Outputs (73)

Developing the Korean educational needs assessment tool (Korean-ENAT) in rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-cultural validation using Rasch analysis (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Kim, D., Cha, S., Yoo, D., Kim, S., Ndosi, M., & Cho, S. (2017, June). Developing the Korean educational needs assessment tool (Korean-ENAT) in rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-cultural validation using Rasch analysis. Poster presented at EULAR Congress, Madrid, Spain

Background The Educational Needs Assessment Tool (ENAT) is a 39-item patient-completed questionnaire designed to help patients identify and prioritise their educational needs. It was originally developed in the UK and validated in 7 rheumatic diseas... Read More about Developing the Korean educational needs assessment tool (Korean-ENAT) 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
Backhouse, M. R., Ndosi, M., Ferguson, R., Bearne, L., Ainsworth, P., Roach, A., …Cherry, L. (2017). National variation in the composition of rheumatology multidisciplinary teams: a cross-sectional study. Rheumatology International, 37(9), 1453-1459. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-017-3751-0

© 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
da Silva, J. A., Ferreira, R. J., Duarte, C., Ndosi, M., de Wit, M., & Gossec, L. (2018). Suppressing Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Does Patient Global Assessment Blur the Target? A Practice-Based Call for a Paradigm Change. Arthritis Care and Research, 70(3), 369-378. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.23284

© 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
Ferreira, R., Ndosi, M., Duarte, C., Carvalho, P., Chopra, A., Salomon-Escoto, K., …Van Der Heijde, P. A. D. S. (2017). Influence of patient global assessment on the disease activity assessment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A meteor cross-sectional study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 76(2), 1510-1510. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.4695

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
Nelson, E. A., Wright-Hughes, A., Brown, S., Lipsky, B. A., Backhouse, M., Bhogal, M., …Nixon, J. (2016). Concordance in diabetic foot ulceration: A cross-sectional study of agreement between wound swabbing and tissue sampling in infected ulcers. Health Technology Assessment, 20(82), 1-175. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta20820

© 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
Ndosi, M. (2016). Combining nurse-led care with patient self-assessment could enhance tight control of rheumatoid arthritis and management of comorbidities. Evidence-Based Nursing, 19(3), 85-86. https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2015-102262

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
Backhouse, M., Ndosi, M., & Oliver, S. (2016). Developing a rheumatology team to meet a growing need in Africa: Let’s not forget to feed the cow

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
Marques, M., Ferreira, R., Santiago, M., Marques, A., Machado, P., da Silva, J., & Ndosi, M. (2016, June). The educational needs of people with spondyloarthropathies (AS and PSA): A cross-sectional study. Paper presented at Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, London, England

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
Ndosi, M., Johnson, D., Young, T., Hardware, B., Hill, J., Hale, C., …Adebajo, A. (2016). Effects of needs-based patient education on self-efficacy and health outcomes in people with rheumatoid arthritis: A multicentre, single blind, randomised controlled trial. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 75(6), 1126-1132. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-207171

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
Palmer, D., & Ndosi, M. (2016). PROMs and patient education. In Y. El Miedany (Ed.), Patient Reported Outcome Measures in Rheumatic Diseases (389-403). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32851-5_16

© 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.