We are always keen to highlight any individual or group around the world, who are working hard behind the scenes researching and developing possible treatments for future intervention. Recently we were approached by Julia Moreau from Queen’s University, Ontario Canada to share with us a new research initiative, she is working on with Dr Dean Tripp.
A word from Julia…
Hi there, my name is Julia Moreau and I am an IBD researcher over at Queen’s University in the Pain Lab. I work in conjunction with Dr. Dean Tripp to investigate several psychosocial variables that impact teens and young adult’s quality of life with IBD. As such, my research project is titled Quality of Life in Adolescents with IBD. This is a pivotal topic to explore because we currently know that adolescents diagnosed with IBD are at a significant risk for depressive symptoms therefore, future depression, anxiety, and other maladaptive health outcomes.
Likewise, current literature hints to psychological variables playing a role in disease related outcomes but the processes as to how are less understood for an adolescent population. Therefore, this current project aims to explain how certain factors, such as social support, self- esteem, and disease severity, among many other variables, contribute to an adolescent’s wellbeing with IBD. Ultimately, I want to bolster our understanding of how IBD affects teens and young adults and what can be done in the future to improve the overall quality of life for this particular population. If this is research you are interested in participating in, please read the following information blub below:
About Queen’s University Pain Lab…
Our lab has been studying pain and pain-related psychosocial factors over the past decade. Our studies have had a wide range exhibiting the varying interests of our excellent students (e.g., sport related pain research, epidemiology of pain in South-Eastern Ontario, Cross-Cultural Pain experience and outcomes [i.e., Chinese], & Chronic Pelvic pain in men and in women). Please review the research component of this website for more detail.
Many people are unaware that there are Chronic Pelvic Pain diseases that occur frequently in our country and the world at large. In recent years, our lab has focused more so on understanding the life impact of Chronic Pelvic Pain for women and for men. New grants and research projects are focused on: Pain, disability, and relationship distress in men suffering from Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS), and Pain, disability, and relationship distress in women suffering from chronic Interstitial Cystitis (IC). New students can expect to be involved with studies that help extend this range of research.
To learn more and participate, please click on the following link:
https://queensu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9LAPoqN3gypvb7v
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Words: Matt Strutt, Julia Moreau
Lead Image: Discover Magazine
Contributors: André Leitão, Aaron Darveniza
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