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Rheumatoid arthritis patients' views of a vocational rehabilitation intervention provided by rheumatology occupational therapists (2014)
Journal Article
Prior, Y., Bodell, S., Amanna, A., & Hammond, A. (2014). Rheumatoid arthritis patients' views of a vocational rehabilitation intervention provided by rheumatology occupational therapists. Rheumatology, 53, 121-122. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keu106.008

Background: Work disability in RA is common and many are unlikely to return to work once they cease working. Rheumatology occupational therapists (OTs) are well-placed to identify the work problems of people with RA as their role includes evaluating... Read More about Rheumatoid arthritis patients' views of a vocational rehabilitation intervention provided by rheumatology occupational therapists.

A systematic review of compression gloves in arthritis (2014)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Jones, V., & Prior, Y. (2014). A systematic review of compression gloves in arthritis. Rheumatology, 53(Supp1), i125. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keu107.006

Background: Compression gloves (CG) are provided in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), inflammatory arthritis (IA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and hand osteoarthritis (OA) to relieve pain and swelling at night, reduce stiffness and improve hand movem... Read More about A systematic review of compression gloves in arthritis.

Reliability of three objective hand measures : joint circumference, composite finger flexion and the grip ability test (2014)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Jones, V., & Prior, Y. (2014). Reliability of three objective hand measures : joint circumference, composite finger flexion and the grip ability test. Rheumatology, 53(Supp1), i124. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keu107.004

Background: Prior to a feasibility study evaluating compression gloves in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we searched AMED (1985- April 2013) and MEDLINE (1988 - April 2013) to identify reliable methods of evaluating objective measures of hand joint swell... Read More about Reliability of three objective hand measures : joint circumference, composite finger flexion and the grip ability test.

Rheumatoid arthritis patients’ views of a vocational rehabilitation intervention provided by rheumatology occupational therapists (2014)
Journal Article
Prior, Y., Amanna, A., Bodell, S., & Hammond, A. (2014). Rheumatoid arthritis patients’ views of a vocational rehabilitation intervention provided by rheumatology occupational therapists. Rheumatology, 53(Supp.1), i121-i122. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keu106.008

Background: Work disability in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is common and many are unlikely to return to work once they cease working. This study, nested within a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of a vocational rehabilitation (VR) programme, aimed to... Read More about Rheumatoid arthritis patients’ views of a vocational rehabilitation intervention provided by rheumatology occupational therapists.

The effect of compression gloves in hand Osteoarthritis: A pre-post test trial (2014)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Prior, Y., Jones, V., Dooley, M., Hough, Y., & Jacklin, A. (2014). The effect of compression gloves in hand Osteoarthritis: A pre-post test trial. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 66(11 Sup), S436

Background: Compression gloves are used in Hand Osteoarthritis (HOA) to reduce pain (day and/or night), stiffness and improve hand function. A systematic review identified only two trials (sample sizes n= 2 and 5), with inconclusive results [1]. The... Read More about The effect of compression gloves in hand Osteoarthritis: A pre-post test trial.

C-GLOVES: An evaluation of the effectiveness of compression gloves in arthritis: a feasibility study :Hand assessment manual and glove treatment protocol 13.8.13v2 (2013)
Other
Jones, V., Alison, H., & Prior, Y. (2013). C-GLOVES: An evaluation of the effectiveness of compression gloves in arthritis: a feasibility study :Hand assessment manual and glove treatment protocol 13.8.13v2. Salford

The C-Gloves compression glove feasibility study evaluated the effects of compression gloves on hand pain, stiffness, joint swelling, finger flexion, grip ability, grip strength and hand function. This manual includes the: inclusion/ exclusion crite... Read More about C-GLOVES: An evaluation of the effectiveness of compression gloves in arthritis: a feasibility study :Hand assessment manual and glove treatment protocol 13.8.13v2.

A systematic review of work interventions for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis (2013)
Journal Article
Prior, Y., & Hammond, A. (2013). A systematic review of work interventions for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 76(Supp 1), 125-126

Introduction: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is most common cause of sickness absence in the United Kingdom (UK) (Black, 2008). Only 20% of people with RA consider they receive enough support with retaining employment (National Audit Office, 2009). This s... Read More about A systematic review of work interventions for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

SAT0575 Population Based Prospective Study of Self-Care Restriction in Older Adults with Joint Pain (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Prior, Y., Wilkie, R., Beech, R., & Peat, G. (2013). SAT0575 Population Based Prospective Study of Self-Care Restriction in Older Adults with Joint Pain. . https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.2299

Background Self-care restriction is a frequent form of disability in older adults and is associated with joint pain. The natural history of self-care restriction in older adults with joint pain is unknown. Objectives To (i) describe the frequency... Read More about SAT0575 Population Based Prospective Study of Self-Care Restriction in Older Adults with Joint Pain.

The views of rheumatology occupational therapists of a vocational rehabilitation programme (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Prior, Y., Bodell, S., Amanna, A., & Hammond, A. (2013). The views of rheumatology occupational therapists of a vocational rehabilitation programme.

Objective: Work disability in inflammatory arthritis (IA) is common. Rheumatology Occupational Therapists (OTs) are well-placed to identify people with IA’s work problems as their role includes evaluating the impact of arthritis on functional ability... Read More about The views of rheumatology occupational therapists of a vocational rehabilitation programme.

Occupational therapists’ views of a structured interview to identify and prioritise the work problems of people with rheumatoid arthritis (2013)
Journal Article
Prior, Y., Bodell, S., Amanna, A., & Hammond, A. (2013). Occupational therapists’ views of a structured interview to identify and prioritise the work problems of people with rheumatoid arthritis. Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 59(Suppl2), 66-66

Objective: The Work Experience Survey-Rheumatoid Conditions (WES-RC) is a structured interview identifying work barriers of people with arthritis. Developed in the USA, it takes about 45 minutes. We are using it in work rehabilitation for inflammato... Read More about Occupational therapists’ views of a structured interview to identify and prioritise the work problems of people with rheumatoid arthritis.

Population based prospective study of self-care restriction in older adults with joint pain (2013)
Journal Article
Prior, Y., Wilkie, R., Beech, R., & Peat, G. (2013). Population based prospective study of self-care restriction in older adults with joint pain. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 72(Suppl3), 777

Background: Self-care restriction is a frequent form of disability in older adults and is associated with joint pain. The natural history of self-care restriction in older adults with joint pain is unknown. Objectives: To (i) describe the frequency... Read More about Population based prospective study of self-care restriction in older adults with joint pain.

Factors Associated with Person-Perceived Disability in Adults Aged 18+ with Rheumatoid Arthritis (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Prior, Y., Hammond, A., & Tyson, S. (2012). Factors Associated with Person-Perceived Disability in Adults Aged 18+ with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is associated with high risk of disability (1). Loss of independence is negatively correlated with the person’s health and wellbeing (2). The International Classification of Health and Functioning (ICF... Read More about Factors Associated with Person-Perceived Disability in Adults Aged 18+ with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Development of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ) in Rheumatoid Arthritis: psychometric testing (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Hammond, A., Prior, Y., Horton, M., Tennant, A., & Tyson, S. (2012). Development of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ) in Rheumatoid Arthritis: psychometric testing. . https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.3334

Background The English Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ) is a patient reported measure of activity limitations including 138 activities in 14 domains. It has been linguistically and culturally validated from the original Swedish to En... Read More about Development of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ) in Rheumatoid Arthritis: psychometric testing.

Restricted self-care and looking after the home in adults 50 years and older with hand osteoarthritis: prevalence and links with joint-specific characteristics (2009)
Conference Proceeding
Prior, Y., Wilkie, R., Nicholls, E., & Myers, H. (2009). Restricted self-care and looking after the home in adults 50 years and older with hand osteoarthritis: prevalence and links with joint-specific characteristics.

Background: The consequences of hand osteoarthritis (OA) are not completely understood. Restriction in self-care and looking after the home are important predictors of increasing disability and are key indicators for home aid services and increased h... Read More about Restricted self-care and looking after the home in adults 50 years and older with hand osteoarthritis: prevalence and links with joint-specific characteristics.