Patients’ and healthcare professionals’ perspectives on a community-based intervention for schizophrenia in Pakistan: A focus group study (2022)
Journal Article
Ishaq Khattak, M., Dikomitis, L., Firaz Khan, M., Ul Haq, M., Saeed, U., Riaz Awan, N., …Farooq, S. (2022). Patients’ and healthcare professionals’ perspectives on a community-based intervention for schizophrenia in Pakistan: A focus group study. PloS one, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273286

OBJECTIVE: To explore the perceptions and experiences of schizophrenia from patients, their care givers, health care providers, spiritual and traditional healers to develop a community-based intervention for improving treatment adherence for people w... Read More about Patients’ and healthcare professionals’ perspectives on a community-based intervention for schizophrenia in Pakistan: A focus group study.

How do people with knee osteoarthritis perceive and manage flares? A qualitative study (2021)
Journal Article
Parry, E., Dikomitis, L., Peat, G., & Chew-Graham, C. (2022). How do people with knee osteoarthritis perceive and manage flares? A qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), 6(2), BJGPO.2021.0086 - BJGPO.2021.0086. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0086

Background Acute flares in people with osteoarthritis (OA) are poorly understood. There is uncertainty around the nature of flares, their impact, and how these are managed.

Aim To explore understandings and experiences of flares in people with kne... Read More about How do people with knee osteoarthritis perceive and manage flares? A qualitative study.