Todd, Jemma

Pain is a common debilitating symptom reported in people with endometriosis. Yet, we do not have a good understanding of factors that may contribute to higher pain and worse psychosocial outcomes in this population. One key construct linked…

The project is designed to explore the associations between retrospective and prospective mental imagery and fear of recurrence or progression (FORP) in people with endometriosis. Participants with an endometriosis diagnosis will be recruit…

Pelvic pain is a common and often debilitating experience with limited treatment options. Improving understanding of the psychosocial mechanisms involved in pelvic pain experiences will enhance the efficacy of pain management interventions.…

OBJECTIVES: Endometriosis is a chronic and progressive condition commonly associated with debilitating pain. Treatments for endometriosis pain are limited and usually invasive. Psychological interventions are a non-invasive intervention opt…

This study aims to empirically investigate temporal relationships between facets of the CoMPASS model of endometriosis-related pain over the course of the month. This model was developed by our team in a large (N = 872) prior mixed-methods …

The aim of this review was to systematically review and meta-analyse evidence for the presence of interpretation bias in pain and to establish the likely role of interpretation bias in chronic pain. The primary questions were whether people…

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is a chronic condition generally characterised by severe pain. Recent findings demonstrate disproportionately elevated rates of insomnia and fatigue among people with endometriosis, particularly among those with ass…

Our research primarily aims to better understand the factors which cause and maintain endometriosis pain. We aim to build on a recent study by Todd et al. (2023), where Fear of Progression was found to be an important factor associated with…

Endometriosis is a chronic gynaecological condition, of which pain is both the most common and most debilitating symptom. As with other forms of pain, there is increasing recognition of the role of psychological processes in bridging the ga…

Endometriosis-related pain has been predominantly medically managed, which has hindered understanding of psychological factors involved in these pain experiences. Models of chronic pain highlight the biased interpretation of ambiguous infor…

This exploratory study aims to explore whether fear of progression (FOP) is associated with the experience of endometriosis related pain and other factors such as presence of other endometriosis related symptoms, predictability of pain and …

This study aims to investigate the role of interpretation bias (IB) among experiences of endometriosis-related pain. Specifically, the current study aims to investigate the relationship between IB and endometriosis-related pain severity, di…

This exploratory study aims to assess whether Fear of Progression (FOP) is associated with the experience of endometriosis. It intends to explore the whether FOP in endometriosis is associated with worse quality of life and other psychologi…