Professor Fuschia Sirois' Outputs (9)

Self‐compassion and psychological distress in chronic illness: A meta‐analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Baxter, R., & Sirois, F. M. (2025). Self‐compassion and psychological distress in chronic illness: A meta‐analysis. British Journal of Health Psychology, 30(1), Article e12761. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12761

Objectives: Self‐compassion is a positive psychological factor linked to improved physical and psychological outcomes across different chronic illness populations. However, the extent to which self‐compassion contributes to reduced distress across di... Read More about Self‐compassion and psychological distress in chronic illness: A meta‐analysis.

A multi‐centre prospective cohort study investigating the roles of psychological flexibility and self‐compassion in appearance concerns after burn injuries (2024)
Journal Article
Shepherd, L., Sirois, F. M., Harcourt, D., Norman, P., Aaron, D., Adkins, K., Cartwright, A., Hodgkinson, E., Murphy, N., & Thompson, A. R. (2025). A multi‐centre prospective cohort study investigating the roles of psychological flexibility and self‐compassion in appearance concerns after burn injuries. British Journal of Health Psychology, 30(1), Article e12754. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12754

Objectives: Appearance concerns following burn injuries are common. Psychological factors are important in maintaining such concerns. However, there is a lack of longitudinal or prospective research investigating their development. This study investi... Read More about A multi‐centre prospective cohort study investigating the roles of psychological flexibility and self‐compassion in appearance concerns after burn injuries.

Early appearance concerns after burns: Investigating the roles of psychological flexibility and self-compassion (2024)
Journal Article
Shepherd, L., Sirois, F., Harcourt, D., Norman, P., & Thompson, A. R. (2024). Early appearance concerns after burns: Investigating the roles of psychological flexibility and self-compassion. Body Image, 51, Article 101797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101797

Few qualitative studies have explored appearance concerns soon after burn injuries. This study aimed to understand the early experiences of appearance concerns after burns, through the lens of psychological flexibility and self-compassion. Template a... Read More about Early appearance concerns after burns: Investigating the roles of psychological flexibility and self-compassion.

Profiles of well-being and their associations with self-forgiveness, forgiveness of others, and gratitude among patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. (2024)
Journal Article
Charzyńska, E., Offenbächer, M., Halverson, K., Hirsch, J. K., Kohls, N., Hanshans, C., Sirois, F., & Toussaint, L. (2025). Profiles of well-being and their associations with self-forgiveness, forgiveness of others, and gratitude among patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. British Journal of Health Psychology, 30(1), Article e12749. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12749

Objectives
Patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) often experience poor well-being. Common limitations of the studies on this topic involve using variable-centred and deficit-based approaches. In this study, we used the person-c... Read More about Profiles of well-being and their associations with self-forgiveness, forgiveness of others, and gratitude among patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases..

The acceptability of early psychological interventions for adults with appearance concerns after burns (2024)
Journal Article
Shepherd, L., Sirois, F., Harcourt, D., Norman, P., & Thompson, A. R. (2024). The acceptability of early psychological interventions for adults with appearance concerns after burns. Burns, 50(8), 2103-2113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2024.07.038

Introduction
Appearance concerns are common following burns. However, there is a lack of research investigating early psychological interventions for appearance concerns. This qualitative study explored the acceptability of early psychological inter... Read More about The acceptability of early psychological interventions for adults with appearance concerns after burns.

Procrastination and Health in Nurses: Investigating the Roles of Stress, Health Behaviours and Social Support (2024)
Journal Article
Sirois, F. M., & Biskas, M. (2024). Procrastination and Health in Nurses: Investigating the Roles of Stress, Health Behaviours and Social Support. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(7), Article 898. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21070898

Objectives: Evidence linking chronic procrastination to a range of poor health outcomes and trajectories continues to build. Yet, much of this research has been conducted in academic contexts or in non-student samples. Despite theory indicating that... Read More about Procrastination and Health in Nurses: Investigating the Roles of Stress, Health Behaviours and Social Support.

AB0130 PROFILES OF WELL-BEING AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH SELF-FORGIVENESS, FORGIVENESS OF OTHERS, AND GRATITUDE AMONG PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC AND MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES (2024)
Journal Article
Charzyńska, E., Offenbächer, M., Halverson, K., Hirsch, J., Kohls, N., Hanshans, C., Sirois, F., & Toussaint, L. (2024). AB0130 PROFILES OF WELL-BEING AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH SELF-FORGIVENESS, FORGIVENESS OF OTHERS, AND GRATITUDE AMONG PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC AND MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 83(1), 1298-1299. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2024-eular.456

Background:
Chronic conditions such as rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) can cause significant distress and reduced well-being. Commonly, research has emphasized understanding distress (depression, anxiety, and pain symptoms) to the rela... Read More about AB0130 PROFILES OF WELL-BEING AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH SELF-FORGIVENESS, FORGIVENESS OF OTHERS, AND GRATITUDE AMONG PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC AND MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES.

A scoping review of the qualitative literature reporting experiences of living with a stoma for inflammatory bowel disease (2024)
Journal Article
Essex, R., Booth, L., Sirois, F., Burch, J., & Dibley, L. (2024). A scoping review of the qualitative literature reporting experiences of living with a stoma for inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Advanced Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16254

Aims: Surgical treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) potentially includes stoma formation. Although positive clinical outcomes are widely reported, patients' responses to stoma surgery, including coming to terms with and adjusting to the sto... Read More about A scoping review of the qualitative literature reporting experiences of living with a stoma for inflammatory bowel disease.

A meta‐analysis of coping strategies and psychological distress in rheumatoid arthritis (2024)
Journal Article
Hinch, R., & Sirois, F. M. (2024). A meta‐analysis of coping strategies and psychological distress in rheumatoid arthritis. British Journal of Health Psychology, 29(3), 771-787. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12726

Purpose: Theory and research indicate that coping plays a central role in the experience of psychological distress in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study meta‐analysed the associations of adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies with... Read More about A meta‐analysis of coping strategies and psychological distress in rheumatoid arthritis.