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Qualitative interview study of rheumatology patients’ experiences of COVID-19 shielding to explore the physical and psychological impact and identify associated support needs (2024)
Journal Article

Objective: Many clinically extremely vulnerable rheumatology patients have only recently ceased shielding from COVID-19, while some continue to minimise in-person contact. The objective of this study was to understand the impact of shielding and asso... Read More about Qualitative interview study of rheumatology patients’ experiences of COVID-19 shielding to explore the physical and psychological impact and identify associated support needs.

Exploring civil partnership from the perspective of those in mixed-sex relationships: Embracing a clean slate of equality (2023)
Journal Article

Civil partnerships first became available to mixed-sex couples in England and Wales in December 2019. To date, there has been no research exploring the perspectives of mixed-sex couples who choose to become civil partners. We interviewed 21 people, a... Read More about Exploring civil partnership from the perspective of those in mixed-sex relationships: Embracing a clean slate of equality.

The impact of remote consultations on the health and wellbeing of first contact physiotherapists in primary care: A mixed methods study (2023)
Journal Article

Background: First Contact Physiotherapists (FCPs) were introduced to reduce demands on GPs by providing improving access to expert musculoskeletal care. FCPs experience similar workplace stressors to GPs and there is an emerging concern that remote c... Read More about The impact of remote consultations on the health and wellbeing of first contact physiotherapists in primary care: A mixed methods study.

Defining independence: A scoping review by the OMERACT patient perspective of remission in rheumatoid arthritis group (2022)
Journal Article

Aims: The Outcome Measures in Rheumatology Trials (OMERACT) Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patient perspective working group has previously found that patients prioritised independence, pain, and fatigue as key domains of remission in RA. How... Read More about Defining independence: A scoping review by the OMERACT patient perspective of remission in rheumatoid arthritis group.

Disseminating and assessing implementation of the EULAR recommendations for patient education in inflammatory arthritis: a mixed-methods study with patients' perspectives (2022)
Journal Article

OBJECTIVES: To explore patients' agreement and reasons for agreement or disagreement with the EULAR recommendations for patient education (PE) for people with inflammatory arthritis (IA). METHODS: This mixed-method survey collected data using snowbal... Read More about Disseminating and assessing implementation of the EULAR recommendations for patient education in inflammatory arthritis: a mixed-methods study with patients' perspectives.

Collaboration between doctoral researchers and patient research partners: Reflections and considerations (2022)
Journal Article

A key principle of working in collaboration with patient research partners (patients contributing to research projects as team members, rather than as participants) is that they should be equal partners with researchers and health professionals. This... Read More about Collaboration between doctoral researchers and patient research partners: Reflections and considerations.

Factors associated with patient activation in inflammatory arthritis: A multisite cross-sectional study (2021)
Journal Article

Objectives Patient activation covers the skills, abilities and behaviour that impact how able and willing someone is to take an active role in self-managing their health. This study explored clinical and psychosocial factors associated with patient a... Read More about Factors associated with patient activation in inflammatory arthritis: A multisite cross-sectional study.

Rheumatic Conditions (2021)
Book Chapter

Rheumatic conditions are a range of long-term, physical health conditions that affect the joints, bones, and connective tissues. These conditions can have substantial psychological impact and wide-reaching effects on patients' lives. These conditions... Read More about Rheumatic Conditions.

Considerations and priorities for incorporating the patient perspective on remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis: An OMERACT 2020 Special Interest Group report (2021)
Journal Article

Objective: To determine how best to incorporate the patient perspective into rheumatoid arthritis remission criteria. Methods: At OMERACT 2020, several studies, including a longitudinal multi-centre study testing the validity of adding patient-valued... Read More about Considerations and priorities for incorporating the patient perspective on remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis: An OMERACT 2020 Special Interest Group report.

Rheumatology patients’ perceptions of patient activation and the Patient Activation Measure: A qualitative interview study (2021)
Journal Article

Introduction: An important aspect of self-management is patient activation (the skills, abilities and confidence someone uses to actively manage their health). The dominant method of capturing patient activation is the Patient Activation Measure (PAM... Read More about Rheumatology patients’ perceptions of patient activation and the Patient Activation Measure: A qualitative interview study.

Civil Partnership Initial Summary Report
Report

Jones, B., Hayfield, N., Carter, J. and Jowett, A. (2021) Study report: An interview study exploring understandings and perceptions of different-sex civil partnerships (unpublished).