Dr Rhian Milton-Cole, BSc, MSc, PhD, MCSP, AfHEA

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Rhian is a postdoctoral research assistant and a qualified physiotherapist who joined the Bart’s Bone and Joint Health team in January 2024.

Rhian recently finished her PhD in health services research where she was investigating hip fracture and depression and the role of current rehabilitation in this relationship using several different quantitative research methods. As an early career researcher, Rhian has been involved in research in the areas of fragility fractures and mental health and rehabilitation in older adult populations. She is also interested in the establishment of clinical academic pathways for AHPs, promoting research to student and clinical physiotherapists and exploring health inequalities in black populations.

Research

Publications

• Carter C, Guerra S, Clothier L et al. (2026). 3551 Rehabilitation after pelvic fragility fracture in older adults: a scoping review. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afaf368.121

  
  

  QMRO: qmroHref
• Surman C, Milton-Cole R, Edwards R et al. (2026). 3675 Therapists’ perspectives on a new structured tailored approach to rehabilitation after hip fragility fracture—the stratify feasibility randomised controlled trial. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afaf368.129

  
  

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• Hartley S, Cropp A, Arnold S et al. (2026). 3711 Improving exercise training for sarcopenia or frailty: results from wave 2 of the BEPOP benchmarking and feedback initiative. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afaf368.019

  
  

  QMRO: qmroHref
• Carter C, Guerra S, Clothier L et al. (2025). Rehabilitation after pelvic fragility fracture in older adults: a scoping review. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/s00198-025-07552-8

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/111174
• Milton-Cole R, O'Connell MD, Sheehan K et al. (2025). 219 The role of depression in physiotherapy and outcomes association after hip fracture: Secondary Analysis of Physiotherapy Hip Fracture Sprint Audit. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2025.101537

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/111207
• Milton-Cole R, Goubar A, Ayis S et al. (2025). 223 Depression in the Association Between Mobilisation Timing And Live Discharge After Hip Fracture: Secondary Analysis UK National Hip Fracture Database. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2025.101703

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/111206
• Milton-Cole R, Sheehan KJ (2024). Author response to: OSIN-D-24–00452, “Comment on: Effectiveness of exercise rehabilitation interventions on depressive symptoms in older adults post hip fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis”. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/s00198-024-07125-1

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/97636
• Connolly B, Milton-Cole R, Blackwood B et al. (2024). Using patient and care partner experiences to confirm outcomes of relevance for inclusion in a core outcome set for trials of physical rehabilitation in critical illness: A qualitative interview study. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2024.05.005

  
  

  QMRO: qmroHref
• Milton-Cole R, Goubar A, Ayis S et al. (publicationYear). The role of depression in the association between mobilisation timing and live discharge after hip fracture surgery: Secondary analysis of the UK National Hip Fracture Database. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298804

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/95395
• Wijekoon A, Jayawardana S, Milton-Cole R et al. (2024). Response to Letter to the Editor on “Effectiveness and Equity in Community-based Rehabilitation on Pain, Physical Function, and Quality of Life Following Unilateral Lower Limb Amputation: A Systematic Review”. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2024.02.712

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/97637