M. A. (in press). Temporal analysis of non-ST segment elevation-acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS) outcomes in 'young' patients under the age of fifty: A nationwide cohort study. International Journal of Cardiology, 391, Article 131294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.131294

The characteristics and risk factor profile of young patients presenting with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS) and how they may have changed over time is not well reported. We identified 26,708 NSTEACS patients aged under 50... Read More about Temporal analysis of non-ST segment elevation-acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS) outcomes in 'young' patients under the age of fifty: A nationwide cohort study..

The Pain Anxiety Symptom Scale: Initial development and evaluation of four and eight item short forms. (2023)
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Vowles, K. E., Kruger, E. S., Bailey, R. W., Ashworth, J., Hickman, J., Sowden, G., & McCracken, L. M. (in press). The Pain Anxiety Symptom Scale: Initial development and evaluation of four and eight item short forms. The Journal of Pain, 25(1), 176-186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2023.08.001

Elevated levels of anxiety in relation to chronic pain have been consistently associated with greater distress and disability. Thus, accurate measurement of pain-related anxiety is an important requirement in modern pain services. The Pain Anxiety Sy... Read More about The Pain Anxiety Symptom Scale: Initial development and evaluation of four and eight item short forms..

Two‐stage or not two‐stage? That is the question for IPD meta‐analysis projects (2023)
Journal Article
Riley, R. D., Ensor, J., Hattle, M., Papadimitropoulou, K., & Morris, T. P. (in press). Two‐stage or not two‐stage? That is the question for IPD meta‐analysis projects. Research Synthesis Methods, 14(6), 903-910. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1661

Individual participant data meta‐analysis (IPDMA) projects obtain, check, harmonise and synthesise raw data from multiple studies. When undertaking the meta‐analysis, researchers must decide between a two‐stage or a one‐stage approach. In a two‐stage... Read More about Two‐stage or not two‐stage? That is the question for IPD meta‐analysis projects.

Failure to control conventional cardiovascular risk factors in women with type 2 diabetes might explain worse mortality (2023)
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Stedman, M., Whyte, M. B., Laing, I., Fryer, A. A., Torres, B. M., Robinson, A., …Heald, A. H. (2023). Failure to control conventional cardiovascular risk factors in women with type 2 diabetes might explain worse mortality. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews, 39(8), Article e3695. https://doi.org/10.1002/dmrr.3695

Introduction: The standardised mortality rate (SMR) for people with diabetes in England is 1.5–1.7, with differences in outcomes between sexes. There has been little work examining the factors that could have an impact on this or on what may determin... Read More about Failure to control conventional cardiovascular risk factors in women with type 2 diabetes might explain worse mortality.

Pharmacists' perspectives on the impact of postgraduate distance learning on their well-being: A qualitative study. (2023)
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O'Byrne, R., White, S., & Chew-Graham, C. A. (in press). Pharmacists' perspectives on the impact of postgraduate distance learning on their well-being: A qualitative study. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 15(10), 861-867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2023.07.027

Introduction: Undertaking postgraduate education is becoming increasingly common among United Kingdom (UK) pharmacists to facilitate career progression. However, whilst there is evidence that postgraduate study can negatively affect well-being (defin... Read More about Pharmacists' perspectives on the impact of postgraduate distance learning on their well-being: A qualitative study..

The Swedish version of the STarT MSK Tool: cross-cultural adaption, test–retest reliability, and aspects of validity (2023)
Journal Article
Rasmussen-Barr, E., Sövelid, M., Krantz, R., & Hill, J. C. (in press). The Swedish version of the STarT MSK Tool: cross-cultural adaption, test–retest reliability, and aspects of validity. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 24(1), 644. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06771-6

Background: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a common reason for seeking primary health care. The STarT Musculoskeletal (MSK) tool is designed to stratify patients suffering from MSDs to risk groups, based on prognostic factors. Aim: The aim was... Read More about The Swedish version of the STarT MSK Tool: cross-cultural adaption, test–retest reliability, and aspects of validity.

Structural Foot Characteristics in People With Midfoot Osteoarthritis: Cross-Sectional Findings From the Clinical Assessment Study of the Foot (2023)
Journal Article
Lithgow, M. J., Buldt, A. K., Munteanu, S. E., Marshall, M. M., Thomas, M. J., Peat, G., …Menz, H. B. (in press). Structural Foot Characteristics in People With Midfoot Osteoarthritis: Cross-Sectional Findings From the Clinical Assessment Study of the Foot. Arthritis Care & Research, 10.1002/acr.25217. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25217

To compare radiographic measures of foot structure between people with and without symptomatic radiographic midfoot osteoarthritis (OA). This was a cross-sectional study of adults aged ≥50 years registered with four UK general practices who reported... Read More about Structural Foot Characteristics in People With Midfoot Osteoarthritis: Cross-Sectional Findings From the Clinical Assessment Study of the Foot.

Correction: To what extent are patients involved in researching safety in acute mental healthcare? (Research Involvement and Engagement, (2022), 8, 1, (8), 10.1186/s40900-022-00337-x) (2023)
Journal Article
Brierley-Jones, L., Ramsey, L., Canvin, K., Kendal, S., & Baker, J. (2023). Correction: To what extent are patients involved in researching safety in acute mental healthcare? (Research Involvement and Engagement, (2022), 8, 1, (8), 10.1186/s40900-022-00337-x). Research Involvement and Engagement, 9, Article 65. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-023-00469-8