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Helping women through the perimenopause (2022)
Journal Article
Walker, N., Keeling, J., Jervis, J., & Finney, A. (2022). Helping women through the perimenopause. Practice Nurse,

Context
Standard setting is critically important to assessment decisions in medical education. Recent research has demonstrated variations between medical schools in the standards set for shared items. Despite the centrality of judgement to criterio... Read More about Helping women through the perimenopause.

The relationship between multisite peripheral joint pain and physical activity levels in older adults: A cross-sectional survey. (2021)
Journal Article
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., Finney, A. G., Tan, V., Cooper, V., Dziedzic, K. S., Liddle, J., Wathall, S., & 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., Paskins, Z., Sheridan, E., Swaithe, L., Cottrell, E., & 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.

Educational programmes for frail older people, their families, carers, and healthcare professionals: A Systematic Review. (2021)
Journal Article
Viggars, R., Finney, A., & Panayiotou, B. (2021). Educational programmes for frail older people, their families, carers, and healthcare professionals: A Systematic Review. Central European Journal of Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-021-01900-4

Purpose: More people are living with frailty and requiring additional health and support services. To improve their management, the ‘Frailty: Core Capability Framework’ in the United Kingdom recommends frailty education for older individuals, their f... Read More about Educational programmes for frail older people, their families, carers, and healthcare professionals: A Systematic Review..

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., Hadley-Barrows, T., Thomson, K., Reay, H., & 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.

Resistance or appropriation? : Uptake of exercise after a nurse-led intervention to promote self-management for osteoarthritis. (2020)
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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..

Undertaking an integrated nurse led review (INCLUDE) for patients with inflammatory conditions: does it change management of morbidities? (2020)
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Healey, E., Chew-Graham, C., Finney, A., Cooke, K., Wathall, S., Mallen, C., Hider, S., Machin, A., Bucknall, M., & Jinks, C. (2020). Undertaking an integrated nurse led review (INCLUDE) for patients with inflammatory conditions: does it change management of morbidities?. Rheumatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa111.141

Background
People with inflammatory rheumatological conditions (IRCs), including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA), are at an increased risk... Read More about Undertaking an integrated nurse led review (INCLUDE) for patients with inflammatory conditions: does it change management of morbidities?.

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., Jinks, C., Hay, E. M., & 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.

Relationship of anxiety with joint pain and its management: A population survey (2018)
Journal Article
Barnett, L. A., Pritchard, M. G., Edwards, J. J., Afolabi, E. K., Jordan, K. P., Healey, E. L., Finney, A. G., Chew-Graham, C. A., Mallen, C. D., & 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.

The INCLUDE study: INtegrating and improving Care for patients with infLammatory rheUmatological DisordErs in the community; identifying multimorbidity: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. (2018)
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Healey, E., Herron, D., Hider, S., Bucknall, M., Cooke, K., Finney, A., Goddin, D., Hennings, S., Jinks, C., Lewis, M., Machin, A., Mallen, C., Wathall, S., & Chew-Graham, C. (2018). The INCLUDE study: INtegrating and improving Care for patients with infLammatory rheUmatological DisordErs in the community; identifying multimorbidity: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Comorbidity, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/2235042X18792373

Background: Patients with inflammatory rheumatic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica and ankylosing spondylitis are at increased risk of common comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and anxiety and dep... Read More about The INCLUDE study: INtegrating and improving Care for patients with infLammatory rheUmatological DisordErs in the community; identifying multimorbidity: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial..

Multisite peripheral joint pain: a cross-sectional study of prevalence and impact on general health, quality of life, pain intensity and consultation behaviour (2017)
Journal Article
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.

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., Healey, E., & 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.

Multidisciplinary approaches to managing osteoarthritis in multiple joint sites: a systematic review. (2016)
Journal Article
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..