Andrew Briggs

Harnessing People's Lived Experience to Strengthen Health Systems and Support Equitable Musculoskeletal Health Care.

Joletta L Belton, Helen Slater, TK Sundari Ravindran, Andrew M Briggs

Journal article  |  2023  |  J Orthop Sports Phys Ther

BACKGROUND: Despite the rising burden of musculoskeletal (MSK) problems (MSK conditions, MSK pain, and MSK injury and trauma) in m..

Its everyone's responsibility: Responding to the global burden of musculoskeletal health impairment.

Laura M Finucane, Emma Stokes, Andrew M Briggs

Journal article  |  2023  |  Musculoskelet Sci Pract

Knee osteoarthritis and the knowledgeable, trustworthy pharmacist: Patient and pharmacist perceptions of community pharmacy-based education and support.

Ben Darlow, Melanie Brown, Ben Hudson, Gareth Frew, Jane Clark, Loren Vincent, Rebecca Grainger, Carlo Marra, Eileen McKinlay, J Haxby Abbott, Andrew M Briggs

Journal article  |  2023  |  Musculoskeletal Care

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) clinical guidelines recommend self-management education, but education is often not included in pr..

Context and priorities for health systems strengthening for pain and disability in low- and middle-income countries: a secondary qualitative study and content analysis of health policies.

Andrew M Briggs, Joanne E Jordan, Saurab Sharma, James J Young, Jason Chua, Helen E Foster, Syed Atiqul Haq, Carmen Huckel Schneider, Anil Jain, Manjul Joshipura, Asgar Ali Kalla, Deborah Kopansky-Giles, Lyn March, Felipe JJ Reis, Katherine Ann V Reyes, Enrique R Soriano, Helen Slater

Journal article  |  2023  |  Health Policy Plan

Musculoskeletal (MSK) health impairments contribute substantially to the pain and disability burden in low- and middle-income coun..

Singapore KneE osTeoarthritis CoHort (SKETCH): protocol for a multi-centre prospective cohort study.

Bryan Yijia Tan, Zack Zhong Sheng Goh, Chien Joo Lim, Michelle Jessica Pereira, Su-Yin Yang, Kelvin Guoping Tan, Alvin Chin Kwong Tan, Phyllis Liang, J Haxby Abbott, Andrew M Briggs, David J Hunter, Soren T Skou, Julian Thumboo, Josip Car

Journal article  |  2023  |  BMC Musculoskelet Disord

BACKGROUND: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of global disability. The understanding of the role of psychosocial factor..

Towards healthy populations: A need to strengthen systems for musculoskeletal health.

Andrew M Briggs, Neil Betteridge, Karsten E Dreinhöfer, Syed Atiqul Haq, Carmen Huckel Schneider, Asgar Ali Kalla, Deborah Kopansky-Giles, Lyn March, Saurab Sharma, Enrique R Soriano, Anthony D Woolf, James J Young, Helen Slater

Journal article  |  2023  |  Semin Arthritis Rheum

Effectiveness of a New Service Delivery Model for Management of Knee Osteoarthritis in Primary Care: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

David JJ Hunter, Jocelyn LL Bowden, Rana SS Hinman, Thorlene Egerton, Andrew MM Briggs, Stephen JJ Bunker, Simon DD French, Marie Pirotta, Rupendra Shrestha, Deborah JJ Schofield, Karen Schuck, Nicholas AA Zwar, S Sandun M Silva, Gillian ZZ Heller, Kim LL Bennell, Study Team PARTNER

Journal article  |  2022  |  ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness and health costs of a new primary care service delivery model (the Optimising Primary Car..

The osteoarthritis knowledge scale

Ben Darlow, Chris Krageloh, J Haxby Abbott, Kim Bennell, Andrew M Briggs, Melanie Brown, Jane Clark, Sarah Dean, Simon French, Rana S Hinman, Belinda J Lawford, Daniel O'Brien, Jackie L Whittaker, James Stanley

Journal article  |  2022  |  MUSCULOSKELETAL CARE

OBJECTIVE: Accurate knowledge is central to effective self-care of osteoarthritis (OA). This study aimed to assess the measurement..

Effects of an Online Education Program on Physical Therapists' Confidence in Weight Management for People With Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Kim Allison, Sarah Jones, Rana S Hinman, Andrew M Briggs, Priya Sumithran, Jonathan Quicke, Melanie Holden, Neville Chiavaroli, Sam Crofts, Elena George, Nadine Foster, Kim Bennell

Journal article  |  2022  |  ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate effects of an online education program about weight management for osteoarthritis on physical therapists' s..

From Local Action to Global Policy: A Comparative Policy Content Analysis of National Policies to Address Musculoskeletal Health to Inform Global Policy Development

Carmen Huckel Schneider, Sarika Parambath, James J Young, Swatee Jain, Helen Slater, Saurab Sharma, Deborah Kopansky-Giles, Lyn March, Andrew M Briggs

Journal article  |  2022  |  International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Background: Global policy to guide action on musculoskeletal (MSK) health is in a nascent phase. Lagging behind other noncommunica..