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Christian Mallen's Outputs (558)

Evaluation of an electronic clinical decision support system (DeSSBack) to improve low back pain management: a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Firzara, A. M. T., Teo, C. H., Teh, S. Y., Su, J. Y., Zaini, H. S. M., Suhaimi, A., …Ng, C. J. (2023). Evaluation of an electronic clinical decision support system (DeSSBack) to improve low back pain management: a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial. Family Practice, 40(5-6), 742-752. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmad044

Background Low back pain (LBP) is a common reason for primary care consultation; yet doctors often find managing it challenging. An electronic decision support system for LBP (DeSSBack) was developed based on an evidence-based risk stratification too... Read More about Evaluation of an electronic clinical decision support system (DeSSBack) to improve low back pain management: a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial.

Trends in consultations and prescribing for rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: an electronic primary care records study. (2023)
Journal Article
Welsh, V. K., Mason, K. J., Bailey, J., Bajpai, R., Jordan, K. P., Mallen, C. D., & Burton, C. (2023). Trends in consultations and prescribing for rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: an electronic primary care records study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 73(736), BJGP.2022.0648. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2022.0648

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..

Proactive review of patients taking opioid medicines for persistent pain led by pharmacists in primary care teams (PROMPPT): A feasibility study (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Ashworth, J., Cornwall, N., Harrisson, S. A., Woodcock, C., Nicholls, E., Laing, L., …Jinks, C. (2023, May). Proactive review of patients taking opioid medicines for persistent pain led by pharmacists in primary care teams (PROMPPT): A feasibility study. Presented at BPS Annual Scientific Meeting 2023, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Healthcare utilisation and mortality in people with osteoarthritis in the UK: findings from a national primary care database (2023)
Journal Article
Swain, S., Coupland, C., Sarmanova, A., Kuo, C. F., Mallen, C., Doherty, M., & Zhang, W. (2023). Healthcare utilisation and mortality in people with osteoarthritis in the UK: findings from a national primary care database. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 73(733), e615-e622. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0419

The burden of osteoarthritis (OA) in UK primary care has not been investigated thoroughly. To estimate healthcare use and mortality in people with OA (overall and joint specific). A matched cohort study of adults with an incident diagnosis of OA in p... Read More about Healthcare utilisation and mortality in people with osteoarthritis in the UK: findings from a national primary care database.

P098 Changes in Analgesic Prescribing in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis in England: An Observational Study in CPRD Aurum (2023)
Presentation / Conference
C Scott, I., Whittle, R., Bailey, J., Twohig, H., L Hider, S., D Mallen, C., …P Jordan, K. (2023, April). P098 Changes in Analgesic Prescribing in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis in England: An Observational Study in CPRD Aurum. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2023, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester, UK

Background/Aims
Pain is a common symptom experienced by patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA). Emerging data indicate IA pain treatment focuses on prescribing analgesics despite an absence of evidence for long-term efficacy. Delivering optimal,... Read More about P098 Changes in Analgesic Prescribing in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis in England: An Observational Study in CPRD Aurum.

P115 Healthcare professionals' perspectives on integrating predictive and emerging preventive approaches in rheumatoid arthritis care: A qualitative investigation (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Simons, G., Wells, I., Kanacherril, J. P., Mallen, C. D., Raza, K., & Falahee, M. (2023, April). P115 Healthcare professionals' perspectives on integrating predictive and emerging preventive approaches in rheumatoid arthritis care: A qualitative investigation. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2023, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester, UK

P102 Barriers and facilitators to lifestyle change in people living with gout: a scoping review of qualitative studies (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Watson, L., Cornwall, N., Jinks, C., Bradbury, K., Goff, L., Little, P., …Roddy, E. (2023, April). P102 Barriers and facilitators to lifestyle change in people living with gout: a scoping review of qualitative studies. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2023, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester, UK

Background/Aims
Lifestyle, especially diet and alcohol, has been implicated in the causation of gout for centuries and the dietary factors which may trigger flares remain of great interest to people living with gout and their families. However, ther... Read More about P102 Barriers and facilitators to lifestyle change in people living with gout: a scoping review of qualitative studies.

E060 Testing a new prototype osteoporosis shared decision-making intervention in UK Fracture Liaison Services: patient and clinician perspectives of ‘iFraP’ (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Bullock, L., Tyler, N., Thompson, M., Ryan, S., Lefroy, J., Leyland, S., …Paskins, Z. (2023, April). E060 Testing a new prototype osteoporosis shared decision-making intervention in UK Fracture Liaison Services: patient and clinician perspectives of ‘iFraP’. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2023, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester, UK

Shared decision-making (SDM) is a joint process in which a person and healthcare professional work together to reach decisions about care. The Improving uptake of Fracture Prevention drug treatments (iFraP) study developed a prototype theoretically-i... Read More about E060 Testing a new prototype osteoporosis shared decision-making intervention in UK Fracture Liaison Services: patient and clinician perspectives of ‘iFraP’.

P203 Comparison of coding of giant cell arteritis in primary and secondary care records: an observational feasibility study (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Padmanabhan, N., Muller, S., Bailey, J., Helliwell, T., Mackie, S. L., Mallen, C. D., & Roddy, E. (2023, April). P203 Comparison of coding of giant cell arteritis in primary and secondary care records: an observational feasibility study. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2023, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester, UK

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is considered a medical emergency, and relapses are common, affecting around 50% of patients. Many of the early symptoms of GCA are non-specific and highly prevalent in older people, making the diagnosis challenging.

The... Read More about P203 Comparison of coding of giant cell arteritis in primary and secondary care records: an observational feasibility study.

Online Health Information Seeking for Mpox in Endemic and Nonendemic Countries: Google Trends Study (2023)
Journal Article
Shepherd, T., Robinson, M., & Mallen, C. (2023). Online Health Information Seeking for Mpox in Endemic and Nonendemic Countries: Google Trends Study. JMIR Formative Research, 7, Article e42710. https://doi.org/10.2196/42710

Background:
The recent global outbreak of mpox (monkeypox) has already been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization. Given the health, social, and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, there... Read More about Online Health Information Seeking for Mpox in Endemic and Nonendemic Countries: Google Trends Study.

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)
Journal Article
Burton, C., Mallen, C., Mason, K., Jordan, K., Welsh, V., Bajpai, R., & Bailey, J. (2023). 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. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 7(2), Article ARTN rkad044. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkad044

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.

Patient perceptions of empathy in primary care telephone consultations: A mixed methods study* (2023)
Journal Article
Vennik, J., Hughes, S., Lyness, E., McDermott, C., Smith, K. A., Steele, M., …Bishop, F. L. (2023). Patient perceptions of empathy in primary care telephone consultations: A mixed methods study*. Patient Education and Counseling, 113, Article ARTN 107748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2023.107748

Objective
Clinical empathy can enhance patient outcomes. This study examined patients’ perceptions of empathy in primary care consultations delivered by telephone.

Methods
A mixed methods study was nested in a larger feasibility study conducted... Read More about Patient perceptions of empathy in primary care telephone consultations: A mixed methods study*.

Association of Frailty Status on the Causes and Outcomes of Patients Admitted With Cardiovascular Disease. (2023)
Journal Article
Sokhal, B., Matetić, A., Rashid, M., Protheroe, J., Partington, R., Mallen, C., & Mamas, M. (2023). Association of Frailty Status on the Causes and Outcomes of Patients Admitted With Cardiovascular Disease. American Journal of Cardiology, 7 - 15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.12.029

Data are limited about the contemporary association between frailty and the causes and outcomes of patients admitted with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Using the US National Inpatient Sample, CVD admissions of interest (acute myocardial infarction,... Read More about Association of Frailty Status on the Causes and Outcomes of Patients Admitted With Cardiovascular Disease..

Predictors of the likelihood that patients with rheumatoid arthritis will communicate information about rheumatoid arthritis risk to relatives: A quantitative assessment. (2023)
Journal Article
Mallen, C., Raza, K., Falahee, M., Wells, I., Zemedikun, D., Simons, G., & Stack, R. (2023). Predictors of the likelihood that patients with rheumatoid arthritis will communicate information about rheumatoid arthritis risk to relatives: A quantitative assessment. Patient Education and Counseling, 112, Article 107713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2023.107713

First-degree relatives (FDRs) of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are increasingly recruited to prediction and prevention studies. Access to FDRs is usually via their proband with RA. Quantitative data on predictors of family risk communication... Read More about Predictors of the likelihood that patients with rheumatoid arthritis will communicate information about rheumatoid arthritis risk to relatives: A quantitative assessment..

what factors require consideration when individualising exercise interventions for people with osteoarthritis? Consensus of experts using a delphi methodology (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Yaseen, K., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., Abhishek, A., Jamtvedt, G., Martinez, M., …Hall, M. (2023, March). what factors require consideration when individualising exercise interventions for people with osteoarthritis? Consensus of experts using a delphi methodology. Poster presented at 2023 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Denver, USA

Musculoskeletal pain and its impact on prognosis following acute coronary syndrome or stroke: A linked electronic health record cohort study (2023)
Journal Article
Mason, K. J., Jordan, K. P., Heron, N., Edwards, J. J., Bailey, J., Achana, F. A., …Marshall, M. (2023). Musculoskeletal pain and its impact on prognosis following acute coronary syndrome or stroke: A linked electronic health record cohort study. Musculoskeletal Care, 21(3), 749-762. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1748

OBJECTIVE: Musculoskeletal painful conditions are a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), but less is known about whether musculoskeletal pain also worsens prognosis from CVD. The objective was to determine whether patients with musculoskelet... Read More about Musculoskeletal pain and its impact on prognosis following acute coronary syndrome or stroke: A linked electronic health record cohort study.

Symptom patterns and life with post-acute COVID-19 in children aged 8-17: a mixed methods studyprotocol. (2023)
Journal Article
Faux-Nightingale, A., Burton, C., Twohig, H., Bucknall, M., Carroll, W., Chew-Graham, C., …Welsh, V. (2023). Symptom patterns and life with post-acute COVID-19 in children aged 8-17: a mixed methods studyprotocol. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), 7(2), Article BJGPO20220149. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2022.0149

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..