All Outputs (73)

Developing the Korean Leeds Satisfaction Questionnaire (Korean-LSQ) in rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-cultural validation using Rasch analysis (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: The Educational Needs Assessment Tool (ENAT) is a 39-item patient-completed questionnaire designed to help patients identify and prioritize their educational needs. It was originally developed in the UK and validated in 7 rheumatic diseas... Read More about Developing the Korean Leeds Satisfaction Questionnaire (Korean-LSQ) in rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-cultural validation using Rasch analysis.

National variation in the composition of rheumatology multidisciplinary teams: a cross-sectional study (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017, The Author(s). The objective of this study is to describe the composition of multidisciplinary teams (MDT) working within rheumatology departments across the UK. All rheumatology departments in the United Kingdom (UK) were invited to particip... Read More about National variation in the composition of rheumatology multidisciplinary teams: a cross-sectional study.

Suppressing Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Does Patient Global Assessment Blur the Target? A Practice-Based Call for a Paradigm Change (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017, American College of Rheumatology Objective: In current management paradigms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), patient global assessment (PGA) is crucial to decide whether a patient has attained remission (target) or needs reinforced therapy. We i... Read More about Suppressing Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Does Patient Global Assessment Blur the Target? A Practice-Based Call for a Paradigm Change.

Influence of patient global assessment on the disease activity assessment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A meteor cross-sectional study (2017)
Journal Article

Background
Disease activity indices (DAI) are used to guide immunosuppressive therapy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The inclusion of patient global assessment (PGA) in these indices has been questioned as it conveys mainly disease impact rather tha... Read More about Influence of patient global assessment on the disease activity assessment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A meteor cross-sectional study.

Concordance in diabetic foot ulceration: A cross-sectional study of agreement between wound swabbing and tissue sampling in infected ulcers (2016)
Journal Article

© Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2016. Background: There is inadequate evidence to advise clinicians on the relative merits of swabbing versus tissue sampling of infected diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). Objectives: To determine (1) concordance b... Read More about Concordance in diabetic foot ulceration: A cross-sectional study of agreement between wound swabbing and tissue sampling in infected ulcers.

Combining nurse-led care with patient self-assessment could enhance tight control of rheumatoid arthritis and management of comorbidities (2016)
Journal Article

Implications for practice and research

Patient self-monitoring of disease activity can improve tight control of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Nurse-led care can be used in the monitoring and management of comorbidities associated with RA.

Furth... Read More about Combining nurse-led care with patient self-assessment could enhance tight control of rheumatoid arthritis and management of comorbidities.

Developing a rheumatology team to meet a growing need in Africa: Let’s not forget to feed the cow (2016)
Journal Article

In many African countries the burden of preventable communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS, lower respiratory infections, malaria and diarrhoeal diseases is overwhelming.

The educational needs of people with spondyloarthropathies (AS and PSA): A cross-sectional study (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Abstract available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.2449

Effects of needs-based patient education on self-efficacy and health outcomes in people with rheumatoid arthritis: A multicentre, single blind, randomised controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article

Objectives The Educational Needs Assessment Tool (ENAT) is a self-completed questionnaire, which allows patients with arthritis to prioritise their educational needs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of needs-based patient education... Read More about Effects of needs-based patient education on self-efficacy and health outcomes in people with rheumatoid arthritis: A multicentre, single blind, randomised controlled trial.

PROMs and patient education (2016)
Book Chapter

© 2016 Springer International Publishing Switzerland. Patient education is a core activity in the management of inflammatory arthritic conditions. However, it may be challenging to decide which educational approach is most appropriate to fit with the... Read More about PROMs and patient education.

Nurses’ Role in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Management in People with Inflammatory Arthritis: A European Perspective (2015)
Journal Article

Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Introduction: Cardiovascular risk (CVR) assessment and management in patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) is recommended but European nurses’ involvement in this role has not been well studied. Aim: The... Read More about Nurses’ Role in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Management in People with Inflammatory Arthritis: A European Perspective.

Patient education in rheumatoid arthritis: is the needs-based approach the way forward? (2015)
Journal Article

In recent years, the assessment of patients’ needs has become an important area of research for several reasons; expenditure on healthcare has risen faster than the cost increases reported in other sectors of the economy, and medical advances and dem... Read More about Patient education in rheumatoid arthritis: is the needs-based approach the way forward?.

The educational needs of people with systemic sclerosis: a cross-sectional study using the Dutch version of the Educational Needs Assessment Tool (D-ENAT) (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015, The Author(s). The Dutch Educational Needs Assessment Tool (D-ENAT) systematically assesses educational needs of patients with rheumatic diseases. The present study aims to describe the educational needs of Dutch patients with systemic sclero... Read More about The educational needs of people with systemic sclerosis: a cross-sectional study using the Dutch version of the Educational Needs Assessment Tool (D-ENAT).

EULAR recommendations for patient education for people with inflammatory arthritis (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015, BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Objectives: The task force aimed to: (1) develop evidence-based recommendations for patient education (PE) for people with inflammatory arthritis, (2) identify the need for further research on PE and... Read More about EULAR recommendations for patient education for people with inflammatory arthritis.

AB1213-HPR Nurse Sensitive Outcomes in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) – a Systematic Literature Review (2015)
Journal Article

Background Rheumatology nursing is a practice specialty and contributes significantly to the management of patients with rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases (1, 2). Rheumatology nursing role development follows a worldwide tendency among healthcare pr... Read More about AB1213-HPR Nurse Sensitive Outcomes in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) – a Systematic Literature Review.

Cross-cultural validation of the Portuguese version of the educational needs assessment tool (PORTENAT) (2015)
Journal Article

Objectives: To undertake a cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the educational needs assessment tool (ENAT) into Portuguese. Methods: The first phase of this research (cross-cultural adaptation) utilised a well-established translation method... Read More about Cross-cultural validation of the Portuguese version of the educational needs assessment tool (PORTENAT).

Rehabilitation provided to patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A comparison of three different rheumatology clinics in Austria, Sweden and the UK from the perspectives of patients and health professionals (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 The Authors. © 2015 Foundation of Rehabilitation Information. Objective: To explore patients' and health professionals' views of outpatient rehabilitation services for patients with rheumatoid arthritis in 3 different rheumatology sites across... Read More about Rehabilitation provided to patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A comparison of three different rheumatology clinics in Austria, Sweden and the UK from the perspectives of patients and health professionals.

Patients and nursing staff views of using the education needs assessment tool in rheumatology clinics: A qualitative study (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aims and objectives: To evaluate the usability of the educational needs assessment tool in clinical practice, from a practitioner and patient perspective and to establish whether patients perceive that they are getting... Read More about Patients and nursing staff views of using the education needs assessment tool in rheumatology clinics: A qualitative study.

Validation of the educational needs assessment tool as a generic instrument for rheumatic diseases in seven European countries (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014, BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Objectives: To validate the educational needs assessment tool (ENAT) as a generic tool for assessing the educational needs of patients with rheumatic diseases in European Countries. Methods: A conven... Read More about Validation of the educational needs assessment tool as a generic instrument for rheumatic diseases in seven European countries.

The outcome and cost-effectiveness of nurse-led care in people with rheumatoid arthritis: A multicentre randomised controlled trial (2014)
Journal Article

Objective To determine the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of nurse-led care (NLC) for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods In a multicentre pragmatic randomised controlled trial, the assessment of clinical effects followed a n... Read More about The outcome and cost-effectiveness of nurse-led care in people with rheumatoid arthritis: A multicentre randomised controlled trial.