On this week's episode of Joint Action, we are joined by Dr Bryan Tan to discuss how mental health can contribute to the experience of living with osteoarthritis. Dr Bryan Tan is an Orthopaedic Surgeon-Scientist in Singapore. He has experience practicing both locally and overseas having done several fellowships internationally including US and New Zealand. His research focuses on health service research, implementation science, population health and taking a biopsychosocial perspective in musculoskeletal health. He has a strong interest in administration, policy making and public health and applies a public health, system lens to musculoskeletal problems and currently sits on several health cluster-wide and national committees looking to deliver new models of care for musculoskeletal health. RESOURCES Journal articles CORR Insights®: What Are the Underlying Mental Health Constructs Associated With Level of Capability in People With Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis?A Qualitative Study of Psychosocial Factors in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: Insights Learned From an Asian Population.Adaptation and validation of the chronic illness-related shame scale among patients with knee osteoarthritis in Singapore. Discordance between self-reported and performance-based physical function in patients who have knee osteoarthritis: Associations with pain intensity and negative affect.A cross sectional study exploring the relationship of self-reported physical activity with function, kinesiophobia, self-efficacy and quality of life in an Asian population seeking care for knee osteoarthritis.Singapore KneE osTeoarthritis CoHort (SKETCH): protocol for a multi-centre prospective cohort study. Complex Lifestyle and Psychological Intervention in Knee Osteoarthritis: Scoping Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. CONNECT WITH US Twitter/X: @ProfDavidHunter @jointactionorgInstagram: @ProfDavidHunterEmail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.