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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.