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Long-term outcomes of COVID-19 infection in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review] (2024)
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Background Children and young people (CYP) may experience prolonged symptoms following COVID-19, commonly termed ‘Long-COVID’. The characteristics of Long-COVID in CYP are unclear, as are the sequalae of acute COVID-19. We aimed to systematically sy... Read More about Long-term outcomes of COVID-19 infection in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review].

Musculoskeletal disorders and pain in agricultural workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
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Agricultural workers constitute two-thirds of the population of Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) and are at increased risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) due to high-risk activities. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim... Read More about Musculoskeletal disorders and pain in agricultural workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Summarizing Evidence of Associations of COVID‐19 With a Future Diagnosis of Inflammatory Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Rapid Review (2023)
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Musculoskeletal symptoms are commonly reported following acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). It is unclear whether those with musculoskeletal symptoms subsequently develop inflammatory rheumatic musculoskeletal disease (iRMD). This review seek... Read More about Summarizing Evidence of Associations of COVID‐19 With a Future Diagnosis of Inflammatory Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Rapid Review.

Bone health assessment in adults with fragility fracture risk factors between 2002-2014: a retrospective cohort study. (2023)
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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..

POS0999-HPR THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON REFERRALS TO MUSCULOSKELETAL SERVICES FROM PRIMARY CARE AND SUBSEQUENT INCIDENCE OF INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATIC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY (2023)
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Background Inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (iRMDs), including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and juveneille inflammatory arthritsi (JIA), are common and cause a high disease burden globally. Early diagnosis of iRMDs and subsequent time... Read More about POS0999-HPR THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON REFERRALS TO MUSCULOSKELETAL SERVICES FROM PRIMARY CARE AND SUBSEQUENT INCIDENCE OF INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATIC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY.

Trends in consultations and prescribing for rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: an electronic primary care records study. (2023)
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Background Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are common and generally managed in primary care through supported self-care, physiotherapy, analgesia, and specialist referral where indicated. The COVID-19 pandemic led to abrupt changes in... Read More about Trends in consultations and prescribing for rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: an electronic primary care records study..

P103 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on primary care referrals and new diagnoses of inflammatory arthritis (2023)
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on referrals to musculoskeletal services from primary care and subsequent incidence of inflammatory rheumatic musculoskeletal disease: an observational study (2023)
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Objectives To describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon referral patterns and incident diagnosis of inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (iRMDs). Methods UK primary care data was used to describe referral patterns for pat... Read More about The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on referrals to musculoskeletal services from primary care and subsequent incidence of inflammatory rheumatic musculoskeletal disease: an observational study.

Symptom patterns and life with post-acute COVID-19 in children aged 8-17: a mixed methods studyprotocol. (2023)
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Background: While there is a substantial body of knowledge about acute COVID-19, less is known about long-COVID, where symptoms continue beyond 4 weeks. Aim: To describe longer-term effects of COVID-19 infection in children and young people (CYP)... Read More about Symptom patterns and life with post-acute COVID-19 in children aged 8-17: a mixed methods studyprotocol..

Missed Opportunities in the Diagnosis of Heart Failure: Evaluation of Pathways to Determine Sources of Delay to Specialist Evaluation. (2022)
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Missed opportunities are incidents where different actions by those involved could have resulted in more desirable events. Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome presenting as symptoms and signs common to other diagnoses, in patients frequently... Read More about Missed Opportunities in the Diagnosis of Heart Failure: Evaluation of Pathways to Determine Sources of Delay to Specialist Evaluation..

Readmission after index hospital discharge among patients with COVID-19: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis (2021)
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Background and Aims: Hospital readmissions among COVID-19 patients have increased the load on the healthcare systems and added more pressure to hospital capacity. This affects the ability to accommodate newly diagnosed COVID-19 patients and other non... Read More about Readmission after index hospital discharge among patients with COVID-19: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Misdiagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review of the Literature (2021)
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Background: Despite the availability of tests to diagnose acute myocardial infarction (AMI), cases are still missed. Methods: We systematically reviewed the literature to determine how missed AMI has been defined, the reported rates of misdiagnosed A... Read More about Misdiagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction (2020)
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Objectives Despite many shared risk factors and pathophysiological pathways, the risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and myocardial infarction (MI) in interstitial lung disease (ILD) remains poorly understood. This lack of data could be preventing... Read More about Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction.

Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction. (2020)
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OBJECTIVES: Despite many shared risk factors and pathophysiological pathways, the risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and myocardial infarction (MI) in interstitial lung disease (ILD) remains poorly understood. This lack of data could be preventing... Read More about Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction..

Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction (2020)
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Objectives Despite many shared risk factors and pathophysiological pathways, the risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and myocardial infarction (MI) in interstitial lung disease (ILD) remains poorly understood. This lack of data could be preventing... Read More about Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction.

Investigating multisite pain as a predictor of self-reported falls and falls requiring health care use in an older population: A prospective cohort study. (2019)
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Older people are continuing to fall despite fall prevention guidelines targeting known falls' risk factors. Multisite pain is a potential novel falls' risk factor requiring further exploration. This study hypothesises that: (1) an increasing number o... Read More about Investigating multisite pain as a predictor of self-reported falls and falls requiring health care use in an older population: A prospective cohort study..

Multisite pain and self-reported falls in older people: systematic review and meta-analysis. (2019)
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BACKGROUND: Multisite pain and falls are common in older people, and isolated studies have identified multisite pain as a potential falls risk factor. This study aims to synthesise published literature to further explore the relationship between mu... Read More about Multisite pain and self-reported falls in older people: systematic review and meta-analysis..

Development of an audit toolkit for use in resource-poor countries (2016)
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Dear Editor, We were interested to read the international series (Education for Primary Care, 2015, volume 26, No. 5) reporting on papers illustrating innovative strategies to ensure the primary care workforce is supported in both clinical and res... Read More about Development of an audit toolkit for use in resource-poor countries.

Extending the authority for sickness certification beyond the medical profession: the importance of 'boundary work' (2014)
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BACKGROUND: The study aimed to explore the views of general practitioners (GPs), nurses and physiotherapists towards extending the role of sickness certification beyond the medical profession in primary care. METHODS: Fifteen GPs, seven nurses and si... Read More about Extending the authority for sickness certification beyond the medical profession: the importance of 'boundary work'.

Tips for GP trainees working in rheumatology (2013)
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INTRODUCTION One in four people registered with a GP will consult for a musculoskeletal problem over a 12-month period; this accounts for one in seven GP consultations.1 Musculoskeletal conditions significantly impact daily life through pain, disabi... Read More about Tips for GP trainees working in rheumatology.