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The clinical assessment study of the foot (CASF): study protocol for a prospective observational study of foot pain and foot osteoarthritis in the general population. (2011)
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Muller, Roddy, Myers, Thomas, Belcher, & Marshall. (2011). The clinical assessment study of the foot (CASF): study protocol for a prospective observational study of foot pain and foot osteoarthritis in the general population. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 22 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-4-22

BACKGROUND: Symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) affects approximately 10% of adults aged over 60 years. The foot joint complex is commonly affected by OA, yet there is relatively little research into OA of the foot, compared with other frequently affecte... Read More about The clinical assessment study of the foot (CASF): study protocol for a prospective observational study of foot pain and foot osteoarthritis in the general population..

Onset and persistence of disabling foot pain in community-dwelling older adults over a 3-year period: a prospective cohort study (2011)
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Muller, & Roddy. (2011). Onset and persistence of disabling foot pain in community-dwelling older adults over a 3-year period: a prospective cohort study. Journals of Gerontology, Series A, 474 - 480. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glq203

Foot pain and related disability in older adults are common yet understudied problems. This study aimed to determine the onset and persistence of disabling foot pain in community-dwelling older adults over a 3-year period.

Sickness certification for mental health problems: an analysis of a general practice consultation database (2011)
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(2011). Sickness certification for mental health problems: an analysis of a general practice consultation database. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 179 - 182. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423610000472

Although mental illness remains the leading cause of both sickness absence and incapacity benefit in most high-income countries, little is known about how frequently patients with mental ill-health receive sickness certificates and what conditions ar... Read More about Sickness certification for mental health problems: an analysis of a general practice consultation database.

Profiling dizziness in older primary care patients: an empirical study (2011)
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(2011). Profiling dizziness in older primary care patients: an empirical study. PloS one, 1- 7. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016481

The diagnostic approach to dizzy, older patients is not straightforward as many organ systems can be involved and evidence for diagnostic strategies is lacking. A first differentiation in diagnostic subtypes or profiles may guide the diagnostic proce... Read More about Profiling dizziness in older primary care patients: an empirical study.

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

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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.

IMPaCT Back study protocol. Implementation of subgrouping for targeted treatment systems for low back pain patients in primary care: a prospective population-based sequential comparison (2010)
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(2010). IMPaCT Back study protocol. Implementation of subgrouping for targeted treatment systems for low back pain patients in primary care: a prospective population-based sequential comparison. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 186 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-11-186

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Prognostic assessment tools to identify subgroups of patients at risk of persistent low back pain who may benefit from targeted treatments have been developed and validated in primary care. The IMPaCT Back study is investigating the effec... Read More about IMPaCT Back study protocol. Implementation of subgrouping for targeted treatment systems for low back pain patients in primary care: a prospective population-based sequential comparison.

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.

What is a pilot or feasibility study? A review of current practice and editorial policy. (2010)
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(2010). What is a pilot or feasibility study? A review of current practice and editorial policy. BMC medical research methodology, 67 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-10-67

BACKGROUND: In 2004, a review of pilot studies published in seven major medical journals during 2000-01 recommended that the statistical analysis of such studies should be either mainly descriptive or focus on sample size estimation, while results fr... Read More about What is a pilot or feasibility study? A review of current practice and editorial policy..

A new approach to project managing change (2010)
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(2013). A new approach to project managing change. British Journal of Healthcare Management, 16(5), 225-230. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2010.16.5.47936

Project management based on the PRINCE 2 (Projects In Controlled Environments) methodology isthe default mode for managing organisational change in the NHS. While this approach to project management is suitable for ‘tame’ problems, it is not so for ‘... Read More about A new approach to project managing change.

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..

"Well, it's nobody's responsibility but my own." A qualitative study to explore views about the determinants of health and prevention of knee pain in older adults (2010)
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(2010). "Well, it's nobody's responsibility but my own." A qualitative study to explore views about the determinants of health and prevention of knee pain in older adults. BMC Public Health, 148. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-148

Dahlgren and Whitehead's 'rainbow' outlines key determinants of health and has been widely adopted within public health policy and research. Public understanding regarding the determinants of health is, however, relatively unknown, particularly in re... Read More about "Well, it's nobody's responsibility but my own." A qualitative study to explore views about the determinants of health and prevention of knee pain in older adults.

Extending conceptual frameworks: life course epidemiology for the study of back pain (2010)
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(2010). Extending conceptual frameworks: life course epidemiology for the study of back pain. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 23 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-11-23

Epidemiological studies have identified important causal and prognostic factors for back pain, but these frequently only identify a proportion of the variance, and new factors add little to these models. Recently, interest has increased in studying d... Read More about Extending conceptual frameworks: life course epidemiology for the study of back pain.

The attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of GPs regarding exercise for chronic knee pain: a systematic review (2010)
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Roddy. (2010). The attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of GPs regarding exercise for chronic knee pain: a systematic review. BMC Family Practice, 4 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-11-4

Joint pain, specifically chronic knee pain (CKP), is a frequent cause of chronic pain and limitation of function and mobility among older adults. Multiple evidence-based guidelines recommend exercise as a first-line treatment for all patients with CK... Read More about The attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of GPs regarding exercise for chronic knee pain: a systematic review.

Value of symptoms and additional diagnostic tests for colorectal cancer in primary care: systematic review and meta-analysis (2010)
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(2010). Value of symptoms and additional diagnostic tests for colorectal cancer in primary care: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ, 1269 -?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c1269

To summarise available evidence on diagnostic tests that might help primary care physicians to identify patients with an increased risk for colorectal cancer among those consulting for non-acute lower abdominal symptoms.

Depression in RA patients treated with anti-TNF is common and under-recognized in the rheumatology clinic (2009)
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(2009). Depression in RA patients treated with anti-TNF is common and under-recognized in the rheumatology clinic. Rheumatology, 1152 - 1154. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep170

Depression is common in RA and may be influenced by both disease activity and severity. The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence of depression in RA patients starting anti-TNF therapy, to investigate how mood alters after exposure to... Read More about Depression in RA patients treated with anti-TNF is common and under-recognized in the rheumatology clinic.

Transient ischaemic attack in a patient with known temporal arteritis: a case report (2009)
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(2009). Transient ischaemic attack in a patient with known temporal arteritis: a case report. https://doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-8542

Older populations are more at risk of problems such as temporal arteritis or polymyalgia rheumatica, and these conditions are often first diagnosed in general practice, with usual ongoing care and long-term treatment with oral steroids. These inflamm... Read More about Transient ischaemic attack in a patient with known temporal arteritis: a case report.