Melissa O'Shea

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus · active 2021-2026

Study types

  • article 2
  • other 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 4
other 2026
Telehealth cognitive behavioural therapy improves health-related quality of life and pain in endometriosis: the Healing Pelvic Pain Intervention (HaPPI)-a randomized controlled trial
Human reproduction open ·doi:10.1093/hropen/hoag006

STUDY QUESTION: Is telehealth cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) or yoga effective in improving health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and secondary outcomes for endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Endometriosis-tailored CBT is superior to edu…

other 2025
Co-designing, evaluating and implementing online supportive care for endometriosis in Australia: study protocol for the hybrid type 1 effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and implementation randomised controlled trial of the CodeEndo program
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097872

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic condition affecting up to 11% of people presumed female at birth by the age of 44 years, characterised by the growth of tissue similar to the lining of the uterus on other organs. Endometriosis signi…

article 2022
The temporal effect of emotional distress on psychological and physical functioning in endometriosis: A 12‐month prospective study
Applied psychology. Health and well-being ·doi:10.1111/aphw.12415

Psychological factors of emotional distress and cognition have an important role in the understanding and management of endometriosis; however, their temporal relationship with key pain variables is not fully understood. This exploratory st…

article 2021
Yoga, cognitive–behavioural therapy versus education to improve quality of life and reduce healthcare costs in people with endometriosis: a randomised controlled trial
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046603

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a debilitating chronic inflammatory condition highly burdensome to the healthcare system. The present trial will establish the efficacy of (1) yoga and (2) cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), above (3) educat…