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Using Twitter (X) to mobilise knowledge for First Contact Physiotherapists: A qualitative study (Preprint) (2024)
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Campbell, L., Quicke, J., Stevenson, K., Paskins, Z., Dziedzic, K., & Swaithes, L. (2024). Using Twitter (X) to mobilise knowledge for First Contact Physiotherapists: A qualitative study (Preprint). Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26, Article e55680. https://doi.org/10.2196/55680

Background: Twitter (now X) is a virtual social network commonly used by healthcare professionals. Little is known about whether it helps healthcare professionals to share, mobilise and co-create knowledge, or reduce the time between research know... Read More about Using Twitter (X) to mobilise knowledge for First Contact Physiotherapists: A qualitative study (Preprint).

2023 EULAR classification criteria for hand osteoarthritis. (2024)
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Haugen, I. K., Felson, D. T., Abhishek, A., Berenbaum, F., Bierma-Zeinstra, S., Dziedzic, K. S., …Kloppenburg, M. (in press). 2023 EULAR classification criteria for hand osteoarthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1136/ard-2023-225073

The objective of this study is to develop classification criteria for overall hand osteoarthritis (OA), interphalangeal OA and thumb base OA based on self-reported data and radiographic features. The classification criteria sets were developed in thr... Read More about 2023 EULAR classification criteria for hand osteoarthritis..

NIHR Race Equality Framework: development of a tool for addressing racial equality in public involvement (2024)
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Faluyi, D., Ovseiko, P. V., Dziedzic, K., & Scott, F. (in press). NIHR Race Equality Framework: development of a tool for addressing racial equality in public involvement. Research Involvement and Engagement, 10(1), 44. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-024-00569-z

Background: While there has been a long recognition of the importance of race equality in health and care research, there is a lack of sustained action among research funding and research performing organisations to address racial equality in public... Read More about NIHR Race Equality Framework: development of a tool for addressing racial equality in public involvement.

Health and lifestyle advice in community pharmacy for musculoskeletal conditions: a focused ethnography (2024)
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Long, A., O’Brien, N., Rapley, T., & Dziedzic, K. (2024). Health and lifestyle advice in community pharmacy for musculoskeletal conditions: a focused ethnography. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 32(Supplement_1), i4-i4. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpp/riae013.005

Introduction Musculoskeletal health conditions are common, painful, and disabling, and often occur alongside other long-term conditions. Around a third of the UK population live with a musculoskeletal condition placing a huge burden on health and soc... Read More about Health and lifestyle advice in community pharmacy for musculoskeletal conditions: a focused ethnography.

030 IMPLEMENTING OA TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS IN PRIMARY CARE POSTPONED JOINT REPLACEMENT IN HIP AND KNEE JOINTS - 8 YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF A CLUSTER RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (2024)
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Østerås, N., Moseng, T., van Bodegom-Vos, L., Dziedzic, K. S., Natvig, B., Røtterud, J. H., …Hagen, K. B. (2024, April). 030 IMPLEMENTING OA TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS IN PRIMARY CARE POSTPONED JOINT REPLACEMENT IN HIP AND KNEE JOINTS - 8 YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF A CLUSTER RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. Presented at 2024 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Vienna, Austria

306 Barriers and enablers to the implementation of osteoarthritis management programmes in primary or community care settings: a systematic review and qualitative framework synthesis (2024)
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Cunningham, J. C., Briggs, A. M., Cottrell, E., Doyle, F., Dziedzic, K., Finney, A., …French, H. (2024, April). 306 Barriers and enablers to the implementation of osteoarthritis management programmes in primary or community care settings: a systematic review and qualitative framework synthesis. Poster presented at 2024 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Vienna, Austria

767 EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL EXTENDED ROLE OF COMMUNITY PHARMACY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS: SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS WITH COMMUNITY PHARMACY STAFF AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS (2024)
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Simkins, J., Holden, M., Babatunde, O. O., White, S., Nicholls, E., Long, A., …O'Brien, N. (2024, April). 767 EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL EXTENDED ROLE OF COMMUNITY PHARMACY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS: SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS WITH COMMUNITY PHARMACY STAFF AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. Poster presented at 2024 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Vienna, Austria

768 STAKEHOLDER CO-DESIGN OF AN EXTENDED COMMUNITY PHARMACY ROLE AND SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL FOR PROVIDING OSTEOARTHRITS CARE: THE PHARMOA MODEL (2024)
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Holden, M., Stanford, C., Simkins, J., Babatunde, O. O., White, S., O'Brien, N., …Healey, E. L. (2024, April). 768 STAKEHOLDER CO-DESIGN OF AN EXTENDED COMMUNITY PHARMACY ROLE AND SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL FOR PROVIDING OSTEOARTHRITS CARE: THE PHARMOA MODEL. Poster presented at 2024 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Vienna, Austria

818 NEITHER ANALYSIS APPROACH NOR RISK OF BIAS EXPLAIN THE LIMITED OVERALL BENEFIT OF THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE FOR KNEE AND/OR HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS IN INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT DATA META-ANALYSIS (2024)
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Runhaar, J., Holden, M., Hattle, M., Quicke, J., Healey, E. L., van der Windt, D., …Foster, N. (2024, April). 818 NEITHER ANALYSIS APPROACH NOR RISK OF BIAS EXPLAIN THE LIMITED OVERALL BENEFIT OF THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE FOR KNEE AND/OR HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS IN INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT DATA META-ANALYSIS. Poster presented at 2024 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Vienna, Austria

The SelfSTarT intervention for low back pain patients presenting to first contact physiotherapists: A mixed methods service evaluation (2024)
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Stevenson, K., Hadley‐Barrows, T., Evans, N., Campbell, L., Southam, J., Chudyk, A., …Hill, J. C. (2024). The SelfSTarT intervention for low back pain patients presenting to first contact physiotherapists: A mixed methods service evaluation. Musculoskeletal Care, 22(1), Article e1876. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1876

Introduction Globally, back pain is the leading cause of years of disability. In the United Kingdom, over 20 million people live with musculoskeletal (MSK) pain, with low back pain being one of the most common causes. National strategies promote sel... Read More about The SelfSTarT intervention for low back pain patients presenting to first contact physiotherapists: A mixed methods service evaluation.

An evaluation of a public partnership project between academic institutions and young people with Black African, Asian and Caribbean heritage (2024)
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Moult, A., Knight, N., Medina, N., Babatunde, O., Kingstone, T., Duffy, H., …Dziedzic, K. (in press). An evaluation of a public partnership project between academic institutions and young people with Black African, Asian and Caribbean heritage. Research Involvement and Engagement, 10(1), Article 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-024-00564-4

Background: This project (named Reinvent) aimed to promote Public Involvement (PI) in health research. Academics worked with a community group, the Eloquent Praise & Empowerment Dance Company, to develop a community partnership with young people from... Read More about An evaluation of a public partnership project between academic institutions and young people with Black African, Asian and Caribbean heritage.

“We have to change our mindsets”: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators in research collaboration across integrated care system organisations (2024)
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Gidlow, C. J., Sams, L., Buckless, K., Ellis, N. J., Duffy, H. C., Lambley-Burke, R., …Mallen, C. D. (2024). “We have to change our mindsets”: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators in research collaboration across integrated care system organisations. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), Article 264. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-10760-3

The introduction of Integrated Care Systems (ICS) in England aimed to increase joint planning and delivery of health and social care, and other services, to better meet the needs of local communities. There is an associated duty to undertake collabor... Read More about “We have to change our mindsets”: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators in research collaboration across integrated care system organisations.

Exploring the potential extended role of community pharmacy in the management of osteoarthritis: A multi‐methods study with pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals (2024)
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Simkins, J., Holden, M. A., Babatunde, O., White, S., Nicholls, E., Long, A., …O’Brien, N. (2024). Exploring the potential extended role of community pharmacy in the management of osteoarthritis: A multi‐methods study with pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals. Musculoskeletal Care, 22(1), Article e1873. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1873

Introduction Osteoarthritis is the commonest form of chronic joint pain, which patients often self-manage before seeking healthcare advice. Patients frequently seek advice from community pharmacies, and a recent policy has recommended integrating co... Read More about Exploring the potential extended role of community pharmacy in the management of osteoarthritis: A multi‐methods study with pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals.

Optimising the implementation of evidence-based osteoarthritis guidelines in primary care: Development of a knowledge mobilisation toolkit (2024)
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Swaithes, L., Paskins, Z., Finney, A., Walsh, N., Skrybant, M., Mallen, C., & Dziedzic, K. (2024). Optimising the implementation of evidence-based osteoarthritis guidelines in primary care: Development of a knowledge mobilisation toolkit. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2024.01.003

Objective Implementing clinical guidelines for osteoarthritis in primary care is complex. Whilst international guidelines detail what best practice for osteoarthritis looks like, little is known about how this is... Read More about Optimising the implementation of evidence-based osteoarthritis guidelines in primary care: Development of a knowledge mobilisation toolkit.

Co-development and testing of an extended community pharmacy model of service delivery for managing osteoarthritis: protocol for a sequential, multi-methods study (PharmOA) (2024)
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Babatunde, O. O., Cottrell, E., White, S., Chudyk, A., Healey, E. L., Edwards, J., …Holden, M. A. (in press). Co-development and testing of an extended community pharmacy model of service delivery for managing osteoarthritis: protocol for a sequential, multi-methods study (PharmOA). BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 25(1), Article 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-07105-2

Background Osteoarthritis is a common, painful and disabling long-term condition. Delivery of high-quality guideline-informed osteoarthritis care that successfully promotes and maintains supported self-management is imperative. However, osteoarthrit... Read More about Co-development and testing of an extended community pharmacy model of service delivery for managing osteoarthritis: protocol for a sequential, multi-methods study (PharmOA).

Longer-term quality of care, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of implementing a model of care for osteoarthritis: a cluster-randomized controlled trial (2023)
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Østerås, N., Aas, E., Moseng, T., van Bodegom-Vos, L., Dziedzic, K., Natvig, B., …Hagen, K. B. (2024). Longer-term quality of care, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of implementing a model of care for osteoarthritis: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 32(1), 108-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2023.10.003

Objective To assess the quality of care, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness over 12 months after implementing a structured model of care for hip and knee osteoarthritis in primary healthcare as compared to usual care. Design In this pragmatic... Read More about Longer-term quality of care, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of implementing a model of care for osteoarthritis: a cluster-randomized controlled trial.

The OARSI Joint Effort Initiative: Priorities for osteoarthritis management program implementation and research 2024-2028. (2023)
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Bowden, J. L., Hunter, D. J., Mills, K., Allen, K., Bennell, K., Briggs, A. M., …Eyles, J. (2023). The OARSI Joint Effort Initiative: Priorities for osteoarthritis management program implementation and research 2024-2028. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, 5(4), 100408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2023.100408

The Joint Effort Initiative (JEI) is an international collaboration of clinicians, researchers, and consumer organisations with a shared vision of improving the implementation of osteoarthritis management programs (OAMPs). This study aimed to identif... Read More about The OARSI Joint Effort Initiative: Priorities for osteoarthritis management program implementation and research 2024-2028..

Mechanisms of action of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip OA remain a black box phenomenon: an individual patient data mediation study with the OA Trial Bank (2023)
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Runhaar, J., A Holden, M., Hattle, M., Quicke, J., Healey, E. L., van der Windt, D., …Menek, M. Y. (2023). Mechanisms of action of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip OA remain a black box phenomenon: an individual patient data mediation study with the OA Trial Bank. RMD Open, 9(3), Article e003220. https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003220

Objectives: To evaluate mediating factors for the effect of therapeutic exercise on pain and physical function in people with knee/hip osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: For Subgrouping and TargetEd Exercise pRogrammes for knee and hip OsteoArthritis (... Read More about Mechanisms of action of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip OA remain a black box phenomenon: an individual patient data mediation study with the OA Trial Bank.

Moderators of the effect of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis (2023)
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Holden, M. A., Hattle, M., Runhaar, J., Riley, R. D., Healey, E. L., Quicke, J., …Exercise Collaborative, O. T. B. (2023). Moderators of the effect of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. The Lancet Rheumatology, 5(7), e386-e400. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913%2823%2900122-4

Background Many international clinical guidelines recommend therapeutic exercise as a core treatment for knee and hip osteoarthritis. We aimed to identify individual patient-level moderators of the effect of therapeutic exercise for reducing pain an... Read More about Moderators of the effect of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.

A proposal to embed patient and public involvement within qualitative data collection and analysis phases of a primary care based implementation study (2023)
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Moult, A., McGrath, C., Lippiett, K., Coope, C., Chilcott, S., Mann, C., …Johnson, R. (in press). A proposal to embed patient and public involvement within qualitative data collection and analysis phases of a primary care based implementation study. Research Involvement and Engagement, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-023-00440-7

Thinking differently: evidence on what patients want and need in an explanation about osteoarthritis (2023)
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Jinks, C., Campbell, L., Croft, P., Dziedzic, K., Grossman, H., Maddison, J., …Cottrell, L. (2023). Thinking differently: evidence on what patients want and need in an explanation about osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 31(5), 711-712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2023.02.064

Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of pain and disability worldwide. Despite this and the existence of evidence-based guidelines, many patients and professionals lack clarity about the nature of OA and effective treatment strategies. Healt... Read More about Thinking differently: evidence on what patients want and need in an explanation about osteoarthritis.

P070 Results of a consensus process to determine the elements of a complex digital intervention for distal upper limb musculoskeletal disorders (2023)
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Brading, L., Kane, K., McHugh, G., Dziedzic, K., Adams, J., Chopra, S., …Kingsbury, S. (2023, April). P070 Results of a consensus process to determine the elements of a complex digital intervention for distal upper limb musculoskeletal disorders. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2023, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester, UK

Optimising the process of knowledge mobilisation in Communities of Practice: recommendations from a (multi-method) qualitative study (2023)
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Swaithes, L., Paskins, Z., Quicke, J., Stevenson, K., Fell, K., & Dziedzic, K. (2023). Optimising the process of knowledge mobilisation in Communities of Practice: recommendations from a (multi-method) qualitative study. Implementation Science Communications, 4, Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-022-00384-1

Background: Communities of Practice (CoPs) offer a strategy for mobilising knowledge and integrating evidence-based interventions into musculoskeletal practice, yet little is known about their practical application in this context. This study aimed t... Read More about Optimising the process of knowledge mobilisation in Communities of Practice: recommendations from a (multi-method) qualitative study.

Patient and public involvement in implementation of evidence-based guidance for musculoskeletal conditions: a scoping review of current advances and gaps (2022)
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Babatunde, O. O., Dawson, S., Brammar, J., Parton, L., Dziedzic, K., & Adebajo, A. O. (2022). Patient and public involvement in implementation of evidence-based guidance for musculoskeletal conditions: a scoping review of current advances and gaps. BMC Rheumatology, 6, Article 84. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41927-022-00310-x

Advances in musculoskeletal (MSK) research have been successfully curated into widely endorsed evidence-based recommendations and guidelines. However, there continues to exist significant variations in care and quality of care, and the global health... Read More about Patient and public involvement in implementation of evidence-based guidance for musculoskeletal conditions: a scoping review of current advances and gaps.

Implementation of recommendations in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: considerations for development and uptake. (2022)
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Dziedzic. (2022). Implementation of recommendations in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: considerations for development and uptake. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 1344 - 1347. https://doi.org/10.1136/ard-2022-223016

A clinical guideline is a document with the aim of guiding decisions based on evidence regarding diagnosis, management and treatment in specific areas of healthcare. Specific to rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), adherence to clinical gui... Read More about Implementation of recommendations in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: considerations for development and uptake..

Advanced Practice Physiotherapists and the implementation of the JIGSAW-E model for the management of osteoarthritis in Scottish primary care settings: a qualitative case study (2022)
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Frost, H., Tooman, T., Cowie, J., Gillespie, N., Ackerman, P., Krievs, E., & Dziedzic, K. (2022). Advanced Practice Physiotherapists and the implementation of the JIGSAW-E model for the management of osteoarthritis in Scottish primary care settings: a qualitative case study. Physiotherapy, 117, 81-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2022.08.007

CONCEPTUALISING PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN MUSCULOSKELETAL GUIDELINES IMPLEMENTATION: THE ALLIANCE FRAMEWORK (2022)
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Babatunde, O., Dawson, S., Adebajo, A., & Dziedzic, K. (2022). CONCEPTUALISING PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN MUSCULOSKELETAL GUIDELINES IMPLEMENTATION: THE ALLIANCE FRAMEWORK. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 81(S1), 127 - 127. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.48

Background Patient and Public Involvement (PPI), have supported high quality Rheumatology research which have now been successfully curated into widely endorsed evidence-based recommendations and guidelines. However, uptake and applicability of guide... Read More about CONCEPTUALISING PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN MUSCULOSKELETAL GUIDELINES IMPLEMENTATION: THE ALLIANCE FRAMEWORK.

POS1106 MEDIATORS OF THE EFFECT OF THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE ON PAIN AND FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH KNEE AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; AN INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA MEDIATION STUDY FROM THE OA TRIAL BANK. (2022)
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Runhaar, J., Holden, M., Hattle, M., Quicke, J., Riley, R., Healey, E., …Foster, N. (2022). POS1106 MEDIATORS OF THE EFFECT OF THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE ON PAIN AND FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH KNEE AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; AN INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA MEDIATION STUDY FROM THE OA TRIAL BANK. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 81(Suppl 1), 881.2-882. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.530

THE SUBGROUP EFFECTS OF NON-SURGICAL AND NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS - A PROTOCOL FOR AN INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA META-ANALYSIS IN THE OA TRIAL BANK (2022)
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Thissen, G., van Middelkoop, M., Colaris, J., Selles, R., Dziedzic, K., Nicholls, E., & Bierma-Zeinstra, S. (2022). THE SUBGROUP EFFECTS OF NON-SURGICAL AND NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS - A PROTOCOL FOR AN INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA META-ANALYSIS IN THE OA TRIAL BANK. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 30(S1), S423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2022.02.576

The effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome: 24-month follow-up of a randomized trial (2022)
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Burton, C., Rathod-Mistry, T., Blackburn, S., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Bucknall, M., Chesterton, L., …Roddy, E. (2023). The effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome: 24-month follow-up of a randomized trial. Rheumatology, 62(2), 546–554. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keac219

Objectives This follow-up study of the INSTinCTS (INjection vs SplinTing in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) trial compared the effects of corticosteroid injection (CSI) and night splinting (NS) for the initial management of mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel sy... Read More about The effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome: 24-month follow-up of a randomized trial.

THE SUBGROUP EFFECTS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PATIENT WITH HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS - A PROTOCOL FOR AN INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA META-ANALYSIS IN THE OA TRIAL BANK (2022)
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Thissen, G., Middelkoop van, M., Colaris, J., Selles, R., Dziedzic, K., Nicholls, E., & Bierma-Zeinstra, S. (2022). THE SUBGROUP EFFECTS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PATIENT WITH HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS - A PROTOCOL FOR AN INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA META-ANALYSIS IN THE OA TRIAL BANK. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 30, S423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2022.02.577

Purpose: The hand joints are frequently affected by osteoarthritis (OA) in the adult population. Patients whose pain and disability are persistent may benefit from surgical treatment. However, based on current evidence, small and moderate effect size... Read More about THE SUBGROUP EFFECTS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PATIENT WITH HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS - A PROTOCOL FOR AN INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA META-ANALYSIS IN THE OA TRIAL BANK.

Development of radiographic classification criteria for hand osteoarthritis: a methodological report (Phase 2) (2022)
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Haugen, I. K., Felson, D., Abhishek, A., Berenbaum, F., James Edwards, J., Herrero Beaumont, G., …Kloppenburg, M. (2022). Development of radiographic classification criteria for hand osteoarthritis: a methodological report (Phase 2). RMD Open, 8(1), e002024 - e002024. https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2021-002024

Objectives In Phase 1 of developing new hand osteoarthritis (OA) classification criteria, features associated with hand OA were identified in a population with hand complaints. Radiographic findings could better discriminate patients with hand OA and... Read More about Development of radiographic classification criteria for hand osteoarthritis: a methodological report (Phase 2).

Subgroup effects of non-surgical and non-pharmacological treatment of patients with hand osteoarthritis: a protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis. (2022)
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Dziedzic, & Nicholls. (2022). Subgroup effects of non-surgical and non-pharmacological treatment of patients with hand osteoarthritis: a protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis. BMJ Open, e057156 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057156

INTRODUCTION: Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is a common joint disorder in the adult population. No cure for hand OA is known yet, but treatment aims to reduce symptoms. Non-surgical and non-pharmacological therapy interventions can include splinting, pati... Read More about Subgroup effects of non-surgical and non-pharmacological treatment of patients with hand osteoarthritis: a protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis..

Mobilizing physiotherapy knowledge: Understanding the best evidence and barriers to implementation of hydrotherapy for musculoskeletal disease. (2021)
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Dziedzic. (2021). Mobilizing physiotherapy knowledge: Understanding the best evidence and barriers to implementation of hydrotherapy for musculoskeletal disease. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 1 - 8. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2021.2010847

OBJECTIVES: To explore two linked strategies to highlight the best current available evidence for hydrotherapy and to explore the barriers and enablers to mobilizing this evidence into practice. METHOD: Phase 1: The best published evidence for hydrot... Read More about Mobilizing physiotherapy knowledge: Understanding the best evidence and barriers to implementation of hydrotherapy for musculoskeletal disease..

Core outcome measurement instrument selection for physical function in hand osteoarthritis using the OMERACT Filter 2.1 process. (2021)
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Dziedzic. (2021). Core outcome measurement instrument selection for physical function in hand osteoarthritis using the OMERACT Filter 2.1 process. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 1311 - 1319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2021.08.014

Objective: Physical function is one of the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) core outcome domains for hand osteoarthritis studies. Our aim was to select appropriate instrument(s) to measure this domain, as part of the development of a core o... Read More about Core outcome measurement instrument selection for physical function in hand osteoarthritis using the OMERACT Filter 2.1 process..

The relationship between multisite peripheral joint pain and physical activity levels in older adults: A cross-sectional survey. (2021)
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Smith, R. D., McHugh, G. A., Quicke, J. G., Finney, A., Lewis, M., Dziedzic, K. S., & Healey, E. L. (2022). The relationship between multisite peripheral joint pain and physical activity levels in older adults: A cross-sectional survey. Musculoskeletal Care, 20(2), 341-348. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1593

INTRODUCTION: Research on levels of physical activity (PA) in those with peripheral joint pain have only focused on single sites, in the knee or hips. This study investigated the levels of PA in adults with single-site and multisite peripheral joint... Read More about The relationship between multisite peripheral joint pain and physical activity levels in older adults: A cross-sectional survey..

Integrating case-finding and initial management for osteoarthritis, anxiety, and depression into primary care long-term condition reviews: results from the ENHANCE pilot trial. (2021)
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Healey, E. L., Mallen, C. D., Chew-Graham, C. A., Nicholls, E., Lewis, M., Lawton, S. A., …Jinks, C. (2022). Integrating case-finding and initial management for osteoarthritis, anxiety, and depression into primary care long-term condition reviews: results from the ENHANCE pilot trial. Family Practice, 39(4), 592–602. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmab113

Background: Multimorbidity is increasingly the norm; however, primary care remains focused on single diseases. Osteoarthritis, anxiety, and depression are frequently comorbid with other long-term conditions (LTCs), but rarely prioritized by clinician... Read More about Integrating case-finding and initial management for osteoarthritis, anxiety, and depression into primary care long-term condition reviews: results from the ENHANCE pilot trial..

Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of osteoarthritis management programmes in primary or community care settings: a systematic review and qualitative framework synthesis protocol. (2021)
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Cunningham, J., Briggs, A. M., Doyle, F., Dziedzic, K., Murphy, P., French, H. P., …Finney, A. (2021). Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of osteoarthritis management programmes in primary or community care settings: a systematic review and qualitative framework synthesis protocol. HRB Open Research, 102 - ?. https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13377.1

Despite consistent international guidelines for osteoarthritis (OA) management, evidence-based treatments are underutilised. OA management programmes (OAMPs) are being implemented internationally to address this evidence-practice gap. An OAMP is defi... Read More about Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of osteoarthritis management programmes in primary or community care settings: a systematic review and qualitative framework synthesis protocol..

First Contact Practitioners' (FCPs) and General Practitioners' Perceptions Towards FCPs Delivering Vocational Advice to Patients with Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Qualitative Investigation of the Implementation Potential of the I-SWAP Initiative. (2021)
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Saunders, B., Foster, N. E., Hill, J. C., Sowden, G., Evans, N., Bishop, A., …Wynne-Jones, G. (2022). First Contact Practitioners' (FCPs) and General Practitioners' Perceptions Towards FCPs Delivering Vocational Advice to Patients with Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Qualitative Investigation of the Implementation Potential of the I-SWAP Initiative. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 32, 147–155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-021-09992-5

Purpose Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is a common cause of work absence. The recent SWAP (Study of Work And Pain) randomised controlled trial (RCT) found that a brief vocational advice service for primary care patients with MSK pain led to fewer days' w... Read More about First Contact Practitioners' (FCPs) and General Practitioners' Perceptions Towards FCPs Delivering Vocational Advice to Patients with Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Qualitative Investigation of the Implementation Potential of the I-SWAP Initiative..

A STRUCTURED MODEL FOR OA CARE IN PRIMARY HEALTHCARE IS A COST-EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE COMPARED TO USUAL CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH HIP AND KNEE OA (2021)
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Osteras, N., Aas, E., Moseng, T., Van Bodegom-Vos, L., Dziedzic, K., Natvig, B., …Hagen, K. B. (2021). A STRUCTURED MODEL FOR OA CARE IN PRIMARY HEALTHCARE IS A COST-EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE COMPARED TO USUAL CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH HIP AND KNEE OA. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 80(S1), 119-120. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.950

To improve quality of care for patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA), a structured model for integrated OA care was developed based on international treatment recommendations. A previous analysis of a cluster RCT (cRCT) showed that compared... Read More about A STRUCTURED MODEL FOR OA CARE IN PRIMARY HEALTHCARE IS A COST-EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE COMPARED TO USUAL CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH HIP AND KNEE OA.

An Evidence-Informed Model of Care for People with Lower Limb Osteoarthritis in New Zealand (2021)
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O'Brien, D., Pigg, W., Ellis, R., Baldwin, J. N., Quicke, J. G., Evans, N., & Dziedzic, K. (2021). An Evidence-Informed Model of Care for People with Lower Limb Osteoarthritis in New Zealand. https://doi.org/10.15619/nzjp/49.1.04

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent and costly condition. Evidence-based clinical guidelines recommend three core treatments for OA: education, exercise, and weight loss (as appropriate). However, the translation of evidence into practice is limited.... Read More about An Evidence-Informed Model of Care for People with Lower Limb Osteoarthritis in New Zealand.

The OARSI “joint effort initiative” repository of online osteoarthritis management programmes: an implementation rapid response during covid-19 (2021)
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Quicke, J., Swaithes, L., Campbell, L., Bowden, J., Eyles, J., Allen, K., …Dziedzic, K. (2021). The OARSI “joint effort initiative” repository of online osteoarthritis management programmes: an implementation rapid response during covid-19. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 29, S87-S89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2021.02.121

Purpose: 1) To collate into a repository, best-evidence online osteoarthritis management programmes (OAMPS), and 2) facilitate their implementation, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.The Osteoarthritis Research Society International Joint Effor... Read More about The OARSI “joint effort initiative” repository of online osteoarthritis management programmes: an implementation rapid response during covid-19.

Clinical and cost-effectiveness of bracing in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis management: protocol for a multicentre, primary care, randomised, parallel-group, superiority trial. (2021)
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Holden, M., Callaghan, M., Felson, D., Birrell, F., Nicholls, E., Jowett, S., …Peat, G. (2021). Clinical and cost-effectiveness of bracing in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis management: protocol for a multicentre, primary care, randomised, parallel-group, superiority trial. BMJ Open, 11(3), Article e048196. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048196

BACKGROUND: Brace effectiveness for knee osteoarthritis (OA) remains unclear and international guidelines offer conflicting recommendations. Our trial will determine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of adding knee bracing (matched to patients' cli... Read More about Clinical and cost-effectiveness of bracing in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis management: protocol for a multicentre, primary care, randomised, parallel-group, superiority trial..

Development, spread and impact of primary care and musculoskeletal communities of practice to assist rapid translation of evidence into practice (2021)
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Stevenson, K., Sarigiovannis, P., Finney, A. G., Cottrell, E., Lewis, R., Edwards, J. J., …Dziedzic, K. S. (2021). Development, spread and impact of primary care and musculoskeletal communities of practice to assist rapid translation of evidence into practice. Musculoskeletal Care, 19(4), 564-569. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1552

BACKGROUND: Embedding research into practice is challenging. Barriers include: a shortage of time, lack of understanding of the evidence and a poor support in the clinical setting. A community of practice (CoP) model has been used to address these is... Read More about Development, spread and impact of primary care and musculoskeletal communities of practice to assist rapid translation of evidence into practice.

Patient experiences with physiotherapy for knee osteoarthritis in Australia—a qualitative study (2021)
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Dziedzic. (2021). Patient experiences with physiotherapy for knee osteoarthritis in Australia—a qualitative study. BMJ Open, e043689 - e043689. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043689

Objective Physiotherapists commonly provide non-surgical care for people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). It is unknown if patients are receiving high-quality physiotherapy care for their knee OA. This study aimed to explore the experiences of people w... Read More about Patient experiences with physiotherapy for knee osteoarthritis in Australia—a qualitative study.

Comparison of reliability, construct validity and responsiveness of the IPAQ-SF and PASE in adults with osteoarthritis (2021)
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Smith, R., McHugh, G., Quicke, J., Dziedzic, K., & Healey, E. (2021). Comparison of reliability, construct validity and responsiveness of the IPAQ-SF and PASE in adults with osteoarthritis. Musculoskeletal Care, 19(4), 473-483. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1540

BACKGROUND: This study assessed the measurement properties of two commonly used self-report physical activity (PA) measures: the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF) and the Physical Activity Scale for the elderly (PASE)... Read More about Comparison of reliability, construct validity and responsiveness of the IPAQ-SF and PASE in adults with osteoarthritis.

Experience of implementing and delivering group consultations in UK general practice: a qualitative study (2021)
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Swaithes, L., Paskins, Z., Duffy, H., Evans, N., Mallen, C., Dziedzic, K., & Finney, A. (2021). Experience of implementing and delivering group consultations in UK general practice: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 71(707), E413-E422. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2020.0856

BACKGROUND: Group consultations are a relatively new concept in UK primary care and are a suggested solution to current workload pressures in general practice. Little is known about the experience of implementing and delivering this approach from sta... Read More about Experience of implementing and delivering group consultations in UK general practice: a qualitative study.

The clinical and cost effectiveness of splints for thumb base osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled clinical trial. (2020)
Journal Article
Dziedzic. (2020). The clinical and cost effectiveness of splints for thumb base osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Rheumatology, 2862-2877. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa726

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the clinical effectiveness, efficacy and cost effectiveness of splints (orthoses) in people with symptomatic basal thumb joint OA (BTOA). METHODS: A pragmatic, multicentre parallel group randomized controlled trial at 17 Na... Read More about The clinical and cost effectiveness of splints for thumb base osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled clinical trial..

Understanding the uptake of a clinical innovation for osteoarthritis in primary care: a qualitative study of knowledge mobilisation using the i-PARIHS framework. (2020)
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Swaithes, L., Dziedzic, K., Finney, A., Cottrell, E., Jinks, C., Mallen, C., …Paskins, Z. (2020). Understanding the uptake of a clinical innovation for osteoarthritis in primary care: a qualitative study of knowledge mobilisation using the i-PARIHS framework. Implementation Science, 15, Article 95. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-01055-2

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of pain and disability worldwide. Despite research supporting best practice, evidence-based guidelines are often not followed. Little is known about the implementation of non-surgical models of care in ro... Read More about Understanding the uptake of a clinical innovation for osteoarthritis in primary care: a qualitative study of knowledge mobilisation using the i-PARIHS framework..

Physiotherapists may improve management of knee osteoarthritis through greater psychosocial focus, being proactive with advice, and offering longer-term reviews: a qualitative study. (2020)
Journal Article
Dziedzic. (2020). Physiotherapists may improve management of knee osteoarthritis through greater psychosocial focus, being proactive with advice, and offering longer-term reviews: a qualitative study. Journal of Physiotherapy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2020.09.005

QUESTIONS: What are the experiences of physiotherapists delivering care for people with knee osteoarthritis? How do these experiences align with the national Clinical Care Standard? DESIGN: A qualitative study using individual interviews. PARTICIPANT... Read More about Physiotherapists may improve management of knee osteoarthritis through greater psychosocial focus, being proactive with advice, and offering longer-term reviews: a qualitative study..

FRI0401 IMPLEMENTATION OF NICE GUIDELINES FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS IN PRIMARY CARE. FEASIBILITY STUDY OF JIGSAW-E IN SCOTLAND (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Frost, H., Cowie, J., Tooman, T., & Dziedzic, K. (2020, June). FRI0401 IMPLEMENTATION OF NICE GUIDELINES FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS IN PRIMARY CARE. FEASIBILITY STUDY OF JIGSAW-E IN SCOTLAND

Background: In the UK osteoarthritis (OA) is a common musculoskeletal problem with 8.75 million people seeking treatment in 20151. Evidence-based guidelines are available for the management of OA but implementation into routine daily practice remains... Read More about FRI0401 IMPLEMENTATION OF NICE GUIDELINES FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS IN PRIMARY CARE. FEASIBILITY STUDY OF JIGSAW-E IN SCOTLAND.

Supervised treatment in outpatients for schizophrenia plus (STOPS+): protocol for a cluster randomised trial of a community-based intervention to improve treatment adherence and reduce the treatment gap for schizophrenia in Pakistan (2020)
Journal Article
Shepherd, T. A., Ul-Haq, Z., Ul-Haq, M., Firaz Khan, M., Afridi, A., Dikomitis, L., …Farooq, S. (2020). Supervised treatment in outpatients for schizophrenia plus (STOPS+): protocol for a cluster randomised trial of a community-based intervention to improve treatment adherence and reduce the treatment gap for schizophrenia in Pakistan. BMJ Open, 10(6), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034709

Introduction: There is a significant treatment gap, with only a few community-based services for people with schizophrenia in Low- and Middle-Income countries. Poor treatment adherence in schizophrenia is associated with poorer health outcomes, suici... Read More about Supervised treatment in outpatients for schizophrenia plus (STOPS+): protocol for a cluster randomised trial of a community-based intervention to improve treatment adherence and reduce the treatment gap for schizophrenia in Pakistan.

HIGHER QUALITY OF CARE AND LESS SURGERY AFTER IMPLEMENTING OSTEOARTHRITIS GUIDELINES IN PRIMARY CARE- LONG-TERM RESULTS FROM A CLUSTER RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (2020)
Journal Article
Osteras, N., Moseng, T., Van Bodegom-Vos, L., Dziedzic, K., Andreassen, O., Fenstad, A. M., …Hagen, K. B. (2020). HIGHER QUALITY OF CARE AND LESS SURGERY AFTER IMPLEMENTING OSTEOARTHRITIS GUIDELINES IN PRIMARY CARE- LONG-TERM RESULTS FROM A CLUSTER RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 79(S1), 198-198. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.3575

Background: To improve quality of care for patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA), a structured model for integrated OA care was developed and implemented among general practitioners (GPs) and physiotherapists (PTs) in primary care. The model... Read More about HIGHER QUALITY OF CARE AND LESS SURGERY AFTER IMPLEMENTING OSTEOARTHRITIS GUIDELINES IN PRIMARY CARE- LONG-TERM RESULTS FROM A CLUSTER RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL.

Resistance or appropriation? : Uptake of exercise after a nurse-led intervention to promote self-management for osteoarthritis. (2020)
Journal Article
Morden, A., Ong, B., Jinks, C., Healey, E., Finney, A., & Dziedzic, K. (2020). Resistance or appropriation? : Uptake of exercise after a nurse-led intervention to promote self-management for osteoarthritis. Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine, 26(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/1363459320925879

The philosophical underpinning of trials of complex interventions is critiqued for not taking into account causal mechanisms that influence potential outcomes. In this article, we draw from in-depth interviews (with practice nurses and patients) and... Read More about Resistance or appropriation? : Uptake of exercise after a nurse-led intervention to promote self-management for osteoarthritis..

Comparing of reliability, construct validity and responsiveness of the IPAQ-SF and pase in adults with osteoarthritis (2020)
Journal Article
Smith, R., Dziedzic, K., Quicke, J., McHugh, G., & Healey, E. (2020). Comparing of reliability, construct validity and responsiveness of the IPAQ-SF and pase in adults with osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 28(S1), S428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2020.02.663

Purpose: Physical activity (PA) is recommended as a core treatment for all adults with osteoarthritis (OA), yet actual levels of physical activity in this population are low. Valid and reliable measures of PA levels that are responsive to change in a... Read More about Comparing of reliability, construct validity and responsiveness of the IPAQ-SF and pase in adults with osteoarthritis.

Development of a core capability framework for qualified health professionals to optimise care for people with osteoarthritis (2020)
Journal Article
Hinman, R., Allen, K., Bennell, K., Berenbaum, F., Betteridge, N., Briggs, A., …van der Esch, M. (2020). Development of a core capability framework for qualified health professionals to optimise care for people with osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 28(S1), S437-S438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2020.02.681

Purpose: A major contributor to the quality of care received by people with osteoarthritis (OA) is the capability of the healthcare workforce to deliver care that is aligned with evidence-based recommendations and a biopsychosocial approach to manage... Read More about Development of a core capability framework for qualified health professionals to optimise care for people with osteoarthritis.

Low adherence to exercise may have influenced the proportion of OMERACT-OARSI responders in an integrated osteoarthritis care model: secondary analyses from a cluster-randomised stepped-wedge trial (2020)
Journal Article
Dziedzic, Moseng, T., Dagfinrud, H., van Bodegom-Vos, L., Dziedzic, K., Hagen, K. B., …Osteras, N. (2020). Low adherence to exercise may have influenced the proportion of OMERACT-OARSI responders in an integrated osteoarthritis care model: secondary analyses from a cluster-randomised stepped-wedge trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 21(1), Article 236. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03235-z

BACKGROUND: To address the well-documented gap between hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) treatment recommendations and current clinical practice, a structured model for integrated OA care was developed and evaluated in a stepped-wedge cluster-randomis... Read More about Low adherence to exercise may have influenced the proportion of OMERACT-OARSI responders in an integrated osteoarthritis care model: secondary analyses from a cluster-randomised stepped-wedge trial.

Patient-reported quality indicators to evaluate physiotherapy care for hip and/or knee osteoarthritis- development and evaluation of the QUIPA tool (2020)
Journal Article
Ling Teo, P., Hinman, R. S., Egerton, T., Dziedzic, K. S., Kasza, J., & Bennell, K. L. (2020). Patient-reported quality indicators to evaluate physiotherapy care for hip and/or knee osteoarthritis- development and evaluation of the QUIPA tool. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 21, Article 202. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03221-5

BACKGROUND: There is no physiotherapy-specific quality indicator tool available to evaluate physiotherapy care for people with hip and/or knee osteoarthritis (OA). This study aimed to develop a patient-reported quality indicator tool (QUIPA) for phys... Read More about Patient-reported quality indicators to evaluate physiotherapy care for hip and/or knee osteoarthritis- development and evaluation of the QUIPA tool.

O03 The OA thumb therapy trial: a three arm multi-centre randomised controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and efficacy of splints for symptomatic thumb base OA (2020)
Journal Article
Adams, J., Barratt, P., Arden, N. K., Bouças, S. B., Bradley, S., Doherty, M., …Wiliams, M. (2020). O03 The OA thumb therapy trial: a three arm multi-centre randomised controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and efficacy of splints for symptomatic thumb base OA. Rheumatology, 59(Supplement_2), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa110.002

Background Symptomatic thumb-base osteoarthritis (OA) affects 20% of people aged >55 years. Patients with thumb-base OA may experience pain, work disability, hand dysfunction and reduced quality of life (QoL). Although hand splints are a recommended... Read More about O03 The OA thumb therapy trial: a three arm multi-centre randomised controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and efficacy of splints for symptomatic thumb base OA.

P143 The clinical and cost-effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome: 24-month follow-up of an open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial (2020)
Journal Article
Burton, C. L., Rathod-Mistry, T., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Chesterton, L. S., Davenport, G., Dziedzic, K. S., …Roddy, E. (2020). P143 The clinical and cost-effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome: 24-month follow-up of an open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial. Rheumatology, 59(Supplement_2), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa111.138

Background Patients with mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) are commonly treated with night splints and/or local corticosteroid injection. In the INSTINCTS (INjection versus SplinTing in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) trial, we previously report... Read More about P143 The clinical and cost-effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome: 24-month follow-up of an open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial.

The value of the Versus Arthritis, Nurse and Allied Health Professional Internship Scheme on early musculoskeletal career researchers: a short report from an intern's perspective (2020)
Journal Article
Simkins, J., Healey, E., Dziedzic, K., & Finney, A. (2020). The value of the Versus Arthritis, Nurse and Allied Health Professional Internship Scheme on early musculoskeletal career researchers: a short report from an intern's perspective. Musculoskeletal Care, 18(2), 215 - 218. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1455

Factors influencing the implementation of evidence-based guidelines for osteoarthritis in primary care: A systematic review and thematic synthesis. (2020)
Journal Article
Swaithes, L., Paskins, Z., Dziedzic, K., & Finney, A. (2020). Factors influencing the implementation of evidence-based guidelines for osteoarthritis in primary care: A systematic review and thematic synthesis. Musculoskeletal Care, https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1452

INTRODUCTION: Implementation of evidence-based health guidelines in primary care is challenging. This systematic review aimed to synthesize qualitative evidence that investigates the factors influencing the implementation of evidence-based guidelines... Read More about Factors influencing the implementation of evidence-based guidelines for osteoarthritis in primary care: A systematic review and thematic synthesis..

Relative prevalence and distribution of knee, hand and foot symptomatic osteoarthritis subtypes in an English population (2020)
Journal Article
Peat, G., Rathod-Mistry, T., Paskins, Z., Marshall, M., Thomas, M. J., Menz, H. B., …Dziedzic, K. S. (2020). Relative prevalence and distribution of knee, hand and foot symptomatic osteoarthritis subtypes in an English population. Musculoskeletal Care, 18(2), 219-224. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1457

In this brief report, we used data from a series of three related cohorts on pain and osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, hand and foot, which were conducted in North Staffordshire, England. We used a common approach for sampling, data collection and co... Read More about Relative prevalence and distribution of knee, hand and foot symptomatic osteoarthritis subtypes in an English population.

Development of a core capability framework for qualified health professionals to optimise care for people with osteoarthritis: an OARSI initiative (2019)
Journal Article
Hinman, R., Allen, K., Bennell, K., Berenbaum, F., Betteridge, N., Briggs, A., …van der Esch, M. (2020). Development of a core capability framework for qualified health professionals to optimise care for people with osteoarthritis: an OARSI initiative. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 28(2), 154-166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.12.001

Summary Objective Develop a generic trans-disciplinary, skills-based capability framework for health professionals providing care for people with OA. Design e-Delphi survey. An international inter-professional Delphi Panel (researchers; clinicians; c... Read More about Development of a core capability framework for qualified health professionals to optimise care for people with osteoarthritis: an OARSI initiative.

The Osteoarthritis Thumb Therapy (OTTER) II Trial: a study protocol for a three-arm multi-centre randomised placebo controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and efficacy and cost-effectiveness of splints for symptomatic thumb base osteoarthritis (2019)
Journal Article
Dziedzic. (2019). The Osteoarthritis Thumb Therapy (OTTER) II Trial: a study protocol for a three-arm multi-centre randomised placebo controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and efficacy and cost-effectiveness of splints for symptomatic thumb base osteoarthritis. BMJ Open, e028342 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028342

INTRODUCTION The economic cost of osteoarthritis (OA) is high. At least 4.4?million people have hand OA in the UK. Symptomatic thumb base OA affects 20% of people over 55 years, causing more pain, work and functional disability than OA elsewhere in... Read More about The Osteoarthritis Thumb Therapy (OTTER) II Trial: a study protocol for a three-arm multi-centre randomised placebo controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and efficacy and cost-effectiveness of splints for symptomatic thumb base osteoarthritis.

Protocol for establishing a child and adolescent twin register for mental health research and capacity building in Sri Lanka and other low and middle-income countries in South Asia (2019)
Journal Article
Jayaweera, K., M Craig, J., M S Zavos, H., Abeysinghe, N., De Alwis, S., Andras, A., …Sumathipala, A. (2019). Protocol for establishing a child and adolescent twin register for mental health research and capacity building in Sri Lanka and other low and middle-income countries in South Asia. BMJ Open, 9(10), Article e029332. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029332

INTRODUCTION: Worldwide, 10%-20% of children and adolescents experience mental health conditions. However, most such disorders remain undiagnosed until adolescence or adulthood. Little is known about the factors that influence mental health in childr... Read More about Protocol for establishing a child and adolescent twin register for mental health research and capacity building in Sri Lanka and other low and middle-income countries in South Asia.

Implementing a structured model for osteoarthritis care in primary healthcare: A stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial (2019)
Journal Article
Dziedzic. (2019). Implementing a structured model for osteoarthritis care in primary healthcare: A stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial. PLoS Medicine, 1 - 19. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002949

Author summary Why was this study done? Hip and knee osteoarthritis is a common chronic joint disease in the adult population causing significant pain and disability. Non-surgical treatment modalities including patient osteoarthritis education, exerc... Read More about Implementing a structured model for osteoarthritis care in primary healthcare: A stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial.

Public Involvement in a study to improve patient empowerment in musculoskeletal care using an online health portal: The MSK-Tracker (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Blackburn, S., Tempest, K., Stevenson, K., Dziedzic, K., Tooth, S., & Hill, J. (2019, October). Public Involvement in a study to improve patient empowerment in musculoskeletal care using an online health portal: The MSK-Tracker. Presented at 5th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference (ICTMC 2019), Brighton, UK

Introduction: New musculoskeletal (MSK) care models are required that are patient-centred and better reflect patients’ individual needs. The Arthritis Research UK Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) is a recently validated outcome measure t... Read More about Public Involvement in a study to improve patient empowerment in musculoskeletal care using an online health portal: The MSK-Tracker.

Raising the Standards of Public Involvement in Clinical Trials (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Blackburn, S., Rhodes, C., Higginbottom, A., Campbell, L., User Group, R., Foster, N., & Dziedzic, K. (2019, October). Raising the Standards of Public Involvement in Clinical Trials. Poster presented at 5th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference (ICTMC 2019), Brighton, UK

Introduction: The UK National Standards for Public Involvement in research have recently been launched to improve the quality of public involvement. Keele University is one of the ten test sites nationally developing ways to put the six National S... Read More about Raising the Standards of Public Involvement in Clinical Trials.

Predictors of pain interference and potential gain from intervention in community dwelling adults with joint pain: A prospective cohort study. (2019)
Journal Article
Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Thomas, M. J., Wulff, J., Porcheret, M., Dziedzic, K. S., Peat, G. M., …Van Der Windt, D. A. (2019). Predictors of pain interference and potential gain from intervention in community dwelling adults with joint pain: A prospective cohort study. Musculoskeletal Care, 231-240. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1406

INTRODUCTION: There is little research on identifying modifiable risk factors that predict future interference of pain with daily activity in people with joint pain, and the estimation of the corresponding population attributable risk (PAR). The pres... Read More about Predictors of pain interference and potential gain from intervention in community dwelling adults with joint pain: A prospective cohort study..

Response to: Losina E. Why past research successes do not translate to clinical reality: gaps in evidence on exercise program efficiency. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2019;27:1-2 (2019)
Journal Article
Swaithes, L., Dziedzic, K., Cottrell, E., & Quicke, J. (2019). Response to: Losina E. Why past research successes do not translate to clinical reality: gaps in evidence on exercise program efficiency. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2019;27:1-2. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, e7-e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.02.801

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Predictors of pain interference and potential gain from intervention in community dwelling adults with joint pain: A prospective cohort study (2019)
Journal Article
Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Thomas, M. J., Wulff, J., Porcheret, M., Dziedzic, K. S., Peat, G. M., …van der Windt, D. A. (2019). Predictors of pain interference and potential gain from intervention in community dwelling adults with joint pain: A prospective cohort study. Musculoskeletal Care, 17(3), 231-240. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1406

AB1342 TRANSLATION AND ADJUSTING THE PATIENT GUIDE FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS INTO DUTCH. LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE JIGSAW-E PROJECT (2019)
Presentation / Conference
deWit, M., Peter, W., Vlieland, T. V., Ingen, R. V., Bierma-Zeinstra, S., Dunweg, A., …Schiphof, D. (2019, June). AB1342 TRANSLATION AND ADJUSTING THE PATIENT GUIDE FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS INTO DUTCH. LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE JIGSAW-E PROJECT. Paper presented at Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, EULAR 2019, Madrid, 12–15 June 2019

Priorities for the effective implementation of osteoarthritis management programs: an OARSI international consensus exercise (2019)
Journal Article
Eyles, J. P., Hunter, D. J., Bennell, K. L., Dziedzic, K. S., Hinman, R. S., van der Esch, M., …Jinks, C. (2019). Priorities for the effective implementation of osteoarthritis management programs: an OARSI international consensus exercise. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 27(9), 1270-1279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.05.015

Objective The Joint Effort Initiative was endorsed by Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) in 2018 as a collaboration between international researchers and clinicians with an interest in the implementation of osteoarthritis manageme... Read More about Priorities for the effective implementation of osteoarthritis management programs: an OARSI international consensus exercise.

Implementing international osteoarthritis guidelines in primary care: Results on symptom-related outcomes in secondary analyses from a randomized controlled study (2019)
Journal Article
Moseng, T., Dagfinrud, H., Andreassen, Ø., Dziedzic, K., Hagen, K., Hansen, J., …Østerås, N. (2019). Implementing international osteoarthritis guidelines in primary care: Results on symptom-related outcomes in secondary analyses from a randomized controlled study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 27, S26-S27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.02.041

Subgrouping and targeted exercise programmes for knee and hip osteoarthritis (STEER OA) individual participant data meta-analysis. Progress update and selection of potential moderators for analyses (2019)
Journal Article
Holden, M., Runhaar, J., Burke, D., van Der Windt, D., Riley, R., Dziedzic, K., …Foster, N. (2019). Subgrouping and targeted exercise programmes for knee and hip osteoarthritis (STEER OA) individual participant data meta-analysis. Progress update and selection of potential moderators for analyses. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 27(S1), S446. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.02.480

Osteoarthritis: Treatment (2018)
Book Chapter
Edwards, J., Paskins, Z., & Dziedzic, K. (2018). Osteoarthritis: Treatment. In EULAR Textbook on Rheumatic Diseases. (3). BMJ Publishing Group

The clinical and cost-effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome (INSTINCTS trial): an open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial. (2018)
Journal Article
Chesterton, L. S., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Burton, C., Dziedzic, K. S., Davenport, G., Jowett, S. M., …Roddy, E. (2018). The clinical and cost-effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome (INSTINCTS trial): an open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 392(10156), 1423 - 1433. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2818%2931572-1

Background To our knowledge, the comparative effectiveness of commonly used conservative treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome has not been evaluated previously in primary care. We aimed to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of night splint... Read More about The clinical and cost-effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome (INSTINCTS trial): an open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial..

Identification and Evaluation of Self-Report Physical Activity Instruments in Adults With Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review (2018)
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Dziedzic, K., Holden, M., & Healey, E. L. (2019). Identification and Evaluation of Self-Report Physical Activity Instruments in Adults With Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review. Arthritis Care and Research, 71(2), 237-251. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.23787

OBJECTIVE To identify and evaluate the measurement properties of self-report physical activity (PA) instruments suitable for those with osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS A comprehensive two-stage systematic review using multiple electronic databases... Read More about Identification and Evaluation of Self-Report Physical Activity Instruments in Adults With Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review.

Hand osteoarthritis: clinical phenotypes, molecular mechanisms and disease management (2018)
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Marshall, M., Watt, F. E., Vincent, T. L., & Dziedzic, K. (2018). Hand osteoarthritis: clinical phenotypes, molecular mechanisms and disease management. Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 14, 641-656. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-018-0095-4

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent condition and the hand is the most commonly affected site. Patients with hand OA frequently report symptoms of pain, functional limitations, and frustration in undertaking everyday activities. The condition p... Read More about Hand osteoarthritis: clinical phenotypes, molecular mechanisms and disease management.

Uptake of the NICE osteoarthritis guidelines in primary care: a survey of older adults with joint pain (2018)
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Healey, E. L., Afolabi, E. K., Lewis, M., Edwards, J. J., Jordan, K. P., Finney, A., …Dziedzic, K. S. (2018). Uptake of the NICE osteoarthritis guidelines in primary care: a survey of older adults with joint pain. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 19, Article 295. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-2196-2

Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of pain and disability. NICE OA guidelines (2008) recommend that patients with OA should be offered core treatments in primary care. Assessments of OA management have identified a need to improve pri... Read More about Uptake of the NICE osteoarthritis guidelines in primary care: a survey of older adults with joint pain.

Optimal primary care management of clinical osteoarthritis and joint pain in older people: a mixed-methods programme of systematic reviews, observational and qualitative studies, and randomised controlled trials (2018)
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Hay, E., Dziedzic, K., Foster, N., Peat, G., van der Windt, D., Bartlam, B., …Croft, P. (2018). Optimal primary care management of clinical osteoarthritis and joint pain in older people: a mixed-methods programme of systematic reviews, observational and qualitative studies, and randomised controlled trials. NIHR. PGfAR as project number RP-PG-0407-10386. Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common long-term condition managed in UK general practice. However, care is suboptimal despite evidence that primary care and community-based interventions can reduce OA pain and disability. Objectives Th... Read More about Optimal primary care management of clinical osteoarthritis and joint pain in older people: a mixed-methods programme of systematic reviews, observational and qualitative studies, and randomised controlled trials.

OP0294-PARE Addressing key challenges of lay involvement in musculoskeletal research: co-applicants and trial steering committees (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Higginbottom, A., Blackburn, S., Taylor, R., Rhodes, C., Campbell, L., & Dziedzic, K. (2018, June). OP0294-PARE Addressing key challenges of lay involvement in musculoskeletal research: co-applicants and trial steering committees. Paper presented at Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, EULAR 2018, Amsterdam, 13–16 June 2018

Background Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in research is a requirement of funding in the UK. It has shown to improve the relevance and quality of research. For over 10 years, a Research User Group (RUG) of over 100 patients with musculoskeletal... Read More about OP0294-PARE Addressing key challenges of lay involvement in musculoskeletal research: co-applicants and trial steering committees.

OP0346-PARE A partnership in implementation: adapting an osteoarthritis guidebook across european cultures – with patients, for patients (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Campbell, L., Champions, J. P., Blackburn, S., Meesters, J., De Wit, M., Schiphof, D., …Dziedzic, K. (2018, June). OP0346-PARE A partnership in implementation: adapting an osteoarthritis guidebook across european cultures – with patients, for patients. Paper presented at Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, EULAR 2018, Amsterdam, 13–16 June 2018

Relationship of anxiety with joint pain and its management: A population survey (2018)
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Barnett, L. A., Pritchard, M. G., Edwards, J. J., Afolabi, E. K., Jordan, K. P., Healey, E. L., …Dziedzic, K. S. (2018). Relationship of anxiety with joint pain and its management: A population survey. Musculoskeletal Care, 16(3), 353-362. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1243

Objectives The aims of the present study was to examine the associations between the severity of pain and anxiety in a community population reporting joint pain, and to investigate the management of joint pain in the presence of comorbid anxiety.... Read More about Relationship of anxiety with joint pain and its management: A population survey.

Challenges and controversies of complex interventions in osteoarthritis management: recognizing inappropriate and discordant care (2018)
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Dziedzic, K. S., & Allen, K. D. (2018). Challenges and controversies of complex interventions in osteoarthritis management: recognizing inappropriate and discordant care. Rheumatology, 57(S4), 88 - 98. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/key062

A number of controversies and challenges exist for the management of OA in health care. This paper describes the challenges and gaps in OA care, particularly in relation to population health management, complex interventions and outcomes. It sets thi... Read More about Challenges and controversies of complex interventions in osteoarthritis management: recognizing inappropriate and discordant care.

Implementing international osteoarthritis guidelines in an integrated care model – results from a cluster randomized controlled trial (2018)
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Østerås, N., Moseng, T., van Bodegom-Vos, L., Dziedzic, K., Mdala, I., Natvig, B., …Hagen, K. (2018). Implementing international osteoarthritis guidelines in an integrated care model – results from a cluster randomized controlled trial. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 26(S1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2018.02.085

Purpose: Previous research indicates that people with osteoarthritis (OA) are not receiving the recommended and optimal treatment. Based on international treatment recommendations for hip and knee OA and previous research, the SAMBA model for integra... Read More about Implementing international osteoarthritis guidelines in an integrated care model – results from a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Hydroxychloroquine Effectiveness in Reducing Symptoms of Hand Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Trial (2018)
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Dziedzic. (2018). Hydroxychloroquine Effectiveness in Reducing Symptoms of Hand Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Trial. Annals of Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.7326/M17-1430

Background: Synovitis is believed to play a role in producing symptoms in persons with hand osteoarthritis, but data on slow-acting anti-inflammatory treatments are sparse. Objective: To determine the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine versus placeb... Read More about Hydroxychloroquine Effectiveness in Reducing Symptoms of Hand Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Trial.

Cost-effectiveness of a model consultation to support self-management in patients with osteoarthritis (2018)
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Oppong, R., Jowett, S., Lewis, M., Clarkson, K., Paskins, Z., Croft, P., …Dziedzic, K. (2018). Cost-effectiveness of a model consultation to support self-management in patients with osteoarthritis. Rheumatology, 57(6), 1056-1063. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/key037

Objectives: The aim of this study was to estimate the cost-effectiveness of a model OA consultation for OA to support self-management compared with usual care. Methods: An incremental cost-utility analysis using patient responses to the three-level E... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of a model consultation to support self-management in patients with osteoarthritis.

Evidence flowers: An innovative, visual method of presenting “best evidence” summaries to health professional and lay audiences (2018)
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Babatunde, O., Tan, V., Jordan, J., Dziedzic, K., Chew-Graham, C., Jinks, C., …Van Der Windt, D. (2018). Evidence flowers: An innovative, visual method of presenting “best evidence” summaries to health professional and lay audiences. Research Synthesis Methods, 9(2), 273-284. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1295

Background & Aims Barriers to dissemination and engagement with evidence pose a threat to implementing evidence-based medicine. Understanding, retention, and recall can be enhanced by visual presentation of information. The aim of this exploratory r... Read More about Evidence flowers: An innovative, visual method of presenting “best evidence” summaries to health professional and lay audiences.

Enhancing delivery of osteoarthritis care in the general practice consultation: evaluation of a behaviour change intervention (2018)
Journal Article
Porcheret, M., Main, C., Croft, P., & Dziedzic, K. (2018). Enhancing delivery of osteoarthritis care in the general practice consultation: evaluation of a behaviour change intervention. BMC Family Practice, 19, Article 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-018-0715-8

BACKGROUND: Professionally-focussed behaviour change intervention (BCI) workshops were utilised in the Management of OsteoArthritis in Consultations (MOSAICS) trial investigating the feasibility of implementing the National Institute for Health and C... Read More about Enhancing delivery of osteoarthritis care in the general practice consultation: evaluation of a behaviour change intervention.

Clinical course and prognostic factors across different musculoskeletal pain sites: A secondary analysis of individual patient data from randomised clinical trials. (2018)
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Green, D., Lewis, M., Mansell, G., Artus, M., Dziedzic, K., Hay, E., …Van Der Windt, D. (2018). Clinical course and prognostic factors across different musculoskeletal pain sites: A secondary analysis of individual patient data from randomised clinical trials. European Journal of Pain, 22(6), 1057-1070. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1190

BACKGROUND: Previous research has identified similar prognostic factors in patients with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions regardless of pain presentation, generating opportunities for management based on prognosis rather than specific pain presentati... Read More about Clinical course and prognostic factors across different musculoskeletal pain sites: A secondary analysis of individual patient data from randomised clinical trials..

Patterns of routine primary care for osteoarthritis in the UK: a cross-sectional electronic health records study (2017)
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Jackson, H., Barnett, L. A., Jordan, K. P., Dziedzic, K. S., Cottrell, E., Finney, A. G., …Edwards, J. J. (2017). Patterns of routine primary care for osteoarthritis in the UK: a cross-sectional electronic health records study. BMJ Open, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019694

Abstract Objective To determine common patterns of recorded primary care for osteoarthritis (OA), and patient and provider characteristics associated with the quality of recorded care. Design An observational study nested within a cluster-randomi... Read More about Patterns of routine primary care for osteoarthritis in the UK: a cross-sectional electronic health records study.

Subgrouping and TargetEd Exercise pRogrammes for knee and hip OsteoArthritis (STEER OA): a systematic review update and individual participant data meta-analysis protocol. (2017)
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Van Der Windt, Holden, & Dziedzic. (2017). Subgrouping and TargetEd Exercise pRogrammes for knee and hip OsteoArthritis (STEER OA): a systematic review update and individual participant data meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open, e018971 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018971

INTRODUCTION: Knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Therapeutic exercise is a recommended core treatment for people with knee and hip OA, however, the observed effect sizes for reducing pain and improving physic... Read More about Subgrouping and TargetEd Exercise pRogrammes for knee and hip OsteoArthritis (STEER OA): a systematic review update and individual participant data meta-analysis protocol..

Multisite peripheral joint pain: a cross-sectional study of prevalence and impact on general health, quality of life, pain intensity and consultation behaviour (2017)
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Finney, A., Dziedzic, K., Lewis, A., & Healey, E. (2017). Multisite peripheral joint pain: a cross-sectional study of prevalence and impact on general health, quality of life, pain intensity and consultation behaviour. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 18, Article 535. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1896-3

Background Research into musculoskeletal conditions often focusses on pain at single sites, such as the knee, yet several studies have previously reported the high prevalence of multiple sites of musculoskeletal pain. The most common form of musculo... Read More about Multisite peripheral joint pain: a cross-sectional study of prevalence and impact on general health, quality of life, pain intensity and consultation behaviour.

Implementing core NICE guidelines for osteoarthritis in primary care with a model consultation (MOSAICS): A cluster randomised controlled trial (2017)
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Dziedzic, K., Hay, E., Porcheret, M., Afolabi, E., Lewis, A., Morden, A., …Healey, E. (2018). Implementing core NICE guidelines for osteoarthritis in primary care with a model consultation (MOSAICS): A cluster randomised controlled trial. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 26(1), 43-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2017.09.010

Objective To determine the effectiveness of a model osteoarthritis consultation, compared with usual care, on physical function and uptake of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) osteoarthritis recommendations, in adults =45 year... Read More about Implementing core NICE guidelines for osteoarthritis in primary care with a model consultation (MOSAICS): A cluster randomised controlled trial.

Subgroup analyses of the effectiveness of oral glucosamine for knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis from the OA trial bank. (2017)
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Runhaar, J., Rozendaal, R., van Middelkoop, M., Bijlsma, H., Doherty, M., Dziedzic, K., …Bierma Zeinstra, S. (2017). Subgroup analyses of the effectiveness of oral glucosamine for knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis from the OA trial bank. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 76(11), 1862 - 1869. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211149

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of oral glucosamine in subgroups of people with hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA) based on baseline pain severity, body mass index (BMI), sex, structural abnormalities and presence of inflammation using individu... Read More about Subgroup analyses of the effectiveness of oral glucosamine for knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis from the OA trial bank..

Response to: 'Different glucosamine sulfate products generate different outcomes on osteoarthritis symptoms' by Reginster et al (2017)
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Runhaar, J., Rozendaal, R. M., van Middelkoop, M., Bijlsma, H. J. W., Doherty, M., Dziedzic, K. S., …Zeinstra, S. B. (2018). Response to: 'Different glucosamine sulfate products generate different outcomes on osteoarthritis symptoms' by Reginster et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 77(7), Article ARTN e40. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-212276

Integrating case finding and initial management for osteoarthritis, anxiety and depression into routine primary care nurse-led long-term condition reviews: results from the enhance pilot trial (2017)
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Jinks, C., Nicholls, E., Liddle, J., Healey, E., Evans, A., Chew-Graham, C., …Team, E. (2017). Integrating case finding and initial management for osteoarthritis, anxiety and depression into routine primary care nurse-led long-term condition reviews: results from the enhance pilot trial. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 76(S2), 1433-1433. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.2473

Background Co-morbid osteoarthritis (OA), anxiety and depression are undermanaged in primary care yet have significant impact on pain, disability and outcomes of other long-term conditions (LTCs). Objectives To test the feasibility and acceptabili... Read More about Integrating case finding and initial management for osteoarthritis, anxiety and depression into routine primary care nurse-led long-term condition reviews: results from the enhance pilot trial.

NO TREATMENT EFFECTS OF ORAL GLUCOSAMINE FOR SUBGROUPS OF KNEE AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS PATIENTS; AN INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA META-ANALYSIS FROM THE OA TRIAL BANK (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Runhaar, J., Rozendaal, R., van Middelkoop, M., Bijlsma, J., Doherty, M., Dziedzic, K., …Bierma-Zeinstra, S. (2017, June). NO TREATMENT EFFECTS OF ORAL GLUCOSAMINE FOR SUBGROUPS OF KNEE AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS PATIENTS; AN INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA META-ANALYSIS FROM THE OA TRIAL BANK. Poster presented at EULAR 2017: Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain

Background The effectiveness of oral glucosamine for symptoms of osteoarthritis (OA) is debated. Individual trials are not powered to show effects within subgroups of patients. Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of oral glucosamine in clinic... Read More about NO TREATMENT EFFECTS OF ORAL GLUCOSAMINE FOR SUBGROUPS OF KNEE AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS PATIENTS; AN INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA META-ANALYSIS FROM THE OA TRIAL BANK.

Effect of a model consultation informed by guideline on recorded quality of care of osteoarthritis (MOSAICS): a cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care (2017)
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Jordan, K., Edwards, J., Porcheret, M., Healey, E., Jinks, C., Bedson, J., …Dziedzic, K. (2017). Effect of a model consultation informed by guideline on recorded quality of care of osteoarthritis (MOSAICS): a cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 25(10), 1588-1597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2017.05.017

Objective To determine the effect of a model osteoarthritis (OA) consultation (MOAC) informed by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommendations compared with usual care on recorded quality of care of clinical OA in general... Read More about Effect of a model consultation informed by guideline on recorded quality of care of osteoarthritis (MOSAICS): a cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care.

Seeing the light at the end of the carpal tunnel: the challenges of recruiting sites to a clinical trial of an investigational medicinal product in primary care (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Myers, H., Burton, C., Robinson, M., Davenport, G., Dziedzic, K., van der Windt, D., …Hay, E. (2017, May). Seeing the light at the end of the carpal tunnel: the challenges of recruiting sites to a clinical trial of an investigational medicinal product in primary care. Poster presented at 4th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference (ICTMC) and the 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Trials, Liverpool, UK

NO TREATMENT EFFECTS OF ORAL GLUCOSAMINE FOR SUBGROUPS OF KNEE AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS PATIENTS; AN INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA META-ANALYSIS FROM THE OA TRIAL BANK (2017)
Journal Article
Runhaar, J., Rozendaal, R., van Middelkoop, M., Bijlsma, J. W., Doherty, M., Dziedzic, K., …Bierma-Zeinstra, S. M. (2017). NO TREATMENT EFFECTS OF ORAL GLUCOSAMINE FOR SUBGROUPS OF KNEE AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS PATIENTS; AN INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA META-ANALYSIS FROM THE OA TRIAL BANK. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 25(S1), S408-S409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2017.02.705

HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE IN HAND OA; RESULTS OF THE UK HERO TRIAL (2017)
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Kingsbury, S. R., Tharmanathan, P., Keding, A., Ronaldson, S., Grainger, A., Wakefield, R., …Conaghan, P. G. (2017). HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE IN HAND OA; RESULTS OF THE UK HERO TRIAL. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 25(S1), S3-S4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2017.02.012

Purpose: Symptomatic hand osteoarthritis (OA) represents a considerable economic, clinical and social burden, and has limited treatment options. Synovitis is prevalent in OA and associated with pain. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is used routinely for tre... Read More about HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE IN HAND OA; RESULTS OF THE UK HERO TRIAL.

A nurse-led clinic for patients consulting with osteoarthritis in general practice: development and impact of training for its delivery in the MOSAICS study. (2016)
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Healey, E. L., Main, C. J., Ryan, S., McHugh, G. A., Porcheret, M., Finney, A. G., …Dziedzic, K. S. (2016). A nurse-led clinic for patients consulting with osteoarthritis in general practice: development and impact of training for its delivery in the MOSAICS study. BMC Family Practice, 17, Article 173

Background Despite a lack of service provision for people with osteoarthritis (OA), each year 1 in 5 of the general population consults a GP about a musculoskeletal condition such as OA. Consequently this may provide an opportunity for practice nurs... Read More about A nurse-led clinic for patients consulting with osteoarthritis in general practice: development and impact of training for its delivery in the MOSAICS study..

A nurse-led clinic for patients consulting with osteoarthritis in general practice: development and impact of training in a cluster randomised controlled trial (2016)
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Ryan, S., McHugh, G., Porcheret, M., Finney, A., Morden, A., Dziedzic, K., …Main, C. (2016). A nurse-led clinic for patients consulting with osteoarthritis in general practice: development and impact of training in a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Family Practice, 17, Article 173. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-016-0568-y

BACKGROUND: Despite a lack of service provision for people with osteoarthritis (OA), each year 1 in 5 of the general population consults a GP about a musculoskeletal condition such as OA. Consequently this may provide an opportunity for practice nurs... Read More about A nurse-led clinic for patients consulting with osteoarthritis in general practice: development and impact of training in a cluster randomised controlled trial.

A nurse-led clinic for patients consulting with osteoarthritis in general practice: development and impact of training in a cluster randomised controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article
Healey, E. L., Main, C. J., Ryan, S., McHugh, G. A., Porcheret, M., Finney, A. G., …Dziedzic, K. S. (2016). A nurse-led clinic for patients consulting with osteoarthritis in general practice: development and impact of training in a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Family Practice, 17, Article 173. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-016-0568-y

Background Despite a lack of service provision for people with osteoarthritis (OA), each year 1 in 5 of the general population consults a GP about a musculoskeletal condition such as OA. Consequently this may provide an opportunity for practice nurs... Read More about A nurse-led clinic for patients consulting with osteoarthritis in general practice: development and impact of training in a cluster randomised controlled trial.

The clinical and cost effectiveness of steroid injection compared with night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome (2016)
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Chesterton, L. S., Dziedzic, K. S., Van Der Windt, D. A., Davenport, G., Myers, H. L., Rathod, T., …Hay, E. M. (2016). The clinical and cost effectiveness of steroid injection compared with night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 415 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1264-8

BACKGROUND: Patients diagnosed with idiopathic mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) are usually managed in primary care and commonly treated with night splints and/or corticosteroid injection. The comparative effectiveness of these intervent... Read More about The clinical and cost effectiveness of steroid injection compared with night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome.

Self-management of musculoskeletal hand pain and hand problems in community-dwelling adults aged 50 years and older: results from a cross-sectional study in a UK population. (2016)
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Myers, H., Dziedzic, K., Nicholls, E., & Croft, P. (2016). Self-management of musculoskeletal hand pain and hand problems in community-dwelling adults aged 50 years and older: results from a cross-sectional study in a UK population. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 17, Article 418. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1276-4

BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal pain is common in adults, with the hand being frequently affected. Healthcare services have the potential to be of benefit to adults with hand pain and problems, through promotion and facilitation of self-management. METHO... Read More about Self-management of musculoskeletal hand pain and hand problems in community-dwelling adults aged 50 years and older: results from a cross-sectional study in a UK population..

Multidisciplinary approaches to managing osteoarthritis in multiple joint sites: a systematic review. (2016)
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Finney, A., Healey, E., Jordan, J., Ryan, S., & Dziedzic, K. (2016). Multidisciplinary approaches to managing osteoarthritis in multiple joint sites: a systematic review. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 17, Article 266. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1125-5

BACKGROUND: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's Osteoarthritis (OA) guidelines recommended that future research should consider the benefits of combination therapies in people with OA across multiple joint sites. However, the clin... Read More about Multidisciplinary approaches to managing osteoarthritis in multiple joint sites: a systematic review..

Implementation of musculoskeletal Models of Care in primary care settings: Theory, practice, evaluation and outcomes for musculoskeletal health in high-income economies (2016)
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Dziedzic, K., French, S., Davis, A. M., Geelhoed, E., & Porcheret, M. (2016). Implementation of musculoskeletal Models of Care in primary care settings: Theory, practice, evaluation and outcomes for musculoskeletal health in high-income economies. Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology, 30(3), 375 - 397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.berh.2016.08.004

Musculoskeletal conditions represent one of the largest causes of years lived with disability in high-income economies. These conditions are predominantly managed in primary care settings, and yet, there is a paucity of evidence on which approaches w... Read More about Implementation of musculoskeletal Models of Care in primary care settings: Theory, practice, evaluation and outcomes for musculoskeletal health in high-income economies.

Achieving change in primary care-causes of the evidence to practice gap: systematic reviews of reviews (2016)
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Lau, R., Stevenson, F., Nio Ong, B., Dziedzic, K., Treweek, S., Eldridge, S., …Murray, E. (2016). Achieving change in primary care-causes of the evidence to practice gap: systematic reviews of reviews. Implementation Science, 11, Article 40. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-016-0396-4

BACKGROUND: This study is to identify, summarise and synthesise literature on the causes of the evidence to practice gap for complex interventions in primary care. DESIGN: This study is a systematic review of reviews. METHODS: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL... Read More about Achieving change in primary care-causes of the evidence to practice gap: systematic reviews of reviews.

The OARSI standardised definition of osteoarthritis: A lay version (2016)
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Blackburn, S., User Group, R., Rhodes, C., Higginbottom, A., & Dziedzic, K. (2016). The OARSI standardised definition of osteoarthritis: A lay version. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 24(S1), S192 -S192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.379

Purpose: A standard definition has been produced by OARSI to achieve consensus for defining and classifying for osteoarthritis (OA). The aim is to “facilitate communication about the disease among industry and non-industry researchers, regulatory age... Read More about The OARSI standardised definition of osteoarthritis: A lay version.

Metabolic risk factors were not associated with greater amounts of radiographic hand OA progression over 6-years in a community-dwelling population (2016)
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Marshall, M., Peat, G., Nicholls, E., Myers, H., Mamas, M., Dziedzic, K., & van der Windt, D. (2016). Metabolic risk factors were not associated with greater amounts of radiographic hand OA progression over 6-years in a community-dwelling population. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 24(S1), S201-S202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.394

Patient-reported quality indicators for osteoarthritis: a patient and public generated self-report measure for primary care (2016)
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Blackburn, S., Higginbottom, A., Taylor, R., Bird, J., Østerås, N., Birger Hagen, K., …Dziedzic, K. (2016). Patient-reported quality indicators for osteoarthritis: a patient and public generated self-report measure for primary care. Research Involvement and Engagement, 2, Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-016-0019-x

Background People with osteoarthritis (OA) desire high quality care, support and information about OA. However, the quality of care for people with OA in general practice is not routinely collected. Quality Indicators (QI) can be used to benefit p... Read More about Patient-reported quality indicators for osteoarthritis: a patient and public generated self-report measure for primary care.

The OA Trial Bank: meta-analysis of individual patient data from knee and hip osteoarthritis trials show that patients with severe pain exhibit greater benefit from intra-articular glucocorticoids (2016)
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van Middelkoop, M., Arden, N. K., Atchia, I., Birrell, F., Chao, J., Rezende, M. U., …Bierma-Zeinstra, S. M. A. (2016). The OA Trial Bank: meta-analysis of individual patient data from knee and hip osteoarthritis trials show that patients with severe pain exhibit greater benefit from intra-articular glucocorticoids. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 24(7), 1143-1152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.983

Patient and public involvement in primary care research - an example of ensuring its sustainability (2016)
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Dziedzic, & Jinks. (2016). Patient and public involvement in primary care research - an example of ensuring its sustainability. Research Involvement and Engagement, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-016-0015-1

Background The international literature on patient and public involvement (PPI) in research covers a wide range of issues, including active lay involvement throughout the research cycle; roles that patients/public can play; assessing impact of PPI a... Read More about Patient and public involvement in primary care research - an example of ensuring its sustainability.

Achieving change in primary care-effectiveness of strategies for improving implementation of complex interventions: systematic review of reviews. (2015)
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Lau, R., Stevenson, F., Nio Ong, B., Dziedzic, K., Treweek, S., Eldridge, S., …Murray, E. (2015). Achieving change in primary care-effectiveness of strategies for improving implementation of complex interventions: systematic review of reviews. BMJ Open, 5(12), Article e009993. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009993

OBJECTIVE: To identify, summarise and synthesise available literature on the effectiveness of implementation strategies for optimising implementation of complex interventions in primary care. DESIGN: Systematic review of reviews. DATA SOURCES: MEDLIN... Read More about Achieving change in primary care-effectiveness of strategies for improving implementation of complex interventions: systematic review of reviews..

Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care: (2015)
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Healey, E. L., Jinks, C., Tan, V. A., Chew-Graham, C. A., Lawton, S. A., Nicholls, E., …Mallen, C. D. (2015). Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care:. Journal of Comorbidity, 2015(5), 135-149. https://doi.org/10.15256/joc.2015.5.60

Background Long-term conditions (LTCs) are important determinants of quality of life and healthcare expenditure worldwide. Whilst multimorbidity is increasingly the norm in primary care, clinical guidelines and the delivery of care remain focused on... Read More about Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care:.

Implementing international osteoarthritis treatment guidelines in primary health care: study protocol for the SAMBA stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial (2015)
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Østerås, N., van Bodegom-Vos, L., Dziedzic, K., Moseng, T., Aas, E., Andreassen, Ø., …Birger Hagen, K. (2015). Implementing international osteoarthritis treatment guidelines in primary health care: study protocol for the SAMBA stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial. Implementation Science, 10, Article 165. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-015-0353-7

Background Previous research indicates that people with osteoarthritis (OA) are not receiving the recommended and optimal treatment. Based on international treatment recommendations for hip and knee OA and previous research, the SAMBA model for inte... Read More about Implementing international osteoarthritis treatment guidelines in primary health care: study protocol for the SAMBA stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial.

Self reported quality care for knee osteoarthritis: comparisons across Denmark, Norway, Portugal and UK (2015)
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Østerås, N., Jordan, K. P., Clausen, B., Cordeiro, C., Dziedzic, K., Edwards, J., …Hagen, K. B. (2015). Self reported quality care for knee osteoarthritis: comparisons across Denmark, Norway, Portugal and UK. RMD Open, 1(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2015-000136

Objectives To assess and compare patient perceived quality of osteoarthritis (OA) management in primary healthcare in Denmark, Norway, Portugal and the UK. Methods Participants consulting with clinical signs and symptoms of knee OA were identified... Read More about Self reported quality care for knee osteoarthritis: comparisons across Denmark, Norway, Portugal and UK.

The ‘ENHANCE’ long-term condition review: Identifying co-morbid joint pain, depression and anxiety in patients with long-term conditions (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Tan, V., Jinks, C., Porcheret, M., Chew-Graham, C. A., Cooper, V., Healey, E. L., …Finney, A. G. (2015, July). The ‘ENHANCE’ long-term condition review: Identifying co-morbid joint pain, depression and anxiety in patients with long-term conditions. Presented at Health Service Research Network conference (HSRN) Conference (Nottingham), Nottingham Conference Centre, Burton Street, Nottingham, UK

FRI0342 Measuring Pain Intensity in Older Adults with “Multisite” Peripheral Joint Pain Using a Composite Score (2015)
Journal Article
Finney, A., Dziedzic, K., Lewis, M., Ryan, S., & Healey, E. (2015). FRI0342 Measuring Pain Intensity in Older Adults with “Multisite” Peripheral Joint Pain Using a Composite Score. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74(Suppl 2), 549.1-549. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.4131

Background Individuals with peripheral joint pain and osteoarthritis (OA) commonly experience pain in more than one joint site, yet the majority of studies focus on pain at a single site. Pain intensity is the single most assessed dimension in pain a... Read More about FRI0342 Measuring Pain Intensity in Older Adults with “Multisite” Peripheral Joint Pain Using a Composite Score.

AB0843 Case-Finding for Joint Pain and Anxiety and Depression: the Enhance Study (2015)
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Jinks, C., Morden, A., Chew-Graham, C., Porcheret, M., Finney, A., Dziedzic, K., …Mallen, C. (2015). AB0843 Case-Finding for Joint Pain and Anxiety and Depression: the Enhance Study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74(Suppl 2), 1182.2-1182. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.2270

Background Osteoarthritis (OA) related joint pain and mental health problems are common and often co-exist in patients with other long term conditions (LTCs), but are under-detected and sub-optimally managed in primary care. The ENHANCE study aims to... Read More about AB0843 Case-Finding for Joint Pain and Anxiety and Depression: the Enhance Study.

EFFECT OF A MODEL CONSULTATION ON QUALITY OF CARE OF OSTEOARTHRITIS: A PRIMARY CARE CLUSTER RANDOMISED TRIAL (2015)
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Edwards, J. J., Jordan, K. P., Porcheret, M., Healey, E. L., Jinks, C., Bedson, J., …Dziedzic, K. S. (2015). EFFECT OF A MODEL CONSULTATION ON QUALITY OF CARE OF OSTEOARTHRITIS: A PRIMARY CARE CLUSTER RANDOMISED TRIAL. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74(S2), 108-109. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.3443

Background Uptake of recommended assessment and management strategies for osteoarthritis (OA) in primary care has not consistently been achieved. Objectives To determine the effect of a model OA consultation, informed by NICE OA recommendations, t... Read More about EFFECT OF A MODEL CONSULTATION ON QUALITY OF CARE OF OSTEOARTHRITIS: A PRIMARY CARE CLUSTER RANDOMISED TRIAL.

046. Integrating Care for Joint Pain and Anxiety and Depression into Reviews for Long-Term Conditions: The Enhance Study (2015)
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Jinks, C., Morden, A., Chew-Graham, C., Porcheret, M., Finney, A., Dziedzic, K., …Mallen, C. (2015). 046. Integrating Care for Joint Pain and Anxiety and Depression into Reviews for Long-Term Conditions: The Enhance Study. Rheumatology, 54(S1), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev088.046

Joint pain and mental health problems are common and often co-exist with other long-term conditions (LTCs), but are under-detected and sub-optimally managed in primary care. The aim of the ENHANCE study is to develop and test the feasibility and acc... Read More about 046. Integrating Care for Joint Pain and Anxiety and Depression into Reviews for Long-Term Conditions: The Enhance Study.

Paracetamol not as safe as we thought?: a systematic literature review of observational studies (2015)
Journal Article
Dziedzic. (2015). Paracetamol not as safe as we thought?: a systematic literature review of observational studies. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206914

OBJECTIVES: We conducted a systematic literature review to assess the adverse event (AE) profile of paracetamol. METHODS: We searched Medline and Embase from database inception to 1 May 2013. We screened for observational studies in English, which re... Read More about Paracetamol not as safe as we thought?: a systematic literature review of observational studies.

Introducing Evidence Through Research "Push": Using Theory and Qualitative Methods. (2015)
Journal Article
Dziedzic, & Jinks. (2015). Introducing Evidence Through Research "Push": Using Theory and Qualitative Methods. Qualitative Health Research, 1560 - 1575. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732315570120

A multitude of factors can influence the uptake and implementation of complex interventions in health care. A plethora of theories and frameworks recognize the need to establish relationships, understand organizational dynamics, address context and c... Read More about Introducing Evidence Through Research "Push": Using Theory and Qualitative Methods..

Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care: protocol for the ENHANCE pilot trial (2015)
Journal Article
Healey, E. L., Jinks, C., Tan, V. A., Chew-Graham, C. A., Lawton, S. A., Nicholls, E., …Mallen, C. D. (2015). Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care: protocol for the ENHANCE pilot trial. Journal of Comorbidity, 5(1), 135 -149. https://doi.org/10.15256/joc.2015.5.60

Background: Long-term conditions (LTCs) are important determinants of quality of life and healthcare expenditure worldwide. Whilst multimorbidity is increasingly the norm in primary care, clinical guidelines and the delivery of care remain focused o... Read More about Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care: protocol for the ENHANCE pilot trial.

Self-management approaches for osteoarthritis in the hand: a 2×2 factorial randomised trial. (2015)
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Dziedzic, K., Nicholls, E., Hill, S., Hammond, A., Handy, J., Thomas, E., & Hay, E. (2015). Self-management approaches for osteoarthritis in the hand: a 2×2 factorial randomised trial. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74(1), 108 - 118. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203938

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis is the leading cause of disability in older adults. Evidence of effectiveness for self-management of hand osteoarthritis is lacking. METHODS: In this randomised, factorial trial, we evaluated the effectiveness of joint prot... Read More about Self-management approaches for osteoarthritis in the hand: a 2×2 factorial randomised trial..

Acceptability of a 'guidebook' for the management of Osteoarthritis: a qualitative study of patient and clinician's perspectives (2014)
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Morden, A., Jinks, C., Nio Ong, B., Porcheret, M., & Dziedzic, K. S. (2014). Acceptability of a 'guidebook' for the management of Osteoarthritis: a qualitative study of patient and clinician's perspectives. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 15, Article 427. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-15-427

BACKGROUND: Written information can be of benefit to both practitioners and patients and the provision of quality information is emphasised as a core intervention by United Kingdom National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) OA guidelines. Resea... Read More about Acceptability of a 'guidebook' for the management of Osteoarthritis: a qualitative study of patient and clinician's perspectives.

Erosive osteoarthritis: a more severe form of radiographic hand osteoarthritis rather than a distinct entity? (2014)
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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?.

Joint protection and hand exercises for hand osteoarthritis: an economic evaluation comparing methods for the analysis of factorial trials (2014)
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Oppong, R., Jowett, S., Nicholls, E., Whitehurst, D., Hill, S., Hammond, A., …Dziedzic, K. (2015). Joint protection and hand exercises for hand osteoarthritis: an economic evaluation comparing methods for the analysis of factorial trials. Rheumatology, 54(5), 876 - 883. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keu389

OBJECTIVES: Evidence regarding the cost-effectiveness of joint protection and hand exercises for the management of hand OA is not well established. The primary aim of this study is to assess the cost-effectiveness (cost-utility) of these management o... Read More about Joint protection and hand exercises for hand osteoarthritis: an economic evaluation comparing methods for the analysis of factorial trials.

Quality of care for OA: the effect of a point-of-care consultation recording template. (2014)
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Edwards, J. J., Jordan, K. P., Peat, G., Bedson, J., Croft, P. R., Hay, E. M., & Dziedzic, K. S. (2015). Quality of care for OA: the effect of a point-of-care consultation recording template. Rheumatology, 54(5), 844-853. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keu411

OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to determine the feasibility of introducing a computerized template for identifying quality of care during an OA consultation, describe quality of OA care in practices in which the template was introduced and as... Read More about Quality of care for OA: the effect of a point-of-care consultation recording template..

Implementing the NICE osteoarthritis guidelines: a mixed methods study and cluster randomised trial of a model osteoarthritis consultation in primary care - the Management of OsteoArthritis In Consultations (MOSAICS) study protocol (2014)
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Dziedzic, K. S., Healey, E. L., Porcheret, M., Nio Ong, B., Main, C. J., Jordan, K. P., …Hay, E. M. (2014). Implementing the NICE osteoarthritis guidelines: a mixed methods study and cluster randomised trial of a model osteoarthritis consultation in primary care - the Management of OsteoArthritis In Consultations (MOSAICS) study protocol. Implementation Science, 9, Article 95. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-014-0095-y

Backgroundhere is as yet no evidence on the feasibility of implementing recommendations from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) osteoarthritis (OA) guidelines in primary care, or of the effect these recommendations on the con... Read More about Implementing the NICE osteoarthritis guidelines: a mixed methods study and cluster randomised trial of a model osteoarthritis consultation in primary care - the Management of OsteoArthritis In Consultations (MOSAICS) study protocol.

The ‘ENHANCE’ long-term condition review: Identifying co-morbid joint pain, depression and anxiety in patients with long-term conditions (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Tan, V., Jinks, C., Porcheret, M., Chew-Graham, C. A., Cooper, V., Healey, E. L., …Finney, A. G. (2014, June). The ‘ENHANCE’ long-term condition review: Identifying co-morbid joint pain, depression and anxiety in patients with long-term conditions. Paper presented at HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH NETWORK SYMPOSIUM 2014, Nottingham Conference Centre, Nottingham, England, UK

AB0775 A Model Osteoarthritis Consultation within Primary Care: A Novel Nurse-Led Approach to Promote Self-Management (2014)
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Healey, E., Main, C., Ryan, S., McHugh, G., Finney, A., & Dziedzic, K. (2014). AB0775 A Model Osteoarthritis Consultation within Primary Care: A Novel Nurse-Led Approach to Promote Self-Management. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 73(Suppl 2), 1060.4-1061. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.3721

Background Osteoarthritis (OA) management is not seen as high priority for primary care and health professionals find management of OA challenging. The NICE (2008, 2014) and EULAR recommendations (2013) for OA stress the benefits of core non-pharmaco... Read More about AB0775 A Model Osteoarthritis Consultation within Primary Care: A Novel Nurse-Led Approach to Promote Self-Management.

THE OA TRIAL BANK: META-ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA SHOW THAT PATIENTS WITH SEVERE PAIN OR WITH INFLAMMATORY SIGNS DETECTED BY ULTRASOUND ESPECIALLY BENEFIT FROM INTRA-ARTICULAR GLUCOCORTICOIDS FOR KNEE OR HIP OA (2014)
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Van Middelkoop, M., Arden, N., Atchia, I., Birrell, F., Chao, J., Lambert, R., …Bierma-Zeinstra, S. (2014). THE OA TRIAL BANK: META-ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA SHOW THAT PATIENTS WITH SEVERE PAIN OR WITH INFLAMMATORY SIGNS DETECTED BY ULTRASOUND ESPECIALLY BENEFIT FROM INTRA-ARTICULAR GLUCOCORTICOIDS FOR KNEE OR HIP OA. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 73(S2), 749-750. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.2250

THE OA TRIAL BANK: META-ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA SHOW THAT PATIENTS WITH SEVERE PAIN OR WITH INFLAMMATORY SIGNS DETECTED BY ULTRASOUND ESPECIALLY BENEFIT FROM INTRA-ARTICULAR GLUCOCORTICOIDS FOR KNEE OR HIP OA (2014)
Journal Article
van Middelkoop, M., Arden, N., Atchia, I., Birrell, F., Chao, J., Lambert, R. G., …Bierma-Zeinstra, S. M. (2014). THE OA TRIAL BANK: META-ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA SHOW THAT PATIENTS WITH SEVERE PAIN OR WITH INFLAMMATORY SIGNS DETECTED BY ULTRASOUND ESPECIALLY BENEFIT FROM INTRA-ARTICULAR GLUCOCORTICOIDS FOR KNEE OR HIP OA. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 22, S474-S475

74. Uptake of the Nice Osteoarthritis Core Treatments In Community Dwelling Older Adults with a Self-Reported Primary Care Consultation for Joint Pain (2014)
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Healey, E. L., Afolabi, E. K., Lewis, M., Edwards, J. J., Jordan, K. P., Finney, A., …Dziedzic, K. S. (2014). 74. Uptake of the Nice Osteoarthritis Core Treatments In Community Dwelling Older Adults with a Self-Reported Primary Care Consultation for Joint Pain. Rheumatology, 53(suppl_1), i83-i83. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keu099.014

40. The Increased Risk of Self-Reported Primary Care Consultations Attributable to Multisite Peripheral Joint Pain (2014)
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Finney, A., Healey, E. L., Lewis, M., Ryan, S., & Dziedzic, K. S. (2014). 40. The Increased Risk of Self-Reported Primary Care Consultations Attributable to Multisite Peripheral Joint Pain. Rheumatology, 53(suppl_1), i70-i71. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keu097.008

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence OA guidelines (2008) recommend that future research should address multisite joint pain as it is more severe and disabling than single site joint pain. The aim of this study was to describe the pr... Read More about 40. The Increased Risk of Self-Reported Primary Care Consultations Attributable to Multisite Peripheral Joint Pain.

Development of a behaviour change intervention: a case study on the practical application of theory (2014)
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Porcheret, M., Main, C., Croft, P., McKinley, R., Hassell, A., & Dziedzic, K. (2014). Development of a behaviour change intervention: a case study on the practical application of theory. Implementation Science, 9, Article 42. https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-9-42

BACKGROUND: Use of theory in implementation of complex interventions is widely recommended. A complex trial intervention, to enhance self-management support for people with osteoarthritis (OA) in primary care, needed to be implemented in the Managing... Read More about Development of a behaviour change intervention: a case study on the practical application of theory.

66. Can Communities of Practice Assist the Implementation of Research Across the Academic Health Sciences Network? (2014)
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Stevenson, K., Duffy, H., Somerville, S., Cooper, V., Hughes, R., & Dziedzic, K. (2014). 66. Can Communities of Practice Assist the Implementation of Research Across the Academic Health Sciences Network?. Rheumatology, 53(suppl_1), i80-i80. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keu099.006

Background: The Arthritis Research UK funded STaRT Back trial identified that stratified care is a clinically and cost effective method of managing low back pain. Whilst there has been international interest in the study, local implementation within... Read More about 66. Can Communities of Practice Assist the Implementation of Research Across the Academic Health Sciences Network?.

61. Use of an Osteoarthritis Guidebook to Help Provide Supported Self-Management in Primary Care: A Qualitative Exploration of Acceptability for Patients and Professionals (2014)
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Morden, A., Jinks, C., Nio Ong, B., Porcheret, M., & Dziedzic, K. (2014). 61. Use of an Osteoarthritis Guidebook to Help Provide Supported Self-Management in Primary Care: A Qualitative Exploration of Acceptability for Patients and Professionals. Rheumatology, 53(suppl_1), i78-i78. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keu099.001

Changing policy and practice: making sense of national guidelines for osteoarthritis. (2014)
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Dziedzic, & jinks. (2014). Changing policy and practice: making sense of national guidelines for osteoarthritis. Social Science and Medicine, 101 -109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.01.036

Understanding uptake of complex interventions is an increasingly prominent area of research. The interplay of macro (such as changing health policy), meso (re-organisation of professional work) and micro (rationalisation of clinical care) factors upo... Read More about Changing policy and practice: making sense of national guidelines for osteoarthritis..

OP0152-PC Knowledge and Confidence of Practice Nurses in the Management of Osteoarthritis (OA): Pre- and Post-Evaluation of an OA Self-Management Training Programme (2014)
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Healey, E. L., Ryan, S., McHugh, G. A., Main, C. J., Porcheret, M., Ong, B. N., …Dziedzic, K. S. (2014). OP0152-PC Knowledge and Confidence of Practice Nurses in the Management of Osteoarthritis (OA): Pre- and Post-Evaluation of an OA Self-Management Training Programme. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 72(Suppl 3), A103.3-A104. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.357

Background In the United Kingdom (UK), practice nurses do not routinely consult with individuals with OA as most OA care is provided by general practitioners. However, evidence suggests that practice nurses are most likely to provide self-management... Read More about OP0152-PC Knowledge and Confidence of Practice Nurses in the Management of Osteoarthritis (OA): Pre- and Post-Evaluation of an OA Self-Management Training Programme.

Designing a placebo device: involving service users in clinical trial design (2013)
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Jinks, & Dziedzic. (2013). Designing a placebo device: involving service users in clinical trial design. Health Expectations, e100 - e110. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12043

BACKGROUND: Service users are increasingly involved in the design of clinical trials and in product and device development. Service user involvement in placebo development is crucial to a credible and acceptable placebo for clinical trials, but such... Read More about Designing a placebo device: involving service users in clinical trial design.

Sustaining patient and public involvement in research: A case study of a research centre. (2013)
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Jinks, C., Carter, P., Rhodes, C., Beech, R., Dziedzic, K., Hughes, R., …Nio Ong, B. (2013). Sustaining patient and public involvement in research: A case study of a research centre. Journal of Care Services Management, 7(4), 146 - 154. https://doi.org/10.1179/1750168715Y.0000000003

The literature on patient and public involvement (PPI) in research covers a wide range of topics. However, one area of investigation that appears under developed is the sustainability and impact of PPI beyond involvement in time-limited research proj... Read More about Sustaining patient and public involvement in research: A case study of a research centre..

Quality indicators for the primary care of osteoarthritis: a systematic review. (2013)
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Edwards, J., Khanna, M., Jordan, K. P., Jordan, J. L., Bedson, J., & Dziedzic, K. S. (2013). Quality indicators for the primary care of osteoarthritis: a systematic review. Not commissioned

OBJECTIVE: To identify valid and feasible quality indicators for the primary care of osteoarthritis (OA). DESIGN: Systematic review and narrative synthesis. DATA SOURCES: Electronic reference databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, HMIC, PsychINFO), qual... Read More about Quality indicators for the primary care of osteoarthritis: a systematic review..

Reliability of Assessing Hand Osteoarthritis on Digital Photographs and Associations With Radiographic and Clinical Findings. (2013)
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Marshall, M., Jonsson, H., Helgadottir, G. P., Nicholls, E., Van Der Windt, D., Myers, H., & Dziedzic, K. (2014). Reliability of Assessing Hand Osteoarthritis on Digital Photographs and Associations With Radiographic and Clinical Findings. Arthritis Care & Research, 66(6), 828 - 836. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.22225

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the reliability and construct validity of an atlas for grading hand osteoarthritis (OA) on photographs in a separate younger community-dwelling population than the development cohort. METHODS: Participants were community-dwe... Read More about Reliability of Assessing Hand Osteoarthritis on Digital Photographs and Associations With Radiographic and Clinical Findings..

Exercise for lower limb osteoarthritis: systematic review incorporating trial sequential analysis and network meta-analysis (2013)
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Uthman, O. A., Van Der Windt, D., Jordan, J., Dziedzic, K., Healey, E., Peat, G., & Foster, N. E. (2014). Exercise for lower limb osteoarthritis: systematic review incorporating trial sequential analysis and network meta-analysis. BMJ, 347, Article f5555. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f5555

To determine whether there is sufficient evidence to conclude that exercise interventions are more effective than no exercise control and to compare the effectiveness of different exercise interventions in relieving pain and improving function in pat... Read More about Exercise for lower limb osteoarthritis: systematic review incorporating trial sequential analysis and network meta-analysis.

Subsets of symptomatic hand osteoarthritis in community-dwelling older adults in the United Kingdom: prevalence, inter-relationships, risk factor profiles and clinical characteristics at baseline and 3-years. (2013)
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Marshall, M., Peat, G., Nicholls, E., van der Windt, D., Myers, H., & Dziedzic, K. (2013). Subsets of symptomatic hand osteoarthritis in community-dwelling older adults in the United Kingdom: prevalence, inter-relationships, risk factor profiles and clinical characteristics at baseline and 3-years. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 21(11), 1674-1684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2013.08.004

Individual patient data meta-analysis of trials investigating the effectiveness of intra-articular glucocorticoid injections in patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis: an OA Trial Bank protocol for a systematic review (2013)
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van Middelkoop, M., Dziedzic, K. S., Doherty, M., Zhang, W., Bijlsma, J. W., McAlindon, T. E., …Bierma-Zeinstra, S. M. (2013). Individual patient data meta-analysis of trials investigating the effectiveness of intra-articular glucocorticoid injections in patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis: an OA Trial Bank protocol for a systematic review. Systematic Reviews, 2(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-2-54

OP0204-PC Multisite Peripheral Joint Pain in the Community: Prevalence and Impact in the North West Midlands, United Kingdom (UK) (2013)
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Finney, A., Healey, E. L., Lewis, M., Ryan, S., & Dziedzic, K. S. (2013). OP0204-PC Multisite Peripheral Joint Pain in the Community: Prevalence and Impact in the North West Midlands, United Kingdom (UK). Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 72(Suppl 3), A121.2-A121. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.409

Background Current research and guidelines are often focused on single joint osteoarthritis (OA). The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence OA guidelines recommended that future research should consider the impact of multisite joint p... Read More about OP0204-PC Multisite Peripheral Joint Pain in the Community: Prevalence and Impact in the North West Midlands, United Kingdom (UK).

FRI0572-PC Consulting for osteoarthritis: development and testing of criteria to rate video recorded consultations for osteoarthritis in primary care (2013)
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Porcheret, M., Main, C., Croft, P., Jordan, K., & Dziedzic, K. (2013). FRI0572-PC Consulting for osteoarthritis: development and testing of criteria to rate video recorded consultations for osteoarthritis in primary care. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 72(Suppl 3), A569.1-A569. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.1699

SAT0344 Measurement Properties of Self-Reported Physical Activity Instruments Suitable for Osteoarthritis (OA) or Joint Pain Populations: A Systematic Review. (2013)
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Smith, R. D., Healey, E. L., McHugh, G. A., Holden, M. A., & Dziedzic, K. S. (2013). SAT0344 Measurement Properties of Self-Reported Physical Activity Instruments Suitable for Osteoarthritis (OA) or Joint Pain Populations: A Systematic Review. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 72(Suppl 3), A700.1-A700. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.2069

SAT0583-HPR Differences between Service Providers and Users when Defining Feasible Optimal NHs Occupational Therapy Treatment for Patients with Thumb Base OA: Results from a Delphi Study (2013)
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Barbosa Boucas, S., Hislop Lennie, K., Dziedzic, K., Arden, N., Burridge, J., Hammond, A., …Adams, J. (2013). SAT0583-HPR Differences between Service Providers and Users when Defining Feasible Optimal NHs Occupational Therapy Treatment for Patients with Thumb Base OA: Results from a Delphi Study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 72(Suppl 3), A779.4-A780. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.2307

Background The OTTER (OsTeoarthritis Thumb ThERapy) trial is a two-year developmental study for a full randomised controlled trial (RCT) into the clinical and cost effectiveness of an occupational therapy and splint intervention for thumb base OA. To... Read More about SAT0583-HPR Differences between Service Providers and Users when Defining Feasible Optimal NHs Occupational Therapy Treatment for Patients with Thumb Base OA: Results from a Delphi Study.

THE OA TRIAL BANK: INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA META-ANALYSIS OF TRIALS INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTRA-ARTICULAR CORTICOSTEROID INJECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH KNEE OR HIP OA (2013)
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van Middelkoop, M., Dziedzic, K., Doherty, M., Zhang, W., Bijlsma, J., McAlindon, T., …Bierma-Zeinstra, S. M. (2013). THE OA TRIAL BANK: INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA META-ANALYSIS OF TRIALS INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTRA-ARTICULAR CORTICOSTEROID INJECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH KNEE OR HIP OA. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 21, S259-S259

DEFINING OPTIMAL NHS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY TREATMENT, INDIVIDUALIZED SPLINT AND PLACEBO SPLINT FOR PATIENTS WITH THUMB BASE OA: A DELPHI STUDY (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Barbosa, S., Hislop, B. K., Dziedzic, K., Arden, N., Burridge, J., Hammond, A., …Adams, J. (2013, April). DEFINING OPTIMAL NHS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY TREATMENT, INDIVIDUALIZED SPLINT AND PLACEBO SPLINT FOR PATIENTS WITH THUMB BASE OA: A DELPHI STUDY. Poster presented at Rheumatology 2013, Birmingham, England, UK

Background: The OTTER (OsTeoarthritis Thumb ThERapy) trial is a 2-year development study for a full RCT into the clinical and cost effectiveness of an occupational therapy and splint intervention for thumb base OA. A Delphi study was conducted to obt... Read More about DEFINING OPTIMAL NHS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY TREATMENT, INDIVIDUALIZED SPLINT AND PLACEBO SPLINT FOR PATIENTS WITH THUMB BASE OA: A DELPHI STUDY.

DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL CONSULTATION AND TRAINING PACKAGE FOR PRACTICE NURSES TO SUPPORT SELF-MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS CONSULTING WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS IN PRIMARY CARE (2013)
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Healey, E. L., Ryan, S., McHugh, G. A., Main, C. J., Porcheret, M., Nio Ong, B., …Dziedzic, K. S. (2013, April). DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL CONSULTATION AND TRAINING PACKAGE FOR PRACTICE NURSES TO SUPPORT SELF-MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS CONSULTING WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS IN PRIMARY CARE. Paper presented at Rheumatology 2013, Birmingham, England, UK

Background: In the UK OA is predominately managed in general practice. Evidence suggests practice nurses are the health professionals most likely to provide self-management support for patients with long-term conditions. Traditionally, practice nurse... Read More about DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL CONSULTATION AND TRAINING PACKAGE FOR PRACTICE NURSES TO SUPPORT SELF-MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS CONSULTING WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS IN PRIMARY CARE.

COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF JOINT PROTECTION AND HAND EXERCISE FOR HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS (2013)
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Oppong, R., Jowett, S., Nicholls, E., Whitehurst, D., Hill, S., Hammond, A., …Dziedzic, K. (2013). COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF JOINT PROTECTION AND HAND EXERCISE FOR HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS. Rheumatology, 52(S1),

Background: European guidelines have proposed that joint protection and hand exercise should be used in the management of hand OA. However, the evidence regarding the cost-effectiveness of these interventions has not been well established. A 2x2 fact... Read More about COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF JOINT PROTECTION AND HAND EXERCISE FOR HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS.

ASSESSING HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS USING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS IN A COMMUNITY-DWELLING POPULATION: RELIABILITY AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH RADIOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL FEATURES (2013)
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Marshall, M., Jonsson, H., Helgadottir, G. P., Nicholls, E., van der Windt, D., Myers, H., & Dziedzic, K. (2013). ASSESSING HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS USING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS IN A COMMUNITY-DWELLING POPULATION: RELIABILITY AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH RADIOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL FEATURES. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 21, S135-S135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2013.02.286

Purpose: An atlas for grading hand osteoarthritis (OA) on photographs has been shown to be reliable and associated with clinical examination and radiographic features in a population of older adults (aged ≥69 years) from the AGES-Reykjavik study. The... Read More about ASSESSING HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS USING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS IN A COMMUNITY-DWELLING POPULATION: RELIABILITY AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH RADIOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL FEATURES.

Defining the Content of an Opportunistic Osteoarthritis Consultation With Primary Health Care Professionals: A Delphi Consensus Study (2012)
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Finney, A., Porcheret, M., Grime, J., Jordan, K. P., Handy, J., Healey, E., …Dziedzic, K. (2013). Defining the Content of an Opportunistic Osteoarthritis Consultation With Primary Health Care Professionals: A Delphi Consensus Study. Arthritis Care and Research, 65(6), 962-968. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.21917

Objective To define the core content for an opportunistic consultation between a health care professional (HCP) and a patient with osteoarthritis (OA) in primary care. Methods An ideas generation round and a 2-round Delphi postal consensus study... Read More about Defining the Content of an Opportunistic Osteoarthritis Consultation With Primary Health Care Professionals: A Delphi Consensus Study.

AN OVERVIEW OF BEST PRACTICES IN OA CARE (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Dziedzic, K. (2012, June). AN OVERVIEW OF BEST PRACTICES IN OA CARE. Presented at Annual European Congress of Rheumatology EULAR

SELF MANAGEMENT IN OA: EVIDENCE FOR THE ROLE OF THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Dziedzic, K. (2012, June). SELF MANAGEMENT IN OA: EVIDENCE FOR THE ROLE OF THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM. Presented at Annual European Congress of Rheumatology EULAR, Berlin, Germany

Primary care, although varying between countries, is where most health care for osteoarthritis (OA) is provided in the context of peripheral joint pain in older adults. Education and self-management are specific recommendations of all clinical guidel... Read More about SELF MANAGEMENT IN OA: EVIDENCE FOR THE ROLE OF THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM.

Factors Associated with the Severity and Progression of Self-Reported Hand Pain and Functional Difficulty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review: Factors Associated with Hand Pain and Function (2012)
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Nicholls, E. E., Windt, D. A. W. M., Jordan, J. L., Dziedzic, K. S., & Thomas, E. (2012). Factors Associated with the Severity and Progression of Self-Reported Hand Pain and Functional Difficulty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review: Factors Associated with Hand Pain and Function. Musculoskeletal Care, 10(1), 51-62. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1007

Background Hand problems are common in older adults and cause significant pain and disruption to everyday living. The aim of this systematic review was to summarize evidence on the factors associated with the severity and progression of self-reporte... Read More about Factors Associated with the Severity and Progression of Self-Reported Hand Pain and Functional Difficulty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review: Factors Associated with Hand Pain and Function.

Hand assessment in older adults with musculoskeletal hand problems: a reliability study (2011)
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Dziedzic. (2011). Hand assessment in older adults with musculoskeletal hand problems: a reliability study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 3 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-12-3

Background Musculoskeletal hand pain is common in the general population. This study aims to investigate the inter- and intra-observer reliability of two trained observers conducting a simple clinical interview and physical examination for hand prob... Read More about Hand assessment in older adults with musculoskeletal hand problems: a reliability study.

What are the important components of the clinical assessment of hand problems in older adults in primary care? Results of a Delphi study (2010)
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Dziedzic. (2010). What are the important components of the clinical assessment of hand problems in older adults in primary care? Results of a Delphi study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 178 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-11-178

Background: To identify clinical questions and assessments regarded by health care practitioners as important when assessing undifferentiated hand pain or problems in adults aged 50 years and over presenting to primary care. Methods: A purposively... Read More about What are the important components of the clinical assessment of hand problems in older adults in primary care? Results of a Delphi study.

Radiographic thumb osteoarthritis: frequency, patterns and associations with pain and clinical assessment findings in a community-dwelling population. (2010)
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Marshall, M., Myers, H., Dziedzic, K., Nicholls, E., & Van Der Windt, D. (2010). Radiographic thumb osteoarthritis: frequency, patterns and associations with pain and clinical assessment findings in a community-dwelling population. Rheumatology, 50(4), 735 - 739. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keq371

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate: (i) the frequency and patterns of radiographic OA (ROA) in the thumb joints; and (ii) associations between thumb ROA and the clinical characteristics of thumb OA in older adults with hand pain or... Read More about Radiographic thumb osteoarthritis: frequency, patterns and associations with pain and clinical assessment findings in a community-dwelling population..

Research priorities for non-pharmacological therapies for common musculoskeletal problems: nationally and internationally agreed recommendations (2009)
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Hay, Van Der Windt, & Dziedzic. (2009). Research priorities for non-pharmacological therapies for common musculoskeletal problems: nationally and internationally agreed recommendations. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 3 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-10-3

Musculoskeletal problems such as low back pain, neck, knee and shoulder pain are leading causes of disability and activity limitation in adults and are most frequently managed within primary care. There is a clear trend towards large, high quality tr... Read More about Research priorities for non-pharmacological therapies for common musculoskeletal problems: nationally and internationally agreed recommendations.

269 DEFINING 18-MONTH OUTCOME IN CLINICAL SUB-GROUPS OF HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS IN OLDER ADULTS: THE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT STUDY OF THE HAND (CAS-HA) (2008)
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Dziedzic, K., Nicholls, E., Myers, H., Peat, G., Thomas, E., Marshall, M., & van der Windt, D. (2008). 269 DEFINING 18-MONTH OUTCOME IN CLINICAL SUB-GROUPS OF HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS IN OLDER ADULTS: THE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT STUDY OF THE HAND (CAS-HA). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 16(S4), S121-S122. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1063-4584%2808%2960313-1

The Clinical Assessment Study of the Hand (CAS-HA): a prospective study of musculoskeletal hand problems in the general population (2007)
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Myers, H., Nicholls, E., Handy, J., Peat, G., Thomas, E., Duncan, R., …Dziedzic, K. (2007). The Clinical Assessment Study of the Hand (CAS-HA): a prospective study of musculoskeletal hand problems in the general population. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 8, Article 85. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-8-85

Pain in the hand affects an estimated 12-21% of the population, and at older ages the hand is one of the most common sites of pain and osteoarthritis. The association between symptomatic hand osteoarthritis and disability in everyday life has not bee... Read More about The Clinical Assessment Study of the Hand (CAS-HA): a prospective study of musculoskeletal hand problems in the general population.

Radiographic presentation of osteoarthritis of the thumb (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Marshall, M., Dziedzic, K. . S., Nicholls, E. . E., Myers, H. . L., & Hay, E. . M. (2007, May). Radiographic presentation of osteoarthritis of the thumb. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the British-Society-of-Rheumatology, Birmingham, ENGLAND

The Knee Clinical Assessment Study-CAS(K). A prospective study of knee pain and knee osteoarthritis in the general population: baseline recruitment and retention at 18 months (2006)
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Dziedzic. (2006). The Knee Clinical Assessment Study-CAS(K). A prospective study of knee pain and knee osteoarthritis in the general population: baseline recruitment and retention at 18 months. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 30 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-7-30

Background Selective non-participation at baseline (due to non-response and non-consent) and loss to follow-up are important concerns for longitudinal observational research. We investigated these matters in the context of baseline recruitment and... Read More about The Knee Clinical Assessment Study-CAS(K). A prospective study of knee pain and knee osteoarthritis in the general population: baseline recruitment and retention at 18 months.