A5036988756- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Polyomavirus and related diseases
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Coronary Artery Anomalies
- Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
Swansea University
2016-2023
Cardiff University
2021-2022
Objectives To gain insight into the experiences and concerns of front-line National Health Service (NHS) workers while caring for patients with COVID-19. Design Qualitative analysis data collected through an anonymous website (www.covidconfidential) provided a repository uncensored COVID-19 NHS workers, accessed via link advertised on Twitter feed two high profile medical tweeters their retweets. Setting Community who this social media. Participants 54 healthcare including doctors, nurses...
Objectives Venous thromboembolism ( VTE , including deep vein thrombosis [ DVT ] and pulmonary embolism PE ]) is a serious, potentially traumatic, life‐threatening condition major cause of mortality morbidity. The aim this study was to explore the patients’ experiences its psychosocial impact. Methods Audio‐recorded semistructured interviews with purposive sample 12 participants who had experienced first‐time or within previous 6 months. Interviews were transcribed thematically analysed....
Objectives Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious, potentially traumatic, life-threatening condition and major cause of mortality morbidity. The aim this study was to obtain detailed understandings the impact VTE examine individual’s experiences over first year since first-time VTE. Design A longitudinal qualitative interview using inductive thematic analysis. This presents follow-up data for 11 participants, interviewed 6 months following Setting Outpatients recruited from community...
Background: People with MS (pwMS) have had higher rates of anxiety and depression than the general population before COVID-19 pandemic, placing them at risk experiencing poor psychological wellbeing during pandemic. Objective: To assess mental health its social/lifestyle determinants in pwMS first wave outbreak United Kingdom. Methods: This is a community-based, prospective longitudinal cohort cross-sectional case–control online questionnaire study. It includes 2010 from UK Register 380...
Objectives Notorious for its unpredictable nature, Multiple sclerosis (MS) can have a profound impact on all areas of person’s life, as well the lives their family. The aim this qualitative study was to develop an in‐depth understanding experiences individuals living with MS and upon family system from perspective person M. Methods Qualitative data were collected through semi‐structured interviews conducted 14 people (pwMS). Interviews lasted approx. 1 hr, digitally recorded transcribed...
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition, which can be affected by stress. Living with psoriasis trigger negative emotions, may influence quality of life. The present study explored the lived experiences people attention to potential role anger in onset and progression condition. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted 12 participants (
People with visual impairment (VI) may encounter psychosocial challenges including difficulties socialisation/interpreting social cues. Social media (SM) provide alternative means of socialisation but little is known about the experience SM from their perspective. Semi-structured interviews 10 individuals VI who regularly use were analysed according to interpretative phenomenological analysis. Analysis yielded two overarching themes: and identity, connectedness. Participants described...
Homework assignments are generally viewed as an important factor of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT).This study examined whether perfectionists procrastinate homework assignments.Thirty-eight university students attended two sessions, 7 days apart from each other. After completing perfectionism scales at the first session, they were asked to complete tasks a self-help wellbeing booklet and return session 2.Only maladaptive facets correlated with most behavioural measures procrastination....
<h2>Abstract</h2><h3>Background</h3> In March 2020, the United Kingdom Multiple Sclerosis Register (UKMSR) established an electronic case return form, designed collaboratively by MS neurologists, to record data about COVID-19 infections in people with (pwMS). <h3>Objectives</h3> Examine how hospital admission and mortality are affected disability, age disease modifying treatments (DMTs) COVID-19. <h3>Methods</h3> Anonymised were submitted clinical teams. Regression models tested for...
Plant-based/vegan diets are growing in popularity. There numbers of individuals adopting plant-based and there legitimate concerns from professionals that this can enable food restriction or mask disordered eating. The aim study was to examine the role a diet play for those recovery restrictive eating disorders (anorexia bulimia nervosa). Interviews conducted with twelve who identified as having disorder which played/plays an important part their recovery. Semi-structured interviews explored...
To capture the complexities and unique experience of a newly formed multidisciplinary multicentre research team developing deploying COVID-19 study to identify lessons learnt.
There is a growing body of evidence that points to an important role for modification lifestyle factors and promotion health-related quality life in the secondary prevention disease progression multiple sclerosis (D'Hooghe et al., 2010; Weiland 2014; Hadgkiss 2015). As clinical psychologist diagnosed with 2012 I have gained unique insight into ways which people living MS clinicians can usefully integrate evidence-based modifications enhance self-efficacy self-management improve wider...
ABSTRACT Background Infections can trigger exacerbations of multiple sclerosis (MS). The effects the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on MS are not known. aim this study was to understand impact COVID-19 new and pre-existing symptoms MS. Methods is an ongoing community-based, prospective cohort conducted as part United Kingdom Register. People with were invited by email complete a questionnaire about their during infection. An exacerbation defined developing and/or worsening symptoms....