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Dr Hassan Jafari PhD

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Statistician

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Biography

Hassan joined Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, King's College London as a statistician, working primarily on the set up, conduct and analysis of clinical trials supported by the King’s Clinical Trials Unit. In 2017 he completed a Master of Sciences in Quantitative Analysis in Social Sciences (University of Leuven, Belgium) and he is now finishing a PhD in Health Psychology (University of Leuven, Belgium). Prior to this he obtained a PhD in physiotherapy (Iran University of Medical Sciences). He is interests in application of Multilevel Models and Psychometrics in health and medical data.

Research Interests:

Psychophysiology of pain and disability
Psychophysiology of cardiovascular system
Psychometrics

Latest publications

Association of pain-related threat beliefs and disability with postural control and trunk motion in individuals with low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Shanbehzadeh, S., ShahAli, S., Ebrahimi Takamjani, I., Vlaeyen, J. W. S., Salehi, R. & Jafari, H., Jul 2022, In: European Spine Journal. 31, 7, p. 1802-1820 19 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-022-07261-4
Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the pain anxiety symptom scale (PASS-20) in chronic non-specific neck pain patients
Tavahomi, M., Akhbari, B., Salavati, M., Ebrahimi-Takamjani, I., Shanbehzadeh, S. & Jafari, H., 1 Jul 2022, In: Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 22, 3, p. 552-560 9 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjpain-2021-0146
Pelvic floor muscle training in multiple sclerosis patients with lower urinary tract dysfunction: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Kajbafvala, M., Ashnagar, Z., Lucio, A., Firoozeh, F., Salehi, R., Pashazadeh, F., Dadgoo, M. & Jafari, H., Mar 2022, In: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 59, 103559. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2022.103559
Psilocybin-assisted therapy for the treatment of resistant major depressive disorder (PsiDeR): protocol for a randomised, placebo-controlled feasibility trial
Rucker, J., Jafari, H., Mantingh, T., Bird, C., Modlin, N. L., Knight, G., Reinholdt, F., Day, C., Carter, B. & Young, A., 1 Dec 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 12, p. e056091 e056091. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056091
Respiratory Hypoalgesia? The Effect of Slow Deep Breathing on Electrocutaneous, Thermal, and Mechanical Pain
Courtois, I., Gholamrezaei, A., Jafari, H., Lautenbacher, S., Van Diest, I., Van Oudenhove, L. & Vlaeyen, J. W. S., 2020, In: JOURNAL OF PAIN. 21, 5-6, p. 616-632 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2019.10.002
Towards classification criteria for early-stage knee osteoarthritis: A population-based study to enrich for progressors
Mahmoudian, A., Lohmander, L. S., Jafari, H. & Luyten, F. P., Feb 2021, In: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 51, 1, p. 285-291 7 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2020.11.002
Quantification of human sperm concentration using machine learning-based spectrophotometry
Lesani, A., Kazemnejad, S., Moghimi Zand, M., Azadi, M., Jafari, H., Mofrad, M. R. K. & Nosrati, R., Dec 2020, In: Computers in Biology and Medicine. 127, 104061. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2020.104061
Can Slow Deep Breathing Reduce Pain? An Experimental Study Exploring Mechanisms
Jafari, H., Gholamrezaei, A., Franssen, M., Van Oudenhove, L., Aziz, Q., Van den Bergh, O., Vlaeyen, J. W. S. & Van Diest, I., 1 Sep 2020, In: JOURNAL OF PAIN. 21, 9-10, p. 1018-1030 13 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2019.12.010
Gait stability of diabetic patients is altered with the rigid rocker shoes
Ghomian, B., Naemi, R., Mehdizadeh, S., Jafari, H., Ebrahimi Takamjani, I., Aghili, R., Machado, J. M., Silva, L. F. S. F. & Saeedi, H., Oct 2019, In: Clinical Biomechanics. 69, p. 197-204 8 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2019.06.015
Do diabetic neuropathy patients benefit from balance training?
Akbari, M., Jafari, H., Moshashaee, A. & Forugh, B., 23 Apr 2012, In: Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development. 49, 2, p. 333-338 6 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2010.10.0197

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