Publications by authors named "E M Dennison"
Previous studies suggest social support is associated with musculoskeletal health in later life. We explored this relationship further in community-dwelling older adults, by considering associations between different aspects of social support and musculoskeletal health in community-dwelling adults. Participants from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study reported level of confiding/emotional, practical, and negative support using the Close Persons Questionnaire.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOsteoporosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Review of Current Understanding and Practice.
Br J Hosp Med (Lond)
November 2024
This review presents a current perspective on the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoporosis. Many factors contribute to the increased risk of osteoporosis and fracture in RA patients. These factors include advanced age, duration of disease, long-term glucocorticoid use, and poor inflammation control inflammation in RA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: We examined whether admission risk increases at a certain threshold of number of systems medicated or whether any increase confers greater admission risk in either sex in a community-dwelling cohort of older persons in Hertfordshire. This study uses a longitudinal retrospective study design.
Methods: Data from 2997 men and women (aged 59-73 at baseline) were analyzed.
Article Synopsis
- Paget's disease of bone (PDB) makes bones grow and change shape in a messy way, which can lead to problems like pain, deafness, and broken bones.
- A study with 168 people found that about 73% of them had musculoskeletal pain, mainly because of osteoarthritis in joints away from the PDB affected areas.
- The research showed that pain was more common in older folks and women, and highlighted the need to check each person's pain to treat it correctly.
Aim: To examine the relationship between level of morbidity burden and long-term risk of fractures, falls, and joint replacements in the community-dwelling participants of the Hertfordshire Cohort Study.
Methods: Data were analyzed from 2997 individuals (age 59-73 at baseline). Outcomes (fractures, falls, and lower limb joint replacements) were identified using ICD-10 and OPCS-4 codes from Hospital Episode Statistics data, available from baseline (1998-2004) until December 2018.