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STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and young people with emotional difficulties (STADIA): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article

INTRODUCTION: Emotional disorders (such as anxiety and depression) are associated with considerable distress and impairment in day-to-day function for affected children and young people and for their families. Effective evidence-based interventions a... Read More about STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and young people with emotional difficulties (STADIA): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial.

Psychosocial Safety Climate Moderates the Effect of Demands of Hospital Accreditation on Healthcare Professionals: A Longitudinal Study (2022)
Journal Article

Hospital accreditation has been studied comprehensively, yet few studies have observed its impacts on the burnout and work engagement levels of frontline healthcare professionals (HCPs). With a sample of 121 HCPs working in the United Arab Emirates'... Read More about Psychosocial Safety Climate Moderates the Effect of Demands of Hospital Accreditation on Healthcare Professionals: A Longitudinal Study.

Understanding the cost of mental health at work: an integrative framework (2021)
Book Chapter
Hassard, J., Teoh, K., Thomson, L., & Blake, H. (2021). Understanding the cost of mental health at work: an integrative framework. In T. Wall, C. Cooper, & P. Brough (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Organisational Wellbeing. SAGE Publications

Internationally, there is growing recognition of the social and economic impact of work-related stress and mental ill-health; and, in turn, of the relative importance of promoting mental wellbeing and preventing the onset of mental disorders at work... Read More about Understanding the cost of mental health at work: an integrative framework.

Distributed leadership as a predictor of employee engagement, job satisfaction and turnover intention in UK nursing staff (2021)
Journal Article

Aim This study aimed to investigate how distributed leadership via the Shared Governance programme influences employee engagement, empowerment, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions among direct care nursing staff in a large UK hospital. Back... Read More about Distributed leadership as a predictor of employee engagement, job satisfaction and turnover intention in UK nursing staff.

Investigating the barriers and facilitators to implementing mental health first aid in the workplace: a qualitative study (2020)
Journal Article

Purpose: There has been little research into the use and efficacy of Mental Health First Aid across UK workplaces. The present study investigated the implementation of MHFA across six UK organisations, identifying key barriers and facilitators. Desi... Read More about Investigating the barriers and facilitators to implementing mental health first aid in the workplace: a qualitative study.

What Impact Does Accreditation Have on Workplaces? A Qualitative Study to Explore the Perceptions of Healthcare Professionals About the Process of Accreditation (2020)
Journal Article
Thomson, L., Alshamsi, A. I., & Santos, A. (2020). What Impact Does Accreditation Have on Workplaces? A Qualitative Study to Explore the Perceptions of Healthcare Professionals About the Process of Accreditation. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, Article 1614. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01614

Aim: This study seeks to explore the emerging psychosocial risks of healthcare accreditation in workplaces and to understand healthcare professionals’ perceptions about work demands and the unexpected consequences such accreditation had placed upon... Read More about What Impact Does Accreditation Have on Workplaces? A Qualitative Study to Explore the Perceptions of Healthcare Professionals About the Process of Accreditation.

Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of individual placement and support (IPS) for patients with offending histories in the community: The United Kingdom experience (2019)
Journal Article
Khalifa, N., Hadfield, S., Thomson, L., Talbot, E., Bird, Y., Schneider, J., …Walker, D. (2020). Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of individual placement and support (IPS) for patients with offending histories in the community: The United Kingdom experience. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 83(3), 179-190. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022619879334

Introduction We aimed to identify the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a high fidelity individual placement and support service in a community forensic mental health setting. Method In-depth interviews were conducted with clinica... Read More about Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of individual placement and support (IPS) for patients with offending histories in the community: The United Kingdom experience.

Workplace Violence in Chinese Hospitals: The Effects of Healthcare Disturbance on the Psychological Well-Being of Chinese Healthcare Workers (2019)
Journal Article
Tang, N., & Thomson, L. E. (2019). Workplace Violence in Chinese Hospitals: The Effects of Healthcare Disturbance on the Psychological Well-Being of Chinese Healthcare Workers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(19), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16193687

Healthcare disturbance is a form of workplace violence against healthcare workers perpetrated by patients, their relatives, and gangs hired by them. It is a prevalent phenomenon in China, where evidence suggests that it impacts on the job satisfactio... Read More about Workplace Violence in Chinese Hospitals: The Effects of Healthcare Disturbance on the Psychological Well-Being of Chinese Healthcare Workers.

Managing employees with dementia: a systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Thomson, L., Stanyon, M., Dening, T., Heron, R., & Griffiths, A. (2019). Managing employees with dementia: a systematic review. Occupational Medicine, 69(2), 89–98. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqy161

Background: The experience of developing dementia while in employment has been explored from the point of view of the employee, but less is known about the perspectives, experiences and needs of employers. Aims: To review systematically literature... Read More about Managing employees with dementia: a systematic review.

How is a specialist depression service effective for persistent moderate to severe depressive disorder?: a qualitative study of service user experience (2018)
Journal Article
Thomson, L., Barker, M., Kaylor-Hughes, C., Garland, A., Ramana, R., Morriss, R., …Simpson, S. (2018). How is a specialist depression service effective for persistent moderate to severe depressive disorder?: a qualitative study of service user experience. BMC Psychiatry, 18(1), Article 194. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1708-9

Background. A specialist depression service (SDS) offering collaborative pharmacological and cognitive behaviour therapy treatment for persistent depressive disorder showed effectiveness against depression symptoms versus usual community based multid... Read More about How is a specialist depression service effective for persistent moderate to severe depressive disorder?: a qualitative study of service user experience.

Unregistered health care staff's perceptions of 12 hour shifts: an interview study (2017)
Journal Article
Thomson, L., Schneider, J. M., & Hare Duke, L. (in press). Unregistered health care staff's perceptions of 12 hour shifts: an interview study. Journal of Nursing Management, 25(7), https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12490

Aim The purpose of the study was to explore the unregistered health care staff’s perceptions of 12-hour shifts on work performance and patient care. Background Many unregistered health care staff work 12-hour shifts. It is unclear whether... Read More about Unregistered health care staff's perceptions of 12 hour shifts: an interview study.

Developing and evaluating interventions for women firesetters in high secure mental healthcare (2017)
Journal Article
Annesley, P., Davison, L., Colley, C., Gilley, L., & Thomson, L. (2017). Developing and evaluating interventions for women firesetters in high secure mental healthcare. Journal of Forensic Practice, 19(1), https://doi.org/10.1108/JFP-12-2015-0054

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the implementation and evaluation of interventions for women firesetters in high secure mental healthcare at the UK’s National Women’s Service. Design/methodology/approach Two types of Arson trea... Read More about Developing and evaluating interventions for women firesetters in high secure mental healthcare.