Outputs (10)

ImproviNg Tic services in EnglaND: A multi-method study to explore existing healthcare service provision for children and young people with tics and Tourette Syndrome (2025)
Journal Article
Rattu, N. R., Hall, S. S., Hall, C. L., Murphy, T., Kilgariff, J., James, N., McNally, E., Jeayes, A., Khan, K., Rimmer, S., Thomson, L., & Groom, M. J. (2025). ImproviNg Tic services in EnglaND: A multi-method study to explore existing healthcare service provision for children and young people with tics and Tourette Syndrome. BMJ Mental Health, 28(1), Article e301599. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2025-301599

Background Timely access to diagnostic assessment and treatment is essential to improve function and mitigate the risk of poor long-term outcomes in children and young people (CYP) with tics.

Objective This study aimed to explore i) how tic servic... Read More about ImproviNg Tic services in EnglaND: A multi-method study to explore existing healthcare service provision for children and young people with tics and Tourette Syndrome.

Flourishing and job satisfaction in employees working in UK clinical trial units: a national cross-sectional survey (2024)
Journal Article
Hall, S. S., Riga, E., Sprange, K., Hagan, P., Carr, L., Taylor, J., Thomson, L., & Mitchell, E. J. (2024). Flourishing and job satisfaction in employees working in UK clinical trial units: a national cross-sectional survey. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), Article 1522. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11986-x

Background
To evaluate healthcare interventions in clinical trials, it is crucial to attract and retain a skilled workforce. The job demands associated with developing and running clinical trials have been linked with difficulties in recruiting and... Read More about Flourishing and job satisfaction in employees working in UK clinical trial units: a national cross-sectional survey.

A national evaluation of QbTest to support ADHD assessment: a real-world, mixed methods approach (2024)
Journal Article
Hall, S. S., McKenzie, C., Thomson, L., Ingall, B.-R., Groom, M. J., McGlennon, N., Dines-Allen, M., & Hall, C. L. (2024). A national evaluation of QbTest to support ADHD assessment: a real-world, mixed methods approach. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), Article 1201. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11693-7

Background: QbTest is a commercially available, computerised test of attention, impulsivity, and activity designed to assist with the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Health Innovation East Midlands (formerly East Midland... Read More about A national evaluation of QbTest to support ADHD assessment: a real-world, mixed methods approach.

Waiting-list interventions for children and young people using child and adolescent mental health services: a systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
Valentine, A. Z., Hall, S. S., Sayal, K., & Hall, C. L. (2024). Waiting-list interventions for children and young people using child and adolescent mental health services: a systematic review. BMJ Mental Health, 27(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2023-300844

Question Children and young people experience delays in assessment and/or treatment within mental health services. The objective of this systematic review, funded by the Emerging Minds Network, was to explore the current evidence base for mental heal... Read More about Waiting-list interventions for children and young people using child and adolescent mental health services: a systematic review.

Pet ownership and grief - Exploring how pet ownership effects owners' mental wellbeing during times of grief, a qualitative pilot study (2023)
Journal Article
French, B., Anctil, Z., Brown, B., & Hall, S. (2023). Pet ownership and grief - Exploring how pet ownership effects owners' mental wellbeing during times of grief, a qualitative pilot study. Pet Behaviour Science, 15, 1-19

Animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) have exhibited encouraging outcomes in enhancing human mental health. However, research has investigated the potential benefits of untrained pets for human mental wellbeing, as training animals for AAI can be cost... Read More about Pet ownership and grief - Exploring how pet ownership effects owners' mental wellbeing during times of grief, a qualitative pilot study.

Patients’ experience of accessing support for tics from primary care in the UK: an online mixed-methods survey (2023)
Journal Article
Marino, C., Khan, K., Groom, M. J., Hall, S. S., Anderson, S., Mcnally, E., Murphy, T., & Hall, C. L. (2023). Patients’ experience of accessing support for tics from primary care in the UK: an online mixed-methods survey. BMC Health Services Research, 23, Article 788. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09753-5

Background
Tics are common in children and young people and may persist into adulthood. Tics can cause challenges with social, occupational, physical, and academic functioning. The current study explores the perceptions of adults with tics and paren... Read More about Patients’ experience of accessing support for tics from primary care in the UK: an online mixed-methods survey.

Implementation of Telehealth Services to Assess, Monitor, and Treat Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Systematic Review (Preprint) (2020)
Preprint / Working Paper
Valentine, A. Z., Hall, S. S., Young, E., Brown, B. J., Groom, M. J., Hollis, C., & Hall, C. L. (2020). Implementation of Telehealth Services to Assess, Monitor, and Treat Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Systematic Review (Preprint)

Background:

Telehealth has rapidly developed over the past 20 years, so it is essential we identify effective telehealth technologies for implementation in clinical practice. In response to COVID-19 there is increasing momentum behind the developm... Read More about Implementation of Telehealth Services to Assess, Monitor, and Treat Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Systematic Review (Preprint).

Perceptions of Dogs in the Workplace: The Pros and the Cons (2017)
Journal Article
Hall, S., Wright, H., McCune, S., Zulch, H., & Mills, D. (2017). Perceptions of Dogs in the Workplace: The Pros and the Cons. Anthrozoös, 30(2), 291-305. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2017.1311053

With growing interest in the value of animal companionship to human health, and increasing business awareness of promoting work-based health innovations and improving employees’ feelings of support, there has been a rise in interest about allowing do... Read More about Perceptions of Dogs in the Workplace: The Pros and the Cons.

Effects of Pet Dogs for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and their Families: Expectations versus reality (2016)
Journal Article
Wright, H., Hall, S., Hames, A., Hardiman, J., Burgess, A., Team, P., Mills, R., & Mills, D. (2016). Effects of Pet Dogs for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and their Families: Expectations versus reality. Human-Animal Interactions, 4(2), 38 - 58. https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2016.0009

Previous studies have examined the specific benefits of therapy and assistance dogs on children with autism, but until recently only anecdotes existed concerning the benefits of pet dogs. We conducted structured interviews with 40 parents of children... Read More about Effects of Pet Dogs for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and their Families: Expectations versus reality.

Pet Dogs Improve Family Functioning and Reduce Anxiety in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (2015)
Journal Article
Wright, H., Hall, S., Hames, A., Hardiman, J., Mills, R., Project Team, P., & Mills, D. (2015). Pet Dogs Improve Family Functioning and Reduce Anxiety in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Anthrozoös, 28(4), 611-624. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2015.1070003

There is increasing evidence to suggest that dogs are beneficial for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in therapy sessions, and anecdotal reports suggest that dogs may have wider benefits, in a family setting. This study investigated the e... Read More about Pet Dogs Improve Family Functioning and Reduce Anxiety in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.