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Danielle Van Der Windt's Outputs (12)

Symptom perceptions and help-seeking behaviour prior to lung and colorectal cancer diagnoses: a qualitative study. (2015)
Journal Article
McLachlan, S., Mansell, G., Sanders, T., Yardley, S., van der Windt, D., Brindle, L., …Little, P. (2015). Symptom perceptions and help-seeking behaviour prior to lung and colorectal cancer diagnoses: a qualitative study. Family Practice, 568 - 577. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmv048

BACKGROUND: Lung and colorectal cancer are common and have high UK mortality rates. Early diagnosis is important in reducing cancer mortality, but the literature on lung and colorectal cancers suggests many people wait for a considerable time before... Read More about Symptom perceptions and help-seeking behaviour prior to lung and colorectal cancer diagnoses: a qualitative study..

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.