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Consent to clinical research - adequately voluntary or substantially influenced? (1996)
Journal Article
Hewlett, S. (1996). Consent to clinical research - adequately voluntary or substantially influenced?. Journal of Medical Ethics, 22(4), 232-237. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.22.4.232

In clinical research the giving of consent by the patient often lies within the context of illness or the doctor/patient relationship. On exploration of these issues it would appear unlikely that the patient's consent is free of substantial influence... Read More about Consent to clinical research - adequately voluntary or substantially influenced?.

Rheumatoid arthritis patients cannot accurately report signs of inflammatory activity (1995)
Journal Article
Hewlett, S., Haynes, J., Shepstone, L., & Kirwan, J. R. (1995). Rheumatoid arthritis patients cannot accurately report signs of inflammatory activity. Rheumatology, 34, 547-553

If patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) could self-report symptoms in a manner which correlated with laboratory measures of inflammation this would be a valuable research or clinical tool. Developing such a tool means ensuring that the questions a... Read More about Rheumatoid arthritis patients cannot accurately report signs of inflammatory activity.

Dissatisfaction, disability, and rheumatoid arthritis (1995)
Journal Article
Kirwan, J., Young, P., Hewlett, S., Young, P., & Kirwan, J. R. (1995). Dissatisfaction, disability, and rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 8(1), 4-9. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.1790080104

Objectives. To investigate dissatisfaction with function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis [RA], and to see if dissatisfaction can be adequately explained by level of function. Methods. Fifty patients with RA were assessed for disease activity, p... Read More about Dissatisfaction, disability, and rheumatoid arthritis.