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RESULTS OF A PATIENT SURVEY ON FEASIBILITY AND FACE VALIDITY OF OUTCOME MEASURES FOR INTENDED USE IN FUTURE STUDIES ENROLLING PARTICIPANTS WITH POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA (2019)
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Yates, M., Owen, C., Muller, S., Graham, K., Neill, L., Twohig, H., …Hill, C. (2019). RESULTS OF A PATIENT SURVEY ON FEASIBILITY AND FACE VALIDITY OF OUTCOME MEASURES FOR INTENDED USE IN FUTURE STUDIES ENROLLING PARTICIPANTS WITH POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA. Rheumatology, 58(S3), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kez107.033

Transition from undergraduate education to early careers practice: preparedness for dealing with ethical and professional dilemmas in practice. (2019)
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Allinson, & White. (2019). Transition from undergraduate education to early careers practice: preparedness for dealing with ethical and professional dilemmas in practice. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12532

Introduction: Empirical evidence is lacking regarding transition to community pharmacy practice[1]; this study explores one aspect of transition, dealing with ethical dilemmas.

Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of alumni f... Read More about Transition from undergraduate education to early careers practice: preparedness for dealing with ethical and professional dilemmas in practice..

Outcome-adaptive randomization in clinical trials: issues of participant welfare and autonomy (2019)
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Sim. (2019). Outcome-adaptive randomization in clinical trials: issues of participant welfare and autonomy. Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, 83-101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11017-019-09481-0

Outcome-adaptive randomization (OAR) has been proposed as a corrective to certain ethical difficulties inherent in the traditional randomized clinical trial (RCT) using fixed-ratio randomization. In particular, it has been suggested that OAR redresse... Read More about Outcome-adaptive randomization in clinical trials: issues of participant welfare and autonomy.

Minimum sample size for developing a multivariable prediction model: PART II - binary and time-to-event outcomes. (2019)
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(2019). Minimum sample size for developing a multivariable prediction model: PART II - binary and time-to-event outcomes. Statistics in Medicine, 1276-1296. https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.7992

When designing a study to develop a new prediction model with binary or time-to-event outcomes, researchers should ensure their sample size is adequate in terms of the number of participants (n) and outcome events (E) relative to the number of predic... Read More about Minimum sample size for developing a multivariable prediction model: PART II - binary and time-to-event outcomes..

Understanding Social Media: Opportunities for Cardiovascular Medicine (2019)
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Mamas. (2019). Understanding Social Media: Opportunities for Cardiovascular Medicine. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 1089-1093. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.12.044

Cardiology professionals have used social media platforms such as Twitter to gain exposure to new research, network with experts, share opinions, and engage in scientific debates. The power of social media to communicate openly, with wide-reaching ac... Read More about Understanding Social Media: Opportunities for Cardiovascular Medicine.

Community ageing research 75+ study (CARE75+): an experimental ageing and frailty research cohort (2019)
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Chew-Graham, C. (2019). Community ageing research 75+ study (CARE75+): an experimental ageing and frailty research cohort. BMJ Open, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026744

Introduction
The Community Ageing Research 75+ Study (CARE75+) is a longitudinal cohort study collecting an extensive range of health, social and economic data, with a focus on frailty, independence and quality of life in older age. CARE75+ is?the f... Read More about Community ageing research 75+ study (CARE75+): an experimental ageing and frailty research cohort.

Multisite pain and self-reported falls in older people: systematic review and meta-analysis. (2019)
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Welsh, V., Clarson, L. E., Mallen, C., & McBeth, J. (2019). Multisite pain and self-reported falls in older people: systematic review and meta-analysis. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 67 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-019-1847-5

BACKGROUND:
Multisite pain and falls are common in older people, and isolated studies have identified multisite pain as a potential falls risk factor. This study aims to synthesise published literature to further explore the relationship between mu... Read More about Multisite pain and self-reported falls in older people: systematic review and meta-analysis..

Family functioning, trauma exposure and PTSD: A cross sectional study. (2019)
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(2019). Family functioning, trauma exposure and PTSD: A cross sectional study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 645 -652. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.11.056

OBJECTIVE:
Only a minority of trauma-exposed individuals go on to develop post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Previous studies in high income countries suggest that maladaptive family functioning adversities (MFFA) in childhood may partially exp... Read More about Family functioning, trauma exposure and PTSD: A cross sectional study..

Digital Education in Health Professions: The Need for Overarching Evidence Synthesis (2019)
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Car, J., Carlstedt-Duke, J., Tudor Car, L., Posadzki, P., Whiting, P., Majeed, A., …Bajpai, R. (2019). Digital Education in Health Professions: The Need for Overarching Evidence Synthesis. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(2), Article e12913. https://doi.org/10.2196/12913

Synthesizing evidence from randomized controlled trials of digital health education poses some challenges. These include a lack of clear categorization of digital health education in the literature; constantly evolving concepts, pedagogies, or theori... Read More about Digital Education in Health Professions: The Need for Overarching Evidence Synthesis.

Radial versus Femoral Approach for Left Ventricular Endomyocardial Biopsy. (2019)
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Mamas. (2019). Radial versus Femoral Approach for Left Ventricular Endomyocardial Biopsy. EuroIntervention, 678-684. https://doi.org/10.4244/EIJ-D-18-01061

AIMS: Left ventricular endomyocardial biopsy (LV-EMB) is mostly performed via the femoral artery. We assessed the feasibility and safety of radial versus femoral access in patients undergoing LV-EMB. METHODS AND RESULTS: 264 patients from four countr... Read More about Radial versus Femoral Approach for Left Ventricular Endomyocardial Biopsy..

Genetic overlap between type 2 diabetes and depression in a Sri Lankan population twin sample. (2019)
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(2019). Genetic overlap between type 2 diabetes and depression in a Sri Lankan population twin sample. Psychosomatic Medicine, 247-253. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000000771

OBJECTIVES: Results from twin studies examining the genetic overlap between type 2 diabetes and depression are currently inconclusive. This question has not been addressed in non-western populations. We aimed to examine whether there are common genet... Read More about Genetic overlap between type 2 diabetes and depression in a Sri Lankan population twin sample..

Pain assessment and pain treatment for community-dwelling people with dementia: A systematic review and narrative synthesis (2019)
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Bullock, L., Bedson, J., Jordan, J., Bartlam, B., Chew-Graham, C., & Campbell, P. (2019). Pain assessment and pain treatment for community-dwelling people with dementia: A systematic review and narrative synthesis. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 34(6), 807-821. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5078

OBJECTIVES:
To describe the current literature on pain assessment and pain treatment for community-dwelling people with dementia.

METHOD:
A comprehensive systematic search of the literature with narrative synthesis was conducted. Eight major... Read More about Pain assessment and pain treatment for community-dwelling people with dementia: A systematic review and narrative synthesis.

Retrospective cohort analysis of real-life decisions about end-of-life care preferences in a Southeast Asian country (2019)
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Tan, W. S., Bajpai, R., Ho, A. H. Y., Low, C. K., & Car, J. (2019). Retrospective cohort analysis of real-life decisions about end-of-life care preferences in a Southeast Asian country. BMJ Open, 9(2), Article e024662. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024662

Objective To describe the end-of-life care preferences of individuals, and to examine the influence of age and gender on these preferences.Design, setting and participants A retrospective cohort study was conducted. Participants included all adults (... Read More about Retrospective cohort analysis of real-life decisions about end-of-life care preferences in a Southeast Asian country.

Barriers to using clozapine in treatment-resistant schizophrenia: systematic review (2019)
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Farooq. (2019). Barriers to using clozapine in treatment-resistant schizophrenia: systematic review. BJPsych Bulletin, 8-16. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2018.67

Aims and method
To systematically review the literature on barriers to the use of clozapine and identify any interventions for optimizing clozapine use in treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Journal databases were searched from 1972 to March 2018. Th... Read More about Barriers to using clozapine in treatment-resistant schizophrenia: systematic review.

Musculoskeletal symptoms and non-prescribed treatments are common in an urban African population of people living with HIV. (2019)
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Mallen. (2019). Musculoskeletal symptoms and non-prescribed treatments are common in an urban African population of people living with HIV. Rheumatology International, 285-291. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-018-4188-9

There are no data from West Africa reporting musculoskeletal (MSK) disease in people living with HIV (PLWH). Our primary outcome was to measure the prevalence of MSK symptoms in PLWH in urban West Africa. Our secondary outcomes were to describe the d... Read More about Musculoskeletal symptoms and non-prescribed treatments are common in an urban African population of people living with HIV..