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2025

Journal Article

Comparative main effects, mediators, and moderators of cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and emotional awareness and expression therapy for chronic spinal pain: Randomized controlled trial rationale and protocol

Burns, John W., Lumley, Mark A., Vowles, Kevin E., Jensen, Mark P., Day, Melissa A., Schubiner, Howard, Jaszczak, Emma, Abro, Britney, Addicks, Sarah H., Bordieri, Michael J., Dow, Michael M., Krohner, Shoshana, Mendoza, Zyanya, Meyer, Eric C., Miro, Danielle Z., Tankha, Hallie, Tubman, David S., Yamin, Jolin B. and You, Dokyoung S. (2025). Comparative main effects, mediators, and moderators of cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and emotional awareness and expression therapy for chronic spinal pain: Randomized controlled trial rationale and protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 44 101428, 101428-44. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2025.101428

Comparative main effects, mediators, and moderators of cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and emotional awareness and expression therapy for chronic spinal pain: Randomized controlled trial rationale and protocol

2025

Journal Article

How therapist effects shape pain-related outcome improvement in psychological treatments for chronic pain

Day, Melissa A., Ehde, Dawn M., Sterling, Michele and Jensen, Mark P. (2025). How therapist effects shape pain-related outcome improvement in psychological treatments for chronic pain. Current Opinion in Psychology, 62 101995, 101995. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.101995

How therapist effects shape pain-related outcome improvement in psychological treatments for chronic pain

2025

Journal Article

Belief in living a meaningful life and adjustment to chronic pain

Reed, David E., Day, Melissa A., Ferreira-Valente, Alexandra and Jensen, Mark P. (2025). Belief in living a meaningful life and adjustment to chronic pain. Pain Medicine, 26 (1), 30-38. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnae091

Belief in living a meaningful life and adjustment to chronic pain

2024

Journal Article

An in-Depth Exploration of Consumer and Consumer Representative Views on Chronic Pain Management in Australia: A Key Informant Interview Study

Bindicsova, Ingrid, Hides, Leanne M. and Day, Melissa A. (2024). An in-Depth Exploration of Consumer and Consumer Representative Views on Chronic Pain Management in Australia: A Key Informant Interview Study. Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy, 1-10. doi: 10.1080/15360288.2024.2407461

An in-Depth Exploration of Consumer and Consumer Representative Views on Chronic Pain Management in Australia: A Key Informant Interview Study

2024

Journal Article

The neuroscience of itch in relation to transdiagnostic psychological approaches

Kim, Jeffrey J. and Day, Melissa A. (2024). The neuroscience of itch in relation to transdiagnostic psychological approaches. Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 21476, 21476. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-69973-5

The neuroscience of itch in relation to transdiagnostic psychological approaches

2024

Journal Article

Author spotlight: Melissa Day, PhD, Jonathan Davies, PhD, Claire Walker, BSc (Hons), Jeffrey Kim, PhD

Day, Melissa A., Davies, Jonathan N., Walker, Claire, Kim, Jeffrey and Meyer-Junco, Laura (2024). Author spotlight: Melissa Day, PhD, Jonathan Davies, PhD, Claire Walker, BSc (Hons), Jeffrey Kim, PhD. Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy, 38 (3), 195-198. doi: 10.1080/15360288.2024.2412495

Author spotlight: Melissa Day, PhD, Jonathan Davies, PhD, Claire Walker, BSc (Hons), Jeffrey Kim, PhD

2024

Journal Article

The moderating effects of cognitive processes on pain-related outcomes

Torres, Nikki D., Newman, Andrea K., Day, Melissa A., Chan, Joy F., Friedly, Janna L. and Jensen, Mark P. (2024). The moderating effects of cognitive processes on pain-related outcomes. The Journal of Pain, 25 (7) 104483, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.01.348

The moderating effects of cognitive processes on pain-related outcomes

2024

Journal Article

An evaluation of the behavioural inhibition system and behavioural activation system (BIS-BAS) model of pain in athletes

Rickerby, Nicole C., Hodges, Paul W., Jensen, Mark P., Besomi, Manuela and Day, Melissa A. (2024). An evaluation of the behavioural inhibition system and behavioural activation system (BIS-BAS) model of pain in athletes. Journal of Sports Sciences, 42 (10), 930-937. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2024.2370154

An evaluation of the behavioural inhibition system and behavioural activation system (BIS-BAS) model of pain in athletes

2024

Journal Article

Avoiding the edge before it is too late: when is pain a sign of injury in athletes?

Rickerby, Nicole C., Hodges, Paul W., Besomi, Manuela, Hutchinson, Mark R. and Day, Melissa A. (2024). Avoiding the edge before it is too late: when is pain a sign of injury in athletes?. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 34 (5), 401-403. doi: 10.1097/jsm.0000000000001237

Avoiding the edge before it is too late: when is pain a sign of injury in athletes?

2024

Journal Article

Measuring Pain-Related Behavioural Inhibition and Behavioural Activation System Responses : Further validity evidence for the Pain Responses Scale

López-Martínez, Alicia E., Esteve, Rosa, Sainero-Tirado, Gloria, Ramírez-Maestre, Carmen, Serrano-Ibáñez, Elena R., de la Vega, Rocío, Day, Melissa A. and Jensen, Mark P. (2024). Measuring Pain-Related Behavioural Inhibition and Behavioural Activation System Responses : Further validity evidence for the Pain Responses Scale. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 40 (8), 497-503. doi: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000001227

Measuring Pain-Related Behavioural Inhibition and Behavioural Activation System Responses : Further validity evidence for the Pain Responses Scale

2024

Journal Article

The effects of telehealth-delivered mindfulness meditation, cognitive therapy, and behavioral activation for chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial

Day, Melissa A., Ciol, Marcia A., Mendoza, M. Elena, Borckardt, Jeffrey, Ehde, Dawn M., Newman, Andrea K., Chan, Joy F., Drever, Sydney A., Friedly, Janna L., Burns, John, Thorn, Beverly E. and Jensen, Mark P. (2024). The effects of telehealth-delivered mindfulness meditation, cognitive therapy, and behavioral activation for chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial. BMC Medicine, 22 (1) 156, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03383-2

The effects of telehealth-delivered mindfulness meditation, cognitive therapy, and behavioral activation for chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial

2024

Journal Article

Understanding the role of therapist quality in accounting for heterogeneity of patient outcomes in psychosocial chronic pain treatments

Day, M.A., Ehde, D.M., Bindicsova, I. and Jensen, M.P. (2024). Understanding the role of therapist quality in accounting for heterogeneity of patient outcomes in psychosocial chronic pain treatments. The Journal of Pain, 25 (4), 843-856. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.10.007

Understanding the role of therapist quality in accounting for heterogeneity of patient outcomes in psychosocial chronic pain treatments

2024

Journal Article

Positive impacts of psychological pain treatments: supplementary analyses of a randomized clinical trial

Ho, Erica J., Turner, Aaron P., Jensen, Mark P., Day, Melissa A., Ehde, Dawn M., Anastas, Tracy M. and Williams, Rhonda M. (2024). Positive impacts of psychological pain treatments: supplementary analyses of a randomized clinical trial. Rehabilitation Psychology, 70 (1), 36-45. doi: 10.1037/rep0000557

Positive impacts of psychological pain treatments: supplementary analyses of a randomized clinical trial

2024

Journal Article

Initial development and psychometric properties of the Therapist Quality Scale

Day, Melissa A., Ward, L. Charles, Ehde, Dawn M., Mendoza, M. Elena, Phillips Reindel, Kala M., Thorn, Beverly E., Bindicsova, Ingrid and Jensen, Mark P. (2024). Initial development and psychometric properties of the Therapist Quality Scale. Rehabilitation Psychology, 69 (4), 326-334. doi: 10.1037/rep0000550

Initial development and psychometric properties of the Therapist Quality Scale

2023

Journal Article

Who benefits the most from different psychological chronic pain treatments? An exploratory analysis of treatment moderators

Jensen, Mark P., Ehde, Dawn M., Hakimian, Shahin, Pettet, Mark W., Day, Melissa A. and Ciol, Marcia A. (2023). Who benefits the most from different psychological chronic pain treatments? An exploratory analysis of treatment moderators. The Journal of Pain, 24 (11), 2024-2039. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.06.011

Who benefits the most from different psychological chronic pain treatments? An exploratory analysis of treatment moderators

2023

Journal Article

Placebo effects contribute to brief online mindfulness interventions for chronic pain: results from an online randomized sham-controlled trial

Davies, Jonathan N., Colagiuri, Ben, Sharpe, Louise and Day, Melissa A. (2023). Placebo effects contribute to brief online mindfulness interventions for chronic pain: results from an online randomized sham-controlled trial. Pain, 164 (10), 2273-2284. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002928

Placebo effects contribute to brief online mindfulness interventions for chronic pain: results from an online randomized sham-controlled trial

2023

Journal Article

Evaluating the benefits of a second pain treatment following a clinical trial

Anastas, Tracy M., Turner, Aaron P., Ho, Erica J., Day, Melissa A., Ehde, Dawn M., Jensen, Mark P. and Williams, Rhonda M. (2023). Evaluating the benefits of a second pain treatment following a clinical trial. Rehabilitation Psychology, 69 (1), 74-83. doi: 10.1037/rep0000510

Evaluating the benefits of a second pain treatment following a clinical trial

2023

Journal Article

Effects of hypnosis, mindfulness meditation, and education for chronic pain on substance use in veterans: A supplementary analysis of a randomized clinical trial

Turner, Aaron P., Edwards, Karlyn A., Jensen, Mark P., Ehde, Dawn M., Day, Melissa A. and Williams, Rhonda M. (2023). Effects of hypnosis, mindfulness meditation, and education for chronic pain on substance use in veterans: A supplementary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. Rehabilitation Psychology, 68 (3), 261-270. doi: 10.1037/rep0000507

Effects of hypnosis, mindfulness meditation, and education for chronic pain on substance use in veterans: A supplementary analysis of a randomized clinical trial

2023

Journal Article

Outcome expectancies, effects, and mechanisms of brief training in mindfulness meditation vs. loving-kindness meditation vs a control condition for pain management: a randomized pilot study

Day, Melissa A., Matthews, Natasha, Davies, Jonathan N., Walker, Claire, Bray, Nicola, Kim, Jeffrey and Jensen, Mark P. (2023). Outcome expectancies, effects, and mechanisms of brief training in mindfulness meditation vs. loving-kindness meditation vs a control condition for pain management: a randomized pilot study. Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy, 38 (3), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/15360288.2022.2141944

Outcome expectancies, effects, and mechanisms of brief training in mindfulness meditation vs. loving-kindness meditation vs a control condition for pain management: a randomized pilot study

2022

Journal Article

Are prayer-based interventions effective pain management options? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Jarego, Margarida, Ferreira-Valente, Alexandra, Queiroz-Garcia, Inês, Day, Melissa A., Pais-Ribeiro, José, Costa, Rui M., Pimenta, Filipa and Jensen, Mark P. (2022). Are prayer-based interventions effective pain management options? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Religion and Health, 62 (3), 1780-1809. doi: 10.1007/s10943-022-01709-z

Are prayer-based interventions effective pain management options? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials