Socioeconomic inequalities in outcomes, experiences and treatment among adults consulting primary care for a musculoskeletal pain condition: a prospective cohort study (2025)
Journal Article
Peat, G. M., Hill, J. C., Yu, D., Wathall, S., Parry, E., Bailey, J., Thompson, C., & Jordan, K. P. (2025). Socioeconomic inequalities in outcomes, experiences and treatment among adults consulting primary care for a musculoskeletal pain condition: a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open, 15(7), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095132

Objectives To estimate the direction and magnitude of socioeconomic inequalities in outcome, experience and care among adults consulting for a musculoskeletal pain condition. Design Multicentre, prospective observational cohort with repeated measures... Read More about Socioeconomic inequalities in outcomes, experiences and treatment among adults consulting primary care for a musculoskeletal pain condition: a prospective cohort study.

Local variation in musculoskeletal pain consultation rates in primary care: findings from an ecologic study in Staffordshire (2025)
Journal Article
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.

Title: Prediction of Functional Disability in Older Chinese Adults Using a Random Survival Forest Model (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
Shan, Y., Jiang, S., Yu, D., Fan, W., Gao, J., Lu, W., Duan, Y., Zhang, Y., Wang, S., Fu, H., & Wang, C. Title: Prediction of Functional Disability in Older Chinese Adults Using a Random Survival Forest Model

Background
As life expectancy increases, so does the risk of age-related diseases and functional disability, which significantly raises the risk of all-cause mortality in older adults. Individuals with disabilities may die up to 20 years earlier tha... Read More about Title: Prediction of Functional Disability in Older Chinese Adults Using a Random Survival Forest Model.