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| Christian David MallenSummaryAffiliation: Keele University Country: UK Publications
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Severely disabling chronic pain in young adults: prevalence from a population-based postal survey in North StaffordshireChristian Mallen
Primary Care Sciences Research Centre, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 6:42. 2005..Severely disabling chronic pain in the adult population is strongly associated with a range of negative health consequences for individuals and high health care costs, yet its prevalence in young adults is less clear...- A woman living with osteoarthritis: A case reportJane C Richardson
Arthritis Research Campaign National Primary Care Centre, Keele University, Keele, Staffs, ST5 5BG
Cases J 1:153. 2008..This case report describes the experiences of one patient with osteoarthritis, using examples of her poetry to illustrate her social, psychological and emotional transformation... - Discussing prognosis with older people with musculoskeletal pain: a cross-sectional study in general practiceChristian David Mallen
Arthritis Research Campaign National Primary Care Centre, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, UK
BMC Fam Pract 10:50. 2009..The aim of this study was to gauge whether and why older patients with musculoskeletal pain think prognostic information is important, and how often they felt prognosis was discussed in the general practice consultation... 
Is childhood pain associated with future mental health problems? A population based study of young adults in North StaffordshireChristian D Mallen
Arthritis Research Campaign, National Primary Care Centre, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, UK
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 44:489-94. 2009..Increasingly it is thought that pain and depression may share a common causal pathway that may originate in childhood...- Thicker paper and larger font increased response and completeness in a postal surveyChristian D Mallen
Arthritis Research Campaign National Primary Care Center, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK
J Clin Epidemiol 61:1296-300. 2008..To investigate the effect of font size and paper thickness on the response to, and completion of, a self-completion postal questionnaire among older people with joint pain... - Screening older people with musculoskeletal pain for depressive symptoms in primary careChristian David Mallen
Arthritis Research Campaign National Primary Care Centre, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire
Br J Gen Pract 58:688-93. 2008..Older patients presenting to GPs with musculoskeletal pain are at high risk of having concurrent depression... - Birth-related exposures and asthma and allergy in adulthood: a population-based cross-sectional study of young adults in North StaffordshireChristian David Mallen
Primary Care Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire
J Asthma 45:309-12. 2008..02, rhinitis OR 2.82, 95% CI 0.87, 9.15, hay fever OR 1.34, 95% CI 0.57, 3.14). Given the ongoing changes in obstetric practice and the continuing rise in the prevalence of allergic disorders, this area is worthy of further investigation... - Birth factors and common mental health problems in young adults: a population-based study in North StaffordshireChristian Mallen
Primary Care Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 43:325-30. 2008..Whilst the potential association between these factors and depression in adulthood was been described rather less is known about the role of these exposures in the development of anxiety... 
The prognosis of joint pain in the older patient: general practitioners' views on discussing and estimating prognosisChristian D Mallen
Primary Care Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Keele University, Keele, UK
Eur J Gen Pract 13:166-8. 2007- Chronic knee painChristian David Mallen
Primary Care Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Keele University, Keele
BMJ 335:303. 2007 - Prognostic factors for musculoskeletal pain in primary care: a systematic reviewChristian D Mallen
Primary Care Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Keele University, Staffordshire
Br J Gen Pract 57:655-61. 2007..Studies of prognostic indicators tend to have been viewed in relation to each site separately, however, an alternative view is that some prognostic indicators may be common across different sites of musculoskeletal pain... - Predicting poor functional outcome in community-dwelling older adults with knee pain: prognostic value of generic indicatorsChristian D Mallen
Primary Care Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, UK
Ann Rheum Dis 66:1456-61. 2007..They are "generic" in the sense that they appear to apply regardless of the particular anatomical site or underlying cause of the pain... - The assessment of the prognosis of musculoskeletal conditions in older adults presenting to general practice: a research protocolChristian D Mallen
Primary Care Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Keele University, UK
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 7:84. 2006..This study will test a generic assessment tool used as part of the general practice consultation to determine prognosis of musculoskeletal complaints... - Is chronic pain in adulthood related to childhood factors? A population-based case-control study of young adultsChristian D Mallen
Primary Care Sciences Research Centre, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, England
J Rheumatol 33:2286-90. 2006..To investigate whether recalled childhood pain experiences and illnesses are associated with chronic pain in young adults... - Quality assessment of observational studies is not commonplace in systematic reviewsChristian Mallen
Primary Care Sciences Research Centre, Keele University, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, United Kingdom
J Clin Epidemiol 59:765-9. 2006..To review current practice in the assessment of the quality of original observational studies included in systematic reviews... - Is chronic musculoskeletal pain in adulthood related to factors at birth? A population-based case-control study of young adultsChristian D Mallen
Primary Care Sciences Research Centre, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, UK ST5 5BG
Eur J Epidemiol 21:237-43. 2006..17 95% CI: 0.6, 7.0) and neonatal ITU admission (OR: 1.63 95% CI: 0.4, 7.4). Although these estimates were not statistically significant in this exploratory study they may be worthy of further investigation... - Sickness certification for mental health problems: an analysis of a general practice consultation databaseChristian D Mallen
Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
Prim Health Care Res Dev 12:179-82. 2011..This study aims to use general practice consultation data to determine the rate of sickness certification for common mental health problems... - A prognostic approach to defining chronic pain: application to knee pain in older adultsElaine Thomas
Primary Care Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Keele University, Keele, North Staffordshire, UK
Pain 139:389-97. 2008..This prognostic approach to defining chronic pain appears to translate well to knee pain. Different cut-points for defining risk groups may be needed for different pain syndromes...