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Developing the evidence and associated service models to support older adults living with frailty to manage their pain and to reduce its impact on their lives: protocol for a mixed-method, co-design study (The POPPY Study) (2023)
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Introduction: The Pain in Older People with Frailty Study is a mixed-method, co-design study, which aims to develop the content, implementation strategies, service and professional guidance to support older adults with frailty to manage their pain.... Read More about Developing the evidence and associated service models to support older adults living with frailty to manage their pain and to reduce its impact on their lives: protocol for a mixed-method, co-design study (The POPPY Study).

"I could have a proper ankle" - a qualitative study of patients' perceptions of total ankle replacement and ankle fusion surgery. (2022)
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BACKGROUND: End-stage ankle osteoarthritis typically causes severe pain and impaired function. Surgical treatment involves total ankle replacement (TAR) or ankle fusion. Definitive evidence about which procedure is optimal is lacking. No previous stu... Read More about "I could have a proper ankle" - a qualitative study of patients' perceptions of total ankle replacement and ankle fusion surgery..

Exploring the feasibility, acceptability and value of volunteer peer mentors in supporting self-management of osteoarthritis: a qualitative evaluation (2022)
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Background Hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) affect a large and growing proportion of the population. Treatment options are typically conservative making self-management a priority. Using trained peers to support individuals with OA has potential to... Read More about Exploring the feasibility, acceptability and value of volunteer peer mentors in supporting self-management of osteoarthritis: a qualitative evaluation.

Prediction Models to Estimate the Future Risk of Osteoarthritis in the General Population: A Systematic Review (2022)
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the performance and applicability of multivariable prediction models for osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS: Systematic review and narrative synthesis using three databases (EMBASE, PubMed, Web of Science; inception to December 2021)... Read More about Prediction Models to Estimate the Future Risk of Osteoarthritis in the General Population: A Systematic Review.

Content and delivery of pre-operative interventions for patients undergoing total knee replacement: a rapid review. (2022)
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BACKGROUND: Total knee replacement (TKR) is a common operation typically performed for end-stage knee osteoarthritis. Patients awaiting TKR often have poor health-related quality of life. Approximately 20% of patients experience persistent pain post-... Read More about Content and delivery of pre-operative interventions for patients undergoing total knee replacement: a rapid review..

PREDICTION MODELS TO ESTIMATE FUTURE INDIVIDUAL RISK OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN THE GENERAL POPULATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (2022)
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Purpose: The need for health systems to shift from late, reactive care of osteoarthritis (OA) to earlier, preventative strategies is widely acknowledged. Rigorously derived and validated models capable of predicting future individual-level risk of OA... Read More about PREDICTION MODELS TO ESTIMATE FUTURE INDIVIDUAL RISK OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN THE GENERAL POPULATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.

Understanding peer mentorship in supporting self‐management of hip and knee osteoarthritis: A qualitative study of mentees' perspectives (2021)
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Background Hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are common musculoskeletal conditions. Treatment is usually conservative, making self-management a priority. We developed and trialled an OA peer mentorship intervention to support self-management in older... Read More about Understanding peer mentorship in supporting self‐management of hip and knee osteoarthritis: A qualitative study of mentees' perspectives.

Peer mentorship to improve self-management of hip and knee osteoarthritis: a randomised feasibility trial (2021)
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Objective To determine the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of a peer mentorship intervention to improve self-management of osteoarthritis (OA). Design Six-month parallel group non-blinded randomised feasibility trial.... Read More about Peer mentorship to improve self-management of hip and knee osteoarthritis: a randomised feasibility trial.

“Pacing does help you get your life back”: The acceptability of a newly developed activity pacing framework for chronic pain/fatigue (2021)
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Objectives We have developed and feasibility tested an activity pacing framework for clinicians to standardise their recommendations of activity pacing to patients with chronic pain/fatigue. This study aimed to explore the acceptability and fidelity... Read More about “Pacing does help you get your life back”: The acceptability of a newly developed activity pacing framework for chronic pain/fatigue.

Consensus on pre-operative total knee replacement education and prehabilitation recommendations: a UK-based modified Delphi study (2021)
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Over 90,000 total knee replacement (TKR) procedures are performed annually in the United Kingdom (UK). Patients awaiting TKR face long delays whilst enduring severe pain and functional limitations. Almost 20% of patients who undergo TKR are not satis... Read More about Consensus on pre-operative total knee replacement education and prehabilitation recommendations: a UK-based modified Delphi study.

Engaging stakeholders to refine an activity pacing framework for chronic pain/fatigue: A nominal group technique (2019)
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Objectives Due to the current absence of a standardized guide for activity pacing, the concept of pacing is interpreted in various ways by healthcare professionals, patients and researchers. Consequently, the effects of pacing across different condi... Read More about Engaging stakeholders to refine an activity pacing framework for chronic pain/fatigue: A nominal group technique.

Survey of activity pacing across healthcare professionals informs a new activity pacing framework for chronic pain/fatigue (2019)
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INTRODUCTION: Activity pacing is considered a key component of rehabilitation programmes for chronic pain/fatigue. However, there are no widely used guidelines to standardize how pacing is delivered. This study aimed to undertake the first stage in d... Read More about Survey of activity pacing across healthcare professionals informs a new activity pacing framework for chronic pain/fatigue.

Cognitive factors are associated with disability and pain, but not fatigue among physiotherapy attendees with persistent pain and fatigue (2019)
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Objectives Most research exploring the relationship between cognitive factors and pain, disability and fatigue in patients with persistent pain/fatigue has been performed in multi disciplinary environments. It is unclear whether these associations a... Read More about Cognitive factors are associated with disability and pain, but not fatigue among physiotherapy attendees with persistent pain and fatigue.

Symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy are not determined by activity pacing when measured by the chronic pain coping inventory (2017)
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Objectives Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy (CFS/ME) is a chronic illness which can cause significant fatigue, pain and disability. Activity pacing is frequently advocated as a beneficial coping strategy, however, it is unclear whethe... Read More about Symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy are not determined by activity pacing when measured by the chronic pain coping inventory.

Assessing the Psychometric Properties of an Activity Pacing Questionnaire for Chronic Pain and Fatigue. (2015)
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Background Therapists frequently advise the use of activity pacing as a coping strategy to manage long-term conditions (eg, chronic low back pain, chronic widespread pain, chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis). However, activity pacing... Read More about Assessing the Psychometric Properties of an Activity Pacing Questionnaire for Chronic Pain and Fatigue..

Exploring patients' opinions of activity pacing and a new activity pacing questionnaire for chronic pain and/or fatigue: a qualitative study. (2015)
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Objective Despite the frequent recommendation of activity pacing as a coping strategy for patients with chronic pain and/or fatigue, pacing is interpreted in different ways and there is an absence of a widely accepted pacing scale. We have developed... Read More about Exploring patients' opinions of activity pacing and a new activity pacing questionnaire for chronic pain and/or fatigue: a qualitative study..