Jeni Baykoca
@jenibaykoca.bsky.social
PhD student at @kingsioppn.bsky.social, funded by @mssocietyuk.bsky.social
Researching digital interventions for psychological distress in people living with MS
Researching digital interventions for psychological distress in people living with MS
There’s no holiday from type 1 diabetes (T1D). The constant management can take a real toll on mental health.
We have been looking at how to best detect and support mental health difficulties in people living with T1D.
I wrote a blog post that breaks it down in an easy read 📝
We have been looking at how to best detect and support mental health difficulties in people living with T1D.
I wrote a blog post that breaks it down in an easy read 📝
Type 1 diabetes is often called a 24/7 condition – it demands constant management
Our researchers are investigating how people with type 1 diabetes experience mental health difficulties, which ones, and their severity. Read @jenibaykoca.bsky.social on new findings:
www.kcl.ac.uk/mental-disor...
Our researchers are investigating how people with type 1 diabetes experience mental health difficulties, which ones, and their severity. Read @jenibaykoca.bsky.social on new findings:
www.kcl.ac.uk/mental-disor...
September 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
There’s no holiday from type 1 diabetes (T1D). The constant management can take a real toll on mental health.
We have been looking at how to best detect and support mental health difficulties in people living with T1D.
I wrote a blog post that breaks it down in an easy read 📝
We have been looking at how to best detect and support mental health difficulties in people living with T1D.
I wrote a blog post that breaks it down in an easy read 📝
Can we study mental health in people with type 1 diabetes at scale? 🧠📊
We tested it and it’s doable.
Read our new paper in @springernature.com Pilot and Feasibility Studies on what worked, what didn’t, and what’s next!
Link to article: rdcu.be/eCYFj
#T1D #MentalHealth #Research
We tested it and it’s doable.
Read our new paper in @springernature.com Pilot and Feasibility Studies on what worked, what didn’t, and what’s next!
Link to article: rdcu.be/eCYFj
#T1D #MentalHealth #Research
August 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Can we study mental health in people with type 1 diabetes at scale? 🧠📊
We tested it and it’s doable.
Read our new paper in @springernature.com Pilot and Feasibility Studies on what worked, what didn’t, and what’s next!
Link to article: rdcu.be/eCYFj
#T1D #MentalHealth #Research
We tested it and it’s doable.
Read our new paper in @springernature.com Pilot and Feasibility Studies on what worked, what didn’t, and what’s next!
Link to article: rdcu.be/eCYFj
#T1D #MentalHealth #Research
Reposted by Jeni Baykoca
1️⃣ NEW *open access* measure alert 🧵 We’ve just published the Illness-Related Distress (IRD) Scale in Psychological Medicine doi.org/10.1017/S003... It's a 14-item, trans-diagnostic PRO for distress related to living with any long-term physical condition (LTC). But WHY does this matter 🤔 ⬇️
doi.org
May 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
1️⃣ NEW *open access* measure alert 🧵 We’ve just published the Illness-Related Distress (IRD) Scale in Psychological Medicine doi.org/10.1017/S003... It's a 14-item, trans-diagnostic PRO for distress related to living with any long-term physical condition (LTC). But WHY does this matter 🤔 ⬇️
Looking forward to speaking at the
@midshealthpsych.bsky.social Conference! ✨
I'll be presenting on user engagement in mHealth apps for adults with long-term conditions.
Get your tickets below and let’s chat about all things health psychology!
🎟️ f.mtr.cool/tbvntqqauj
@midshealthpsych.bsky.social Conference! ✨
I'll be presenting on user engagement in mHealth apps for adults with long-term conditions.
Get your tickets below and let’s chat about all things health psychology!
🎟️ f.mtr.cool/tbvntqqauj
May 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Looking forward to speaking at the
@midshealthpsych.bsky.social Conference! ✨
I'll be presenting on user engagement in mHealth apps for adults with long-term conditions.
Get your tickets below and let’s chat about all things health psychology!
🎟️ f.mtr.cool/tbvntqqauj
@midshealthpsych.bsky.social Conference! ✨
I'll be presenting on user engagement in mHealth apps for adults with long-term conditions.
Get your tickets below and let’s chat about all things health psychology!
🎟️ f.mtr.cool/tbvntqqauj
Reposted by Jeni Baykoca
Participants needed 📣✨
We're developing a digital support tool for people living with MS experiencing sexual difficulties.
Click the link below to access the survey and enter a prize draw for a chance to win 1 of 5 £20 vouchers!
shorturl.at/bMjEz
Your input makes a difference 💜
We're developing a digital support tool for people living with MS experiencing sexual difficulties.
Click the link below to access the survey and enter a prize draw for a chance to win 1 of 5 £20 vouchers!
shorturl.at/bMjEz
Your input makes a difference 💜
May 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Participants needed 📣✨
We're developing a digital support tool for people living with MS experiencing sexual difficulties.
Click the link below to access the survey and enter a prize draw for a chance to win 1 of 5 £20 vouchers!
shorturl.at/bMjEz
Your input makes a difference 💜
We're developing a digital support tool for people living with MS experiencing sexual difficulties.
Click the link below to access the survey and enter a prize draw for a chance to win 1 of 5 £20 vouchers!
shorturl.at/bMjEz
Your input makes a difference 💜
Reposted by Jeni Baykoca
When we talk about MS, finding the right words can be tough – but it doesn’t have to be.
That’s why, this MS Awareness Week, the UK’s leading MS charities are teaming up start #MSConversations
This year’s theme is designed to break the stigma and get people talking about MS!
That’s why, this MS Awareness Week, the UK’s leading MS charities are teaming up start #MSConversations
This year’s theme is designed to break the stigma and get people talking about MS!
April 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
When we talk about MS, finding the right words can be tough – but it doesn’t have to be.
That’s why, this MS Awareness Week, the UK’s leading MS charities are teaming up start #MSConversations
This year’s theme is designed to break the stigma and get people talking about MS!
That’s why, this MS Awareness Week, the UK’s leading MS charities are teaming up start #MSConversations
This year’s theme is designed to break the stigma and get people talking about MS!
Reposted by Jeni Baykoca
Are you a health psychology researcher? We would love to hear from you about your engagement with #OpenScience! Follow the link below to be taken to a brief survey:
psychologygalway.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
psychologygalway.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
April 28, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Are you a health psychology researcher? We would love to hear from you about your engagement with #OpenScience! Follow the link below to be taken to a brief survey:
psychologygalway.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
psychologygalway.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Reposted by Jeni Baykoca
MS doesn’t just affect the body — it can impact mental health too. This MS Awareness Week, we’re talking about it.
Watch the video and join the conversation. #MSAwareness"
Watch the video and join the conversation. #MSAwareness"
April 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
MS doesn’t just affect the body — it can impact mental health too. This MS Awareness Week, we’re talking about it.
Watch the video and join the conversation. #MSAwareness"
Watch the video and join the conversation. #MSAwareness"
Follow @kcl-ms-research.bsky.social for updates on our upcoming project aiming to support people living with MS! 👇
🚀 Introducing Our Apps! 📱✨ 1/3
Alex experiences psychological distress related to his MS symptoms, and this new app is here to help.
See how it could make a difference for you too! 💙
Alex experiences psychological distress related to his MS symptoms, and this new app is here to help.
See how it could make a difference for you too! 💙
April 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Follow @kcl-ms-research.bsky.social for updates on our upcoming project aiming to support people living with MS! 👇
So lucky to be a part of this incredible team!
📢 Meet the Research Team! 🚀
Behind every great project is a team of passionate minds making a difference! 💡💙
Meet the researchers developing app-based interventions for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Stay tuned for updates, insights, and impact! 👩🔬👨💻🧑🏾⚕️
#MSResearch #DigitalHealth
Behind every great project is a team of passionate minds making a difference! 💡💙
Meet the researchers developing app-based interventions for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Stay tuned for updates, insights, and impact! 👩🔬👨💻🧑🏾⚕️
#MSResearch #DigitalHealth
March 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
So lucky to be a part of this incredible team!
Exciting things in the works! 🚀
Together with people living with MS, @kingsioppn.bsky.social are creating mobile interventions for the invisible symptoms of MS. 📱
Follow the page for updates as we turn research into reality! 💡🧡
#MultipleSclerosis #DigitalHealth #Research
Together with people living with MS, @kingsioppn.bsky.social are creating mobile interventions for the invisible symptoms of MS. 📱
Follow the page for updates as we turn research into reality! 💡🧡
#MultipleSclerosis #DigitalHealth #Research
🔔 Stay Tuned 🔔
We’re developing a mobile health app for people living with Multiple Sclerosis—built on real experiences, real needs, and real impact. 💡🧡
Follow us for updates as we move from research to reality! 📱✨
@kingsioppn.bsky.social @mssocietyuk.bsky.social
#MultipleSclerosis #Research
We’re developing a mobile health app for people living with Multiple Sclerosis—built on real experiences, real needs, and real impact. 💡🧡
Follow us for updates as we move from research to reality! 📱✨
@kingsioppn.bsky.social @mssocietyuk.bsky.social
#MultipleSclerosis #Research
March 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Exciting things in the works! 🚀
Together with people living with MS, @kingsioppn.bsky.social are creating mobile interventions for the invisible symptoms of MS. 📱
Follow the page for updates as we turn research into reality! 💡🧡
#MultipleSclerosis #DigitalHealth #Research
Together with people living with MS, @kingsioppn.bsky.social are creating mobile interventions for the invisible symptoms of MS. 📱
Follow the page for updates as we turn research into reality! 💡🧡
#MultipleSclerosis #DigitalHealth #Research
Huge congrats to the @refuelms.bsky.social team on their app launch last week! 🎉
Excited for the upcoming projects in the health psychology team at @kingsioppn.bsky.social, where we're developing an app for psychological distress and other invisible symptoms of MS forming my PhD 🧠📱
Excited for the upcoming projects in the health psychology team at @kingsioppn.bsky.social, where we're developing an app for psychological distress and other invisible symptoms of MS forming my PhD 🧠📱
March 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Huge congrats to the @refuelms.bsky.social team on their app launch last week! 🎉
Excited for the upcoming projects in the health psychology team at @kingsioppn.bsky.social, where we're developing an app for psychological distress and other invisible symptoms of MS forming my PhD 🧠📱
Excited for the upcoming projects in the health psychology team at @kingsioppn.bsky.social, where we're developing an app for psychological distress and other invisible symptoms of MS forming my PhD 🧠📱
Reposted by Jeni Baykoca
International Women's Day 2025! The Register are especially grateful for the women we work alongside who have a positive impact on our work and our lives. Read our IWD 2024 blog on inspirational women of the UK MS Register:
blog.msregister.org/celebrating-...
#AccelerateAction
#IWD2025
blog.msregister.org/celebrating-...
#AccelerateAction
#IWD2025
March 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
International Women's Day 2025! The Register are especially grateful for the women we work alongside who have a positive impact on our work and our lives. Read our IWD 2024 blog on inspirational women of the UK MS Register:
blog.msregister.org/celebrating-...
#AccelerateAction
#IWD2025
blog.msregister.org/celebrating-...
#AccelerateAction
#IWD2025
🚨 We're still recruiting! 🚨
If you're interested in getting involved, please don't hesitate to contact us or repost this message to help spread the word!
We'd love to hear from you! 🙌
#MultipleSclerosisResearch #MS #ResearchOpportunities
If you're interested in getting involved, please don't hesitate to contact us or repost this message to help spread the word!
We'd love to hear from you! 🙌
#MultipleSclerosisResearch #MS #ResearchOpportunities
📢 🔬 Seeking PPI participants with MS! Help us design a mobile app for pain, psychological distress and sexual difficulties.
Your voice matters 📱🌟
Your voice matters 📱🌟
February 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🚨 We're still recruiting! 🚨
If you're interested in getting involved, please don't hesitate to contact us or repost this message to help spread the word!
We'd love to hear from you! 🙌
#MultipleSclerosisResearch #MS #ResearchOpportunities
If you're interested in getting involved, please don't hesitate to contact us or repost this message to help spread the word!
We'd love to hear from you! 🙌
#MultipleSclerosisResearch #MS #ResearchOpportunities
📢 🔬 Seeking PPI participants with MS! Help us design a mobile app for pain, psychological distress and sexual difficulties.
Your voice matters 📱🌟
Your voice matters 📱🌟
February 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
📢 🔬 Seeking PPI participants with MS! Help us design a mobile app for pain, psychological distress and sexual difficulties.
Your voice matters 📱🌟
Your voice matters 📱🌟
Reposted by Jeni Baykoca
Sexual difficulties in #MS are often not asked about or treated. If you want to hear more about our recent trial and how we trying to change this join Dr Ashley Brown, our patient advisers and me on Thurs 16th Jan from 5:00-6:30pm GMT.
bit.ly/421VuHN
January 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Sexual difficulties in #MS are often not asked about or treated. If you want to hear more about our recent trial and how we trying to change this join Dr Ashley Brown, our patient advisers and me on Thurs 16th Jan from 5:00-6:30pm GMT.
bit.ly/421VuHN
An early holiday surprise!
My diploma for MSc Mental Health Studies from @kingsioppn.bsky.social arrived 🎊
Feeling so grateful for everyone I met, the modules I took and my amazing dissertation supervisor Dr Madeleine Benton 🌟
My diploma for MSc Mental Health Studies from @kingsioppn.bsky.social arrived 🎊
Feeling so grateful for everyone I met, the modules I took and my amazing dissertation supervisor Dr Madeleine Benton 🌟
December 9, 2024 at 1:52 PM
An early holiday surprise!
My diploma for MSc Mental Health Studies from @kingsioppn.bsky.social arrived 🎊
Feeling so grateful for everyone I met, the modules I took and my amazing dissertation supervisor Dr Madeleine Benton 🌟
My diploma for MSc Mental Health Studies from @kingsioppn.bsky.social arrived 🎊
Feeling so grateful for everyone I met, the modules I took and my amazing dissertation supervisor Dr Madeleine Benton 🌟
Just saw Bright Places @sohotheatre.bsky.social An incredibly moving and informing story on living with multiple sclerosis. I laughed, I cried, I felt all humanly possible emotions
It is so amazing to see more representations of MS in theatre and the arts! 🎭
#multiplesclerosis #theatre
It is so amazing to see more representations of MS in theatre and the arts! 🎭
#multiplesclerosis #theatre
December 3, 2024 at 9:45 AM
Just saw Bright Places @sohotheatre.bsky.social An incredibly moving and informing story on living with multiple sclerosis. I laughed, I cried, I felt all humanly possible emotions
It is so amazing to see more representations of MS in theatre and the arts! 🎭
#multiplesclerosis #theatre
It is so amazing to see more representations of MS in theatre and the arts! 🎭
#multiplesclerosis #theatre
Different psychological and social factors may be affecting mother-infant bonding in women with gestational diabetes (GDM) during pregnancy and after birth.🤰🧠🌟
📢 Read the full article here! doi.org/10.1002/rfc2...
#maternalhealth
📢 Read the full article here! doi.org/10.1002/rfc2...
#maternalhealth
November 18, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Different psychological and social factors may be affecting mother-infant bonding in women with gestational diabetes (GDM) during pregnancy and after birth.🤰🧠🌟
📢 Read the full article here! doi.org/10.1002/rfc2...
#maternalhealth
📢 Read the full article here! doi.org/10.1002/rfc2...
#maternalhealth