Dr Martha Elwenspoek
BSc (Groningen), MSc (Groningen)
Current positions
Research Fellow in Test Evaluation
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Research interests
I am an applied health care researcher with a particular interest in coeliac disease and the use of tests for the purpose of diagnosing or monitoring disease.
Currently, I am the quant lead and programme manager on an NIHR Programme Grant for Applied Research on optimal testing aiming to develop evidence-based testing strategies to monitor long-term conditions in primary care.
My expertise is in evidence synthesis, including diagnostic test accuracy reviews, and routinely collected health care data analyses (such as CPRD and HES).
I recently completed an NIHR HTA project on improving case finding in coeliac disease. I am interested in continuing my research on coeliac disease, in particular on the accuracy of the “no biopsy” pathway for diagnosing coeliac disease and improving disease monitoring and follow up care after diagnosis.
Publications
Recent publications
02/06/2024Exploring factors influencing quality of life variability among individuals with coeliac disease
BMJ Open Gastroenterology
Identifying the Optimum Strategy for Identifying Adults and Children With Celiac Disease
Value in Health
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the accuracy of McIsaac and Centor score in patients presenting to secondary care with Pharyngitis
Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Understanding the patient's experience of coeliac disease diagnosis
British Journal of General Practice
Use of drugs for hyperlipidaemia and diabetes and risk of primary and secondary brain tumours
BMJ Open