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“DLQI Seems to be ‘Action’, and Skindex-29 Seems to be ‘Emotion’”: Qualitative Study of the Perceptions of Patients with Psoriasis or Eczema on Two Common Dermatology-specific Quality of Life Measures (2020)
Journal Article
Paudyal, P., Apfelbacher, C., Jones, C., Siddiqui, S., El-Turki, A., DeGiovanni, C., & Smith, H. (2020). “DLQI Seems to be ‘Action’, and Skindex-29 Seems to be ‘Emotion’”: Qualitative Study of the Perceptions of Patients with Psoriasis or Eczema on Two Common Dermatology-specific Quality of Life Measures. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, adv00105 - 6. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-3417

Little is known about which quality of life measure best captures the lived experience of people with a chronic skin condition. The purpose of this study was to explore patients? views on the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and Skindex-29. Part... Read More about “DLQI Seems to be ‘Action’, and Skindex-29 Seems to be ‘Emotion’”: Qualitative Study of the Perceptions of Patients with Psoriasis or Eczema on Two Common Dermatology-specific Quality of Life Measures.

Advance euthanasia directives and the Dutch prosecution. (2020)
Journal Article
Hughes. (2020). Advance euthanasia directives and the Dutch prosecution. Journal of Medical Ethics, 253-256. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2020-106131

In a recent Dutch euthanasia case, a woman underwent euthanasia on the basis of an advance directive, having first been sedated without her knowledge and then restrained by members of her family while the euthanasia was administered. This article con... Read More about Advance euthanasia directives and the Dutch prosecution..

Lockdown will hit Nigeria’s smallscale entrepreneurs hard. What can be done (2020)
Digital Artefact
Olarewaju, T. (2020). Lockdown will hit Nigeria’s smallscale entrepreneurs hard. What can be done. [N/A]

Development of a Gaussian Process - feature selection model to characterise (poly)dimethylsiloxane (Silastic (R)) membrane permeation (2020)
Journal Article
Moss. (2020). Development of a Gaussian Process - feature selection model to characterise (poly)dimethylsiloxane (Silastic (R)) membrane permeation. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jphp.13263

Objectives The current study aims to determine the effect of physicochemical descriptor selection on models of polydimethylsiloxane permeation. Methods A total of 2942 descriptors were calculated for a data set of 77 chemicals. Data were processed to... Read More about Development of a Gaussian Process - feature selection model to characterise (poly)dimethylsiloxane (Silastic (R)) membrane permeation.

Improved CRISPR-based suppression gene drives mitigate resistance and impose a large reproductive load on laboratory-contained mosquito populations (2020)
Working Paper
Hammond, A. M., Kyrou, K., Gribble, M., Karlsson, X., Morianou, I., Galizi, R., …Nolan, T. Improved CRISPR-based suppression gene drives mitigate resistance and impose a large reproductive load on laboratory-contained mosquito populations

Abstract CRISPR-based genes drives bias their own inheritance and can be used to modify entire populations of insect vectors of disease as a novel form of sustainable disease control. Gene drives designed to interfere with female fertility can suppre... Read More about Improved CRISPR-based suppression gene drives mitigate resistance and impose a large reproductive load on laboratory-contained mosquito populations.

Decentralized Voltage Control for Efficient Power Exchange in Interconnected DC Clusters (2020)
Journal Article
Samende, C., Gao, F., Bhagavathy, S. M., & McCulloch, M. (2021). Decentralized Voltage Control for Efficient Power Exchange in Interconnected DC Clusters. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 12(1), 103-115. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSTE.2020.2984920

Interconnection of two autonomous swarm grids (DC clusters) which are designed for energy access can increase power supply availability for power hungry appliances such as water pumps. Here, a surplus or a deficit power in one cluster is balanced by... Read More about Decentralized Voltage Control for Efficient Power Exchange in Interconnected DC Clusters.

Temporal recalibration for improving prognostic model development and risk predictions in settings where survival is improving over time. (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Temporal recalibration for improving prognostic model development and risk predictions in settings where survival is improving over time. International Journal of Epidemiology, 1316-1325. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaa030

BACKGROUND: Prognostic models are typically developed in studies covering long time periods. However, if more recent years have seen improvements in survival, then using the full dataset may lead to out-of-date survival predictions. Period analysis a... Read More about Temporal recalibration for improving prognostic model development and risk predictions in settings where survival is improving over time..

Diatom assemblages from short-lived jökulhlaup-formed kettle lakes in a proglacial outwash plain, south-east Iceland (2020)
Journal Article
Law, A. C., Robinson, Z., Szkornik, K., & Waller, R. I. (2020). Diatom assemblages from short-lived jökulhlaup-formed kettle lakes in a proglacial outwash plain, south-east Iceland. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography, 102(2), 162-181. https://doi.org/10.1080/04353676.2020.1761096

Little is known about the ecological implications of high-magnitude, low frequency jökulhlaup events in proglacial systems. This study highlights how kettle lakes produced by jökulhlaups in proglacial areas create short-lived ecosystems and increase... Read More about Diatom assemblages from short-lived jökulhlaup-formed kettle lakes in a proglacial outwash plain, south-east Iceland.

Aging well with chronic pain in rural areas: an ecologically informed study (2020)
Journal Article
Kingstone, T., Chew-Graham, C., & Bartlam, B. (in press). Aging well with chronic pain in rural areas: an ecologically informed study. Housing and Society, 47(2), 122 - 145. https://doi.org/10.1080/08882746.2020.1740563

Over half of people in the UK aged 75 years and above experience chronic pain – defined as pain lasting three or more months. Chronic pain can impact activities of daily living, quality of life, and independence. Rural perspectives on aging with chro... Read More about Aging well with chronic pain in rural areas: an ecologically informed study.

Pain psychology in the 21st century: lessons learned and moving forward (2020)
Journal Article
Flink, I. K., Reme, S., Jacobsen, H. B., Glombiewski, J., Vlaeyen, J. W., Nicholas, M. K., …Boersma, K. (2020). Pain psychology in the 21st century: lessons learned and moving forward. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 20(2), 229 - 238. https://doi.org/10.1515/sjpain-2019-0180

Background and aims: In the spring of 2019, Professor Steven J. Linton, the founder of the Center for Health and Medical Psychology (CHAMP) at Örebro University, Sweden, formally retired. As a tribute to his scholarly work covering decades of influen... Read More about Pain psychology in the 21st century: lessons learned and moving forward.

Ritual, identity fusion, and the inauguration of president Trump: a pseudo-experiment of ritual modes theory (2020)
Journal Article
Kapitany. (2020). Ritual, identity fusion, and the inauguration of president Trump: a pseudo-experiment of ritual modes theory. Self and Identity, 293 - 323. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2019.1578686

The US Presidential Inauguration is a symbolic event which arouses significant emotional responses among diverse groups, and is of considerable significance to Americans’ personal and social identities. We argue that the inauguration qualifies as an... Read More about Ritual, identity fusion, and the inauguration of president Trump: a pseudo-experiment of ritual modes theory.

Development and Content Validity of the Clinical Assessment of Body Alignment for Children With Cerebral Palsy (2020)
Journal Article
K George, F., Benham, A., Gabriel, L., & Purton, J. (2020). Development and Content Validity of the Clinical Assessment of Body Alignment for Children With Cerebral Palsy. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 32(2), 137-143. https://doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000000685

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the development and content validity of the clinical assessment of body alignment (CABA) to measure body alignment in children with cerebral palsy. Methods: Content validity and clinical utilit... Read More about Development and Content Validity of the Clinical Assessment of Body Alignment for Children With Cerebral Palsy.

O40 Trends in incidence of GCA in the UK (2020)
Journal Article
Barnett, L. A., Helliwell, T., Jordan, K., & Prior, J. (2020). O40 Trends in incidence of GCA in the UK. Rheumatology, 59(Supplement_2), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa110.039

Background Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of medium and large vessel vasculitis. Diagnosis remains difficult since there are a multitude of symptoms experienced by patients with GCA and if not promptly identified or treated, pati... Read More about O40 Trends in incidence of GCA in the UK.

P221 Treatment fidelity in the Gait Rehabilitation in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Trial (GREAT) feasibility study (2020)
Journal Article
Godfrey, E., Sekhon, M., Hendry, G., Foster, N. E., Hider, S., van der Leeden, M., …Bearne, L. (2020). P221 Treatment fidelity in the Gait Rehabilitation in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Trial (GREAT) feasibility study. Rheumatology, 59(Supplement_2), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa111.216

Background Many people with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) report foot pain and walking disability. Self-reported walking disability two years post-diagnosis is the main predictor of persistent disability. A psychologically informed gait rehabilita... Read More about P221 Treatment fidelity in the Gait Rehabilitation in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Trial (GREAT) feasibility study.

O03 The OA thumb therapy trial: a three arm multi-centre randomised controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and efficacy of splints for symptomatic thumb base OA (2020)
Journal Article
Adams, J., Barratt, P., Arden, N. K., Bouças, S. B., Bradley, S., Doherty, M., …Wiliams, M. (2020). O03 The OA thumb therapy trial: a three arm multi-centre randomised controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and efficacy of splints for symptomatic thumb base OA. Rheumatology, 59(Supplement_2), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa110.002

Background Symptomatic thumb-base osteoarthritis (OA) affects 20% of people aged >55 years. Patients with thumb-base OA may experience pain, work disability, hand dysfunction and reduced quality of life (QoL). Although hand splints are a recommended... Read More about O03 The OA thumb therapy trial: a three arm multi-centre randomised controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and efficacy of splints for symptomatic thumb base OA.

P143 The clinical and cost-effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome: 24-month follow-up of an open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial (2020)
Journal Article
Burton, C. L., Rathod-Mistry, T., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Chesterton, L. S., Davenport, G., Dziedzic, K. S., …Roddy, E. (2020). P143 The clinical and cost-effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome: 24-month follow-up of an open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial. Rheumatology, 59(Supplement_2), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa111.138

Background Patients with mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) are commonly treated with night splints and/or local corticosteroid injection. In the INSTINCTS (INjection versus SplinTing in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) trial, we previously report... Read More about P143 The clinical and cost-effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome: 24-month follow-up of an open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial.

P63 The association between presenting clinical features and subsequent diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (2020)
Journal Article
Barnett, L. A., Helliwell, T., Jordan, K. P., & Prior, J. A. (2020). P63 The association between presenting clinical features and subsequent diagnosis of giant cell arteritis. Rheumatology, 59(Supplement_2), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa111.062

Background The diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA) remains challenging due to the varied number and type of clinical features (symptoms and comorbidities) that patients with GCA can present with. Prompt diagnosis is important, as if left undiagn... Read More about P63 The association between presenting clinical features and subsequent diagnosis of giant cell arteritis.

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.

P193 Experiences of delivering a nurse-led fracture risk assessment for patients with inflammatory rheumatological conditions in primary care (2020)
Journal Article
Hawarden, A. W., Paskins, Z., Desilva, E. E., Herron, D., Machin, A., Jinks, C., …Chew-Graham, C. (2020). P193 Experiences of delivering a nurse-led fracture risk assessment for patients with inflammatory rheumatological conditions in primary care. Rheumatology, 59(Supplement_2), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa111.188

Background The INCLUDE (INtegrating and improving Care for patients with infLammatory rheUmatological DisordErs in the community) pilot trial aimed to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a nurse-delivered review in primary care for people... Read More about P193 Experiences of delivering a nurse-led fracture risk assessment for patients with inflammatory rheumatological conditions in primary care.

P197 Analgesic prescribing in patients with inflammatory arthritis in the NHS (2020)
Journal Article
Scott, I. C., Bailey, J., White, C., Mallen, C. D., & Muller, S. (2020). P197 Analgesic prescribing in patients with inflammatory arthritis in the NHS. Rheumatology, 59(Supplement_2), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa111.192

Background There is little evidence analgesics improve pain in inflammatory arthritis (IA), and substantial evidence they have significant harms. Excepting NSAIDs in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), their long-term use is not recommended in guidelines.... Read More about P197 Analgesic prescribing in patients with inflammatory arthritis in the NHS.