Research project

Improving outcomes in dialysis patients through promotion of effective self-regulation

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Research overview

This project benefits from a collaborative PhD scholarship that is jointly funded by the ESRC via SENSS and ESNEFT 2020-2024.

Optimal management of many diseases requires patients to make behavioural changes, with which they struggle. Limitations in the existing evidence base indicate the need to identify self-regulatory processes that might be targets for psychological intervention within health care settings.

This project aims to develop and test a comprehensive account of self-regulation in chronic disease, with immediate relevance to care of dialysis patients and to chronic disease management generally.

Public Understanding of Kidney Disease

The ways in which people understand illness, known as illness representations, are an important guide to how they interpret and respond to symptoms.

We are currently running a study to investigate public representations of kidney disease. If you are over 18 years and would like to take part in the study you can do so online.

We are interested to hear from anybody, whether they have experience of kidney disease or not.


Take part online