Patient experiences, attitudes and expectations towards receiving information about anti-TNF medication: a quantitative study (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Patient experiences, attitudes and expectations towards receiving information about anti-TNF medication: a quantitative study. Clinical Rheumatology, 2595-2600. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-017-3642-5

The objective of the study was to measure patient attitudes and experience of information received during drug counselling for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) medications. This is a cross-sectional UK postal questionnaire study. Three RA patient groups—dis... Read More about Patient experiences, attitudes and expectations towards receiving information about anti-TNF medication: a quantitative study.

Economic evaluation of strategies for restarting anticoagulation therapy with warfarin based on Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) risk after an index unprovoked VTE event (2017)
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(2017). Economic evaluation of strategies for restarting anticoagulation therapy with warfarin based on Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) risk after an index unprovoked VTE event. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 1591-1600. https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.13739

Background
Following at least 3 months of anticoagulation therapy after a first unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE), there is uncertainty about the duration of therapy. Further anticoagulation therapy reduces the risk of having a potentially fat... Read More about Economic evaluation of strategies for restarting anticoagulation therapy with warfarin based on Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) risk after an index unprovoked VTE event.

Des caractéristiques de la goutte associées à la dépression mais pas à l’anxiété en soins primaires : conclusions initiales d’une étude de cohorte prospective (2017)
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Mallen, Prior, Roddy, & Muller. (2017). Des caractéristiques de la goutte associées à la dépression mais pas à l’anxiété en soins primaires : conclusions initiales d’une étude de cohorte prospective. Revue du Rhumatisme, 84(5), 423-429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhum.2017.05.004

Objectifs
Déterminer la prévalence de l’anxiété et de la dépression dans le contexte de la goutte, examiner les liens entre certaines caractéristiques de la goutte et ces comorbidités et identifier le rôle de l’allopurinol dans ces relations.

Mét... Read More about Des caractéristiques de la goutte associées à la dépression mais pas à l’anxiété en soins primaires : conclusions initiales d’une étude de cohorte prospective.

Cost-effectiveness of surgical interventions for the management of osteoarthritis: a systematic review of the literature (2017)
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(2017). Cost-effectiveness of surgical interventions for the management of osteoarthritis: a systematic review of the literature. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1540-2

Background
The primary purpose of this study is to assess the existing evidence on the cost-effectiveness of surgical interventions for the management of knee and hip osteoarthritis by systematically reviewing published economic evaluation studies.... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of surgical interventions for the management of osteoarthritis: a systematic review of the literature.

Potential health impact and cost-effectiveness of drug therapy for prehypertension (2017)
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Yu. (2017). Potential health impact and cost-effectiveness of drug therapy for prehypertension. International Journal of Cardiology, 403-408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.05.003

Background
Studies have reported that pharmacologic interventions with candesartan or ramipril could reduce the risk of hypertension among prehypertensive subjects free of clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD), however, the cost-effectiveness and lo... Read More about Potential health impact and cost-effectiveness of drug therapy for prehypertension.

Association between pulmonary function and renal function: findings from China and Australia. (2017)
Journal Article
Yu. (2017). Association between pulmonary function and renal function: findings from China and Australia. BMC Nephrology, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-017-0565-y

Background
The relationship between obstructive lung function and impaired renal function is unclear. This study investigated the dose-response relationship between obstructive lung function and impaired renal function.

Methods
Two independent c... Read More about Association between pulmonary function and renal function: findings from China and Australia..

Public priorities for osteoporosis and fracture research: results from a general population survey (2017)
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Paskins, Z., Jinks, C., Mahmood, W., Jayakumar, P., Sangan, C. B., Belcher, J., & Gwilym, S. (2017). Public priorities for osteoporosis and fracture research: results from a general population survey. Archives of Osteoporosis, 12(45), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-017-0340-5

This is the first national study of public and patient research priorities in osteoporosis and fracture. We have identified new research areas of importance to members of the public, particularly ‘access to information from health professionals’. The... Read More about Public priorities for osteoporosis and fracture research: results from a general population survey.

Shoe-stiffening inserts for first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis (the SIMPLE trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2017)
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Roddy. (2017). Shoe-stiffening inserts for first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis (the SIMPLE trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 198 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-1936-1

BACKGROUND: This article describes the design of a parallel-group, participant- and assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of shoe-stiffening inserts versus sham shoe insert(s) for reducing pain associated with first... Read More about Shoe-stiffening inserts for first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis (the SIMPLE trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

The clinical and cost-effectiveness of stratified care for patients with sciatica: the SCOPiC randomised controlled trial protocol (ISRCTN75449581). (2017)
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Foster, N. E., Konstantinou, K., Lewis, M., Ogollah, R., Dunn, K. M., van der Windt, D., …Hay, E. M. (2017). The clinical and cost-effectiveness of stratified care for patients with sciatica: the SCOPiC randomised controlled trial protocol (ISRCTN75449581). BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 18, Article 172. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1513-5

BACKGROUND: Sciatica has a substantial impact on patients, and is associated with high healthcare and societal costs. Although there is variation in the clinical management of sciatica, the current model of care usually involves an initial period of... Read More about The clinical and cost-effectiveness of stratified care for patients with sciatica: the SCOPiC randomised controlled trial protocol (ISRCTN75449581)..

Rationale and design of BISTRO: a randomized controlled trial to determine whether bioimpedance spectroscopy-guided fluid management maintains residual kidney function in incident haemodialysis patients (2017)
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Davie, S., Coyle, D., Dasgupta, I., Andronis, L., Farrington, K., Wilkie, M., …Caskey, F. (2017). Rationale and design of BISTRO: a randomized controlled trial to determine whether bioimpedance spectroscopy-guided fluid management maintains residual kidney function in incident haemodialysis patients. BMC Nephrology, 18, Article 138. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-017-0554-1

BACKGROUND: Preserved residual kidney function (RKF) and normal fluid status are associated with better patient outcomes in incident haemodialysis patients. The objective of this trial is to determine whether using bioimpedance technology in prescrib... Read More about Rationale and design of BISTRO: a randomized controlled trial to determine whether bioimpedance spectroscopy-guided fluid management maintains residual kidney function in incident haemodialysis patients.

The incidence of first stroke in pregnant and non-pregnant women of childbearing age: a population-based cohort study from England (2017)
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(2017). The incidence of first stroke in pregnant and non-pregnant women of childbearing age: a population-based cohort study from England. Journal of the American Heart Association Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.116.004601

Abstract Background: Pregnant women may have an increased risk of stroke compared to non-pregnant women of similar age, but the magnitude and the timing of such risk are unclear. We examined the risk of first stroke event in women of childbearing age... Read More about The incidence of first stroke in pregnant and non-pregnant women of childbearing age: a population-based cohort study from England.

'It seems like you're going around in circles': recurrent biographical disruption constructed through the past, present and anticipated future in the narratives of young adults with inflammatory bowel disease. (2017)
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Saunders. (2017). 'It seems like you're going around in circles': recurrent biographical disruption constructed through the past, present and anticipated future in the narratives of young adults with inflammatory bowel disease. Sociology of Health and Illness, 39(5), 726 -740. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12561

Biographical disruption and related concepts continue to be widely drawn upon in explaining how individuals experience chronic illness. Through in-depth examination of the narrative experiences of two young adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD... Read More about 'It seems like you're going around in circles': recurrent biographical disruption constructed through the past, present and anticipated future in the narratives of young adults with inflammatory bowel disease..

Screening of Risk for Non-specific Low-back Pain: Do Occupational Hazards Matter? (2017)
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Serranheira, F., Campbell, P., & Sousa-Uva, A. (2017). Screening of Risk for Non-specific Low-back Pain: Do Occupational Hazards Matter?

Low back pain (LBP) is very common; lifetime prevalence is high with estimates of 50% to 70%, and up to half the people with LBP will seek some form of healthcare. Global burden of disease findings show that back pain is the leading cause of disabili... Read More about Screening of Risk for Non-specific Low-back Pain: Do Occupational Hazards Matter?.

Persistent and developing sleep problems: a prospective cohort study on the relationship to poor outcome in patients attending a pain clinic with chronic low back pain. (2017)
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Campbell, P., Pakpour, A., & Yaghoubidoust, M. (2017). Persistent and developing sleep problems: a prospective cohort study on the relationship to poor outcome in patients attending a pain clinic with chronic low back pain. Pain Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/papr.12584

Sleep problems are common in people with low back pain (LBP), however the mechanisms on how sleep influences pain are complex. To date there is a lack of prospective research on the timings and the development of sleep problems in those who have LBP,... Read More about Persistent and developing sleep problems: a prospective cohort study on the relationship to poor outcome in patients attending a pain clinic with chronic low back pain..

Genetic and environmental risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis in a UK African ancestry population: the GENRA case - control study (2017)
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(2017). Genetic and environmental risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis in a UK African ancestry population: the GENRA case - control study. Rheumatology, 1282-1292. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kex048

Objectives. To evaluate whether genetic and environmental factors associated with RA in European and Asian ancestry populations are also associated with RA in African ancestry individuals.

Methods. A case–control study was undertaken in 197 RA cas... Read More about Genetic and environmental risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis in a UK African ancestry population: the GENRA case - control study.

EULAR recommendations for the use of imaging in the clinical management of peripheral joint osteoarthritis (2017)
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(2017). EULAR recommendations for the use of imaging in the clinical management of peripheral joint osteoarthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 1484-1494. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-210815

The increased information provided by modern imaging has led to its more extensive use. Our aim was to develop evidence-based recommendations for the use of imaging in the clinical management of the most common arthropathy, osteoarthritis (OA). A tas... Read More about EULAR recommendations for the use of imaging in the clinical management of peripheral joint osteoarthritis.

Brief pain re-assessment provided more accurate prognosis than baseline information for low-back or shoulder pain (2017)
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Jordan, Dunn, & Van Der Windt. (2017). Brief pain re-assessment provided more accurate prognosis than baseline information for low-back or shoulder pain. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1502-8

Background
Research investigating prognosis in musculoskeletal pain conditions has only been moderately successful in predicting which patients are unlikely to recover. Clinical decision making could potentially be improved by combining information... Read More about Brief pain re-assessment provided more accurate prognosis than baseline information for low-back or shoulder pain.

Prognosis of undiagnosed chest pain: linked electronic health record cohort study (2017)
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Jordan, K. P., Timmis, A., Croft, P., van der Windt, D. A., Denaxas, S., González-Izquierdo, A., …Hemingway, H. (2017). Prognosis of undiagnosed chest pain: linked electronic health record cohort study. BMJ, 357, Article j1194. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j1194

Objective To ascertain long term cardiovascular outcomes in patients whose chest pain remained undiagnosed six months after first presentation.Design Cohort study.Setting UK electronic health record database (CALIBER) linking primary care, secondary... Read More about Prognosis of undiagnosed chest pain: linked electronic health record cohort study.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of complementary and alternative medicine in asthma (2017)
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Kohn, C. M., & Paudyal, P. (2017). A systematic review and meta-analysis of complementary and alternative medicine in asthma. European Respiratory Review, 160092 - 160092. https://doi.org/10.1183/16000617.0092-2016

<jats:p>Asthma is a chronic, inflammatory lung disease affecting around 235 million people worldwide. Conventional medications in asthma are not curative and patients have significant concerns regarding their side-effects. Consequently, many asthma p... Read More about A systematic review and meta-analysis of complementary and alternative medicine in asthma.

Development and delivery of a physiotherapist-led exercise intervention in a randomised controlled trial for subacromial impingement syndrome (the SUPPORT trial) (2017)
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Roddy. (2017). Development and delivery of a physiotherapist-led exercise intervention in a randomised controlled trial for subacromial impingement syndrome (the SUPPORT trial). Physiotherapy, 379-386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2017.03.005

Purpose
This paper describes the development, content and delivery of a physiotherapist- led individualised, supervised and progressed exercise programme for use in a factorial randomised controlled trial testing treatments for subacromial impingeme... Read More about Development and delivery of a physiotherapist-led exercise intervention in a randomised controlled trial for subacromial impingement syndrome (the SUPPORT trial).