We would first like to acknowledge the intervention participants for taking part in this study and sharing their views and experiences on being involved.
We would like to thank our external trial steering committee members, led Dr Nicola Peel (Chair), Professor Karen Barker, Dr Alex Thompson and Ms Lindsey Wallis (Nottingham Osteoporosis Society patient support group), members of the Royal Osteoporosis Society Francesca Thompson (Clinical and Operations Director), Jill Griffin (Professional Development Lead, ROS) and Belinda Thompson (Research Manager, ROS). Finally, a thank you to Rachael Taylor (Research Nurse/Study Coordinator, Nottingham University Hospital) and Maribel Cameron (Research Practitioner, Nottingham University Hospital).
Elizabeth Cottrell (NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Primary Care) was the Co-Applicant for Stakeholder/consensus methodology (Stage 2) and was involved in conduct, analysis and dissemination. Dawn van Berkel (Research Fellow) supported the ethics submissions for Stage 1A.
We had a strong ethnic and gender split within the research team, with a commitment to empowerment and improving male and female workforce productivity.
Two of our research fellows were junior members, supported and guided by the more senior members within the team.
Contributions of the authors
Opinder Sahota (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0055-7637) (Chief Investigator) was responsible for the overall conception, design, data acquisition and analysis and interpretation of findings at each phase of this research. He is responsible for the overall content of this report and supervision of Dawn van Berkel.
Melanie Narayanasamy (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3483-0777) (Research Fellow) was the recruited Research Fellow for the study and oversaw the day-to-day management of stage 1A. She led the recruitment of participants, conducted or oversaw the data collection and analysis and supported Simon Bishop.
Anastasios Bastounis (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5861-9373) (Research Fellow) was the recruited Research Fellow for the study and oversaw the day-to-day management of stage 1B of the study. He led the reviews, conducted and oversaw the data collection and analysis, supported by Tessa Langley and Jo Leonardi-Bee.
Zoe Paskins (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7783-2986) (Senior Reader and Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist) was the Co-Applicant Lead for Stage 2 and was involved in trial design, conduct, analysis and dissemination.
Simon Bishop (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8527-7081) (Associate Professor in Organisational Behaviour) was the Co-Applicant Lead for Stage 1A and was involved in trial design, conduct, analysis and dissemination and supervision of Melanie Narayanasamy.
Tessa Langley (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9560-1148) (Associate Professor in Health Economics) was the Co-Applicant Lead for Stage 1B and was involved in trial design, conduct, analysis and dissemination and supervision of Anastasios Bastounis.
Neil Gittoes (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5963-214X) (Honorary Professor and Consultant Endocrinologist) was a Co-Applicant and was involved in overall trial design, conduct and analysis.
Sarah Davis (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6609-4287) (Senior Lecturer in Health Economics) was a Co-Applicant for Health Economic Modelling (Stage 1B) and was involved in analysis and dissemination.
Ann Baily (Lay Member) was a Co-Applicant and Chair of PPI for Nottingham Osteoporosis Society Patient Support group.
Moira Holmes (Lay Member) was a Co-Applicant and a PPI member of Nottingham Osteoporosis Society Patient Support group.
Jo Leonardi-Bee (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0893-6068) (Professor and Head of the Systematic Review Research group) was a Co-Applicant for Systematic review (Stage 1A) and was involved in trial conduct and analysis.
Publications
Bastounis A, Langley T, Davis S, Paskins Z, Gittoes N, Leonardi-Bee J, Sahota O. Assessing the effectiveness of bisphosphonates for the prevention of fragility fractures: an updated systematic review and network meta-analyses. JBMR Plus 2022;6(5):e10620. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm4.10620. eCollection 2022 May.
Paskins Z, Bullock L, Manning F, Bishop S, Campbell P, Cottrell E, et al. Acceptability of, and preferences for, remote consulting during COVID-19 among older patients with two common long-term musculoskeletal conditions: findings from three qualitative studies and recommendations for practice. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022;23(1):312. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05273-1
Paskins Z, Crawford-Manning F, Cottrell E, Corp N, Wright J, Jinks C, et al. Acceptability of bisphosphonates among patients, clinicians and managers: a systematic review and framework synthesis. BMJ Open 2020;10(11):e040634. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040634
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