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Reflecting on activities which support public involvement within an evaluation of public involvement reports from facilities funded by the national institute for health and care research: a co-produced commentary (2024)
Journal Article
Moult, A., Aries, A., Bailey, P., & Paskins, Z. (2024). Reflecting on activities which support public involvement within an evaluation of public involvement reports from facilities funded by the national institute for health and care research: a co-produced commentary. Research Involvement and Engagement, 10(1), 46. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-024-00579-x

Although including public contributors as members of research teams is becoming common, there are few reflections on how they have been incorporated, and almost none of these reflections are co-produced with public contributors. This commentary, writ... Read More about Reflecting on activities which support public involvement within an evaluation of public involvement reports from facilities funded by the national institute for health and care research: a co-produced commentary.

Reviews for multimorbidity risk in people with inflammatory conditions: a qualitative study. (2024)
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Gray, L., Bullock, L., Chew-Graham, C. A., Jinks, C., Paskins, Z., & Hider, S. (in press). Reviews for multimorbidity risk in people with inflammatory conditions: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), BJGPO.2024.0011. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0011

People with inflammatory rheumatological conditions (IRCs) are at high risk of developing other conditions including cardiovascular disease and mood disorders. To explore perspectives of people with IRCs and healthcare practitioners (HCPs) on the con... Read More about Reviews for multimorbidity risk in people with inflammatory conditions: a qualitative study..

Daily Pain Severity but Not Vertebral Fractures Is Associated With Lower Physical Activity in Postmenopausal Women With Back Pain (2024)
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Montgomery, G., Tobias, J. H., Paskins, Z., Khera, T. K., Huggins, C. J., Allison, S. J., …Ireland, A. (2024). Daily Pain Severity but Not Vertebral Fractures Is Associated With Lower Physical Activity in Postmenopausal Women With Back Pain. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2023-0035

Back pain lifetime incidence is 60-70%, whilst 12-20% of older women have vertebral fractures (VFs), often with back pain. We aimed to provide objective evidence, currently lacking, regarding whether back pain and VFs affect physical activity (PA).... Read More about Daily Pain Severity but Not Vertebral Fractures Is Associated With Lower Physical Activity in Postmenopausal Women With Back Pain.

Improving patients’ experiences of diagnosis and treatment of vertebral fracture: co-production of knowledge sharing resources (2024)
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Bennett, S. E., Gooberman-Hill, R., Clark, E. M., Paskins, Z., Walsh, N., & Drew, S. (in press). Improving patients’ experiences of diagnosis and treatment of vertebral fracture: co-production of knowledge sharing resources. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 25(1), 165. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-024-07281-9

Background: Osteoporosis involves changes to bones that makes them prone to fracture. The most common osteoporotic fracture is vertebral, in which one or more spinal vertebrae collapse. People with vertebral fracture are at high risk of further fract... Read More about Improving patients’ experiences of diagnosis and treatment of vertebral fracture: co-production of knowledge sharing resources.

An online clinical decision tool to screen for vertebral fragility fractures (Vfrac) in older women presenting with back pain in general practice: protocol for a feasibility study in preparation for a future cluster randomized controlled trial (2024)
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Khalid, T. Y., Peters, T. J., Pocock, L., Drew, S., Hardcastle, S., Paskins, Z., …Clark, E. (2024). An online clinical decision tool to screen for vertebral fragility fractures (Vfrac) in older women presenting with back pain in general practice: protocol for a feasibility study in preparation for a future cluster randomized controlled trial. Archives of Osteoporosis, 19, Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-023-01364-1

Summary This feasibility study for a future definitive randomized trial assesses the use and acceptability of a new clinical decision tool to identify risk of a vertebral fracture and those who should be referred for spinal radiography in women aged... Read More about An online clinical decision tool to screen for vertebral fragility fractures (Vfrac) in older women presenting with back pain in general practice: protocol for a feasibility study in preparation for a future cluster randomized controlled trial.

An online clinical decision tool to screen for vertebral fragility fractures (Vfrac) in older women presenting with back pain in general practice: protocol for a feasibility study in preparation for a future cluster randomised controlled trial (2024)
Journal Article
Khalid, T. Y., Peters, T. J., Pocock, L. V., Drew, S., Hardcastle, S. A., Paskins, Z., …Clark, E. M. (in press). An online clinical decision tool to screen for vertebral fragility fractures (Vfrac) in older women presenting with back pain in general practice: protocol for a feasibility study in preparation for a future cluster randomised controlled trial. Archives of Osteoporosis, 19(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-023-01364-1

Summary: This feasibility study for a future definitive randomized trial assesses the use and acceptability of a new clinical decision tool to identify risk of a vertebral fracture and those who should be referred for spinal radiography in women aged... Read More about An online clinical decision tool to screen for vertebral fragility fractures (Vfrac) in older women presenting with back pain in general practice: protocol for a feasibility study in preparation for a future cluster randomised controlled trial.

Optimising the implementation of evidence-based osteoarthritis guidelines in primary care: Development of a knowledge mobilisation toolkit (2024)
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Swaithes, L., Paskins, Z., Finney, A., Walsh, N., Skrybant, M., Mallen, C., & Dziedzic, K. (2024). Optimising the implementation of evidence-based osteoarthritis guidelines in primary care: Development of a knowledge mobilisation toolkit. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2024.01.003

Objective Implementing clinical guidelines for osteoarthritis in primary care is complex. Whilst international guidelines detail what best practice for osteoarthritis looks like, little is known about how this is... Read More about Optimising the implementation of evidence-based osteoarthritis guidelines in primary care: Development of a knowledge mobilisation toolkit.

Variation in UK fracture liaison service consultation conduct and content before and during the COVID pandemic: results from the iFraP-D UK survey (2023)
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Bullock, L., Abdelmagid, S., Fleming, J., Leyland, S., Clark, E. M., Gidlow, C., …Paskins, Z. (2023). Variation in UK fracture liaison service consultation conduct and content before and during the COVID pandemic: results from the iFraP-D UK survey. Archives of Osteoporosis, 19(1), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-023-01361-4

Summary We conducted a survey of FLSs’ consultation conduct and content which identified marked variation in whether FLS HCPs discussed osteoporosis medicine with patients. A review of service pro formas showed more content related to ‘investigating... Read More about Variation in UK fracture liaison service consultation conduct and content before and during the COVID pandemic: results from the iFraP-D UK survey.

The cost-effectiveness of adding an ultrasound corticosteroid and local anaesthetic injection to advice and education for hip osteoarthritis (2023)
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Kigozi, J., Oppong, R., Paskins, Z., Bromley, K., Lewis, M., Hughes, G., …Roddy, E. (2023). The cost-effectiveness of adding an ultrasound corticosteroid and local anaesthetic injection to advice and education for hip osteoarthritis. Rheumatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kead659

Objectives. Evidence for the comparative cost-effectiveness of intra-articular corticosteroid injection in people with hip osteoarthritis (OA) remains unclear. This study investigated the cost-effectiveness of best current treatment (BCT) comprising... Read More about The cost-effectiveness of adding an ultrasound corticosteroid and local anaesthetic injection to advice and education for hip osteoarthritis.

Using the UK standards for public involvement to evaluate the public involvement sections of annual reports from NIHR managed research centres (2023)
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Moult, A., Baker, D., Aries, A., Bailey, P., Blackburn, S., Kingstone, T., …Paskins, Z. (2023). Using the UK standards for public involvement to evaluate the public involvement sections of annual reports from NIHR managed research centres. Research Involvement and Engagement, 9(1), Article 109. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-023-00517-3

Background: Within the United Kingdom (UK), the National Institute for Health and Care Research is the largest funder of health and social care research, and additionally funds research centres that support the development and delivery of research. E... Read More about Using the UK standards for public involvement to evaluate the public involvement sections of annual reports from NIHR managed research centres.

Patients' preferences for fracture risk communication: the Risk Communication in Osteoporosis (RICO) study. (2023)
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Beaudart, C., Sharma, M., Clark, P., Fujiwara, S., Adachi, J. D., Messina, O. D., …Hiligsmann, M. (in press). Patients' preferences for fracture risk communication: the Risk Communication in Osteoporosis (RICO) study. Osteoporosis International, 35, 451–468. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-023-06955-9

The RICO study indicated that most patients would like to receive information regarding their fracture risk but that only a small majority have actually received it. Patients globally preferred a visual presentation of fracture risk and were interest... Read More about Patients' preferences for fracture risk communication: the Risk Communication in Osteoporosis (RICO) study..

Rheumatology nurses' perceptions of undertaking a postgraduate education programme: A phenomenological study (2023)
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Ryan, S., Hassell, A., Paskins, Z., Rule, K., Brooks, M., & Tajuria, G. (in press). Rheumatology nurses' perceptions of undertaking a postgraduate education programme: A phenomenological study. Musculoskeletal Care, 21(4), 1571-1577. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1832

Background: The expansion of the role of the rheumatology nurse specialist led to the instigation, in 1999, of the first Masters programme in rheumatology nursing, with the aim of supporting clinical advancement with evidence‐based practice. This stu... Read More about Rheumatology nurses' perceptions of undertaking a postgraduate education programme: A phenomenological study.

Clinicians’ views of prescribing oral and intravenous bisphosphonates for osteoporosis: a qualitative study (2023)
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Bishop, S., Narayanasamy, M. J., Paskins, Z., Corp, N., Bastounis, A., Griffin, J., …Sahota, O. (2023). Clinicians’ views of prescribing oral and intravenous bisphosphonates for osteoporosis: a qualitative study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 24(1), Article 770. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06865-1

Background: Bisphosphonate medications, including alendronate, ibandronate and risedronate administered orally and zoledronate, administered intravenously, are commonly prescribed for the treatment of osteoporosis based on evidence that, correctly ta... Read More about Clinicians’ views of prescribing oral and intravenous bisphosphonates for osteoporosis: a qualitative study.

Bone health assessment in adults with fragility fracture risk factors between 2002-2014: a retrospective cohort study. (2023)
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Pradhan, A., Nicholls, E., Edwards, J., Welsh, V., & Paskins, Z. (2023). Bone health assessment in adults with fragility fracture risk factors between 2002-2014: a retrospective cohort study. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), BJGPO.2023.0084. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0084

Background Lifetime risk of fragility fractures is 50% in post-menopausal women and 20% in men aged over 50 years. Identifying people at high risk facilitates early intervention and reduction of biopsychosocial morbidity associated with these fractur... Read More about Bone health assessment in adults with fragility fracture risk factors between 2002-2014: a retrospective cohort study..

Applying the consolidated framework for implementation research to evaluate the community rapid intervention service (2023)
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Moult, A., Baker, D., Twohig, H., Missen, M., Iqbal, Z., Duffy, H., & Paskins, Z. (2023). Applying the consolidated framework for implementation research to evaluate the community rapid intervention service. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1), 844. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09864-z

Background: Developed in 2019, the Community Rapid Intervention Service (CRIS) is a community intervention service aiming to prevent hospital admissions. CRIS provides a response within two hours to patients with sub-acute medical needs in their usua... Read More about Applying the consolidated framework for implementation research to evaluate the community rapid intervention service.

Osteoporosis and fracture as risk factors for self-harm and suicide: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
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Manning, F. M., Mughal, F., Ismail, H. A. S. M., Baines, L. M., Chew-Graham, C. A., Paskins, Z., & Prior, J. A. (2023). Osteoporosis and fracture as risk factors for self-harm and suicide: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 73(735), e735-e743. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0035

Background: Increase in presentations of self-harm to primary care, a risk factor of suicide, has led to a growing interest in identifying at-risk populations. Aim: To examine whether osteoporosis or fractures are risk factors for self-harm, sui... Read More about Osteoporosis and fracture as risk factors for self-harm and suicide: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Incorporating FRAX into a nurse-delivered integrated care review: a multi-method qualitative study. (2023)
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Hawarden, A., Bullock, L., Chew-Graham, C., Herron, D., Hider, S., Jinks, C., …Paskins, Z. (2023). Incorporating FRAX into a nurse-delivered integrated care review: a multi-method qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), 7(2), https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2022.0146

Background: People with inflammatory rheumatological conditions (IRCs) are at increased risk of common comorbidities including osteoporosis. Aim: To explore the barriers to and facilitators of implementing nurse-delivered fracture risk assessments... Read More about Incorporating FRAX into a nurse-delivered integrated care review: a multi-method qualitative study..

Exploring the treatment burden of disease modifying anti rheumatic drug monitoring in people with rheumatoid arthritis (2023)
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Ryan, S., Bullock, L., Manning, F., Chew-Graham, C. A., & Paskins, Z. (in press). Exploring the treatment burden of disease modifying anti rheumatic drug monitoring in people with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 7(2), Article rkad054. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkad054

Objectives People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) taking disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) require safety monitoring to identify potential side-effects. This study aimed to explore patients’ and family members’ perspectives on DMARD moni... Read More about Exploring the treatment burden of disease modifying anti rheumatic drug monitoring in people with rheumatoid arthritis.

Research priorities regarding the use of bisphosphonates for osteoporosis: a UK priority setting exercise (2023)
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Paskins, Z., Moult, A., Corp, N., Bastounis, A., Davis, S., Narayanasamy, M. J., …Sahota, O. (2023). Research priorities regarding the use of bisphosphonates for osteoporosis: a UK priority setting exercise. Osteoporosis International, 10.1007/s00198-023-06806-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-023-06806-7

Worldwide, many people who would benefit from osteoporosis drugs are not offered or receiving them, resulting in an osteoporosis care gap. Adherence with bisphosphonates is particularly low. This study aimed to identify stakeholder research prioritie... Read More about Research priorities regarding the use of bisphosphonates for osteoporosis: a UK priority setting exercise.