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Briggs AM; Jordan JE; Sharma S; Young JJ; Chua J; Foster HE; Haq SA; Huckel Schneider C; Jain A; Joshipura M; Kalla AA; Kopansky-Giles D; March L; Reis FJJ; Reyes KAV; Soriano ER; Slater H, 2022, 'Context and Priorities for Health Systems Strengthening for Pain and Disability in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Secondary Qualitative Study and Content Analysis of Health Policies.', Health Policy and Planning, 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czac061

Kc S; Sharma S; Ginn K; Reed D, 2022, 'A comparison between measurement properties of four shoulder-related outcome measures in Nepalese patients with shoulder pain', Quality of Life Research, 31, pp. 1897 - 1906, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-022-03080-8

Ferreira-Valente A; Sharma S; Torres S; Smothers Z; Pais-Ribeiro J; Abbott JH; Jensen MP, 2022, 'Correction to: Does Religiosity/Spirituality Play a Role in Function, Pain‑Related Beliefs, and Coping in Patients with Chronic Pain? A Systematic Review (Journal of Religion and Health, (2022), 61, 3, (2331-2385), 10.1007/s10943-019-00914-7)', Journal of Religion and Health, 61, pp. 2386 - 2387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00928-1

Ferreira-Valente A; Sharma S; Torres S; Smothers Z; Pais-Ribeiro J; Abbott JH; Jensen MP, 2022, 'Does Religiosity/Spirituality Play a Role in Function, Pain-Related Beliefs, and Coping in Patients with Chronic Pain? A Systematic Review', Journal of Religion and Health, 61, pp. 2331 - 2385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00914-7

Solé E; Sharma S; Ferreira-Valente A; Pathak A; Sánchez-Rodríguez E; Jensen MP; Miró J, 2022, 'The Associations between Sleep Disturbance, Psychological Dysfunction, Pain Intensity, and Pain Interference in Children with Chronic Pain', Pain Medicine (United States), 23, pp. 1106 - 1117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnab333

Kobayashi S; Allen K; Bennell K; Bowden JL; Briggs AM; Burgess A; Hinman RS; Holden M; Østerås N; Godaker Risberg MA; Sharma S; van der Esch M; Eyles JP, 2022, 'A Framework to Guide the Development of Health Care Professional Education and Training in Best Evidence Osteoarthritis Care', Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 38, pp. 361 - 384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2021.11.008

Sharma S; Mcauley JH, 2022, 'Low Back Pain in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Part 1: The Problem', Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 52, pp. 233 - 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2022.11145

Pathak A; Wilson R; Sharma S; Pryymachenko Y; Ribeiro DC; Chua J; Abbott JH, 2022, 'Measurement Properties of the Patient-Specific Functional Scale and Its Current Uses: An Updated Systematic Review of 57 Studies Using COSMIN Guidelines', Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 52, pp. 262 - 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2022.10727

Pathak A; Sharma S, 2022, 'Relevance and applicability of ICF Core Sets for adults with cerebral palsy in low- and middle-income countries', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 64, pp. 533, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.15113

Sharma S; Higgins C; Cameron P; Bimali I; Hales TG; Bennett MI; Colvin L; Smith BH, 2022, 'Validation of the Nepali Version of the Self-reported Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (S-LANSS) in Adults With Chronic Pain and Predominantly Low-literacy Levels', Journal of Pain, 23, pp. 424 - 433, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2021.09.004

Wilson R; Chua J; Pryymachenko Y; Pathak A; Sharma S; Abbott JH, 2022, 'Prioritizing Healthcare Interventions: A Comparison of Multicriteria Decision Analysis and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis', Value in Health, 25, pp. 268 - 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2021.08.008

Moseley AM; Fernández Hernando D; Saragiotto BT; Sharma S; Maharjan E; Elkins MR, 2022, 'The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) has better free full-text access than PubMed: An observational study', Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2022.100392

Nepal GM; Acharya R; Coppieters MW; Bimali I; Poudel S; Chaudhary B; Sharma S, 2022, 'The physiotherapy workforce in Nepal: A national survey', Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jep.13729

Schneider CH; Parambath S; Young JJ; Jain S; Slater H; Sharma S; Kopansky-Giles D; March L; Briggs AM, 2022, 'From Local Action to Global Policy: A Comparative Policy Content Analysis of National Policies to Address Musculoskeletal Health to Inform Global Policy Development', International Journal of Health Policy and Management, http://dx.doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2022.7031

Eyles JP; Sharma S; Telles RW; Namane M; Hunter DJ; Bowden JL, 2022, 'Implementation of Best-Evidence Osteoarthritis Care: Perspectives on Challenges for, and Opportunities From, Low and Middle-Income Countries', Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2, pp. 826765 - 826765, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2021.826765

Pryymachenko Y; Wilson R; Sharma S; Pathak A; Abbott JH, 2021, 'Are manual therapy or booster sessions worthwhile in addition to exercise therapy for knee osteoarthritis: Economic evaluation and 2-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2021.102439

KC S; Sharma S; Ginn K; Reed D, 2021, 'Measurement properties of the Nepali version of the Quick-DASH in patients with shoulder pain', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2021.102437

Briggs AM; Jordan JE; Kopansky-Giles D; Sharma S; March L; Schneider CH; Mishrra S; Young JJ; Slater H, 2021, 'The need for adaptable global guidance in health systems strengthening for musculoskeletal health: a qualitative study of international key informants', Global Health Research and Policy, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41256-021-00201-7

Lewis JS; Stokes EK; Gojanovic B; Gellatly P; Mbada C; Sharma S; Diener I; O'Sullivan P, 2021, 'Reframing how we care for people with persistent non-traumatic musculoskeletal pain. Suggestions for the rehabilitation community', Physiotherapy (United Kingdom), 112, pp. 143 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2021.04.002

Briggs AM; Huckel Schneider C; Slater H; Jordan JE; Parambath S; Young JJ; Sharma S; Kopansky-Giles D; Mishrra S; Akesson KE; Ali N; Belton J; Betteridge N; Blyth FM; Brown R; Debere D; Dreinhöfer KE; Finucane L; Foster HE; Gimigliano F; Haldeman S; Haq SA; Horgan B; Jain A; Joshipura M; Kalla AA; Lothe J; Matsuda S; Mobasheri A; Mwaniki L; Nordin MC; Pattison M; Reis FJJ; Soriano ER; Tick H; Waddell J; Wiek D; Woolf AD; March L, 2021, 'Health systems strengthening to arrest the global disability burden: Empirical development of prioritised components for a global strategy for improving musculoskeletal health', BMJ Global Health, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006045

Pathak A; Abbott HJ; Sharma S; Ribeiro DC; Heinemann AW, 2021, 'Content validity of the Brief and Comprehensive ICF Core Sets for common disabling conditions in a developing country', International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 44, pp. 159 - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MRR.0000000000000470

King LK; Epstein J; Cross M; Buzzi M; Buttel T; Cembalo SM; Spitz E; Adams CL; Adebajo A; Bennell K; Blanco B; Courage U; Décary S; Gill M; Gill TK; Hajji R; Hinman RS; Jones A; Li LC; Mather K; Mani R; Nasef SI; Oo WM; Østerås N; Otobo TM; Ramiro S; Sharma S; April KT; Touma Z; Whittaker JL; Wluka AE; Grosskleg S; Hunter DJ; Shea B; Hawker GA; Callahan LF; March L; Guillemin F, 2021, 'Endorsement of the domains of knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) flare: A report from the OMERACT 2020 inaugural virtual consensus vote from the flares in OA working group', Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 51, pp. 618 - 622, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2021.03.010

Toupin-April K; Décary S; de Wit M; Meara A; Barton JL; Fraenkel L; Li LC; Brooks P; Shea B; Stacey D; Légaré F; Lydiatt A; Hofstetter C; Proulx L; Christensen R; Voshaar M; Suarez-Almazor ME; Boonen A; Meade T; March L; Jull JE; Campbell W; Alten R; Morgan EM; Kelly A; Kaufman J; Hill S; Maxwell LJ; Guillemin F; Beaton D; El-Miedany Y; Mittoo S; Westrich Robertson T; Bartlett SJ; Singh JA; Mannion M; Nasef SI; de Souza S; Boel A; Adebajo A; Arnaud L; Gill TK; Moholt E; Burt J; Jayatilleke A; Hmamouchi I; Carrott D; Blanco FJ; Mather K; Maharaj A; Sharma S; Caso F; Fong C; Fernandez AP; Mackie S; Nikiphorou E; Jones A; Greer-Smith R; Sloan VS; Akpabio A; Strand V; Umaefulam V; Monti S; Melburn C; Abaza N; Schultz K; Stones S; Kiwalkar S; Srinivasalu H; Constien D; King LK; Tugwell P, 2021, 'Endorsement of the OMERACT core domain set for shared decision making interventions in rheumatology trials: Results from a multi-stepped consensus-building approach', Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 51, pp. 593 - 600, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2021.03.017

Ferreira-Valente A; Solé E; Sánchez-Rodríguez E; Sharma S; Pathak A; Jensen MP; Miró J; De La Vega R, 2021, 'Does Pain Acceptance Buffer the Negative Effects of Catastrophizing on Function in Individuals with Chronic Pain?', Clinical Journal of Pain, 37, pp. 339 - 348, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0000000000000930

Sharma S; Correia H; Pathak A; Terwee CB; Abbott JH; Maharjan R; Sharma S; Sharma J; Maharjan S; Reed D; Jensen MP, 2021, 'Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of Nepali versions of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) Pain Intensity, Pain Interference, Pain Behavior, Depression, and Sleep Disturbance short forms in chronic musculoskeletal pain', Quality of Life Research, 30, pp. 1215 - 1224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-020-02745-6

KC S; Sharma S; Ginn KA; Reed D, 2021, 'Measurement properties of translated versions of the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index: A systematic review', Clinical Rehabilitation, 35, pp. 410 - 422, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269215520963199

Pathak A; Sharma S; Heinemann AW; Stratford PW; Ribeiro DC; Abbott JH, 2021, 'Development and assessment of a verbal response scale for the Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) in a low-literacy, non-western population', Quality of Life Research, 30, pp. 613 - 628, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-020-02640-0

Sánchez-Rodríguez E; Ferreira-Valente A; Pathak A; Solé E; Sharma S; Jensen MP; Miró J, 2021, 'The role of perfectionistic self-presentation in pediatric pain', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020591

Sharma S; Jensen MP, 2021, 'Cross-cultural adaptations of patient-reported outcome measures can be very useful', Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2019.09.012

Lim WS; Sharma S; Devan H, 2021, 'Physiotherapists’ attitudes towards and challenges of working in a referral-based practice setting–a systematic scoping review', European Journal of Physiotherapy, 23, pp. 332 - 343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21679169.2020.1739748

2021, '28th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research.', Qual Life Res, 30, pp. 1 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-021-02976-1

Hunter DJ; March L; Chew M, 2020, 'Osteoarthritis in 2020 and beyond: a Lancet Commission', LANCET, 396, pp. 1711 - 1712, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32230-3

Sharma S; Jha J; Pathak A; Neblett R, 2020, 'Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and measurement properties of the Nepali version of the central sensitization inventory (CSI)', BMC Neurology, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-01867-1

Croft P; Sharma S; Foster NE, 2020, 'Primary care for low back pain: We don't know the half of it', Pain, 161, pp. 663 - 665, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001752

Pathak A; Sharma S; Jensen MP, 2020, 'Hypnosis for Clinical Pain Management: A Scoping Review of Systematic Reviews', OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.21926/obm.icm.2001005

Sharma S; Ferreira-Valente A; Williams ACDC; Abbott JH; Pais-Ribeiro J; Jensen MP, 2020, 'Group differences between countries and between languages in pain-related beliefs, coping, and catastrophizing in chronic pain: A systematic review', Pain Medicine (United States), 21, pp. 1847 - 1862, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/PM/PNZ373

Nepal GM; Basaula M; Sharma S, 2020, 'Inter-rater reliability of Timed Up and Go test in older adults measured by physiotherapist and caregivers', European Journal of Physiotherapy, 22, pp. 325 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21679169.2019.1623313

Kc S; Sharma S; Ginn K; Almadi T; Reed D, 2019, 'Nepali translation, cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties of the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI)', Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-019-1285-8

Ribeiro DC; Abbott JH; Sharma S; Lamb SE, 2019, 'Process evaluation of complex interventions tested in randomised controlled trials in musculoskeletal disorders: A systematic review protocol', BMJ Open, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028160

Kc S; Sharma S; Ginn K; Almadi T; Subedi H; Reed D, 2019, 'Cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties of the Nepali version of the DASH (disability of arm, shoulder and hand) in patients with shoulder pain', Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12955-019-1105-1

Sharma S; Jensen MP; Moseley GL; Abbott JH, 2019, 'Results of a feasibility randomised clinical trial on pain education for low back pain in Nepal: The Pain Education in Nepal-Low Back Pain (PEN-LBP) feasibility trial', BMJ Open, 9, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026874

Sharma S; Traeger AC; Mishra SR; Sharma S; Maher CG, 2019, 'Delivering the right care to people with low back pain in low- and middle-income countries: The case of Nepal', Journal of Global Health, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.7189/jogh.09.010304

Sharma S; Blyth FM; Mishra SR; Briggs AM, 2019, 'Health system strengthening is needed to respond to the burden of pain in low-and middle-income countries and to support healthy ageing', Journal of Global Health, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.7189/jogh.09.020317

Brown P; Zhou Y; Tan AC; El-Esawi MA; Liehr T; Blanck O; Gladue DP; Almeida GMF; Cernava T; Sorzano CO; Yeung AWK; Engel MS; Chandrasekaran AR; Muth T; Staege MS; Daulatabad SV; Widera D; Zhang J; Meule A; Honjo K; Pourret O; Yin CC; Zhang Z; Cascella M; Flegel WA; Goodyear CS; van Raaij MJ; Bukowy-Bieryllo Z; Campana LG; Kurniawan NA; Lalaouna D; Hüttner FJ; Ammerman BA; Ehret F; Cobine PA; Tan EC; Han H; Xia W; McCrum C; Dings RPM; Marinello F; Nilsson H; Nixon B; Voskarides K; Yang L; Costa VD; Bengtsson-Palme J; Bradshaw W; Grimm DG; Kumar N; Martis E; Prieto D; Sabnis SC; Amer SEDR; Liew AWC; Perco P; Rahimi F; Riva G; Zhang C; Devkota HP; Ogami K; Basharat Z; Fierz W; Siebers R; Tan KH; Boehme KA; Brenneisen P; Brown JAL; Dalrymple BP; Harvey DJ; Ng G; Werten S; Bleackley M; Dai Z; Dhariwal R; Gelfer Y; Hartmann MD; Miotla P; Tamaian R; Govender P; Gurney-Champion OJ; Kauppila JH; Zhang X; Echeverría N; Subhash S; Sallmon H; Tofani M; Bae T; Bosch O; Cuív PO; Danchin A; Diouf B; Eerola T; Evangelou E; Filipp F; Klump H; Kurgan L; Smith SS; Terrier O; Tuttle N, 2019, 'Large expert-curated database for benchmarking document similarity detection in biomedical literature search', Database, 2019, pp. 1 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/database/baz085

Sharma S; Jensen MP; Pathak A; Sharma S; Pokharel M; Abbott JH, 2019, 'State of clinical pain research in Nepal: A systematic scoping review', Pain Reports, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000788

Pathak A; Sharma S; Jensen MP, 2018, 'The utility and validity of pain intensity rating scales for use in developing countries', Pain Reports, 3, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000672

Sharma S; Abbott JH; Jensen MP, 2018, 'Why clinicians should consider the role of culture in chronic pain', Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 22, pp. 345 - 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2018.07.002

Sharma S; Palanchoke J; Haxby Abbott J, 2018, 'Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Nepali translation of the patient-specific functional scale', Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 48, pp. 659 - 664, http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2018.7925

Sharma S; Jensen MP; Moseley GL; Abbott JH, 2018, 'Pain education for patients with non-specific low back pain in Nepal: Protocol of a feasibility randomised clinical trial (PEN-LBP Trial)', BMJ Open, 8, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022423

Sharma S; Pathak A; Abbott JH; Jensen MP, 2018, 'Measurement properties of the Nepali version of the Connor Davidson resilience scales in individuals with chronic pain', Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12955-018-0884-0


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