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Workplace Activity Limitations Scale - Czech (2023)
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Hammond, A., Smucrova, H., Tennant, A., Prior, Y., & Gignac, M. (2023). Workplace Activity Limitations Scale - Czech. [Paper]. Salford

The Czech version of the Workplace Activity Limitations Scale (WALS) has been forward and backward translated, linguistically and culturally adapted and reviewed by an expert panel (including patient research partners and rheumatology health profess... Read More about Workplace Activity Limitations Scale - Czech.

Long Term Conditions Job Strain Scale– British-English (2023)
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Hammond, A., Tennant, A., Prior, Y., & Gignac, M. (2023). Long Term Conditions Job Strain Scale– British-English. [Paper]. University of Salford

The British English version of the Long-Term Conditions Job Strain Scale (LTCJSS) has been psychometrically tested in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), osteoarthritis (OA) and fibromyalgia (FM). The LTCJSS was forward tran... Read More about Long Term Conditions Job Strain Scale– British-English.

Long Term Conditions Job Strain Scale – Czech version (2023)
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Hammond, A., Smucrova, H., Tennant, A., Prior, Y., & Gignac, M. (2023). Long Term Conditions Job Strain Scale – Czech version. [Paper]. University of Salford

The Czech version of the Long-Term Conditions Job Strain Scale (LTCJSS) has been forward and backward translated, linguistically and culturally adapted and reviewed by an expert panel (including patient research partners and rheumatology health pro... Read More about Long Term Conditions Job Strain Scale – Czech version.

Long Term Conditions Work Spillover Scale – Czech version (2023)
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Hammond, A., Smucrova, H., Tennant, A., Prior, Y., & Gignac, M. (2023). Long Term Conditions Work Spillover Scale – Czech version. [Paper]. University of Salford

The Czech version of the Long-Term Conditions Work Spillover Scale (LTCWSS) has been forward and backward translated, linguistically and culturally adapted and reviewed by an expert panel (including patient research partners and rheumatology healt... Read More about Long Term Conditions Work Spillover Scale – Czech version.

Psychometric testing of the British‐English Perceived Workplace Support Scale, Work Accommodations, Benefits, Policies and Practices Scale, and Work Transitions Index in four rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions (2023)
Journal Article

Objective: The aims were to validate linguistically British‐English versions of the Perceived Workplace Support Scale (PWSS), Work Accommodations, Benefits, Policies and Practices Scale (WABPPS), and Work Transitions Index (WTI) in rheumatoid arthrit... Read More about Psychometric testing of the British‐English Perceived Workplace Support Scale, Work Accommodations, Benefits, Policies and Practices Scale, and Work Transitions Index in four rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions.

Biopsychosocial, work-related, and environmental factors affecting work participation in people with Osteoarthritis: a systematic review (2023)
Journal Article
Ching, A., Prior, Y., Parker, J., & Hammond, A. (2023). Biopsychosocial, work-related, and environmental factors affecting work participation in people with Osteoarthritis: a systematic review. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 24(1), 485. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06612-6

Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) causes pain and disability, with onset often during working age. Joint pain is associated with functional difficulties and may lead to work instability. The aims of this systematic review are to identify: the impact of OA... Read More about Biopsychosocial, work-related, and environmental factors affecting work participation in people with Osteoarthritis: a systematic review.

Psychometric and cross-cultural validity of the measure of activity performance of the hand (map-hand) across three European countries (Switzerland, Turkey and the UK) (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: The MAP-Hand scale comprises 18 patient-generated items which assess hand activity among people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). All items are scored on a 0–3 scale and are summed into a total score (0 to 54).
Objectives: The MAP-Hand is... Read More about Psychometric and cross-cultural validity of the measure of activity performance of the hand (map-hand) across three European countries (Switzerland, Turkey and the UK).

Psychometric testing of the British‐English Long‐Term Conditions Job Strain Scale, Long‐Term Conditions Work Spillover Scale and Work‐Health‐Personal Life Perceptions Scale in four rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions (2023)
Journal Article

Objective: The aims were to validate linguistically British-English versions of the Long-Term Conditions Job Strain Scale (LTCJSS), Long-Term Conditions Work Spillover Scale (LTCWSS) and Work-Health-Personal Life Perceptions Scale (WHPLPS) in rheumat... Read More about Psychometric testing of the British‐English Long‐Term Conditions Job Strain Scale, Long‐Term Conditions Work Spillover Scale and Work‐Health‐Personal Life Perceptions Scale in four rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions.

Study protocol: Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric testing of work patient reported outcome measures in people with rheumatoid arthritis in the UK, Sweden, and Turkey: the Work PROM study (2023)
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Work disability is high in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and in other rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions (RMD). Reliable, valid measures are required to identify workers with RA and other RMDs’ work difficulties, to plan and evaluate wo... Read More about Study protocol: Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric testing of work patient reported outcome measures in people with rheumatoid arthritis in the UK, Sweden, and Turkey: the Work PROM study.

Work limitations and associated factors in rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia (2023)
Journal Article
Brown, T., Hammond, A., Ching, A., & Parker, J. (in press). Work limitations and associated factors in rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia. Musculoskeletal Care, 21(3), 827-844. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1760

Introduction: Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) impact on work participation. The aims of this study were to: examine work limitations of working people with: rheumatoid arthritis (RA), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), osteoarthritis (OA),... Read More about Work limitations and associated factors in rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia.

Psychometric testing of the British English Workplace Activity Limitations Scale in four rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions (2023)
Journal Article

Objectives: The aims were to validate a British English version of the Workplace Activity Limitations Scale (WALS) linguistically, then test this psychometrically in RA, axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), OA and FM.
Methods: The WALS was forward trans... Read More about Psychometric testing of the British English Workplace Activity Limitations Scale in four rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions.

Job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis: adaptations to the Workwell trial due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (2022)
Journal Article

There are high levels of work disability, absenteeism (sick leave) and presenteeism (reduced productivity) amongst people with inflammatory arthritis. Workwell is a multi-centre, randomised controlled trial of job retention vocational rehabilitation... Read More about Job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis: adaptations to the Workwell trial due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Workwell trial: protocol for the process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial of job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis (2022)
Journal Article

Background: The Workwell trial is a multi-centre randomised controlled trial with the aims of evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis, who are expe... Read More about The Workwell trial: protocol for the process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial of job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis.

Perceptions of arthritis glove wear of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and persistent hand pain: A nested questionnaire study within the A‐Gloves trial (2022)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Prior, Y., Adams, J., Firth, J., O'Neill, T., & Hough, Y. (2022). Perceptions of arthritis glove wear of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and persistent hand pain: A nested questionnaire study within the A‐Gloves trial. Musculoskeletal Care, 21(2), 405-416. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1709

Introduction: Arthritis gloves are prescribed in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to reduce hand pain, stiffness, and improve hand function. As part of a randomised controlled trial, this study investigated participants’ perceptions of wearing arthritis glo... Read More about Perceptions of arthritis glove wear of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and persistent hand pain: A nested questionnaire study within the A‐Gloves trial.

Linguistic validation, validity, and reliability of the British English version of the Workplace Activity Limitations Scale in employed people with rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondyloarthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia . (2022)
Preprint / Working Paper

Purpose: The Workplace Activity Limitations Scale (WALS) is a patient reported outcome measure of work ability developed in Canada for use in arthritis. The aims of this study were to linguistically validate a British English version of the WALS, and... Read More about Linguistic validation, validity, and reliability of the British English version of the Workplace Activity Limitations Scale in employed people with rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondyloarthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia ..

The Workwell trial: protocol for the process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial of job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis. (2022)
Preprint / Working Paper

Background: The Workwell trial is a multi-centre randomised controlled trial with the aims of evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis, who are expe... Read More about The Workwell trial: protocol for the process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial of job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis..

The role of occupational therapy for the self‐management of rheumatoid arthritis: A protocol for a mixed methods systematic review (2022)
Journal Article
Gavin, J., Rossiter, L., Fenerty, V., Leese, J., Hammond, A., Davidson, E., & Backman, C. (2022). The role of occupational therapy for the self‐management of rheumatoid arthritis: A protocol for a mixed methods systematic review. Musculoskeletal Care, https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1665

Background: Occupational therapists can support people with rheumatoid arthritis to self‐manage their disease symptoms and engage in daily activities. This protocol reports a review to broaden understanding of what is known about the role of
occupat... Read More about The role of occupational therapy for the self‐management of rheumatoid arthritis: A protocol for a mixed methods systematic review.

Randomised evaluation of pre-notification of trial participants before self-report outcome data collection to improve retention: SWAT86 (2022)
Journal Article
Sutton, C., Cotterill, S., Forshaw, D., Rhodes, S., Haig, A., & Hammond, A. (2022). Randomised evaluation of pre-notification of trial participants before self-report outcome data collection to improve retention: SWAT86. Research Methods in Medicine & Health Sciences, 3(4), 107-115. https://doi.org/10.1177/26320843221098427

Background
Retention is considered the second highest trial methods priority in the UK after recruitment. There is limited evidence on whether notifying trial participants that a follow-up questionnaire will be sent soon (‘pre-notification’) affects... Read More about Randomised evaluation of pre-notification of trial participants before self-report outcome data collection to improve retention: SWAT86.

Scale-banking for Patient Reported Outcome Measures measuring functioning in rheumatoid arthritis : a daily activities metric (2022)
Journal Article

ObjectiveFunctioning is an important outcome for the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Heterogeneity of respective patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) challenges direct comparisons between their results. This study aimed to standardize r... Read More about Scale-banking for Patient Reported Outcome Measures measuring functioning in rheumatoid arthritis : a daily activities metric.