Dr Anupa Pathak
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Dr Anupa Pathak

Associate Lecturer in Clinical Epidemiology
Sydney School of Public Health
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Dr Anupa Pathak

Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology (CEPI5100)

Social prescribing initatives in Australia: a review of Primary Health Networks

Co-designing pain education materials for CALD communities in Australia

Improving management of pain in Low-Middle Income Countries

International Association for Study of Pain

Australian Pain Society

Franklin Women

Publications

Journals

  • Sharma, S., Pathak, A., Parker, R., Costa, L., Ghai, B., Igwesi-Chidobe, C., Janwantanakul, P., De Jesus-Moraleida, F., Chala, M., Gorgon, E., et al (2024). How Low Back Pain is Managed-A Mixed-Methods Study in 32 Countries. Part 2 of Low Back Pain in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Series. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 54(8), 560-572. [More Information]
  • Maharjan, R., Bovonsunthonchai, S., Vachalathiti, R., Basnet, R., Pathak, A., Hill, J., Sharma, S. (2024). The STarT Back Screening Tool: The Nepali Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Measurement Properties in Adults With Non-Specific Low Back Pain. Musculoskeletal Care, 22(4), e1952. [More Information]
  • Pathak, A., Abbott, J., Bajracharya, N., Gurung, G., Nepal, G., Sharma, S. (2023). Barriers and facilitators to implementation of outcome measures among physiotherapists in Nepal: A mixed-methods study. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 68, 102859. [More Information]

2024

  • Sharma, S., Pathak, A., Parker, R., Costa, L., Ghai, B., Igwesi-Chidobe, C., Janwantanakul, P., De Jesus-Moraleida, F., Chala, M., Gorgon, E., et al (2024). How Low Back Pain is Managed-A Mixed-Methods Study in 32 Countries. Part 2 of Low Back Pain in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Series. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 54(8), 560-572. [More Information]
  • Maharjan, R., Bovonsunthonchai, S., Vachalathiti, R., Basnet, R., Pathak, A., Hill, J., Sharma, S. (2024). The STarT Back Screening Tool: The Nepali Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Measurement Properties in Adults With Non-Specific Low Back Pain. Musculoskeletal Care, 22(4), e1952. [More Information]

2023

  • Pathak, A., Abbott, J., Bajracharya, N., Gurung, G., Nepal, G., Sharma, S. (2023). Barriers and facilitators to implementation of outcome measures among physiotherapists in Nepal: A mixed-methods study. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 68, 102859. [More Information]
  • Pathak, A., Sharma, S. (2023). Clinimetrics: The Patient-Specific Functional Scale. Journal of Physiotherapy, 69(2), 126. [More Information]
  • Basnet, R., Sharma, S., Jensen, M., Pathak, A., Gurung, G., Thagunna, N., Elisa Maharjan, U., Hansford, H., Riju Maharjan, U., Nicholas, M. (2023). Self-Efficacy in Nepali Adults With Musculoskeletal Pain: Measurement Properties of Hard-Copy and Online Versions of the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire. The Journal of Pain. [More Information]

2022

  • Abbott, J., Wilson, R., Pryymachenko, Y., Sharma, S., Pathak, A., Chua, J. (2022). Economic evaluation: a reader’s guide to studies of cost-effectiveness. Archives of Physiotherapy, 12(1). [More Information]
  • Sole, G., Lamb, P., Pataky, T., Pathak, A., Navarre, P., Hammer, N. (2022). Immediate and six-week effects of wearing a knee sleeve following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on knee kinematics and kinetics: a cross-over laboratory and randomised clinical trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 23(1). [More Information]
  • Pathak, A., Wilson, R., Sharma, S., Pryymachenko, Y., Ribeiro, D., Chua, J., Abbott, J. (2022). Measurement Properties of the Patient-Specific Functional Scale and Its Current Uses: An Updated Systematic Review of 57 Studies Using COSMIN Guidelines. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 52(5), 262-275. [More Information]

2021

  • Pryymachenko, Y., Wilson, R., Sharma, S., Pathak, A., Abbott, J. (2021). Are manual therapy or booster sessions worthwhile in addition to exercise therapy for knee osteoarthritis: Economic evaluation and 2-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 56, 102439. [More Information]
  • Pathak, A., Abbott, H., Sharma, S., Ribeiro, D., Heinemann, A. (2021). Content validity of the Brief and Comprehensive ICF Core Sets for common disabling conditions in a developing country. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, , 159-165. [More Information]
  • Pathak, A., Sharma, S., Heinemann, A., Stratford, P., Ribeiro, D., Abbott, J. (2021). Development and assessment of a verbal response scale for the Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) in a low-literacy, non-western population. Quality of Life Research, 30(2), 613-628. [More Information]

2020

  • Pathak, A., Sharma, S., Jensen, M. (2020). Hypnosis for Clinical Pain Management: A Scoping Review of Systematic Reviews. Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine: advancing whole health, 5(1), 005. [More Information]
  • Sharma, S., Jha, J., Pathak, A., Neblett, R. (2020). Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and measurement properties of the Nepali version of the central sensitization inventory (CSI). BMC Neurology, 20(1), 286. [More Information]

2019

  • Sharma, S., Jensen, M., Pathak, A., Sharma, S., Pokharel, M., Abbott, J. (2019). State of clinical pain research in Nepal: A systematic scoping review. Pain Reports, 4(6), e788. [More Information]
  • Jensen, M., Castarlenas, E., Roy, R., Tomé Pires, C., Racine, M., Pathak, A., Miró, J. (2019). The Utility and Construct Validity of Four Measures of Pain Intensity: Results from a University-Based Study in Spain. Pain Medicine, 20(12), 2411-2420. [More Information]

2018

  • Sharma, S., Pathak, A., Abbott, J., Maharjan, S., Jensen, M. (2018). (236) - Psychometric properties of nepali versions of the connor davidson resilience scales and the pain catastrophising scale in individuals with chronic pain. The Journal of Pain, 19(3), S59-S59. [More Information]
  • Sharma, S., Pathak, A., Maharjan, R., Abbott, J., Correia, H., Jensen, M. (2018). (238) - Psychometric properties of nepali versions of PROMIS short from measures of pain intensity, pain interference, pain behaviour, depressions, and sleep disturbance. The Journal of Pain, 19(3), S59-S59. [More Information]
  • Sharma, S., Pathak, A., Abbott, J., Jensen, M. (2018). Measurement properties of the Nepali version of the Connor Davidson resilience scales in individuals with chronic pain. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 16(1), 56. [More Information]

2016

  • Sharma, S., Pathak, A., Jensen, M. (2016). Words that describe chronic musculoskeletal pain: Implications for assessing pain quality across cultures. Journal of Pain Research, 9, 1057-1066. [More Information]