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Allostatic load and pain severity in older adults: results from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (2017)
Journal Article
Sibille, K. T., McBeth, J., Smith, D., & Wilkie, R. (2017). Allostatic load and pain severity in older adults: results from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Experimental Gerontology, 51 - 58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2016.12.013

Pain is common in older adults, is frequently experienced as stressful, and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Stress regulatory systems are adaptive to challenge and change, allostasis, until demands exceed the adaptive capacity c... Read More about Allostatic load and pain severity in older adults: results from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

Perineal resuturing versus expectant management following vaginal delivery complicated by a dehisced wound (PREVIEW): a nested qualitative study (2017)
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(2017). Perineal resuturing versus expectant management following vaginal delivery complicated by a dehisced wound (PREVIEW): a nested qualitative study. BMJ Open, e013008 -?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013008

OBJECTIVE: To explore women's lived experiences of a dehisced perineal wound following childbirth and how they felt participating in a pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT). DESIGN: A nested qualitative study using semistructured in... Read More about Perineal resuturing versus expectant management following vaginal delivery complicated by a dehisced wound (PREVIEW): a nested qualitative study.

The Green Shoots of Recovery: a realist evaluation of a team to support change in general practice (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). The Green Shoots of Recovery: a realist evaluation of a team to support change in general practice. BMJ Open, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014165

Objective A multidisciplinary support team for general practice was established in April 2014 by a local National Health Service (NHS) England management team. This work evaluates the team's effectiveness in supporting and promoting change in its fir... Read More about The Green Shoots of Recovery: a realist evaluation of a team to support change in general practice.

Adherence to medication in the community: audit cycle of interventions to improve the assessment of adherence (2017)
Journal Article
Farooq, S., & Choudry, A. (2017). Adherence to medication in the community: audit cycle of interventions to improve the assessment of adherence. BJPsych Bulletin, 41 - 44. https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.115.053520

Aims and method To investigate whether medication adherence is monitored during follow-up in out-patient reviews. A retrospective audit was carried out with a sample of 50 follow-up patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disord... Read More about Adherence to medication in the community: audit cycle of interventions to improve the assessment of adherence.

Identifying Treatment Effect Modifiers in the STarT Back Trial: A Secondary Analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Beneciuk, J., Hill, J., Campbell, P., Afolabi, E., George, S., Dunn, K., & Foster, N. (2017). Identifying Treatment Effect Modifiers in the STarT Back Trial: A Secondary Analysis. Journal of Pain, 54-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2016.10.002

Identification of patient characteristics influencing treatment outcomes is a top low back pain (LBP) research priority. Results from the STarT Back Trial support the effectiveness of prognostic stratified care for LBP compared to current best care,... Read More about Identifying Treatment Effect Modifiers in the STarT Back Trial: A Secondary Analysis.

Training on Kielland’s forceps: A survey of trainees’ opinions (2017)
Journal Article
Al Wattar, B., Mahmud, A., Janjua, A., Parry-Smith, W., & Ismail, K. (in press). Training on Kielland’s forceps: A survey of trainees’ opinions. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 37(3), 280-283. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443615.2016.1196476

We conducted a cross-sectional survey including specialist trainees in obstetrics and gynaecology in the Health Education West Midlands region, UK, to capture their views and assess training opportunities on the use of Kielland’s forceps. Half of the... Read More about Training on Kielland’s forceps: A survey of trainees’ opinions.

Comparing Hamstring Muscle Length Measurements of the Traditional Active Knee Extension Test and a Functional Hamstring Flexibility Test (2017)
Journal Article
Winter, S. (2017). Comparing Hamstring Muscle Length Measurements of the Traditional Active Knee Extension Test and a Functional Hamstring Flexibility Test. https://doi.org/10.4172/2573-0312.1000125

Background: The hamstring muscles are regularly injured during high risk sports involving sprinting and kicking activities. Currently there is inconclusive evidence regarding hamstring muscle length measurements as a predictor for hamstring injury us... Read More about Comparing Hamstring Muscle Length Measurements of the Traditional Active Knee Extension Test and a Functional Hamstring Flexibility Test.

A survey of eMedia-delivered interventions for schizophrenia used in randomized controlled trials (2017)
Journal Article
Farooq. (2017). A survey of eMedia-delivered interventions for schizophrenia used in randomized controlled trials. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 233 -243. https://doi.org/10.2147/ndt.s115897

Background: Randomized trials evaluating electronic Media (eMedia) delivery of interventions are increasingly frequent in mental health. Although a number of reviews have reported efficacy of these interventions, none has reviewed the type of eMedia... Read More about A survey of eMedia-delivered interventions for schizophrenia used in randomized controlled trials.

Comparing the Experience of Mature-Aged and Traditional Medical Students in the Clinical Setting: A Qualitative Approach (2017)
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(2017). Comparing the Experience of Mature-Aged and Traditional Medical Students in the Clinical Setting: A Qualitative Approach. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, 8-28. https://doi.org/10.21252/KEELE-0000005

Background: Although the mean age of first year medical students is 24, an increasing number of “mature-aged” students, defined as over age 30, are entering medical school in the United States. Few studies have employed qualitative methodology to det... Read More about Comparing the Experience of Mature-Aged and Traditional Medical Students in the Clinical Setting: A Qualitative Approach.

Evaluating on-line health information for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: a descriptive study (2017)
Journal Article
Vivekanantham, A., Protheroe, J., Muller, S., & Hider, S. (2017). Evaluating on-line health information for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: a descriptive study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 43 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1416-5

BACKGROUND: The Internet is increasingly used to access health information, although the quality of information varies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the readability, and quality of websites about polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). METHODS: Three... Read More about Evaluating on-line health information for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: a descriptive study.

Incidence of venous thromboembolism in care homes: a prospective cohort study (2017)
Journal Article
Apenteng, P. N., Hobbs, F. R., Roalfe, A., Muhammad, U., Heneghan, C., & Fitzmaurice, D. (2017). Incidence of venous thromboembolism in care homes: a prospective cohort study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 67(655), e130-e137. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp17x688873

Background Care home residents have venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk profiles similar to medical inpatients; however, the epidemiology of VTE in care homes is unclear.

Aim To determine the incidence of VTE in care homes.

Design and setting Obs... Read More about Incidence of venous thromboembolism in care homes: a prospective cohort study.

Multilevel Modeling of Binary Outcomes with Three-Level Complex Health Survey Data (2017)
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(2017). Multilevel Modeling of Binary Outcomes with Three-Level Complex Health Survey Data. Open Journal of Epidemiology, 27 - 43. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojepi.2017.71004

Complex survey designs often involve unequal selection probabilities of clusters or units within clusters. When estimating models for complex survey data, scaled weights are incorporated into the likelihood, producing a pseudo likelihood. In a 3-leve... Read More about Multilevel Modeling of Binary Outcomes with Three-Level Complex Health Survey Data.

Patients' views on the causes of their polymyalgia rheumatica: a content analysis of data from the PMR Cohort Study (2017)
Journal Article
Tshimologo, M., Saunders, B., Muller, S., Mallen, C. D., & Hider, S. L. (2017). Patients' views on the causes of their polymyalgia rheumatica: a content analysis of data from the PMR Cohort Study. BMJ Open, e014301 -?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014301

OBJECTIVE: To explore primary care polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) patient beliefs about the causes of their PMR. DESIGN: Qualitative content analysis was conducted on patients' written responses to the question of what they thought had caused their PMR... Read More about Patients' views on the causes of their polymyalgia rheumatica: a content analysis of data from the PMR Cohort Study.

The humanistic and economic burden of chronic wounds: a protocol for a systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
Järbrink, K., Ni, G., Sönnergren, H., Schmidtchen, A., Pang, C., Bajpai, R., & Car, J. (2017). The humanistic and economic burden of chronic wounds: a protocol for a systematic review. Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0400-8

Background: Chronic non-healing wounds present a substantial economic burden to healthcare system; significant reductions in quality of life for those affected, and precede often serious events such as limp amputations or even premature deaths. This... Read More about The humanistic and economic burden of chronic wounds: a protocol for a systematic review.

Incidence and medical management of bisphosphonate-associated atypical femoral fractures in a major trauma centre: a retrospective observational study (2017)
Journal Article
Eisenstein, N., Kasavkar, G., Bhavsar, D., Shehzaad Khan, F., & Paskins, Z. (2017). Incidence and medical management of bisphosphonate-associated atypical femoral fractures in a major trauma centre: a retrospective observational study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1392-9

BACKGROUND: Atypical femoral fractures (AFFs) are rare events associated with increased duration of bisphosphonate exposure. Recommended management of AFFs include cessation of bisphosphonates and imaging of the contralateral femur. The aims of this... Read More about Incidence and medical management of bisphosphonate-associated atypical femoral fractures in a major trauma centre: a retrospective observational study.

Generic prognostic factors for musculoskeletal pain in primary care: a systematic review. (2017)
Journal Article
Artus, M., Campbell, P., Mallen, C., Dunn, K., & van der Windt, D. (2017). Generic prognostic factors for musculoskeletal pain in primary care: a systematic review. BMJ Open, e012901 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012901

OBJECTIVES: To summarise the evidence for generic prognostic factors across a range of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions. SETTING: primary care. METHODS AND OUTCOMES: Comprehensive systematic literature review. MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsychINFO and EMBASE we... Read More about Generic prognostic factors for musculoskeletal pain in primary care: a systematic review..

Monitoring thyroid function in patients on levothyroxine: audit findings and suggested change in practice (2017)
Journal Article
Scargill, J. J., Livingston, M., Holland, D., Khan, A., Duff, C. J., Fryer, A. A., & Heald, A. H. (2017). Monitoring thyroid function in patients on levothyroxine: audit findings and suggested change in practice. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 71(1), Article ARTN e12877. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.12877

With demand for endocrine tests steadily increasing year-on-year, review of requesting behaviour is very pertinent. A wealth of data now exists to suggest that there is a significant degree of unnecessary requesting of pathology tests,1-3 including e... Read More about Monitoring thyroid function in patients on levothyroxine: audit findings and suggested change in practice.

Management of obstetric postpartum hemorrhage: A national service evaluation of current practice in the UK (2017)
Journal Article
Al Wattar, B., Tamblyn, J., Parry-Smith, W., Prior, M., & Van Der Nelson, H. (2017). Management of obstetric postpartum hemorrhage: A national service evaluation of current practice in the UK. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 10, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S121737

Background: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) continues to be one of the major causes of maternal mortality and morbidity in obstetrics. Variations in practice often lead to adverse maternity outcomes following PPH. Our objective was to assess the current... Read More about Management of obstetric postpartum hemorrhage: A national service evaluation of current practice in the UK.