Professor Fiona Blyth
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Professor Fiona Blyth

Associate Dean, Concord Clinical School
Professor of Public Health & Pain Medicine
Phone
+61 2 9767 9785
Fax
+61 2 9767 7603
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Publications

Book Chapters

  • Blyth, F. (2011). The demography of chronic pain: An overview. In Peter Croft, Fiona Blyth, Danielle van der Windt (Eds.), Chronic Pain Epidemiology: From Aetiology to Public Health, (pp. 19-34). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
  • Blyth, F., Boyle, F. (2010). Cancer and chronic pain. In Peter Croft, Fiona Blyth, Danielle van der Windt (Eds.), Chronic Pain Epidemiology: From Aetiology to Public Health, (pp. 271-276). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [More Information]

Journals

  • Van Zwieten, A., Blyth, F., Wong, G., Khalatbari Soltani, S. (2024). Consideration of overadjustment bias in guidelines and tools for systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational studies is long overdue. International Journal of Epidemiology, 53(1), dyad174. [More Information]
  • Langford, A., Nielsen, S., Penm, J., Reeve, E., Reid, S., Wale, J., Osman, R., Gnjidic, D., Schneider, C., Bero, L., Lin, C., Blyth, F., Jeon, Y., Murnion, B., et al (2024). Context matters: using an Evidence to Decision (EtD) framework to develop and encourage uptake of opioid deprescribing guideline recommendations at the point-of-care. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 165, 111204. [More Information]
  • Luong, R., Ribeiro, R., Naganathan, V., Blyth, F., Waite, L., Handelsman, D., Le Couteur, D., Seibel, M., Hirani, V. (2024). Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between empirically derived dietary patterns and frailty among older men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 28(1), 100021. [More Information]

Conferences

  • Sherrington, C., Pereira, L., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Blyth, F., Barraclough, E., Taylor, M., Lord, S. (2011). The impact of pain on physical performance among older people on discharge from inpatient aged care rehabilitation. APA Physiotherapy Conference 2011, NA.
  • Hoy, D., March, L., Blyth, F., Brooks, P., Woolf, A., Smith, E., Vos, E., Buchbinder, R. (2010). The Global Prevalence of Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review as Part of the Global Burden of Disease Study. 13th World Congress on Pain IASP 2010, United States: International Association for the Study of Pain Press.
  • Hoy, D., March, L., Brooks, P., Woolf, A., Blyth, F., Smith, E., Vos, E., Buchbinder, R. (2010). The prevalence of low back pain throughout the world. 14th Congress of Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology APLAR 2010, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.

Report

  • De Morgan, S., Walker, P., Blyth, F., Daly, A., Burke, A. (2023). De Morgan S, Walker P, Blyth FM, Daly A, Burke A.L.J. Evaluation of the SA Chronic Pain ECHO Network. Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, June 2023.
  • Walker, P., De Morgan, S., Day, M., Blyth, F. (2021). Commissioning community-based pain programs. A summary of research findings to support Primary Health Networks. The University of Sydney and The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre.
  • De Morgan, S., Walker, P., Blyth, F., Huckel Schneider, C. (2021). De Morgan S, Walker P, Blyth F, Huckel Schneider C. Evaluation of Project ECHO (Persistent Pain): Final evaluation report for Western Victoria Primary Health Network. Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, March 30, 2021.

2024

  • Van Zwieten, A., Blyth, F., Wong, G., Khalatbari Soltani, S. (2024). Consideration of overadjustment bias in guidelines and tools for systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational studies is long overdue. International Journal of Epidemiology, 53(1), dyad174. [More Information]
  • Langford, A., Nielsen, S., Penm, J., Reeve, E., Reid, S., Wale, J., Osman, R., Gnjidic, D., Schneider, C., Bero, L., Lin, C., Blyth, F., Jeon, Y., Murnion, B., et al (2024). Context matters: using an Evidence to Decision (EtD) framework to develop and encourage uptake of opioid deprescribing guideline recommendations at the point-of-care. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 165, 111204. [More Information]
  • Luong, R., Ribeiro, R., Naganathan, V., Blyth, F., Waite, L., Handelsman, D., Le Couteur, D., Seibel, M., Hirani, V. (2024). Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between empirically derived dietary patterns and frailty among older men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 28(1), 100021. [More Information]

2023

  • Bliuc, D., Tran, T., Chen, W., Alarkawi, D., Alajlouni, D., Blyth, F., March, L., Blank, R., Center, J. (2023). Antiresorptive Medication Use Is not Associated With Acute Cardiovascular Risk: An Observational Study. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 108(5), e110-e119. [More Information]
  • Abdel Shaheed, C., Ivers, R., Vizza, L., McLachlan, A., Kelly, P., Blyth, F., Stanaway, F., Clare, P., Thompson, R., Lung, T., Reid, S., McCaffery, K., Mathieson, S., Maher, C., et al (2023). Clinical Observation, Management and Function Of low back pain Relief Therapies (COMFORT): A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open, 13(11), e075286. [More Information]
  • Langford, A., Nielsen, S., Osman, R., Penm, J., Reeve, E., Reid, S., Schneider, C., Gnjidic, D., Lin, C., Bero, L., Blyth, F., Jeon, Y., Murnion, B., et al (2023). Clinical practice guideline for deprescribing opioid analgesics: summary of recommendations. Medical Journal of Australia, 219(2), 80-89. [More Information]

2022

  • Das, A., Cumming, R., Naganathan, V., Blyth, F., Le Couteur, D., Handelsman, D., Waite, L., Ribeiro, R., Simpson, S., Hirani, V. (2022). Associations between dietary intake of total protein and sources of protein (plant vs. animal) and risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality in older Australian men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 35(5), 845-860. [More Information]
  • Van Zwieten, A., Tennant, P., Kelly-Irving, M., Blyth, F., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Khalatbari Soltani, S. (2022). Avoiding overadjustment bias in social epidemiology through appropriate covariate selection: a primer. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 149, 127-136. [More Information]
  • Hamilton, M., Mathieson, S., Gnjidic, D., Jansen, J., Weir, K., Shaheed, C., Blyth, F., Lin, C. (2022). Barriers, facilitators, and resources to opioid deprescribing in primary care: Experiences of general practitioners in Australia. Pain, 163(4), E518-E526. [More Information]

2021

  • Langford, A., Gnjidic, D., Lin, C., Bero, L., Blyth, F., Penm, J., Schneider, C. (2021). "The lesser of two evils": a framework analysis of consumers' perspectives on opioid deprescribing and the development of opioid deprescribing guidelines. Pain, 162(11), 2686-2692. [More Information]
  • Takehara, S., Wright, F., Naganathan, V., Hirani, V., Blyth, F., Le Couteur, D., Waite, L., Seibel, M., Handelsman, D., Cumming, R. (2021). A Cross-Sectional Study of Perceived Dental Treatment Needs and Oral Health Status in Community-Dwelling Older Australian Men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. International Dental Journal, 71(3), 224-232. [More Information]
  • Cervo, M., Scott, D., Seibel, M., Cumming, R., Naganathan, V., Blyth, F., Le Couteur, D., Handelsman, D., Ribeiro, R., Waite, L., Hirani, V. (2021). Adherence to Mediterranean diet and its associations with circulating cytokines, musculoskeletal health and incident falls in community-dwelling older men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Clinical Nutrition, 40(12), 5753-5763. [More Information]

2020

  • Miaskowski, C., Blyth, F., Nicosia, F., Haan, M., Keefe, F., Smith, A., Ritchie, C. (2020). A Biopsychosocial Model of Chronic Pain for Older Adults. Pain Medicine, 21(9), 1793-1805. [More Information]
  • Le Couteur, D., Stanaway, F., Waite, L., Cullen, J., Lindley, R., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Cumming, R., Handelsman, D. (2020). Apolipoprotein E and Health in Older Men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 75(10), 1858-1862. [More Information]
  • Wright, F., Takehara, S., Stanaway, F., Naganathan, V., Blyth, F., Hirani, V., Le Couteur, D., Handelsman, D., Waite, L., Seibel, M., Cumming, R. (2020). Associations between oral health and depressive symptoms: Findings from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 39(3), e306-e314. [More Information]

2019

  • Shu, C., Hsu, B., Cumming, R., Blyth, F., Waite, L., Le Couteur, D., Handelsman, D., Naganathan, V. (2019). Caregiving and all-cause mortality in older men 2005-15: the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Age and Ageing, 48(4), 571-576. [More Information]
  • Wright, F., Law, G., Milledge, K., Chu, S., Hsu, B., Valdez, E., Naganathan, V., Hirani, V., Blyth, F., Le Couteur, D., Waite, L., Handelsman, D., Seibel, M., Cumming, R. (2019). Chewing function, general health and the dentition of older Australian men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men (CHAMP) Project. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 47(2), 134-141. [More Information]
  • Hsu, B., Hirani, V., Cumming, R., Naganathan, V., Blyth, F., Wright, F., Waite, L., Seibel, M., Handelsman, D., Le Couteur, D. (2019). Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Relationships between Inflammatory Biomarkers and Frailty in Community-dwelling Older Men: the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 74(6), 835-841. [More Information]

2018

  • Stephens, A., Blyth, F., Gupta, L., Broome, R. (2018). Age and cause-of-death contributions to area socioeconomic, sex and remoteness differences in life expectancy in New South Wales, 2010–2012. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42(2), 180-185. [More Information]
  • Zunzarren Megale, R., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Naganathan, V., Cumming, R., Hirani, V., Waite, L., Seibel, M., Le Couteur, D., Handelsman, D., Blyth, F. (2018). Association between pain and the frailty phenotype in older men: Longitudinal results from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP). Age and Ageing, 47(3), 381-387. [More Information]
  • Scott, D., Cumming, R., Naganathan, V., Blyth, F., Le Couteur, D., Handelsman, D., Seibel, M., Waite, L., Hirani, V. (2018). Associations of sarcopenic obesity with the metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance over five years in older men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Experimental Gerontology, 108, 99-105. [More Information]

2017

  • Cheung, W., Myburgh, J., McGuinness, S., Chalmers, D., Parke, R., Blyth, F., Seppelt, I., Parr, M., Hooker, L., Blackwell, N., Kol, M., Kerridge, I., Naganathan, V., et al (2017). A cross-sectional survey of Australian and New Zealand public opinion on methods totriage intensive care patients in an influenza pandemic. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 19(3), 254-265. [More Information]
  • Silva Parreira, P., Maher, C., Ferreira, M., De Carvalho Machado, G., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Waite, L., Seibel, M., Handelsman, D., Cumming, R. (2017). A longitudinal study of the influence of comorbidities and lifestyle factors on low back pain in older men. Pain, 158(8), 1571-1576. [More Information]
  • Traeger, A., Skinner, I., Hubscher, M., Lee, H., Moseley, G., Nicholas, M., Henschke, N., Refshauge, K., Blyth, F., Main, C., Lo, S., et al (2017). A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of patient education for acute low back pain (PREVENT Trial): statistical analysis plan. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 21(3), 219-223. [More Information]

2016

  • Noguchi, N., Chan, L., Cumming, R., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V. (2016). A systematic review of the association between lower urinary tract symptoms and falls, injuries, and fractures in community-dwelling older men. The Aging Male, 19(3), 168-174. [More Information]
  • Aitken, S., Naganathan, V., Blyth, F. (2016). Aortic aneurysm trials in octogenarians: Are we really measuring the outcomes that matter? Vascular, 24(4), 435-445. [More Information]
  • Nicholas, M., Blyth, F. (2016). Are self-management strategies effective in chronic pain treatment? Pain Management, 6(1), 75-88. [More Information]

2015

  • Gopinath, B., Harris, I., Nicholas, M., Casey, P., Blyth, F., Maher, C., Cameron, I. (2015). A comparison of health outcomes in older versus younger adults following a road traffic crash injury: A cohort study. PloS One, 10(4), 1-11. [More Information]
  • Hirani, V., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Cumming, R., Le Couteur, D., Handelsman, D., Waite, L., Seibel, M. (2015). Active vitamin D (1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D) is associated with chronic pain in older Australian men: the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 70(3), 387-395. [More Information]
  • Ribeiro, R., Cumming, R., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Allman-Farinelli, M., Le Couteur, D., Simpson, S., Kendig, H., Hirani, V. (2015). Adequacy of nutritional intake among older men living in Sydney, Australia: Findings from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP). British Journal of Nutrition, 114(5), 812-821. [More Information]

2014

  • Fransen, M., Su, S., Harmer, A., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Sambrook, P., Le Couteur, D., Cumming, R. (2014). A longitudinal study of knee pain in older men: Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Age and Ageing, 43(2), 206-212. [More Information]
  • Ilomaki, J., Gnjidic, D., Le Couteur, D., Bell, J., Blyth, F., Handelsman, D., Cumming, R., Seibel, M., Waite, L., Naganathan, V., Hilmer, S. (2014). Alcohol consumption and tobacco smoking among community-dwelling older Australian men: the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 33(3), 185-192. [More Information]
  • Hsu, B., Cumming, R., Naganathan, V., Blyth, F., Le Couteur, D., Seibel, M., Waite, L., Handelsman, D. (2014). Associations between circulating reproductive hormones and SHBG and prevalent and incident metabolic syndrome in community-dwelling older men: the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 99(12), E2686-E2691. [More Information]

2013

  • Rogers, K., Blyth, F., March, L., Louisa, J. (2013). A nested case-control analysis of self-reported physical functioning after total knee replacement surgery in the 45 and Up Study Cohort. BMJ Open, 3(7), 1-12. [More Information]
  • Chan, E., Blyth, F., Nairn, L., Fransen, M. (2013). Acute postoperative pain following hospital discharge after total knee arthroplasty. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 21(9), 1257-1263. [More Information]
  • Rogers, K., Kemp, A., McLachlan, A., Blyth, F. (2013). Adverse selection? A multi-dimensional profile of people dispensed opioid analgesics for persistent non-cancer pain. PloS One, 8(12), 1-13. [More Information]

2012

  • Lim, S., Vos, E., Flaxman, A., Danaei, G., Shibuya, K., Adair-Rohani, H., Amann, M., Anderson, H., Andrews, K., Aryee, M., Blyth, F., Bonner, C., Chen, J., Darling, S., Driscoll, T., Jacklyn, G., Leigh, J., March, L., Orchard, J., Passmore, E., Sanchez Riera, L., Smith, E., Wilson, N., et al (2012). A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. The Lancet, 380(9859), 2224-2260. [More Information]
  • Hoy, D., Bain,, C., Williams, G., March, L., Brooks, P., Blyth, F., Woolf, A., Vos, T., Buchbinder, R. (2012). A systematic review of the global prevalence of low back pain. Arthritis & Rheumatology, 64(6), 2028-2037. [More Information]
  • Jorm, L., Leyland, A., Blyth, F., Elliott, R., Douglas, K., Redman, S. (2012). Assessing Preventable Hospitalisation InDicators (APHID): protocol for a data-linkage study using cohort study and administrative data. BMJ Open, 2(6), 1-8. [More Information]

2011

  • Stanaway, F., Blyth, F., Cumming, R., Naganathan, V., Handelsman, D., Waite, L., Sambrook, P., Creasey, H., Seibel, M., Le Couteur, D. (2011). Back pain in older male Italian-born immigrants in Australia: The importance of socioeconomic factors. European Journal of Pain, 15(1), 70-76. [More Information]
  • Travison, T., Nguyen, A., Naganathan, V., Stanaway, F., Blyth, F., Cumming, R., Le Couteur, D., Sambrook, P., Handelsman, D. (2011). Changes in Reproductive Hormone Concentrations Predict the Prevalence and Progression of the Frailty Syndrome in Older Men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 96(8), 2464-2474. [More Information]
  • McLachlan, A., Bath, S., Naganathan, V., Hilmer, S., Le Couteur, D., Gibson, S., Blyth, F. (2011). Clinical pharmacology of analgesic medicines in older people: impact of frailty and cognitive impairment. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 71(3), 351-364. [More Information]

2010

  • Wood, B., Nicholas, M., Blyth, F., Asghari, A., Gibson, S. (2010). Assessing Pain in Older People With Persistent Pain: The NRS Is Valid But Only Provides Part of the Picture. The Journal of Pain, 11(12), 1259-1266. [More Information]
  • Blyth, F., Boyle, F. (2010). Cancer and chronic pain. In Peter Croft, Fiona Blyth, Danielle van der Windt (Eds.), Chronic Pain Epidemiology: From Aetiology to Public Health, (pp. 271-276). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
  • Currow, D., Agar, M., Plummer, J., Blyth, F., Abernethy, A. (2010). Chronic pain in South Australia - population levels that interfere extremely with activities of daily living. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 34(3), 232-239. [More Information]

2009

  • Sanchez Riera, L., Hoy, D., Osborne, R., Buchbinder, R., Vos, E., Blyth, F., Brooks, P., Woolf, A., Smith, E., Diaz-Torne, C., March, L. (2009). Development of Lay Descriptions of Health States for Musculoskeletal (MSK) Disorders. European League Against Rheumatism EULAR 2009, United Kingdom: BMJ Publishing Group.
  • Macfarlane, G., Pallewatte, N., Paudyal, P., Blyth, F., Coggon, D., Crombez, G., Linton, S., Leino-Arjas, P., Silman, A., Smeets, R., et al (2009). Evaluation of work-related psychosocial factors and regional musculoskeletal pain: results from a EULAR Task Force. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 68(6), 885-891. [More Information]
  • Blyth, F., Jones, G., Macfarlane, G. (2009). Musculoskeletal health--how early does it start? Rheumatology, 48(10), 1181-2. [More Information]

2008

  • Blyth, F., Cumming, R., Brnabic, A., Cousins, M. (2008). Caregiving in the presence of chronic pain. Journals of Gerontology. Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 63(4), 399-407. [More Information]
  • Blyth, F. (2008). Chronic pain - Is it a public health problem? Pain, 137(3), 465-6. [More Information]
  • Blyth, F., Rochat, S., Cumming, R., Creasey, H., Handelsman, D., Le Couteur, D., Naganathan, V., Sambrook, P., Seibel, M., Waite, L. (2008). Pain, frailty and comorbidity on older men: The CHAMP study. Pain, 140(1), 224-230. [More Information]

2007

  • Blyth, F., Macfarlane, G., Nicholas, M. (2007). Response to Ms. Nielsen's Letter to the Editor of Pain. Pain, 131(3). [More Information]
  • Blyth, F., Macfarlane, G., Nicholas, M. (2007). The contribution of psychosocial factors to the development of chronic pain: the key to better outcomes for patients? Pain, 129(1), 8-11. [More Information]

2006

  • van Leeuwen, M., Blyth, F., March, L., Nicholas, M., Cousins, M. (2006). Chronic pain and reduced work effectiveness: the hidden cost to Australian employers. European Journal of Pain, 10(2), 161-166. [More Information]
  • Blyth, F., Cumming, R., Mitchell, P., Wang, J. (2006). Pain and falls in older people. European Journal of Pain, 11(5), 564-571. [More Information]

2005

  • Blyth, F., March, L., Nicholas, M., Cousins, M. (2005). Self-management of chronic pain: a population-based study. Pain, 113(3), 285-292. [More Information]

2004

  • Blyth, F., March, L., Brnabic, A., Cousins, M. (2004). Chronic Pain And Frequent Use Of Health Care. Pain, 111(1-2), 51-58. [More Information]

2003

  • Blyth, F., March, L., Nicholas, M., Cousins, M. (2003). Chronic pain, work performance and litigation. Pain, 103(1-2), 41-47. [More Information]
  • Blyth, F., March, L., Cousins, M. (2003). Chronic pain-related disability and use of analgesia and health services in a Sydney community. Medical Journal of Australia, 179(2), 84-87.

2002

  • Blyth, F., March, L., Shellard, D., Cousins, M. (2002). The experience of using random digit dialling methods in a population-based chronic pain study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 26(6), 511-514. [More Information]

2001

  • Blyth, F., Cousins, M., March, L., Brnabic, A., Williamson, M., Jorm, L. (2001). Chronic pain in Australia: a prevalence study. Pain, 89, 127-134.

Selected Grants

2024

  • Development of an electronic frailty index to improve care of older people in hospital, Hilmer S, Srikanth V, Thillainadesan J, Masnoon N, Edwards D, Kouladjian-O'Donnell L, Fujita K, Etherton-Beer C, Blyth F, Rockwood K, Ferguson C, Baysari M, Sarkies M, Hubbard R, Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)/MRFF Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission

2022

  • COMFORT: Clinical Observation, Management, and Function Of low back pain Relief Therapies, Abdel Shaheed C, Maher C, McLachlan A, Blyth F, Kelly P, Stanaway F, Thompson R, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies