Outputs (231)

Cross-sectional study assessing the feasibility of measuring residents’ Quality of Life in English care homes and assessing the construct validity and internal consistency of measures completed by staff-proxy (2024)
Journal Article
Towers, A.-M., Rand, S., Allan, S., Webster, L., Palmer, S., E. Carroll, R., L Gordon, A., Akdur, G., Smith, N., Burton, J., Killett, A., Hanratty, B., Meyer, J., Spilsbury, K., & Goodman, C. (in press). Cross-sectional study assessing the feasibility of measuring residents’ Quality of Life in English care homes and assessing the construct validity and internal consistency of measures completed by staff-proxy. BMJ Open,

Objectives: To assess the feasibility of capturing older care home residents’ quality of life (QoL) in digital social care records and the construct validity (hypothesis testing) and internal consistency (Cronbach’s Alpha) of four QoL measures. Desig... Read More about Cross-sectional study assessing the feasibility of measuring residents’ Quality of Life in English care homes and assessing the construct validity and internal consistency of measures completed by staff-proxy.

Development and internal-external cross-validation of a patient-reported definition for acute calcium pyrophosphate crystal arthritis. (2024)
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Cipolletta, E., Rozza, D., Andres, M., Ottaviani, S., Pascart, T., Calvo-Aranda, E., Chiarvetto Peralta, M. V., Muto, P., Calabuig, I., Gómez-Sabater, S., Caño, R., Léger, B., Pacaud, A., Moscioni, E., Bruno, C., Caira, V., Gómez-González, C., Rosa, J. E., Nakafero, G., Filippucci, E., & Abhishek, A. (in press). Development and internal-external cross-validation of a patient-reported definition for acute calcium pyrophosphate crystal arthritis. Rheumatology,

Piloting a minimum data set for older people living in care homes in England: a developmental study (2024)
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Gordon, A. L., Rand, S., Crellin, E., Allan, S., Tracey, F., De Corte, K., Lloyd, T., Brine, R., Carroll, R. E., Towers, A.-M., Burton, J. K., Akdur, G., Hanratty, B., Webster, L., Palmer, S., Jones, L., Meyer, J., Spilsbury, K., Killett, A., Wolters, A. T., …Goodman, C. (in press). Piloting a minimum data set for older people living in care homes in England: a developmental study. Age and Ageing,

Background
We developed a prototype minimum data set (MDS) for English care homes, assessing feasibility of extracting data directly from digital care records (DCRs) with linkage to health and social care data.

Methods
Through stakeholder devel... Read More about Piloting a minimum data set for older people living in care homes in England: a developmental study.

Predictors of care home resident conveyance to hospital or referral to community pathways by a regional ambulance service attending medical emergencies: a retrospective cross sectional study (2024)
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Siriwardena, A. N., Botan, V., Law, G., Laparidou, D., Phung, V.-H., Curtis, F., Whitley, G. A., Akanuwe, J., Rowan, E., Fothergill, R., Bowler, S., Kordowicz, M., Palastanga, N., Wilkins, L., Spaight, R., Miller, E., & Gordon, A. (2024). Predictors of care home resident conveyance to hospital or referral to community pathways by a regional ambulance service attending medical emergencies: a retrospective cross sectional study. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 32(1), Article 121. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-024-01294-y

Background
Care home residents are at higher risk compared with community dwelling elders for medical emergencies, often resulting in ambulance attendance and conveyance to hospital. We aimed to determine the factors predicting care home resident co... Read More about Predictors of care home resident conveyance to hospital or referral to community pathways by a regional ambulance service attending medical emergencies: a retrospective cross sectional study.

The rat osteoarthritis bone score for histological pathology relevant to human bone marrow lesions and pain (2024)
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McWilliams, D. F., Shahtaheri, M., Koushesh, S., Joseph, C., Gowler, P. R., Xu, L., Chapman, V., Sofat, N., & Walsh, D. A. (2025). The rat osteoarthritis bone score for histological pathology relevant to human bone marrow lesions and pain. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, 7(1), Article 100544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2024.100544

Objectives
Histological osteochondral characteristics of inflammation, fibrosis, vascularity, cartilage islands, vessels entering cartilage, thickened trabeculae and cysts are associated with bone marrow lesions (BMLs) in human knee osteoarthritis (... Read More about The rat osteoarthritis bone score for histological pathology relevant to human bone marrow lesions and pain.

Cohort Profile: The Xiangya Osteoarthritis (XO) Study (2024)
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Li, J., Yang, T., Zhang, Y., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., Xie, J., Wang, Y., Jiang, T., Xie, D., Li, H., Yang, Z., Li, X., Li, W., Xu, B., Zhu, Z., Wang, Y., Weng, Q., Liu, K., Yang, Y., Xu, J., …Lei, G. (2024). Cohort Profile: The Xiangya Osteoarthritis (XO) Study. International Journal of Epidemiology, 53(6), Article dyae156. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyae156

Lessons from the PROTECT-CH COVID-19 platform trial in care homes (2024)
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Bath, P. M., Ball, J., Boyd, M., Gage, H., Glover, M., Godfrey, M., Guthrie, B., Hewitt, J., Howard, R., Jaki, T., Juszczak, E., Lasserson, D., Leighton, P., Leyland, V., Shen Lim, W., Logan, P., Meakin, G., Montgomery, A., Ogollah, R., Passmore, P., …Gordon, A. L. (in press). Lessons from the PROTECT-CH COVID-19 platform trial in care homes. Health Technology Assessment,

Title: Towards a common definition of Hospital-Acquired Deconditioning in Adults: A Scoping Review (2024)
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Westlake, M., Cowley, A., Robinson, K., & Gordon, A. L. (in press). Title: Towards a common definition of Hospital-Acquired Deconditioning in Adults: A Scoping Review. BMJ Open,

Background: Hospital-acquired deconditioning is a term utilised in clinical practice, describing a loss of physical and/or cognitive function associated with hospitalisation. Previous reviews have addressed interventions, its prevalence in older adul... Read More about Title: Towards a common definition of Hospital-Acquired Deconditioning in Adults: A Scoping Review.

How and why do community stakeholders participate in the national stroke audit in England? Findings from a mixed-method online survey (2024)
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Russell, L., Chouliara, N., Lewis, S., James, M., & Fisher, R. (2024). How and why do community stakeholders participate in the national stroke audit in England? Findings from a mixed-method online survey. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), Article 1358. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11653-1

Background: National audit programmes are a recognised means of assessing quality of healthcare by collecting and reporting data in relation to evidence-based standards. The Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme is a prospective audit of processes... Read More about How and why do community stakeholders participate in the national stroke audit in England? Findings from a mixed-method online survey.

Associations between biomarkers and skeletal muscle function in individuals with osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2024)
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Smith, S. L., Paul, L., Steultjens, M. P. M., & Jones, R. L. (2024). Associations between biomarkers and skeletal muscle function in individuals with osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 26, Article 189. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-024-03419-1

Objectives: Skeletal muscle dysfunction is the primary cause of functional limitations in osteoarthritis, associated biomarkers have the potential as targets for early disease identification, diagnosis, and prevention of osteoarthritis disability. Th... Read More about Associations between biomarkers and skeletal muscle function in individuals with osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.