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'To Suddenly Have a Name for this Thing... Was Wonderful': The Patient's Experience of Receiving a Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (2012)
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Mccabe, C. S., Mchugh, N., Elliott, B., Waldron, N., Brown, S. J., & Hewlett, S. (2012). 'To Suddenly Have a Name for this Thing... Was Wonderful': The Patient's Experience of Receiving a Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Musculoskeletal Care, 10(3), 135-141. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1010

Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the patient's perception of receiving a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) and reports on their experience of the period between onset of symptoms and receiving a definitive diagnosis. M... Read More about 'To Suddenly Have a Name for this Thing... Was Wonderful': The Patient's Experience of Receiving a Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

"They didn't tell us, they made us work it out ourselves": Patient perspectives of a cognitive-behavioral program for rheumatoid arthritis fatigue (2012)
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Swinkels, A., Almeida, C., Kitchen, K., Dures, E., Almeida, C., Ambler, N., …Hewlett, S. (2012). "They didn't tell us, they made us work it out ourselves": Patient perspectives of a cognitive-behavioral program for rheumatoid arthritis fatigue. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 64(4), 494-501. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.21562

Objective. Fatigue is an overwhelming rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptom caused by interacting clinical and psychosocial factors. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) addresses links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses cognitive restructu... Read More about "They didn't tell us, they made us work it out ourselves": Patient perspectives of a cognitive-behavioral program for rheumatoid arthritis fatigue.

Exploring the cultural validity of rheumatology outcomes (2012)
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Sanderson, T., Hewlett, S., Calnan, M., & Morris, M. (2012). Exploring the cultural validity of rheumatology outcomes. British Journal of Nursing, 21(17), 1015-1023

In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the use of a ‘core’ set of treatment outcomes was pioneered to ensure that the same outcomes are measured across all clinical trials to enable comparison of trial results. However, studies have not investigated the influ... Read More about Exploring the cultural validity of rheumatology outcomes.

Utilizing qualitative data from nominal groups: Exploring the influences on treatment outcome prioritization with rheumatoid arthritis patients (2012)
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Sanderson, T., Hewlett, S., Richards, P., Morris, M., & Calnan, M. (2012). Utilizing qualitative data from nominal groups: Exploring the influences on treatment outcome prioritization with rheumatoid arthritis patients. Journal of Health Psychology, 17(1), 132-142. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105311410758

The nominal group technique generates quantitative data through a process of experts ranking items of interest. This article focuses on the additional collection of qualitative data from nominal groups with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, used to... Read More about Utilizing qualitative data from nominal groups: Exploring the influences on treatment outcome prioritization with rheumatoid arthritis patients.

'I'm hurting, I want to kill myself': Rheumatoid arthritis flare is more than a high joint count-an international patient perspective on flare where medical help is sought (2012)
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Bartlett, S. J., Pohl, C., Bingham, C. O., Hewlett, S., Sanderson, T., May, J., …Woodworth, T. (2012). 'I'm hurting, I want to kill myself': Rheumatoid arthritis flare is more than a high joint count-an international patient perspective on flare where medical help is sought. Rheumatology, 51(1), 69-76. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keq455

Objective: People with RA have episodes of worsening disease activity (flares) that prompt them to seek clinical review or medication change. This study explored patients' perspectives of flare that prompts them to seek medication review. Methods: Fo... Read More about 'I'm hurting, I want to kill myself': Rheumatoid arthritis flare is more than a high joint count-an international patient perspective on flare where medical help is sought.

'It's more scary not to know': A qualitative study exploring the information needs of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus at the time of diagnosis (2011)
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Waldron, N., Brown, S., Hewlett, S., Elliott, B., McHugh, N., & McCabe, C. (2011). 'It's more scary not to know': A qualitative study exploring the information needs of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus at the time of diagnosis. Musculoskeletal Care, 9(4), 228-238. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.221

Objectives: To identify the information needs of patients newly diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus), to inform the design of a future education package. Methods: Focus groups were conducted in seven rheumatology centres in the UK with... Read More about 'It's more scary not to know': A qualitative study exploring the information needs of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus at the time of diagnosis.

Measures of fatigue: Bristol Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue Multi-Dimensional Questionnaire (BRAF MDQ), Bristol Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue Numerical Rating Scales (BRAF NRS) for Severity, Effect, and Coping, Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire (CFQ), Checklist Individual Strength (CIS20R and CIS8R), Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Functional Assessment Chronic Illness Therapy (Fatigue) (FACIT-F), Multi- (2011)
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Hewlett, S., Dures, E., & Almeida, C. (2011). Measures of fatigue: Bristol Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue Multi-Dimensional Questionnaire (BRAF MDQ), Bristol Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue Numerical Rating Scales (BRAF NRS) for Severity, Effect, and Coping, Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire (CFQ), Checklist Individual Strength (CIS20R and CIS8R), Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Functional Assessment Chronic Illness Therapy (Fatigue) (FACIT-F), Multi-. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 63(SUPPL. 11), S263-S286. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.20579

Identifying preliminary domains to detect and measure rheumatoid arthritis flares: Report of the OMERACT 10 RA Flare Workshop (2011)
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Woodworth, T. G., Strand, V., Sanderson, T. C., Pohl, C., Montie, P., May, J. E., …Hewlett, S. (2011). Identifying preliminary domains to detect and measure rheumatoid arthritis flares: Report of the OMERACT 10 RA Flare Workshop. Journal of Rheumatology, 38(8), 1751-1758. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.110401

Background. While disease flares in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are a recognized aspect of the disease process, there is limited formative research to describe them. Methods. The Outcome Measures in Rheumatology Clinical Trials (OMERACT) RA Flare Defin... Read More about Identifying preliminary domains to detect and measure rheumatoid arthritis flares: Report of the OMERACT 10 RA Flare Workshop.

OMERACT 10 patient perspective virtual campus: Valuing health; measuring outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis fatigue, RA sleep, arthroplasty, and systemic sclerosis; and clinical significance of changes in health (2011)
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Dworkin, R. H., Furst, D. E., Singh, J. A., Wells, G. A., Harrison, M. J., Boonen, A., …Hewlett, S. (2011). OMERACT 10 patient perspective virtual campus: Valuing health; measuring outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis fatigue, RA sleep, arthroplasty, and systemic sclerosis; and clinical significance of changes in health. Journal of Rheumatology, 38(8), 1728-1734. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.110393

This workshop reviewed progress in a number of areas related to patient perspective outcomes that were not specifically included within other areas of the program. A substantial review of the work of the valuing health outcomes group (the "QALY" work... Read More about OMERACT 10 patient perspective virtual campus: Valuing health; measuring outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis fatigue, RA sleep, arthroplasty, and systemic sclerosis; and clinical significance of changes in health.

Patient perspective: Choosing or developing instruments (2011)
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Osborne, R. H., Kirwan, J. R., Fries, J. F., & Hewlett, S. (2011). Patient perspective: Choosing or developing instruments. Journal of Rheumatology, 38(8), 1716-1719. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.110390

Previous Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) meetings recognized that patients view outcomes of intervention from a different perspective. This preconference position paper briefly sets out 2 patient-reported outcome (PRO) instrument approache... Read More about Patient perspective: Choosing or developing instruments.

Patient perspective workshop: Moving towards OMERACT guidelines for choosing or developing instruments to measure patient-reported outcomes (2011)
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Leong, A. L., Sanderson, T. C., Van De Laar, M. A., Osborne, R. H., Fries, J. F., Kirwan, J. R., …Richards, P. (2011). Patient perspective workshop: Moving towards OMERACT guidelines for choosing or developing instruments to measure patient-reported outcomes. Journal of Rheumatology, 38(8), 1711-1715. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.110391

The workshop Choosing or Developing Instruments held at the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) 10 meeting was designed to help participants think about the underlying methods of instrument development. Conference pre-reading material and 3 br... Read More about Patient perspective workshop: Moving towards OMERACT guidelines for choosing or developing instruments to measure patient-reported outcomes.

Self-management of fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis: A randomised controlled trial of group cognitive-behavioural therapy (2011)
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Hewlett, S., Ambler, N., Almeida, C., Cliss, A., Hammond, A., Kitchen, K., …Pollock, J. (2011). Self-management of fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis: A randomised controlled trial of group cognitive-behavioural therapy. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 70(6), 1060-1067. https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.2010.144691

Objectives To investigate the effect of group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for fatigue self-management, compared with groups receiving fatigue information alone, on fatigue impact among people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Two-arm, p... Read More about Self-management of fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis: A randomised controlled trial of group cognitive-behavioural therapy.

Men's experiences of rheumatoid arthritis: An inductive thematic analysis (2011)
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Noddings, R., Lack, S., & Hewlett, S. (2011). Men's experiences of rheumatoid arthritis: An inductive thematic analysis. Musculoskeletal Care, 9(2), 102-112. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.203

Objectives. There is a lack of evidence for understanding the clinical needs of men with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study investigated the psychosocial experience of this group, to inform clinical practice and generate further research. Methods.... Read More about Men's experiences of rheumatoid arthritis: An inductive thematic analysis.

European League Against Rheumatism recommendations for the inclusion of patient representatives in scientific projects (2011)
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Hewlett, S., Glüsing, B., Bijlsma, J. W., De Wit, M. P., De Witt, M., Berlo, S. E., …Abma, T. A. (2011). European League Against Rheumatism recommendations for the inclusion of patient representatives in scientific projects. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 70(5), 722-726. https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.2010.135129

Objective: To develop recommendations to enable successful inclusion of the patient perspective in European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)-funded scientific research projects. Methods: The EULAR standardised operational procedures for guideline de... Read More about European League Against Rheumatism recommendations for the inclusion of patient representatives in scientific projects.

Shifting normalities: Interactions of changing conceptions of a normal life and the normalisation of symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis (2011)
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Sanderson, T., Morris, M., Calnan, M., Richards, P., & Hewlett, S. (2011). Shifting normalities: Interactions of changing conceptions of a normal life and the normalisation of symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis. Sociology of Health and Illness, 33(4), 618-633. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2010.01305.x

Biographical disruption and related concepts have been widely applied in chronic illness. Different conceptualisations of normalisation have also been proposed in order to explain individuals' diverse responses to illness on their biography, but as y... Read More about Shifting normalities: Interactions of changing conceptions of a normal life and the normalisation of symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis.

Persistent pain after joint replacement: Prevalence, sensory qualities, and postoperative determinants (2011)
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Dieppe, P., Learmonth, I. D., Wylde, V., & Hewlett, S. (2011). Persistent pain after joint replacement: Prevalence, sensory qualities, and postoperative determinants. PAIN, 152(3), 566-572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2010.11.023

Persistent postsurgical pain is a prevalent but underacknowledged condition. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence, sensory qualities, and postoperative determinants of persistent pain at 3 to 4 years after total knee replacement (TKR) a... Read More about Persistent pain after joint replacement: Prevalence, sensory qualities, and postoperative determinants.

Collaboration with patients in the design of patient reported outcome measures: Capturing the experience of fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis (2010)
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Nicklin, J., Cramp, F., Kirwan, J. R., Urban, M., & Hewlett, S. (2010). Collaboration with patients in the design of patient reported outcome measures: Capturing the experience of fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care and Research, 62(11), 1552-1558. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.20264

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) need to include concepts and language relevant to patients and be easily understood. These studies aimed to develop draft PROMs to measure rheumatoid arthritis (RA) fatigue and its impact by collaborating wit... Read More about Collaboration with patients in the design of patient reported outcome measures: Capturing the experience of fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis.