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Danielle Van Der Windt's Outputs (200)

Development of hand phenotypes and changes in hand pain and problems over time in older people (2015)
Journal Article
Green, D. J., Jordan, K. P., Protheroe, J., & Van Der Windt, D. A. (2015). Development of hand phenotypes and changes in hand pain and problems over time in older people. PAIN, 569-576. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000402

Hand disabilities are frequent causes of pain and disability in older people, yet knowledge regarding the characteristics and patterns of hand pain and problems over time is lacking. The main aim of this study was to identify sub-groups of older indi... Read More about Development of hand phenotypes and changes in hand pain and problems over time in older people.

Clinical Course and Prognostic Factors in Conservatively Managed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review. (2015)
Journal Article
Burton, C., Chesterton, L., Chen, Y., & Van Der Windt, D. (2016). Clinical Course and Prognostic Factors in Conservatively Managed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 97(5), 836-852. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2015.09.013

Objective
To summarize the available evidence regarding the course of symptoms and prognostic factors in patients with diagnosed carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) who are treated conservatively.

Data Sources
Computerized databases, reference checking... Read More about Clinical Course and Prognostic Factors in Conservatively Managed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review..

Should General Practitioners Issue a Sick Certificate to Employees Who Consult for Low Back Pain in Primary Care? (2015)
Journal Article
Lewis, M., Wynne-Jones, G., Barton, P., Whitehurst, D., Wathall, S., Foster, N., …Van Der Windt, D. (2015). Should General Practitioners Issue a Sick Certificate to Employees Who Consult for Low Back Pain in Primary Care?. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 577 -588. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-014-9564-z

Purpose Back pain is a common problem and has significant societal impact. Sickness certification is commonly issued to patients consulting their general practitioner with low back pain. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of cer... Read More about Should General Practitioners Issue a Sick Certificate to Employees Who Consult for Low Back Pain in Primary Care?.

An Economic Evaluation of TENS in Addition to Usual Primary Care Management for the Treatment of Tennis Elbow: Results from the TATE Randomized Controlled Trial (2015)
Journal Article
Lewis, M., Chesterton, L., Sim, J., Hay, E., Mallen, C., & Van Der Windt, D. (2015). An Economic Evaluation of TENS in Addition to Usual Primary Care Management for the Treatment of Tennis Elbow: Results from the TATE Randomized Controlled Trial. PloS one, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135460

Background
The TATE trial was a multicentre pragmatic randomized controlled trial of supplementing primary care management (PCM)–consisting of a GP consultation followed by information and advice on exercises–with transcutaneous electrical nerve sti... Read More about An Economic Evaluation of TENS in Addition to Usual Primary Care Management for the Treatment of Tennis Elbow: Results from the TATE Randomized Controlled Trial.

Development and Validation of the Keele Musculoskeletal Patient Reported Outcome Measure (MSK-PROM) (2015)
Journal Article
Thomas, E., Hill, S., Foster, N., van der Windt, D., & Hill, J. (2015). Development and Validation of the Keele Musculoskeletal Patient Reported Outcome Measure (MSK-PROM). PloS one, 10(4), Article e0124557. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124557

OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate a patient report outcome measure (PROM) for clinical practice that can monitor health status of patients with a range of musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders. METHODS: Constructs for inclusion in the MSK-PROM were identi... Read More about Development and Validation of the Keele Musculoskeletal Patient Reported Outcome Measure (MSK-PROM).

The science of clinical practice: disease diagnosis or patient prognosis? Evidence about "what is likely to happen" should shape clinical practice (2015)
Journal Article
Croft, P., Altman, D. G., Deeks, J. J., Dunn, K. M., Hay, A. D., Hemingway, H., …Timmis, A. (2015). The science of clinical practice: disease diagnosis or patient prognosis? Evidence about "what is likely to happen" should shape clinical practice. BMC Medicine, 20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-014-0265-4

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis is the traditional basis for decision-making in clinical practice. Evidence is often lacking about future benefits and harms of these decisions for patients diagnosed with and without disease. We propose that a model of clinical... Read More about The science of clinical practice: disease diagnosis or patient prognosis? Evidence about "what is likely to happen" should shape clinical practice.

Erosive osteoarthritis: a more severe form of radiographic hand osteoarthritis rather than a distinct entity? (2014)
Journal Article
Marshall, M., Nicholls, E., Kwok, W., Peat, G., Kloppenburg, M., Van Der Windt, D., …Dziedzic, K. (2014). Erosive osteoarthritis: a more severe form of radiographic hand osteoarthritis rather than a distinct entity?. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74(1), 136 - 141. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203948

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether erosive osteoarthritis shares the same pattern of joint involvement and risk profile as increasing grades of non-erosive hand osteoarthritis. METHODS: Participants were from two population-based cohorts, aged =50 year... Read More about Erosive osteoarthritis: a more severe form of radiographic hand osteoarthritis rather than a distinct entity?.

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation as adjunct to primary care management for tennis elbow: (2014)
Journal Article
Chesterton, L. S., Lewis, A. M., Sim, J., Mallen, C. D., Mason, E. E., Hay, E. M., & van der Windt, D. A. (2014). Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation as adjunct to primary care management for tennis elbow:. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 1458 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-f5160rep

Can transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), as a patient controlled adjunct to primary care management for tennis elbow, provide superior pain relief to primary care management alone.

Pain trajectory groups in persons with, or at high risk of, knee osteoarthritis: findings from the Knee Clinical Assessment Study and the Osteoarthritis Initiative (2014)
Journal Article
Nicholls, E., Thomas, E., van der Windt, D., Croft, P., & Peat, G. (2014). Pain trajectory groups in persons with, or at high risk of, knee osteoarthritis: findings from the Knee Clinical Assessment Study and the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 22(12), 2041 - 2050. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2014.09.026

OBJECTIVE: The authors aimed to characterize distinct trajectories of knee pain in adults who had, or were at high risk of, knee osteoarthritis using data from two population-based cohorts. METHOD: Latent class growth analysis was applied to measures... Read More about Pain trajectory groups in persons with, or at high risk of, knee osteoarthritis: findings from the Knee Clinical Assessment Study and the Osteoarthritis Initiative.

Critical items for assessing risk of lung and colorectal cancer in primary care: a Delphi study. (2014)
Journal Article
Mansell, G., Shapley, M., van der Windt, D., Sanders, T., & Little, P. (2014). Critical items for assessing risk of lung and colorectal cancer in primary care: a Delphi study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 64, Article 625. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X681001

Background Patients with lung or colorectal cancer often present late and have a poor prognosis. Identifying diagnostic indicators to optimally assess the risk of these cancers in primary care would support early identification and timely referral fo... Read More about Critical items for assessing risk of lung and colorectal cancer in primary care: a Delphi study..

Rationale, design and methods of the Study of Work and Pain (SWAP): a cluster randomised controlled trial testing the addition of a vocational advice service to best current primary care for patients with musculoskeletal pain (ISRCTN 52269669) (2014)
Journal Article
Bishop, A., Wynne-Jones, G., Lawton, S. A., van der Windt, D., Main, C., Sowden, G., …Foster, N. E. (2014). Rationale, design and methods of the Study of Work and Pain (SWAP): a cluster randomised controlled trial testing the addition of a vocational advice service to best current primary care for patients with musculoskeletal pain (ISRCTN 52269669). BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-15-232

Improving the transparency of prognosis research: the role of reporting, data sharing, registration, and protocols (2014)
Journal Article
Peat, G., Riley, R. D., Croft, P., Morley, K. I., Kyzas, P. A., Moons, K. G., …van der Windt, D. (2014). Improving the transparency of prognosis research: the role of reporting, data sharing, registration, and protocols. PLoS Medicine, e1001671 -?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001671

Prognosis research is concerned with predicting outcomes to make health care more effective. It has a crucial role to play in clinical and policy decision-making. The quality of much prognosis research is poor, evidenced by incomplete reporting, poor... Read More about Improving the transparency of prognosis research: the role of reporting, data sharing, registration, and protocols.

Red blood cell transfusion and mortality in trauma patients: risk-stratified analysis of an observational study (2014)
Journal Article
Perel, P., Clayton, T., Altman, D. G., Croft, P., Douglas, I., Hemingway, H., …Roberts, I. (2014). Red blood cell transfusion and mortality in trauma patients: risk-stratified analysis of an observational study. PLoS Medicine, 11(6), Article e1001664. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001664

BACKGROUND: Haemorrhage is a common cause of death in trauma patients. Although transfusions are extensively used in the care of bleeding trauma patients, there is uncertainty about the balance of risks and benefits and how this balance depends on th... Read More about Red blood cell transfusion and mortality in trauma patients: risk-stratified analysis of an observational study.