Outputs (8)

Insights into back pain through linkage of digital patient generated data with electronic health records (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Martinez De Pinillos, A., Helliwell, T., Cooper, M., Mullane, M., Meleck, S., O'hanlon, S., …Dhanjal, J. (2020, September). Insights into back pain through linkage of digital patient generated data with electronic health records. Paper presented at 36th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management, Virtual

Background: Back pain affects up to 80% of the population in industrialised countries and is the largest cause of disability in the UK. Physician and patient engagement are critical to ensure timely and multidisciplinary collection of back pain event... Read More about Insights into back pain through linkage of digital patient generated data with electronic health records.

Mortality Among Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Retrospective Cohort Study (2020)
Journal Article
Partington, R., Muller, S., Mallen, C. D., Abdul Sultan, A., & Helliwell, T. (2021). Mortality Among Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Arthritis Care and Research, 73(12), 1853-1857. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24403

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is associated with premature mortality. METHODS: We extracted anonymised electronic medical records of patients over the age of 40 years, who were eligible for linkage with t... Read More about Mortality Among Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Comorbidities in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica prior to and following diagnosis: A case control and cohort study (2020)
Journal Article
Partington, R., Muller, S., Mallen, C. D., Abdul Sultan, A., & Helliwell, T. (2020). Comorbidities in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica prior to and following diagnosis: A case control and cohort study. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 50(4), 663-672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2020.05.003

Objectives: To determine the burden of comorbidities, including glucocorticoid (GC) related adverse effects, in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) before and after diagnosis. Methods: We extracted anonymised electronic medical records of p... Read More about Comorbidities in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica prior to and following diagnosis: A case control and cohort study.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBESITY AND OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA (2020)
Journal Article
Helliwell, T., Mallen, C. D., Scott, I. C., Bajpai, R., Muller, S., & Hider, S. L. (2020). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBESITY AND OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA. Rheumatology, 59, 18-18. https://doi.org/10.1093/RHEUMATOLOGY/KEAA110.037

Background Obesity predisposes to a pro-inflammatory state. Studies have reported worse clinical outcomes in patients with inflammatory arthritis who are obese. The relationship between obesity and outcomes in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (P... Read More about THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBESITY AND OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA.

The relationship between obesity and outcomes in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Scott, I. C., Bajpai, R., Mallen, C., Muller, S., Helliwell, T., & Hider, S. (2020, April). The relationship between obesity and outcomes in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica. Presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2020, Scottish Event Campus (SEC), Scotland, UK

Background Obesity predisposes to a pro-inflammatory state. Studies have reported worse clinical outcomes in patients with inflammatory arthritis who are obese. The relationship between obesity and outcomes in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (P... Read More about The relationship between obesity and outcomes in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica.

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.

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.

The Hospital Frailty Risk Score and its association with in-hospital mortality, cost, length of stay and discharge location in patients with heart failure (2020)
Journal Article
Shing Kwok, C., Zieroth, S., Van Spall, H. G. C., Helliwell, T., Clarson, L., Mohamed, M., …Mamas, M. A. (2020). The Hospital Frailty Risk Score and its association with in-hospital mortality, cost, length of stay and discharge location in patients with heart failure. International Journal of Cardiology, 184-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.09.064

Background: Little is known about frailty amongst patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF) on a national level. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients admitted to hospital for HF in the United States. We examined how... Read More about The Hospital Frailty Risk Score and its association with in-hospital mortality, cost, length of stay and discharge location in patients with heart failure.