Marcus Beasley

Marcus Beasley
Marcus Beasley
Marcus Beasley

PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons)

Research Fellow

About
Email Address
m.beasley@abdn.ac.uk
Office Address

Epidemiology Group,

School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition,

Health Sciences Building (1st floor),

Foresterhill,

ABERDEEN

AB25 2ZD

School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

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

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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  • 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
  • Maternal and perinatal risk factors and childhood cancer

    Beasley, M., Bhattacharya, S., Pang, D., Macfarlane, G.
    Society for Social Medicine 55th Annual Scientific Meeting
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Response to Mental Stress Predicts Chronic Widespread Pain Onset: Results from the SPICE Study

    Jones, G., Waiter, G. D., Beasley, M., Gkazinou, C., Macfarlane, G.
    Arthritis & Rheumatism, vol. 62, no. S10, pp. 649
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts
  • Few clinical parameters mark out anti-TNF use among patients with ankylosing spondylitis: Data from the Scotland and Ireland registry for ankylosing spondylitis (SIRAS)

    Jones, G., Beasley, M., Marshall, D., Gibson, J., Steven, M. M., Sturrock, R. D., Macfarlane, G. J., SIRAS Steering Comm
    Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 621
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts
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