Dr Emma Healey

Title: Research Fellow
Phone: +44 (0) 1782 734843
Email:
Location: DJW 1.63
Role: As above
Contacting me: Via email
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I came to Keele in January 2007, having previously held an appointment as Research Fellow in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of Leicester. My first degree, BSc Exercise Science (Hons), was obtained from Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) in 2000. I continued my studies at MMU and obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Exercise Physiology (2001), and a PhD in Spinal Biomechanics (2005).

I am based in the Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre within the Research Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences. I have over 6 years experience of co-ordinating large randomised controlled trials and I am currently working as Principal Investigator for a nurse-led study intervention for the management of Osteoarthritis within Primary Care.

Research interests

  • Osteoarthritis

  • Exercise/physical activity interventions

  • Patient Reported Outcomes

  • Low Back Pain

Selected Publications

  • Healey EL, Ryan S, McHugh GA, Main CJ, Porcheret M, Ong BN, Pushpa-Rajah A, Dziedzic KS. 2013. DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL CONSULTATION AND TRAINING PACKAGE FOR PRACTICE NURSES TO SUPPORT SELF-MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS CONSULTING WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS IN PRIMARY CARE. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 52, p. 39). link>
  • Dziedzic KS, Healey EL, Main CJ. 2013. Implementing the NICE osteoarthritis guidelines in primary care: a role for practice nurses. Musculoskeletal Care, vol. 11(1), 1-2. link> doi>
  • Healey EL, Haywood KL, Jordan KP, Garratt AM, Packham JC. 2013. Patients with well-established ankylosing spondylitis show limited deterioration in a ten-year prospective cohort study. CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY, vol. 32(1), 67-72. link> doi>
  • Packham JC, Jordan KP, Haywood KL, Garratt AM, Healey EL. 2012. Evaluation of Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life questionnaire: responsiveness of a new patient-reported outcome measure. Rheumatology (Oxford), vol. 51(4), 707-714. link> doi>
  • Wilkie R, Jordan JL, Muller S, Nicholls E, Healey EL, Van der Windt DA. 2011. Measures of Social Function and Participation in Musculoskeletal Populations Impact on Participation and Autonomy ( IPA), Keele Assessment of Participation (KAP), Participation Measure for Post-Acute Care (PM-PAC), Participation Objective, Participation Subjective (POPS), Rating of Perceived Participation (ROPP), and The Participation Scale. ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH, vol. 63, S325-S336. link> doi>

Full Publications List show

Journal Articles

  • Dziedzic KS, Healey EL, Main CJ. 2013. Implementing the NICE osteoarthritis guidelines in primary care: a role for practice nurses. Musculoskeletal Care, vol. 11(1), 1-2. link> doi>
  • Healey EL, Haywood KL, Jordan KP, Garratt AM, Packham JC. 2013. Patients with well-established ankylosing spondylitis show limited deterioration in a ten-year prospective cohort study. CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY, vol. 32(1), 67-72. link> doi>
  • Packham JC, Jordan KP, Haywood KL, Garratt AM, Healey EL. 2012. Evaluation of Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life questionnaire: responsiveness of a new patient-reported outcome measure. Rheumatology (Oxford), vol. 51(4), 707-714. link> doi>
  • Wilkie R, Jordan JL, Muller S, Nicholls E, Healey EL, Van der Windt DA. 2011. Measures of Social Function and Participation in Musculoskeletal Populations Impact on Participation and Autonomy ( IPA), Keele Assessment of Participation (KAP), Participation Measure for Post-Acute Care (PM-PAC), Participation Objective, Participation Subjective (POPS), Rating of Perceived Participation (ROPP), and The Participation Scale. ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH, vol. 63, S325-S336. link> doi>
  • Mattey DL, Dawson SR, Healey EL, Packham JC. 2011. Relationship between smoking and patient-reported measures of disease outcome in ankylosing spondylitis. J Rheumatol, vol. 38(12), 2608-2615. link> doi>
  • Sandhu J, Packham JC, Healey EL, Jordan KP, Garratt AM, Haywood KL. 2011. Evaluation of a modified arthritis self-efficacy scale for an ankylosing spondylitis UK population. Clin Exp Rheumatol, vol. 29(2), 223-230. link>
  • Healey EL, Burden AM, McEwan IM, Fowler NE. 2011. Diurnal variation in stature: do those with chronic low-back pain differ from asymptomatic controls?. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon), vol. 26(4), 331-336. link> doi>
  • Haywood KL, Garratt AM, Jordan KP, Healey EL, Packham JC. 2010. Evaluation of Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (EASi-QoL): Reliability and Validity of a New Patient-reported Outcome Measure. JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, vol. 37(10), 2100-2109. link> doi>
  • Healey EL, Haywood KL, Jordan KP, Garratt A, Packham JC. 2011. Impact of ankylosing spondylitis on work in patients across the UK. Scand J Rheumatol, vol. 40(1), 34-40. link> doi>
  • Healey EL, Haywood KL, Jordan KP, Garratt AM, Packham JC. 2010. Disease severity in ankylosing spondylitis: variation by region and local area deprivation. J Rheumatol, vol. 37(3), 633-638. link> doi>
  • Healey EL, Haywood KL, Jordan KP, Garratt AM, Ryan S, Packham JC. 2009. Ankylosing spondylitis and its impact on sexual relationships. Rheumatology (Oxford), vol. 48(11), 1378-1381. link> doi>
  • Healey EL, Burden AM, McEwan IM, Fowler NE. 2008. Stature loss and recovery following a period of loading: effect of time of day and presence or absence of low back pain. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon), vol. 23(6), 721-726. link> doi>
  • Healey EL, Burden AM, McEwan IM, Fowler NE. 2008. The impact of increasing paraspinal muscle activity on stature recovery in asymptomatic people. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, vol. 89(4), 749-753. link> doi>
  • Fowler NE and Healey EL. 2008. Diurnal stature changes in individuals with and without chronic low back pain. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, vol. 90-B, 22.
  • Healey EL, Yates T, Davies MJ, Webb D, Stockman J, Srinivasan B, Farooqi A, Khunti K. 2007. Association between glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and level of self-reported physical activity in a multi-ethnic population. Diabetic Medicine, vol. 24, 64.
  • Srinivasan BT, Davies MJ, Webb D, Healey EL, Farooqi A, Hiles S, Mandalia P, Stockman J, Green N, Khunti K. 2007. Baseline characteristics and risk of progression from Prediabetes to Type 2 diabetes in a multiethnic, population-based screening. Diabetic Medicine, vol. 24, 51.
  • Hiles S, Mandalia P, Jarvis J, Farooqi A, Srinivasan B, Khunti K, Healey EL, Davies MJ. 2007. Comparison of different screening strategies and progression rates for diabetes within a multi-ethnic population with pre-diabetes. Diabetic Medicine, vol. 24, 92.
  • Healey EL, Yates T, Davies MJ, Webb D, Stockman J, Srinivasan B, Farooqi A, Khunti K. 2007. How do self-reported physical activity levels differ between White European and South Asian Populations participating in a population based Type 2 diabetes screening project?. Diabetic Medicine, vol. 24, 64.
  • Webb D, Healey EL, Stockman J, Farooqi A, Khunti K, Davies MJ, Srinivasan BT. 2007. Significantly elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and gamma-glutaryl transpeptidase (GGT) in a UK South Asian population with the Metabolic Syndrome or Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetic Medicine, vol. 24, 45.
  • Healey EL, Webb D, Stockman J, Khunti K, Jarvis J, Farooqi A, Tringham J, Skinner TC, Davies MJ. 2006. A comparison of screening methods for identifying Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) and Pre-Diabetes. Diabetic Medicine, vol. 23, 103.
  • Webb D, Healey EL, Stockman J, Khunti K, Jarvis J, Farooqi A, Skinner TC, Davies M. 2006. Broadening Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG) criteria results in increased identification of Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT), which is not affected by ethnicity. Diabetic Medicine, vol. 23, 73.
  • Healey EL, Fowler NE, Burden AM, McEwan IM. 2005. Raised paraspinal muscle activity reduces rate of stature recovery following loaded exercise in individuals with chronic low back pain. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, vol. 86, 710-715.
  • Healey EL, Fowler NE, Burden AM, McEwan IM. 2005. Repeatability of stature measurements in individuals with and without chronic low-back pain. Ergonomics, vol. 48, 1613-1622.
  • Healey EL, Fowler NE, Burden AM, McEwan IM. 2005. The influence of different unloading positions upon stature recovery and paraspinal muscle activity. Clinical Biomechanics, vol. 20, 365-371.
  • Healey EL, Fowler NE, Burden AM, McEwan IM. 2004. Recovery from spinal shrinkage is reduced in individuals with chronic low back pain. Journal of Sports Sciences, vol. 22, 266.

Other

  • Healey EL, Ryan S, McHugh GA, Main CJ, Porcheret M, Ong BN, Pushpa-Rajah A, Dziedzic KS. 2013. DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL CONSULTATION AND TRAINING PACKAGE FOR PRACTICE NURSES TO SUPPORT SELF-MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS CONSULTING WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS IN PRIMARY CARE. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 52, p. 39). link>
  • Mattey DL, Dawson SR, Healey EL, Packham JC. 2011. QUANTITATIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SMOKING AND MEASURES OF DISEASE ACTIVITY AND SEVERITY IN PATIENTS WITH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 50, p. 39). link>
  • Sandhu J, Packham JC, Healey EL, Jordan K, Garratt AM, Haywood KL. 2010. EVALUATION OF A MODIFIED ARTHRITIS SELF-EFFICACY SCALE FOR ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS (ASES-AS). RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 49, p. I53). link>
  • Healey EL, Haywood KL, Jordan KP, Garratt AM, Packham JC. 2010. PATIENTS WITH WELL-ESTABLISHED ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS SHOW LIMITED DETERIORATION IN A 10-YEAR PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 49, p. I20). link> doi>
  • Packham J, Jordan KP, Lebmeier M, Garratt AM, Healey EL, Haywood KL. 2010. RESPONSIVENESS OF THE EVALUATING ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS QUALITY OF LIFE (EASI-QOL) QUESTIONNAIRE. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 49, pp. I57-I58). link>
  • Haywood KL, Garratt AM, Jordan KP, Healey EL, Packham JC. 2010. Evaluation of ankylosing spondylitis quality of life (EASi-QoL): reliability and validity of a new patient-reported outcome measure. J Rheumatol (vol. 37, pp. 2100-2109). link> doi>
  • Healey EL, Haywood KL, Jordan KP, Garratt AM, Packham JC. 2009. THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL DEPRIVATION IN ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 48, p. I8). link>
  • Healey EL, Haywood KL, Packham JC. 2008. Anti-TNF eligibility & treatment in a large cohort of patients with ankylosing spondylitis across the united kingdom. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 47, p. II70). link>
  • Healey EL, Haywood KL, Jordan K, Packham JC. 2008. Prevalence, gender differences and factors associated with anxiety and depression in a large cohort of patients with ankylosing spondylitis from across the United Kingdom. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 47, p. II78). link>
  • Healey EL, Haywood KL, Packham JC. 2008. Work status in a large cohort of ankylosing spondylitis patients from across the United Kingdom. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 47, p. II74). link>

Previous

  • Problem Based Learning (PBL). School of Medicine, Keele University

  • ASPiRE undergraduate Rheumatology course. School of Health and Rehabilitation, Keele University

  • Clinical Trials Course. Primary Care Sciences, Keele University

Current

  • Quantitative Research Methods SSC. School of Medicine, Keele University

I currently lead the Trials and Implementation Science journal club and hold the post of Postgraduate Tutor within the Research Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences.

I have experience of supervising both undergraduate (3rd and 4th year) and postgraduate (F2 trainees and PhD) students and peer review for a number of national and international journals.