Psychology and Health Research Group
Conducting psychological research into illness, health and the delivery of healthcare
A group of academics, research staff and postgraduate students whose research covers a wide variety of health related research, affecting individuals, communities and populations.
We conduct psychological research into illness, health and the delivery of healthcare. The common thread that brings our research together is the application of psychological theories to health. We’re interested in preventative health and behavioural medicine, investigating questions such as:
- What motivates people to be healthy?
- How does the way people think, feel and behave in relation to health and other factors influence this?
- What maintains health?
- How do people adapt to illness or manage long-term conditions such as diabetes and chronic pain?
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Expertise
We have expertise in the development and validation of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), design and evaluation of complex interventions to improve health behaviours, psychosocial aspects of healthcare delivery and long-term condition management, social cognitive models and their application to behaviour, facet theory and analysis of archived/historical health behaviour population datasets. Example topics include: screening behaviour; pain management; obesity prevention and management; appetitive behaviour; mindfulness, cardiac rehabilitation, diabetes management, alternative medicine and health and well-being in astronauts.
Case study
Research within this group contributes to the activities of the European Space Agency concerning the identification of the key factors needed to maintain operational skill in astronauts and reduce accident likelihood during long-duration space missions.
Read the case study: Going to Mars
Collaborations
We work together with health researchers across LJMU from pharmacy, nursing, computing, education, sports science and public health on multidisciplinary projects with an applied focus. In addition, we have active collaborations with other universities, NHS Trusts, primary care, local and national authorities and charities including:
- University of Liverpool
- University of Manchester
- University of Lancaster
- Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
- Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
- Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
- St Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust
- Liverpool Community Health Trust
- The Royal Liverpool Hospitals NHS Trust
- Liverpool Heart and Chest Foundation Hospital Trust
- Liverpool City Council
- Knowsley Council
- Sefton Council
- Cheshire West and Chester Council
- UK Data Service/Office of National Statistics
- Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos
- King Juan Carlos University
Our research and consultancy work has been funded by NHS Trusts, pharmaceutical companies, Kellogg’s, Pain Relief Foundation, Cheshire West and Chester Council, Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, The British Academy, Youth Justice Trust, Youth Offending Team of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, European Regional Development Fund and Liverpool City Council.
Teaching and learning
All staff in the group contribute to teaching modules on the undergraduate BSc (Hons) Psychology programme (appetitive behaviour, social cognition, health psychology and substance use modules) and the Health Psychology (MSc) programme. In addition, our research group includes three practitioner health psychologists (Dr Forshaw, Dr Newson, Dr Poole) who all contribute to the Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology.
People
Meet the researchers within this group:
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Khalid Abbas
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Dr John Abernethy
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Timothy Abraham
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Dr Anne-Marie Adams
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Dr Julie Adams-Guppy
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Dr Adenike Adebayo
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Camilla Affleck
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Dr Fredrick Agboma
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Dr Tasnim Ahmed
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Dr Cynthia Akwei
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Margarita Akyla
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Dr Raida Al Kassas
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Dr Amr Al Khateeb
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Dr Adnane Alaoui Mhamdi
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Matthew Albrighton
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Dr Mustafa Ali
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Dr Mathew Analogbei
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Dr Paul Anderson
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Prof Hazel Andrews
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Lauren Andrews
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Colette Ankers De Salis
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Peter Appleton
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Tavi Aragon Cuevas
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Lewis Archdeacon
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Dr Jose Areta
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Carmel Arnold
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Mark Arnold
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Dr Emma Ashworth
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Dr Elaine Aspinwall-Roberts
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Dr Sulaf Assi
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PhD students
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Chike Abadom
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Laura Abbate
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Obipiseibima Aggokabo
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Jaana Ailus
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Tom Ajobo
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Khalid Al-Ali
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Marwan Algellay
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Zafar Ali
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Amani Alotaibi
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Nura Alwan
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Mara Ambrozic
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Liza Amri
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Roziah Anuar
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Maria Apostolou
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Andi Armitage
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Ann Ashall
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Michele Assante
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Jacob Astley
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Kym Atkinson
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Kym Atkinson
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Naomi Atkinson
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Sandie Atkinson-Goulding
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Elena Bakalina
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Christopher Baker
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Esmee Bakker
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Daniel Bannell
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John Barlow
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Surendra Basnet
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Geoff Bates
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5 papers found
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Journal article
Opioid prescribing and social deprivation: A retrospective analysis of prescribing for CNCP in Liverpool CCG
Begley E, Poole H, Sumnall H and Frank B and Montgomery C
Publish date: 08/03/2023
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Journal article
Health professionals interface with cultural conflict in the delivery of type 2 diabetes care
Patel T, Umeh K, Poole H, Vaja I and Ramtoola S and Newson L
Publish date: 17/02/2023
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Journal article
Acceptability of a high-protein Mediterranean-style diet and resistance exercise protocol for cardiac rehabilitation patients: Involving service users in intervention design using a mixed-methods participatory approach
Kirwan R, Newson L, McCullough D, Butler T and Davies IG and Perez De Heredia Benedicte F
Publish date: 14/02/2023
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Dataset
Community by Nature: Outdoor Intervention Evaluation, 2021. [Data Collection]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Service. 10.5255/UKDA-SN-856211
Newson L and Gibson B and Ashworth E
Publish date: 23/01/2023
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Journal article
Feasibility study of a Behavioural Intervention for Opioid Reduction (BIOR) for patients with chronic non-cancer pain in primary care: a protocol
Poole HM, Frank B, Begley E, Woods A, Ramos-Silva A, Merriman M and McCulough R and Montgomery C
Publish date: 18/01/2023