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Dr Anne O'Brien's Outputs (46)

Anxiety, Fear, and Kinesiophobia: Challenges Faced by UK Physiotherapists in Managing Polymyalgia Rheumatica - Findings from a Qualitative Study (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O’Brien, A., Muller, S., Liddle, J., Thomas, M., & Mallen, C. (2025, March). Anxiety, Fear, and Kinesiophobia: Challenges Faced by UK Physiotherapists in Managing Polymyalgia Rheumatica - Findings from a Qualitative Study. Presented at Midlands Rheumatology Society Spring Meeting, British Motor Museum, Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwickshire

The Effectiveness of Footwear Adaptation on Functional Outcomes in People with First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Osteoarthritis (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Enyinnaya, I., McAloon, M., Ahmed, N., & O’Brien, A. (2024, September). The Effectiveness of Footwear Adaptation on Functional Outcomes in People with First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Osteoarthritis. Presented at British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (BAPO) Regional Conference 2024, Tower and Hamilton Suites, Drayton Manor, UK

P182 Exercise and activity in polymyalgia rheumatica: co-creating an education resource acceptable to patients and health professionals (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O’Brien, A. V., Eng, S., Mackie, S. L., Scrafton, N., Hider, S., Tan, A. L., McClean, C., Barber, J., Gundle, J., Lonsdale, M., & Baxter, M. (2024, April). P182 Exercise and activity in polymyalgia rheumatica: co-creating an education resource acceptable to patients and health professionals. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims People with PMR report experiencing pain, stiffness and weakness, often impacting everyday tasks. Many fear exercise will exacerbate symptoms and need reassurance that exercise is helpful and not harmful. However, no PMR-specific, exe... Read More about P182 Exercise and activity in polymyalgia rheumatica: co-creating an education resource acceptable to patients and health professionals.

Co-production of an exercise patient education resource for polymyalgia rheumatica (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O’Brien, A., Eng, S., Mackie, S., Scrafton, N., Hider, S., Lyn Tan, A., McClean, C., Barber, J., Gundle, J., Lonsdale, M., & Baxter, M. (2024, January). Co-production of an exercise patient education resource for polymyalgia rheumatica. Presented at PMRGCAuk International Launch Webinar, Online

The SSOT AHP Faculty: Purpose and Projects (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O’Brien, A., & Sudron, C. (2023, November). The SSOT AHP Faculty: Purpose and Projects. Presented at The SSOT AHP Faculty: Purpose and Projects, Online

Evaluation of Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent Allied Health Professionals preceptorship programmes: a mixed method UK study (2023)
Journal Article
Salt, E., Jackman, K., & O’Brien, A. V. (in press). Evaluation of Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent Allied Health Professionals preceptorship programmes: a mixed method UK study. BMC Medical Education, 23(1), Article 591. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04515-7

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate current preceptorship provision across AHP professions in the Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent (SSOT) region of England to improve consistency, share and optimise best practice. Background: Preceptorship, defined as a p... Read More about Evaluation of Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent Allied Health Professionals preceptorship programmes: a mixed method UK study.

Patient Perceptions of Physical Activity After a Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis: Analysis of Multinational Qualitative Data (2021)
Journal Article
Austin, K., Dures, E., Almeida, C., Cramp, F., Guly, C. M., Hill, C. L., Hoon, E. A., Mackie, S., O'Brien, A. V., Watts, R. A., & Robson, J. C. (2022). Patient Perceptions of Physical Activity After a Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis: Analysis of Multinational Qualitative Data. Arthritis Care & Research, 74(1), 99-106. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24800

Objective
To explore patient perceptions of physical activity in giant cell arteritis (GCA).

Methods
This was a multinational qualitative study, analyzing interview data collected from participants from the UK (n = 25) and Australia (n = 11) wit... Read More about Patient Perceptions of Physical Activity After a Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis: Analysis of Multinational Qualitative Data.