Development and validation of a short form psychometric tool assessing the caregiving Challenge of Living with Cystic Fibrosis (CLCF-SF) in a child. (2023)
Journal Article
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..

Are we giving stratified care a fair trial? (2023)
Journal Article
Hill, J. (2023). Are we giving stratified care a fair trial?. Journal of Physiotherapy, 69(2), 65-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2023.02.014

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..

Stratifying workers on sick leave due to musculoskeletal pain: Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and construct validity of the Norwegian Keele STarT MSK tool (2022)
Journal Article
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.

The development of individualised work absence prediction models in patients with neck and/or low back pain (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Wynne-Jones, G., Archer, L., Snell, K., Stynes, S., Dunn, K., Foster, N., …Hill, J. (2021, December). The development of individualised work absence prediction models in patients with neck and/or low back pain. Presented at Virtual Physiotherapy UK 2020 Conference

Development of an optimised physiotherapist-led treatment protocol for lateral elbow tendinopathy: a consensus study using an online nominal group technique (2021)
Journal Article
Bateman, M., Saunders, B., Littlewood, C., & Hill, J. (2021). Development of an optimised physiotherapist-led treatment protocol for lateral elbow tendinopathy: a consensus study using an online nominal group technique. BMJ Open, 11(12), Article e053841. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053841

OBJECTIVES: There are a wide range of physiotherapy treatment options for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET); however, previous studies have reported inconsistent approaches to treatment and a lack of evidence demonstrating clinical effecti... Read More about Development of an optimised physiotherapist-led treatment protocol for lateral elbow tendinopathy: a consensus study using an online nominal group technique.

Developing a core outcome set for community and primary care musculoskeletal services: A consensus approach. (2021)
Journal Article
Lewis, M., & Hill, J. (2021). Developing a core outcome set for community and primary care musculoskeletal services: A consensus approach. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 1- 10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2021.102415

BACKGROUND: At present there is no core outcome set (COS) for use in community and primary care Musculoskeletal (MSK) services across the UK. Services are therefore collecting different MSK outcomes and metrics in different ways and at different time... Read More about Developing a core outcome set for community and primary care musculoskeletal services: A consensus approach..

Musculoskeletal case-mix adjustment in a UK primary/community care cohort: Testing musculoskeletal models to make recommendations in this setting. (2021)
Journal Article
Burgess, R., Lewis, M., & Hill, J. (2021). Musculoskeletal case-mix adjustment in a UK primary/community care cohort: Testing musculoskeletal models to make recommendations in this setting. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 56, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2021.102455

Benchmarking musculoskeletal (MSK) services is limited by the need to adjust for differences in patient characteristics/case-mix. Without this providers and services cannot be usefully compared. This paper investigates the predictive ability of case-... Read More about Musculoskeletal case-mix adjustment in a UK primary/community care cohort: Testing musculoskeletal models to make recommendations in this setting..

Integrating clinician support with intervention design as part of a programme testing stratified care for musculoskeletal pain in general practice (2021)
Journal Article
Protheroe, J., Saunders, B., Hill, J., Chudyk, A., Foster, N., Bartlam, B., …Cooper, V. (2021). Integrating clinician support with intervention design as part of a programme testing stratified care for musculoskeletal pain in general practice. BMC Family Practice, 22, Article 161. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-021-01507-8

BACKGROUND: Stratified care involves subgrouping patients based on key characteristics, e.g. prognostic risk, and matching these subgroups to early treatment options. The STarT-MSK programme developed and tested a new stratified primary care interven... Read More about Integrating clinician support with intervention design as part of a programme testing stratified care for musculoskeletal pain in general practice.

First Contact Practitioners' (FCPs) and General Practitioners' Perceptions Towards FCPs Delivering Vocational Advice to Patients with Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Qualitative Investigation of the Implementation Potential of the I-SWAP Initiative. (2021)
Journal Article
Saunders, B., Foster, N. E., Hill, J. C., Sowden, G., Evans, N., Bishop, A., …Wynne-Jones, G. (2022). First Contact Practitioners' (FCPs) and General Practitioners' Perceptions Towards FCPs Delivering Vocational Advice to Patients with Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Qualitative Investigation of the Implementation Potential of the I-SWAP Initiative. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 32, 147–155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-021-09992-5

Purpose Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is a common cause of work absence. The recent SWAP (Study of Work And Pain) randomised controlled trial (RCT) found that a brief vocational advice service for primary care patients with MSK pain led to fewer days' w... Read More about First Contact Practitioners' (FCPs) and General Practitioners' Perceptions Towards FCPs Delivering Vocational Advice to Patients with Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Qualitative Investigation of the Implementation Potential of the I-SWAP Initiative..

Refinement and validation of a tool for stratifying patients with musculoskeletal pain (2021)
Journal Article
Dunn, K. M., Campbell, P., Lewis, M., Hill, J. C., van der Windt, D. A., Afolabi, E., …Foster, N. E. (2021). Refinement and validation of a tool for stratifying patients with musculoskeletal pain. European Journal of Pain, 25(10), 2081-2093. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1821

AbstractBackgroundPatients with musculoskeletal pain in different body sites share common prognostic factors. Using prognosis to stratify and treatment match can be clinically and cost‐effective. We aimed to refine and validate the Keele STarT MSK To... Read More about Refinement and validation of a tool for stratifying patients with musculoskeletal pain.

Self‐reported prognostic factors in adults reporting neck or low back pain: An umbrella review (2021)
Journal Article
Mansell, G., Corp, N., Wynne-Jones, G., Hill, J., Stynes, S., & van der Windt, D. (2021). Self‐reported prognostic factors in adults reporting neck or low back pain: An umbrella review. European Journal of Pain, 25(8), 1627-1643. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1782

Numerous systematic reviews have attempted to synthesise evidence on prognostic factors for predicting future outcomes such as pain, disability and return-to-work/work absence in neck and low back pain populations. An umbrella review of systematic re... Read More about Self‐reported prognostic factors in adults reporting neck or low back pain: An umbrella review.

Evidence-based treatment recommendations for neck and low back pain across Europe: A systematic review of guidelines. (2020)
Journal Article
Corp, N., Mansell, G., Stynes, S., Wynne-Jones, G., Morsø, L., Hill, J., & Van Der Windt, D. (2021). Evidence-based treatment recommendations for neck and low back pain across Europe: A systematic review of guidelines. European Journal of Pain, 25(2), https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1679

Background and objective: This systematic review synthesised evidence from European neck and low back pain (NLBP) clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to identify recommended treatment options for use across Europe. Databases and Data Treatment: Compr... Read More about Evidence-based treatment recommendations for neck and low back pain across Europe: A systematic review of guidelines..

German translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire: cohort study. (2020)
Journal Article
KARSTENS, S., CHRISTIANSEN, D. H., BRINKMANN, M., HAHM, M., McCRAY, G., HILL, J. C., & JOOS, S. (2020). German translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire: cohort study. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 56(6), 771-779. https://doi.org/10.23736/S1973-9087.20.06054-2

BACKGROUND: The Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) was developed to measure the health status of patients with various musculoskeletal conditions across multiple settings including rehabilitation. AIM: Formal translation and cross-cultural... Read More about German translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire: cohort study..

Risk-stratified and stepped models of care for back pain and osteoarthritis: are we heading towards a common model? (2020)
Journal Article
Hill, J. (2020). Risk-stratified and stepped models of care for back pain and osteoarthritis: are we heading towards a common model?. PAIN Reports, e843 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000843

The overall quality of care for musculoskeletal pain conditions is suboptimal, partly due to a considerable evidence-practice gap. In osteoarthritis and low back pain, structured models of care exist to help overcome that challenge. In osteoarthritis... Read More about Risk-stratified and stepped models of care for back pain and osteoarthritis: are we heading towards a common model?.

Validation of the Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) in Primary Care Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain (2020)
Journal Article
Scott, I. C., McCray, G., Lancaster, G., Foster, N. E., & Hill, J. C. (2020). Validation of the Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) in Primary Care Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 50(5), 813-820. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2020.06.022

Objective
To evaluate the responsiveness, and concurrent validity of the Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) in UK primary care patients with common musculoskeletal (MSK) pain presentations.

Methods
A secondary analysis of a primary ca... Read More about Validation of the Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) in Primary Care Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain.

Computer-Based Stratified Primary Care for Musculoskeletal Consultations Compared With Usual Care: Study Protocol for the STarT MSK Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. (2020)
Journal Article
Hill, J., Garvin, S., Chen, Y., Cooper, V., Wathall, S., Bartlam, B., …Foster, N. E. (2020). Computer-Based Stratified Primary Care for Musculoskeletal Consultations Compared With Usual Care: Study Protocol for the STarT MSK Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 9(7), https://doi.org/10.2196/17939

BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is a major cause of pain and disability. We previously developed a prognostic tool (STarT Back Tool) with demonstrated effectiveness in guiding primary care low back pain management by supporting decision-making... Read More about Computer-Based Stratified Primary Care for Musculoskeletal Consultations Compared With Usual Care: Study Protocol for the STarT MSK Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial..

Measurement properties of the musculoskeletal health questionnaire (MSK-HQ): a between country comparison (2020)
Journal Article
Høyrup Christiansen, D., McCray, G., Nøhr Winding, T., Hviid Andersen, J., Jacob Nielsen, K., Karstens, S., & Hill, J. (2020). Measurement properties of the musculoskeletal health questionnaire (MSK-HQ): a between country comparison. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 18, Article 200. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-020-01455-4

BACKGROUND: The Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) has been developed to measure musculoskeletal health status across musculoskeletal conditions and settings. However, the MSK-HQ needs to be further evaluated across settings and different... Read More about Measurement properties of the musculoskeletal health questionnaire (MSK-HQ): a between country comparison.

STarT back tool retained its predicting abilities in patients with acute and sub-acute low back pain after a transcultural adaptation and validation to Hebrew (2020)
Journal Article
Hill, J. (2020). STarT back tool retained its predicting abilities in patients with acute and sub-acute low back pain after a transcultural adaptation and validation to Hebrew. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 102134 -102134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2020.102134

Background The STarT Back Screening Tool (SBT) distributes low back pain (LBP) patients into three prognostic groups for stratified care. This approach has demonstrated beneficial clinical and cost-effectiveness. Objectives To translate and validate... Read More about STarT back tool retained its predicting abilities in patients with acute and sub-acute low back pain after a transcultural adaptation and validation to Hebrew.

Stratified primary care versus non-stratified care for musculoskeletal pain: findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomized controlled trial (2020)
Journal Article
Hill, J., Garvin, S., Chen, Y., Cooper, V., Wathall, S., Saunders, B., …Foster, N. E. (2020). Stratified primary care versus non-stratified care for musculoskeletal pain: findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Family Practice, 21, Article 30. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-019-1074-9

Background: Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain from the five most common presentations to primary care (back, neck, shoulder, knee or multi-site pain), where the majority of patients are managed, is a costly global health challenge. At present, first-line de... Read More about Stratified primary care versus non-stratified care for musculoskeletal pain: findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomized controlled trial.