Andrew Briggs

Health systems strengthening to arrest the global disability burden: Empirical development of prioritised components for a global strategy for improving musculoskeletal health

AM Briggs, C Huckel Schneider, H Slater, JE Jordan, S Parambath, JJ Young, S Sharma, D Kopansky-Giles, S Mishrra, KE Akesson, N Ali, J Belton, N Betteridge, FM Blyth, R Brown, D Debere, KE Dreinhöfer, L Finucane, HE Foster, F Gimigliano, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMJ Global Health

Introduction Despite the profound burden of disease, a strategic global response to optimise musculoskeletal (MSK) health and guid..

Chronic primary or secondary non-inflammatory musculoskeletal pain is associated with disrupted sexual function and relationships: a systematic review.

Andrew M Briggs, Helen Slater, Sharon Van Doornum, Lauren Pearson, Eliza C Tassone, Lorena Romero, Jason Chua, Ilana N Ackerman

Journal article  |  2021  |  Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)

OBJECTIVE: Evidence points to the impact of chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions on sexual function, yet there is little system..

The need for adaptable global guidance in health systems strengthening for musculoskeletal health: a qualitative study of international key informants.

Andrew M Briggs, Joanne E Jordan, Deborah Kopansky-Giles, Saurab Sharma, Lyn March, Carmen Huckel Schneider, Swatee Mishrra, James J Young, Helen Slater

Journal article  |  2021  |  Glob Health Res Policy

BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, MSK pain and MSK injury/trauma are the largest contributors to the global burden of ..

"The Financial Impact Is Depressing and Anxiety Inducing": A Qualitative Exploration of the Personal Financial Toll of Arthritis

Danielle Berkovic, Darshini Ayton, Andrew M Briggs, Ilana N Ackerman

Journal article  |  2021  |  ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH

OBJECTIVE: The financial experience faced by working-age people with arthritis includes living below the poverty line for many. Fi..

Tweets by People With Arthritis During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Content and Sentiment Analysis

Danielle Berkovic, Ilana N Ackerman, Andrew M Briggs, Darshini Ayton

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence suggests that people with arthritis are reporting increased physical pain and psychological distress..

Transforming back pain care-why, what, and how?

Peter Croft, Quinette Louw, Andrew M Briggs

Journal article  |  2020  |  PAIN

Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Haidong Wang, Kaja M Abbas, Mitra Abbasifard, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, Hedayat Abbastabar, Foad Abd-Allah, Ahmed Abdelalim, Hassan Abolhassani, Lucas Guimaraes Abreu, Michael RM Abrigo, Abdelrahman I Abushouk, Maryam Adabi, Tim Adair, Oladimeji M Adebayo, Isaac Akinkunmi Adedeji, Victor Adekanmbi, Abiodun Moshood Adeoye, Olatunji O Adetokunboh, Shailesh M Advani, Ashkan Afshin, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  LANCET

BACKGROUND:Accurate and up-to-date assessment of demographic metrics is crucial for understanding a wide range of social, economic..

Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Rafael Lozano, Nancy Fullman, John Everett Mumford, Megan Knight, Celine M Barthelemy, Cristiana Abbafati, Hedayat Abbastabar, Foad Abd-Allah, Mohammad Abdollahi, Aidin Abedi, Hassan Abolhassani, Akine Eshete Abosetugn, Lucas Guimaraes Abreu, Michael RM Abrigo, Abdulaziz Khalid Abu Haimed, Abdelrahman I Abushouk, Maryam Adabi, Oladimeji M Adebayo, Victor Adekanmbi, Jaimie D Adelson, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  LANCET

Background Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) involves all people receiving the health services they need, of high quality,..

Global health policy in the 21st century: Challenges and opportunities to arrest the global disability burden from musculoskeletal health conditions

Andrew M Briggs, Jeremy Shiffman, Yusra Ribhi Shawar, Kristina Akesson, Nuzhat Ali, Anthony D Woolf

Journal article  |  2020  |  BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH IN CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY

The profound burden of disease associated with musculoskeletal health conditions is well established. Despite the unequivocal disa..

The global burden of falls: global, regional and national estimates of morbidity and mortality from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Spencer L James, Lydia R Lucchesi, Catherine Bisignano, Chris D Castle, Zachary Dingels, Jack T Fox, Erin B Hamilton, Nathaniel J Henry, Kris J Krohn, Zichen Liu, Darrah McCracken, Molly R Nixon, Nicholas LS Roberts, Dillon O Sylte, Jose C Adsuar, Amit Arora, Andrew M Briggs, Daniel Collado-Mateo, Cyrus Cooper, Lalit Dandona, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  INJURY PREVENTION

BACKGROUND: Falls can lead to severe health loss including death. Past research has shown that falls are an important cause of dea..