Estimating the population health burden of musculoskeletal conditions using primary care electronic health records

YU, D., PEAT, George, JORDAN, K.P., BAILEY, J., PRIETO-ALHAMBRA, D., ROBINSON, D.E., STRAUSS, V.Y., WALKER-BONE, K., SILMAN, A., MAMAS, M., BLACKBURN, S., DENT, S., DUNN, K., JUDGE, A., PROTHEROE, J. and WILKIE, R. (2021). Estimating the population health burden of musculoskeletal conditions using primary care electronic health records. Rheumatology (United Kingdom), 60 (10), 4832-4843.

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Abstract

Objectives: Better indicators from affordable, sustainable data sources are needed to monitor population burden of musculoskeletal conditions. We propose five indicators of musculoskeletal health and assessed if routinely available primary care electronic health records (EHR) can estimate population levels in musculoskeletal consulters. Methods: We collected validated patient-reported measures of pain experience, function and health status through a local survey of adults (≥35 years) presenting to English general practices over 12 months for low back pain, shoulder pain, osteoarthritis and other regional musculoskeletal disorders. Using EHR data we derived and validated models for estimating population levels of five self-reported indicators: prevalence of high impact chronic pain, overall musculoskeletal health (based on Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire), quality of life (based on EuroQoL health utility measure), and prevalence of moderate-to-severe low back pain and moderate-to-severe shoulder pain. We applied models to a national EHR database (Clinical Practice Research Datalink) to obtain national estimates of each indicator for three successive years. Results: The optimal models included recorded demographics, deprivation, consultation frequency, analgesic and antidepressant prescriptions, and multimorbidity. Applying models to national EHR, we estimated that 31.9% of adults (≥35 years) presenting with non-inflammatory musculoskeletal disorders in England in 2016/17 experienced high impact chronic pain. Estimated population health levels were worse in women, older aged and those in the most deprived neighbourhoods, and changed little over 3 years. Conclusion: National and subnational estimates for a range of subjective indicators of non-inflammatory musculoskeletal health conditions can be obtained using information from routine electronic health records.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	back pain; electronic health records; health services research; musculoskeletal; pain; primary care; quality of life; shoulder pain; surveillance; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cost of Illness; Electronic Health Records; England; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Models, Statistical; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Primary Health Care; Sex Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; Humans; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Models, Statistical; Age Factors; Sex Factors; Cost of Illness; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Middle Aged; Primary Health Care; England; Female; Male; Electronic Health Records; Surveys and Questionnaires; 1103 Clinical Sciences; 1107 Immunology; 1117 Public Health and Health Services; Arthritis & Rheumatology
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab109
Page Range:	4832-4843
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Elements
Depositing User:	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited:	08 Sep 2022 16:03
Last Modified:	08 Sep 2022 16:03
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/30539

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