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Article
Ravindran, V, Gupta, R, Bhandari, S, Evison, F, Greenfield, S & Kumar, K 2026, 'Awareness and attitudes towards Ayurveda in chronic disease management and related knowledge gaps among UK healthcare professionals: An analytical cross-sectional survey', BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, vol. 26, no. 1, 89. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-026-05283-9
Deshmukh, A, Kumar, K & Quinlan, J 2025, 'Exploring barriers, motivators and facilitators for physical activity and exercise in a UK South Asian Community: a qualitative study', BMJ Open, vol. 15, e097268. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097268
Tiwana, R, Kamal, A, Singh, D, Misra, D, Usman, F, John, H, Kitas, GD, Greenfield, S, Kumar, P, Ray, C, Bosworth, A, Ahmad, A, Reehal, J & Kumar, K 2024, 'Cultural adaptation and development of an educational intervention ‘Meri Sehat, Mere Rules’ relating to cardiovascular disease associated with rheumatoid arthritis for South Asian people.', Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 272-282. https://doi.org/10.31138/mjr.120623.ado
Deshmukh, A, Roberts, L, Adebajo, A, Kamal, A, Armitage, CJ, Evison, F, Bunting, H, Dubey, S, Moorthy, A, Reehal, J, Dogra, N & Kumar, K 2024, 'Development and testing of a bespoke cultural intervention to support healthcare professionals with patients from a diverse background', Rheumatology, vol. 63, no. 5, kead383, pp. 1352–1358. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kead383
Russell, MD, Gibson, M, Zuckerman, B, Kumar, K, Dubey, S, Adas, MA, Alveyn, E, Patel, S, Yang, Z, Bechman, K, Price, E, Gallagher, S, Cope, AP, Norton, S & Galloway, JB 2024, 'Factors associated with biological and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug initiation for rheumatoid arthritis in underserved patient groups in England and Wales, UK: a national cohort study', The Lancet Rheumatology. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913(24)00221-2
Busili, A, Kumar, K, Kudrna, L & Busaily, I 2024, 'The risk factors for mental health disorders in patients with type 2 diabetes: An umbrella review of systematic reviews with and without meta-analysis', Heliyon, vol. 10, no. 7, e28782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28782
Simkins, J, Breakwell, R & Kumar, K 2023, 'Physiotherapists' views and experiences of health literacy in clinical practice', Musculoskeletal care. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1800
Adas, MA, Norton, S, Balachandran, S, Alveyn, E, Russell, MD, Esterine, T, Amlani-Hatcher, P, Oyebanjo, S, Lempp, H, Ledingham, J, Kumar, K, Galloway, JB & Dubey, S 2023, 'Worse outcomes linked to ethnicity for early inflammatory arthritis in England and Wales: a national cohort study', Rheumatology, vol. 62, no. 1, keac266, pp. 169-180. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keac266
Comment/debate
Ravindran, V, Kumar, K, Bhandari, S, Chattopadhyay, K, Payyappallimana, U, Morandi, A & Gupta, R 2024, 'Can Ayurveda Medicine supplement modern medical treatments in chronic disease management?', Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. https://doi.org/10.1177/14782715241273738
Editorial
Lisa Roberts, James Galloway , Jonna Thorn, Emma Dures, Allen Anandarajah & Edith Wiilliams 2026, 'Missing voices: Why ethnic minority representation in patient organisations is a priority in rheumatology', Rheumatology (Oxford).
Kumar, K, Bakker , M, Pergens , J, Carmona , L, Guillemin, F, Boström, C, De Meyst, E, Westhovens , R, Nikiphorou, E, de Thurah , A, Kiltz, U, Makri, S, de Wit, M & Boonen, A 2025, 'Addressing health literacy and equity in European rheumatology practice: a call for action', Rheumatology Advances in Practice, vol. 9, no. 3, rkaf074. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkaf074
Kumar, K, Williams, E, Anandrajah, A, Roberts, L, Dubey, S, Moorthy, A & Adebajo, A 2025, 'Partnership with the minority ethnic communities is crucial to tackle health inequalities in rheumatology: Lessons from Rochester, New York, US', Clinical Rheumatology, vol. 44, pp. 1867-1869. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-025-07404-0
Kudrna, L, Lilford, R, Adebajo, A & Kumar, K 2024, 'Peer review of funding applications for health research in ethnic minority groups must improve', BMJ, vol. 384, q274. <https://www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj.q274>
Letter
Gay, C, Kudrna, L, Kumar, K, Yates, J & Dubey, S 2024, 'The need for effective workplace interventions for ethnic minorities living with rheumatological conditions', Rheumatology. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keae563
Review article
Busili, A, Kumar, K, Kudrna, L & Rabbani, U 2025, 'Examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health among adults with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review of pre and during pandemic insights', Medicine (United Kingdom), vol. 104, no. 26, e43112. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000043112
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