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Wendy Chaplin

Research Associate, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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Biography

Wendy is a researcher working on the Pain at Work Trial. The aim of the trial is to determine the feasibility of conducting a definitive cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT) of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Pain at Work (PAW) Toolkit for working-age adults with chronic or persistent pain.

Also, a Ph.D. candidate Investigating musculoskeletal pain and frailty in an ageing population (in writing up).

Expertise Summary

Wendy has experience in quantitative research, in particular working with survey data. Also,conducting field observations and using qualitative analysis in behaviour change research. Previously she has worked as a soft tissue therapist and exercise referral specialist for people with chronic conditions.

Skills include epidemiology, statistics, interviewing, MSc Health psychology, motivational interviewing.

Areas of particular interest: chronic pain, frailty, ageing, well-being, health communication, behaviour change, and self-determination theory.

Research Summary

Multicentre pragmatic cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial to assess potential effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Pain at Work Toolkit in employees with chronic or persistent pain… read more

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School of Health Sciences

B236, Medical School
Queen's Medical Centre
Nottingham, NG7 2HA

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