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Exploring the perceptions of how living with osteoarthritis affects employed people's work productivity (2023)
Journal Article
Ching, A., & Prior, Y. (2023). Exploring the perceptions of how living with osteoarthritis affects employed people's work productivity. Musculoskeletal Care, 21(3), 683-693. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1739

Background Working people with osteoarthritis (OA) can experience difficulties at work due to pain and activity limitation. Objective To explore the impact of biopsychosocial factors on work participation in employed people with OA. Methods... Read More about Exploring the perceptions of how living with osteoarthritis affects employed people's work productivity.

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
Ching, A., Parker, J., Haig, A., Sutton, C., Cotterill, S., Forshaw, D., …Hammond, A. (2022). Job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis: adaptations to the Workwell trial due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trials, 23, 1030. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06941-2

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
Hammond, A., Radford, K., Ching, A., Prior, Y., O'Brien, R., Woodbridge, S., …Holland, P. (2022). The Workwell trial: protocol for the process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial of job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis. Trials, 23, 937. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06871-z

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.

Incidence and risk factors for poor ankle functional recovery, and the development and progression of posttraumatic ankle osteoarthritis after significant ankle ligament injury (SALI) : the SALI cohort study protocol (2021)
Journal Article
Bestwick-Stevenson, T., Wyatt, L., Palmer, D., Ching, A., Kerslake, R., Coffey, F., …Scammell, B. (2021). Incidence and risk factors for poor ankle functional recovery, and the development and progression of posttraumatic ankle osteoarthritis after significant ankle ligament injury (SALI) : the SALI cohort study protocol. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 22(1), 362. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04230-8

Background: Ankle sprains are one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries, accounting for up to 5% of all Emergency Department visits in the United Kingdom. Ankle injury may be associated with future ankle osteoarthritis. Up to 70% of ankle osteo... Read More about Incidence and risk factors for poor ankle functional recovery, and the development and progression of posttraumatic ankle osteoarthritis after significant ankle ligament injury (SALI) : the SALI cohort study protocol.

P077 Upskilling rheumatology therapists in work rehabilitation : an evaluation of the Workwell training programme (2021)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Woodbridge, S., O'Brien, R., Ching, A., & Parker, J. (2021). P077 Upskilling rheumatology therapists in work rehabilitation : an evaluation of the Workwell training programme. Rheumatology, 60(Sup. 1), i48-i49. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab247.075

Background/Aims Keeping people with arthritis working is an important goal of rehabilitation. Rheumatology therapists may provide work advice to employed patients but conducting a structured work assessment and providing vocational rehabilitation (VR... Read More about P077 Upskilling rheumatology therapists in work rehabilitation : an evaluation of the Workwell training programme.

The effect on work presenteeism of job retention vocational rehabilitation compared to a written self-help work advice pack for employed people with inflammatory arthritis: protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial (the WORKWELL trial) (2020)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Sutton, C., Cotterill, S., Woodbridge, S., O’Brien, R., Radford, K., …Parker, J. (2020). The effect on work presenteeism of job retention vocational rehabilitation compared to a written self-help work advice pack for employed people with inflammatory arthritis: protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial (the WORKWELL trial). BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 21(1), 607. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03619-1

Background: Work problems are common in people with inflammatory arthritis. Up to 50% stop work within 10 years due to their condition and up to 67% report presenteeism (i.e. reduced work productivity), even amongst those with low disease activity. J... Read More about The effect on work presenteeism of job retention vocational rehabilitation compared to a written self-help work advice pack for employed people with inflammatory arthritis: protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial (the WORKWELL trial).

052 Occupational therapy-led fibromyalgia self-management education group programme : patients’ perspectives (2019)
Journal Article
Corless, L., Ching, A., Mayana, K., Walker, N., & Prior, Y. (2019). 052 Occupational therapy-led fibromyalgia self-management education group programme : patients’ perspectives. Rheumatology, 58(Supple), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kez106.051

Background: Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterised by the symptoms of chronic widespread pain, fatigue, unrefreshed sleep, cognitive difficulties and affects approximately one in 20 people in the UK. The EULAR revised guidelines for the management of FM... Read More about 052 Occupational therapy-led fibromyalgia self-management education group programme : patients’ perspectives.