Biography
Paul has an undergraduate degree in psychology and a PhD in psychiatry. Paul joined Keele in 2007 with a focus on research within primary care settings, mainly musculoskeletal health and mental health. Paul took a new research management and support role at the Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in 2019 and continues links with Keele via his honorary role.
Research and scholarship
Paul's research has mainly focused on health conditions within a primary care or general population context, predominantly musculoskeletal pain conditions, dementia and mental health. Teaching experience includes lectures, seminars, and workshops at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as one to one supervision (dissertations, masters, PhDs). Management experience includes project coordination, project management (principal investigator), line management, grant application, and dissemination and impact activities.
Further information
Paul is currently Senior Research Associate within the Department for Research and Innovation at Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). Paul's role within MPFT is to develop and support research activity to the clinical and practitioner population at MPFT, mainly within mental health and social care.
Selected Publications
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Perceptions of risk in people with inflammatory arthritis during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rheumatology Advances in Practice. doi> full text>
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Living with rheumatoid arthritis during the coronavirus pandemic: a longitudinal interview study. Rheumatology (p. i49, vol. 61). British Society for Rheumatology. doi> full text>2022.
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P059 Acceptability of remote consulting during COVID-19 among patients with two common long-term musculoskeletal conditions: findings from three qualitative studies and recommendations for practice. Rheumatology, vol. 61(Supplement_1). link> doi> link> full text>2022.
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Acceptability of, and preferences for, remote consulting during COVID-19 among older patients with two common long-term musculoskeletal conditions: findings from three qualitative studies and recommendations for practice. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 312, vol. 23(1). link> doi> full text>2022.
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Exploring the physical, psychological and social wellbeing of people with rheumatoid arthritis during the coronavirus pandemic: a single centre, longitudinal, qualitative interview study in the UK. BMJ Open. full text>
Full Publications Listshow
Journal Articles
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Perceptions of risk in people with inflammatory arthritis during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rheumatology Advances in Practice. doi> full text>
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P059 Acceptability of remote consulting during COVID-19 among patients with two common long-term musculoskeletal conditions: findings from three qualitative studies and recommendations for practice. Rheumatology, vol. 61(Supplement_1). link> doi> link> full text>2022.
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Acceptability of, and preferences for, remote consulting during COVID-19 among older patients with two common long-term musculoskeletal conditions: findings from three qualitative studies and recommendations for practice. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 312, vol. 23(1). link> doi> full text>2022.
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Exploring the physical, psychological and social wellbeing of people with rheumatoid arthritis during the coronavirus pandemic: a single centre, longitudinal, qualitative interview study in the UK. BMJ Open. full text>
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Social Work and Social Care: Mapping Workforce Engagement, Relevance, Experience and Interest in Research. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK. link> doi> full text>2021.
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Exploring the Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on Social Work Practice: A Qualitative Study in England, UK. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK. link> doi> full text>2021.
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Refinement and validation of a tool for subgrouping patients with musculoskeletal pain in primary care. European Journal of Pain. doi> link> full text>2021.
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Chronic widespread pain in children and adolescents presenting in primary care: prevalence and associated risk factors. Pain. doi> link> full text>2021.
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Comparative differences in musculoskeletal pain consultation and analgesic prescription for people with dementia. Pain, 2613-2620, vol. 162(10). doi> link> full text>2021.
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Are psychological symptoms a risk factor for musculoskeletal pain in adolescents?. European Journal of Pediatrics, 2173-2183, vol. 180(7). link> doi> link> full text>2021.
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Dementia Research Activity in Sri Lanka: A Review. Journal of Neurodegenerative Disorders, vol. 3(1). doi> link> full text>2020.
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Indicators of dementia disease progression in primary care: An electronic health record cohort study. Eur J Neurol, 1499-1510, vol. 28(5). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Long-term trajectories of chronic musculoskeletal pain: a 21-year prospective cohort latent class analysis. Pain, 1511-1520, vol. 162(5). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Family-based Interventions Benefit Individuals With Musculoskeletal Pain in the Short-term but not in the Long-Term: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Clin J Pain, 140-157, vol. 37(2). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Markers of dementia-related health in primary care electronic health records. Aging Ment Health, 1452-1462, vol. 25(8). link> doi> full text>2021.
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The challenge of pain identification, assessment, and management in people with dementia: a qualitative study. BJGP Open, vol. 4(2). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Sleep problems increase the risk of musculoskeletal pain in boys but not girls: a prospective cohort study. Eur J Pediatr, 1711-1719, vol. 179(11). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Patients’ and general practitioners’ views of stratified care for musculoskeletal pain: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK pilot trial. Physiotherapy, e55-e56, vol. 107. doi>2020.
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Does Exercise Reduce Depressive Symptoms? Commentary Review on Efficacy, Mechanisms and Implementation. Anxiety and Depression Journal, 121, vol. 3(1). full text>2020.
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The Evidence-Based Development of an Intervention to Improve Clinical Health Literacy Practice. Int J Environ Res Public Health, vol. 17(5). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Sleep problems and psychological symptoms as predictors of musculoskeletal conditions in children and adolescents. Eur J Pain, 354-363, vol. 24(2). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Back pain, mental health and substance use are associated in adolescents. J Public Health (Oxf), 487-493, vol. 41(3). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Can patients with low health literacy be identified from routine primary care health records? A cross-sectional and prospective analysis. BMC Fam Pract, 101, vol. 20(1). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Matching treatment options for risk sub-groups in musculoskeletal pain: a consensus groups study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 271, vol. 20(1). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Pain assessment and pain treatment for community-dwelling people with dementia: A systematic review and narrative synthesis. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 807-821, vol. 34(6). link> doi> full text>2019.
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The Impact of Inadequate Health Literacy in a Population with Musculoskeletal Pain. Health Lit Res Pract, e215-e220, vol. 2(4). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Child and adolescent musculoskeletal pain (CAM-Pain) feasibility study: testing a method of identifying, recruiting and collecting data from children and adolescents who consult about a musculoskeletal condition in UK general practice. BMJ Open, e021116, vol. 8(6). link> doi> link> full text>2018.
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Back pain, mental health and substance use are associated in adolescents. doi>2018.
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Trajectories and predictors of the long-term course of low back pain: cohort study with 5-year follow-up. Pain, 252-260, vol. 159(2). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Measuring Musculoskeletal Pain in Infants, Children, and Adolescents. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther, 712-730, vol. 47(10). link> doi> full text>2017.
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The pain, depression, disability pathway in those with low back pain: a moderation analysis of health locus of control. J Pain Res, 2331-2339, vol. 10. link> doi> full text>2017.
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Chronic pain in families: a cross-sectional study of shared social, behavioural, and environmental influences. Pain, 41-47, vol. 159(1). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Validity of the Visual Trajectories Questionnaire for Pain. J Pain, 1451-1458, vol. 18(12). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Consultation patterns of children and adolescents with knee pain in UK general practice: analysis of medical records. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 239, vol. 18(1). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Are Sleep Problems a Risk Factor for the Onset of Musculoskeletal Pain in Children and Adolescents? A Systematic Review. Sleep, vol. 40(7). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Affective concordance in couples: a cross-sectional analysis of depression and anxiety consultations within a population of 13,507 couples in primary care. BMC Psychiatry, 190, vol. 17(1). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Screening of risk for non-specific low-back pain: do occupational hazards matter?. MEDICINA DEL LAVORO, 161-162, vol. 108(2). link> full text>2017.
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Persistent and Developing Sleep Problems: A Prospective Cohort Study on the Relationship to Poor Outcome in Patients Attending a Pain Clinic with Chronic Low Back Pain. Pain Pract, 79-86, vol. 18(1). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Generic prognostic factors for musculoskeletal pain in primary care: a systematic review. BMJ Open, e012901, vol. 7(1). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Identifying Treatment Effect Modifiers in the STarT Back Trial: A Secondary Analysis. J Pain, 54-65, vol. 18(1). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Keele Aches and Pains Study protocol: validity, acceptability, and feasibility of the Keele STarT MSK tool for subgrouping musculoskeletal patients in primary care. J Pain Res, 807-818, vol. 9. link> doi> full text>2016.
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In sickness and in health: A cross-sectional analysis of concordance for musculoskeletal pain in 13,507 couples. European Journal of Pain, vol. Early View. doi> full text>2015.
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Impact of pain intensity on relationship quality between couples where one has back pain. Pain Med, 832-841, vol. 15(5). link> doi> full text>2014.
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Long term trajectories of back pain: Cohort study with 7 year follow-up. BMJ: Open, Article 003838. doi> full text>2013.
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The role of sleep problems in the development of depression in those with persistent pain: a prospective cohort study. Sleep, 1693-1698, vol. 36(11). doi>2013.
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Effects of workplace, family, and cultural influences on low back pain: What opportunities exist to address social factors in general consultations. Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology. doi>2013.
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Prognostic Indicators of Low Back Pain in Primary Care: Five-Year Prospective Study. Journal of Pain. doi>2013.
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The role of sleep problems in the development of depression in those with persistent pain: a prospective cohort study. Sleep, 1693-1698, vol. 36(11). doi>2013.
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The association of anxiety and depression with future dementia diagnosis:a case control study in primary care. Family Practice. doi>2012.
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The influence of employment social support for risk and prognosis in nonspecific back pain: a systematic review and critical synthesis. Int Arch Occup Environ Health, 119-137, vol. 86(2). link> doi> full text>2013.
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The role of relationship quality and perceived partner responses with pain and disability in those with back pain. Pain Medicine, 204-214, vol. 13(2). doi> link> full text>2012.
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Determinants of Burden in those who care for someone with Dementia. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 1078-1085, vol. 23(10).2008.
Other
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Living with rheumatoid arthritis during the coronavirus pandemic: a longitudinal interview study. Rheumatology (p. i49, vol. 61). British Society for Rheumatology. doi> full text>2022.
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ADVERSE HEALTH RISKS IN ADOLESCENTS WITH BACK PAIN. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE (p. S105, vol. 25). link>2018.
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INCREMENTAL PROGNOSTIC PERFORMANCE OF A NEW VISUAL TRAJECTORIES QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PAIN: PROSPECTIVE COHORT OF KNEE PAIN IN PRIMARY CARE. OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE (pp. S348-S349, vol. 26). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Psychological and behavioural problems as risk factors for the onset of musculoskeletal pain in adolescents.
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Psychological and behavioural problems as risk factors for the onset of musculoskeletal pain in adolescents.
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REFINEMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE KEELE START MSK TOOL FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN IN PRIMARY CARE. RHEUMATOLOGY (pp. 119-120, vol. 56). link>2017.
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postgraduate research symposium of Research Institute for Primaty Care & Health Sciences.
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Structural Equation Modelling of the Moderation Effect of Health Locus of Control on the Pain-Depression Pathway. Poster presentation at EFIC, Vienna, Austria, September 2015. full text>2015.
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Concordance of chronic pain and chronic back pain between family members.
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Childhood trauma, adult psychological status and pain: A conditional process analysis. 2013. Poster presentation at Pain in Europe VIII, European Pain Federation Congress (EFIC), Florence, Italy.2013.
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The influence of partners on musculoskeletal consultations in primary care patients. 2013. Oral E Poster presentation at Pain in Europe VIII, European Pain Federation Congress (EFIC), Florence, Italy.2013.
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Impact of pain intensity on the relationship quality between couples where one has long term back pain. Poster presentation at RCGP conference, Glasgow, 2012.2012.
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The role of sleep problems in the development of depression among those with chronic pain: a prospective cohort study. Poster presentation, SAPC, Glasgow 2012.2012.
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Anxiety and chronic widespread pain: the moderating effect of childhood abuse. Poster presentation, 14th World Congress on Pain, Milan, 2012.2012.
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Conceptual overlap of psychological constructs in low back pain:exploratory and confirmatory analysis. Oral presentation. Society for Back Pain Research. Isle of Man, 2012.2012.
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Prognostic indicators of low back pain in primary care: 5 year prospective study. Oral presentation. Society for Back Pain Research. Isle of Man 2012.2012.
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The influence of employment social support for risk and prognosis in non-specific spinal pain: a systematic review and meta analysis. Poster presentation. Society for Social Medicine, 2011, Warwick University, UK.2011.
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The role of relationship quality and perceived partner responses with pain and disability for those with back pain. Oral presentation. Society for Back Pain Research 2010. University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.2010.
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Evaluation of the Tamworth Child and Family Support Panel: Phase 2. Staffordshire County Council.2008.
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Evaluation of the Tamworth Child and Family Support Panel: Phase 1. Staffordshire County Council.2007.
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Evaluation of a comprehensive therapy intervention within a secondary educational setting. Current Education and Children's Services Research. Record No - 3818. www.ceruk.ac.uk. link>2006.
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An investigation of the impact of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) on carer well-being. Abstract. Neurobiology of Ageing. 25, S2, p 343.2004.
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Psychological morbidity and depression in carers. Alzheimer Society Making Headway Conference, 2004, Birmingham UK.2004.
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The determinants of burden in carers of those with dementia. 9th International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders, 2004, Philadelphia, U.S.A.2004.
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