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Health Literacy and Gout Characteristics in a Primary Care Cohort (2024)
Journal Article
Watson, L., Protheroe, J., Mallen, C., Muller, S., & Roddy, E. (2024). Health Literacy and Gout Characteristics in a Primary Care Cohort. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 8(2), Article rkae034. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkae034

Objectives
To examine the cross-sectional association between health literacy and gout characteristics.

Methods
In a primary care cohort of adults living with gout, the prevalence of poor health literacy was defined using the Single-Item Literac... Read More about Health Literacy and Gout Characteristics in a Primary Care Cohort.

Sex and country differences in gout: cross-country comparison between Sweden and the UK (2023)
Journal Article
Dehlin, M., Muller, S., Mallen, C., Landgren, A., Watson, L., Jacobsson, L., & Roddy, E. (2023). Sex and country differences in gout: cross-country comparison between Sweden and the UK. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 52(6), 673-682. https://doi.org/10.1080/03009742.2023.2177383

OBJECTIVE: Compare characteristics, sex differences, and management of gout in Sweden and the UK. METHOD: The results from two separate primary care gout surveys from Sweden and the UK were compared. Participants aged =18 years with gout were sent a... Read More about Sex and country differences in gout: cross-country comparison between Sweden and the UK.

Factors associated with change in health-related quality of life in people with gout: a 3-year prospective cohort study in primary care (2022)
Journal Article
Watson, L., Belcher, J., Nicholls, E., Chandratre, P., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Hider, S., …Roddy, E. (2022). Factors associated with change in health-related quality of life in people with gout: a 3-year prospective cohort study in primary care. Rheumatology, 62(8), 2748-2756. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keac706

Objective To describe factors associated with change in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in people living with gout in primary care. Methods In a UK prospective cohort study, adults with a diagnosis of gout registered with 20 general practices... Read More about Factors associated with change in health-related quality of life in people with gout: a 3-year prospective cohort study in primary care.

P182 Health literacy and gout characteristics in a primary care cohort (2022)
Journal Article
Watson, L., Protheroe, J., Mallen, C., Muller, S., & Roddy, E. (2022). P182 Health literacy and gout characteristics in a primary care cohort. Rheumatology, 61(S1), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keac133.181

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Background/Aims</jats:title> <jats:p>Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis, affecting 2.5% of the UK population. It is often suboptimally managed, despite the availability of effective... Read More about P182 Health literacy and gout characteristics in a primary care cohort.

'It's just a great muddle when it comes to food': a qualitative exploration of patient decision-making around diet and gout. (2021)
Journal Article
Hider, Watson, Mallen, & Roddy. (2021). 'It's just a great muddle when it comes to food': a qualitative exploration of patient decision-making around diet and gout. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkab055

Objective: Our aim was to understand whether, why and how patients choose to modify their diets after developing gout.

Methods: We conducted an inductive thematic secondary analysis of qualitative data from 43 interviews and four focus groups wit... Read More about 'It's just a great muddle when it comes to food': a qualitative exploration of patient decision-making around diet and gout..

Onset of comorbidities and flare patterns within pre-existing morbidity clusters in people with gout: 5-year primary care cohort study. (2021)
Journal Article
Bajpai, R., Muller, S., Mallen, C., Watson, L., Richette, P., Hider, S. L., & Roddy, E. (2021). Onset of comorbidities and flare patterns within pre-existing morbidity clusters in people with gout: 5-year primary care cohort study. Rheumatology, 61(1), 407-412. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab283

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the onset of comorbidities and pattern of flares over five years according to baseline comorbidity clusters in people with gout. METHODS: In a prospective primary-care-based cohort study, adults aged =18 years with gout, wer... Read More about Onset of comorbidities and flare patterns within pre-existing morbidity clusters in people with gout: 5-year primary care cohort study..

Latent Class Growth Analysis of Gout Flare Trajectories: A Three-Year Prospective Cohort Study in Primary Care (2020)
Journal Article
Muller, Watson, Belcher, Mallen, Roddy, & Nicholls. (2020). Latent Class Growth Analysis of Gout Flare Trajectories: A Three-Year Prospective Cohort Study in Primary Care. Arthritis and Rheumatology, 72(11), 1928-1935. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.41476

Objective
To investigate the existence of distinct classes of gout flare trajectories and compare their gout-specific, comorbid, and sociodemographic characteristics.

Methods
In a prospective cohort study, adults with gout who were registered wi... Read More about Latent Class Growth Analysis of Gout Flare Trajectories: A Three-Year Prospective Cohort Study in Primary Care.

P142 Factors associated with change in health-related quality of life in people living with gout: a three-year prospective cohort study in primary care (2020)
Journal Article
Watson, L., Belcher, J., Nicholls, E., Chandratre, P., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Hider, S., …Roddy, E. (2020). P142 Factors associated with change in health-related quality of life in people living with gout: a three-year prospective cohort study in primary care. Rheumatology, 59(Supplement_2), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa111.137

Background
Gout affects 2.5% of adults in the UK but is often poorly managed. It can impair health-related quality of life (HRQOL), yet little is known about which people with gout are at risk of worse outcomes. We investigated factors associated wi... Read More about P142 Factors associated with change in health-related quality of life in people living with gout: a three-year prospective cohort study in primary care.

Primary Care Diagnosis of Gout Compared to a Primary Care Diagnostic Rule for Gout and to Classification Criteria (2019)
Journal Article
WATSON, L., MULLER, S., & RODDY, E. (2019). Primary Care Diagnosis of Gout Compared to a Primary Care Diagnostic Rule for Gout and to Classification Criteria. Journal of Rheumatology, 46(11), Article 1542. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190495

We read with interest the recent study by Dehlin and colleagues1, investigating the validity of a gout diagnosis in primary care. We have also investigated how a primary care diagnosis of gout compares to a primary care diagnostic rule for gout and t... Read More about Primary Care Diagnosis of Gout Compared to a Primary Care Diagnostic Rule for Gout and to Classification Criteria.

202 Gout attack trajectories in a 3-year cohort study in primary care (2019)
Journal Article
Watson, L., Belcher, J., Mallen, C. D., & Roddy, E. (2019). 202 Gout attack trajectories in a 3-year cohort study in primary care. Rheumatology, 58(Supplement_3), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kez107.018

Background: Gout affects 2.5% of adults in the UK but is often poorly managed. Whilst the hallmark of gout is recurrent sudden-onset attacks of acute joint pain and swelling, little is known about the pattern (trajectory) of attacks over time. We aim... Read More about 202 Gout attack trajectories in a 3-year cohort study in primary care.

Management of bile acid malabsorption using low-fat dietary interventions: a useful strategy applicable to some patients with diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome? (2015)
Journal Article
Watson, L., Lalji, A., Bodla, S., Muls, A., Andreyev, H. J. N., & Shaw, C. (2015). Management of bile acid malabsorption using low-fat dietary interventions: a useful strategy applicable to some patients with diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome?. Clinical Medicine, 15(6), 536-540. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.15-6-536

This study evaluates the efficacy of low-fat dietary interventions in the management of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms due to bile acid malabsorption. In total, 40 patients with GI symptoms and a 7-day 75selenium homocholic acid taurine (SeHCAT) scan... Read More about Management of bile acid malabsorption using low-fat dietary interventions: a useful strategy applicable to some patients with diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome?.

Outcomes from treating bile acid malabsorption using a multidisciplinary approach (2015)
Journal Article
Gupta, A., Muls, A. C., Lalji, A., Thomas, K., Watson, L., Shaw, C., & Andreyev, H. J. N. (2015). Outcomes from treating bile acid malabsorption using a multidisciplinary approach. Supportive Care in Cancer, 23(10), 2881-2890. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-015-2653-5

Background & aim
Despite bile acid malabsorption affecting >1 % of the population, the outcomes of treatment are largely unreported. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a structured intervention for this condition.

Method
This was a retros... Read More about Outcomes from treating bile acid malabsorption using a multidisciplinary approach.