Dr Rosie Lacey

Title: Research Associate
Phone: +44 (0) 1782 734878
Email:
Location: DJW 0.55
Role: As above
Contacting me: Via email
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  • BSc Zoology 2.1 (University of Sheffield) 1984
  • PGCE (Sheffield Hallam University) 1985
  • PhD (Keele University) 1991
  • Member of the Society for Social Medicine
  • Cohort studies
  • Life course epidemiology
  • Research Methods, with particular interest in questionnaire design methodology
  • Socio-economic influences on musculoskeletal pain and pain interference

Selected Publications

  • Lacey RJ, Belcher J, Croft PR. 2012. Does life course socio-economic position influence chronic disabling pain in older adults? A general population study. The European Journal of Public Health. doi> full text>
  • Lacey RJ, Belcher J, Croft PR. 2012. Validity of two simple measures for estimating life-course socio-economic position in cross-sectional postal survey data in an older population: results from the North Staffordshire Osteoarthritis Project (NorStOP). BMC Medical Research Methodology, vol. 12, 88. doi>
  • Lacey RJ, Belcher J, Croft PR. 2010. INFLUENCE OF LIFE-COURSE SOCIO-ECONOMIC POSITION ON PAIN INTERFERENCE IN A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY OF OLDER ADULTS. JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH (vol. 64, pp. A41-A42). link> doi>
  • Lacey RJ, Belcher J, Croft PR. 2010. VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF TWO INDICATORS OF SOCIOECONOMIC POSITION IN A POPULATION SURVEY OF OLDER ADULTS. JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH (vol. 64, p. A45). link> doi>
  • Thomas E, Peat G, Mallen C, Wood L, Lacey R, Duncan R, Croft P. 2008. Predicting the course of functional limitation among older adults with knee pain: do local signs, symptoms and radiographs add anything to general indicators?. Ann Rheum Dis, vol. 67(10), 1390-1398. link> doi> full text>

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Journal Articles

  • Lacey RJ, Belcher J, Croft PR. 2012. Does life course socio-economic position influence chronic disabling pain in older adults? A general population study. The European Journal of Public Health. doi> full text>
  • Lacey RJ, Belcher J, Croft PR. 2012. Validity of two simple measures for estimating life-course socio-economic position in cross-sectional postal survey data in an older population: results from the North Staffordshire Osteoarthritis Project (NorStOP). BMC Medical Research Methodology, vol. 12, 88. doi>
  • Thomas E, Peat G, Mallen C, Wood L, Lacey R, Duncan R, Croft P. 2008. Predicting the course of functional limitation among older adults with knee pain: do local signs, symptoms and radiographs add anything to general indicators?. Ann Rheum Dis, vol. 67(10), 1390-1398. link> doi> full text>
  • Lacey RJ, Thomas E, Duncan RC, Peat G. 2008. Gender difference in symptomatic radiographic knee osteoarthritis in the Knee Clinical Assessment--CAS(K): a prospective study in the general population. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, vol. 9, 82. link> doi> full text>
  • Mallen CD, Peat G, Thomas E, Lacey R, Croft P. 2007. Predicting poor functional outcome in community-dwelling older adults with knee pain: prognostic value of generic indicators. Ann Rheum Dis, vol. 66(11), 1456-1461. link> doi>
  • Lacey RJ, Lewis M, Sim J. 2007. Piecework, musculoskeletal pain and the impact of workplace psychosocial factors. Occup Med (Lond), vol. 57(6), 430-437. link> doi>
  • Sim J, Lacey RJ, Lewis M. 2006. The impact of workplace risk factors on the occurrence of neck and upper limb pain: a general population study. BMC Public Health, vol. 6, 234. link> doi>
  • Peat G, Thomas E, Handy J, Wood L, Dziedzic K, Myers H, Wilkie R, Duncan R, Hay E, Hill J, Lacey R, Croft P. 2006. The Knee Clinical Assessment Study-CAS(K). A prospective study of knee pain and knee osteoarthritis in the general population: baseline recruitment and retention at 18 months. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, vol. 7, 30. link> doi> full text>
  • Lacey RJ, Lewis M, Sim J. 2005. The relationship between hand paraesthesia and occupational factors: results from a population study. Rheumatology (Oxford), vol. 44(10), 1287-1293. link> doi>
  • Lacey RJ, Lewis M, Jordan K, Jinks C, Sim J. 2005. Interrater reliability of scoring of pain drawings in a self-report health survey. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), vol. 30(16), E455-E458. link> doi>
  • Dunn KM, K Jordan, R Lacey, M Shapley. 2004. Patterns of consent in epidemiologic research: evidence from over 25,000 responders. American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 159(11), 1087-1094. doi>
  • Lacey RJ, Lewis M, Sim J. 2003. Presentation of pain drawings in questionnaire surveys: influence on prevalence of neck & upper limb pain in the community. Pain, vol. 105(1-2), 293-301. doi>

Other

  • Lacey RJ, Belcher J, Croft PR. 2010. INFLUENCE OF LIFE-COURSE SOCIO-ECONOMIC POSITION ON PAIN INTERFERENCE IN A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY OF OLDER ADULTS. JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH (vol. 64, pp. A41-A42). link> doi>
  • Lacey RJ, Belcher J, Croft PR. 2010. VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF TWO INDICATORS OF SOCIOECONOMIC POSITION IN A POPULATION SURVEY OF OLDER ADULTS. JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH (vol. 64, p. A45). link> doi>
  • Lacey RJ, Thomas E, Duncan RC, Peat GM. 2007. Occupation and patterns of radiographic knee osteoarthritis. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 46, p. I14). link>
  • Thomas E, Peat G, Handy J, Lacey R, Wood L, Croft P. 2006. Self-selection: an issue in multi-phase epidemiological studies?. Rheumatology (vol. 45). Oxford University Press.
  • Lacey RJ, Lewis M, Sim J. 2005. The influence of psychosocial factors of the work environment on the relationship of piecework with musculoskeletal pain and general health in a general population. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 44, p. I86). link>
  • Lacey R, Lewis M, Sim J. 2004. Association of hand paraesthesia with specific job tasks: results from a population study in North Staffordshire, UK. Rheumatology (vol. 43, p. ii88).
  • LACEY R, LEWIS M, SIM J. 2004. Association of specific work activities and psychosocial factors with neck and upper limb pain: results from a population study. 5th International Scientific Conference on Prevention of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (pp. 589-590).
  • Sim J, Lacey RJ, Lewis M. 2003. Neck and upper limb pain in pottery workers in North Staffordshire, UK. Rheumatology (p. 35).
  • Lewis M, Jordan K, Lacey RJ. Jinks C, Sim J. 2002. Inter-rater reliability assessment of the scoring of the body pain manikin. Rheumatology (vol. 41, p. 52). Oxford University Press.
  • Lacey R, Lewis M, Sim J. 2002. Validity and Reliability of a questionnaire for upper quadrant pain and occupational risk factors. Rheumatology (pp. 45-46). Oxford University Press.

Practical issues around quantitative research design on the PG Diploma / MSc Rheumatology Nursing course at the Haywood Hospital

Research Methods (Research Design: Surveys) on the Masters in Medical Science at Primary Care, Keele University