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Staff Profiles
Ms Laura O'Connor
B.A., M.IT
Contact Details
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Centre for Pain Research
School of Psychology
NUI Galway
E: OCONNORL@nuigalway.ie
Centre for Pain Research
School of Psychology
NUI Galway
E: OCONNORL@nuigalway.ie
Biography
Peer Reviewed Journals
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| (2019) | 'Lending an Ear: iPeer2Peer plus Teens Taking Charge online self-management to empower adolescents with arthritis in Ireland: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial'
O'Higgins, S;Stinson, J;Kohut, SA;Caes, L;Heary, C;McGuire, BE;O'Connor, L;Slattery, B;Hanlon, M;Durand, H;Haugh, S (2019) 'Lending an Ear: iPeer2Peer plus Teens Taking Charge online self-management to empower adolescents with arthritis in Ireland: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial'. BMJ Open, 9 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2019) | 'Effects of Biopsychosocial Education on the Clinical Judgments of Medical Students and GP Trainees Regarding Future Risk of Disability in Chronic Lower Back Pain: A Randomized Control Trial'
Dwyer CP;MacNeela P;Durand H;O'Connor LL;Main CJ;McKenna-Plumley PE;Hamm RM;Reynolds B;Conneely S;Slattery BW;Taheny D;NicGabhainn S;Murphy AW;Kropmans T;McGuire BE; (2019) 'Effects of Biopsychosocial Education on the Clinical Judgments of Medical Students and GP Trainees Regarding Future Risk of Disability in Chronic Lower Back Pain: A Randomized Control Trial'. Pain Medicine, [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2019) | 'Investigating the effectiveness of an online acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention versus a waiting list control condition on pain interference and quality of life in adults with chronic pain and multimorbidity: protocol for a randomised controlled trial'
Slattery BW;O'Connor LL;Haugh S;Barrett K;Francis K;Dwyer CP;O'Higgins S;Caes L;Egan J;McGuire BE; (2019) 'Investigating the effectiveness of an online acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention versus a waiting list control condition on pain interference and quality of life in adults with chronic pain and multimorbidity: protocol for a randomised controlled trial'. BMJ Open, 9 (5) [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2019) | 'An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Modalities Used to Deliver Electronic Health Interventions for Chronic Pain: Systematic Review With Network Meta-Analysis'
Slattery, BW;Haugh, S;O'Connor, L;Francis, K;Dwyer, CP;O'Higgins, S;Egan, J;McGuire, BE (2019) 'An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Modalities Used to Deliver Electronic Health Interventions for Chronic Pain: Systematic Review With Network Meta-Analysis'. Journal of Medical Internet Research, [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2016) | 'Effectiveness of a biopsychosocial e-learning intervention on the clinical judgements of medical students and GP trainees regarding future risk of disability in patients with chronic lower back pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial'
Dwyer, CP;Durand, H;MacNeela, P;Reynolds, B;Hamm, RM;Main, CJ;O'Connor, LL;Conneely, S;Taheny, D;Slattery, BW;O'Neill, C;NicGabhainn, S;Murphy, AW;Kropmans, T;McGuire, BE (2016) 'Effectiveness of a biopsychosocial e-learning intervention on the clinical judgements of medical students and GP trainees regarding future risk of disability in patients with chronic lower back pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial'. BMJ Open, 6 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2019) | 'THE PAIN COURSE: EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ONLINE CBT PAIN MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME IN A RANDOMIZED TRIAL IN IRELAND (vol 25, pg 1, 2018)'
McGuire, B;Navin, C;Egan, J;Slattery, B;Pilch, M;O'Connor, L;Haugh, S;Malone, B;Perez, C;Dear, B (2019) 'THE PAIN COURSE: EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ONLINE CBT PAIN MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME IN A RANDOMIZED TRIAL IN IRELAND (vol 25, pg 1, 2018)'. International Journal Of Behavioral Medicine, 26 :115-116 [Details] |
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| (2017) | 'Protocol for a systematic review with network meta-analysis of the modalities used to deliver eHealth interventions for chronic pain'
Brian W. Slattery* , Stephanie Haugh, Kady Francis, Laura O’Connor, Katie Barrett, Christopher P. Dwyer, Siobhan O’Higgins, Jonathan Egan and Brian E. McGuire (2017) 'Protocol for a systematic review with network meta-analysis of the modalities used to deliver eHealth interventions for chronic pain'. BMJ Open, [Details] |
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| (2017) | 'Comparing the effectiveness of an internet-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention with a waiting list control on health-related quality of life among adults with multimorbidity: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial'
5. Slattery B, O’Connor L, Barrett K, Haugh S, Francis K, Dwyer C, O’Higgins S, Caes L, Egan J, McGuire BE (2017) 'Comparing the effectiveness of an internet-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention with a waiting list control on health-related quality of life among adults with multimorbidity: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial'. BMJ Open, [Details] |
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| (2017) | 'Prevalence, impact and cost of multimorbidity in a cohort of people with chronic pain in Ireland: a study protocol'
Slattery, BW,O'Connor, L,Haugh, S,Dwyer, CP,O'Higgins, S,Caes, L,Egan, J,McGuire, BE (2017) 'Prevalence, impact and cost of multimorbidity in a cohort of people with chronic pain in Ireland: a study protocol'. BMJ Open, 7 [DOI] [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2015) | 'How to critically analyse research literature'
Dwyer C, Quinn C, O'Connor L, Slattery B, O'Higgins S, McGuire BE. (2015) 'How to critically analyse research literature' In: How to conduct research for service improvement: A guidebook for Health & Social Care Professionals. Dublin: Health Service Executive. [Details] |
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| (2015) | 'How to write an abstract'
Slattery B, O'Higgins S, Dwyer C, O'Connor L, Quinn C, McGuire BE. (2015) 'How to write an abstract' In: How to conduct research for service improvement: A guidebook for Health & Social Care Professionals. Dublin: Health Service Executive. [Details] |
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| (2015) | 'How to conduct mixed methods design'
O'Higgins S, Slattery B, Dwyer C, Quinn C, O'Connor L, McGuire BE. (2015) 'How to conduct mixed methods design' In: How to conduct research for service improvement: A guidebook for Health & Social Care Professionals. Dublin: Health Service Executive. [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2017) | UCL Digital Behavior Change Conference 2019
Slattery B, Haugh S, Francis K, O'Connor L, Barrett, K; O'Higgins, S; Dwyer C; Egan, J; McGuire, B. (2017) An evaluation of the modalities used to deliver eHealth interventions for chronic pain: Systematic review with Network Meta-Analysis.. Front. Public Health. Conference Abstract: 3rd UCL Centre for Behaviour Change Digital Health Conference 2017: Harnessing digital technology for behaviour change. doi: 10.3389/conf.FPUBH.2017.03.00083 Received: 22 Feb 2017; Published Online: 22 Feb 2017 UCL Digital Behavior Change Conference 2019 [DOI] [Details] |
Conference Contributions
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| (2018) | 32nd European Health Psychology Conference,
Navin, C; Dear, B; Slattery,B; Pilch, M; Haugh, S; O Connor, L; Malone, B; Perez, C; Egan, J; McGuire, B (2018) The Pain Course: An internet-delivered intervention - randomized controlled trial with adults living in Ireland. [Conference Paper], 32nd European Health Psychology Conference, Galway , 20-AUG-18 - 25-AUG-18. [Details] |
Reviews
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2017) | Protocol for a systematic review with network meta-analysis of the modalities used to deliver eHealth interventions for chronic pain.
Slattery, BW;Haugh, S;Francis, K;O'Connor, L;Barrett, K;Dwyer, CP;O'Higgins, S;Egan, J;McGuire, BE (2017) Protocol for a systematic review with network meta-analysis of the modalities used to deliver eHealth interventions for chronic pain. LONDON: Reviews [DOI] [Details] |
