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EULAR recommendations for the role of the nurse in the management of chronic inflammatory arthritis (2012)
Journal Article
van Eijk-Hustings, Y., van Tubergen, A., Bostrom, C., Braychenko, E., Buss, B., Felix, J., …Hill, J. (2012). EULAR recommendations for the role of the nurse in the management of chronic inflammatory arthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 71(1), 13-19. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-200185

Objectives The authors aim to develop European
League Against Rheumatism recommendations for the
role of the nurse in the management of patients with
chronic infl ammatory arthritis, to identify a research
agenda and to determine an educational a... Read More about EULAR recommendations for the role of the nurse in the management of chronic inflammatory arthritis.

Resting splint provision: a survey of practice among North-West region rheumatology occupational therapists (2011)
Journal Article
Laver, C., Mellson, J.-A., & Hammond, A. (2011). Resting splint provision: a survey of practice among North-West region rheumatology occupational therapists. Rheumatology,

ABSTRACT BODY:
Background: Resting splints (RS) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are commonly provided by OTs for hand pain and inflammation. Recent trials identify effectiveness in established but not early RA. This prompted the North West (NW) COTSS-... Read More about Resting splint provision: a survey of practice among North-West region rheumatology occupational therapists.

Development of the United Kingdom Evaluation of Daily Activities Questionnaire in Rheumatoid Arthritis using Rasch Analysis (2011)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Tennant, A., Tyson, S., Nordenskiold, U., & Gill, R. (2011). Development of the United Kingdom Evaluation of Daily Activities Questionnaire in Rheumatoid Arthritis using Rasch Analysis. Arthritis Care and Research, 63,

Background/Purpose:
The Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ) is a patient reported measure of activity/activity limitations in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) (Nordenskiold et al 1996). The UK version includes 138 items in 14 activity of dai... Read More about Development of the United Kingdom Evaluation of Daily Activities Questionnaire in Rheumatoid Arthritis using Rasch Analysis.

"It's Totally Turned Around the Way I Think": The Patient Perspective of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Fatigue In Rheumatoid Arthritis (2011)
Journal Article
Dures, E., Kitchen, K., Almeida, C., Ambler, N., Cliss, A., Hammond, A., & Knops, B. (2011). "It's Totally Turned Around the Way I Think": The Patient Perspective of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Fatigue In Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Care and Research, 63(10),

Background/Purpose: RA fatigue is a common, overwhelming symptom caused by interacting clinical and psychosocial factors. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) addresses links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses cognitive restructuring t... Read More about "It's Totally Turned Around the Way I Think": The Patient Perspective of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Fatigue In Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Therapeutic foot health education for people with rheumatoid arthritis : a narrative review (2011)
Journal Article
Graham, A., Hammond, A., & Williams, A. (2011). Therapeutic foot health education for people with rheumatoid arthritis : a narrative review. Musculoskeletal Care, 9(3), 141-151. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.205

Purpose: Foot health interventions such as foot orthoses for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) reduce pain, improve function and improve overall quality of life. Additionally, patient education (PE) is considered essential in achieving good outco... Read More about Therapeutic foot health education for people with rheumatoid arthritis : a narrative review.

Development and psychometric properties of a joint protection self-efficacy scale (2011)
Journal Article
Niedermann, K., Forster, A., Ciurea, A., Hammond, A., Uebelhart, D., & de Bie, R. (2011). Development and psychometric properties of a joint protection self-efficacy scale. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 18(2), 143-152. https://doi.org/10.3109/11038128.2010.483690

Introduction: self-efficacy is one of the most powerful determinants of behaviour change. To increase effectiveness of joint protection (JP) education, it may be important to address perceptions of JP self-efficacy directly. The aim of this study was... Read More about Development and psychometric properties of a joint protection self-efficacy scale.

Self-management of fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis: a randomised controlled trial of group cognitive-behavioural therapy (2011)
Journal Article
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-a... Read More about Self-management of fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis: a randomised controlled trial of group cognitive-behavioural therapy.

Self management, joint protection and exercises in hand osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial with cost effectiveness analyses (2011)
Journal Article
Dziedzic, K., Hill, S., Nicholls, E., Hammond, A., Myers, H., Whitehurst, T., …Hay, E. (2011). Self management, joint protection and exercises in hand osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial with cost effectiveness analyses. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 12(1), 156. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-12-156

Background: There is limited evidence for the clinical and cost effectiveness of occupational therapy (OT)
approaches in the management of hand osteoarthritis (OA). Joint protection and hand exercises have been
proposed by European guidelines, howe... Read More about Self management, joint protection and exercises in hand osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial with cost effectiveness analyses.

Podiatrists’ perspectives of the provision of foot health education for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis. (2010)
Journal Article
A, G., A, H., & A, W. (2010). Podiatrists’ perspectives of the provision of foot health education for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 3, https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-3-s1-o11

Introduction
Patient education is considered to be a key role for podiatrists in the management of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). However there is no evidence that identifies or supports the most appropriate strategies and content for its... Read More about Podiatrists’ perspectives of the provision of foot health education for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis..

Goal Setting for Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue: A Qualitative Exploration (2010)
Journal Article
Cliss, A., Morris, M., Ambler, N., Knops, B., Hammond, A., Almeida, C., & Hewlett, S. (2010). Goal Setting for Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue: A Qualitative Exploration. Rheumatology,

Background: Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) addresses the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and often uses goal setting to facilitate behaviour change. Some studies suggest that goal setting improves health-related behaviours in lon... Read More about Goal Setting for Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue: A Qualitative Exploration.

Reducing the Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (2010)
Journal Article
Hewlett, S., Ambler, N., Knops, B., Cliss, A., Almeida, C., Pope, D., …Pollock, J. (2010). Reducing the Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Rheumatology, 49,

Background: Up to 90% of people with Rheumatoid Arthritis experience distressing and unmanageable fatigue that impacts profoundly on life. Biological therapies can lessen fatigue but are not always appropriate. In other long-term conditions, fatigue... Read More about Reducing the Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Perceived benefits and barriers to joint protection among people with rheumatoid arthritis and occupational therapists. A mixed methods study. (2010)
Journal Article
Niedermann, K., Hammond, A., Forster, A., & de Bie, R. (2010). Perceived benefits and barriers to joint protection among people with rheumatoid arthritis and occupational therapists. A mixed methods study. Musculoskeletal Care, 8(3), 143-156. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.177

Background: deciding whether or not to perform a health behaviour is an active decision-making process which has an impact on current and future behaviour and can be influenced by the beliefs both of patients and their healthcare professionals. The a... Read More about Perceived benefits and barriers to joint protection among people with rheumatoid arthritis and occupational therapists. A mixed methods study..

Self-management of rheumatic diseases: State of the art and future perspectives (2010)
Journal Article
Iversen, M., Hammond, A., & Betteridge, N. (2010). Self-management of rheumatic diseases: State of the art and future perspectives. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 69(6), 955-963. https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.2010.129270

Self-management interventions are patient-centred and designed to foster active participation of patients in order to promote well-being and to manage symptoms. Over the past two decades, the role of self-management in chronic diseases has gained mom... Read More about Self-management of rheumatic diseases: State of the art and future perspectives.

The responsiveness of self-report and therapist rated upper limb functional outcome measures in early rheumatoid arthritis (2010)
Journal Article
Adams, J., Mullee, M., Burridge, J., Hammond, A., & Cooper, C. (2010). The responsiveness of self-report and therapist rated upper limb functional outcome measures in early rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care and Research, 62(2), 274-278

OBJECTIVE: To provide a responsiveness analysis of the self-report and therapist-rated upper extremity functional outcome measures used in a rehabilitation trial. METHODS: A variety of commonly used therapist-assessed and self-report structural impai... Read More about The responsiveness of self-report and therapist rated upper limb functional outcome measures in early rheumatoid arthritis.

Knowing you have been formally assessed as competent: Rheumatology practitioners' views of an osce (2008)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., & Ryan, S. J. (2008). Knowing you have been formally assessed as competent: Rheumatology practitioners' views of an osce. Rheumatology,

Background: The objective structured clinical evaluation (OSCE) is increasingly being used to evaluate clinical skills and reasoning ability in under- and postgraduate programmes. Effectiveness of a Rheumatology OSCE has been evaluated in an MSc Rheu... Read More about Knowing you have been formally assessed as competent: Rheumatology practitioners' views of an osce.

Patient perceptions on energizers and drainers in RA fatigue: Implications for clincial practice (2008)
Journal Article
Cliss, A. C., Ambler, N., Knops, B., Swinkels, A., Hammond, A., Kitchen, K., …Hewlett, S. (2008). Patient perceptions on energizers and drainers in RA fatigue: Implications for clincial practice. Rheumatology,

Background: Fatigue is a significant symptom of RA, yet patients have reported feeling unsupported by clinicians, and self-management has variable success. This study aimed to explore the patients’ perception of what contributes to, or resolves fatig... Read More about Patient perceptions on energizers and drainers in RA fatigue: Implications for clincial practice.

Standards, challenges and solutions: Developing a rheumatology core teaching set for undergraduate health professionals (2008)
Journal Article
Hewlett, S., Clarke, B., O’Brien, A., Hammond, A., Ryan, S., Kay, L., …Almeida, C. (2008). Standards, challenges and solutions: Developing a rheumatology core teaching set for undergraduate health professionals. Rheumatology,

Background: Rheumatological conditions are common, thus health professionals require at least basic rheumatology knowledge upon qualifying. The aim of this study was to develop a core set of teaching topics and potential ways of delivering them.... Read More about Standards, challenges and solutions: Developing a rheumatology core teaching set for undergraduate health professionals.

Rheumatology education for undergraduate nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy students in the UK: standards, challenges and solutions (2008)
Journal Article
Hewlett, S., Clarke, B., O'Brien, A., Hammond, A., Ryan, S., Kay, L., …Almeida, C. (2008). Rheumatology education for undergraduate nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy students in the UK: standards, challenges and solutions. Rheumatology, 47(7), 1025-1030. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/ken139

Objectives. Rheumatological conditions are common, thus nurses (Ns) occupational therapists (OTs) and physiotherapists (PTs) require at least basic rheumatology knowledge upon qualifying. The aim of this study was to develop a core set of teachi... Read More about Rheumatology education for undergraduate nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy students in the UK: standards, challenges and solutions.