ReviewInternational journal of health policy and management2023
From Local Action to Global Policy: A Comparative Policy Content Analysis of National Policies to Address Musculoskeletal Health to Inform Global Policy Development.
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- Pooled it
- Global, Regional, and National Burdens of Neck Pain in Adolescents and Young Adults Aged 10-24 Years From 1990 to 2021: A Population-Based Study.Pain research & management · 2026Article
- Osteoarthritis as a silent threat to the health of Iranians: A systematic review.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Review
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- Blueprints for Change: Integrating Systems Thinking into Musculoskeletal Health Policy; A Response to Recent Commentaries.International journal of health policy and management · 2025Article
- From data to action: leveraging Global Burden of Disease Studies for rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Comparative Analysis of Osteoarthritis Prevention and Management Policies: Lessons for Iran from High-income Countries.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2025Article
- A Holistic Response to Musculoskeletal Health: Implications for Global Health Policy Comment on "From Local Action to Global Policy: A Comparative Policy Content Analysis of National Policies to Address Musculoskeletal Health to Inform Global Policy Development".International journal of health policy and management · 2025Article
- Fostering International Knowledge Sharing and Clinical Excellence: A Partnership and Inaugural Academic Conference.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2024Article
- A quantitative comparison between the essential medicines for rheumatic diseases in children and young people in Africa and the WHO model list.Pediatric rheumatology online journal · 2024Article
- Policies in Canada fail to address disparities in access to person-centred osteoarthritis care: a content analysis.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Global, regional, and national burden of neck pain, 1990-2020, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.The Lancet. Rheumatology · 2024Article
- Priority strategies to reduce socio-gendered inequities in access to person-centred osteoarthritis care: Delphi survey.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Musculoskeletal health: an ecological study assessing disease burden and research funding.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2024Article
- 'BMJ global health · 2023Article
- Life-Course Access to Speech and Language Therapy: A Rights-Based AAAQ Policy Mapping in Türkiye and Four Comparator Settings.International journal of language & communication disordersArticle
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Abstract
backgroundGlobal policy to guide action on musculoskeletal (MSK) health is in a nascent phase. Lagging behind other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) there is currently little global policy to assist governments to develop national approaches to MSK health. Considering the importance of comparison and learning for global policy development, we aimed to perform a comparative analysis of national MSK policies to identify areas of innovation and draw common themes and principles that could guide MSK health policy.
methodsMulti-modal search strategy incorporating a systematic online search targeted at the 30 most populated nations; a call to networked experts; a specified question in a related eDelphi questionnaire; and snowballing methods. Extracted data were organised using an
resultsThe search yielded 165 documents with 41 retained after removal of duplicates and exclusions. Only three documents were comprehensive national strategies addressing MSK health. The most common conditions addressed in the documents were pain (non-cancer), low back pain, occupational health, inflammatory conditions, and osteoarthritis. Across eight categories, we derived 47 sub-themes with transferable principles that could guide global policy for: service delivery; workforce; medicines and technologies; financing; data and information systems; leadership and governance; citizens, consumers and communities; and research and innovation.
conclusionThere are few examples of national strategic policy to address MSK health; however, many countries are moving towards this by documenting the burden of disease and developing policies for MSK services. This review found a breadth of principles that can add to this existing work and may be adopted to develop comprehensive system-wide MSK health approaches at national and global levels.
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