The Impact and Experience of Long-term Conditions

This area focuses on the consequences of living with a long-term condition, with a particular focus on the psychological implications of experiencing long-term conditions.

Work in this area includes:

• Depression and long-term conditions(e.g., diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis)
• Cardiovascular disease: effects of psychosocial factors (depression, hostility, lack of social support, anxiety, socioeconomic status); quality of life
• Psychological Impact of Diabetes
• The psychological consequences of chronic pelvic pain
• The psychological and emotional consequences of caregiving for people with sick and disabled relatives
• Attitudes towards different treatment regimens by health professionals and patients (e.g. depot injections).
• Psychological impact of renal disease.
• Multi-factorial nature and consequences of accidents in older adults
• Patients' perception of chronic wound pain.
• Postnatal depression and the impact on the infant, children and family

Researchers working in this area are:

• Carol Austin
• Dr Liz Boath 
• Professor Eleanor Bradley
• Professor David Clark-Carter
• Dr. Rachel Povey
• Dr Clio Spanou