Exploring the patient's recovery journey and information needs following a shoulder fracture: A qualitative interview study.

Background: Shoulder fractures (proximal humerus fractures) are common, painful, debilitating injuries. Recovery is a long process often hindered by complications such as mal-union and frozen shoulder. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences and information needs of people at different time points after a shoulder fracture and how views on recovery change over time.

An Analysis of Publicly Available National Health Service Information Leaflets for Patients With Shoulder Osteoarthritis.

Background: Shoulder osteoarthritis is a common cause of pain, disability and difficulty sleeping. Patient information leaflets are produced by NHS Trusts with the aim of informing patients about their diagnosis and available treatment options.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify and describe the non-surgical management of people with shoulder osteoarthritis according to publicly available information leaflets produced by NHS Trusts.

Shoulder osteoarthritis: A survey of current (2024) UK physiotherapy practice.

Background: Shoulder osteoarthritis can cause significant pain and disability. It is thought that the wider principles of osteoarthritis management can be applied in the management of people with shoulder osteoarthritis, but most prior research has been conducted with people experiencing osteoarthritis of the hip and knee. There is a paucity of evidence to guide the non-surgical management of shoulder osteoarthritis and limited understanding of current physiotherapy practice.

Rapid Assessment of the Need for Evidence: Applying the Principles of Value of Information to Research Prioritisation.

We propose a short-cut heuristic approach to rapidly estimate value of information (VOI) using information commonly reported in a research funding application to make a case for the need for further evaluative research. We develop a "Rapid VOI" approach, which focuses on uncertainty in the primary outcome of clinical effectiveness and uses this to explore the health consequences of decision uncertainty. We develop a freely accessible online tool, Rapid Assessment of the Need for Evidence (RANE), to allow for the efficient computation of the value of research.