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Tao MJ, Probyn L, Drost L, Kreder H, Nousiainen M, Tsao M, Barnes E, Jenkinson R, Wan BA, Poon M, Chan S, Chow E. Efficacy of Prophylactic Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Heterotopic Ossification. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2018; 30:393-395. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2018.02.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sheth U, Wasserstein D, Jenkinson R, Moineddin R, Kreder H, Jaglal S. Practice patterns in the care of acute Achilles tendon ruptures : is there an association with level I evidence? Bone Joint J 2017; 99-B:1629-1636. [PMID: 29212686 DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.99b12.bjj-2017-0465.r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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AIMS To determine whether the findings from a landmark Canadian trial assessing the optimal management of acute rupture of the Achilles tendon influenced the practice patterns of orthopaedic surgeons in Ontario, Canada. MATERIALS AND METHODS Health administrative databases were used to identify Ontario residents ≥ 18 years of age with an Achilles tendon rupture from April 2002 to March 2014. The rate of surgical repair (per 100 cases) was calculated for each calendar quarter. A time-series analysis was used to determine whether changes in the rate were chronologically related to the dissemination of results from a landmark trial published in February 2009. Non-linear spline regression was then used independently to identify critical time-points of change in the surgical repair rate to confirm the findings. RESULTS A total of 29 531 patients sustained an Achilles tendon rupture during the study period. Consistently, around 21 out of every 100 cases underwent surgical repair up to the first quarter of 2010. However, by the first quarter of 2014, only 6.5 cases per 100 had surgery. A statistically significant decrease in the rate of surgical repair was observed within one year of the presentation of landmark trial results in 2009 (p < 0.001). July 2009 was independently identified as a critical time at which the surgical repair rate began to significantly decline (p < 0.001). The dissemination of trial results was associated with a significant drop in the rate of surgical repair at non-teaching hospitals (p = 0.001). CONCLUSION The current study demonstrates that large, well-designed randomised trials, have the potential to encourage significant changes in the practice patterns of orthopaedic surgeons. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2017;99-B:1629-36.
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- U Sheth
- University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1V7, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room MG323, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room MG323, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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- University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1V7, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room MG323, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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- University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1V7, Canada
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Sheth U, Wasserstein D, Jenkinson R, Moineddin R, Kreder H, Jaglal SB. The epidemiology and trends in management of acute Achilles tendon ruptures in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study of 27 607 patients. Bone Joint J 2017; 99-B:78-86. [PMID: 28053261 DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.99b1.bjj-2016-0434.r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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AIMS The aims of this study were to establish the incidence of acute Achilles tendon rupture (AATR) in a North American population, to select demographic subgroups and to examine trends in the management of this injury in the province of Ontario, Canada. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients ≥ 18 years of age who presented with an AATR to an emergency department in Ontario, Canada between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2013 were identified using administrative databases. The overall and annual incidence density rate (IDR) of AATR were calculated for all demographic subgroups. The annual rate of surgical repair was also calculated and compared between demographic subgroups. RESULTS A total of 27 607 patients (median age, 44 years; interquartile range 26 to 62; 66.5% male) sustained an AATR. The annual IDR increased from 18.0 to 29.3 per 100 000 person-years between 2003 and 2013. The mean IDR was highest among men between the ages of 40 and 49 years (46.0/100 000 person-years). The annual rate of surgical repair dropped from 20.1 in 2003 to 9.2 per 100 AATRs in 2013. There was a noticeable decline after 2009. CONCLUSION The incidence of AATR is increasing in Ontario, while the annual rate of surgical repair is decreasing. A sharp decline in the rate of surgical repair was noted after 2009. This coincided with the publication of several high-quality RCTs which showed similar outcomes for the 'functional' non-operative management and surgical repair. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2017;99-B:78-86.
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- U Sheth
- University of Toronto, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Toronto, 500 University Avenue, Ontario, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Claessen FMAP, Stoop N, Doornberg JN, Guitton TG, van den Bekerom MPJ, Ring D, Chauhan A, Wahegaonkar A, Shafritz A, Garcia G A, Miller A, Barquet A, Kristan A, Apard T, Armstrong A, Berner A, Jubel A, Kreis B, Babis C, Sutker B, Sears B, Nolan B, Crist B, Cross B, Wills B, Barreto C, Ekholm C, Swigart C, Oliveira Miranda C, Manke C, Zalavras C, Goldfarb C, Cassidy C, Walsh C, Jones C, Garnavos C, Young C, Moreno-Serrano C, Lomita C, Klostermann C, van Deurzen D, Rikli D, Polatsch D, Beingessner D, Drosdowech D, Eygendaal D, Patel M, Brilej D, Walbeehm E, Ballas E, Ibrahim E, Melamed E, Stojkovska Pemovska E, Hofmeister E, Hammerberg E, Kaplan F, Suarez F, Fernandes C, Lopez-Gonzalez F, Walter F, Frihagen F, Kraan G, Kontakis G, Dyer G, Kohut G, Panagopoulos G, Hernandez G, Porcellini G, Bayne G, Merrell G, DeSilva G, Della Rocca G, Bamberger H, Broekhuyse H, Durchholz H, Kodde I, McGraw I, Harris I, Pountos I, Wiater J, Choueka J, Kazanjian J, Gillespie J, Biert J, Fanuele J, Johnson J, Greenberg J, Abrams J, Hall J, Fischer J, Scheer J, Itamura J, Capo J, Braman J, Rubio J, Ortiz J, Filho J, Nolla J, Abboud J, Conflitti J, Abzug J, Patiño J, Rodríguez Roiz J, Adams J, Bishop J, Kabir K, Chivers K, Prommersberger K, Egol K, Rumball K, Dickson K, Jeray K, Poelhekke L, Campinhos L, Mica L, Borris L, Adolfsson L, Schulte L, Elmans L, Lane L, Paz L, Taitsman L, Guenter L, Austin L, Waseem M, Palmer M, Abdel-Ghany M, Richard M, Rizzo M, Pirpiris M, Di Micoli M, Bonczar M, Loebenberg M, Richardson M, Mormino M, Menon M, Soong M, Wood M, Meylaerts S, Darowish M, Nancollas M, Prayson M, Grafe M, Kessler M, Kaminaris M, Pirela-Cruz M, Mckee M, Merchant M, Tyllianakis M, Shafi M, Powell A, Shortt N, Felipe N, Parnes N, Bijlani N, Elias N, Akabudike N, Rossiter N, Lasanianos N, Kanakaris N, Brink O, van Eerten P, Paladini P, Martineau P, Appleton P, Levin P, Althausen P, Evans P, Jebson P, Krause P, Schandelmaier P, Peters A, Dantuluri P, Blazar P, Andreas P, Inna P, Quell M, Ramli R, de Bedout R, Ranade A, Ashish S, Smith R, Babst R, Omid R, Buckley R, Jenkinson R, Gilbert R, Page R, Papandrea R, Zura R, Gray R, Wagenmakers R, Pesantez R, van Riet R, Calfee R, van Helden S, Bouaicha S, Kakar S, Kaplan S, Scott F, Kaar S, Mitchell S, Rowinski S, Dodds S, Kennedy S, Beldner S, Schepers T, Guitton T, Gosens T, Baxamusa T, Taleb C, Tosounidis T, Wyrick T, Begue T, DeCoster T, Dienstknecht T, Varecka T, Mittlmeier T, Fischer T, Chesser T, Omara T, Bafus T, Siff T, Havlicek T, Sabesan V, Nikolaou V, Philippe V, Giordano V, Vochteloo A, Batson W, Hammert W, Satora W, Weil Y, Ruch D, Marsh L, Swiontkowski M, Hurwit S. Interpretation of Post-operative Distal Humerus Radiographs After Internal Fixation: Prediction of Later Loss of Fixation. J Hand Surg Am 2016; 41:e337-e341. [PMID: 27522299 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2016.07.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Revised: 04/17/2016] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE Stable fixation of distal humerus fracture fragments is necessary for adequate healing and maintenance of reduction. The purpose of this study was to measure the reliability and accuracy of interpretation of postoperative radiographs to predict which implants will loosen or break after operative treatment of bicolumnar distal humerus fractures. We also addressed agreement among surgeons regarding which fracture fixation will loosen or break and the influence of years in independent practice, location of practice, and so forth. METHODS A total of 232 orthopedic residents and surgeons from around the world evaluated 24 anteroposterior and lateral radiographs of distal humerus fractures on a Web-based platform to predict which implants would loosen or break. Agreement among observers was measured using the multi-rater kappa measure. RESULTS The sensitivity of prediction of failure of fixation of distal humerus fracture on radiographs was 63%, specificity was 53%, positive predictive value was 36%, the negative predictive value was 78%, and accuracy was 56%. There was fair interobserver agreement (κ = 0.27) regarding predictions of failure of fixation of distal humerus fracture on radiographs. Interobserver variability did not change when assessed for the various subgroups. CONCLUSIONS When experienced and skilled surgeons perform fixation of type C distal humerus fracture, the immediate postoperative radiograph is not predictive of fixation failure. Reoperation based on the probability of failure might not be advisable. TYPE OF STUDY/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Diagnostic III.
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- Femke M A P Claessen
- Orthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity Service, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Orthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity Service, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Orthotrauma Research Center Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam Orthopaedic Residency Program, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Orthotrauma Research Center Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam Orthopaedic Residency Program, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Orthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity Service, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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Winter RJ, Stoové M, Degenhardt L, Hellard ME, Spelman T, Jenkinson R, McCarthy DR, Kinner SA. Incidence and predictors of non-fatal drug overdose after release from prison among people who inject drugs in Queensland, Australia. Drug Alcohol Depend 2015; 153:43-9. [PMID: 26105708 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Revised: 05/23/2015] [Accepted: 06/04/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Release from prison is a period of elevated risk for drug-related harms, particularly among people who inject drugs (PWID). Non-fatal overdose can cause serious morbidity and predicts future fatal overdose, however neither the incidence nor the risk factors for non-fatal overdose following release from prison are well understood. METHODS Structured health-related interviews were conducted with 1051 adult prisoners in Queensland, Australia prior to release and approximately 1, 3 and 6 months post-release. Incidence of self-reported overdose in the community was calculated for PWID and all prisoners for three discrete time periods. Negative binomial regression with robust error variance was used to identify pre-release predictors of overdose among PWID. RESULTS The incidence of reported overdose was highest between 1 and 3 months post-release (37.8 per 100 person-years (PY) among PWID; 24.5/100 PY among all ex-prisoners). In adjusted analyses, the risk of post-release non-fatal overdose was higher for PWID who reported: being unemployed for >6 months before prison, having been removed from family as a child, at least weekly use of benzodiazepines and/or pharmaceutical opiates in the 3 months prior to prison, and ever receiving opioid substitution therapy (OST). Pre-release psychological distress and a lifetime history of mental disorder also predicted overdose, whereas risky alcohol use in the year before prison was protective. CONCLUSIONS PWID have a high risk of overdose following release from prison. Imprisonment is an opportunity to initiate targeted preventive interventions such as OST, overdose prevention training and peer-delivered naloxone for those with a high risk profile.
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- R J Winter
- Centre for Population Health, Burnet Institute, Australia; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Australia.
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- Centre for Population Health, Burnet Institute, Australia; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Australia
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- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Population Health, Burnet Institute, Australia; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Australia
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- Centre for Population Health, Burnet Institute, Australia; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Australia; Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Doherty Institute, Australia
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- Centre for Population Health, Burnet Institute, Australia; Australian Institute of Family Studies, Australia
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- Centre for Population Health, Burnet Institute, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Australia; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Australia; School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Australia
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Webster F, Perruccio AV, Jenkinson R, Jaglal S, Schemitsch E, Waddell JP, Venkataramanan V, Bytautas J, Davis AM. Understanding why people do or do not engage in activities following total joint replacement: a longitudinal qualitative study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2015; 23:860-7. [PMID: 25707933 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2015.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2014] [Revised: 02/10/2015] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Numerous studies report large and significant improvements in basic mobility and activities of daily living following total hip or knee replacement (TJR). Nevertheless, quantitative research has shown minimal increase in participation in activities that benefit overall health. This study explored why people do or do not engage in activities following hip or knee TJR. METHOD This was a longitudinal qualitative study. Sampling was guided by constructivist grounded theory and data collected using open-ended, semi-structured interviews. Participants were recruited using maximum variation sampling based on age, sex and joint replaced (hip or knee). Data were analysed using a constant comparative approach and coded for thematic patterns and relationships from which overarching themes were constructed. RESULTS Twenty-nine patients participated in interviews prior to, and 8 and 18 months post following TJR. A high degree of variability with regard to participants' return to activities was found and five emergent themes were identified that accounted for this variability. These themes highlight the importance of issues beyond medical factors alone, such as socio-cultural factors that partially determine participants' participation in activity following TJR. CONCLUSION Findings suggest that multi-faceted experiences impact participation in activity following TJR. These experiences include changes in identity and lifestyle that preclude a 'return to normal'. There is an urgent need for supports to increase people's activity post-TJR in order to facilitate enhancement of post-surgery levels of engagement. Approaches that take into consideration more personalized interventions may be critical to promoting healthy aging in people with TJR.
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- F Webster
- Department of Family and Community Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, 500 University Avenue, 5th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V7, Canada.
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- Arthritis Program, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Health Network, Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst Street, EW1-449, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8, Canada.
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- Division of Orthopaedics, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, MG 361, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada.
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- Departments of Physical Therapy and Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V7, Canada.
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- Division of Orthopaedics, St. Michael's Hospital and Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, 55 Queen Street East, Suite 800, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1R6, Canada.
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- Division of Orthopaedics, St. Michael's Hospital and Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, 38 Shuter Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3005, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1A6, Canada.
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- Division of Health Care and Outcomes Research, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, 399 Bathurst Street, MP11-324, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8, Canada.
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- Division of Health Care and Outcomes Research, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, 399 Bathurst Street, MP11-326, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8, Canada.
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- Division of Health Care and Outcomes Research, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Departments of Physical Therapy and Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst Street, MP11-322, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8, Canada.
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Rolls D, Daraganova G, Sacks-Davis R, Hellard M, Jenkinson R, McBryde E, Pattison P, Robins G. Modelling hepatitis C transmission over a social network of injecting drug users. J Theor Biol 2012; 297:73-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2011] [Revised: 11/21/2011] [Accepted: 12/07/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Dietze P, Jenkinson R, Aitken C, Stoove M, Jolley D. P2-511 The relationship between alcohol use and injecting drug use: impacts on health and social functioning. Br J Soc Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/jech.2011.142976m.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Oates J, Jenkinson R, Stubington SR. The F-URS Screensaver - a cost-free aid to flexible ureterorenoscopy. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2008; 89:636-7. [PMID: 18213742 DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2007.89.6.636b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- J Oates
- Department of Urology, Mid-Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust,Leighton Hospital, Crewe, Cheshire, UK.
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Fry CL, Ritter A, Baldwin S, Bowen KJ, Gardiner P, Holt T, Jenkinson R, Johnston J. Paying research participants: a study of current practices in Australia. J Med Ethics 2005; 31:542-7. [PMID: 16131558 PMCID: PMC1734228 DOI: 10.1136/jme.2004.009290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine current research payment practices and to inform development of clearer guidelines for researchers and ethics committees. DESIGN Exploratory email based questionnaire study of current research participant reimbursement practices. A diverse sample of organisations and individuals were targeted. SETTING Australia. PARTICIPANTS Contacts in 84 key research organisations and select electronic listservers across Australia. A total of 100 completed questionnaires were received with representations from a variety of research areas (for example, market, alcohol and drug, medical, pharmaceutical and social research). MAIN MEASUREMENTS Open-ended and fixed alternative questions about type of research agency; type of research; type of population under study; whether payment is standard; amounts and mechanisms of payment; factors taken into account when deciding on payment practices; and whether payment policies exist. RESULTS Reimbursement practice is highly variable. Where it occurs (most commonly for drug dependent rather than health professional or general population samples) it is largely monetary and is for time and out-of-pocket expenses. Ethics committees were reported to be often involved in decision making around reimbursement. CONCLUSIONS Research subject payment practices vary in Australia. Researchers who do provide payments to research participants generally do so without written policy and procedures. Ethics committees have an important role in developing guidelines in this area. Specific guidelines are needed considering existing local policies and procedures; payment models and their application in diverse settings; case study examples of types and levels of reimbursement; applied definitions of incentive and inducement; and the rationale for diverse payment practices in different settings.
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- Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre Inc., 54-62 Gertrude St, Melbourne VIC 3065, Australia.
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Bernhardt ES, Palmer MA, Allan JD, Alexander G, Barnas K, Brooks S, Carr J, Clayton S, Dahm C, Follstad-Shah J, Galat D, Gloss S, Goodwin P, Hart D, Hassett B, Jenkinson R, Katz S, Kondolf GM, Lake PS, Lave R, Meyer JL, O'donnell TK, Pagano L, Powell B, Sudduth E. ECOLOGY: Synthesizing U.S. River Restoration Efforts. Science 2005; 308:636-7. [PMID: 15860611 DOI: 10.1126/science.1109769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1325] [Impact Index Per Article: 69.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Birchenall P, Jenkinson R. Learning disabilities. Death of a friend. Nurs Times 1993; 89:65-6. [PMID: 8278274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Jenkinson R. A vision for a new life. Nurs Stand 1991; 6:20-1. [PMID: 1835400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Jenkinson R. To the Editors of the Medical and Physical Journal. Med Phys J 1802; 8:197. [PMID: 30490399 PMCID: PMC5667110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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