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Marcus Beasley
Marcus Beasley
Marcus Beasley

PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons)

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m.beasley@abdn.ac.uk
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Epidemiology Group,

School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition,

Health Sciences Building (1st floor),

Foresterhill,

ABERDEEN

AB25 2ZD

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Biography

Marcus Beasley is a research fellow with the Epidemiology Group at the University of Aberdeen. His work focuses on the epidemiology of chronic pain. He is currently working on a project to estimate the effects of population interventions for people at risk of high impact chronic pain.

He has previously worked as study coordinator on a number of research studies into chronic pain and is continuing to co-ordinate the PACFiND project. He completed a PhD by publication at the University of Aberdeen and previously gained a MSc in Psychological Research Methods and a BSc Open degree from the Open University.

Qualifications

  • PhD Epidemiology 
    2021 - University of Aberdeen 
  • MSc Psychological Research Methods 
    2012 - The Open University 
  • BSc (Hons) Open Open 
    2008 - The Open University 

Latest Publications

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Research

Research Overview

Chronic pain (including fibromyalgia). Pain management and behaviour.

Research Areas

Applied Health Sciences

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Research Specialisms

  • Epidemiology
  • Research Skills

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Current Research

What are the causes and risk factors associated with high impact chronic pain?

This research aims to find out the causes of high impact chronic pain. The findings will inform interventions to address people's individual needs.

PAtient-centred Care for Fibromyalgia: New pathway Design (PACFiND)

This project aims to find a better model of healthcare for people with fibromyalgia. This could lead to better outcomes by ensuring everyone has access to timely diagnosis and effective treatments.

Publications

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  • Do patients with ankylosing spondylitis have an excess prevalence of chronic widespread pain?: Results from the Scotland and Ireland Registry for Ankylosing Spondylitis (SIRAS) and the MUSICIAN study

    Atzeni, F., Beasley, M., Dean, L. E., Jones, G., Gibson, J., Sarzi-Puttini, P., Macfarlane, G.
    77th Annual Meeting of the American-College-of-Rheumatology / 48th Annual Meeting of the Association-of-Rheumatology-Health-Professionals, pp. S652-S652
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Modest Association of Joint Hypermobility With Disabling and Limiting Musculoskeletal Pain: Results From a Large-Scale General Population–Based Survey

    Mulvey, M. R., Macfarlane, G. J., Beasley, M., Symmons, D. P., Lovell, K., Keeley, P., Woby, S., McBeth, J.
    Arthritis Care & Research, vol. 65, no. 8, pp. 1325-1333
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Does primary care management of low-back pain differ in older persons?: Results from the MUSICIAN study

    Beasley, M., Schild von Spannenberg, S., Jones, G., Macfarlane, G.
    Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol. 72, no. Suppl. 3, pp. 1040
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Long-term effects of cognitive behaviour therapy and exercise for chronic widespread pain

    Beasley, M., Prescott, G., McBeth, J., Scotland, G., Lovell, K., Keeley, P., Hannaford, P., McNamee, P., Symmons, D. P. M., Woby, S., Gkazinou, C., Macfarlane, G. J.
    Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol. 72, no. Suppl3, pp. 131
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Long-Term Effects of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Exercise for Chronic Widespread Pain

    Beasley, M., Prescott, G., McBeth, J., Scotland, G., Lovell, K., Keeley, P., Hannaford, P., McNamee, P., Symmons, D. P. M., Woby, S., Gkazinou, C., Macfarlane, G. J.
    Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol. 72, pp. 1057
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Does primary care management of low-back pain differ in older persons: Results from the MUSICIAN study

    Beasley, M., Schild von Spannenberg, S., Jones, G., Macfarlane, G.
    Scottish Pain Research Community 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

  • The Prevalence Of Fibromyalgia In The General Population - a Comparison Of The ACR 1990, 2010 and Modified 2010 Classification Criteria

    Jones, G., Beasley, M., Atzeni, F., Fluss, E., Sarzi-Puttini, P., Macfarlane, G.
    Arthritis & Rheumatism, vol. 65, no. S10, pp. S358
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Cognitive behavior therapy, exercise, or both for treating chronic widespread pain

    McBeth, J., Prescott, G., Scotland, G., Lovell, K., Keeley, P., Hannaford, P., McNamee, P., Symmons, D. P. M., Woby, S., Gkazinou, C., Beasley, M., Macfarlane, G. J.
    JAMA Internal Medicine, vol. 172, no. 1, pp. 48-57
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The prevalence and management of low back pain across adulthood: Results from a population-based cross-sectional study (the MUSICIAN study)

    Macfarlane, G. J., Beasley, M., Jones, E. A., Prescott, G. J., Docking, R., Keeley, P., McBeth, J., Jones, G. T., MUSICIAN Study team
    Pain, vol. 153, no. 1, pp. 27-32
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Back pain

    Macfarlane, G. J., Beasley, M., Jones, E. A., Lovell, K., Prescott, G. J., Keeley, P., McBeth, J., Jones, G. T., MUSICIAN Study team
    75th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American-College-of-Rheumatology/46th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association-of-Rheumatology-Health-Professionals, pp. S345-S346
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts
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