Tom Wilkinson
I have a background in Sport and Exercise Science (University of Birmingham) and completed by PhD at Bangor University in North Wales investigating muscle wasting people with rheumatoid arthritis. Currently, I am a Research Fellow specialising in lifestyle interventions for people living with chronic disease. I have a special interest in sarcopenia, muscle health, and outcome measure science.
Favourite way to be active
Running and swimming (both with and without my two dogs), cricket, gym, pacing my living room watching Aston Villa throw away 2 goal leads
Contact
T.J.Wilkinson@leicester.ac.uk
Research Areas
Coming soon
Current Projects
Different projects exploring the preservation of muscle health and function through lifestyle interventions during periods of weight loss;
Utilisation and development of core outcome sets and outcome measure science across different fields (lifestyle, pharmacy, kidney disease);
Epidemiological analysis of big data to explore the role of sarcopenia and frailty in people with multiple long-term conditions;
Revising clinical practice guidelines for lifestyle in kidney transplantation
Improving risk communication in people living with kidney disease from ethnic minority groups
Publications
Belfield AE, Wilkinson TJ, Henson J, Sargeant JA, Breen L, Hall AP, Davies MJ, Yates T. Sarcopenia prevalence using handgrip strength or chair stand performance in adults living with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Age Ageing. 2024 May 1;53(5):afae090. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afae090. PMID: 38706394; PMCID: PMC11070724.
Carey NP, Curtis F, Eisenbeisz ML, Akbari S, Sambharia M, Jalal DI, Wilkinson TJ. Does home blood pressure monitoring improve blood pressure-related outcomes in people living with chronic kidney disease? A systematic review. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2024 Apr;26(4):314-329. doi: 10.1111/jch.14795. Epub 2024 Mar 25. PMID: 38523586; PMCID: PMC11007799.
Lightfoot CJ, Wilkinson TJ, Vadaszy N, Graham-Brown MPM, Davies MJ, Yates T, Smith AC. Improving self-management behaviour through a digital lifestyle intervention: An internal pilot study. J Ren Care. 2024 Jan 31. doi: 10.1111/jorc.12488. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38296833.