All Outputs (26)

Association between inactivated influenza vaccine and primary care consultations for autoimmune rheumatic disease flares: a self-controlled case series study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2019)
Journal Article
Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Myles, P., Mallen, C. D., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., …Abhishek, A. (2019). Association between inactivated influenza vaccine and primary care consultations for autoimmune rheumatic disease flares: a self-controlled case series study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 78(8), 1122-1126. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215086

Objectives To examine the association between inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) administration and primary care consultation for joint pain, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) flare, corticosteroid prescription, vasculitis, and unexplained fever in people w... Read More about Association between inactivated influenza vaccine and primary care consultations for autoimmune rheumatic disease flares: a self-controlled case series study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

Implication of nurse intervention on engagement with urate-lowering drugs: a qualitative study of participants in a RCT of nurse led care (2018)
Journal Article
Latif, Z. P., Nakafero, G., Jenkins, W., Doherty, M., & Abhishek, A. (2019). Implication of nurse intervention on engagement with urate-lowering drugs: a qualitative study of participants in a RCT of nurse led care. Joint Bone Spine, 86(3), 357-362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbspin.2018.10.008

Objectives To explore patient perception of the role of a nurse-led complex package of care in facilitating engagement with urate-lowering therapies (ULTs) in the management of gout. Methods Thirty people who had participated in a randomised control... Read More about Implication of nurse intervention on engagement with urate-lowering drugs: a qualitative study of participants in a RCT of nurse led care.

Predictors and temporal trend of flu vaccination in auto-immune rheumatic diseases in the UK: a nationwide prospective cohort study (2018)
Journal Article
Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Myles, P. R., Mallen, C., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., …Abhishek, A. (2018). Predictors and temporal trend of flu vaccination in auto-immune rheumatic diseases in the UK: a nationwide prospective cohort study. Rheumatology, 57(10), 1726-1734. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/key156

Objectives: To [1] examine temporal trend in uptake of seasonal influenza vaccine (SIV) in the UK, [2] explore disease and demographic factors associated with vaccination. Methods: 32,751 people with auto-immune rheumatic diseases (AIRDs) prescribed... Read More about Predictors and temporal trend of flu vaccination in auto-immune rheumatic diseases in the UK: a nationwide prospective cohort study.

Rheumatoid arthritis and excess mortality: down but not out: a primary care cohort study using data from Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2018)
Journal Article
Abhishek, A., Nakafero, G., Kuo, C., Mallen, C., Zhang, W., Grainge, M. J., & Doherty, M. (2018). Rheumatoid arthritis and excess mortality: down but not out: a primary care cohort study using data from Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Rheumatology, 57(6), 977–981. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/key013

Objectives: To examine temporal trends in all-cause and cause-specific mortality in RA. Methods: Data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) were used. Incident RA cases and four age, sex and general practice matched controls were id... Read More about Rheumatoid arthritis and excess mortality: down but not out: a primary care cohort study using data from Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

The association between benzodiazepines and influenza-like illness-related pneumonia and mortality: a survival analysis using UK Primary Care data (2016)
Journal Article
Nakafero, G., Sanders, R. D., Nguyen-Van-Tam, J. S., & Myles, P. R. (2016). The association between benzodiazepines and influenza-like illness-related pneumonia and mortality: a survival analysis using UK Primary Care data. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 25(11), 1263-1273. https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.4028

Purpose: Bacterial superinfections, including pneumonia, are frequent complications of influenza-like illness (ILI). Clinical and laboratory evidence suggests that benzodiazepines and Z-drugs may influence susceptibility to infections and mortality.... Read More about The association between benzodiazepines and influenza-like illness-related pneumonia and mortality: a survival analysis using UK Primary Care data.

Association between benzodiazepine use and exacerbations and mortality in patients with asthma: a matched case-control and survival analysis using the United Kingdom Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2015)
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Nakafero, G., Sanders, R. D., Nguyen-Van-Tam, J. S., & Myles, P. R. (2015). Association between benzodiazepine use and exacerbations and mortality in patients with asthma: a matched case-control and survival analysis using the United Kingdom Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 24(8), 793-802. https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.3799

Purpose: To investigate the association between the GABAergic drugs, benzodiazepines or zopiclone, and the occurrence of asthma exacerbations and subsequent mortality in a cohort of asthma patients. Methods: 105,747 patients without asthma exacerba... Read More about Association between benzodiazepine use and exacerbations and mortality in patients with asthma: a matched case-control and survival analysis using the United Kingdom Clinical Practice Research Datalink.