Outputs (9)

Musculoskeletal disorders and pain in agricultural workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Shivakumar, M., Welsh, V., Bajpai, R., Helliwell, T., Mallen, C., Robinson, M., & Shepherd, T. (2024). Musculoskeletal disorders and pain in agricultural workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Rheumatology International, 44, 235–247. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-023-05500-5

Agricultural workers constitute two-thirds of the population of Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) and are at increased risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) due to high-risk activities. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim... Read More about Musculoskeletal disorders and pain in agricultural workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Experiences and care needs of children with long Covid: a qualitative study. (2023)
Journal Article
Faux-Nightingale, A., Saunders, B., Burton, C., Chew-Graham, C. A., Somayajula, G., Twohig, H., & Welsh, V. (2023). Experiences and care needs of children with long Covid: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), 8(1), Article 0143. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0143

Long Covid, the patient-preferred term, describes symptoms persisting after an acute episode of Covid-19 infection. Symptoms in children and young people (CYP) can affect daily routine, with broader impacts on education, health-related quality of lif... Read More about Experiences and care needs of children with long Covid: a qualitative study..

Summarizing Evidence of Associations of COVID‐19 With a Future Diagnosis of Inflammatory Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Rapid Review (2023)
Journal Article
Mudge, H. R., Honey, J. R., Tachoukaft, S., Hider, S. L., Mason, K. J., Welsh, V. K., & Burton, C. (in press). Summarizing Evidence of Associations of COVID‐19 With a Future Diagnosis of Inflammatory Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Rapid Review. Arthritis Care & Research, 76(1), 40-48. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25227

Musculoskeletal symptoms are commonly reported following acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). It is unclear whether those with musculoskeletal symptoms subsequently develop inflammatory rheumatic musculoskeletal disease (iRMD). This review seek... Read More about Summarizing Evidence of Associations of COVID‐19 With a Future Diagnosis of Inflammatory Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Rapid Review.

Bone health assessment in adults with fragility fracture risk factors between 2002-2014: a retrospective cohort study. (2023)
Journal Article
Pradhan, A., Nicholls, E., Edwards, J., Welsh, V., & Paskins, Z. (2023). Bone health assessment in adults with fragility fracture risk factors between 2002-2014: a retrospective cohort study. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), 8(1), Article 0084. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0084

Background: Lifetime risk of fragility fractures is 50% in post-menopausal women and 20% in men aged over 50 years. Identifying people at high risk facilitates early intervention and reduction of biopsychosocial morbidity associated with these fractu... Read More about Bone health assessment in adults with fragility fracture risk factors between 2002-2014: a retrospective cohort study..

POS0999-HPR THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON REFERRALS TO MUSCULOSKELETAL SERVICES FROM PRIMARY CARE AND SUBSEQUENT INCIDENCE OF INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATIC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Bajpai, R., Burton, C., Mason, K., Bailey, J., Frisher, M., Jordan, K., …Welsh, V. (2023, May). POS0999-HPR THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON REFERRALS TO MUSCULOSKELETAL SERVICES FROM PRIMARY CARE AND SUBSEQUENT INCIDENCE OF INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATIC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY. Poster presented at EULAR 2023 European Congress of Rheumatology, Milan, Italy

Background Inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (iRMDs), including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and juveneille inflammatory arthritsi (JIA), are common and cause a high disease burden globally. Early diagnosis of iRMDs and subsequent time... Read More about POS0999-HPR THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON REFERRALS TO MUSCULOSKELETAL SERVICES FROM PRIMARY CARE AND SUBSEQUENT INCIDENCE OF INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATIC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY.

Trends in consultations and prescribing for rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: an electronic primary care records study. (2023)
Journal Article
Welsh, V. K., Mason, K. J., Bailey, J., Bajpai, R., Jordan, K. P., Mallen, C. D., & Burton, C. (2023). Trends in consultations and prescribing for rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: an electronic primary care records study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 73(736), BJGP.2022.0648. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2022.0648

Background
Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are common and generally managed in primary care through supported self-care, physiotherapy, analgesia, and specialist referral where indicated. The COVID-19 pandemic led to abrupt changes in... Read More about Trends in consultations and prescribing for rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: an electronic primary care records study..

P103 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on primary care referrals and new diagnoses of inflammatory arthritis (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Bajpai, R., Burton, C., Mason, K. J., Bailey, J., Jordan, K. P., Mallen, C. D., & Welsh, V. (2023, April). P103 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on primary care referrals and new diagnoses of inflammatory arthritis. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2023, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester, UK

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on referrals to musculoskeletal services from primary care and subsequent incidence of inflammatory rheumatic musculoskeletal disease: an observational study (2023)
Journal Article
Burton, C., Mallen, C., Mason, K., Jordan, K., Welsh, V., Bajpai, R., & Bailey, J. (2023). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on referrals to musculoskeletal services from primary care and subsequent incidence of inflammatory rheumatic musculoskeletal disease: an observational study. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 7(2), Article ARTN rkad044. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkad044

Objectives
To describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon referral patterns and incident diagnosis of inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (iRMDs).

Methods
UK primary care data was used to describe referral patterns for pat... Read More about The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on referrals to musculoskeletal services from primary care and subsequent incidence of inflammatory rheumatic musculoskeletal disease: an observational study.

Symptom patterns and life with post-acute COVID-19 in children aged 8-17: a mixed methods studyprotocol. (2023)
Journal Article
Faux-Nightingale, A., Burton, C., Twohig, H., Bucknall, M., Carroll, W., Chew-Graham, C., …Welsh, V. (2023). Symptom patterns and life with post-acute COVID-19 in children aged 8-17: a mixed methods studyprotocol. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), 7(2), Article BJGPO20220149. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2022.0149

Background: While there is a substantial body of knowledge about acute COVID-19, less is known about long-COVID, where symptoms continue beyond 4 weeks.

Aim: To describe longer-term effects of COVID-19 infection in children and young people (CYP)... Read More about Symptom patterns and life with post-acute COVID-19 in children aged 8-17: a mixed methods studyprotocol..