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The influence of immobility on muscle loss in older people with frailty and fragility fractures (2024)
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Lunt, E. K., Gordon, A. L., Greenhaff, P. L., & Gladman, J. F. R. (2024). The influence of immobility on muscle loss in older people with frailty and fragility fractures. GeroScience, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-024-01177-1

This longitudinal study aimed to assess muscle morphological and functional changes in older patients admitted with fragility fractures managed by immobilisation of the affected limb for at least 6 weeks. Patients aged ≥ 70 hospitalised with non-weig... Read More about The influence of immobility on muscle loss in older people with frailty and fragility fractures.

Effects of a personalized nutrition program on cardiometabolic health: a randomized controlled trial (2024)
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Bermingham, K. M., Linenberg, I., Polidori, L., Asnicar, F., Arrè, A., Wolf, J., …Berry, S. E. (2024). Effects of a personalized nutrition program on cardiometabolic health: a randomized controlled trial. Nature Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-02951-6

Large variability exists in people’s responses to foods. However, the efficacy of personalized dietary advice for health remains understudied. We compared a personalized dietary program (PDP) versus general advice (control) on cardiometabolic health... Read More about Effects of a personalized nutrition program on cardiometabolic health: a randomized controlled trial.

A commentary review on endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty: Indications, outcomes and future implications (2024)
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Abuawwad, M., Tibude, A., Bansi, D., Idris, I., & Madhok, B. (in press). A commentary review on endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty: Indications, outcomes and future implications. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.15613

Metabolic and bariatric surgeries have been shown to be the most effective strategy to induce and maintain significant weight loss for people living with severe obesity. However, ongoing concerns regarding operative risks, irreversibility and excess... Read More about A commentary review on endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty: Indications, outcomes and future implications.

Comparative effectiveness of different placebos and comparator groups for hand osteoarthritis exploring the impact of contextual factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials (2024)
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Balsby, I. M., Nielsen, S. M., Christensen, R., Henriksen, M., Dahl, L. U., Berg, J. I., …Døssing, A. (in press). Comparative effectiveness of different placebos and comparator groups for hand osteoarthritis exploring the impact of contextual factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2024.02.947

To examine the pain relief effects of comparators (placebos and untreated control groups) in hand osteoarthritis trials and the impact of contextual factors. We systematically searched PubMed, EMBASE and CENTRAL from inception to December 26, 2021. W... Read More about Comparative effectiveness of different placebos and comparator groups for hand osteoarthritis exploring the impact of contextual factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials.

Factors influencing the commissioning and implementation of health and social care interventions for people with dementia: commissioner and stakeholder perspectives (2024)
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Tucker, R., Vickers, R., Adams, E. J., Burgon, C., Lock, J., Goldberg, S. E., …Harwood, R. H. (2024). Factors influencing the commissioning and implementation of health and social care interventions for people with dementia: commissioner and stakeholder perspectives. Archives of Public Health, 82(1), Article 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-024-01283-8

Background Despite several interventions demonstrating benefit to people living with dementia and their caregivers, few have been translated and implemented in routine clinical practice. There is limited evidence of the barriers and facilitators for... Read More about Factors influencing the commissioning and implementation of health and social care interventions for people with dementia: commissioner and stakeholder perspectives.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital episodes for falls and fractures associated with new-onset disability and frailty in England: a national cohort study (2024)
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Thomas, S., Littleboy, K., Foubert, J., Nafilyan, V., Bannister, N., Routen, A., …Gordon, A. L. (2024). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital episodes for falls and fractures associated with new-onset disability and frailty in England: a national cohort study. Age and Ageing, 53(4), Article afae071. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae071

Background: Older people with frailty are at risk of harm from immobility or isolation, yet data about how COVID-19 lockdowns affected them are limited. Falls and fractures are easily measurable adverse outcomes correlated with frailty. We investigat... Read More about Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital episodes for falls and fractures associated with new-onset disability and frailty in England: a national cohort study.

Discontinuation of anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha treatment owing to blood test abnormalities, and cost-effectiveness of alternate blood monitoring strategies (2024)
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Abhishek, A., Stevenson, M. D., Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Evans, I., Alabas, O., …Williams, H. C. (2024). Discontinuation of anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha treatment owing to blood test abnormalities, and cost-effectiveness of alternate blood monitoring strategies. British Journal of Dermatology, 190(4), 559-564. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljad430

Background: There is no evidence base to support the use of 6-monthly monitoring blood tests for the early detection of liver, blood and renal toxicity during established anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) treatment. Objectives: To evaluate the... Read More about Discontinuation of anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha treatment owing to blood test abnormalities, and cost-effectiveness of alternate blood monitoring strategies.

Associations between zinc deficiency, taste changes and salivary flow rate following gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy surgeries (2024)
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Mozaffar, B., Mozaffar, H., Alkharaiji, M., Elbahrawy, A., & Idris, I. (2024). Associations between zinc deficiency, taste changes and salivary flow rate following gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy surgeries. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2024, Article 1197571. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/1197571

Background. The prevalence of taste change (hypogeusia) and its association with zinc deficiency is unclear due to differences in methods of assessment. We investigate the prevalence of hypogeusia using mixed methods and link it with changes in zinc... Read More about Associations between zinc deficiency, taste changes and salivary flow rate following gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy surgeries.

Exploratory factor analysis and Rasch analysis to assess the structural validity of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit Proxy version (ASCOT-Proxy) completed by care home staff (2024)
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Rand, S., Towers, A., Allan, S., Webster, L., Palmer, S., Carroll, R., …Goodman, C. (in press). Exploratory factor analysis and Rasch analysis to assess the structural validity of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit Proxy version (ASCOT-Proxy) completed by care home staff. Quality of Life Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-024-03631-1

Purpose. Rasch analysis and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) were used to evaluate the structural validity of the ASCOT-Proxy measures completed by staff on behalf of older adults resident in care homes, by comparison to the ASCOT-SCT4, the meas... Read More about Exploratory factor analysis and Rasch analysis to assess the structural validity of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit Proxy version (ASCOT-Proxy) completed by care home staff.

Patient and health professional views on risk-stratified monitoring of immune-suppressing treatment in adults with inflammatory diseases (2024)
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Fuller, A., Hancox, J., Williams, H. C., Card, T., Taal, M. W., Aithal, G. P., …Abhishek, A. (in press). Patient and health professional views on risk-stratified monitoring of immune-suppressing treatment in adults with inflammatory diseases. Rheumatology, Article keae175. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keae175

Objective To explore the acceptability of an individualised risk-stratified approach to monitoring for target-organ toxicity in adult patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases established on immune-suppressing treatment(s). Methods Adu... Read More about Patient and health professional views on risk-stratified monitoring of immune-suppressing treatment in adults with inflammatory diseases.

Uptake and safety of pneumococcal vaccination in adults with immune mediated inflammatory diseases: a UK wide observational study (2024)
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Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Card, T., Mallen, C. D., Nguyen Van-Tam, J. S., Abhishek, A., & . (2024). Uptake and safety of pneumococcal vaccination in adults with immune mediated inflammatory diseases: a UK wide observational study. Rheumatology, Article keae160. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keae160

Objective The uptake and safety of pneumococcal vaccination in people with immune mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) is poorly understood. We investigated the UK wide pneumococcal vaccine uptake in adults with IMIDs and explored the association b... Read More about Uptake and safety of pneumococcal vaccination in adults with immune mediated inflammatory diseases: a UK wide observational study.

Getting the message across; a realist study of the role of communication and information exchange processes in delivering stroke Early Supported Discharge services in England (2024)
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Chouliara, N., Cameron, T., Byrne, A., & Fisher, R. (2024). Getting the message across; a realist study of the role of communication and information exchange processes in delivering stroke Early Supported Discharge services in England. PLoS ONE, 19(3), Article e0298140. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298140

Background: Stroke early supported discharge (ESD) involves the co-ordinated transfer of care from hospital to home. The quality of communication processes between professionals delivering ESD and external stakeholders may have a role to play in stre... Read More about Getting the message across; a realist study of the role of communication and information exchange processes in delivering stroke Early Supported Discharge services in England.

Getting the message across: a realist study of the role of communication and information exchange processes in delivering Stroke Early Supported Discharge services in England (2024)
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Chouliara, N., Cameron, T., Byrne, A., & Fisher, R. (2024). Getting the message across: a realist study of the role of communication and information exchange processes in delivering Stroke Early Supported Discharge services in England. PLoS ONE, 19(3), Article e0298140. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298140

Background Stroke early supported discharge (ESD) involves the co-ordinated transfer of care from hospital to home. The quality of communication processes between professionals delivering ESD and external stakeholders may have a role to play in stre... Read More about Getting the message across: a realist study of the role of communication and information exchange processes in delivering Stroke Early Supported Discharge services in England.

Development of a Job Retention Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for People with Multiple Sclerosis Following the Person-Based Approach (2024)
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De Dios Pérez, B., das Nair, R., & Radford, K. (2024). Development of a Job Retention Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for People with Multiple Sclerosis Following the Person-Based Approach. Clinical Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155241235956

Objective To describe the process of developing a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention for people with multiple sclerosis. Design We used the person-based approach, to develop interventions through an iterative process incorporat... Read More about Development of a Job Retention Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for People with Multiple Sclerosis Following the Person-Based Approach.

The association of painful and non-painful morbidities with frailty: a cross sectional analysis of a cohort of community dwelling older people in England (2024)
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Chaplin, W. J., Lewis, H. R., Shahtaheri, S. M., Millar, B. S., McWilliams, D. F., Gladman, J. R. F., & Walsh, D. A. (2024). The association of painful and non-painful morbidities with frailty: a cross sectional analysis of a cohort of community dwelling older people in England. BMC Geriatrics, 24, Article 158. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04602-w

Introduction The association between chronic pain and frailty might indicate that pain is an independent driver of frailty but might alternatively be explained by inclusion within frailty identification tools of morbidities that commonly lead to chr... Read More about The association of painful and non-painful morbidities with frailty: a cross sectional analysis of a cohort of community dwelling older people in England.

Melatonin is a potential novel analgesic agent for osteoarthritis: Evidence from cohort studies in humans and preclinical research in rats (2024)
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Li, H., Zhou, B., Wu, J., Zhang, Y., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., …Zeng, C. (2024). Melatonin is a potential novel analgesic agent for osteoarthritis: Evidence from cohort studies in humans and preclinical research in rats. Journal of Pineal Research, 76(2), Article e12945. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpi.12945

Melatonin exhibits potential for pain relief and long-term safety profile. We examined the analgesic effects of oral melatonin on osteoarthritis (OA) and investigated the underlying mechanism. Using data from a UK primary care database, we conducted... Read More about Melatonin is a potential novel analgesic agent for osteoarthritis: Evidence from cohort studies in humans and preclinical research in rats.

2023 EULAR recommendations on imaging in diagnosis and management of crystal-induced arthropathies in clinical practice (2024)
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Mandl, P., D'Agostino, M. A., Navarro-Compán, V., Geßl, I., Sakellariou, G., Abhishek, A., …Filippou, G. (2024). 2023 EULAR recommendations on imaging in diagnosis and management of crystal-induced arthropathies in clinical practice. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1136/ard-2023-224771

Objective: To formulate evidence-based recommendations and overarching principles on the use of imaging in the clinical management of crystal-induced arthropathies (CiAs). Methods: An international task force of 25 rheumatologists, radiologists, meth... Read More about 2023 EULAR recommendations on imaging in diagnosis and management of crystal-induced arthropathies in clinical practice.

Peer mentoring for people with acquired brain injury – a systematic review (2024)
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De Dios Perez, B., Morris, R. P., Craven, K., & Radford, K. A. (2024). Peer mentoring for people with acquired brain injury – a systematic review. Brain Injury, 38(4), 316-329. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2024.2310779

Introduction: Over 100 million people worldwide live with disabilities resulting from an acquired brain injury (ABI). ABI survivors experience cognitive and physical problems and require support to resume an active life. They can benefit from support... Read More about Peer mentoring for people with acquired brain injury – a systematic review.

Bacteriophages, gut bacteria, and microbial pathways interplay in cardiometabolic health (2024)
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Kirk, D., Costeira, R., Visconti, A., Khan Mirzaei, M., Deng, L., Valdes, A. M., & Menni, C. (2024). Bacteriophages, gut bacteria, and microbial pathways interplay in cardiometabolic health. Cell Reports, 43(2), Article 113728. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113728

Cardiometabolic diseases are leading causes of mortality in Western countries. Well-established risk factors include host genetics, lifestyle, diet, and the gut microbiome. Moreover, gut bacterial communities and their activities can be altered by ba... Read More about Bacteriophages, gut bacteria, and microbial pathways interplay in cardiometabolic health.

Risk-stratified monitoring for sulfasalazine toxicity: prognostic model development and validation (2024)
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Abhishek, A., Grainge, M., Card, T., Williams, H. C., Taal, M. W., Aithal, G. P., …Riley, R. (2024). Risk-stratified monitoring for sulfasalazine toxicity: prognostic model development and validation. RMD Open, 10(1), Article e003980. https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003980

Background Sulfasalazine-induced cytopenia, nephrotoxicity and hepatotoxicity is uncommon during long-term treatment. Some guidelines recommend 3 monthly monitoring blood tests indefinitely during long-term treatment while others recommend stopping m... Read More about Risk-stratified monitoring for sulfasalazine toxicity: prognostic model development and validation.