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Profiles of Pain Acceptance and Values-Based Action in the Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Pain. (2022)
Journal Article
Ashworth. (2022). Profiles of Pain Acceptance and Values-Based Action in the Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Pain. Journal of Pain, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2022.06.005

Pain acceptance and values-based action are relevant to treatment outcomes in those with chronic pain. It is unclear if patterns of responding in these 2 behavioral processes can be used to classify patients into distinct classes at treatment onset a... Read More about Profiles of Pain Acceptance and Values-Based Action in the Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Pain..

Initial Evaluation of the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire – 2 (2020)
Journal Article
Ashworth. (2020). Initial Evaluation of the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire – 2. European Journal of Pain, https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1650

Greater acceptance of chronic pain is associated with lesser levels of pain-related distress and disability and better overall functioning. Pain acceptance is most often assessed using the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ), which includes... Read More about Initial Evaluation of the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire – 2.

The Relation of Self-Compassion to Functioning among Adults with Chronic Pain (2019)
Journal Article
Ashworth. (2019). The Relation of Self-Compassion to Functioning among Adults with Chronic Pain. European Journal of Pain, https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1429

Previous research has shown that self-compassion is associated with improved functioning and health outcomes among multiple chronic illnesses. However, the role of self-compassion in chronic pain-related functioning is understudied. The present study... Read More about The Relation of Self-Compassion to Functioning among Adults with Chronic Pain.

Risk of adverse events in patients prescribed long-term opioids: a cohort study in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2019)
Journal Article
Bedson, J., Chen, Y., Ashworth, J., Hayward, R. A., Dunn, K. M., & Jordan, K. P. (2019). Risk of adverse events in patients prescribed long-term opioids: a cohort study in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. European Journal of Pain, 23(5), 908-922. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1357

Background
Long-term opioid prescribing for musculoskeletal pain is controversial due to uncertainty regarding effectiveness and safety. This study examined the risks of a range of adverse events in a large cohort of patients prescribed long-term op... Read More about Risk of adverse events in patients prescribed long-term opioids: a cohort study in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

Prognostic factors in non-surgically treated sciatica: a systematic review (2011)
Journal Article
Ashworth, J., Konstantinou, K., & Dunn, K. M. (2011). Prognostic factors in non-surgically treated sciatica: a systematic review. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 208 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-12-208

BACKGROUND: When present sciatica is considered an obstacle to recovery in low back pain patients, yet evidence is limited regarding prognostic factors for persistent disability in this patient group. The aim of this study is to describe and summaris... Read More about Prognostic factors in non-surgically treated sciatica: a systematic review.