All Outputs (9)

Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK cluster randomised controlled trial. (2022)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Benchmarking community/primary care musculoskeletal services: A narrative review and recommendation (2022)
Journal Article
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.

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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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..

Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations (STarT MSK): a cluster-randomised, controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article
Hill, J. C., Garvin, S., Bromley, K., Saunders, B., Kigozi, J., Cooper, V., …Foster, N. E. (2022). Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations (STarT MSK): a cluster-randomised, controlled trial. The Lancet Rheumatology, 4(9), e591 - e602. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913%2822%2900159-X

Background Risk-based stratified care shows clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness versus usual primary care for non-specific low back pain but is untested for other common musculoskeletal disorders. We aimed to test the clinical effectiveness... Read More about Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations (STarT MSK): a cluster-randomised, controlled trial.

Validation of the German version of the STarT-MSK-Tool: A cohort study with patients from physiotherapy clinics. (2022)
Journal Article
Karstens, S., Zebisch, J., Wey, J., Hilfiker, R., & Hill, J. C. (2022). Validation of the German version of the STarT-MSK-Tool: A cohort study with patients from physiotherapy clinics. PloS one, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269694

BACKGROUND: The STarT-MSK-Tool is an adaptation of the well established STarT-Back-Tool, used to risk-stratify patients with a wider range of musculoskeletal presentations. OBJECTIVE: To formally translate and cross-culturally adapt the Keele STarT-M... Read More about Validation of the German version of the STarT-MSK-Tool: A cohort study with patients from physiotherapy clinics..

Quantifying the population burden of musculoskeletal disorders, including impact on sickness absence: analysis of national Scottish data (2022)
Journal Article
Hill, J. (2022). Quantifying the population burden of musculoskeletal disorders, including impact on sickness absence: analysis of national Scottish data. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkac030

Objectives
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) account for the greatest burden of years lived with disability globally. To prevent disability, good-quality services need to be commissioned, appropriate for local need. We analysed data collected systema... Read More about Quantifying the population burden of musculoskeletal disorders, including impact on sickness absence: analysis of national Scottish data.

Stratifying workers on sick leave due to musculoskeletal pain: Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and construct validity of the Norwegian Keele STarT MSK tool (2022)
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Dunn, K. M., Hill, J. C., Rysstad, T., Grotle, M., Aasdahl, L., Hill, J. C., …Tveter, A. T. (2022). Stratifying workers on sick leave due to musculoskeletal pain: Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and construct validity of the Norwegian Keele STarT MSK tool. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 22(2), 325-335. https://doi.org/10.1515/sjpain-2021-0144

Objectives Stratified care using prognostic models to estimate the risk profiles of patients has been increasing. A refined version of the popular STarT Back tool, the Keele STarT MSK tool, is a newly developed model for matched treatment across a wi... Read More about Stratifying workers on sick leave due to musculoskeletal pain: Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and construct validity of the Norwegian Keele STarT MSK tool.