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Defining Coordinated Care for People with Rare Conditions: A Scoping Review (2020)
Journal Article
Walton, H., Hudson, E., Simpson, A., Ramsay, A. I. G., Kai, J., Morris, S., …Sutcliffe, A. G. (2020). Defining Coordinated Care for People with Rare Conditions: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Integrated Care, 20(2), Article 14. https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.5464

Introduction: To coordinate care effectively for rare conditions, we need to understand what coordinated care means. This review aimed to define coordinated care and identify components of coordinated care within the context of rare diseases; by draw... Read More about Defining Coordinated Care for People with Rare Conditions: A Scoping Review.

Real-world effect of antidepressants for depressive disorder in primary care: protocol of a population-based cohort study (2020)
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De Crescenzo, F., Garriga, C., Tomlinson, A., Coupland, C., Efthimiou, O., Fazel, S., …Cipriani, A. (2020). Real-world effect of antidepressants for depressive disorder in primary care: protocol of a population-based cohort study. Evidence-Based Mental Health, 23(3), 122-126. https://doi.org/10.1136/ebmental-2020-300149

Introduction: Clinical guidelines recommend antidepressants as the first line of treatment for adults with moderate-to-severe depression. Randomised trials provide the best evidence on the comparative effectiveness of antidepressants for depression,... Read More about Real-world effect of antidepressants for depressive disorder in primary care: protocol of a population-based cohort study.

What are the benefits and harms of risk stratified screening as part of the NHS breast screening Programme? Study protocol for a multi-site non-randomised comparison of BC-predict versus usual screening (NCT04359420) (2020)
Journal Article
French, D. P., Astley, S., Brentnall, A. R., Cuzick, J., Dobrashian, R., Duffy, S. W., …Evans, D. G. (2020). What are the benefits and harms of risk stratified screening as part of the NHS breast screening Programme? Study protocol for a multi-site non-randomised comparison of BC-predict versus usual screening (NCT04359420). BMC Cancer, 20, Article 570. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-07054-2

Background
In principle, risk-stratification as a routine part of the NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP) should produce a better balance of benefits and harms. The main benefit is the offer of NICE-approved more frequent screening and/ or chemo... Read More about What are the benefits and harms of risk stratified screening as part of the NHS breast screening Programme? Study protocol for a multi-site non-randomised comparison of BC-predict versus usual screening (NCT04359420).

The association between Situational Judgement Test (SJT) scores and professionalism concerns in undergraduate medical education (2020)
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Sahota, G. S., & Taggar, J. S. (2020). The association between Situational Judgement Test (SJT) scores and professionalism concerns in undergraduate medical education. Medical Teacher, 42(8), 937-943. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159x.2020.1772466

Introduction: Situational judgement tests (SJTs) are widely used in selecting medical students and doctors. Emerging evidence suggests SJTs are capable of testing an individual’s ability to respond to role-relevant professionalism scenarios, however,... Read More about The association between Situational Judgement Test (SJT) scores and professionalism concerns in undergraduate medical education.

Improving primary care identification of familial breast cancer risk using proactive invitation and decision support (2020)
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Qureshi, N., Dutton, B., Weng, S., Sheehan, C., Chorley, W., Robertson, J. F., …Kai, J. (2021). Improving primary care identification of familial breast cancer risk using proactive invitation and decision support. Familial Cancer, 20(1), 13-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10689-020-00188-z

Family history of breast cancer is a key risk factor, accounting for up to 10% of cancers. We evaluated the proactive assessment of familial breast cancer (FBC) risk in primary care. Eligible women (30 to 60 years) were recruited from eight English g... Read More about Improving primary care identification of familial breast cancer risk using proactive invitation and decision support.

Comorbidities in Osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies (2020)
Journal Article
Swain, S., Sarmanova, A., Coupland, C., Doherty, M., & Zhang, W. (2020). Comorbidities in Osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Arthritis Care and Research, 72(7), 991-1000. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24008

Objectives

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common chronic condition in older people but its association with other chronic conditions is largely unknown. This study aimed to systematically review the literature on comorbidities in people with OA compared... Read More about Comorbidities in Osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

Defining and measuring denigration of general practice in medical education (2020)
Journal Article
Allsopp, G., Rosenthal, J., Blythe, J., & Taggar, J. S. (2020). Defining and measuring denigration of general practice in medical education. Education for Primary Care, 31(4), 205-209. https://doi.org/10.1080/14739879.2020.1768440

There is a workforce crisis in NHS general practice (GP). It is estimated that in order to meet future health care needs around 50% of current medical students will need to choose a career in GP. Positive role modelling is an influential factor in me... Read More about Defining and measuring denigration of general practice in medical education.

Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for the prevention and treatment of foot ulcers in people with diabetes: a systematic review (2020)
Journal Article
Norman, G., Westby, M., Vedhara, K., Game, F., & Cullum, N. A. (2020). Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for the prevention and treatment of foot ulcers in people with diabetes: a systematic review. Diabetic Medicine, 37(8), 1256-1265. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.14326

Aims: To identify and synthesise the evidence for the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions to promote the healing, and/or reduce the occurrence of, foot ulceration in people with diabetes.

Methods: In March 2019 we searched CENTRAL, Medline... Read More about Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for the prevention and treatment of foot ulcers in people with diabetes: a systematic review.

Development and validation of the DIabetes Severity SCOre (DISSCO) in 139 626 individuals with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study (2020)
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Zghebi, S. S., Mamas, M. A., Ashcroft, D. M., Salisbury, C., Mallen, C. D., Chew-Graham, C. A., …Kontopantelis, E. (2020). Development and validation of the DIabetes Severity SCOre (DISSCO) in 139 626 individuals with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 8(1), Article e000962. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2019-000962

Objective: Clinically-applicable diabetes severity measures are lacking, with no previous studies compared their predictive value to HbA1c. We developed and validated a type 2 diabetes severity score (DISSCO) and evaluated its association with risks... Read More about Development and validation of the DIabetes Severity SCOre (DISSCO) in 139 626 individuals with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study.

Secondary care specialist visits made by children and young people prescribed antidepressants in primary care: A descriptive study using the QResearch database (2020)
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Jack, R. H., Joseph, R. M., Coupland, C., Butler, D., Hollis, C., Morriss, R., …Hippisley-Cox, J. (2020). Secondary care specialist visits made by children and young people prescribed antidepressants in primary care: A descriptive study using the QResearch database. BMC Medicine, 18(1), Article 93. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01560-7

© 2020 The Author(s). Background: Antidepressants may be used to manage a number of conditions in children and young people including depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. UK guidelines for the treatment of depression in children an... Read More about Secondary care specialist visits made by children and young people prescribed antidepressants in primary care: A descriptive study using the QResearch database.