Liz Ditton’s Research

Recent Publications

Digital Interventions for Work-Related Wellbeing

Evaluation of an App-Delivered Psychological Flexibility Skill Training Intervention for Medical Student Burnout and Well-being: Randomized Controlled Trial

Medical Student Experiences of Engaging in a Psychological Flexibility Skill Training App for Burnout and Well-being: Pilot Feasibility Study

Assessing the Efficacy of an Individualized Psychological Flexibility Skills Training Intervention App for Medical Student Burnout and Well-being: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Evaluating combined VR-based stress management and de-escalation training for mental health nurses

Direct comparison of virtual reality and 2D delivery on sense of presence, emotional and physiological outcome measures

Psychological Health and Surgical Recovery

Improving Patient Outcomes Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: Identifying Rehabilitation Pathways Based on Modifiable Psychological Risk and Resilience Factors

Biopsychosocial based machine learning models predict patient improvement after total knee arthroplasty

Determining patient activity goals and their fulfillment following total knee arthroplasty: Findings from the prospective, observational SuPeR Knee study

Translation of Research to Clinical Practice

Increased use of knowledge translation strategies is associated with greater research impact on public health policy and practice: an analysis of trials of nutrition, physical activity, sexual health, tobacco, alcohol and substance use interventions

“He who pays the piper calls the tune.” Researcher experiences of funder suppression of health behaviour intervention trial findings

Media Citations

Washington Post

I prepared for my knee replacement surgery, but I had a lot to learn

Recovery Matters

Research meets practice in QBE’s partnership to better psychological injury claims outcomes

Medical News Today

Recovery after total knee replacement surgery

Current Research Partnerships

FOCUS-R: Understanding factors associated with resilience.

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Esteem Psychology

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