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Item Beliefs about back pain and pain management behaviours, and their associations in the general population : a systematic review(2019-01) Morton, L; de Bruin, M; Krajewska, M; Whibley, D; Macfarlane, G J; University of Aberdeen.Other Applied Health Sciences; University of Aberdeen.Institute of Applied Health Sciences; University of Aberdeen.Vice Principals; University of Aberdeen.Epidemiology Group; University of Aberdeen.Aberdeen Centre for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health (ACAMH)Item Clinical and cost effectiveness of mobile phone supported self monitoring of asthma : multicentre randomised controlled trial(2012-03-23) Ryan, Dermot; Price, David; Musgrave, Stan D.; Malhotra, Shweta; Lee, Amanda J.; Ayansina, Dolapo; Sheikh, Aziz; Tarassenko, Lionel; Pagliari, Claudia; Pinnock, Hilary; University of Aberdeen.Other Applied Health Sciences; University of Aberdeen.Institute of Applied Health Sciences; University of Aberdeen.Medical StatisticsItem Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of arthroscopic lavage in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: a mixed methods study of the feasibility of conducting a surgical placebo-controlled trial (the KORAL study)(2010-01-01) Campbell, Marion Kay; Skea, Zoe Christina; Sutherland, Alasdair George; Cuthbertson, Brian; Entwistle, Vikki Ann; McDonald, Alison Mary; Norrie, John David Taylor; Carlson, R V; Bridgman, S; KORAL study group; University of Aberdeen.Other Applied Health Sciences; University of Aberdeen.Institute of Applied Health Sciences; University of Aberdeen.Applied Medicine; University of Aberdeen.Aberdeen Centre for EvaluationItem Protocol for stage 2 of the GaP study (genetic testing acceptability for Paget's disease of the bone) : a questionnaire study to investigate whether relatives of people with Paget's disease would accept genetic testing and preventative treatment if they were available(BioMed Central, 2008-05-29) Langston, Anne L.; Johnston, Marie; Francis, Jillian Joy; Robertson, Clare; Campbell, Marion Kay; Entwistle, Vikki; Marteau, Theresa; MacLennan, Graeme Stewart; Weinman, John; McCallum, Marilyn; Miedzybrodzka, Zosia; Charnock, Keith; Ralston, Stuart H.; University of Aberdeen, School of Medicine & Dentistry, Division of Applied Health SciencesBackground: Paget's disease of bone (PDB) disrupts normal bone architecture and causes pain, deformity, deafness, osteoarthritis, and fractures. Genetic factors play a role in PDB and genetic tests are now conducted for research purposes. It is thus timely to investigate the potential for a clinical programme of genetic testing and preventative treatment for people who have a family history of PDB. This study examines the beliefs of relatives of people with PDB. It focuses particularly on illness and treatment representations as predictors of the acceptability and uptake of potential clinical programmes. Illness representations are examined using Leventhal's Common Sense Self-Regulation Model while cognitions about treatment behaviours (acceptance of testing and treatment uptake) are conceptualised within the Theory of Planned Behaviour. Methods/Design: A postal questionnaire of non-affected relatives of people with Paget's disease. The sample will include relatives of Paget's patients with a family history of Paget's disease and relatives of Paget's patients without a family history of Paget's disease. The questionnaire will explore whether a range of factors relate to acceptability of a programme of genetic testing and preventive treatment in relatives of Paget's disease sufferers. The questionnaire will include several measures: illness representations (as measured by the Brief Illness Perceptions Questionnaire); treatment representations (as measured by Theory of Planned Behaviour-based question items, informed by a prior interview elicitation study); descriptive and demographic details; and questions exploring family environment and beliefs of other important people. Data will also be collected from family members who have been diagnosed with Paget's disease to describe the disease presentation and its distribution within a family. Discussion: The answers to these measures will inform the feasibility of a programme of genetic testing and preventive treatment for individuals who are at a high risk of developing Paget's disease because they carry an appropriate genetic mutation. They will also contribute to theoretical and empirical approaches to predicting diagnostic and treatment behaviours from the combined theoretical models.