A5085416589- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Mast cells and histamine
- Dermatologic Treatments and Research
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects
Lawson Health Research Institute
2013-2024
Western University
2011-2024
St Joseph's Health Care
2012-2022
Arthritis Society
2021
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
2021
Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre
2020
Université du Québec à Montréal
2020
Columbia University
2020
Université de Sherbrooke
2020
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
2020
Clinical measurement.To evaluate the intrarater, interrater, and test-retest reliability of an accessible digital algometer, to determine minimum detectable change in normal healthy individuals a clinical population with neck pain.Pressure pain threshold testing may be valuable assessment prognostic indicator for people pain. To date, most this research has been completed using algometers that are too resource intensive routine use.Novice raters (physiotherapy students or physiotherapists)...
The present study compared 30 patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FS) to healthy control subjects matched for age, sex, and estimated intellectual level on standardized measures of attention, concentration, memory as well subjective ratings abilities sleep quality. In addition, in order investigate the relationship between cognitive functioning other physical psychological symptoms, FS completed pain severity, trait anxiety, depression. Results indicated that performed more poorly tests...
Introduction Psychosocial and rehabilitation interventions are increasingly used to attenuate disability improve health-related quality of life (HRQL) in chronic diseases, but typically not available for patients with rare diseases. Conducting rigorous, adequately powered trials these diseases is difficult. The Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) an international collaboration patient organisations, clinicians researchers. aim SPIN develop a research infrastructure test...
Abstract Objective To determine if assigning the label of fibromyalgia (FM) to individuals with chronic widespread pain has a significant effect on long‐term health status, function, and service utilization. Methods In London Fibromyalgia Epidemiology Study, 100 FM were identified by screening 3,395 non‐institutionalized adults. Only 28 had been previously diagnosed FM; for 72, diagnostic was new. All prediagnosed female compared 58 72 newly cases. prospective, within‐group comparison, we...
The present study utilized a sample of 198 individuals with Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) to examine the association between treatment process variables (beliefs, coping strategies) and outcomes (pain severity, activity level, emotional distress life interference) related 4-week multidisciplinary fibromyalgia program. Multiple regression analyses were evaluate these relationships pretreatment posttreatment as well from 3- 6-month follow-ups. results indicated that most closely to: (1) an...
This study compared the effects of general and regional anesthesia on cognitive psychosocial functioning in elderly persons. Sixty-four patients between 60 86 yr age undergoing knee arthroplasty were randomly assigned to receive either or anesthesia. A battery psychometric tests, including Satz-Mogel form Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised, Memory Scale-Revised Sickness Impact Profile, various neuropsychological measures administered by a blinded observer just before surgery again 3...
Objectives: Changes in activity frequently occur as a consequence of ongoing pain. Three patterns commonly observed among individuals with pain are avoidance, overdoing, and pacing. We conducted 2 studies investigating these patterns, their interrelationships, associations key psychosocial factors. Study 1 describes the development measure, Patterns Activity-Pain (POAM-P), to assess patterns; examines correlates patterns. Methods: In study 1, sample 393 chronic responded pool 51 items...
This study evaluated whether tailored cognitive-behavioral therapy (TCBT) that incorporated preferences for learning specific cognitive and/or behavioral skills and used motivational enhancement strategies would improve treatment engagement participation compared with standard CBT (SCBT). We hypothesized participants receiving TCBT show a lower dropout rate, attend more sessions, report frequent intersession pain coping skill practice than those SCBT. also indices of adherence correlate pre-...
The Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort is a web-based cohort designed to collect patient-reported outcomes at regular intervals as framework for conducting trials of psychosocial, educational, self-management and rehabilitation interventions patients with SSc. aim this study was present baseline demographic, medical outcome data the SPIN compare it other large SSc cohorts. Descriptive statistics were used summarize characteristics; these compared published...
Many studies document efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for chronic pain, but few have examined potential treatment mechanisms. In analyses data from a controlled trial, we whether changes in attitudes toward adopting pain self-management approach-CBT-specific mechanisms-and quality working alliance and patient expectations-general mechanisms-early were related to later-treatment outcomes.Our sample was composed 94 adults (primarily White; mean age: 55.3 years, SD = 11.7; 23%...
Patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) experience a decreased ability to participate in both vocational and avocational activities. Although many treatment programs advocate activity pacing techniques, ‘pacing’ is poorly understood concept for which there are no available measures. The present study describes brief six-item scale that can be administered as part of the Chronic Pain Coping Inventory (CPCI). Preliminary data indicate this valid, reliable index construct associated physical...
The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)-29 assesses seven health-related quality of life domains plus pain intensity. objective was to examine PROMIS-29v2 validity and explore clinical associations in patients with SSc.English-speaking SSc the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network Cohort from 26 sites Canada, USA UK completed between July 2014 November 2015. Enrolling physicians provided medical data. To convergent validity, hypotheses on direction...