Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (17)

Employees' experiences of chronic pain in the workplace (2025)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Giannoulatou, M., & Chaplin, W. (2025). Employees' experiences of chronic pain in the workplace. Occupational Medicine, Article kqaf052. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqaf052

This qualitative study focused on how people experience chronic pain at work. Employees with chronic pain placed high value on flexible and hybrid working, and employee support networks. Inequity in access to protective workplace policies, occupation... Read More about Employees' experiences of chronic pain in the workplace.

Central aspects of pain associated with physical activity: results from the Investigating Musculoskeletal Health and Wellbeing cohort (2025)
Journal Article
Smith, S., Habib, M., Chaplin, W., Millar, B., McWilliams, D., & Walsh, D. (2025). Central aspects of pain associated with physical activity: results from the Investigating Musculoskeletal Health and Wellbeing cohort. PAIN Reports, 10(3), Article e1268. https://doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001268

Background:
Knee pain reduces activity, while inactivity can increase pain. The central nervous system modulates both pain and activity. The 8-item Central Aspects of Pain (CAP) questionnaire measures self-reported symptoms associated with current a... Read More about Central aspects of pain associated with physical activity: results from the Investigating Musculoskeletal Health and Wellbeing cohort.

The effectiveness of digital training on screening, brief interventions, and referrals to treatment (SBIRT) for medical and health professionals: a systematic review (2025)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Chaplin, W. J., Gupta, A., & Coffey, F. (in press). The effectiveness of digital training on screening, brief interventions, and referrals to treatment (SBIRT) for medical and health professionals: a systematic review. British Medical Bulletin,

Introduction
The effectiveness of digital SBIRT training for improving knowledge/competence and confidence for health promotion, behavioural and/or health outcomes is not established. We aimed to conduct a systematic review examining the effectivene... Read More about The effectiveness of digital training on screening, brief interventions, and referrals to treatment (SBIRT) for medical and health professionals: a systematic review.

Comparative effectiveness of various exercise interventions on central sensitisation indices: A systematic review and network meta-analysis (2025)
Journal Article
Ibrahim, A. A. E., McWilliams, D. F., Smith, S. L., Chaplin, W. J., Salimian, M., Georgopoulos, V., Kouraki, A., & Walsh, D. A. (2025). Comparative effectiveness of various exercise interventions on central sensitisation indices: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 68(4), Article 101894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2024.101894

Background: Central sensitisation (CS) increases musculoskeletal pain. Quantitative sensory testing (QST) or self-report questionnaires might indicate CS. Indices of CS might be suppressed by exercise, although the optimal exercise regimen remains un... Read More about Comparative effectiveness of various exercise interventions on central sensitisation indices: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Experiences and perceptions of acute testicular pain, with a focus on reasons for delayed presentation to hospital: a qualitative evidence synthesis (2024)
Journal Article
Anderson, E., Chaplin, W. J., Turner, C., Johnson, G. D., Blake, H., & Tabner, A. (2025). Experiences and perceptions of acute testicular pain, with a focus on reasons for delayed presentation to hospital: a qualitative evidence synthesis. Emergency Medicine Journal, 42(4), 264-270. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2024-214125

Background
The annual incidence of testicular torsion is approximately 1 in 4000 males under the age of 25. Despite the 97% testicular salvage rate when surgical intervention is within 6 hours of onset, orchidectomy is required in 40% of cases. Thes... Read More about Experiences and perceptions of acute testicular pain, with a focus on reasons for delayed presentation to hospital: a qualitative evidence synthesis.

Experiences and perceptions of acute testicular pain, with a focus on delayed reasons for presentation to hospital: a qualitative evidence synthesis (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anderson, E., Chaplin, W. J., Turner, C., Johnson, G., Blake, H., & Tabner, A. (2024, October). Experiences and perceptions of acute testicular pain, with a focus on delayed reasons for presentation to hospital: a qualitative evidence synthesis. Poster presented at European Society of Emergency Medicine (EUSEM) Congress, Copenhagen

Introduction The annual incidence of testicular torsion is approximately 1 in 4000 males under the age of 25. Despite the 97% testicular salvage rate when surgical intervention is within 6 hours of onset, orchidectomy is required in 40% of cases. The... Read More about Experiences and perceptions of acute testicular pain, with a focus on delayed reasons for presentation to hospital: a qualitative evidence synthesis.

The WWHIDE Framework (Web-based Workforce Health Intervention Development and Evaluation): developing a guide for workplace web-based trials (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Chaplin, W., Hassard, J., & Thomson, L. (2024, September). The WWHIDE Framework (Web-based Workforce Health Intervention Development and Evaluation): developing a guide for workplace web-based trials. Poster presented at 7th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference (ICTMC) 2024, Edinburgh, Scotland

The effectiveness of digital interventions for self-management of chronic pain in employment settings: a systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Chaplin, W. J., & Gupta, A. (2024). The effectiveness of digital interventions for self-management of chronic pain in employment settings: a systematic review. British Medical Bulletin, 151(1), 36-48. https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/ldae007

Introduction

Chronic pain affects over a quarter of the workforce with high economic burden for individuals, employers, and healthcare services. Access to work-related advice for people with chronic pain is variable. This systematic review aims to... Read More about The effectiveness of digital interventions for self-management of chronic pain in employment settings: a systematic review.

Delivering web-based workforce training interventions: the WWHIDE framework and key considerations for health research (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Chaplin, W., Hassard, J., & Thomson, L. (2024, March). Delivering web-based workforce training interventions: the WWHIDE framework and key considerations for health research. Presented at 18th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Valencia, Spain

The workplace is an important setting for raising awareness of public health issues and delivering interventions to promote health and wellbeing of working-age adults. The role of employers in supporting the physical and mental health of their employ... Read More about Delivering web-based workforce training interventions: the WWHIDE framework and key considerations for health research.

The association of painful and non-painful morbidities with frailty: a cross sectional analysis of a cohort of community dwelling older people in England (2024)
Journal Article
Chaplin, W. J., Lewis, H. R., Shahtaheri, S. M., Millar, B. S., McWilliams, D. F., Gladman, J. R. F., & Walsh, D. A. (2024). The association of painful and non-painful morbidities with frailty: a cross sectional analysis of a cohort of community dwelling older people in England. BMC Geriatrics, 24, Article 158. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04602-w

Introduction
The association between chronic pain and frailty might indicate that pain is an independent driver of frailty but might alternatively be explained by inclusion within frailty identification tools of morbidities that commonly lead to chr... Read More about The association of painful and non-painful morbidities with frailty: a cross sectional analysis of a cohort of community dwelling older people in England.

Motivation communication training programme for healthcare professionals to support adherence in patients with diabetic foot ulcers: Proof of concept study (2024)
Journal Article
Hancox, J. E., Chaplin, W. J., Hilton, C. E., Vadaszy, N., Gray, K., Game, F., & Vedhara, K. (2024). Motivation communication training programme for healthcare professionals to support adherence in patients with diabetic foot ulcers: Proof of concept study. PLoS ONE, 19(2), Article e0295180. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295180

Patients with diabetic foot ulcers have poor adherence to treatment recommendations. However, the most effective way to support adherence in this population is unknown. This study aimed to assess the preliminary effectiveness of a motivation communic... Read More about Motivation communication training programme for healthcare professionals to support adherence in patients with diabetic foot ulcers: Proof of concept study.

Development of a Motivation Communication Training to Aid Diabetes-Specialist Podiatrists With Adherence Discussions (2023)
Journal Article
Hancox, J., Chaplin, W., Hilton, C., Gray, K., Game, F., & Vedhara, K. (2023). Development of a Motivation Communication Training to Aid Diabetes-Specialist Podiatrists With Adherence Discussions. Health Education and Behavior, 51(2), 240 -250. https://doi.org/10.1177/10901981231216744

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) impact a substantial proportion of patients with diabetes, with high recurrence rates, severe complications, and significant financial burden to health care systems. Adherence to treatment advice (e.g., limiting weight-bea... Read More about Development of a Motivation Communication Training to Aid Diabetes-Specialist Podiatrists With Adherence Discussions.

Alcohol Prevention in Urgent and Emergency Care (APUEC): Development and Evaluation of Workforce Digital Training on Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment (2023)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Adams, E. J., Chaplin, W. J., Morris, L., Mahmood, I., Taylor, M. G., Langmack, G., Jones, L., Miller, P., & Coffey, F. (2023). Alcohol Prevention in Urgent and Emergency Care (APUEC): Development and Evaluation of Workforce Digital Training on Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(22), Article 7028. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20227028

Excessive alcohol consumption carries a significant health, social and economic burden. Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) is one approach to identifying patients with excessive alcohol consumption and providing intervent... Read More about Alcohol Prevention in Urgent and Emergency Care (APUEC): Development and Evaluation of Workforce Digital Training on Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment.

The Web-Based Pain-at-Work Toolkit With Telephone Support for Employees With Chronic or Persistent Pain: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Feasibility Trial (2023)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Chaplin, W., Wainwright, E., Taylor, G., McNamee, P., McWilliams, D., Abbott-Fleming, V., Holmes, J., Fecowycz, A., Walsh, D. A., & Walker-Bone, K. (2023). The Web-Based Pain-at-Work Toolkit With Telephone Support for Employees With Chronic or Persistent Pain: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Feasibility Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 12, Article e51474. https://doi.org/10.2196/51474

Background: Chronic or persistent pain affects people’s ability to work or be productive at work, generating high societal and economic burden. However, the provision of work-related advice and support for people with chronic pain is variable or lack... Read More about The Web-Based Pain-at-Work Toolkit With Telephone Support for Employees With Chronic or Persistent Pain: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Feasibility Trial.

The bidirectional relationship between chronic joint pain and frailty: data from the Investigating Musculoskeletal Health and Wellbeing cohort (2023)
Journal Article
Chaplin, W. J., McWilliams, D. F., Millar, B. S., Gladman, J. R. F., & Walsh, D. A. (2023). The bidirectional relationship between chronic joint pain and frailty: data from the Investigating Musculoskeletal Health and Wellbeing cohort. BMC Geriatrics, 23(1), Article 273. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-03949-4

Background: Pain and frailty are associated, but this relationship is insufficiently understood. We aimed to test whether there is a unidirectional or bidirectional relationship between joint pain and frailty. Methods: Data were from Investigating Mu... Read More about The bidirectional relationship between chronic joint pain and frailty: data from the Investigating Musculoskeletal Health and Wellbeing cohort.

P073 Comparative effectiveness of different exercise interventions on central sensitisation indices in humans: A systematic review and network meta-analysis (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abd Elkhabir, A. A., McWilliams, D. F., Smith, S., Chaplin, W., Salimian, M., Georgopoulos, V., Kouraki, A., & Walsh, D. A. (2023, April). P073 Comparative effectiveness of different exercise interventions on central sensitisation indices in humans: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2023, Manchester

Background/Aims

Exercise has shown a promising effect in reducing central sensitisation (CS), but it is unknown which exercise type is the most effective. This review aimed to rank and compare the effectiveness of different exercise interventions... Read More about P073 Comparative effectiveness of different exercise interventions on central sensitisation indices in humans: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.