Helen Poole
Reader in Applied Health Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University
Contact: H.M.Poole@ljmu.ac.uk
Main research interests
- Patient experiences of chronic pain and its psychosocial impact.
- Evaluating the effect of treatment for chronic pain.
- Developing and testing of patient reported outcome measures for pain and quality of life.
Biography
I’m a Health Psychologist and Reader in Applied Health Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University where I combine teaching, with research and consultancy. In addition to my LJMU role, I am an active member of the Pain Relief Foundation and Chair of the Scientific Sub-Committee.
Ongoing studies
- Establishing the magnitude of a clinically meaningful difference in quality of life for patients with neuropathic pain (Poole HM, Frank B, Mavrianou A … & Nurmikko TJ)
- The cognitive impact of gabapentiniods in patients with Fibromyalgia (Poole HM, Frank B, Moore D, Montgomery C et al)
- Mindfulness and post surgical pain (Hort-Atkinson R, Malinowski P & Poole HM)
- Psychosocial factors in the experience of patients undergoing total hip replacement (Techamahamaneerat S, Mackridge A, Moorcroft C & Poole HM)