Search Results - "Croft, P. R."

Prevalence of radiographic osteoarthritis—it all depends on your point of view by Duncan, R. C., Hay, E. M., Saklatvala, J., Croft, P. R.

“…Objectives. Knee pain and disability in older people may occur in the apparent absence of radiographic osteoarthritis. However, the view chosen to define…”
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Clinical multimorbidity and physical function in older adults: a record and health status linkage study in general practice by Kadam, UT, Croft, PR

“…Background. Multiple chronic conditions occurring in the same individual are associated with adverse health outcomes. In family practice, individuals are seen…”
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Comparison of physical treatments versus a brief pain-management programme for back pain in primary care: a randomised clinical trial in physiotherapy practice by Hay, EM, Mullis, R, Lewis, M, Vohora, K, Main, CJ, Watson, P, Dziedzic, KS, Sim, J, Lowe, C Minns, Croft, PR

“…Recommendations for the management of low back pain in primary care emphasise the importance of recognising and addressing psychosocial factors at an early…”
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A comparison of four shoulder-specific questionnaires in primary care by Paul, A, Lewis, M, Shadforth, M F, Croft, P R, van der Windt, D A W M, Hay, E M

“…Objectives: To compare the validity, responsiveness to change, and user friendliness of four self completed, shoulder-specific questionnaires in primary care…”
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Psychological, Sleep, Lifestyle, and Comorbid Associations With Headache by Boardman, Helen F., Thomas, Elaine, Millson, David S., Croft, P. R.

“…Objective.—To investigate the associations of headache occurrence, severity, and frequency with psychological, sleep, and lifestyle characteristics, and…”
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Predicting who develops chronic low back pain in primary care: a prospective study by Thomas, Elaine, Silman, Alan J, Croft, Peter R, Papageorgiou, Ann C, Jayson, Malcolm I V, Macfarlane, Gary J

“…Abstract Objectives: To quantify the relative contribution of premorbid and episode specific factors in determining the long term persistence of disabling…”
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The impact of musculoskeletal hand problems in older adults: findings from the North Staffordshire Osteoarthritis Project (NorStOP) by Dziedzic, K., Thomas, E., Hill, S., Wilkie, R., Peat, G., Croft, P. R.

“…Objectives. Hand problems are common in older people, but their impact on everyday life is not clear. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of…”
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Outcome of low back pain in general practice: a prospective study by Croft, Peter R, Macfarlane, Gary J, Papageorgiou, Ann C, Thomas, Elaine, Silman, Alan J

“…Abstract Objectives: To investigate the claim that 90% of episodes of low back pain that present to general practice have resolved within one month. Design:…”
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The spontaneous resolution of heavy menstrual bleeding in the perimenopausal years by Shapley, M, Blagojevic, M, Jordan, KP, Croft, PR

“…Please cite this paper as: Shapley M, Blagojevic M, Jordan K, Croft P. The spontaneous resolution of heavy menstrual bleeding in the perimenopausal years. BJOG…”
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A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of local corticosteroid injection and physiotherapy for the treatment of new episodes of unilateral shoulder pain in primary care by Hay, E M, Thomas, E, Paterson, S M, Dziedzic, K, Croft, P R

“…Objectives: To compare the long term effectiveness of local steroid injections administered by general practitioners with practice based physiotherapy for…”
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Association of sexual problems with social, psychological, and physical problems in men and women: a cross sectional population survey by Dunn, K M, Croft, P R, Hackett, G I

“…STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of sexual problems with social, physical, and psychological problems. DESIGN: An anonymous postal questionnaire…”
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The natural history of headache: predictors of onset and recovery by Boardman, H F, Thomas, E, Millson, D S, Croft, P R

“…The objective of this study was to determine predictors of onset of new headache episodes and recovery from headache over one year. A population-based cohort…”
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The epidemiology of self‐reported intermenstrual and postcoital bleeding in the perimenopausal years by Shapley, M, Blagojevic‐Bucknall, M, Jordan, KP, Croft, PR

“…Objective To obtain estimates of the rates of occurrence and spontaneous resolution of intermenstrual and postcoital bleeding, and investigate any association…”
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Chronic shoulder pain in the community: a syndrome of disability or distress? by Badcock, L J, Lewis, M, Hay, E M, McCarney, R, Croft, P R

“…Objectives: To investigate two questions in a community based population of people with chronic shoulder pain. Firstly, does chronic pain lead to impaired…”
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Estimating the prevalence of low back pain in the general population. Evidence from the South Manchester Back Pain Survey by Papageorgiou, A C, Croft, P R, Ferry, S, Jayson, M I, Silman, A J

“…This report gives the results of a population-based cross-sectional mailed questionnaire, with prospective follow-up of survey responders and nonresponders. To…”
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Pain trajectory groups in persons with, or at high risk of, knee osteoarthritis: findings from the Knee Clinical Assessment Study and the Osteoarthritis Initiative by Nicholls, E, Thomas, E, van der Windt, D.A, Croft, P.R, Peat, G

“…Summary Objective The authors aimed to characterize distinct trajectories of knee pain in adults who had, or were at high risk of, knee osteoarthritis using…”
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Hand problems in community-dwelling older adults: onset and effect on global physical function over a 3-year period by Thomas, E., Croft, P. R., Dziedzic, K. S.

“…Objective. To determine the impact of the onset of hand problems on global physical functioning in community-dwelling older adults. Methods. Three-year…”
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Two pragmatic trials of treatment for shoulder disorders in primary care: generalisability, course, and prognostic indicators by Thomas, E, van der Windt, D A W M, Hay, E M, Smidt, N, Dziedzic, K, Bouter, L M, Croft, P R

“…Objective: To investigate predictors of long term prognosis in patients treated for shoulder pain in primary care. Methods: Data were taken from two pragmatic…”
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Prevalence of shoulder pain in the community: the influence of case definition by Pope, Daniel P, Croft, Peter R, Pritchard, Christina M, Silman, Alan J

“…OBJECTIVE To compare estimates of the occurrence of shoulder pain according to (a) different approaches to defining ‘shoulder’ and (b) restricting the…”
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A clinical prediction rule for nerve-function impairment in leprosy patients by Croft, Richard P, Nicholls, Peter G, Steyerberg, Ewout W, Richardus, Jan H, Smith, W Cairns S

“…Nerve-function impairment (NFI) commonly occurs during or after chemotherapy in leprosy and is the key pathological process leading to disability and handicap…”
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