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Social determinants of health screening tool: systematic review and Delphi study. (2025)
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Parry, E., Wilkie, R., & Warren, K. (2025). Social determinants of health screening tool: systematic review and Delphi study. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), 1-15, BJGPO.2024.0274. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0274

Social determinants of health (SDOH) critically influence population and individual-level outcomes, but we do not collect this information routinely in primary care. To develop a screening tool for SDOH relevant to UK settings using systematic review... Read More about Social determinants of health screening tool: systematic review and Delphi study..

Socioeconomic inequality and modifiable cardiovascular risk factor clusters among consulters with and without osteoarthritis in England (2025)
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Yu, D., Huang, X., Mamas, M. A., & Wilkie, R. (2025). Socioeconomic inequality and modifiable cardiovascular risk factor clusters among consulters with and without osteoarthritis in England. BMC Public Health, 25(1), 3418. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24601-3

Background: The study aims to investigate the socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence of clustering of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (MCRFs) among English individuals with and without osteoarthritis (OA), and examines the temporal trend... Read More about Socioeconomic inequality and modifiable cardiovascular risk factor clusters among consulters with and without osteoarthritis in England.

Educational and gender disparities in healthy working life expectancy among middle-aged and older adults in South Korea (2025)
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Yang, M., Lee, J., Lynch, M., Wilkie, R., van Tongeren, M., & Kang, M.-Y. (2025). Educational and gender disparities in healthy working life expectancy among middle-aged and older adults in South Korea. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 82(6). https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2025-110239

Objectives: Understanding healthy working life expectancy (HWLE) is critical in ageing societies to promote both extended workforce participation and well-being. This study quantifies WLE and HWLE among middle-aged and older adults in Korea, stratifi... Read More about Educational and gender disparities in healthy working life expectancy among middle-aged and older adults in South Korea.

Local variation in musculoskeletal pain consultation rates in primary care: findings from an ecologic study in Staffordshire (2025)
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Peat, G. M., Hill, J. C., Yu, D., Wathall, S., Parry, E., Bailey, J., Stevenson, K., Thompson, C., Wilkie, R., Dziedzic, K., & Jordan, K. P. (2025). Local variation in musculoskeletal pain consultation rates in primary care: findings from an ecologic study in Staffordshire. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 26, Article e52. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1463423625100133

Summary: Variation between general practices in the rate of consultations for musculoskeletal pain conditions may signal important differences in access to primary care, perceived usefulness, or available alternative sources of care; however, it migh... Read More about Local variation in musculoskeletal pain consultation rates in primary care: findings from an ecologic study in Staffordshire.

Sequence Analysis to Phenotype Healthcare Patterns in Adults with Musculoskeletal Conditions Using Primary Care Electronic Health Records (2025)
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Mathew, S., Peat, G., Parry, E., Wilkie, R., Jordan, K. P., Hill, J. C., & Yu, D. (in press). Sequence Analysis to Phenotype Healthcare Patterns in Adults with Musculoskeletal Conditions Using Primary Care Electronic Health Records. Arthritis Care & Research, 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25514

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to apply sequence analysis (SA) to phenotype healthcare patterns of adult patients with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions using primary care electronic health records and to investigate the association between these... Read More about Sequence Analysis to Phenotype Healthcare Patterns in Adults with Musculoskeletal Conditions Using Primary Care Electronic Health Records.

An application of matching algorithms to generalize small-area estimates of chronic pain prevalence to neighbourhoods across England (2025)
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Quinn, L., Yu, D., Lynch, M., P Jordan, K., Wilkie, R., & Peat, G. (2025). An application of matching algorithms to generalize small-area estimates of chronic pain prevalence to neighbourhoods across England. Journal of Public Health, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf002

Background
Local decision-makers lack granular data on the prevalence of chronic pain in their populations. We applied matching methods to generalize estimates from one local survey in England to other neighborhoods across the country with a similar... Read More about An application of matching algorithms to generalize small-area estimates of chronic pain prevalence to neighbourhoods across England.

Effects of employees living with an ‘arthritis’ on sickness absence and transitions out of employment: a comparative observational study in the UK (2024)
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Whittaker, W., Higgerson, J., Eden, M., Payne, K., Wilkie, R., & Verstappen, S. M. (2024). Effects of employees living with an ‘arthritis’ on sickness absence and transitions out of employment: a comparative observational study in the UK. RMD Open, 10(4), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2024-004817

Purpose: To assess sickness absence and transitions from employment for employees with arthritis compared with employees without arthritis over time. Methods: We use 10 waves of the UK Household Longitudinal Survey (2009–2019). The sample (n=38 928)... Read More about Effects of employees living with an ‘arthritis’ on sickness absence and transitions out of employment: a comparative observational study in the UK.

Prognostic Factors and Models for Predicting Work Absence in Adults with Musculoskeletal Conditions Consulting a Healthcare Practitioner: A Systematic Review. (2024)
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Wynne-Jones, G., Wainwright, E., Goodson, N., Jordan, J., Legha, A., Parchment, M., Wilkie, R., & Peat, G. (2024). Prognostic Factors and Models for Predicting Work Absence in Adults with Musculoskeletal Conditions Consulting a Healthcare Practitioner: A Systematic Review. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-024-10205-y

It is difficult to predict which employees, in particular those with musculoskeletal pain, will return to work quickly without additional vocational advice and support, which employees will require this support and what levels of support are most app... Read More about Prognostic Factors and Models for Predicting Work Absence in Adults with Musculoskeletal Conditions Consulting a Healthcare Practitioner: A Systematic Review..

Chronic pain-mental health comorbidity and excess prevalence of health risk behaviours: a cross-sectional study (2024)
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Lumley, S., Yu, D., Wilkie, R., Jordan, K. P., & Peat, G. (2024). Chronic pain-mental health comorbidity and excess prevalence of health risk behaviours: a cross-sectional study. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 25, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423624000070

Background:
Chronic musculoskeletal pain and anxiety/depression are significant public health problems. We hypothesised that adults with both conditions constitute a group at especially high risk of future cardiovascular health outcomes.

Aim:
To... Read More about Chronic pain-mental health comorbidity and excess prevalence of health risk behaviours: a cross-sectional study.

Demographic, health, physical activity, and workplace factors are associated with lower healthy working life expectancy and life expectancy at age 50 (2024)
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Lynch, M., Bucknall, M., Jagger, C., Kingston, A., & Wilkie, R. (2024). Demographic, health, physical activity, and workplace factors are associated with lower healthy working life expectancy and life expectancy at age 50. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 5936. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53095-z

Although retirement ages are rising in the United Kingdom and other countries, the average number of years people in England can expect to spend both healthy and work from age 50 (Healthy Working Life Expectancy; HWLE) is less than the number of year... Read More about Demographic, health, physical activity, and workplace factors are associated with lower healthy working life expectancy and life expectancy at age 50.

The clinical characteristics, managements, and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in osteoarthritis patients; a cross-sectional analysis of 6.5 million patients. (2024)
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Parmar, S. S., Mohamed, M. O., Mamas, M. A., & Wilkie, R. (in press). The clinical characteristics, managements, and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in osteoarthritis patients; a cross-sectional analysis of 6.5 million patients. Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, 22(1-3), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/14779072.2024.2311696

The prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) and cardiovascular disease are increasing and both conditions share similar risk factors. We investigated the association between OA and receipt of invasive managements and clinical outcomes in patients with acut... Read More about The clinical characteristics, managements, and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in osteoarthritis patients; a cross-sectional analysis of 6.5 million patients..

Work Ability in the Year after Rehabilitation—Results from the RehabNytte Cohort (2023)
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Skinnes, M. N., Moe, R. H., Johansen, T., Lyby, P. S., Eid, I., Fagertun, T. C., Habberstad, A., Johnsen, T. J., Kjeken, I., Klokkerud, M., Linge, A. D., Lyken, A. D., Orpana, A., Rajalahti, T., Wilkie, R., Uhlig, T., & Dahl, K. (in press). Work Ability in the Year after Rehabilitation—Results from the RehabNytte Cohort. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(23), Article 7391. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12237391

Background: There is limited knowledge regarding the impact of rehabilitation on work ability. The aim of this study was to explore factors associated with work ability 12 months following a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program in a cohort with d... Read More about Work Ability in the Year after Rehabilitation—Results from the RehabNytte Cohort.

Persistent high prevalence of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors among patients with osteoarthritis in the UK in 1992–2017 (2023)
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Yu, D., Huang, X., Mamas, M., & Wilkie, R. (2023). Persistent high prevalence of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors among patients with osteoarthritis in the UK in 1992–2017. RMD Open, 9(3), Article e003298. https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003298

Objectives: To compare the annual and period prevalence of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (MCVRFs) between populations with and without osteoarthritis (OA) in the UK over 25 years.

Methods: 215 190 patients aged 35 years and over from the... Read More about Persistent high prevalence of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors among patients with osteoarthritis in the UK in 1992–2017.

Where does it hurt? Small area estimates and inequality in the prevalence of chronic pain (2023)
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Lynch, M., Peat, G., Jordan, K., Yu, D., & Wilkie, R. (2023). Where does it hurt? Small area estimates and inequality in the prevalence of chronic pain. European Journal of Pain, https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.2148

Background
Chronic pain affects up to half of UK adults, impacting quality of life and demand on local health services. Whilst local health planning is currently based on subnational prevalence estimates, associations between pain and sociodemograph... Read More about Where does it hurt? Small area estimates and inequality in the prevalence of chronic pain.

Persistent inequalities in consultation incidence and prevalence of low back pain and osteoarthritis in England between 2004-2019 (2022)
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Yu, D., Jordan, K. P., Wilkie, R., Bailey, J., Fitzpatrick, J., Ali, N., Niblett, P., & Peat, G. (2022). Persistent inequalities in consultation incidence and prevalence of low back pain and osteoarthritis in England between 2004-2019. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkac106

Objective
To determine whether socioeconomic inequalities in primary care consultation rates for two major, disabling musculoskeletal conditions in England narrowed or widened between 2004-2019.

Methods
We analysed data from Clinical Practice Re... Read More about Persistent inequalities in consultation incidence and prevalence of low back pain and osteoarthritis in England between 2004-2019.

2021 EULAR points to consider to support people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases to participate in healthy and sustainable paid work (2022)
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Boonen, A., Webers, C., Butink, M., Barten, B., Betteridge, N., Black, D. C., Bremander, A., Boteva, B., Brzezińska, O., Chauhan, L., Copsey, S., Guimarães, V., Gignac, M., Glaysher, J., Green, F., Hoving, J. L., Marques, M. L., Smucrova, H., Stamm, T. A., Wiek, D., …Verstappen, S. M. M. (2023). 2021 EULAR points to consider to support people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases to participate in healthy and sustainable paid work. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 82(1), 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1136/ard-2022-222678

As part of its strategic objectives for 2023, EULAR aims to improve the work participation of people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs). One strategic initiative focused on the development of overarching points to consider (PtC) to s... Read More about 2021 EULAR points to consider to support people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases to participate in healthy and sustainable paid work.

Do recommended interventions widen or narrow inequalities in musculoskeletal health? An equity-focussed systematic review of differential effectiveness (2022)
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Peat, G., Jordan, K., Wilkie, R., Corp, N., Van Der Windt, D., Yu, D., Narle, G., & Ali, N. (2022). Do recommended interventions widen or narrow inequalities in musculoskeletal health? An equity-focussed systematic review of differential effectiveness. Journal of Public Health, 44(3), e376–e387. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdac014

Background It is unclear whether seven interventions recommended by Public Health England for preventing and managing common musculoskeletal conditions reduce or widen health inequalities in adults with musculoskeletal conditions. Methods We used cit... Read More about Do recommended interventions widen or narrow inequalities in musculoskeletal health? An equity-focussed systematic review of differential effectiveness.

Trends in the Annual Consultation Incidence and Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Osteoarthritis in England from 2000 to 2019: Comparative Estimates from Two Clinical Practice Databases (2022)
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Yu, D., Missen, M., P Jordan, K., Edwards, J., Bailey, J., Wilkie, R., Fitzpatrick, J., Ali, N., Niblett, P., & Peat, G. (2022). Trends in the Annual Consultation Incidence and Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Osteoarthritis in England from 2000 to 2019: Comparative Estimates from Two Clinical Practice Databases. Clinical Epidemiology, 14, 179-189. https://doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S337323

Purpose: To compare estimates of annual person-consulting incidence and prevalence of low back pain (LBP) and osteoarthritis for two national English electronic health record databases (Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) Aurum and CPRD GOLD).... Read More about Trends in the Annual Consultation Incidence and Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Osteoarthritis in England from 2000 to 2019: Comparative Estimates from Two Clinical Practice Databases.

Healthy working life expectancy at age 50 for people with and without osteoarthritis in local and national English populations (2022)
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Lynch, M., Bucknall, M., Jagger, C., & Wilkie, R. (2022). Healthy working life expectancy at age 50 for people with and without osteoarthritis in local and national English populations. Scientific reports, 12(1), Article 2408. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06490-3

Retirement ages are rising in many countries to offset the challenges of population ageing, but osteoarthritis is an age-associated disease that is becoming more prevalent and may limit capacity to work until older ages. We aimed to assess the impact... Read More about Healthy working life expectancy at age 50 for people with and without osteoarthritis in local and national English populations.