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Health Literacy and Health Outcomes in Patients with Low Back Pain – A Scoping Review (2021)
Journal Article
Protheroe. (2021). Health Literacy and Health Outcomes in Patients with Low Back Pain – A Scoping Review. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-021-01572-0

BACKGROUND: Low back pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Health literacy has been associated with pain intensity and pain control. However, there is a paucity of evidence regarding this association. In the field of low back pain research... Read More about Health Literacy and Health Outcomes in Patients with Low Back Pain – A Scoping Review.

Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK (2021)
Journal Article
Sherman, S., Sim, J., Amlôt, R., Cutts, M., Dasch, H., Rubin, J., …Smith, L. (2021). Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK. BMJ Open, 11(7), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049369

Objective: To investigate the likelihood of having the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals who were eligible to receive it.

Design: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in July 2020. We included predi... Read More about Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK.

In-Hospital Complications in Pregnant Women With Current or Historical Cancer Diagnoses (2021)
Journal Article
Wu, P., P. Jordan, K., A. Chew-Graham, C., O. Mohamed, M., Barac, A., P. Lundberg, G., …A. Mamas, M. (2021). In-Hospital Complications in Pregnant Women With Current or Historical Cancer Diagnoses. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 96(11), 2779-2792. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.03.038

Objective
To assess the temporal trends, patient characteristics and comorbidities, and in-hospital cardiovascular and obstetric complications and outcomes of pregnant women with current or historical cancer diagnosis at the time of admission for de... Read More about In-Hospital Complications in Pregnant Women With Current or Historical Cancer Diagnoses.

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)
Journal Article
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..

Development and validation of a risk prediction model of preterm birth for women with preterm labour symptoms (the QUIDS study): A prospective cohort study and individual participant data meta-analysis. (2021)
Journal Article
Stock, S. J., Horne, M., Bruijn, M., White, H., Boyd, K. A., Heggie, R., …Norrie, J. (2021). Development and validation of a risk prediction model of preterm birth for women with preterm labour symptoms (the QUIDS study): A prospective cohort study and individual participant data meta-analysis. PLoS Medicine, e1003686 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003686

BACKGROUND: Timely interventions in women presenting with preterm labour can substantially improve health outcomes for preterm babies. However, establishing such a diagnosis is very challenging, as signs and symptoms of preterm labour are common and... Read More about Development and validation of a risk prediction model of preterm birth for women with preterm labour symptoms (the QUIDS study): A prospective cohort study and individual participant data meta-analysis..

Effectiveness of stratified treatment for back pain in Danish primary care: A randomized controlled trial (2021)
Journal Article
Morsø, L., Olsen Rose, K., Schiøttz‐Christensen, B., Sowden, G., Søndergaard, J., & Christiansen, D. H. (2021). Effectiveness of stratified treatment for back pain in Danish primary care: A randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Pain, 25(9), 2020-2038. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1818

Background A randomized controlled trial (RCT) of stratified care demonstrated superior clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness for low back pain (LBP) patients in UK primary care. This is the first study in Europe, outside of the original UK study,... Read More about Effectiveness of stratified treatment for back pain in Danish primary care: A randomized controlled trial.

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..

15 Usability Recommendations for Delivering Clinical Guidelines on Mobile Devices (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Mitchell, J., De Quincey, E., Pantin, C., & Mustfa, N. (2021). 15 Usability Recommendations for Delivering Clinical Guidelines on Mobile Devices.

Local point of care clinical guidelines exist in numerous formats and cover a variety of clinical information, normally created on a national and local level. They are generally available as basic web pages, PDFs or documents. Despite widespread avai... Read More about 15 Usability Recommendations for Delivering Clinical Guidelines on Mobile Devices.

Transnational Healthcare as Process: multiplicity and directionality in the engagements with healthcare among Polish migrants in the UK (2021)
Journal Article
(2021). Transnational Healthcare as Process: multiplicity and directionality in the engagements with healthcare among Polish migrants in the UK. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2021.1941820

Drawing on a mix-methods study comprised of an online questionnaire and semi-structured interviews, this article presents findings about the complexity and development in time of health service use by Polish migrants living in the United Kingdom. The... Read More about Transnational Healthcare as Process: multiplicity and directionality in the engagements with healthcare among Polish migrants in the UK.

Can We Prevent Depression in At-Risk Older Adults Using Self-Help? The UK SHARD Trial of Behavioral Activation. (2021)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham. (2021). Can We Prevent Depression in At-Risk Older Adults Using Self-Help? The UK SHARD Trial of Behavioral Activation. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 197-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2021.06.006

BACKGROUND: Treatment of established depression is the dominant approach to care of older adults, but prevention holds much promise. Self-help interventions are a feasible preventive approach, since they are scalable and low cost. There are few trial... Read More about Can We Prevent Depression in At-Risk Older Adults Using Self-Help? The UK SHARD Trial of Behavioral Activation..

Describing the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic in people with psoriasis: findings from a global cross-sectional study. (2021)
Journal Article
Mahil, S., Yates, M., Yiu, Z., Langan, S., Tsakok, T., Dand, N., …Smith, C. (2021). Describing the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic in people with psoriasis: findings from a global cross-sectional study. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 35(10), e636-e640. https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.17450

Indirect excess morbidity in the COVID-19 pandemic may arise from public health risk-mitigation efforts such as stay-at-home orders and re-purposing of healthcare services1 . Increased mental health disorders and shortfalls in the care of long-term c... Read More about Describing the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic in people with psoriasis: findings from a global cross-sectional study..

Shared Decision-Making With a Virtual Patient in Medical Education: Mixed Methods Evaluation Study. (2021)
Journal Article
Jacklin, S. (2021). Shared Decision-Making With a Virtual Patient in Medical Education: Mixed Methods Evaluation Study. JMIR Medical Education, e22745 - ?. https://doi.org/10.2196/22745

BACKGROUND: Shared decision-making (SDM) is a process in which clinicians and patients work together to select tests, treatments, management, or support packages based on clinical evidence and the patient's informed preferences. Similar to any skill,... Read More about Shared Decision-Making With a Virtual Patient in Medical Education: Mixed Methods Evaluation Study..

Inadequate post-partum screening for type 2 diabetes in women with previous gestation diabetes mellitus: a retrospective audit of practice over 17 years. (2021)
Journal Article
Ward, R. J., Fryer, A. A., Hanna, F. W., Spencer, N., Mahmood, M., Wu, P., …Duff, C. J. (2021). Inadequate post-partum screening for type 2 diabetes in women with previous gestation diabetes mellitus: a retrospective audit of practice over 17 years. International Journal of Clinical Practice, e14447 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.14447

INTRODUCTION: Women with gestational diabetes (GDM) are at greatly increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). The UK guidance recommends screening for T2DM at around 6 weeks post-partum and annually thereafter. We evaluated conformity to this guidance... Read More about Inadequate post-partum screening for type 2 diabetes in women with previous gestation diabetes mellitus: a retrospective audit of practice over 17 years..

Refinement and validation of a tool for stratifying patients with musculoskeletal pain (2021)
Journal Article
Dunn, K. M., Campbell, P., Lewis, M., Hill, J. C., van der Windt, D. A., Afolabi, E., …Foster, N. E. (2021). Refinement and validation of a tool for stratifying patients with musculoskeletal pain. European Journal of Pain, 25(10), 2081-2093. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1821

AbstractBackgroundPatients with musculoskeletal pain in different body sites share common prognostic factors. Using prognosis to stratify and treatment match can be clinically and cost‐effective. We aimed to refine and validate the Keele STarT MSK To... Read More about Refinement and validation of a tool for stratifying patients with musculoskeletal pain.

Perceptions of sleep in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the acceptability of sleep interventions in routine care: A qualitative study (2021)
Journal Article
Scott, A., Flowers, O., Sheldon, E., Berntsson, H., & Rowse, G. (2021). Perceptions of sleep in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the acceptability of sleep interventions in routine care: A qualitative study. PsyArXiv, https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/zxb28

<p>There have been increased calls to manage poor sleep in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) care. However, it’s unclear how people with IBD perceive their sleep to fit within their experience of IBD and whether interventions to improve sleep are acce... Read More about Perceptions of sleep in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the acceptability of sleep interventions in routine care: A qualitative study.

Chronic widespread pain in children and adolescents presenting in primary care: prevalence and associated risk factors (2021)
Journal Article
Somayajula, G., GG, S., Campbell, P., P, C., Protheroe, J., J, P., …KM, D. (2021). Chronic widespread pain in children and adolescents presenting in primary care: prevalence and associated risk factors. PAIN, 163(2), E333-E341. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002354

A significant proportion of children/adolescents report Chronic Widespread Pain (CWP), but little is known about clinically relevant CWP or what factors lead to onset in this population. Objectives were to report the primary care consultation prevale... Read More about Chronic widespread pain in children and adolescents presenting in primary care: prevalence and associated risk factors.

Higher anticholinergic burden from medications is associated with significant increase in markers of inflammation in the EPIC-Norfolk prospective population-based cohort study (2021)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2021). Higher anticholinergic burden from medications is associated with significant increase in markers of inflammation in the EPIC-Norfolk prospective population-based cohort study. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.162273979.95865645/v1

<h4>Background: </h4> Higher anticholinergic burden from medications is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and cognitive function decline. A mechanistic pathway has never been established. We aimed to determine whether chronic i... Read More about Higher anticholinergic burden from medications is associated with significant increase in markers of inflammation in the EPIC-Norfolk prospective population-based cohort study.

Missed opportunities in coronary artery disease: reflection on practice to improve patient outcomes (2021)
Journal Article
Kwok, C. S., Satchithananda, D., & Mallen, C. D. (2021). Missed opportunities in coronary artery disease: reflection on practice to improve patient outcomes. Coronary Artery Disease, 33(3), 233-238. https://doi.org/10.1097/MCA.0000000000001075

Missed opportunities refer to incidents where different actions by those involved could result in more desirable outcomes. While missed opportunities is not an established concept in coronary artery disease (CAD), they are important because CAD is co... Read More about Missed opportunities in coronary artery disease: reflection on practice to improve patient outcomes.

Use of Pulmonary Computed Tomography for Evaluating Suspected Stroke-Associated Pneumonia (2021)
Journal Article
Roffe. (2021). Use of Pulmonary Computed Tomography for Evaluating Suspected Stroke-Associated Pneumonia. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.105757

Objectives Accurate and timely diagnosis of pneumonia complicating stroke remains challenging and the diagnostic accuracy of chest X-ray (CXR) in the setting of stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) is uncertain. The overall objective of this study was t... Read More about Use of Pulmonary Computed Tomography for Evaluating Suspected Stroke-Associated Pneumonia.