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At the Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis we are improving the lives of people with musculoskeletal disease through world-leading epidemiological research.

Find out below the latest news from our current and previous projects, the interdisciplinary team of researchers and students at the Centre, and the engaged patient partners, supporting our work.

Supporting the rheumatology multidisciplinary team to write directly to patients

by Web team (HR) | Sep 29, 2023 | Uncategorised

What is the project? Healthcare professionals, like doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and pharmacists, see people with rheumatology conditions in the outpatient clinic. Following the appointment, the healthcare professional will usually write a letter to summarise the...

Keeping Research Participants Informed: The COVID Voices Approach

by Centre for Epidemiology | Jul 6, 2023 | COVID Shielding Voices

Why was keeping participants informed important to the COVID voices team? Keeping participants informed was a key priority for the COVID voices team. This was influenced by Lynn’s personal experience of participating in research and feeling let down when research...

Digital Pain Therapeutics Innovation Lab: Transforming Pain Care Delivery with Digital Health Technology

by Centre for Epidemiology | Mar 27, 2023 | Research

Article highlightsDeveloping an effective personalised intervention with digital health technologies requires clear guidance on how to utilise patient-generated data to tailor support and deliver it to the right person at the right timeJust-in-time adaptive...

CHIPP Study: High Impact Chronic Pain and UK Biobank

by Centre for Epidemiology | Jan 4, 2023 | Research

Nearly half of UK adults have pain in their muscles or joints lasting longer than three months (chronic pain). While most people manage well, about 25% of people have pain that has far-reaching, negative impacts on their lives, leading to disability, distress, social...

[Infographic] Continuing specialist care into adulthood in young people with JIA

by Centre for Epidemiology | Nov 16, 2022 | Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Research

Some children and young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) go into remission in childhood and do not need to continue to see specialist like rheumatologist and ophthalmologists. Many young people do continue to attend hospital appointments after the age...

MSK Health Toolkit for employers and further education institutions

by Centre for Epidemiology | Oct 26, 2022 | Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

As part of an initiative by the Governmental Office for Health Improvements & Disparities, the British Society for Rheumatology and the Society of Occupational Medicine, a Toolkit for employers and further education (FE) institutions to support adolescents and...

Quick Take: Sleep Disturbance and Quality of Life in Rheumatoid Arthritis

by Centre for Epidemiology | Apr 26, 2022 | Research

Sleep disturbances and poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are common in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Sleep disturbances, such as less total sleep time, more waking periods after sleep onset, and higher levels of nonrestorative sleep, may be a driver...

Workshop: Assembling the Data Jigsaw

by Centre for Epidemiology | Mar 24, 2022 | Assembling the Data Jigsaw, Research

We are holding a workshop for up to 10 people from Salford to seek their views about our research plans in a project called Assembling the Data Jigsaw, which aims to link healthcare records from Salford GPs and Salford Royal NHS Trust for research into musculoskeletal...

[Infographic] International comparison of opioid prescribing

by Centre for Epidemiology | Dec 20, 2021 | Research

The opioid epidemic in North America has been driven by an increase in the use and potency of prescription opioids, with ensuing excessive opioid-related deaths. Internationally, there are lower rates of opioid-related mortality, possibly because of differences in...

Improving outcomes for children and young people with musculoskeletal pain: Study 1 Learning from Professionals

by Centre for Epidemiology | Nov 29, 2021 | Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Research

Chronic musculoskeletal pain is estimated to be prevalent in up to 40% of children and young people, and for some, this pain can persist into adulthood. Children and young people can experience a number of different musculoskeletal pain conditions but little is known...