Biography
Elaine started work at Keele University in 2005 after previously working for the Medical Research Council as a biostatistician in Nottingham and Cambridge. She has previously completed an undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Statistics at Leeds University (1998) and a Masters degree in Biometry at Reading University (1999). Whilst working at Keele she gained a PhD on the severity and progression of hand pain and function in older adults with hand pain (2016), which she completed on a part-time basis, alongside working as a statistician on several studies of musculoskeletal health. She now works as an affiliated statistician to Keele Clinical Trials Unit on a range of clinical trials and epidemiological studies.
Research and scholarship
Elaine has a research interests in the design, conduct, analysis and reporting of randomised controlled trials, with a specific application to primary care trials of musculoskeletal health. She also has a research interest in statistical methods for longitudinal data analysis and in analysis methods for cohort studies.
Teaching
- Masters in Medical Science (MMedSci)
- Research methods for medical students (SSC)
Selected Publications
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P077 Developing a better explanation of osteoarthritis: results from a conjoint analysis of patient preferences. Rheumatology, vol. 61(Supplement_1). doi> link> full text>2022.
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Subgroup effects of non-surgical and non-pharmacological treatment of patients with hand osteoarthritis: a protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis. BMJ Open, e057156, vol. 12(1). link> doi> full text>2022.
Full Publications Listshow
Journal Articles
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P077 Developing a better explanation of osteoarthritis: results from a conjoint analysis of patient preferences. Rheumatology, vol. 61(Supplement_1). doi> link> full text>2022.
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Subgroup effects of non-surgical and non-pharmacological treatment of patients with hand osteoarthritis: a protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis. BMJ Open, e057156, vol. 12(1). link> doi> full text>2022.
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Integrating case-finding and initial management for osteoarthritis, anxiety, and depression into primary care long-term condition reviews: results from the ENHANCE pilot trial. Fam Pract. link> doi> full text>2021.
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of bracing in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis management: protocol for a multicentre, primary care, randomised, parallel-group, superiority trial. BMJ Open, e048196, vol. 11(3). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Latent Class Growth Analysis of Gout Flare Trajectories: A Three-Year Prospective Cohort Study in Primary Care. Arthritis Rheumatol, 1928-1935, vol. 72(11). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Relative prevalence and distribution of knee, hand and foot symptomatic osteoarthritis subtypes in an English population. Musculoskeletal Care, 219-224, vol. 18(2). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Longitudinal validity of using digital hand photographs for assessing hand osteoarthritis progression over 7 years in community-dwelling older adults with hand pain. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 484, vol. 20(1). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Short-Term Recovery Trajectories of Acute Flares in Knee Pain: A UK-Netherlands Multicenter Prospective Cohort Analysis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 1687-1692, vol. 72(12). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Non-traditional support workers delivering a brief psychosocial intervention for older people with anxiety and depression: the NOTEPAD feasibility study. doi> full text>2019.
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Can support workers from AgeUK deliver an intervention to support older people with anxiety and depression? A qualitative evaluation. BMC Fam Pract, 16, vol. 20(1). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Metabolic risk factors and the incidence and progression of radiographic hand osteoarthritis: a population-based cohort study. Scand J Rheumatol, 52-63, vol. 48(1). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Optimal primary care management of clinical osteoarthritis and joint pain in older people: a mixed-methods programme of systematic reviews, observational and qualitative studies, and randomised controlled trials. doi> full text>2018.
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Cost-utility analysis of interventions to improve effectiveness of exercise therapy for adults with knee osteoarthritis: the BEEP trial. Rheumatol Adv Pract, rky018, vol. 2(2). link> doi> full text>2018.
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The feasibility and acceptability of a physical activity intervention for older people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: The iPOPP pilot trial protocol. Musculoskeletal Care, 118-132, vol. 16(1). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Self-management of musculoskeletal hand pain and hand problems in community-dwelling adults aged 50 years and older: results from a cross-sectional study in a UK population. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 418, vol. 17(1). link> doi> full text>2016.
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An analysis of the complementarity of ICECAP-A and EQ-5D-3 L in an adult population of patients with knee pain. Health Qual Life Outcomes, 36, vol. 14. link> doi> full text>2016.
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Improving the care of people with long-term conditions in primary care: protocol for the ENHANCE pilot trial. J Comorb, 135-149, vol. 5. link> doi> full text>2015.
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A longitudinal assessment of the responsiveness of the ICECAP-A in a randomised controlled trial of a knee pain intervention. Qual Life Res, 2319-2331, vol. 24(10). link> doi> full text>2015.
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Erosive osteoarthritis: a more severe form of radiographic hand osteoarthritis rather than a distinct entity?. Ann Rheum Dis, 136-141, vol. 74(1). link> doi> full text>2015.
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Self-management approaches for osteoarthritis in the hand: a 2×2 factorial randomised trial. Ann Rheum Dis, 108-118, vol. 74(1). link> doi> full text>2015.
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Joint protection and hand exercises for hand osteoarthritis: an economic evaluation comparing methods for the analysis of factorial trials. Rheumatology (Oxford), 876-883, vol. 54(5). link> doi> full text>2015.
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A multicentre, pragmatic, parallel group, randomised controlled trial to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of three physiotherapy-led exercise interventions for knee osteoarthritis in older adults: the BEEP trial protocol (ISRCTN: 93634563). BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 254, vol. 15. link> doi>2014.
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Reliability of Assessing Hand Osteoarthritis on Digital Photographs and Associations With Radiographic and Clinical Findings. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 828-836, vol. 66(6). link> doi> full text>2014.
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Comparison of clinical burden between patients with erosive hand osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis in symptomatic community-dwelling adults: the Keele clinical assessment studies. Rheumatology (Oxford), 2260-2267, vol. 52(12). link> doi> full text>2013.
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- 2010.
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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, S325-S336, vol. 63. link> doi>2011.
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Radiographic thumb osteoarthritis: frequency, patterns and associations with pain and clinical assessment findings in a community-dwelling population. Rheumatology (Oxford), 735-739, vol. 50(4). link> doi> full text>2011.
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Measurement of change in function and disability in osteoarthritis: current approaches and future challenges. Curr Opin Rheumatol, 525-530, vol. 21(5). doi>2009.
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The Clinical Assessment Study of the Hand (CAS-HA): a prospective study of musculoskeletal hand problems in the general population. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 85, vol. 8. link> doi> full text>2007.
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Longitudinal validity of using digital hand photographs for assessing hand osteoarthritis progression over 7 years in community-dwelling older adults with hand pain. doi> full text>
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LONGITUDINAL VALIDITY OF USING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS FOR ASSESSING PROGRESSION OF HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS OVER 7 YEARS IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING ADULTS. OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE (p. S202, vol. 26). link> doi> full text>2018.
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2016. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Stepped Wedge Trial Design : York, UK, 10 March 2016. Trials (p. 311, vol. 17 Suppl 1). link> doi> full text>
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IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXERCISE THERAPY FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH KNEE PAIN: A PRAGMATIC RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 40, vol. 54). link>2015.
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PROGNOSTIC FACTORS FOR LONG-TERM PROGRESSION OF HAND PAIN AND FUNCTION IN SYMPTOMATIC PERSONS AGED OVER 50 YEARS, WITH, OR AT RISK OF, HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 63, vol. 54). link>2015.
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COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF JOINT PROTECTION AND HAND EXERCISE FOR HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 147, vol. 52). link>2013.
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EROSIVE THUMB BASE OSTEOARTHRITIS IN SYMPTOMATIC COMMUNITY-DWELLING ADULTS: THE KEELE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT STUDIES. OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE (p. S26, vol. 19). link>2011.
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Severity of radiographic hand osteoarthritis predicts a small increase in hand pain and functional limitation at 3-years. Osteoarthritis and cartilage (p. S154, vol. 18 (suppl. 2)). Elsevier. doi>2010.
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Do perceptions about Hand osteoarthritis change over an 18-month period?. Rheumatology (p. I160, vol. 48 (suppl. 1)). Oxford Univ Press.2009.
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Radiographic OA in the 1st CMC joint and the thumb as a whole: associations with pain, clinical features and test results. Rheumatology (p. I97, vol. 48). Oxford Univ Press.2009.
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Restricted self-care and looking after the home in adults aged 50 year and older with hand osteoarthritis; prevalence and links with joint specific characteristics. Rheumatology (p. I6, vol. 48 (suppl. 1)). Oxford Univ Press.2009.
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SELF-REPORTED HAND FUNCTION AND ADAPTATION BEHAVIOUR IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS OVER AN 18-MONTH PERIOD. RHEUMATOLOGY (pp. I27-I28, vol. 48). OXFORD UNIV PRESS.2009.
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The impact of constant and intermittent pain in people with hand osteoarthritis. Rheumatology (pp. I97-I98, vol. 48 (suppl. 1)). Oxford Univ Press.2009.
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Hand osteoarthritis has a poor prognosis over three years: findings from the clinical assessment study of the hand (CAS-HA). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage (pp. S161-S162, vol. 17 (Suppl 1)). Elsevier.2009.
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Defining clinical sub-groups of hand osteoarthritis in older adults: The clinical assessment study of the hand (CAS-HA). Rheumatology (p. I1, vol. 47 (suppl. 2)). Oxford Univ Press.2008.
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The effect of adaptation behaviour on hand function in older adults with self-reported hand problems. RHEUMATOLOGY (pp. II23-II24, vol. 47). link>2008.
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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 (pp. S121-S122, vol. 16 (Suppl. 4)). Elsevier.2008.
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Determining patterns of radiographic hand osteoarthritis in a community-dwelling population of adults aged 50 years and over using factor analysis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage (p. S159, vol. 16 (Suppl. 4)). Elsevier.2008.
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Current treatment approaches in a population-based sample with hand osteoarthritis: Comparison with EULAR recommendations. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (p. 515, vol. 66 (suppl. 2)). BMJ Publishing Group.2007.
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Assessing features of hand osteoarthritis using digital images: Inter-observer reliability between health professionals. Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Conference, 2007.
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Physiotherapists views of exercise for knee pain in older adults: In line with current recommendations?. RHEUMATOLOGY (pp. I21-I22, vol. 46). link>2007.
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Radiographic presentation of osteoarthritis of the thumb. Rheumatology (p. I14, vol. 46 (suppl. 1)). Oxford Univ Press.2007.
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The impact of non-inflammatory musculoskeletal hand conditions in a community dwelling population of older adults. Rheumatology (pp. I20-I21, vol. 46 (suppl. 1)). Oxford Univ Press.2007.
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