PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons)
Research Fellow
- About
-
- Email Address
- m.beasley@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Marcus Beasley is a postdoctoral research fellow with the Epidemiology Group at the University of Aberdeen. His research uses large population datasets, principally UK Biobank, to study the epidemiology of chronic pain and musculoskeletal conditions and their relationship with modifiable lifestyle factors such as body weight and physical activity.
His current work, funded by Orthopaedic Research UK, concerns the prevention of musculoskeletal disease. Using model-based standardisation, it describes how conditions such as osteoarthritis are distributed across the population in relation to modifiable factors — body weight, physical activity, and features of the local environment — to inform prevention at the population level.
He has previously contributed to a Versus Arthritis–funded project on the risk factors for high-impact chronic pain, and has coordinated a number of studies into chronic pain, including the PACFiND project on redesigning care pathways for fibromyalgia. He completed a PhD by publication at the University of Aberdeen, and holds an MSc in Psychological Research Methods and a BSc (Open) from the Open University.
Qualifications
- PhD Epidemiology2021 - University of Aberdeen
- MSc Psychological Research Methods2012 - The Open University
- BSc (Hons) Open Open2008 - The Open University
Latest Publications
The Association Between Diverse Dietary Quality Measures and the Presence of Acute or Chronic Pain in the UK Biobank
The Journal of PainContributions to Journals: ArticlesShifting the distribution of risk for high-impact chronic pain: targets for population-level interventions
The Journal of Pain, vol. 37, 105573Contributions to Journals: ArticlesOptimising fibromyalgia criteria: evidence from the UK Biobank
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism, vol. 74, 152824Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAdverse Childhood Experiences and Health at Age 50 Years in the National Child Development Study
JAMA Network Open, vol. 8, no. 8, e2525708Contributions to Journals: ArticlesOptimising Fibromyalgia Criteria: Evidence from the UK Biobank
Working Papers: Preprint Papers- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5304609
- Research
-
Research Overview
Chronic pain and fibromyalgia; musculoskeletal epidemiology; lifestyle and behavioural risk factors; population-level prevention
Research Areas
Research Specialisms
- Epidemiology
- Research Skills
- Environmental and Public Health
- Statistical Modelling
- Health Sciences
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
-
Page 5 of 7 Results 41 to 50 of 63
Chronic pain predicts reduced physical activity in a large population cohort study
Arthritis & Rheumatology, vol. 66, no. Supplement S10, pp. S434-S434Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/art.38914
Self-Reported Facial Pain in UK Biobank Study: Prevalence and Associated Factors
Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Research, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. e2Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAssociation between alcohol consumption and chronic widespread pain: Results from a population-based cross-sectional study
Annual European Congress of Rheumatology 2014, pp. 107Contributions to Journals: AbstractsLong-Term Results from a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) Of Telephone Delivered Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (TCBT) And Exercise In The Management Of Chronic Widespread Pain (CWP), And Predictors Of Treatment-Effectiveness
British Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2014Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsReply: To PMID 23401475
Arthritis Care & Research, vol. 66, no. 3, pp. 496-497Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.22220
Maternal and perinatal risk factors for childhood cancer: record linkage study
BMJ Open, vol. 4, no. 1, e003656Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAssociation between alcohol consumption and chronic widespread pain: Results from a population-based cross-sectional study
Annual European Congress of Rheumatology 2014Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsChronic Widespread Pain Versus Multi-Site Pain: Does the Distribution Matter?
2014 American College of Rheumatology Annual MeetingContributions to Conferences: PostersPrevalence of Pain Reporting in Different Ethnic Groups in the UK: Results from a Large Biobank
2014 American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting, pp. S29-S30Contributions to Conferences: PostersA randomised controlled trial (RCT) of telephone delivered cognitive behaviour therapy (TCBT) and exercise in the management of chronic widespread pain (CWP): Identifying long-term outcome and who benefits from which treatment
77th Annual Meeting of the American-College-of-Rheumatology / 48th Annual Meeting of the Association-of-Rheumatology-Health-Professionals, pp. S1221Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/art.38216
