Dr Setchell is a Senior Research Fellow in Physiotherapy, and currently supported by an NHMRC Fellowship. Dr Setchell's research interests include post-structuralist critical perspectives on healthcare broadly, and physiotherapy specifically. Dr Setchell has been published broadly across health journals and has presented extensively on research which demonstrates extensive expertise in a range of qualitative and post-qualitative research methodologies. Dr Setchell also has 20 years of diverse clinical physiotherapy experience in Australia and internationally primarily in the musculoskeletal and sports sub-disciplines.
As director of SocioHealthLab with A/Prof Rebecca Olson and Dr Tim Barlott, a co-founder and past co-chair of the international Critical Physiotherapy Network, and an active member of the International Society for Critical Health Psychology executive, Dr Setchell is engaged in international leadership of research that seeks to rethink and enhance the equity of healthcare practices. Dr Setchell has held a number of grants and awards (including a current NHMRC Fellowship and an NHMRC CRE [associate investigator leading the qualitative methodologies]) and was the recipient of the Margaret Mittelheuser Fellowship in 2015. Dr Setchell has also been an acrobat and a human rights worker.
Journal Article: Enhancing human aspects of care with young people with muscular dystrophy: results from a participatory qualitative study with clinicians
Setchell, J., Thille, P., Abrams, T., McAdam, L. C., Mistry, B. and Gibson, B. E. (2018). Enhancing human aspects of care with young people with muscular dystrophy: results from a participatory qualitative study with clinicians. Child: Care, Health and Development, 44 (2), 269-277. doi: 10.1111/cch.12526
Journal Article: Objecting: multiplicity and the practice of physiotherapy
Setchell, Jenny, Nicholls, David A. and Gibson, Barbara E. (2018). Objecting: multiplicity and the practice of physiotherapy. Health, 22 (2), 165-184. doi: 10.1177/1363459316688519
Journal Article: What constitutes back pain flare? A cross sectional survey of individuals with low back pain
Setchell, Jenny, Costa, Nathalia, Ferreira, Manuela, Makovey, Joanna, Nielsen, Mandy and Hodges, Paul W. (2017). What constitutes back pain flare? A cross sectional survey of individuals with low back pain. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 17 (1), 294-301. doi: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2017.08.003
Journal Article: Addressing weight stigma in physiotherapy: development of a theory-driven approach to (re) thinking weight-related interactions
Setchell, J., Gard, M., Jones, L. and Watson, B. M. (2017). Addressing weight stigma in physiotherapy: development of a theory-driven approach to (re) thinking weight-related interactions. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 33 (8), 597-610. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2017.1328718
Journal Article: Connectivity: an emerging concept for physiotherapy practice
Nicholls, David A., Atkinson, Karen, Bjorbaekmo, Wenche S., Gibson, Barbara E., Latchem, Julie, Olesen, Jens, Ralls, Jenny and Setchell, Jennifer (2016). Connectivity: an emerging concept for physiotherapy practice. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 32 (3), 159-170. doi: 10.3109/09593985.2015.1137665
(2022–2023) Queensland Health
(2020–2022) Physiotherapy Research Foundation
Improving delivery of the biopsychosocial approach: enhancing low back pain healthcare practice.
(2020–2021) Arthritis Foundation of Australia
Rethinking existing physiotherapy approaches to working with individuals with genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorders
Doctor Philosophy
Comparing and contrasting the physical therapies.
Master Philosophy
Enhancing how physiotherapists respond to patients experiencing distress in clinical interactions.
Doctor Philosophy
Rethinking physiotherapy
I am available to discuss potential supervision of projects that challenge taken for granted assumptions in physiotherapy. However, I don't only supervise people from a physiotherapy background (see below).
Sociology and/or philosophy of health
I welcome potential RHD students from any disciplinary background who want to research healthcare practices from a sociological and/or philosophical lens. In particular people who are interested in considering how power operates in healthcare and how we might work towards more socially just healthcare.
Setchell, J., Thille, P., Abrams, T., McAdam, L. C., Mistry, B. and Gibson, B. E. (2018). Enhancing human aspects of care with young people with muscular dystrophy: results from a participatory qualitative study with clinicians. Child: Care, Health and Development, 44 (2), 269-277. doi: 10.1111/cch.12526
Objecting: multiplicity and the practice of physiotherapy
Setchell, Jenny, Nicholls, David A. and Gibson, Barbara E. (2018). Objecting: multiplicity and the practice of physiotherapy. Health, 22 (2), 165-184. doi: 10.1177/1363459316688519
What constitutes back pain flare? A cross sectional survey of individuals with low back pain
Setchell, Jenny, Costa, Nathalia, Ferreira, Manuela, Makovey, Joanna, Nielsen, Mandy and Hodges, Paul W. (2017). What constitutes back pain flare? A cross sectional survey of individuals with low back pain. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 17 (1), 294-301. doi: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2017.08.003
Setchell, J., Gard, M., Jones, L. and Watson, B. M. (2017). Addressing weight stigma in physiotherapy: development of a theory-driven approach to (re) thinking weight-related interactions. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 33 (8), 597-610. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2017.1328718
Connectivity: an emerging concept for physiotherapy practice
Nicholls, David A., Atkinson, Karen, Bjorbaekmo, Wenche S., Gibson, Barbara E., Latchem, Julie, Olesen, Jens, Ralls, Jenny and Setchell, Jennifer (2016). Connectivity: an emerging concept for physiotherapy practice. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 32 (3), 159-170. doi: 10.3109/09593985.2015.1137665
Manipulating practices: a critical physiotherapy reader
Barbara E. Gibson, David A. Nicholls, Jenny Setchell and Karen Synne Groven eds. (2018). Manipulating practices: a critical physiotherapy reader. Oslo, Norway: Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
Applied performance practices of therapeutic clowns
Gray, Julia, Setchell, Jenny and Donnelly, Helen (2020). Applied performance practices of therapeutic clowns. The Routledge Companion to Applied Performance. (pp. 158-165) edited by Tim Prentki and Ananda Breed. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781351120142-20
Gard, Michael, Dewberry, Rebekah and Setchell, Jenny (2020). Using Deleuze. Mobilizing Knowledge in Physiotherapy. (pp. 182-196) edited by David A. Nicholls, Karen Synne Groven, Elizabeth Anne Kinsella and Rani Lill Anjum. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780367855338-14
A critical perspective on stigma in physiotherapy: the example of weight stigma
Setchell, Jenny and Ukachukwu, Abaraogu (2018). A critical perspective on stigma in physiotherapy: the example of weight stigma. Manipulating practices: a critical physiotherapy reader. (pp. 150-173) edited by Barbara E. Gibson, David A. Nicholls, Jenny Setchell and Karen Synne Groven. Oslo, Norway: Cappelen Damm Akademisk/NOASP.
Performative acts of physiotherapy
Doran, Blaise and Setchell, Jenny (2018). Performative acts of physiotherapy. Manipulating practices: a critical physiotherapy reader. (pp. 125-149) edited by Barbara E. Gibson, David A. Nicholls, Jenny Setchell and Karen Synne Groven. Oslo, Norway: Cappelen Damm Akademisk/NOASP.
What's in a number?: progress and body shame in lifestyle programs for adolescents
Groven, Karen Synne, Glenn, Nicole and Setchell, Jenny (2018). What's in a number?: progress and body shame in lifestyle programs for adolescents. Manipulating practices: a critical physiotherapy reader. (pp. 334-355) edited by Barbara E. Gibson, David A. Nicholls, Jenny Setchell and Karen Synne Groven. Oslo, Norway: Cappelen Damm Akademisk/NOASP.
Working against the grain: criticality for an otherwise physiotherapy
Gibson, Barbara E., Nicholls, David A., Setchell, Jenny and Synne Groven, Karen (2018). Working against the grain: criticality for an otherwise physiotherapy. Manipulating practices: a critical physiotherapy reader. (pp. 14-32) edited by Barbara E. Gibson, David A. Nicholls, Jenny Setchell and Karen Synne Groven. Oslo, Norway: Cappelen Damm Akademisk/NOASP.
When worlds collide: experiences of physiotherapists, chiropractors, and osteopaths working together
Toloui-Wallace, Joshua, Forbes, Roma, Thomson, Oliver P. and Setchell, Jenny (2022). When worlds collide: experiences of physiotherapists, chiropractors, and osteopaths working together. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 60 102564, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2022.102564
Mescouto, Karime, Olson, Rebecca E., Hodges, Paul W., Costa, Nathalia, Patton, Mary Anne, Evans, Kerrie, Walsh, Kelly, Lonergan, Kathryn and Setchell, Jenny (2022). Physiotherapists both reproduce and resist biomedical dominance when working with people with low back pain: a qualitative study towards new praxis. Qualitative Health Research, 32 (6), 104973232210843-915. doi: 10.1177/10497323221084358
Setchell, Jenny, Mosleh, Donya, McAdam, Laura, Thille, Patricia, Abrams, Thomas, McMillan, Hugh J., Mistry, Bhavnita and Gibson, Barbara E. (2022). Enhancing human aspects of care with young people with muscular dystrophy: an evaluation of a participatory qualitative study with clinicians. PLoS One, 17 (2) e0263956, e0263956. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263956
Uncertainty in low back pain care – insights from an ethnographic study
Costa, N., Olson, R., Mescouto, K., Hodges, P. W., Dillon, M., Evans, K., Walsh, K., Jensen, N. and Setchell, J. (2022). Uncertainty in low back pain care – insights from an ethnographic study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1-12. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2040615
How individuals with low back pain conceptualise their condition: A collaborative modelling approach
Hodges, Paul W, Setchell, Jenny, Daniel, Emily, Fowler, Matt, Lee, Angela S, Popovich, John M and Cholewicki, Jacek (2022). How individuals with low back pain conceptualise their condition: A collaborative modelling approach. The Journal of Pain, 23 (6), 1060-1070. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2021.12.014
Ross, Megan H, Hammond, John, Bezner, Janet, Brown, Darren, Wright, Andrea, Chipchase, Lucy, Miciak, Maxi, Whittaker, Jackie L and Setchell, Jenny (2021). An exploration of the experiences of physical therapists who identify as LGBTQIA+: Navigating sexual orientation and gender identity in clinical, academic, and professional roles. Physical Therapy, 102 (3) pzab280. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzab280
Physiotherapists’ knowledge regarding and experience working with clients who identify as LGBTQIA+
Ross, M. and Setchell, J. (2021). Physiotherapists’ knowledge regarding and experience working with clients who identify as LGBTQIA+. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 24 (S1), S39-S40. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2021.09.101
Setchell, Jenny, Olson, Rebecca, Turpin, Merrill, Costa, Nathalia, Barlott, Tim, O’Halloran, Kate, Wigginton, Britta and Hodges, Paul (2021). Afflexivity in post-qualitative inquiry: prioritising affect and reflexivity in the evaluation of a health information website. Health Sociology Review, (3), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/14461242.2021.1976068
A transactional perspective on the everyday use of technology by people with learning disabilities
Barlott, Tim, MacKenzie, Paige, Le Goullon, Damian, Campbell, Liam and Setchell, Jenny (2021). A transactional perspective on the everyday use of technology by people with learning disabilities. Journal of Occupational Science, 1-17. doi: 10.1080/14427591.2021.1970616
Setchell, Jenny, Costa, Nathalia, Abrosimoff, Monica and Hodges, Paul W. (2021). Exploring why people with back pain use the pain management strategies they do: is research looking in the wrong places?. Pain Medicine, 22 (10), 2298-2306. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnab246
Supporting sexuality after spinal cord injury: a scoping review of non-medical approaches
Bryant, Chloe, Gustafsson, Louise, Aplin, Tammy and Setchell, Jenny (2021). Supporting sexuality after spinal cord injury: a scoping review of non-medical approaches. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1-14. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1937339
Hodges, Paul William, Hall, Leanne, Setchell, Jenny, French, Simon, Kasza, Jessica, Bennell, Kim, Hunter, David, Vicenzino, Bill, Crofts, Samuel, Dickson, Chris and Ferreira, Manuela (2021). Effect of a consumer-focused website for low back pain on health literacy, treatment choices, and clinical outcomes: randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23 (6) e27860, 1-11. doi: 10.2196/27860
Silva Guerrero, Alma Viviana, Setchell, Jenny, Maujean, Annick and Sterling, Michele (2021). “I’ve learned to look at things in a different way”: exploring patients’ perspectives on participation in physiotherapist delivered integrated stress inoculation training and exercise for acute whiplash. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1-8. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1931480
Plinsinga, Melanie Louise, Mellor, Rebecca, Setchell, Jenny, Ford, Kelsie, Lynch, Leonard, Melrose, Joshua, Polansky, Clare and Vicenzino, Bill (2021). Perspectives and experiences of people who were randomly assigned to wait-and-see approach in a gluteal tendinopathy trial: a qualitative follow-up study. BMJ Open, 11 (4) 044934, e044934. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044934
A socio‐emotional analysis of technology use by people with intellectual disabilities
Setchell, J., Barlott, T. and Torres, M. (2021). A socio‐emotional analysis of technology use by people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 65 (2) jir.12796, 149-161. doi: 10.1111/jir.12796
Egerton, Thorlene, McLachlan, Liam, Graham, Bridget, Bolton, Joanne, Setchell, Jenny, Short, Camille E., Bryant, Christina and Bennell, Kim L. (2021). How do people with knee pain from osteoarthritis respond to a brief video delivering empowering education about the condition and its management?. Patient Education and Counseling, 104 (8), 2018-2027. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.01.007
A critical review of the biopsychosocial model of low back pain care: time for a new approach?
Mescouto, Karime, Olson, Rebecca E., Hodges, Paul W. and Setchell, Jenny (2020). A critical review of the biopsychosocial model of low back pain care: time for a new approach?. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1-15. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1851783
Li, YiJun, Coppieters, Michel W., Setchell, Jenny, Hodges, Paul W. and Scholten-Peeters, Gwendolyne G. M. (2020). How do people in China think about causes of their back pain? A predominantly qualitative cross-sectional survey. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 21 (1) 476, 476. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-03500-1
Guerrero, Alma Viviana Silva, Setchell, Jenny, Maujean, Annick and Sterling, Michele (2020). A qualitative comparison of reassurance approaches used by physical therapists to address fears and concerns of patients with nonspecific neck pain and whiplash associated disorders: an online survey. Physical Therapy, 100 (7), 1132-1141. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzaa058
Mescouto, Karime and Setchell, Jenny (2020). Patients as partners in research: a practical example of how researchers are contributing to the patient-partnership revolution. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 50 (7), 347-349. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2020.0105
Barlott, Tim, Shevellar, Lynda, Turpin, Merrill and Setchell, Jenny (2020). Destabilising social inclusion and recovery, and pursuing 'lines of flight' in the mental health sector: destabilising social inclusion and recovery. Sociology of Health and Illness, 42 (6), 1328-1343. doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.13106
Maclachlan, Liam Robert, Mills, Kathryn, Lawford, Belinda, Egerton, Thorlene, Setchell, Jenny, Hall, Leanne M., Plinsinga, Melanie, Besomi, Manuela, Teo, Samantha, Eyles, Jillian P., Mellor, Rebecca, Hodges, Paul W., Hunter, David J., Vicenzino, Bill and Bennell, Kim L. (2020). Design, effectiveness and implementation of peer-to-peer online support groups for people with chronic musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22 (4) e15822, e15822. doi: 10.2196/15822
Hodges, Paul William, Setchell, Jenny and Nielsen, Mandy (2020). MyBackPain: development and evaluation of an internet-based consumer resource for people with low back pain (Preprint). JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 7 (1) e16101, e16101. doi: 10.2196/16101
Potential unintended effects of standardized pain questionnaires: A qualitative study
De Silva, Theresa, Hodges, Paul W., Costa, Nathalia and Setchell, Jenny (2020). Potential unintended effects of standardized pain questionnaires: A qualitative study. Pain Medicine , 21 (2), e22-e33. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnz252
Setchell, Jenny, Turpin, Merrill, Costa, Nathalia and Hodges, Paul (2020). Working with potential tensions in individual’s interactions with online consumer health education about back pain: Findings from a photo-elicitation and observational study. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 7 (1) e17130, e17130. doi: 10.2196/17130
Exploring the characteristics and preferences for online support groups: mixed method study
Plinsinga, Melanie Louise, Besomi, Manuela, Maclachlan, Liam, Melo, Luciano, Robbins, Sarah, Lawford, Belinda J, Teo, Pek Ling, Mills, Kathryn, Setchell, Jenny, Egerton, Thorlene, Eyles, Jillian, Hall, Leanne, Mellor, Rebecca, Hunter, David J, Hodges, Paul, Vicenzino, Bill and Bennell, Kim (2019). Exploring the characteristics and preferences for online support groups: mixed method study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21 (12) e15987, e15987. doi: 10.2196/15987
Impact of flare-ups on the lives of individuals with low back pain: A qualitative investigation
Tan, Dominique, Hodges, Paul W., Costa, Nathalia, Ferreira, Manuela and Setchell, Jenny (2019). Impact of flare-ups on the lives of individuals with low back pain: A qualitative investigation. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 43, 52-57. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2019.06.003
The dissident interview: a deterritorializing guerrilla encounter
Barlott, Tim, Shevellar, Lynda, Turpin, Merrill and Setchell, Jenny (2019). The dissident interview: a deterritorializing guerrilla encounter. Qualitative Inquiry, 26 (6), 107780041985904-660. doi: 10.1177/1077800419859041
Hall, Leanne M., Ferreira, Manuela, Setchell, Jenny, French, Simon, Kasza, Jessica, Bennell, Kim L., Hunter, David, Vicenzino, Bill, Dickson, Chris and Hodges, Paul (2019). MyBackPain - evaluation of an innovative consumer-focused website for low back pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 9 (5) e027516, e027516. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027516
What decreases low back pain? A qualitative study of patient perspectives
Setchell, Jenny, Costa, Nathalia, Ferreira, Manuela and Hodges, Paul W. (2019). What decreases low back pain? A qualitative study of patient perspectives. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 19 (3), 597-603. doi: 10.1515/sjpain-2019-0018
The micro-politics of caring: tinkering with person-centered rehabilitation
Gibson, Barbara E., Terry, Gareth, Setchell, Jenny, Bright, Felicity A. S., Cummins, Christine and Kayes, Nicola M. (2019). The micro-politics of caring: tinkering with person-centered rehabilitation. Disability and Rehabilitation, 42 (11), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1587793
What triggers an LBP flare? A content analysis of individuals' perspectives
Costa, Nathalia, Hodges, Paul W., Ferreira, Manuela L., Makovey, Joanna and Setchell, Jenny (2019). What triggers an LBP flare? A content analysis of individuals' perspectives. Pain Medicine, 21 (1), 13-20. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnz021
Costa, Nathalia, Ferreira, Manuela L., Setchell, Jenny, Makovey, Joanna, Dekroo, Tanya, Downie, Aron, Diwan, Ashish, Koes, Bart, Natvig, Bard, Vicenzino, Bill, Hunter, David, Roseen, Eric, Rasmussen-Barr, Eva, Guillemin, Francis, Hartvigsen, Jan, Bennell, Kim, Costa, Leonardo, Macedo, Luciana, Pinheiro, Marina, Underwood, Martin, Van Tulder, Mauritus, Johansson, Melker, Enthoven, Paul, Kent, Peter, O'Sullivan, Peter, Suri, Pradeep, Genevay, Stephane and Hodges, Paul W. (2019). A definition of flare in low back pain (LBP): A multiphase process involving perspectives of individuals with LBP and expert consensus. The Journal of Pain, 20 (11), 1267-1275. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.03.009
Allison, Kim, Delany, Clare, Setchell, Jenny, Egerton, Thorlene, Holden, Melanie, Quicke, Jonathan and Bennell, Kim (2019). A qualitative study exploring the views of individuals with knee osteoarthritis on the role of physiotherapists in weight management: a complex issue requiring a sophisticated skill set. Musculoskeletal Care, 17 (2), 206-214. doi: 10.1002/msc.1391
Ross, Megan H. and Setchell, Jenny (2019). People who identify as LGBTIQ+ can experience assumptions, discomfort, some discrimination, and a lack of knowledge while attending physiotherapy: a survey. Journal of Physiotherapy, 65 (2), 99-105. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2019.02.002
Allison, Kim, Setchell, Jenny, Egerton, Thorlene, Delaney, Clare and Bennell, Kim L (2019). In theory, yes; in practice, uncertain: a qualitative study exploring physical therapists’ attitudes to their role in weight management for people with knee osteoarthritis. Physical Therapy, 99 (5), 601-611. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzz011
Cheer* in health care practice: what it excludes and why it matters
Setchell, Jenny, Abrams, Thomas, McAdam, Laura C. and Gibson, Barbara E. (2019). Cheer* in health care practice: what it excludes and why it matters. Qualitative Health Research, 29 (13), 1890-1903. doi: 10.1177/1049732319838235
Living with death in rehabilitation: a phenomenological account
Abrams, Thomas and Setchell, Jenny (2018). Living with death in rehabilitation: a phenomenological account. Human Studies, 41 (4), 677-695. doi: 10.1007/s10746-018-09484-1
Imprégner la réadaptation de recherches et d'études fondamentales critiques: un appel à l'action
Setchell, Jenny, Nicholls, David A., Wilson, Nicky and Gibson, Barbara E. (2018). Imprégner la réadaptation de recherches et d'études fondamentales critiques: un appel à l'action. Physiotherapy Canada, 70 (4), 303-305. doi: 10.3138/ptc.70.4.gef
Infusing rehabilitation with critical research and scholarship: a call to action
Setchell, Jenny, Nicholls, David A., Wilson, Nicky and Gibson, Barbara E. (2018). Infusing rehabilitation with critical research and scholarship: a call to action. Physiotherapy Canada, 70 (4), 301-302. doi: 10.3138/ptc.70.4.gee
SeRUN® study: development of running profiles using a mixed methods analysis
Besomi, Manuela, Leppe, Jaime, Di Silvestre, Maria Cristina and Setchell, Jenny (2018). SeRUN® study: development of running profiles using a mixed methods analysis. PLoS One, 13 (7) e0200389, e0200389. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200389
Thille, Patricia, Gibson, Barbara E., Abrams, Thomas, McAdam, Laura C., Mistry, Bhavnita and Setchell, Jenny (2018). Enhancing the human dimensions of children’s neuromuscular care: piloting a methodology for fostering team reflexivity. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 23 (5), 1-23. doi: 10.1007/s10459-018-9834-1
Affect, intensity, and moral assemblage in rehabilitation practice
Abrams, Thomas, Setchell, Jenny, Thille, Patricia, Mistry, Bhavnita and Gibson, Barbara E. (2018). Affect, intensity, and moral assemblage in rehabilitation practice. BioSocieties, 14 (1), 1-23. doi: 10.1057/s41292-018-0115-2
Setchell, J., Thille, P., Abrams, T., McAdam, L. C., Mistry, B. and Gibson, B. E. (2018). Enhancing human aspects of care with young people with muscular dystrophy: results from a participatory qualitative study with clinicians. Child: Care, Health and Development, 44 (2), 269-277. doi: 10.1111/cch.12526
Objecting: multiplicity and the practice of physiotherapy
Setchell, Jenny, Nicholls, David A. and Gibson, Barbara E. (2018). Objecting: multiplicity and the practice of physiotherapy. Health, 22 (2), 165-184. doi: 10.1177/1363459316688519
Keep fit: marginal ideas in contemporary therapeutic exercise
Nicholls, David, Jachyra, Patrick, Gibson, Barbara E., Fusco, Caroline and Setchell, Jenny (2018). Keep fit: marginal ideas in contemporary therapeutic exercise. Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health, 10 (4), 400-411. doi: 10.1080/2159676X.2017.1415220
Egerton, Thorlene, Nelligan, Rachel K., Setchell, Jenny, Atkins, Lou and Bennell, Kim L. (2018). General practitioners’ views on managing knee osteoarthritis: a thematic analysis of factors influencing clinical practice guideline implementation in primary care. BMC Rheumatology, 2 (1) 30, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s41927-018-0037-4
Setchell, Jenny (2017). What has stigma got to do with physiotherapy? Qu’est-ce que la stigmatisation a à voir avec la physiothérapie?. Physiotherapy Canada, 69 (1), 1-5. doi: 10.3138/ptc.69.1.GEE
Individuals' explanations for their persistent or recurrent low back pain: a cross-sectional survey
Setchell, Jenny, Costa, Nathalia, Ferreira, Manuela, Makovey, Joanna, Nielsen, Mandy and Hodges, Paul W. (2017). Individuals' explanations for their persistent or recurrent low back pain: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 18 (1) 466. doi: 10.1186/s12891-017-1831-7
Egerton, Thorlene, Nelligan, Rachel, Setchell, Jenny, Atkins, Lou and Bennell, Kim L. (2017). General practitioners' perspectives on a proposed new model of service delivery for primary care management of knee osteoarthritis: a qualitative study. BMC Family Practice, 18 (1) 85, 85. doi: 10.1186/s12875-017-0656-7
What constitutes back pain flare? A cross sectional survey of individuals with low back pain
Setchell, Jenny, Costa, Nathalia, Ferreira, Manuela, Makovey, Joanna, Nielsen, Mandy and Hodges, Paul W. (2017). What constitutes back pain flare? A cross sectional survey of individuals with low back pain. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 17 (1), 294-301. doi: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2017.08.003
Setchell, J., Gard, M., Jones, L. and Watson, B. M. (2017). Addressing weight stigma in physiotherapy: development of a theory-driven approach to (re) thinking weight-related interactions. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 33 (8), 597-610. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2017.1328718
Weight-related stigma and health policy
Thille, Patricia, Friedman, May and Setchell, Jenny (2017). Weight-related stigma and health policy. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 189 (6), E223-E224. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.160975
Qu'est-ce que la stigmatisation a à voir avec la physiothérapie?
Setchell, Jenny (2017). Qu'est-ce que la stigmatisation a à voir avec la physiothérapie?. Physiotherapy Canada, 69 (1), 3-8. doi: 10.3138/ptc.69.1.GEF
Physical therapists' ways of talking about overweight and obesity: clinical implications
Setchell, Jenny, Watson, Bernadette M., Gard, Michael and Jones, Liz (2016). Physical therapists' ways of talking about overweight and obesity: clinical implications. Physical Therapy, 96 (6), 865-875. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20150286
Researching stigma as an outsider: considerations for qualitative outsider research
Wigginton, Britta and Setchell, Jenny (2016). Researching stigma as an outsider: considerations for qualitative outsider research. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 13 (3), 246-263. doi: 10.1080/14780887.2016.1183065
Connectivity: an emerging concept for physiotherapy practice
Nicholls, David A., Atkinson, Karen, Bjorbaekmo, Wenche S., Gibson, Barbara E., Latchem, Julie, Olesen, Jens, Ralls, Jenny and Setchell, Jennifer (2016). Connectivity: an emerging concept for physiotherapy practice. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 32 (3), 159-170. doi: 10.3109/09593985.2015.1137665
Setchell, Jenny (2016). Rehabilitation examined. Journal of Physiotherapy, 62 (1), 55-56. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2015.10.004
Setchell, Jenny, Leach, Lori E., Watson, Bernadette M. and Hewett, David G. (2015). Impact of Identity on Support for New Roles in Health Care: A Language Inquiry of Doctors’ Commentary. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 34 (6), 672-686. doi: 10.1177/0261927X15586793
Weight stigma in physiotherapy practice: patient perceptions ofinteractions with physiotherapists
Setchell, Jenny, Watson, Bernadette, Jones, Liz and Gard, Michael (2015). Weight stigma in physiotherapy practice: patient perceptions ofinteractions with physiotherapists. Manual Therapy, 20 (6), 835-841. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2015.04.001
Physiotherapists demonstrate weight stigma: a cross-sectional survey of Australian physiotherapists
Setchell, Jenny, Watson, Bernadette, Jones, Liz, Gard, Michael and Briffa, Kathy (2014). Physiotherapists demonstrate weight stigma: a cross-sectional survey of Australian physiotherapists. Journal of Physiotherapy, 60 (3), 157-162. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2014.06.020
Dimech, Selah, McAuliffe, Tomomi and Setchell, Jenny (2022). Understanding the experience of families undertaking a parent focused autism spectrum disorder intervention. OT Exchange, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 9-10 June 2022.
Disentangling adultness in childhood research: death talk as an example
Zheng, Z., Olson, R., Setchell, J. and Staton, S. (2021). Disentangling adultness in childhood research: death talk as an example. International Society of Critical Health Psychology Biennial Conference 2021, Online; Pōneke (Wellington), New Zealand, 22-25 August 2021.
Simple advice as a treatment option for GTPS: what does the patient think?
Plinsinga, M., Mellor, R., Ford, K., Lynch, L., Polansky, C., Setchell, J. and Vicenzino, B. (2019). Simple advice as a treatment option for GTPS: what does the patient think?. 2019 ASICS SMA Conference, Maroochydore, QLD, Australia, 23rd – 26th October. Chatswood, NSW, Australia: Elsevier Australia. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2019.08.178
Mills, K. A., Maclachlan, L. R., Lawford, B., Besomi, M., Egerton, T., Eyles, J., Hall, L. M., Melo, L., Mellor, R., Plisinga, M. L., Robbins, S. R., Setchell, J., Hunter, D. J., Vicenzino, B. and Bennell, K. L. (2019). The design, user characteristics and efficacy of online support groups for arthritis and other chronic musculoskeletal disorders: A systematic review. OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis - Promoting Clinical and Basic Research in Osteoarthritis, Toronto, Canada, 2-5 May, 2019. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.02.488
Egerton, T., Nelligan, R. K., Setchell, J., Atkins, L. and Bennell, K. L. (2018). General practitioners' views on managing knee osteoarthritis: Factors influencing clinical practice guideline implementation in primary care. OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis - Promoting Clinical and Basic Research in Osteoarthritis, Liverpool England, 26-29 April 2018. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier .
The impact of an interdisciplinary DMD clinic model on volume of care recommendations
McAdam, L., Setchell, J., Thille, P., Abrams, T., Mistry, B. and Gibson, B. (2017). The impact of an interdisciplinary DMD clinic model on volume of care recommendations. 22nd International Annual Congress of the World Muscle Society (WMS), St Malo, France, 3-7 October 2017. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2017.06.034
Egerton, T., Nelligen, R., Setchell, J., Atkins, L. and Bennell, K. (2016). Barriers and facilitators to general practitioner use of exercise and weight-loss interventions for managing knee osteoarthritis. 3rd Biennial Australasian Implementation Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 5-6 October. New York, NY United States: Springer New York.
Plinsinga, Melanie, Mellor, Rebecca, Setchell, Jenny, Ford, Kelsie, Lynch, Leonard, Melrose, Joshua, Polansky, Clare and Vicenzino, Bill (2020). Data from a qualitative study of participants assigned to a wait and see approach in a clinical trial on gluteal tendinopathy.. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.1010
Weight stigma in health: (re)thinking weight in a physiotherapy context
Setchell, Jenny (2016). Weight stigma in health: (re)thinking weight in a physiotherapy context. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2016.466
(2022–2023) Queensland Health
(2020–2022) Physiotherapy Research Foundation
Improving delivery of the biopsychosocial approach: enhancing low back pain healthcare practice.
(2020–2021) Arthritis Foundation of Australia
Improving low back pain healthcare delivery: enhancing the biopsychosocial model.
(2019–2022) NHMRC Early Career Fellowships
Improving low back pain healthcare delivery: Enhancing the biopsychosocial model
(2019) University of Melbourne
Improving low back pain healthcare delivery: Enhancing the biopsychosocial model
(2019) UQ Early Career Researcher
Translating low back pain research: Identifying potential hidden harms in health messaging
(2018) Arthritis Foundation of Australia
"MyBackPain": An innovative consumer focused website for low back pain
(2017–2019) Medibank Private Limited
Rethinking existing physiotherapy approaches to working with individuals with genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorders
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Comparing and contrasting the physical therapies.
Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Enhancing how physiotherapists respond to patients experiencing distress in clinical interactions.
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Using critical perspectives to enhance low back pain clinical care
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Supporting people with a spinal cord injury and their sexuality
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Understanding children's constructions and experiences of death, dying and loss
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
AN INVESTIGATION OF PHYSIOTHERAPIST DELIVERED PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN CONDITIONS- REASSURANCE FOR NECK PAIN AND WAD CONDITIONS.
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Cartography of freely-given relationships in mental health
(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Understanding low back pain (LBP) flares: identifying definitions, features and risk-factors
(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
Rethinking physiotherapy
I am available to discuss potential supervision of projects that challenge taken for granted assumptions in physiotherapy. However, I don't only supervise people from a physiotherapy background (see below).
Sociology and/or philosophy of health
I welcome potential RHD students from any disciplinary background who want to research healthcare practices from a sociological and/or philosophical lens. In particular people who are interested in considering how power operates in healthcare and how we might work towards more socially just healthcare.