Dr Elaine Thomas

Title: Reader in Biostatistics
Phone: +44 (0) 1782 734851
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Location: DJW 1.76
Role: As above
Contacting me: Via email
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I joined Keele in 2000 after completing my PhD at The University of Manchester. Prior to that I had completed an MSc in Medical Statistics at The University of Leicester and a BSc (Honours) in Statistics from The University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

My research within Keele is located in the Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences within the Research Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences.

Selected Publications

  • Mallen CD, Thomas E, Belcher J, Rathod T, Croft P, Peat G. 2013. Point-of-care prognosis for common musculoskeletal pain in older adults. JAMA Intern Med, vol. 173(12), 1119-1125. link> doi>
  • Campbell P, Foster NE, Thomas E, Dunn KM. 2013. Prognostic Indicators of Low Back Pain in Primary Care: Five-Year Prospective Study. Journal of Pain. doi>
  • Campbell P, Bishop A, Dunn KM, Main CJ, Thomas E, Foster NE. 2013. Conceptual overlap of psychological constructs in low back pain. Pain, vol. 154(9), 1783-1791. link> doi>
  • Muller S, Thomas E, Dunn KM, Mallen CD. 2013. A prognostic approach to defining chronic pain across a range of musculoskeletal pain sites. Clin J Pain, vol. 29(5), 411-416. link> doi>
  • Nicholls E, Thomas E, Van der Windt D, Peat G. 2013. THE LONG-TERM COURSE OF KNEE PAIN SEVERITY IN MIDDLE AND OLD AGE: DISTINCT TRAJECTORIES FROM LATENT CLASS GROWTH MODELLING IN POPULATION COHORT DATA (THE CAS-K STUDY AND THE OSTEOARTHRITIS INITIATIVE (OAI)). OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE (vol. 21, pp. S39-S40). link>

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Journal Articles

  • Mallen CD, Thomas E, Belcher J, Rathod T, Croft P, Peat G. 2013. Point-of-care prognosis for common musculoskeletal pain in older adults. JAMA Intern Med, vol. 173(12), 1119-1125. link> doi>
  • Campbell P, Foster NE, Thomas E, Dunn KM. 2013. Prognostic Indicators of Low Back Pain in Primary Care: Five-Year Prospective Study. Journal of Pain. doi>
  • Campbell P, Bishop A, Dunn KM, Main CJ, Thomas E, Foster NE. 2013. Conceptual overlap of psychological constructs in low back pain. Pain, vol. 154(9), 1783-1791. link> doi>
  • Muller S, Thomas E, Dunn KM, Mallen CD. 2013. A prognostic approach to defining chronic pain across a range of musculoskeletal pain sites. Clin J Pain, vol. 29(5), 411-416. link> doi>
  • Hayward RA, Porcheret M, Mallen CD, Thomas E. 2013. Recruiting patients and collecting data for an observational study using computerised record pop-up prompts: the PROG-RES study. Prim Health Care Res Dev, vol. 14(1), 21-28. link> doi>
  • Peat G, Duncan RC, Wood LR, Thomas E, Muller S. 2012. Clinical features of symptomatic patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis. Arthritis Res Ther, vol. 14(2), R63. link> doi>
  • Muller S, Thomas E, Peat G. 2012. The effect of changes in lower limb pain on the rate of progression of locomotor disability in middle and old age: evidence from the NorStOP cohort with 6-year follow-up. Pain, vol. 153(5), 952-959. link> doi>
  • Nicholls EE, van der Windt DA, Jordan JL, Dziedzic KS, Thomas E. 2012. Factors associated with the severity and progression of self-reported hand pain and functional difficulty in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review. Musculoskeletal Care, vol. 10(1), 51-62. link> doi>
  • Duncan R, Peat G, Thomas E, Hay EM, Croft P. 2011. Incidence, progression and sequence of development of radiographic knee osteoarthritis in a symptomatic population. Ann Rheum Dis, vol. 70(11), 1944-1948. link> doi>
  • Roddy E, Muller S, Thomas E. 2011. Onset and Persistence of Disabling Foot Pain in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Over a 3-Year Period: A Prospective Cohort Study. JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol. 66(4), 474-480. link> doi>
  • Whitehurst DG, Bryan S, Hay EM, Thomas E, Young J, Foster NE. 2011. Cost-effectiveness of acupuncture care as an adjunct to exercise-based physical therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee. Phys Ther, vol. 91(5), 630-641. link> doi>
  • Menz HB, Roddy E, Thomas E, Croft PR. 2011. Impact of Hallux Valgus Severity on General and Foot-Specific Health-Related Quality of Life. ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH, vol. 63(3), 396-404. link> doi>
  • Wood LR, Peat GM, Mullis R, Thomas E, Foster NE. 2011. Impairment-targeted exercises for older adults with knee pain: protocol for a proof-of-principle study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, vol. 12, 2. link> doi> full text>
  • Myers HL, Thomas E, Hay EM, Dziedzic KS. 2011. Hand assessment in older adults with musculoskeletal hand problems: a reliability study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, vol. 12, 3. link> doi> full text>
  • Dziedzic KS, Hill S, Nicholls E, Hammond A, Myers H, Whitehurst T, Bailey J, Clements C, Whitehurst DG, Jowett S, Handy J, Hughes RW, Thomas E, Hay EM. 2011. Self management, joint protection and exercises in hand osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial with cost effectiveness analyses. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, vol. 12, 156. link> doi>
  • Roddy E, Muller S, Thomas E. 2011. Onset and persistence of disabling foot pain in community-dwelling older adults over a 3-year period: a prospective cohort study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, vol. 66(4), 474-480. link> doi> full text>
  • Menz HB, Roddy E, Thomas E, Croft PR. 2011. Impact of hallux valgus severity on general and foot-specific health-related quality of life. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), vol. 63(3), 396-404. link> doi>
  • Myers H, Thomas E, Dziedzic K. 2010. What are the important components of the clinical assessment of hand problems in older adults in primary care? Results of a Delphi study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, vol. 11, 178. link> doi> full text>
  • Peat G, Thomas E, Duncan R, Wood L. 2010. Is "false positive" clinical diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis just the early diagnosis of pre-radiographic disease?. Arthritis Care & Research, vol. 62, 1502-1506. doi>
  • Arola HM, Nicholls E, Mallen C, Thomas E. 2010. Self-reported pain interference and symptoms of anxiety and depression in community-dwelling older adults: can a temporal relationship be determined?. Eur J Pain, vol. 14(9), 966-971. link> doi>
  • Foster NE, Thomas E, Bishop A, Dunn KM, Main CJ. 2010. Distinctiveness of psychological obstacles to recovery in low back pain patients in primary care. Pain, vol. 148(3), 398-406. link> doi>
  • Muller S, Thomas E, Peat G. 2009. Derivation and testing of an interval-level score for measuring locomotor disability in epidemiological studies of middle and old age. Qual Life Res, vol. 18(10), 1341-1355. link> doi>
  • Westoby CJ, Mallen CD, Thomas E. 2009. Cognitive complaints in a general population of older adults: prevalence, association with pain and the influence of concurrent affective disorders. Eur J Pain, vol. 13(9), 970-976. link> doi>
  • Duncan R, Peat G, Thomas E, Wood L, Hay E, Croft P. 2009. Does isolated patellofemoral osteoarthritis matter?. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, vol. 17(9), 1151-1155. link> doi>
  • Foster NE, Thomas E, Hill JC, Hay EM. 2010. The relationship between patient and practitioner expectations and preferences and clinical outcomes in a trial of exercise and acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis. Eur J Pain, vol. 14(4), 402-409. link> doi> full text>
  • Roddy E, Muller S, Thomas E. 2009. Defining disabling foot pain in older adults: further examination of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index. Rheumatology (Oxford), vol. 48(8), 992-996. link> doi>
  • Peat G and Thomas E. 2009. When knee pain becomes severe: a nested case-control analysis in community-dwelling older adults. J Pain, vol. 10(8), 798-808. link> doi>
  • Dziedzic K, Stevenson K, Thomas E, Sim J, Hay E. 2009. Development and implementation of a physiotherapy intervention for use in a pragmatic randomized controlled trial in primary care for shoulder pain. Musculoskeletal Care, vol. 7(2), 67-77. link> doi>
  • Mallen CD, Mottram S, Thomas E. 2009. Is childhood pain associated with future mental health problems? A population based study of young adults in North Staffordshire. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, vol. 44(6), 489-494. link> doi>
  • Thomas E and Doré CJ. 2009. Statistical guidelines for contributors to Rheumatology. Rheumatology (Oxford), vol. 48(5), 461. link> doi>
  • Thomas E, Croft PR, Dziedzic KS. 2009. Hand problems in community-dwelling older adults: onset and effect on global physical function over a 3-year period. Rheumatology (Oxford), vol. 48(2), 183-187. link> doi>
  • Phelan M, Blenkinsopp A, Foster NE, Thomas E, Hay EM. 2008. Pharmacist-led medication review for knee pain in older adults: content, process and outcomes. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, vol. 16(6), 347-355. doi>
  • Mallen CD, Dunn KM, Thomas E, Peat G. 2008. Thicker paper and larger font increased response and completeness in a postal survey. J Clin Epidemiol, vol. 61(12), 1296-1300. link> doi>
  • Duncan R, Peat G, Thomas E, Wood L, Hay E, Croft P. 2008. How do pain and function vary with compartmental distribution and severity of radiographic knee osteoarthritis?. Rheumatology (Oxford), vol. 47(11), 1704-1707. link> doi>
  • Thomas E, Dunn KM, Mallen C, Peat G. 2008. A prognostic approach to defining chronic pain: application to knee pain in older adults. Pain, vol. 139(2), 389-397. 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>
  • Jordan KP, Thomas E, Peat G, Wilkie R, Croft P. 2008. Social risks for disabling pain in older people: a prospective study of individual and area characteristics. Pain, vol. 137(3), 652-661. link> doi>
  • 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>
  • Wood LR, Peat G, Thomas E, Duncan R. 2008. The contribution of selected non-articular conditions to knee pain severity and associated disability in older adults. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, vol. 16(6), 647-653. link> doi>
  • Foster NE, Bishop A, Thomas E, Main C, Horne R, Weinman J, Hay E. 2008. Illness perceptions of low back pain patients in primary care: what are they, do they change and are they associated with outcome?. Pain, vol. 136(1-2), 177-187. link> doi>
  • Mottram S, Peat G, Thomas E, Wilkie R, Croft P. 2008. Patterns of pain and mobility limitation in older people: cross-sectional findings from a population survey of 18,497 adults aged 50 years and over. Qual Life Res, vol. 17(4), 529-539. link> doi>
  • Mallen C, Mottram S, Thomas E. 2008. Birth factors and common mental health problems in young adults: a population-based study in North Staffordshire. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, vol. 43(4), 325-330. link> doi>
  • Bishop A, Foster NE, Thomas E, Hay EM. 2008. How does the self-reported clinical management of patients with low back pain relate to the attitudes and beliefs of health care practitioners? A survey of UK general practitioners and physiotherapists. Pain, vol. 135(1-2), 187-195. link> doi>
  • Dionne CE, Dunn KM, Croft PR, Nachemson AL, Buchbinder R, Walker BF, Wyatt M, Cassidy JD, Rossignol M, Leboeuf-Yde C, Hartvigsen J, Leino-Arjas P, Latza U, Reis S, del Real MTG, Kovacs FM, Oberg B, Cedraschi C, Bouter LM, Koes BW, Picavet HSJ, van Tulder MW, Burton K, Foster NE, Macfarlane GJ, Thomas E, Underwood M, Waddell G, Shekelle P, Volinn E, Von Korff M. 2008. A consensus approach toward the standardization of back pain definitions for use in prevalence studies. SPINE, vol. 33(1), 95-103. link>
  • Wood L, Peat G, Thomas E, Hay EM, Sim J. 2008. Associations between physical examination and self-reported physical function in older community-dwelling adults with knee pain. Phys Ther, vol. 88(1), 33-42. link> doi>
  • Mallen CD, Mottram S, Wynne-Jones G, Thomas E. 2008. Birth-related exposures and asthma and allergy in adulthood: a population-based cross-sectional study of young adults in North Staffordshire. J Asthma, vol. 45(4), 309-312. link> doi>
  • Wilkie R, Thomas E, Mottram S, Peat G, Croft P. 2008. Onset and persistence of person-perceived participation restriction in older adults: a 3-year follow-up study in the general population. Health Qual Life Outcomes, vol. 6, 92. link> doi> full text>
  • Foster NE, Thomas E, Barlas P, Young JC, Mason E, Hay EM. 2008. Six sessions of manual acupuncture do not seem to help when added to optimal exercise for knee osteoarthritis. Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, vol. 13(1), 35-37.
  • Wilkie R, Peat G, Thomas E, Croft P. 2007. Factors associated with restricted mobility outside the home in community-dwelling adults ages fifty years and older with knee pain: an example of use of the International Classification of Functioning to investigate participation restriction. Arthritis Rheum, vol. 57(8), 1381-1389. link> doi>
  • Bishop A, Thomas E, Foster NE. 2007. Health care practitioners' attitudes and beliefs about low back pain: a systematic search and critical review of available measurement tools. Pain, vol. 132(1-2), 91-101. link> doi>
  • Wilkie R, Peat G, Thomas E, Croft P. 2007. Factors associated with participation restriction in community-dwelling adults aged 50 years and over. Qual Life Res, vol. 16(7), 1147-1156. link> doi>
  • Foster NE, Thomas E, Barlas P, Hill JC, Young J, Mason E, Hay EM. 2007. Acupuncture as an adjunct to exercise based physiotherapy for osteoarthritis of the knee: randomised controlled trial. BMJ, vol. 335(7617), 436. link> doi> full text>
  • Peat G, Thomas E, Duncan R, Wood L, Wilkie R, Hill J, Hay EM, Croft P. 2007. Estimating the probability of radiographic osteoarthritis in the older patient with knee pain. Arthritis Rheum, vol. 57(5), 794-802. link> doi>
  • Wood LR, Peat G, Thomas E, Duncan R. 2007. Knee osteoarthritis in community-dwelling older adults: are there characteristic patterns of pain location?. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, vol. 15(6), 615-623. link> doi>
  • Hill S, Dziedzic K, Thomas E, Baker SR, Croft P. 2007. The illness perceptions associated with health and behavioural outcomes in people with musculoskeletal hand problems: findings from the North Staffordshire Osteoarthritis Project (NorStOP). Rheumatology (Oxford), vol. 46(6), 944-951. link> doi>
  • Dziedzic K, Thomas E, Hill S, Wilkie R, Peat G, Croft PR. 2007. The impact of musculoskeletal hand problems in older adults: findings from the North Staffordshire Osteoarthritis Project (NorStOP). Rheumatology (Oxford), vol. 46(6), 963-967. link> doi>
  • Thomas E, Mottram S, Peat G, Wilkie R, Croft P. 2007. The effect of age on the onset of pain interference in a general population of older adults: prospective findings from the North Staffordshire Osteoarthritis Project (NorStOP). Pain, vol. 129(1-2), 21-27. link> doi>
  • 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>
  • Croft PR and Thomas E. 2007. Chest pain and subsequent consultation for coronary heart disease: a prospective cohort study. Br J Gen Pract, vol. 57(534), 40-44. link>
  • Bedson J, Mottram S, Thomas E, Peat G. 2007. Knee pain and osteoarthritis in the general populations: what influences patients to consult?. Family Practice, vol. 24, 443-453. full text>
  • Duncan R, Peat G, Thomas E, Hay E, McCall I, Croft P. 2007. Symptoms and radiographic osteoarthritis: not as discordant as they are made out to be?. Ann Rheum Dis, vol. 66(1), 86-91. link> doi> full text>
  • Dziedzic KS, Thomas E, Myers H, Hill S, Hay EM. 2007. The Australian/Canadian osteoarthritis hand index in a community-dwelling population of older adults: reliability and validity. Arthritis Rheum, vol. 57(3), 423-428. link> doi>
  • Myers H, Nicholls E, Handy J, Peat G, Thomas E, Duncan R, Wood L, Marshall M, Tyson C, Hay E, Dziedzic K. 2007. The Clinical Assessment Study of the Hand (CAS-HA): a prospective study of musculoskeletal hand problems in the general population. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, vol. 8, 85. link> doi> full text>
  • Peat G, Thomas E, Wilkie R, Croft P. 2006. Multiple joint pain and lower extremity disability in middle and old age. Disabil Rehabil, vol. 28(24), 1543-1549. link> doi>
  • Mallen CD, Peat G, Thomas E, Wathall S, Whitehurst T, Clements C, Bailey J, Gray J, Croft PR. 2006. The assessment of the prognosis of musculoskeletal conditions in older adults presenting to general practice: a research protocol. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, vol. 7, 84. link> doi> full text>
  • Mallen CD, Peat G, Thomas E, Croft PR. 2006. Is chronic pain in adulthood related to childhood factors? A population-based case-control study of young adults. J Rheumatol, vol. 33(11), 2286-2290. link>
  • Wilkie R, Peat G, Thomas E, Croft P. 2006. The prevalence of person-perceived participation restriction in community-dwelling older adults. Qual Life Res, vol. 15(9), 1471-1479. link> doi>
  • Peat G, Thomas E, Duncan R, Wood L, Hay E, Croft P. 2006. Clinical classification criteria for knee osteoarthritis: performance in the general population and primary care. Ann Rheum Dis, vol. 65(10), 1363-1367. link> doi>
  • Hay EM, Foster NE, Thomas E, Peat G, Phelan M, Yates HE, Blenkinsopp A, Sim J. 2006. Effectiveness of community physiotherapy and enhanced pharmacy review for knee pain in people aged over 55 presenting to primary care: pragmatic randomised trial. BMJ, vol. 333(7576), 995. link> doi>
  • Mallen CD, Peat G, Thomas E, Dunn KM, Croft PR. 2007. Prognostic factors for musculoskeletal pain in primary care: a systematic review. Br J Gen Pract, vol. 57(541), 655-661. link>
  • Boardman HF, Thomas E, Millson DS, Croft PR. 2006. The natural history of headache: predictors of onset and recovery. Cephalalgia, vol. 26(9), 1080-1088. link> doi>
  • Peat G, Thomas E, Croft P. 2006. Staging joint pain and disability: a brief method using persistence and global severity. Arthritis Rheum, vol. 55(3), 411-419. link> doi>
  • Wood L, Peat G, Wilkie R, Hay E, Thomas E, Sim J. 2006. A study of the noninstrumented physical examination of the knee found high observer variability. J Clin Epidemiol, vol. 59(5), 512-520. 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>
  • THOMAS E. 2006. An introduction to medical statistics for health care professionals: Hypothesis tests and estimation. Musculoskeletal Care, vol. 3(2), 218-228. doi>
  • Mallen CD, Peat G, Thomas E, Croft PR. 2006. Is chronic musculoskeletal pain in adulthood related to factors at birth? A population-based case-control study of young adults. Eur J Epidemiol, vol. 21(3), 237-243. link> doi>
  • Wilkie R, Peat G, Thomas E, Hooper H, Croft PR. 2005. The Keele Assessment of Participation: a new instrument to measure participation restriction in population studies. Combined qualitative and quantitative examination of its psychometric properties. Qual Life Res, vol. 14(8), 1889-1899. link> doi>
  • Mallen C, Peat G, Thomas E, Croft P. 2005. Severely disabling chronic pain in young adults: prevalence from a population-based postal survey in North Staffordshire. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, vol. 6, 42. link> doi> full text>
  • Kadam UT, Thomas E, Croft PR. 2005. Is chronic widespread pain a predictor of all-cause morbidity? A 3 year prospective population based study in family practice. J Rheumatol, vol. 32(7), 1341-1348. link>
  • Thomas E, van der Windt DA, Hay EM, Smidt N, Dziedzic K, Bouter LM, Croft PR. 2005. Two pragmatic trials of treatment for shoulder disorders in primary care: generalisability, course, and prognostic indicators. Ann Rheum Dis, vol. 64(7), 1056-1061. link> doi>
  • Boardman HF, Thomas E, Ogden H, Millson DS, Croft PR. 2005. A method to determine if consenters to population surveys are representative of the target study population. J Public Health (Oxf), vol. 27(2), 212-214. link> doi>
  • Boardman HF, Thomas E, Millson DS, Croft PR. 2005. Psychological, sleep, lifestyle, and comorbid associations with headache. Headache, vol. 45(6), 657-669. link> doi>
  • Boardman HF, Thomas E, Millson DS, Croft PR. 2005. One-year follow-up of headache in an adult general population. Headache, vol. 45(4), 337-345. link> doi>
  • Peat G, Greig J, Wood L, Wilkie R, Thomas E, Croft P. 2005. Diagnostic discordance: we cannot agree when to call knee pain 'osteoarthritis'. Fam Pract, vol. 22(1), 96-102. link> doi>
  • James M, Stokes EA, Thomas E, Dziedzic K, Hay EM. 2005. A cost consequences analysis of local corticosteroid injections and physiotherapy for the treatment of new episodes of unilateral shoulder pain in primary care. Rheumatology, vol. 44, 1447-51.
  • Thomas E. 2005. An introduction to medical statistics for health care professionals: basic statistical tests. Musculoskeletal Care, vol. 3(4), 201-212. link> doi>
  • Thomas E, Boardman HF, Croft PR. 2005. Why do older people report fewer headaches?. Gerontology, vol. 51(5), 322-328. link> doi>
  • Peat G, Thomas E, Handy J, Croft P. 2004. Social networks and pain interference with daily activities in middle and old age. Pain, vol. 112(3), 397-405. link> doi>
  • WILKIE R, PEAT G, THOMAS E, CROFT PR. 2004. Measuring the consequences of osteoarthritis and joint pain in population-based studies: can existing health measurement instruments capture levels of participation?. Arthritis Rheum, vol. 51(5), 755-762. doi>
  • Hay E, Barlas P, Foster N, Hill J, Thomas E, Young J. 2004. Is acupuncture a useful adjunct to physiotherapy for older adults with knee pain?: the "acupuncture, physiotherapy and exercise" (APEX) study [ISRCTN88597683]. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, vol. 5, 31. link> doi> full text>
  • Thomas E, Boardman HF, Ogden H, Millson DS, Croft PR. 2004. Advice and care for headaches: who seeks it, who gives it?. Cephalalgia, vol. 24(9), 740-752. link> doi>
  • Thomas E, Peat G, Harris L, Wilkie R, Croft PR. 2004. The prevalence of pain and pain interference in a general population of older adults: cross-sectional findings from the North Staffordshire Osteoarthritis Project (NorStOP). Pain, vol. 110(1-2), 361-368. link> doi>
  • Dziedzic K, Thomas E, Hill S, Wilkie R, Peat G, Croft P. 2004. PREVALENCE OF HAND PROBLEMS AND HAND PAIN IN OLDER PEOPLE: A SURVEY OF THE GENERAL POPULATION IN NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE. RHEUMATOLOGY, vol. 43, 88. link>
  • Peat G, Thomas E, Handy J, Wood L, Dziedzic K, Myers H, Wilkie R, Duncan R, Hay E, Hill J, Lacey R, Croft P. 2004. The Knee Clinical Assessment Study--CAS(K). A prospective study of knee pain and knee osteoarthritis in the general population. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, vol. 5(1), 4. doi>
  • Richardson JC, Hassell AB, Thomas E, Hay EM. 2004. GPs' perceptions of the role of DEXA scanning: an exploratory study. Fam Pract, vol. 21(1), 51-53. link> doi>
  • Thomas E, Croft PR, Paterson SM, Dziedzic K, Hay EM. 2004. What influences participants' treatment preference and can it influence outcome? Results from a primary care-based randomised trial for shoulder pain. Br J Gen Pract, vol. 54(499), 93-96. link>
  • Thomas E, Wilkie R, Peat G, Hill S, Dziedzic K, Croft P. 2004. The North Staffordshire Osteoarthritis Project--NorStOP: prospective, 3-year study of the epidemiology and management of clinical osteoarthritis in a general population of older adults. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, vol. 5, 2. link> doi>
  • Thomas E. 2004. An introduction to medical statistics for health care professionals: describing and presenting data. Musculoskeletal Care, vol. 2(4), 218-228. link> doi>
  • BOARDMAN H, THOMAS E, MILLSON D, CROFT P. 2004. Cross-sectional survey of medication used for headache in general population. The International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, vol. 12(2), 91-99.
  • Boardman HF, Thomas E, Millson DS, MacGregor EA, Laughey WF, Croft PR. 2003. North Staffordshire Headache Survey: development, reliability and validity of a questionnaire for use in a general population survey. Cephalalgia, vol. 23(5), 325-331. link> doi>
  • Thomas E, Richardson JC, Irvine A, Hassell AB, Hay EM. 2003. Osteoporosis: what are the implications of DEXA scanning 'high risk' women in primary care?. Family Practice, vol. 20(3), 289-293. doi>
  • Hay EM, Thomas E, Paterson SM, Dziedzic K, Croft PR. 2003. A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of local corticosteroid injection and physiotherapy for the treatment of new episodes of unilateral shoulder pain in primary care. Ann Rheum Dis, vol. 62(5), 394-399. link> doi>
  • Thomas E, Symmons DP, Brewster DH, Black RJ, Macfarlane GJ. 2003. National study of cause-specific mortality in rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile chronic arthritis, and other rheumatic conditions: a 20 year followup study. J Rheumatol, vol. 30(5), 958-965. link>
  • Hay EM, Thomas E, Dziedzic K, Croft PR. 2003. LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP OF A PRAGMATIC, PRIMARY CARE-BASED RANDOMISED TRIALS FOR SHOULDER PAIN. RHEUMATOLOGY, vol. 42, 35-36. link>
  • Boardman HF, Thomas E, Croft PR, Millson DS. 2003. Epidemiology of headache in an English district. Cephalalgia, vol. 23(2), 129-137. link> doi>
  • James M, Stokes EA, Thomas E, Dziedzic K, Hay EM. 2003. Cost minimisation analysis of local corticosteroid injection versus physiotherapy for the treatment of new episodes of unilateral shoulder pain in primary care. Rheumatology, vol. 42, 36.
  • Peat G, Wood L, Wilkie R, Thomas E, KNE-SCI Study Group. 2003. How reliable is structured clinical history-taking in older adults with knee problems? Inter- and intraobserver variability of the KNE-SCI. J Clin Epidemiol, vol. 56(11), 1030-1037. link> doi>
  • Peat G, Lawton H, Hay E, Greig J, Thomas E, KNE-SCI Study Group. 2002. Development of the Knee Standardized Clinical Interview: a research tool for studying the primary care clinical epidemiology of knee problems in older adults. Rheumatology (Oxford), vol. 41(10), 1101-1108. link> doi>
  • Richardson JC, Hassell AB, Hay EM, Thomas E. 2002. "I'd rather go and know": women's understanding and experience of DEXA scanning for osteoporosis. Health Expect, vol. 5(2), 114-126. link>
  • Saum SL, Thomas E, Lewis AM, Croft PR. 2002. The effect of diabetic control on the incidence of, and changes in, retinopathy in type 2 non-insulin dependent diabetic patients. Br J Gen Pract, vol. 52(476), 214-216. link>
  • Dziedzic K, Thomas E, Hay EM. 2002. A Systematic search & critical review of measures of disability for use in a population survey of hand osteoarthritis (OA). Rheumatology.
  • Dziedzic K, Thomas E, Hay EM. 2002. A Systematic search & critical review of measures of disability for use in a population survey of hand osteoarthritis (OA). Rheumatology.
  • Thomas E. 2001. Should we give detailed advice and information booklets to patients with back pain? A randomized controlled factorial trial of a self-management booklet and doctor advice to take exercise for back pain - Point of view. SPINE, vol. 26(19), 2072. link> doi>
  • Croft PR, Lewis M, Papageorgiou AC, Thomas E, Jayson MI, Macfarlane GJ, Silman AJ. 2001. Risk factors for neck pain: a longitudinal study in the general population. Pain, vol. 93(3), 317-325. link> doi>
  • Dziedzic K, Thomas E, Paterson S, Croft P, Hay EM. 2001. A pragmatic randomised controlled trial (RCT) in primary care for shoulder pain: content of the physiotherapy intervention. RHEUMATOLOGY, vol. 40, 148. link>
  • Peat GP, Lawton H, Hay E, Carpenter G, Cooper V, Dawes P, Hassell A, Porcheret M, Rees A, Shadforth M, Thomas E, Croft P. 2001. Clinical history in older adults with knee pain: standardised interview questions from general practice and rheumatology perspectives for epidemiological research. RHEUMATOLOGY, vol. 40, 127. link>
  • GARROW A, PAPAGEORGIOU AC, SILMAN AJ, THOMAS E, JAYSON MIV, MACFARLANE G. 2001. The Grading of Hallux Valgus The Manchester Scale. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, vol. 91(2), 74-78.
  • Thomas E, Barret JH, Donn RP, Thomson W, Southwood TR, Grp BPR. 2000. Subtyping of juvenile idiopathic arthritis using latent class analysis. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM, vol. 43(7), 1496-1503. link> doi>
  • Garrow AP, Papageorgiou AC, Silman AJ, Thomas E, Jayson MI, Macfarlane GJ. 2000. Development and validation of a questionnaire to assess disabling foot pain. Pain, vol. 85, 107-113.
  • Macfarlane GJ, Thomas E, Cherry N. 2000. Mortality amongst United Kingdom Gulf Ware Veterans. The Lancet, vol. 356, 17-21.
  • van der Windt DAWM, Thomas E, Pope DP, De Winter AF, Macfarlane G, Bouter L, Silman AJ. 2000. Occupational risk factors for shoulder pain: A systematic review. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 57, 433-442.
  • Thomas E, Brewster DH, Black RJ, Macfarlane GJ. 2000. The risk of malignancy amongst patients with rheumatic conditions. International Journal of Cancer, vol. 88, 497-502.
  • Croft PR, Papageorgiou AC, Thomas E, Macfarlane GJ, Silman AJ. 1999. Short-term physical risk factors for new episodes of low back pain. Prospective evidence from the South Manchester Back Pain Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), vol. 24(15), 1556-1561. link> doi>
  • Thomas E, Silman AJ, Croft PR, Papageorgiou AC, Jayson MIV, Macfarlane GJ. 1999. Predicting who develops chronic low back pain in primary care: a prospective study. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol. 318(7199), 1662-1667. link>
  • Macfarlane GJ, Thomas E, Croft PR, Papageorgiou AC, Jayson MIV, Silman AJ. 1999. Predictors of early improvement in low back pain amongst consulters to general practice: the influence of pre-morbid and episode-related factors. PAIN, vol. 80(1-2), 113-119. link> doi>
  • Croft PR, Macfarlane GJM, Papageorgiou AC, Thomas E, Silman AJ. 1998. Outcome of low back pain in general practice - reply. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol. 317(7165), 1083-1084. link>
  • Thomas E, Hay EM, Hajeer A, Silman AJ. 1998. Sjogren's syndrome: A community-based study of prevalence and impact. BRITISH JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, vol. 37(10), 1069-1076. link>
  • Foden-Shroff J, Redman CW, Tucker H, Millinship J, Thomas E, Warwick A, Jones PW. 1998. Do routine antibiotics after loop diathermy excision reduce morbidity?. Br J Obstet Gynaecol, vol. 105(9), 1022-1025. link> doi>
  • Papageorgiou AC, Croft PR, Thomas E, Silman AJ, Macfarlane GJ. 1998. Psychosocial risks for low back pain: are these related to work?. ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES, vol. 57(8), 500-502. link> doi>
  • Croft PR, Macfarlane GJ, Papageorgiou AC, Thomas E, Silman AJ. 1998. Outcome of low back pain in general practice: a prospective study. BMJ, vol. 316(7141), 1356-1359. link>
  • Thomas E, Silman AJ, Papageorgiou AC, Macfarlane GJ, Croft PR. 1998. Association between measures of spinal mobility and low back pain - An analysis of new attenders in primary care. SPINE, vol. 23(3), 343-347. link> doi>
  • Kulkarni J, Adams J, Thomas E, Silman A. 1998. Association between amputation, arthritis and osteopenia in British male war veterans with major lower limb amputations. Clinical Rehabilitation, vol. 12, 348-353.
  • Cade J, Thomas E, Vail A. 1998. Case-control study of breast cancer in south-east England: nutrional factors. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 52, 105-110.
  • Macfarlane GJ, Thomas E, Papageorgiou AC, Croft PR, Jayson MIV, Silman AJ. 1997. Employment and physical work activities as predictors of future low back pain. Spine, vol. 22, 1143-1149.
  • Papageorgiou AC, Macfarlane GJ, Thomas E, Jayson MIV, Silman AJ. 1997. Psychosocial factors in the work place - Do they predict new episode of low back pain?: Evidence from the South Manchester Back Pain Study. Spine, vol. 22, 1137-1142.
  • Macfarlane GJ, Thomas E, Papageorgiou AC, Schollum J, Croft PR, Silman AJ. 1996. The natural history of chronic pain in the community: A better prognosis than in the clinic?. JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, vol. 23(9), 1617-1620. link>
  • Papageorgiou AC, Croft PR, Thomas E, Ferry S, Jayson MIV, Silman AJ. 1996. Influence of previous pain experience on the episode incidence of low back pain: Results from the South Manchester Back Pain Study. PAIN, vol. 66(2-3), 181-185. link> doi>
  • Croft P, Burt J, Schollum J, Thomas E, Macfarlane G, Silman A. 1996. More pain, more tender points: Is fibromyalgia just one end of a continuous spectrum?. ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES, vol. 55(7), 482-485. link> doi>
  • Thomas E, Cade J, Vail A. 1996. Risk factor analysis of data from assessment clinics in the UK Breast Screening programme: A case-control study in Portsmouth and Southampton. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 50, 144-148.
  • Croft PR, Papageorgiou AC, Ferry S, Thomas E, Jayson MIV, Silman AJ. 1995. Psychologic distress and low back pain - Evidence from a prospective study in the general population. SPINE, vol. 20(24), 2731-2737. link> doi>

Chapters

  • THOMAS E. 2010. Pain in Older People. In Chronic Pain Epidemiology. Croft P, Blyth FM, Windt DVD (Eds.). Oxford University Press, USA.
  • THOMAS E, Dunn KM, Jinks C. 2007. The epidemiology of pain. In Pain in Older People. Crome P, Lally F, Main C (Eds.). Oxford University Press.

Other

  • Nicholls E, Thomas E, Van der Windt D, Peat G. 2013. THE LONG-TERM COURSE OF KNEE PAIN SEVERITY IN MIDDLE AND OLD AGE: DISTINCT TRAJECTORIES FROM LATENT CLASS GROWTH MODELLING IN POPULATION COHORT DATA (THE CAS-K STUDY AND THE OSTEOARTHRITIS INITIATIVE (OAI)). OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE (vol. 21, pp. S39-S40). link>
  • Muller S, Thomas E, Peat G. 2011. LOCOMOTOR DISABILITY IN MIDDLE AND OLD AGE: A POPULATION PERSPECTIVE ON MEASUREMENT AND THE IMPACT OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 50). link>
  • Duncan R, Peat G, Thomas E, Hay E, Croft P. 2010. INCIDENCE AND PROGRESSION OF RADIOGRAPHIC KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS IN A SYMPTOMATIC POPULATION. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 49, p. I33). link>
  • Hider SL, Whitehurst DG, Thomas E, Foster NE. 2010. PAIN LOCATION MATTERS: THE INFLUENCE OF LEG PAIN ON SOCIETAL VALUATION OF HEALTH STATES FOR PATIENTS WITH LOW BACK PAIN. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 49, p. I76). link>
  • Hill S, Nicholls E, Myers H, Peat G, Thomas E, Marshall M, van der Windt D, Dziedzic K. 2009. Do perceptions about Hand osteoarthritis change over an 18-month period?. Rheumatology (vol. 48 (suppl. 1), p. I160). Oxford Univ Press.
  • Roddy E, Mottram S, Thomas E. 2009. ONSET AND PERSISTENCE OF DISABLING FOOT PAIN IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 48, p. I127). link>
  • Peat GM, Thomas E, Dziedzic KS, Croft PR. 2009. PATTERNS OF SELECTED PERIPHERAL JOINT PAINS IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING ADULTS AGED 50 YEARS AND OVER. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 48, p. I127). OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
  • Whitehurst DG, Bryan S, Thomas E, Hay EM, Young J, Foster NE. 2009. THE COST-UTILITY OF ACUPUNCTURE AS AN ADJUNCT TO EXERCISE-BASED PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 48, p. I106). link>
  • Dziedzic KS, Nicholls EE, Myers HM, Hill S, Marshall M, Thomas E, van der Windt DA. 2009. Hand osteoarthritis has a poor prognosis over three years: findings from the clinical assessment study of the hand (CAS-HA). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage (vol. 17 (Suppl 1), pp. S161-S162). Elsevier.
  • Thomas E, Wright K, Roberts S, Johnson E. 2008. Is slug slime the answer to 'discogenic' back pain?. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY (vol. 89, pp. A16-A17). link>
  • Foster NE, Thomas E, Barlas P, Hill JC, Young J, Mason E, Hay EM. 2008. Acupuncture as an adjunct to exercise based physiotherapy for osteoarthritis of the knee: Randomised controlled trial. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 47, p. II2). link>
  • Dziedzic K, Nicholls E, Myers H, Peat G, Thomas E, Wood L, Tyson C, Handy J, Marshall M, van der Windt D. 2008. Defining clinical sub-groups of hand osteoarthritis in older adults: The clinical assessment study of the hand (CAS-HA). Rheumatology (vol. 47 (suppl. 2), p. I1). Oxford Univ Press.
  • Wood L, Peat G, Thomas E. 2008. Does laxity influence the relationship between strength and physical function in knee osteoarthritis (OA)?. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 47, p. II25). link>
  • Dziedzic K, Nicholls E, Myers H, Peat G, Thomas E, Marshall M, van der Windt DA. 2008. Defining 18-month outcome in clinical sub-groups of hand osteoarthritis in older adults: the Clinical Assessment Study of the Hand (CAS-HA). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage (vol. 16 (Suppl. 4), pp. S121-S122). Elsevier.
  • Bedson J, Mottram S, Thomas E, Peat G. 2007. Knee pain and osteoarthritis in the general population: what influences patients to consult?. link> doi>
  • Foster NE, Bishop A, Thomas E, Main C, Horne R, Weinman J, Hay EM. 2007. Illness perceptions of low back pain patients in primary care: Are they associated with outcome?. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 46, p. I10). link>
  • Lacey RJ, Thomas E, Duncan RC, Peat GM. 2007. Occupation and patterns of radiographic knee osteoarthritis. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 46, p. I14). link>
  • Wood LR, Peat GM, Thomas E. 2007. The contribution of selected non-articular conditions to knee pain severity in older adults. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 46, p. I10). link>
  • Dziedzic K, Nicholls E, Myers H, Peat G, Handy J, Thomas E, Wood L, Marshall M, Tyson C, Hay EM. 2007. The impact of non-inflammatory musculoskeletal hand conditions in a community dwelling population of older adults. Rheumatology (vol. 46 (suppl. 1), pp. I20-I21). Oxford Univ Press.
  • Peat G, Duncan R, Thomas E, Wood L, Hay EM, Croft P. 2006. Performance of the ACR clinical classification criteria for knee osteoarthritis in the general population. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 45, p. I69). link>
  • Hay EM, Foster NE, Peat G, Phelan M, Thomas E, Yates HE, Blenkinsopp A, Sim J. 2006. Pragmatic randomized clinical trial of the effectiveness of community physiotherapy and enhanced pharmacy review for knee pain in older people presenting to primary care. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 45, p. I73). link>
  • Duncan R, Thomas E, Peat G, Hay EM, Croft P. 2006. Radiographic knee osteoarthritis: Do compartmental patterns influence pain?. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 45, pp. I72-I73). 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, p. I121). link>
  • Duncan R, Peat G, Thomas E, Hay EM, Croft P. 2006. Symptoms and radiographic osteoarthritis: Not as discordant as they are made out to be?. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 45, p. I73). link>
  • Wood L, Thomas E, Peat G. 2006. The association between physical examination tests of the knee and self-reported disability is not explained by psychological distress. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 45, pp. I70-I71). link>
  • Wilkie R, Peat G, Thomas E, Croft PR. 2006. The potential determinants of restricted mobility outside the home in community-dwelling older adults with knee pain. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 45, p. I13). link>
  • James M, Stokes EA, Thomas E, Dziedzic K, Hay EM. 2005. A cost consequences analysis of local corticosteroid injection and physiotherapy for the treatment of new episodes of unilateral shoulder pain in primary care. Rheumatology (Oxford) (vol. 44, pp. 1447-1451). link> doi>
  • Hay EM, Foster NE, Peat G, Phelan M, Thomas E, Yates H, Sim J. 2005. Pragmatic randomized clinical trial of active physical therapy and enhanced pharmacy review for knee pain in older people presenting to primary care. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM (vol. 52, pp. S504-S505). link>
  • Peat G, Thomas E, Duncan R, Wood L, Wilkie R, Bedson J, Hay EM, Croft P. 2005. Predicting the presence of radiographic osteoarthritis in the older patient with knee pain. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM (vol. 52, p. S509). link>
  • Duncan R, Peat G, Thomas E, Hay EM, Croft P. 2005. Symptoms and radiographic osteoarthritis: Not as discordant as they are made out to be?. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM (vol. 52, pp. S509-S510). link>
  • Wood L, Peat G, Thomas E, Hay EM, Sim J. 2005. The physical examination as a predictor of self-reported physical function in older community-dwelling adults with knee pain. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM (vol. 52, pp. S466-S467). link>
  • Myers H, Dziedzic K, Thomas E, Hay E, Croft P. 2005. Classifying hand OA in a population of older people: A reliability study. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 44, p. I14). link>
  • Hay EM, Foster N, Peat G, Phelan M, Thomas E, Yates H, Sim J. 2005. Pragmatic randomised clinical trial of active physical therapy and enhanced pharmacy review for knee pain in older people presenting to primary care. Arthritis Rheum (vol. 52, p. s504).
  • WOOD L, PEAT G, WILKIE R, THOMAS E, HAY E, SIM J. 2004. Inter and intraobserver variability of a non0instrumented, standardised physical examination in a primary care population of older adults with knee problems. Rheumatology.
  • Wood L, Peat G, Wilkie R, Thomas E, Hay E, SIM J. 2004. Inter and intraobserver variability of a non-instrumented, standardised physical examination in a primary care population of older adults with knee problems. Rheumatology (vol. 43, p. ii83).
  • DZIEDZIC K, THOMAS E, HILL S, WILKIE R, PEAT G, CROFT P. 2004. MRC Hand programme - prevalence of hand problems and hand pain in older people: a survey of the general population in North Staffordshire. Rheumatology.
  • Thomas E, van der Windt DAWM, Smidt N, Dziedzic K, Croft P, Bouter LM, Hay E. 2004. Prognostic indicators of outcome in shoulder pain: results from an analysis of two pragmatic, primary care-based randomised trials. Rheumatology (vol. 43, p. 72).
  • THOMAS E, VAN DER WINDT DAWM, SMIDT N, DZIEDZIC K, CROFT P, BOUTER LM, HAY E. 2004. Prognostic indicators of outcome in shoulder pain: results from and analysis of two pragmatic, primary care-based randomised trials. Rheumatology.
  • WILKIE R, PEAT G, THOMAS E, CROFT PR. 2004. The contribution of peripheral joint pain to participation restriction in community dwelling adults aged 50 years and over. Arthritis and Rheumatism.
  • WILKIE R, PEAT G, THOMAS E, CROFT PR. 2004. The contribution of peripheral joint pain to participation restriction in community dwelling adults aged 50 years and over. Arthritis and Rheumatism.
  • MYERS H, DZIEDZIC K, THOMAS E. 2004. The Development of a Hand Assessment for Clinical Research: A Consensus Study using a Modified Delphi Approach. Rheumatology.
  • MYERS H, DZIEDZIC K, THOMAS E. 2004. The Development of a Hand Assessment for Clinical Research: A Consensus Study using a Modified Delphi Approach. Rheumatology.
  • Peat G, Greig J, Wood L, Wilkie R, Thomas E. 2003. Classifying knee osteoarthritis in primary care: lack of commonality between general practitioner diagnosis. Patient diagnostic attribution and independent clinical assessment. Rheumatology.
  • Wilkie R, Thomas E, Peat G, Croft PR. 2003. Comparing person-perceived and society-perceived measures of participation in older adults. Rheumatology.
  • James M, Stokes EA, Thomas E, Dziedzic K, Hay EM. 2003. Cost of minimisation analysis of local conticosteroid injection versus physiotherapy for the treatment of new episodes of unilateral shoulder pain in primary care. Rheumatology.
  • Peat G, Wood L, Wilkie R, Thomas E, Greig J. 2003. How reliable is structured clinical history-taking in older adults with knee problems? Inter- and intra- deserves reliability of the kne-sci. Rheumatology.
  • Peat G, Wood L, Wilkie R, Thomas E, Greig J. 2003. How reliable is structured clinical history-taking in older adults with knee problems? Inter- and intra- deserves reliability of the kne-sci. Rheumatology.
  • Hay EM, Thomas E, Dziedzic K, Croft PR. 2003. Long-term follow-up of a pragmatic, primary care based randomised trials for shoulder pain shoulder trials data. Rheumatology.
  • Wilkie R, Thomas E, Peat G, Croft PR. 2003. Population-based prevalence of participation restriction in older adults and its association with joint pain. Rheumatology.
  • Wilkie R, Thomas E, Peat G, Croft PR. 2003. Population-based prevalence of participation restriction in older adults and its association with joint pain. Rheumatology.
  • Hill S, Thomas E, Dziedzic K. 2003. Reliability of two instruments for use in a pilot survey of hand pain in older people. Rheumatology.
  • Hill S, Thomas E, Dziedzic K. 2003. Reliability of two instruments for use in a pilot survey of hand pain in older people. Rheumatology.
  • McGrath RJ, Styles P, Thomas E & Neale S. 2002. Integrated high-resolution geophysical explorations as potential tools for water resource investigations in karst terrain. EEGS Proceedings, 7th Meeting.. doi>
  • Dziedzic K, Thomas E, Hay EM. 2002. A Systematic search & critical review of measures of disability for use in a population survey of hand osteoarthritis (OA). Rheumatology (vol. 41, p. 85). doi>
  • Boardman HF, Thomas E, Millson DS, Croft PR. 2002. Medication use and health care consultation for headache in older adults. The International Journal of Pharmacy Practice.
  • Thomas E, van der Windt DAWM, Dziedzic K, Croft PR, Hay E. 2002. Pragmatic primary care based randomised trials for shoulder pain: the issue of external validity.
  • Thomas E, Von der Windt DAWM, Dzedzic K, Croft PR, Hay EM. 2002. Pragmatic, primary case-based randomised trials for shoulder pain: the issue of external vaildity. Rheumatology.
  • Richardson J, Thomas E, Hassell AB, Irvine A, Hay EM. 2001. Osteoporosis: what are the implications of scanning "high risk" women in primary care?. Rheumatology (vol. 40, p. 55).
  • Hay EM, Paterson S, Thomas E, Dziedzic K, Croft PR. 2001. Pragmatic randomised controlled trial of local steroid injection and physiotherapy for the treatment of new episodes of shoulder pain in primary care. Rheumatology (vol. 40, p. 77).
  • Thomas E, Paterson SM, Hay EM, Dziedzic K, Croft PR. 2001. Pragmatic primary care based randomised controlled trial for shoulder pain: do patients' treatment preferences affect outcome?. Rheumatology (vol. 40, p. 136).
  • Hay EM, Thomas E, Pal B, Hajeer A, Chambers H, Silman AJ. 1998. Weak association between subjective symptoms of and objective testing for dry eyes and dry mouth: results from a population based study. ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES (vol. 57, pp. 20-24). link> doi>
  • Macfarlane GJ, Thomas E, Papageorgiou AC, Croft PR, Silman AJ. 1997. Predictors of short term improvement amongst consulters with low back pain. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM (vol. 40, p. 639). link>
  • Macfarlane GJ, Thomas E, Papageorgiou AC, Croft PR, Jayson MIV, Silman AJ. 1997. Employment and physical work activities as predictors of future low back pain. SPINE (vol. 22, pp. 1143-1149). link> doi>
  • Papageorgiou AC, Macfarlane GJ, Thomas E, Croft PR, Jayson MIV, Silman AJ. 1997. Psychosocial factors in the workplace - Do they predict new episodes of law back pain? Evidence from the south Manchester back pain study. SPINE (vol. 22, pp. 1137-1142). link> doi>
  • Silman AJ, Papageorgiou AC, Thomas E, Croft PR, Javson MIV, Macfarlane GJ. 1996. Work activities and psychosocial factors as predictors of future back pain. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM (vol. 39, p. 1694). link>

I currently teach the statistics component of the MSc in Rheumatology Nursing, University of Keele. I am also a course tutor for a 3-day course entitled “Practical Introduction to Running Randomised Clinical Trials” ran annually by Primary Care Sciences.

I am an external examiner for MSc Primary Care at Queen Mary, University of London (2007-present), a member of Arthritis Research UK’s Orthotics Advisory Group: Research into the development of new aids and appliances for patients with musculoskeletal disease (2007-present), the statistical member of Operational Group for NIHR Research Design Service for the West Midlands, the Keele University Hub (2008-present) and an editorial board member and lead statistical advisor for Rheumatology (2007-present) and Musculoskeletal Care (2003-present) journals.