Outputs (6)

Persistent inequalities in consultation incidence and prevalence of low back pain and osteoarthritis in England between 2004-2019 (2022)
Journal Article
Yu, D., Jordan, K. P., Wilkie, R., Bailey, J., Fitzpatrick, J., Ali, N., …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)
Journal Article
Boonen, A., Webers, C., Butink, M., Barten, B., Betteridge, N., Black, D. C., …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)
Journal Article
Peat, G., Jordan, K., Wilkie, R., Corp, N., Van Der Windt, D., Yu, D., …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)
Journal Article
Yu, D., Missen, M., P Jordan, K., Edwards, J., Bailey, J., Wilkie, R., …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)
Journal Article
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.

Projections of healthy working life expectancy in England to the year 2035 (2022)
Journal Article
Wilkie, Bucknall, & Lynch. (2022). Projections of healthy working life expectancy in England to the year 2035. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-021-00161-0

UK state pension age is rising in response to life expectancy gains but population health and job opportunities may not be sufficient to achieve extended working lives1,2,3. This study aimed to estimate future trends in healthy working life expectanc... Read More about Projections of healthy working life expectancy in England to the year 2035.