
MA (Hons), PhD
Research Fellow
- About
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- Email Address
- lakrista.morton@abdn.ac.uk
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
I am a Research Fellow in the Epidemiology group at the University of Aberdeen. After graduating with an MA (Hons) degree in Psychology from the University of Edinburgh in 2010 I started working as a researcher in the Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre and in the Centre of Academic Primary Care at the University of Aberdeen. I worked on projects exploring the neurocognitive effects of exercise and on a feasibility study of an intervention delivered by General Practitioners for patients with persistent (“medically unexplained”) physical symptoms, respectively. I started my PhD in October 2015, supported by the Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work under the supervision of Professor Gary Macfarlane and Professor Marijn de Bruin. This work explored how perceptions of back pain influence how individuals respond to and manage their pain. I am now working as a research fellow within the Epidemiology Group on studies being conducted within the Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work. I co-lead several projects which aim to understand the impact of musculoskeletal conditions on people’s work and which also aims to support people with their work.
Qualifications
- MA(Hons) Psychology2010 - University of Edinburgh
- PhD Applied Health Sciences2020 - University of Aberdeen
- Research
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Research Areas
Research Specialisms
- Health Psychology
- Health Sciences
- Health and Social Care
- Healthcare Science
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Collaborations
MRC/Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work
Aberdeen Centre for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health
Funding and Grants
What helps people with musculoskeletal pain stay in the labour market, if they are self-employed, precarious or portfolio workers? Patients’ and First Contact Practitioners’ views. NHS Grampian Charity (£10,796.45). April 2022 (24 months). Co-applicant.
Supporting people with musculoskeletal disorders in Scotland to remain in work: adapting the Making it Work™ intervention developed for people with inflammatory arthritis in Canada. Chief Scientist Office (£232,840). April 2022 (24 months). Co-Chief Investigator.
Understanding the impact of non-Inflammatory musculoskeletal conditions on work and work transitions: a qualitative investigation. ISSF@Aberdeen Seed Corn Fund (£11,974). June 2021 (13 months). Chief Investigator.
Quantifying the impact of chronic pain on engagement in paid work. MRC (£478K). June 2021 (32 months). Researcher co-investigator.
The Understanding Pain Study – Individuals’ cognitive, emotional and behavioural responses to back pain: a qualitative investigation. NHS Grampian Charity (£5325). May 2017 (12 months). Chief Investigator.
Neurocognitive effects of exercise summer project funding, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen (£1980). June 2013. Chief Investigator.
- Publications
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Do current methods of measuring the impact of chronic pain on work reflect the experience of working-age adults?: An integrated mixed methods systematic narrative review
Pain, vol. 165, no. 7, pp. 1472-1481Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDriving difficulties in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: Results from the Scotland Registry for Ankylosing Spondylitis
Arthritis Care & Research, vol. 74, no. 9, pp. 1541-1549Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLessons from experiences of accessing healthcare during the pandemic for remobilising rheumatology services: a national mixed methods study
Rheumatology Advances in Practice, vol. 6, no. 1, rkac013Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIllness perceptions and illness behaviours in back pain: A cross-sectional cluster analysis
European Journal of Pain, vol. 25, no. 9, pp. 1948-1958Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe effect of COVID19 public health restrictions on the health of people with musculoskeletal conditions and symptoms: the CONTAIN study
Rheumatology, vol. 60, no. SI, pp. SI13-SI24Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBeliefs about back pain and pain management behaviours, and their associations in the general population: a systematic review
European Journal of Pain, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 15-30Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1285
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10874/3/Morton_et_al_2019_European_Journal_of_Pain.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
A taxonomy of explanations in a general practitioner clinic for patients with persistent “medically unexplained” physical symptoms
Patient Education and Counseling, vol. 100, no. 2, pp. 224–230Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNegotiating explanations: doctor-patient communication with patients with medically unexplained symptoms-a qualitative analysis
Family Practice, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 107-113Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmw113
Developmental study of treatment fidelity, safety and acceptability of a Symptoms Clinic intervention delivered by General Practitioners to patients with multiple medically unexplained symptoms
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, vol. 84, pp. 37-43Contributions to Journals: Articles