Staff Profile
Background
Richard Dodds is an Intermediate Clinical Fellow based at the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, and an Honorary Consultant in Geriatric Medicine at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
He moved to Newcastle in 2018, having previously combined specialty training in Geriatric Medicine and research, including a PhD as a Wellcome Trust Research Training Fellow.
His research is based in the Age Research Group and focuses on a life course approach to sarcopenia, including the mechanisms involved in the loss of muscle strength and mass in mid-life and old age. He is a participant in the current European Academy for Medicine of Ageing.
- Twitter: @dodds_rm
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Publications
- Garrard JW, Cox NJ, Dodds RM, Roberts HC, Sayer AA. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Primary Care: A systematic review. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research 2020, 32(2), 197-205.
- Offord NJ, Clegg A, Turner G, Dodds RM, Sayer AA, Witham MD. Current practice in the diagnosis and management of sarcopenia and frailty – results from a UK-wide survey. Journal of Frailty, Sarcopenia and Falls 2019, 4(3), 71-77.
- Granic A, Davies K, Dodds RM, Duncan R, Uwimpuhwe G, Pakpahan E, Robinson S, Sayer AA. Factors associated with change in self-reported physical activity in the very old: The Newcastle 85+ Study. PLoS ONE 2019, 14(7), e0218881.
- Dodds RM. Letter to the Editor. JCSM Rapid Communications 2019.
- Todd OM, Burton JK, Dodds RM, Hollinghurst J, Lyons RA, Quinn TJ, Schneider A, Walesby KE, Wilkinson C, Conroy S, Gale CP, Hall M, Walters K, Clegg AP. New Horizons in the use of routine data for ageing research. Age and Ageing 2019, ePub ahead of print.
- Lim S, Ibrahim K, Dodds R, Purkis A, Baxter M, Rogers A, Sayer AA, Roberts HC. Physical activity in hospitalised older people: the feasibility and acceptability of a volunteer-led mobility intervention in the SoMoVe™ study. Age and Ageing 2020, 49(2), 283-291.
- Dodds RM, Granic A, Robinson SM, Sayer AA. Sarcopenia, long-term conditions and multimorbidity: findings from UK Biobank participants. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle 2020, 11(1), 62-68.
- Dodds RM, Pakpahan E, Granic A, Davies K, Sayer AA. The recent secular trend in grip strength among older adults: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. European Geriatric Medicine 2019, 10(3), 395-401.
- Westbury LD, Dodds RM, Syddall HE, Baczynska AM, Shaw SC, Dennison EM, Roberts HC, Sayer AA, Cooper C, Patel HP. Associations Between Objectively Measured Physical Activity, Body Composition and Sarcopenia: Findings from the Hertfordshire Sarcopenia Study (HSS). Calcified Tissue International 2018, 103(3), 237-245.
- Dodds RM, Kuh D, Sayer AA, Cooper R. Can measures of physical performance in mid-life improve the clinical prediction of disability in early old age? Findings from a British birth cohort study. Experimental Gerontology 2018, 110, 118-124.
- Granic A, Mossop H, Engstrom G, Davies K, Dodds R, Galvin JE, Ouslander JG, Tappen R, Sayer AA. Factors associated with physical performance measures in a multiethnic cohort of older adults. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine 2018, 4, 1-14.
- Dodds RM, Davies K, Granic A, Hollingsworth KG, Warren C, Gorman G, Turnbull DM, Sayer AA. Mitochondrial respiratory chain function and content are preserved in the skeletal muscle of active very old men and women. Experimental Gerontology 2018, 113, 80-85.
- Lim SER, Dodds R, Bacon D, Sayer AA, Roberts HC. Physical activity among hospitalised older people: insights from upper and lower limb accelerometry. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research 2018, 30(11), 1363-1369.
- Shenkin SD, Harrison JK, Wilkinson T, Dodds RM, Ioannidis JPA. Corrigendum: Systematic reviews: guidance relevant for studies of older people. Age and Ageing 2017, 46(5), 722-728.
- Granic A, Davies K, Jagger C, Dodds R, Kirkwood TBL, Sayer AA. Initial level and rate of change in grip strength predict all-cause mortality in very old adults. Age and Ageing 2017, 46(6), 970-976.
- Rygiel KA, Dodds RM, Patel HP, Syddall HE, Westbury LD, Granic A, Cooper C, Cliff J, Rocha MC, Turnbull DM, Sayer AA. Mitochondrial respiratory chain deficiency in older men and its relationship with muscle mass and performance. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle - Clinical Reports 2017, 2(2), e00035.
- Syddall HE, Westbury L, Dodds R, Dennison EM, Cooper C, Sayer AA. Mortality in the Hertfordshire Ageing Study: association with level and loss of grip strength in later life. Age and Ageing 2017, 46(3), 407-412.
- Dodds RM, Granic A, Davies K, Kirkwood TBL, Jagger C, Sayer AA. Prevalence and incidence of sarcopenia in the very old: findings from the Newcastle 85+ Study. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle 2017, 8(2), 229-237.
- Shenkin SD, Harrison JK, Wilkinson T, Dodds RM, Ioannidis JPA. Systematic reviews: Guidance relevant for studies of older people. Age and Ageing 2017, 46(5), 722-728.
- Dodds RM, Sayer AA. Editorial: Sarcopenia, frailty and mortality: the evidence is growing. Age and Ageing 2016, 45(5), 570-571.
- Dodds RM, Syddall HE, Cooper R, Kuh D, Cooper C, Sayer AA. Global variation in grip strength: a systematic review and meta-analysis of normative data. Age and Ageing 2016, 45(2), 209-216.
- Dodds RM, Sayer AA. Sarcopenia and frailty: New challenges for clinical practice. Clinical Medicine 2016, 16(5), 455-458.
- Roberts HC, Dodds R, Sayer AA. Current Clinical Care of Older Adults With Sarcopenia. Journal of Clinical Densitometry 2015, 18(4), 493-498.
- Simmonds SJ, Syddall HE, Westbury LD, Dodds RM, Cooper C, Aihie Sayer A. Grip strength among community-dwelling older people predicts hospital admission during the following decade. Age and Ageing 2015, 44(6), 954-959.
- Dodds R, Roberts HC, Sayer AA, Cooper C. The Epidemiology of Sarcopenia. Journal of Clinical Densitometry 2015, 18(4), 461-466.
- Dodds RM, Syddall HE, Cooper R, Benzeval M, Deary IJ, Dennison EM, Der G, Gale CR, Inskip HM, Jagger C, Kirkwood TB, Lawlor DA, Robinson SM, Starr JM, Steptoe A, Tilling K, Kuh D, Cooper C, Sayer AA. Grip Strength across the Life Course: Normative Data from Twelve British Studies. PLoS ONE 2014, 9(12), e113637.
- Dodds RM, Aihie Sayer A. Sarcopenia. Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia 2014, 58(5), 464-469.
- Denison HJ, Syddall HE, Dodds R, Martin HJ, Finucane FM, Griffin SJ, Wareham NJ, Cooper C, Sayer AA. Effects of aerobic exercise on muscle strength and physical performance in community-dwelling older people from the Hertfordshire cohort study: a randomized controlled trial. J Am Geriatr Soc 2013, 61(6), 1034-6.
- Denison HJ, Dodds RM, Ntani G, Cooper R, Cooper C, Sayer AA, Baird J. How to get started with a systematic review in epidemiology: an introductory guide for early career researchers. Archives of Public Health 2013, 71, 1-8.
- Dodds R, Kuh D, AihieSayer A, Cooper R. Physical activity levels across adult life and grip strength in early old age: updating findings from a British birth cohort. Age Ageing 2013, 42(6), 794-8.
- Dodds R, Denison HJ, Ntani G, Cooper R, Cooper C, Sayer AA, Baird J. Birth weight and muscle strength: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Nutr Health Aging 2012, 52(7), 609-15.
- Dodds R, Macdonald-Wallis C, Kapasi T, Sayer AA, Robinson S, Godfrey K, Cooper C, Harvey N, Inskip H, SWSStudy Team. Grip strength at 4 years in relation to birth weight. J Dev Orig Health Dis 2012, 3(2), 111-5.
- Refsum C, Kumarapeli P, Gunaratne A, Dodds R, Hasan A, de Lusignan S. Measuring the impact of different brands of computer systems on the clinical consultation: a pilot study. Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics 2008, 16(2), 119-127.