"Somebody to Say 'Come On We Can Sort This'": A Qualitative Study of Primary Care Consultation Among Older Adults With Symptomatic Foot Osteoarthritis (2013)
Journal Article
Thomas, M., Moore, A., Roddy, E., & Peat, G. (2013). "Somebody to Say 'Come On We Can Sort This'": A Qualitative Study of Primary Care Consultation Among Older Adults With Symptomatic Foot Osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care and Research, 65(12), 2051 - 2055. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.22073

Objective
To examine the experiences of primary care consultation among older adults with symptomatic foot osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods
Eleven participants (6 women and 5 men) ages 56–80 years who had radiographically confirmed symptomatic foot... Read More about "Somebody to Say 'Come On We Can Sort This'": A Qualitative Study of Primary Care Consultation Among Older Adults With Symptomatic Foot Osteoarthritis.

Symptom complexes at the earliest phases of rheumatoid arthritis: a synthesis of the qualitative literature. (2013)
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Mallen. (2013). Symptom complexes at the earliest phases of rheumatoid arthritis: a synthesis of the qualitative literature. Arthritis Care & Research, 1916 - 1926. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.22097

OBJECTIVE: Understanding the features and patterns of symptoms that characterize the earliest stages of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is of considerable importance if patients are to be identified and started on treatment early. However, little is known... Read More about Symptom complexes at the earliest phases of rheumatoid arthritis: a synthesis of the qualitative literature..

Designing a placebo device: involving service users in clinical trial design (2013)
Journal Article
Jinks, & Dziedzic. (2013). Designing a placebo device: involving service users in clinical trial design. Health Expectations, e100 - e110. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12043

BACKGROUND: Service users are increasingly involved in the design of clinical trials and in product and device development. Service user involvement in placebo development is crucial to a credible and acceptable placebo for clinical trials, but such... Read More about Designing a placebo device: involving service users in clinical trial design.

Comparing sensitivity to change of two patient-reported outcome measures in a randomised trial of patients referred for physiotherapy services (2013)
Journal Article
(2013). Comparing sensitivity to change of two patient-reported outcome measures in a randomised trial of patients referred for physiotherapy services. Trials, O50. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-S1-O50

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Effectiveness of musculoskeletal education interventions in people with low literacy levels: a systematic review. (2013)
Journal Article
Protheroe. (2013). Effectiveness of musculoskeletal education interventions in people with low literacy levels: a systematic review. Arthritis Care and Research, 1976 - 1985. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.22085

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review to assess the effectiveness of patient education interventions delivered or directed by health professionals for people with musculoskeletal conditions who also have lower levels of literacy. METHODS: Electro... Read More about Effectiveness of musculoskeletal education interventions in people with low literacy levels: a systematic review..

The population prevalence of symptomatic radiographic foot osteoarthritis in community-dwelling older adults: cross-sectional findings from the clinical assessment study of the foot. (2013)
Report
Roddy, E., Thomas, M. J., Marshall, M., Rathod, T., Myers, H., Menz, H. B., …Peat, G. (2013). The population prevalence of symptomatic radiographic foot osteoarthritis in community-dwelling older adults: cross-sectional findings from the clinical assessment study of the foot. N/A

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the population prevalence of symptomatic radiographic osteoarthritis (OA) affecting the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ), 1st and 2nd cuneometatarsal joints (CMJs), navicular first cuneiform joint (NCJ) and talonavicular j... Read More about The population prevalence of symptomatic radiographic foot osteoarthritis in community-dwelling older adults: cross-sectional findings from the clinical assessment study of the foot..

Improvement in the management of gout is vital and overdue: an audit from a UK primary care medical practice (2013)
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Roddy. (2013). Improvement in the management of gout is vital and overdue: an audit from a UK primary care medical practice. BMC Family Practice, 170 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-14-170

BACKGROUND: Gout is estimated to affect 1.4% of adults in the UK. Appropriate and timely management is essential to reduce the risk of further flares, complications, and to reduce cardiovascular disease risk. The British Society for Rheumatology and... Read More about Improvement in the management of gout is vital and overdue: an audit from a UK primary care medical practice.

Reliability of Assessing Hand Osteoarthritis on Digital Photographs and Associations With Radiographic and Clinical Findings. (2013)
Journal Article
Marshall, M., Jonsson, H., Helgadottir, G. P., Nicholls, E., Van Der Windt, D., Myers, H., & Dziedzic, K. (2014). Reliability of Assessing Hand Osteoarthritis on Digital Photographs and Associations With Radiographic and Clinical Findings. Arthritis Care & Research, 66(6), 828 - 836. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.22225

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the reliability and construct validity of an atlas for grading hand osteoarthritis (OA) on photographs in a separate younger community-dwelling population than the development cohort. METHODS: Participants were community-dwe... Read More about Reliability of Assessing Hand Osteoarthritis on Digital Photographs and Associations With Radiographic and Clinical Findings..

Characteristics of acupuncture treatment associated with outcome: an individual patient meta-analysis of 17,922 patients with chronic pain in randomised controlled trials (2013)
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(2013). Characteristics of acupuncture treatment associated with outcome: an individual patient meta-analysis of 17,922 patients with chronic pain in randomised controlled trials. PloS one, e77438 -?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077438

BACKGROUND: Recent evidence shows that acupuncture is effective for chronic pain. However we do not know whether there are characteristics of acupuncture or acupuncturists that are associated with better or worse outcomes. METHODS: An existing datase... Read More about Characteristics of acupuncture treatment associated with outcome: an individual patient meta-analysis of 17,922 patients with chronic pain in randomised controlled trials.

Association of glycation gap with mortality and vascular complications in diabetes (2013)
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(2013). Association of glycation gap with mortality and vascular complications in diabetes. Diabetes Care, 3247 -3253. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc12-1040

OBJECTIVE: The "glycation gap" (G-gap), an essentially unproven concept, is an empiric measure of disagreement between HbA1c and fructosamine, the two indirect estimates of glycemic control. Its association with demographic features and key clinical... Read More about Association of glycation gap with mortality and vascular complications in diabetes.

Opioid use among low back pain patients in primary care: Is opioid prescription associated with disability at 6-month follow-up? (2013)
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Ashworth, J., Green, D. J., Dunn, K. M., & Jordan, K. P. (2013). Opioid use among low back pain patients in primary care: Is opioid prescription associated with disability at 6-month follow-up?. PAIN, 1038 - 1044. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2013.03.011

Opioid prescribing for chronic noncancer pain is increasing, but there is limited knowledge about longer-term outcomes of people receiving opioids for conditions such as back pain. This study aimed to explore the relationship between prescribed opioi... Read More about Opioid use among low back pain patients in primary care: Is opioid prescription associated with disability at 6-month follow-up?.

The stroke oxygen pilot study: a randomized controlled trial of the effects of routine oxygen supplementation early after acute stroke--effect on key outcomes at six months (2013)
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Ali, K., Warusevitane, A., Lally, F., Sim, J., Sills, S., Pountain, S., …Roffe, C. (2013). The stroke oxygen pilot study: a randomized controlled trial of the effects of routine oxygen supplementation early after acute stroke--effect on key outcomes at six months. PloS one, 8(6), Article e59274. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059274

INTRODUCTION: Post-stroke hypoxia is common, and may adversely affect outcome. We have recently shown that oxygen supplementation may improve early neurological recovery. Here, we report the six-month outcomes of this pilot study. METHODS: Patients w... Read More about The stroke oxygen pilot study: a randomized controlled trial of the effects of routine oxygen supplementation early after acute stroke--effect on key outcomes at six months.

Influence of adult height on rheumatoid arthritis: association with disease activity, impairment of joint function and overall disability (2013)
Journal Article
(2013). Influence of adult height on rheumatoid arthritis: association with disease activity, impairment of joint function and overall disability. PloS one, e64862 -?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064862

OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether normal variation of adult height is associated with clinical characteristics in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), including disease activity (DAS28), impairment of joint function (mechanical joint score, MJS) and overall d... Read More about Influence of adult height on rheumatoid arthritis: association with disease activity, impairment of joint function and overall disability.

The onset of widespread musculoskeletal pain is associated with a decrease in healthy ageing in older people: a population-based prospective study (2013)
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Wilkie, R., Tajar, A., & McBeth, J. (2013). The onset of widespread musculoskeletal pain is associated with a decrease in healthy ageing in older people: a population-based prospective study. PloS one, 8(3), e59858 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059858

OBJECTIVE: Chronic musculoskeletal pain is common in older adults but the nature of its relationship with ageing is unclear. The objective for this study was to test the hypothesis that the onset of widespread pain would be associated with a decrease... Read More about The onset of widespread musculoskeletal pain is associated with a decrease in healthy ageing in older people: a population-based prospective study.

Fourier transform infrared imaging and infrared fiber optic probe spectroscopy identify collagen type in connective tissues (2013)
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Hanifi, A., McCarthy, H., Roberts, S., & Pleshko, N. (2013). Fourier transform infrared imaging and infrared fiber optic probe spectroscopy identify collagen type in connective tissues. PloS one, 8(5), Article e64822. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064822

Hyaline cartilage and mechanically inferior fibrocartilage consisting of mixed collagen types are frequently found together in repairing articular cartilage. The present study seeks to develop methodology to identify collagen type and other tissue co... Read More about Fourier transform infrared imaging and infrared fiber optic probe spectroscopy identify collagen type in connective tissues.

The influence of employment social support for risk and prognosis in nonspecific back pain: a systematic review and critical synthesis (2013)
Journal Article
Campbell, P., Wynne-Jones, G., Muller, S., & Dunn, K. (2013). The influence of employment social support for risk and prognosis in nonspecific back pain: a systematic review and critical synthesis. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 119 -137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-012-0804-2

PURPOSE: To examine the influence of employment social support type (e.g. co-worker, supervisor, general support) on risk of occurrence of low back pain, and prognosis (e.g. recovery, return to work status) for those who have low back pain. METHODS:... Read More about The influence of employment social support for risk and prognosis in nonspecific back pain: a systematic review and critical synthesis.

Monitoring Osteoarthritis: A Cross-sectional Survey in General Practice. (2013)
Journal Article
Clarson, L., Nicholl, B. I., Bishop, A., Edwards, J. J., Daniel, R., & Mallen, C. (2013). Monitoring Osteoarthritis: A Cross-sectional Survey in General Practice. Clinical Medicine Insights: Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders, 85 - 91. https://doi.org/10.4137/CMAMD.S12606

BACKGROUND: Despite being a highly prevalent chronic condition managed predominantly in primary care and unlike other chronic conditions, osteoarthritis (OA) care is delivered on an ad hoc basis rather than through routine structured review. Evidence... Read More about Monitoring Osteoarthritis: A Cross-sectional Survey in General Practice..