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Dr Elaine Wainwright

Dr Elaine Wainwright
Dr Elaine Wainwright
Dr Elaine Wainwright

PhD, CPsychol, FHEA

Advanced Research Fellow

Accepting PhDs

51cg
Email Address
elaine.wainwright@abdn.ac.uk
Office Address

Epidemiology Group, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Health Sciences Building (1st Floor), Foresterhill, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, AB25 2ZD

School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

Biography

Dr Elaine Wainwright is a Chartered psychologist who studies connections between work, health and wellbeing, particularly for people living with persistent pain.  She uses a range of theoretical perspectives in her work including person-fit environment, perceived stress and burnout, and illness narratives. Dr Wainwright started working at the Epidemiology Group, Institute for Applied Health Sciences, 51cg, in mid-September 2021. Prior to this, she was at Bath Spa University, co-leading their Health and Cognition Research Centre. Before that, she was a post doc at the Centre for Pain Research, University of Bath, as part of a team investigating how naturally occuring headache affects attention. Dr Wainwright came into academia after a career in secondary education, when the lure of PhD work became too strong. Dr Wainwright is a co-investigator at the MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work, University of Southampton, and holds an Honorary Research Fellowship at the Centre for Pain Research, University of Bath.

Qualifications

  • PhD Health 
    2013 - University of Bath 
    Awarded a University scholarship. Topic: Sickness Certification for Chronic Pain Patients; Exploring the Construction of Acceptable Pain-related Absence: ethnographic studies of sickness certification for chronic pain, including the introduction of the fit-note system. Uses concepts from medical sociology, focusing on the doctor-patient relationship and the subjectivity of many chronic pain conditions, to critique current policy initiatives around return to work when one has pain.
  • MSc Health Services Research 
    2008 - University of York 
    (Awarded an MRC Advanced Studentship) Modules in research methods, applied biostatistics, RCTs, health psychology, epidemiology, health economics, systematic reviews, qualitative methodology, health inequalities and medical sociology. Dissertation: The Role of Metaphor in GP-patient Consultations.
  • BSc Psychology 
    2005 - The Open University 
    First Class Honours
  • PGCE English  
    2008 - University of York 
  • BA (Hons) English 
    1995 - University of Oxford 

External Memberships

Co-investigator and Steering Group member, MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work

 

Honorary Research Fellow, Centre for Pain Research, University of Bath

 

Scientific Adviser, The Colt Foundation

 

Academic Forum, Society of Occupational Medicine

Research

Research Overview

Dr Wainwright has three main research streams supported by a mix of UKRI, charity and Government funders. The first considers improving return to work processes for people either already off sick, or at risk of work attrition, due to pain.  Related to this, she is interested in how we can embed the idea that “good” work can be seen as a health outcome. She specialises in qualitative methodologies and has a third research interest in the use of qualitative research in health services and health psychology research. She uses a range of theoretical perspectives in her work including person-fit environment, perceived stress and burnout, and illness narratives, most recently in researching the experiences of medical doctors at work, and how to ameliorate challenging working conditions.

Research Areas

Accepting PhDs

I am currently accepting PhDs in Applied Health Sciences.

Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.

Applied Health Sciences

  • Supervising
  • Accepting PhDs

Psychology

  • Supervising

Research Specialisms

  • Health Sciences
  • Applied Psychology

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is , published under the licence.

Current Research

Dr Wainwright is a Co-investigator, for an Advanced Pain Discovery Platform (ADPD) consortium led by Professor Ed Keogh at the University of Bath, investigating psychosocial mechanisms of chronic pain. 

She is working on several studies as part of collaboration with the MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work.

She will also be working on a range of studies within the Epidemiology group.She is also currently working on the VALUE study, aiming to understanding more about the use of add-ons in infertility treatment, and the EFONA study, investigating cognitive and affective barriers to emergency front of access. 

Past Research

Most recently, Dr Wainwright led a topical review of pain and work, co-edited a book on work and pain across the lifspan with Professor Christopher Eccleston of the Centre for Pain Research, University of Bath, and has been working on the COVID-19 Clinician Cohort (CoCCo) Study, which in September 2021 published empirically grounded recommendations for forward-facing psychological care of frontline Doctors; and the HOW study; Healthier Outcomes at Work for social workers (please see publications list for full details of outputs). 

Knowledge Exchange

Elaine has a longstanding relationship with the Work and Health Unit, a cross government unit jointly sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions and Department of Health and Social Care, advising on fit note use, and how to improve sustainable working lives for people with ongoing pain. Elaine has run interactive seminars with a range of organisations including the Bath Centre for Pain Services and The Pain Toolkit. 

Collaborations

Elaine is a member of the Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work, based at the University of Southampton; an Honorary Research Fellow in the Centre for Pain Research, University of Bath; and Visiting Research Fellow, Health and Cognition Research Centre, Bath Spa University.

 

Professor Macfarlane is the principal investigator for the Aberdeen spoke of this centre, which is based at the University of Southampton Dr Wainwright, with other Aberdeen colleagues, is a co-investigator. Coordinated by the University of Southampton, the centre brings together fifteen different academic institutions across the UK, with interest and expertise in rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease, and its relation to occupation, to identify effective and cost-effective ways to minimise the adverse impacts of musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace. The work at the 51cg is focussed on investigating: media campaigns for low back pain; axial spondyloarthritis; pain management; instrumenting work as a health outcome. 

Supervision

My current supervision areas are: Applied Health Sciences, Psychology.

One PhD completion as Director of Studies; currently co-supervising 4 PhDs in a range of pain and health topics.

Funding and Grants

 

  • £3.8 million, Co-investigator, July 2021, MRC/ESRC/BBSRC/Versus Arthritis. Advanced Pain Discovery Platform (ADPD) Multidisciplinary Consortia for Data Generation (pain, sleep and fatigue): Psychosocial mechanisms of chronic pain

 

  • £19,757, Co-investigator, Dec 2020, North Bristol Trust: COVID-19 clinicians cohort (CoCCo) study: trauma needs and preferences.

 

  • £10,913, Co-investigator, May 2020, Melbourne Innovation Grant Scheme: The VALUE study: Understanding lack of evidence-based care: IVF add-ons.

 

  • £6,735, Co-investigator, Jan 2020, RUH RCF, Exploring how children, adolescents and parents with co-occurring chronic pain and Autism Spectrum Disorder perceive, understand and experience pain.

 

  • £9,964, Co-investigator, Dec 2019, National Institute of Academic Anaesthetists (NIAA), Cognitive and affective barriers to emergency front of neck access (eFONA).

 

  • £2.2 million, Co-investigator, Jan 2019, MRC and Versus Arthritis to fund the Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work for five further years.

 

  • £235,000, Co-investigator, Oct 2018, Government Challenge Fund.  Healthier Outcomes at Work for social workers.

 

  • £11, 685, Co-investigator, April 2015, National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia (NIAA), Professional satisfaction and wellbeing among specialty trainees in Anaesthesia within the South West of England and Wales: A collaborative, mixed-methods study.

 

  • Dr Wainwright won studentships from the University of Bath and MRC for her PhD and MSc respectively
Publications

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  • PATients’ views of Health and WORK advice (PATcHWORK) study

    Lin, K., Singhal, R., Parsons, V., Walker-Bone, K., Wynne-Jones, G., Godfrey, E., Wainwright, E., Madan, I.
    Occupational Medicine
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Development and validation of the “Working with Chronic Pain: Assessment of Impacts” (WORC-PAIN) questionnaire for people in paid work with chronic pain

    Morton, L., Stevens, M. J., Anderson, S., Goodson, N. J., Madan, I., Verstappen, S. M., Wainwright, E., Walker-Bone, K., Macfarlane, G., Hollick, R.
    European Journal of Pain, vol. 30, no. 7, e70337
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Trustworthiness in pain research is essential: Developing and implementing the ENTRUST-PE framework

    O’Connell, N. E., Belton, J., Cashin, A. G., Eccleston, C., Ferraro, M. C., Keefe, F., Knaggs, R. D., Norris, E., Pogatzki-Zahn, E. M., Palermo, T. M., Pickering, G., SC Rice, A., Segelcke, D., Sharma, S., Smart, K. M., Soliman, N., Toelle, T. R., Stewart, G., Vollert, J., Wainwright, E.
    Pain
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Interventions to Enhance Work Participation in People with Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis including Analysis of Complex Psychological Intervention Components

    McParland, J., Booth, L., Dibben, G., Abaraogu, U., Wainwright, E., Demou, E., Williams, L., Flowers, P., Kidd, L., Daniels, J., Patwa, H., Wegrzynek, P., Audsley, S., O’Kane, R., Parchment, A., Ranaldi, H., Walker-Bone, K.
    British Journal of Health Psychology
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Five years of patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in the development and evaluation of the Pain-at-Work Toolkit to support employees’ self-management of chronic pain at work

    Blake, H., Abbott-Fleming, V., Greaves, S., Somerset, S., Chaplin, W. J., Wainwright, E., Walker-Bone, K.
    Research Involvement and Engagement, vol. 11, 81
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Social influences in the experience of transition to or from long-term (chronic) pain: A systematic review of qualitative research studies

    Stone, S., Wainwright, E., Guest, A., Ghiglieri, C., Zeyen, A., Gooberman-Hill, R.
    PloS ONE, vol. 20, no. 7, e0327984
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Increasing confidence and competence in supporting behaviour change in physiotherapy practice using Making Every Contact Count Healthy Conversation Skills: a before and after evaluation

    Parchment, A., Lawrence, W., Rahman, E., Townsend, N., Wainwright, E., Wainwright, D.
    BMC Health Services Research, vol. 25, no. 1, 797
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Prognostic factors and models for predicting work absence in adults with musculoskeletal conditions consulting a healthcare practitioner: A systematic review

    Wynne-Jones, G., Wainwright, E., Goodson, N. J., Jordan, J. L., Legha, A., Parchmen, M., Wilkie, R., Peat, G.
    Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, vol. 35, pp. 185-214
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
  • Enhancing the trustworthiness of pain research: A Call to Action

    O’Connell, N. E., Belton, J., Crombez, G., Eccleston, C., Fisher, E., Ferraro, M. C., Hood, A., Keefe, F., Knaggs, R. D., Norris, E., Palermo, T. M., Pickering, G., Pogatzki-Zahn, E., Rice, A. S. C., Richards, G., Segelcke, D., Smart, K. M., Soliman, N., Stewart, G., Tölle, T., Turk, D. C., Vollert, J., Wainwright, E., Wilkinson, J., de C Williams, A. C., ENTRUST-PE Network
    The Journal of Pain, vol. 28, 104736
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The effects of autistic traits in adolescents on the efficacy of paediatric Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment (IIPT)

    Moore, D. J., Jordan, A., Wainwright, E., Failla, M. D., Connell, H., Gauntlett-Gilbert, J.
    The Journal of Pain, vol. 27, 104757
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • An exploration of the cognitive and affective processes for anaesthetists when performing an emergency front of neck airway*

    Kidd, L. R., Wegrzynek, P., Newell, C., Wainwright, E.
    Anaesthesia Reports, vol. 12, no. 2, e12331
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • 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

    Stagg, A. L., Madan, I., Fear, N., Stevens, M., Wainwright, E., Hoving, J. L., Macfarlane, G., Hollick, R., Morton, L., QUICK Study Investigators, Forget, P., Bhattacharya, S.
    Pain, vol. 165, no. 7, pp. 1472-1481
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
  • Improving support to work resources for people living with rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions

    Mishra, N., Wainwright, E., Jenkins, C., McAllister, M., Walker-Bone, K., Macfarlane, G., Hollick, R.
    Aberdeen: 51cg. 15 pages
    Books and Reports: Other Reports
  • Musculoskeletal pain affects the age of retirement and the risk of work cessation among older people

    Niederstrasser, N., Wainwright, E., Stevens, M.
    PloS ONE, vol. 19, no. 3, e0297155
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Understanding the impacts of chronic pain on autistic adolescents and effective pain management: a reflexive thematic analysis adolescent–maternal dyadic study

    Jordan, A., Parchment, A., Gauntlett-Gilbert, J., Jones, A., Wainwright, E., Connell, H., Walden, J., Moore, D. J., Donaghy, B.
    Journal of Pediatric Psychology, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 185–194
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • An Appraisal of the Evidence behind the Use of the CHRODIS Plus Initiative for Chronic Pain: A Scoping Review

    Lilley, R., Wainwright, E., Forget, P.
    Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 13, no. 3, 686
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
  • The impact of Covid-19 on research into work and health

    Parsons, V., Wainwright, E., Karanika-Murray, M., Muiry, G., Demou, E.
    Occupational Medicine, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 8-14
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The Web-Based Pain-at-Work Toolkit With Telephone Support for Employees With Chronic or Persistent Pain: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Feasibility Trial

    Blake, H., Chaplin, W. J., Wainwright, E., Taylor, G., McNamee, P., McWilliams, D., Abbott-Fleming, V., Holmes, J., Fecowycz, A., Walsh, D. A., Walker-Bone, K.
    JMIR Research Protocols, vol. 12, e51474
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The establishment, maintenance, and adaptation of high and low impact chronic pain: a framework for biopsychosocial pain research

    Eccleston, C., Begley, E., Birkinshaw, H., Choy, E. H., Crombez, G., Fisher, E., Gooberman-Hill, R., Grieve, S., Guest, A., Jordan, A., Lilywhite, A., Macfarlane, G., McCabe, C., McBeth, J., Pickering, A. E., Pincus, T., Sallis, H. M., Stone, S., van der Windt, D. A., Vitali, D., Wainwright, E., Wilkinson, C., de C Williams, A. C., Zeyen, A., Keogh, E.
    Pain, vol. 164, no. 10, pp. 2143-2147
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Patient and professional perspectives about using in vitro fertilisation add-ons in the UK and Australia: A qualitative study

    Armstrong, S. C., Vaughan, E., Lensen, S., Caughey, L., Farquhar, C. M., Pacey, A., Balen, A. H., Peate, M., Wainwright, E.
    BMJ Open, vol. 13, no. 7, e069146
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • 'I can feel myself coming out of the rut': a brief intervention for supporting behaviour change is acceptable to patients with chronic musculoskeletal conditions

    Parchment, A., Lawrence, W., Rahman, E., Townsend, N., Wainwright, E., Wainwright, D.
    BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, vol. 24, 241
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Making Every Contact Count and Healthy Conversation Skills as very brief or brief behaviour change interventions: A scoping review

    Parchment, A., Lawrence, W., Perry, R., Rahman, E., Townsend, N., Wainwright, E., Wainwright, D.
    Journal of Public Health, vol. 31, pp. 1017-1034
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • ‘Making every contact count’ with patients with musculoskeletal conditions: a qualitative exploration of acceptability to physiotherapists

    Parchment, A., Lawrence, W., Rahman, E., Townsend, N., Wainwright, E., Wainwright, D.
    BMC Health Services Research, vol. 23, 1125
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Trainee doctors’ perceptions of the surgeon stereotype and its impact on professional identification: a qualitative study

    Wainwright, D., Harris, M., Wainwright, E.
    BMC Medical Education, vol. 22, 702
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Gender equity in surgery: Redefining the professional identity of the surgeon

    Wainwright, D., Harris, M., Wainwright, E.
    BMJ, vol. 379, o2580
    Contributions to Journals: Letters
  • How useful is the Making Every Contact Count Healthy Conversation Skills approach for supporting people with musculoskeletal conditions?

    Parchment, A., Lawrence, W., Rahman, E., Townsend, N., Wainwright, E., Wainwright, D.
    Journal of Public Health, vol. 30, no. 10, pp. 2389-2405
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Beliefs about worry and pain amongst adolescents with and without chronic pain

    Wainwright, E., Jordan, A., Fisher, E., Wilson, C., Mullen, D., Madhavakkannan, H.
    Journal of Pediatric Psychology, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 432-445
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Pain, work, and the workplace: a topical review

    Wainwright, E., Bevan, S., Blyth, F., Khalatbari-Soltani, S., Sullivan, M., Walker-Bone, K., Eccleston, C.
    Pain, vol. 163, no. 3, pp. 408-414
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The COVID-19 Clinician Cohort (CoCCo) Study: Empirically Grounded Recommendations for Forward-Facing Psychological Care of Frontline Doctors

    Daniels, J., Ingram, J., Pease, A., Wainwright, E., Beckett, K., Iyadurai, L., Harris, S., Donnelly, O., Roberts, T., Carlton, E.
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, 9675
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Working conditions and wellbeing in UK social workers

    Ravalier, J., Wainwright, E., Clabburn, O., Loon, M., Smyth, N.
    Journal of Social Work, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 1105-1123
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • VALUE study: a protocol for a qualitative semi-structured interview study of IVF add-ons use by patients, clinicians and embryologists in the UK and Australia

    Armstrong, S., Lensen, S., Vaughan, E., Wainwright, E., Peate, M., Balen, A., Farquhar, C., Pacey, A.
    BMJ Open, vol. 11, no. 5, e047307
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Co-creating and evaluating an app-based well-being intervention: the HOW (Healthier Outcomes at Work) Social Work project

    Ravalier, J., Wainwright, E., Smyth, N., Clabburn, O., Wegrzynek, P., Loon, M.
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 17, no. 23, e8730
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Return to work interventions for chronic pain: a systematic review

    Wegrzynek, P. A., Wainwright, E., Ravalier, J.
    Occupational Medicine, vol. 70, no. 4, pp. 268-277
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The development of a theory informed behaviour change intervention to improve adherence to dietary and physical activity treatment guidelines in individuals with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH)

    Kinnear, F., Wainwright, E., Bourne, J., Lithander, F., Hamilton-Shield, J., Searle, A.
    BMC Health Services Research, vol. 20, e27
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • What influences young doctors in their decision-making about general practice as a possible career? A qualitative study

    Harris, M., Wainwright, D., Wainwright, E.
    Education for Primary Care, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 15-23
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Work and pain: a lifespan development approach

    Wainwright, E. (ed.), Eccleston, C.
    Oxford University Press India, Oxford. 216 pages
    Books and Reports: Books
  • Chronic pain across the life span

    Wainwright, E.
    Work and pain: A lifespan development approach. Wainwright, E., Eccleston, C. (eds.). Oxford University Press; Oxford
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Discussion

    Wainwright, E., Eccleston, C.
    Work and pain: A lifespan development approach. Wainwright, E., Eccleston, C. (eds.). Oxford University Press; Oxford
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Stress, burnout, depression and work-satisfaction amongst UK anaesthetic trainees; a quantitative analysis of the Satisfaction and Wellbeing in Anaesthetic Training study

    Looseley, A., Wainwright, E., Cook, T., Bell, V., Hoskins, S., O'Connor, M., Taylor, G., Mouton, R.
    Anaesthesia, vol. 74, no. 10, pp. 1231-1239
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Stress, burnout, depression and work satisfaction among UK anaesthetic trainees: a qualitative analysis of in-depth participant interviews in the Satisfaction and Wellbeing in Anaesthetic Training study

    Wainwright, E., Looseley, A., Mouton, R., O'Connor, M., Taylor, G., Cook, T.
    Anaesthesia, vol. 74, no. 10, pp. 1240-1251
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Enablers and barriers to treatment adherence in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: a qualitative evidence synthesis

    Kinnear, F., Wainwright, E., Perry, R., Lithander, F., Bayly, G., Huntley, A., Cox, J., Shield, J., Searle, A.
    BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 7, e030290
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • How does 'banter' influence trainee doctors' choice of career? A qualitative study

    Wainwright, D., Harris, M., Wainwright, E.
    BMC Medical Education, vol. 19, 104
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Resilience and return to work pain interventions: systematic review

    Wainwright, E., Wainwright, D., Coghill, N., Walsh, J., Perry, R.
    Occupational Medicine, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 163-176
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The problem of work stress and the need to re-imagine the bio-psycho-social model

    Wainwright, D., Wainwright, E.
    Stress and suffering at work: the role of culture and society. Loriol, M. (ed.). Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 129-154, 26 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Why do people use food banks? A qualitative study of food bank users in an English city

    Wainwright, D., Buckingham, A., Wainwright, E.
    Voluntary Sector Review , vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 311-329
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Parenting young people with complex regional pain syndrome: an analysis of the process of parental online communication

    Navarro, K., Wainwright, E., Rodham, K., Jordan, A.
    PAIN Reports, vol. 3, no. 7, e681
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • BJP ASM Poster Abstracts 2018 - Tertiary return to work interventions for chronic pain: a systematic literature review

    Wegrzynek, P., Wainwright, E., Ravalier, J.
    British Journal of Pain, vol. 12, no. 2 Supp, pp. 24-25
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Coming back from the edge: a qualitative study of a professional support unit for junior doctors

    Wainwright, E., Fox, F., Breffni, T., Taylor, G., O'Connor, M.
    BMC Medical Education, vol. 17, no. 142
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Support with caveats: advocates? views of the Theory of Formal Discipline as a reason for the study of advanced mathematics

    Wainwright, E., Attridge, N., Wainwright, D., Alcock, L., Inglis, M.
    Research in Mathematics Education, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 20-41
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Headache impairs attentional performance: a conceptual replication and extension

    Attridge, N., Eccleston, C., Noonan, D., Wainwright, E., Keogh, E.
    The Journal of Pain, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 29-41
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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