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The SelfSTarT intervention for low back pain patients presenting to first contact physiotherapists: A mixed methods service evaluation (2024)
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Stevenson, K., Hadley‐Barrows, T., Evans, N., Campbell, L., Southam, J., Chudyk, A., …Hill, J. C. (2024). The SelfSTarT intervention for low back pain patients presenting to first contact physiotherapists: A mixed methods service evaluation. Musculoskeletal Care, 22(1), Article e1876. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1876

Introduction Globally, back pain is the leading cause of years of disability. In the United Kingdom, over 20 million people live with musculoskeletal (MSK) pain, with low back pain being one of the most common causes. National strategies promote sel... Read More about The SelfSTarT intervention for low back pain patients presenting to first contact physiotherapists: A mixed methods service evaluation.

Exploring the feasibility and acceptance of an optimised physiotherapy approach for lateral elbow tendinopathy: a qualitative investigation within the OPTimisE trial (2024)
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Bateman, M., Saunders, B., Cooper, K., Littlewood, C., & Hill, J. C. (2024). Exploring the feasibility and acceptance of an optimised physiotherapy approach for lateral elbow tendinopathy: a qualitative investigation within the OPTimisE trial. BMJ Open, 14(3), Article e073816. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073816

Objectives: To explore the acceptability of an optimised physiotherapy (OPTimisE) intervention for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET) and feasibility of comparing it to usual care in a randomised controlled trial. Design: Semistructured int... Read More about Exploring the feasibility and acceptance of an optimised physiotherapy approach for lateral elbow tendinopathy: a qualitative investigation within the OPTimisE trial.

Validation of the Keele STarT MSK Tool for Patients With Musculoskeletal Pain in United States-based Outpatient Physical Therapy Settings. (2024)
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Beneciuk, J. M., Michener, L. A., Sigman, E., Harrison, T., Buzzanca-Fried, K. E., Lu, X., …Hill, J. C. (in press). Validation of the Keele STarT MSK Tool for Patients With Musculoskeletal Pain in United States-based Outpatient Physical Therapy Settings. The Journal of Pain, 25(7), Article 104475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2024.01.340

The STarT MSK tool was developed to enable risk stratification of patients with common musculoskeletal (MSK) pain conditions and help identify individuals who may require more targeted interventions or closer monitoring in primary care settings, howe... Read More about Validation of the Keele STarT MSK Tool for Patients With Musculoskeletal Pain in United States-based Outpatient Physical Therapy Settings..

Optimising physiotherapy for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy - Results of a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (OPTimisE). (2023)
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Bateman, M., Skeggs, A., Whitby, E., Fletcher-Barrett, V., Stephens, G., Dawes, M., …Hill, J. C. (2024). Optimising physiotherapy for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy - Results of a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (OPTimisE). Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 69, Article 102905. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102905

The OPTimisE intervention was developed to address uncertainty regarding the most effective physiotherapy treatment strategy for people with Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy (LET). To assess the feasibility of conducting a fully-powered randomised controll... Read More about Optimising physiotherapy for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy - Results of a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (OPTimisE)..

Effectiveness of conservative non-pharmacological interventions in people with muscular dystrophies: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2023)
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Leone, E., Pandyan, A., Rogers, A., Kulshrestha, R., Hill, J., & Philp, F. (in press). Effectiveness of conservative non-pharmacological interventions in people with muscular dystrophies: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry (JNNP), jnnp-2023-331988. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2023-331988

Management of muscular dystrophies (MD) relies on conservative non-pharmacological treatments, but evidence of their effectiveness is limited and inconclusive. To investigate the effectiveness of conservative non-pharmacological interventions for MD... Read More about Effectiveness of conservative non-pharmacological interventions in people with muscular dystrophies: a systematic review and meta-analysis..

Diagnostic clinical prediction rules for categorising low back pain: A systematic review (2023)
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Hill, C. J., Banerjee, A., Hill, J., & Stapleton, C. (in press). Diagnostic clinical prediction rules for categorising low back pain: A systematic review. Musculoskeletal Care, https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1816

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a common complex condition, where specific diagnoses are hard to identify. Diagnostic clinical prediction rules (CPRs) are known to improve clinical decision‐making. A review of LBP diagnostic‐CPRs by Haskins et al.... Read More about Diagnostic clinical prediction rules for categorising low back pain: A systematic review.

Development and External Validation of Individualized Prediction Models for Pain Intensity Outcomes in Patients with Neck Pain, Low Back Pain, or both in Primary Care Settings (2023)
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Archer, L., Snell, K. I. E., Stynes, S., Axen, I., Dunn, K. M., Foster, N. E., …Hill, J. C. (in press). Development and External Validation of Individualized Prediction Models for Pain Intensity Outcomes in Patients with Neck Pain, Low Back Pain, or both in Primary Care Settings. Physical Therapy, 103(11), Article pzad128. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzad128

Objective The purpose of this study was to develop and externally validate multivariable prediction models for future pain intensity outcomes to inform targeted interventions for patients with neck or low back pain in primary care settings. Metho... Read More about Development and External Validation of Individualized Prediction Models for Pain Intensity Outcomes in Patients with Neck Pain, Low Back Pain, or both in Primary Care Settings.

Lived experience of people with lateral elbow tendinopathy: a qualitative study from the OPTimisE pilot and feasibility trial (2023)
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Bateman, M., Hill, J. C., Cooper, K., Littlewood, C., & Saunders, B. (2023). Lived experience of people with lateral elbow tendinopathy: a qualitative study from the OPTimisE pilot and feasibility trial. BMJ Open, 13(8), Article e072070. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072070

Objectives: To explore the lived experience of people with lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET) and its impact on everyday life. Design: Qualitative semi-structured interviews, analysed using thematic analysis. Setting: Conducted as part of the mixed-met... Read More about Lived experience of people with lateral elbow tendinopathy: a qualitative study from the OPTimisE pilot and feasibility trial.

The Swedish version of the STarT MSK Tool: cross-cultural adaption, test–retest reliability, and aspects of validity (2023)
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Rasmussen-Barr, E., Sövelid, M., Krantz, R., & Hill, J. C. (in press). The Swedish version of the STarT MSK Tool: cross-cultural adaption, test–retest reliability, and aspects of validity. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 24(1), 644. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06771-6

Background: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a common reason for seeking primary health care. The STarT Musculoskeletal (MSK) tool is designed to stratify patients suffering from MSDs to risk groups, based on prognostic factors. Aim: The aim was... Read More about The Swedish version of the STarT MSK Tool: cross-cultural adaption, test–retest reliability, and aspects of validity.

Development and validation of a short form psychometric tool assessing the caregiving Challenge of Living with Cystic Fibrosis (CLCF-SF) in a child. (2023)
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McCray, G., Hope, H. F., Glasscoe, C., Hill, J., Quittner, A., Southern, K. W., …Lancaster, G. A. (in press). Development and validation of a short form psychometric tool assessing the caregiving Challenge of Living with Cystic Fibrosis (CLCF-SF) in a child. Psychology & Health, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2023.2231489

Caring for a child with cystic fibrosis (CF) is a rigorous daily commitment for caregivers and treatment burden is a major concern. We aimed to develop and validate a short form version of a 46-item tool assessing the Challenge of Living with Cystic... Read More about Development and validation of a short form psychometric tool assessing the caregiving Challenge of Living with Cystic Fibrosis (CLCF-SF) in a child..

Behaviour Change Techniques to promote self-management and home exercise adherence for people attending physiotherapy with musculoskeletal conditions: A scoping review and mapping exercise (2023)
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Chester, R., Daniell, H., Belderson, P., Wong, C., Kinsella, P., McLean, S., …Naughton, F. (2023). Behaviour Change Techniques to promote self-management and home exercise adherence for people attending physiotherapy with musculoskeletal conditions: A scoping review and mapping exercise. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 66, Article 102776. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102776

Many patients with musculoskeletal problems do not adhere to home exercises or self-management advice provided by physiotherapists. This is due to numerus factors, many of which can be targeted by Behaviour Change Techniques.

Predicting persisting disability in musculoskeletal pain patients with the STarT MSK screening tool: Results from a prospective cohort study (2023)
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Nativ, N., Pincus, T., Hill, J., & Ben Ami, N. (2023). Predicting persisting disability in musculoskeletal pain patients with the STarT MSK screening tool: Results from a prospective cohort study. Musculoskeletal Care, 21(4), 1005-1010. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1776

Background The STarT MSK screening tool aims to categorise musculoskeletal patients into three risk groups for treatment stratification. The tool has been translated and validated into Hebrew. However, its ability to predict persistent disability in... Read More about Predicting persisting disability in musculoskeletal pain patients with the STarT MSK screening tool: Results from a prospective cohort study.

SupportPrim—a computerized clinical decision support system for stratified care for patients with musculoskeletal pain complaints in general practice: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2023)
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Naterstad Lervik, L. C., Vasseljen, O., Austad, B., Bach, K., Formo Bones, A., Granviken, F., …Meisingset, I. (in press). SupportPrim—a computerized clinical decision support system for stratified care for patients with musculoskeletal pain complaints in general practice: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 24(1), Article 267. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07272-6

Background Musculoskeletal disorders represented 149 million years lived with disability world-wide in 2019 and are the main cause of years lived with disability worldwide. Current treatment recommendations are based on “one-size fits all” principle... Read More about SupportPrim—a computerized clinical decision support system for stratified care for patients with musculoskeletal pain complaints in general practice: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Benchmarking quality of care using patient reported outcome measure data for patients presenting with musculoskeletal conditions in primary care GP practices (2023)
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Burgess, R., Lewis, M., & Hill, J. C. (2023). Benchmarking quality of care using patient reported outcome measure data for patients presenting with musculoskeletal conditions in primary care GP practices. Musculoskeletal Care, https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1744

BACKGROUND: Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) evaluate health status from a patient perspective. They can be used to support care at a patient level but also collectively to review quality of care across care providers. Vast amounts of patien... Read More about Benchmarking quality of care using patient reported outcome measure data for patients presenting with musculoskeletal conditions in primary care GP practices.

Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK cluster randomised controlled trial. (2022)
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Saunders, B., Chudyk, A., Protheroe, J., Cooper, V., Bartlam, B., Birkinshaw, H., …Hill, J. C. (2022). Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Primary Care, 23, Article 326. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-022-01924-3

BACKGROUND: The STarT MSK cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT) investigated the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of risk-based stratified primary care versus usual care for patients with back, neck, shoulder, knee or multi-site pain. Trial quant... Read More about Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK cluster randomised controlled trial..

Comparison of healthcare utilisation, costs and health-related quality of life across the subgroups defined by the Keele STarT MSK Tool (2022)
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Oppong, R., Lewis, A., Campbell, P., Dunn, K., Foster, N., Hill, J., & Jowett, S. (2022). Comparison of healthcare utilisation, costs and health-related quality of life across the subgroups defined by the Keele STarT MSK Tool. Rheumatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keac560

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe and compare health economic outcomes (healthcare utilisation, costs, work outcomes and health-related quality of life (EQ-5D-5L)) in patients classified into different risk subgroups by the Keele STar... Read More about Comparison of healthcare utilisation, costs and health-related quality of life across the subgroups defined by the Keele STarT MSK Tool.

Comparing an optimised physiotherapy treatment package with usual physiotherapy care for people with tennis elbow - protocol for the OPTimisE pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial. (2022)
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Bateman, M., Saunders, B., Littlewood, C., Davis, D., Beckhelling, J., Cooper, K., …Hill, J. (2022). Comparing an optimised physiotherapy treatment package with usual physiotherapy care for people with tennis elbow - protocol for the OPTimisE pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8, Article 178. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01132-x

BACKGROUND: Physiotherapy is recommended for people with tennis elbow, but whilst a wide array of treatments is available, the optimal approach remains uncertain. We have therefore recently developed an optimised physiotherapy treatment package for t... Read More about Comparing an optimised physiotherapy treatment package with usual physiotherapy care for people with tennis elbow - protocol for the OPTimisE pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial..

Implementing a new physiotherapist-led primary care model for low back pain: a qualitative study of patient and primary care team perspectives. (2022)
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Hill, J. (2022). Implementing a new physiotherapist-led primary care model for low back pain: a qualitative study of patient and primary care team perspectives. BMC Primary Care, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-022-01817-5

BACKGROUND: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common reasons for primary care visits and is the leading contributor to years lived with disability worldwide. The purpose of this study was to understand the perspectives of patients and primary ca... Read More about Implementing a new physiotherapist-led primary care model for low back pain: a qualitative study of patient and primary care team perspectives..

Benchmarking community/primary care musculoskeletal services: A narrative review and recommendation (2022)
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Burgess, R., Lewis, M., & Hill, J. (2023). Benchmarking community/primary care musculoskeletal services: A narrative review and recommendation. Musculoskeletal Care, 21(1), 148-158. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1676

INTRODUCTION: High quality data on service performance is essential in healthcare to evidence efficacy, efficiency, and value. There remains a paucity of publicly reported data in community and primary care musculoskeletal (MSK) services. There is al... Read More about Benchmarking community/primary care musculoskeletal services: A narrative review and recommendation.