Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Effect of diagnostic labelling on management intentions for non-specific low back pain: A randomized scenario-based experiment
Published 2022BACKGROUND: Diagnostic labels may influence treatment intentions. We examined the effect of labelling low back pain (LBP) on beliefs about imaging, surgery, second opinion, seriousness, recovery, work, and physical activities. ...Article -
Do infographics 'spin' the findings of health and medical research?
Published 2025OBJECTIVE: To compare the prevalence of 'spin', and specific reporting strategies for spin, between infographics, abstracts and full texts of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) reporting non-significant findings in the ...Article -
Development and acceptability of a patient decision aid for people with degenerative cervical myelopathy: an international mixed-methods study
Published 2026OBJECTIVES: To develop and user-test a patient decision aid for people diagnosed with degenerative cervical myelopathy and who are considering surgery. DESIGN: Mixed-methods study describing the development of a patient ...Article -
The smallest worthwhile effect on pain and function for rotator cuff repair surgery: a benefit-harm trade-off study
Published 2025BACKGROUND: The smallest worthwhile effect (SWE) is the minimum benefit required in addition to that from a comparator for an intervention to be considered worthwhile by patients. We aimed to estimate the SWE for rotator ...Article