Although online focus groups are emerging as a worthwhile methodological approach for
qualitative researchers, reporting has been constrained in several ways. The majority of …

In the UK bacterial vaginosis is one the conditions most commonly associated with an abnormal
vaginal discharge in reproductive age women1. Bacterial vaginosis is a polymicrobial …

Objective Collaboration with patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) highlights that outcomes
important to them include fatigue, coping, and life enjoyment. However, these are not …

Biographical disruption and related concepts have been widely applied in chronic illness.
Different conceptualisations of normalisation have also been proposed in order to explain …

Objective Function, patient global assessment, and pain are routinely measured in
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) clinical trials. However, other patient‐reported outcomes identified as …

Objective. The objective of this study was to explore patients’ experiences of RA daily life
while on modern treatments. Methods. The methods of this study comprised semi-structured …

Objectives Inflammatory arthritis (IA) can lead to anxiety, depression, pain and fatigue.
Psychological support can improve quality of life and self-management; and European and …

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a disease in which the skin blisters in response to minimal
friction, causing painful wounds. Despite the potentially severe nature of epidermolysis bullosa, …

Purpose: The failure of research to capture the qualitative experiences of young people who
have chronic skin conditions means that their psychosocial needs are poorly understood. …

The aim was to carry out a population‐based sero‐prevalence survey of Epstein‐Barr virus (EBV)
across a wide age range in England and Wales and to identify any associations …