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Upskilling Rheumatology Occupational Therapists in Work Rehabilitation: An Evaluation of a Job Retention Vocational Rehabilitation Training Course (the Workwell Trial) (2025)
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Objectives: The objectives were to assess current job retention vocational rehabilitation (JRVR) services for employed individuals with inflammatory arthritis (IA) in rheumatology therapy departments interested in participating in the Workwell trial.... Read More about Upskilling Rheumatology Occupational Therapists in Work Rehabilitation: An Evaluation of a Job Retention Vocational Rehabilitation Training Course (the Workwell Trial).

Systematic literature review informing the EULAR points to consider for patient education in physical activity and self-management of pain during transitional care. (2025)
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To synthesise existing evidence on transitional care programmes for young people with juvenile-onset rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (jRMDs), focusing on their structure and implementation, the qualitative experiences and perceptions of those... Read More about Systematic literature review informing the EULAR points to consider for patient education in physical activity and self-management of pain during transitional care..

Perceived barriers and facilitators to exercise adherence in osteoarthritis: A thematic synthesis of qualitative studies (2025)
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Exercise is a first-line intervention for osteoarthritis (OA). However, exercise adherence remains low, and existing studies exploring factors influencing adherence have yielded inconclusive results based on quantitative data. This study a... Read More about Perceived barriers and facilitators to exercise adherence in osteoarthritis: A thematic synthesis of qualitative studies.

Evaluation of an e-self-management intervention (Happy Hands app) for hand osteoarthritis: Study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (2025)
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Objective: This protocol paper describes the rationale and design of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) that aims to evaluate the (cost-)effectiveness of a 12 week e-self-management intervention (Happy Hands app) in people with hand osteoarthritis (... Read More about Evaluation of an e-self-management intervention (Happy Hands app) for hand osteoarthritis: Study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial.

Sexual Health, Pleasure, Justice, and Well‐Being in People With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Scoping Review Protocol (2025)
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Introduction: Sexual health, pleasure, justice (equity in sexual rights and experiences), and well‐being are crucial determinants of health and life quality, yet often overlooked in the rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) field. However, thi... Read More about Sexual Health, Pleasure, Justice, and Well‐Being in People With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Scoping Review Protocol.

Pain management in people with inflammatory arthritis: British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope (2024)
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Lay Summary: What does this mean for patients? Inflammatory arthritis includes conditions causing swollen and painful joints. The main types are rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis. It... Read More about Pain management in people with inflammatory arthritis: British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope.

'It opens up a whole new world for everybody': how carers of people with dementia view the online empowered conversations communication course. (2024)
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Eastham, C., Prior, Y., Keady, J., Mansell, W., Riley, C., Walters, M., & Morris, L. (2024). 'It opens up a whole new world for everybody': how carers of people with dementia view the online empowered conversations communication course. Aging & mental health, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2024.2410258

This paper explores (1) experiences of participating in Empowered Conversations, an online communication course for carers of people with dementia and (2) how participants felt the course had changed their experience of caring. Fifteen semi-structure... Read More about 'It opens up a whole new world for everybody': how carers of people with dementia view the online empowered conversations communication course..

The Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire for Stroke Survivors: Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Content Validity and Digitisation (2024)
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Gilanliogullari, N., Prenton, S., & Prior, Y. (2024). The Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire for Stroke Survivors: Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Content Validity and Digitisation. Physiotherapy, Article 101427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2024.101427

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The study's objective was to culturally adapt and digitise the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ), originally designed for rheumatoid arthritis and various other musculoskeletal conditions... Read More about The Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire for Stroke Survivors: Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Content Validity and Digitisation.

Adaptation and psychometric testing of the Turkish evaluation of daily activity questionnaire in people with rheumatoid arthritis (2023)
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Purpose: The aims were to translate the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ) into Turkish, then test validity and reliability in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Turkey.
Material and Methods: Phase 1: The EDAQ was forward and b... Read More about Adaptation and psychometric testing of the Turkish evaluation of daily activity questionnaire in people with rheumatoid arthritis.

Psychometric testing of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Work Instability Scale in employed people with fibromyalgia (2023)
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Hammond, A., Tennant, A., Brown, T., Prior, Y., Ching, A., & Parker, J. (2023). Psychometric testing of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Work Instability Scale in employed people with fibromyalgia. Musculoskeletal Care, https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1829

Objective: The aim of the study was to establish whether the Rheumatoid Arthritis Work Instability Scale (RA‐WIS), in its current form, is applicable for use with employed people with fibromyalgia (FM) to identify the risk of work disability and need... Read More about Psychometric testing of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Work Instability Scale in employed people with fibromyalgia.

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)
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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.

Protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial of Empowered Conversations: training family carers to enhance their relationships and communication with people living with dementia. (2023)
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Communication difficulties can cause frustration, low mood, and stress for people living with dementia and their carer. Carers should be offered training on adapting their communication skills. However, it is not common for skills-based education to... Read More about Protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial of Empowered Conversations: training family carers to enhance their relationships and communication with people living with dementia..

OP0167 EULAR POINTS TO CONSIDER FOR PATIENT EDUCATION, PAIN MANAGEMENT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ADAPTED TO THE SELF-MANAGEMENT OF JUVENILE-ONSET RHEUMATIC AND MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES DURING TRANSITIONAL CARE. THE EULAR MOVE-UP PROJECT (2023)
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Background The EULAR task force “Implementation of a mobile health app for the self-management of juvenile-onset rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (jRMDs) during transitional care” aims at designing, developing and implementing a self-management... Read More about OP0167 EULAR POINTS TO CONSIDER FOR PATIENT EDUCATION, PAIN MANAGEMENT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ADAPTED TO THE SELF-MANAGEMENT OF JUVENILE-ONSET RHEUMATIC AND MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES DURING TRANSITIONAL CARE. THE EULAR MOVE-UP PROJECT.

Biopsychosocial, work-related, and environmental factors affecting work participation in people with Osteoarthritis: a systematic review (2023)
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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 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)
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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.

Where do you stand?: an exploration of perspectives toward feet, foot health, and footwear using innovative digital methods (2023)
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Skidmore, S., Prior, Y., Nester, C., Bird, S., & Vasilica, C. (2023). Where do you stand?: an exploration of perspectives toward feet, foot health, and footwear using innovative digital methods. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-023-00621-3

The cost of losing foot health is significant to the person, healthcare systems, and economy, with diabetes related foot health issues alone costing over £1 billion annually in the UK. Yet many foot health problems are preventable through alternative... Read More about Where do you stand?: an exploration of perspectives toward feet, foot health, and footwear using innovative digital methods.

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

Which outcomes should always be measured in intervention studies for improving work participation for people with a health problem? An international multistakeholder Delphi study to develop a core outcome set for Work participation (COS for Work) (2023)
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Objective Synthesising evidence of the effects of interventions to improve work participation among people with health problems is currently difficult due to heterogeneity in outcome measurements. A core outcome set for work participation is needed.... Read More about Which outcomes should always be measured in intervention studies for improving work participation for people with a health problem? An international multistakeholder Delphi study to develop a core outcome set for Work participation (COS for Work).