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Prevalence of ultrasound-detected knee synovial abnormalities in a middle-aged and older general population—the Xiangya Osteoarthritis Study (2021)
Journal Article
Jiang, T., Yang, T., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., Zhang, Y., Wei, J., Sarmanova, A., Hall, M., Yang, Z., Li, J., Fernandes, G. S., Obotiba, A. D., Gohir, S. A., Courtney, P., Zeng, C., & Lei, G. (2021). Prevalence of ultrasound-detected knee synovial abnormalities in a middle-aged and older general population—the Xiangya Osteoarthritis Study. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 23(1), Article 156. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-021-02539-2

Background: There is paucity of data on the prevalence of ultrasound-detected synovial abnormalities in the general population, and the relationship between synovial changes and knee pain remains unclear. We examined the prevalence of synovial abnorm... Read More about Prevalence of ultrasound-detected knee synovial abnormalities in a middle-aged and older general population—the Xiangya Osteoarthritis Study.

Association of Sports Participation With Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2021)
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Bestwick-Stevenson, T., Ifesemen, O. S., Pearson, R. G., & Edwards, K. L. (2021). Association of Sports Participation With Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 9(6), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671211004554

Background:
The association between participating in sport and osteoarthritis is not fully understood.

Purpose:
To investigate the association between osteoarthritis and participating in sports not listed in previous reviews: American football,... Read More about Association of Sports Participation With Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Association of Sports Participation With Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2021)
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Bestwick-Stevenson, T., Ifesemen, O. S., Pearson, R. G., & Edwards, K. L. (2021). Association of Sports Participation With Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 9(6), Article 23259671211004554. https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671211004554

Background:

The association between participating in sport and osteoarthritis is not fully understood.

Purpose:

To investigate the association between osteoarthritis and participating in sports not listed in previous reviews: American footba... Read More about Association of Sports Participation With Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Thematic synthesis of the experiences of people with hidradenitis suppurativa: a systematic review* (2021)
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Howells, L., Lancasterm, N., McPheem, M., Bundy, C., Ingram, J. R., Leighton, P., Henaghan‐Sykes, K., & Thomas, K. S. (2021). Thematic synthesis of the experiences of people with hidradenitis suppurativa: a systematic review*. British Journal of Dermatology, 185(5), 921-934. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.20523

Background: Although hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is known to affect quality of life, little summative knowledge exists on how HS impacts people living with the condition. Objectives: To synthesize experiences of people with HS within published qual... Read More about Thematic synthesis of the experiences of people with hidradenitis suppurativa: a systematic review*.

Do patient characteristics matter when calculating sample size for eczema clinical trials? (2021)
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Howells, L., Gran, S., Chalmers, J. R., Stuart, B., Santer, M., Bradshaw, L., Gaunt, D. M., Ridd, M. J., Gerbens, L. A. A., Spuls, P. I., Huang, C., Francis, N. A., & Thomas, K. S. (2021). Do patient characteristics matter when calculating sample size for eczema clinical trials?. Skin Health and Disease, 1(3), Article e42. https://doi.org/10.1002/ski2.42

Background: The Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM) is the core outcome instrument recommended for measuring patient-reported atopic eczema symptoms in clinical trials. To ensure that the statistical significance of clinical trial results is meani... Read More about Do patient characteristics matter when calculating sample size for eczema clinical trials?.

Optimal management of older people with frailty non-weight bearing after lower limb fracture: a scoping review (2021)
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Aloraibi, S., Booth, V., Robinson, K., Lunt, E. K., Godfrey, D., Caswell, A., Kerr, M., Ollivere, B., Gordon, A. L., & Gladman, J. (2021). Optimal management of older people with frailty non-weight bearing after lower limb fracture: a scoping review. Age and Ageing, 50(4), 1129–1136. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab071

Background

Patients with lower limb fractures who are non-weight bearing are at risk of the complications of the associated immobility and disability, particularly people with frailty, but there is lack of clarity about what constitutes optimal ca... Read More about Optimal management of older people with frailty non-weight bearing after lower limb fracture: a scoping review.

Evidence-based management of eczema: five things that should be done more and five things that should be dropped (2021)
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Olabi, B., & Williams, H. C. (2021). Evidence-based management of eczema: five things that should be done more and five things that should be dropped. Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 21(4), 386-393. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACI.0000000000000750

Purpose of review

We provide readers with an evidence-informed opinion on current treatments for eczema (atopic dermatitis) with the intention of improving patient care. We suggest five treatment aspects that should be promoted and five that shou... Read More about Evidence-based management of eczema: five things that should be done more and five things that should be dropped.

Measurement properties of patient‐reported outcome measures for eczema control: a systematic review (2021)
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Stuart, B., Howells, L., Pattinson, R., Chalmers, J., Grindlay, D., Rogers, N., Grinich, E., Pawlitschek, T., Simpson, E., & Thomas, K. (2021). Measurement properties of patient‐reported outcome measures for eczema control: a systematic review. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 35(10), 1987-1993. https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.17335

Atopic eczema (herein referred to as ‘eczema’) is a skin disease characterized by remitting and relapsing symptoms. The Harmonising Outcome Measures for Eczema (HOME) initiative was developed to establish a core outcome set (COS) for eczema to be mea... Read More about Measurement properties of patient‐reported outcome measures for eczema control: a systematic review.

Developing the INCLUDE Ethnicity Framework—a tool to help trialists design trials that better reflect the communities they serve (2021)
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Treweek, S., Banister, K., Bower, P., Cotton, S., Devane, D., Gardner, H. R., Isaacs, T., Nestor, G., Oshisanya, A., Parker, A., Rochester, L., Soulsby, I., Williams, H., & Witham, M. D. (2021). Developing the INCLUDE Ethnicity Framework—a tool to help trialists design trials that better reflect the communities they serve. Trials, 22(1), Article 337. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05276-8

Background

Ensuring that a trial is designed so that its participants reflect those who might benefit from the results, or be spared harms, is key to the potential benefits of the trial reaching all they should. This paper describes the process, f... Read More about Developing the INCLUDE Ethnicity Framework—a tool to help trialists design trials that better reflect the communities they serve.