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Elaine M. Hay is affiliated with Keele University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily revolves around the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation. This area accounts for a substantial portion of their work, alongside contributions to health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life, clinical practice guidelines implementation, peripheral nerve disorders, spine and intervertebral disc pathology, shoulder injury and treatment, and orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation.

Their recent publication record includes several articles in reputable journals. Notable papers include:

  • Stratified primary care versus non-stratified care for musculoskeletal pain: findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomized controlled trial, 2020, BMC Family Practice
  • Refinement and validation of a tool for stratifying patients with musculoskeletal pain, 2021, European Journal of Pain
  • Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations (STarT MSK): a cluster-randomised, controlled trial, 2022, The Lancet Rheumatology
  • Optimising outcomes of exercise and corticosteroid injection in patients with subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome: a factorial randomised trial, 2020, British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Stratified care versus usual care for management of patients presenting with sciatica in primary care (SCOPiC): a randomised controlled trial, 2020, The Lancet Rheumatology

They have strong collaborative ties with multiple coauthors, frequently working with:

  • Nadine E. Foster
  • Daniëlle van der Windt
  • Jonathan Hill
  • Sue Jowett
  • Martyn Lewis

Elaine M. Hay has published extensively in several journals and venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Lara D. Veeken
  • The Lancet Rheumatology
  • BMJ Open
  • BMC Family Practice
  • European Journal of Pain

Their work touches multiple subfields within medicine, including pharmacology, public health, environmental and occupational health, economics and econometrics, surgery, and rehabilitation. This multidisciplinary approach aligns with their engagement in varied but interrelated topics concerning musculoskeletal conditions and their management in clinical practice.

Best Publications

  • The development and initial validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology damage index for systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Dafna Gladman;Ellen Ginzler;Charles Goldsmith;Paul Fortin

  • The American College of Rheumatology nomenclature and case definitions for neuropsychiatric lupus syndromes

    Matthew H. Liang;Michael Corzillius;Sang Cheol Bae;Robert A. Lew

  • Preliminary criteria for the classification of Sjögren's syndrome. Results of a prospective concerted action supported by the European Community.

    Claudio Vitali;Stefano Bombardieri;Haralampos M. Moutsopoulos;Genesio Balestrieri

  • Comparison of stratified primary care management for low back pain with current best practice (STarT Back): a randomised controlled trial

    Jonathan C Hill;David G T Whitehurst;David G T Whitehurst;David G T Whitehurst;Martyn Lewis;Stirling Bryan;Stirling Bryan

  • A primary care back pain screening tool: identifying patient subgroups for initial treatment.

    Jonathan C. Hill;Kate M. Dunn;Martyn Lewis;Ricky Mullis

  • The BILAG index: a reliable and valid instrument for measuring clinical disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus.

    E.M. Hay;P.A. Bacon;C. Gordon;D.A. Isenberg

  • Evidence-based recommendations for the role of exercise in the management of osteoarthritis of the hip or knee—the MOVE consensus

    E Roddy;W Zhang;M Doherty;N K Arden

  • Shoulder pain: diagnosis and management in primary care

    Caroline Mitchell;Ade Adebajo;Elaine Hay;Andrew Carr

  • Corticosteroid injections for lateral epicondylitis: a systematic review.

    Nynke Smidt;Willem J.J. Assendelft;Daniëlle A.W.M van der Windt;Elaine M. Hay

  • Pragmatic randomised controlled trial of local corticosteroid injection and naproxen for treatment of lateral epicondylitis of elbow in primary care

    Elaine M Hay;Susan M Paterson;Martyn Lewis;Gillian Hosie

  • Sjögren's syndrome: a community-based study of prevalence and impact.

    E Thomas;E M Hay;A Hajeer;A J Silman

  • Patients' preferences within randomised trials: systematic review and patient level meta-analysis

    Simon J Adamson;J Martin Bland;Elaine M Hay;Ruth E Johnson

  • Illness perceptions of low back pain patients in primary care: what are they, do they change and are they associated with outcome?

    Nadine E. Foster;Annette Bishop;Elaine Thomas;Chris Main

  • How does the self-reported clinical management of patients with low back pain relate to the attitudes and beliefs of health care practitioners? A survey of UK general practitioners and physiotherapists

    Annette Bishop;Nadine E. Foster;Elaine Thomas;Elaine M. Hay

  • Prevalence of radiographic osteoarthritis—it all depends on your point of view

    R. C. Duncan;E. M. Hay;J. Saklatvala;P. R. Croft

  • Acupuncture as an adjunct to exercise based physiotherapy for osteoarthritis of the knee: randomised controlled trial

    Nadine E Foster;Elaine Thomas;Panos Barlas;Jonathan C Hill

  • Weak association between subjective symptoms or and objective testing for dry eyes and dry mouth: results from a population based study.

    Elaine M Hay;E Thomas;B Pal;Ali Hajeer

  • Effect of Stratified Care for Low Back Pain in Family Practice (IMPaCT Back): A Prospective Population-Based Sequential Comparison

    Nadine E. Foster;Ricky Mullis;Jonathan C. Hill;Martyn Lewis

  • A comparison of four shoulder-specific questionnaires in primary care

    A Paul;M Lewis;M F Shadforth;P R Croft

  • Subgrouping low back pain: A comparison of the STarT Back Tool with the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire

    Jonathan C. Hill;Kate M. Dunn;Chris J. Main;Elaine M. Hay

Frequent Co-Authors

Nadine E. Foster
Nadine E. Foster University of Queensland
Elaine Thomas
Elaine Thomas Keele University
Peter Croft
Peter Croft Keele University
Chris J. Main
Chris J. Main Keele University
David A. Isenberg
David A. Isenberg University College London
Alan J. Silman
Alan J. Silman University of Oxford
Lex M. Bouter
Lex M. Bouter Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Bart W. Koes
Bart W. Koes Erasmus University Rotterdam
Lucy Yardley
Lucy Yardley University of Bristol

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