Heathcote, Lauren Charlotte

observational 2025

Exploring experiences of endometriosis pain over the month

·doi:10.17605/osf.io/hmqu4

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 …

qualitative 2024

"I wish I knew then what I know now" - pain science education concepts important for female persistent pelvic pain: a reflexive thematic analysis

Pain ·doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003205

Pain science education (PSE) provides people with an understanding of "how pain works" grounded in the biopsychosocial model of pain; it has been demonstrated to improve outcomes in musculoskeletal pain conditions. Preliminary evidence sugg…

2021

What pain science concepts are important to females with persistent pelvic pain? A qualitative analysis

·doi:10.17605/osf.io/tgrz6

observational 2020

Stuck on pain? Assessing children's vigilance and awareness of pain sensations

European journal of pain (London, England) ·doi:10.1002/ejp.1581

BACKGROUND: Attending towards pain is proposed as a key mechanism influencing the experience and chronification of pain. Persistent attention towards pain is proposed to drive poor outcomes in both adults and children with chronic pain. How…