All Outputs (85)

The facilitators and barriers to improving functional activity and wellbeing in people with dementia: A qualitative study from the Process Evaluation of Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (2022)
Preprint / Working Paper
Di Lorito, C., van der Wardt, V., Pollock, K., Howe, L., Booth, V., Logan, P., Gladman, J., Masud, T., das Nair, R., Goldberg, S., vedhara, K., O'Brien, R., Adams, E., Cowley, A., Bosco, A., Hancox, J., Burgon, C., Bajwa, R., Lock, J., Long, A., …Harwood, R. (2022). The facilitators and barriers to improving functional activity and wellbeing in people with dementia: A qualitative study from the Process Evaluation of Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia

Background The PRomoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED) study delivered an exercise and functional activity programme to participants living with dementia. A Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) showed no measurable ben... Read More about The facilitators and barriers to improving functional activity and wellbeing in people with dementia: A qualitative study from the Process Evaluation of Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia.

Dementia and hearing-aid use: a two-way street (2022)
Journal Article
Naylor, G., Dillard, L., Orrell, M., Stephan, B. C. M., Zobay, O., & Saunders, G. H. (2022). Dementia and hearing-aid use: a two-way street. Age and Ageing, 51(12), Article afac266. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac266

Objectives
Hearing-aid use may reduce risk of dementia, but cognitive impairment makes use more challenging. An observed association between reduced hearing-aid use and incident dementia could reflect either or both of these causal paths. The object... Read More about Dementia and hearing-aid use: a two-way street.

Distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic for children with ADHD and/or ASD: a European multi-center study examining the role of executive function deficits and age (2022)
Journal Article
Thorell, L. B., Fuermaier, A. B. M., Christiansen, H., Steinmayr, R., Baeyens, D., de la Peña, A. G., Groom, M. J., Idrees, I., van der Oord, S., van den Hoofdakker, B. J., Luman, M., Mammarella, I. C., & Skoglund, C. (2022). Distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic for children with ADHD and/or ASD: a European multi-center study examining the role of executive function deficits and age. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 16(1), Article 101. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-022-00540-4

Background: One of the COVID-19 pandemic consequences that has affected families the most is school lockdowns. Some studies have shown that distance learning has been especially challenging for families with a child with neurodevelopmental disorders... Read More about Distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic for children with ADHD and/or ASD: a European multi-center study examining the role of executive function deficits and age.

Online Parent Training for The Initial Management of ADHD referrals (OPTIMA): the protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a digital parenting intervention implemented to support parents and children on a treatment waitlist (2022)
Journal Article
Kostyrka-Allchorne, K., Ballard, C., Byford, S., Cortese, S., Daley, D., Downs, J., French, B., Glazebrook, C., Goldsmith, K., Hall, C. L., Hedstrom, E., Kovshoff, H., Kreppner, J., Lean, N., Sayal, K., Shearer, J., Simonoff, E., Thompson, M., & Sonuga-Barke, E. J. S. (2022). Online Parent Training for The Initial Management of ADHD referrals (OPTIMA): the protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a digital parenting intervention implemented to support parents and children on a treatment waitlist. Trials, 23(1), Article 1003. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06952-z

Background: Children referred for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often present with a broader pattern of conduct problems including oppositionality and defiance. This combination can be extremely stressful to parents, lower parents’... Read More about Online Parent Training for The Initial Management of ADHD referrals (OPTIMA): the protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a digital parenting intervention implemented to support parents and children on a treatment waitlist.

Participatory visual arts activities for people with dementia: a review (2022)
Book Chapter
Barroso, A. C., Rai, H. K., Sousa, L., Orrell, M., & Schneider, J. (2022). Participatory visual arts activities for people with dementia: a review. In M. Orrell, D. Oliveira, O. McDermott, F. R. Verhey, F. C. Dassen, & R.-M. Dröes (Eds.), Improving the Lives of People with Dementia through Technology: Interdisciplinary Network for Dementia Utilising Current Technology (100-126). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003289005-11

The aims of this review were to report and summarise the effects of interventions using participatory visual arts activities in dementia research through a narrative synthesis systematic review. We searched four databases MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO an... Read More about Participatory visual arts activities for people with dementia: a review.

The effects of stimulant and non-stimulant medications on the autonomic nervous system (ANS) functioning in people with ADHD: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Idrees, I., Bellato, A., Cortese, S., & Groom, M. J. (2023). The effects of stimulant and non-stimulant medications on the autonomic nervous system (ANS) functioning in people with ADHD: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 144, Article 104968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104968

We carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the effects of stimulant and non-stimulant medications on autonomic functioning in people with ADHD (PROSPERO: CRD42020212439). We searched (9th August 2021) PsycInfo, MEDLINE, EMBAS... Read More about The effects of stimulant and non-stimulant medications on the autonomic nervous system (ANS) functioning in people with ADHD: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Estimating the Economic Value of Automated Virtual Reality Cognitive Therapy for Treating Agoraphobic Avoidance in Patients With Psychosis: Findings From the gameChange Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial (2022)
Journal Article
Altunkaya, J., Craven, M., Lambe, S., Beckley, A., Rosebrock, L., Dudley, R., Chapman, K., Morrison, A., O'Regan, E., Grabey, J., Bergin, A., Kabir, T., Waite, F., Freeman, D., & Leal, J. (2022). Estimating the Economic Value of Automated Virtual Reality Cognitive Therapy for Treating Agoraphobic Avoidance in Patients With Psychosis: Findings From the gameChange Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24(11), Article e39248. https://doi.org/10.2196/39248

BACKGROUND: An automated virtual reality cognitive therapy (gameChange) has demonstrated its effectiveness to treat agoraphobia in patients with psychosis, especially for high or severe anxious avoidance. Its economic value to the health care system... Read More about Estimating the Economic Value of Automated Virtual Reality Cognitive Therapy for Treating Agoraphobic Avoidance in Patients With Psychosis: Findings From the gameChange Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

Thinkability: A new app for cognitive stimulation for people with dementia (2022)
Book Chapter
Rai, H. K., Schneider, J., & Orrell, M. (2022). Thinkability: A new app for cognitive stimulation for people with dementia. In M. Orrell, D. Oliveira, O. McDermott, F. R. Verhey, F. C. Dassen, & R.-M. Dröes (Eds.), Improving the Lives of People with Dementia through Technology: Interdisciplinary Network for Dementia Utilising Current Technology (86-99). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003289005-10

People with dementia benefit from activities that stimulate their cognition, and there is evidence that carers can benefit too. Among psychosocial interventions to help this group, cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is well established as the treatm... Read More about Thinkability: A new app for cognitive stimulation for people with dementia.

Online Peer Support for People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Narrative Synthesis Systematic Review (2022)
Journal Article
Gerritzen, E. V., Lee, A. R., McDermott, O., Coulson, N., & Orrell, M. (2022). Online Peer Support for People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Narrative Synthesis Systematic Review. International Journal of Ms Care, 24(6), 252-259. https://doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2022-040

BACKGROUND:
People with multiple sclerosis often experience depression and anxiety, negatively affecting their quality of life, especially their social life. Peer support, whether in person or online, could improve social connection and coping. Onl... Read More about Online Peer Support for People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Narrative Synthesis Systematic Review.

Identification of Surgeon Burnout via a Single-Item Measure (2022)
Journal Article
Houdmont, J., Daliya, P., Adiamah, A., Theophilidou, E., Hassard, J., Lobo, D. N., Ahmed, J., Babu, V., Baker, D., Bartlett, D., Beckingham, I., Bhatti, I., Brooks, A., Brown, S., Burke, J., Byrne, H., Chetter, I., Cook, H., Coulston, J., Cruddas, L., …Young, L. (2022). Identification of Surgeon Burnout via a Single-Item Measure. Occupational Medicine, 72(9), 641-643. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqac116

Background
Burnout is endemic in surgeons in the UK and linked with poor patient safety and quality of care, mental health problems, and workforce sustainability. Mechanisms are required to facilitate the efficient identification of burnout in this... Read More about Identification of Surgeon Burnout via a Single-Item Measure.

Managing Minds at Work: development of a digital line manager training programme: Holly Blake (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Vaughan, B., Bartle, C., Yarker, J., Munir, F., Marwaha, S., Russell, S., Meyer, C., Hassard, J., & Thomson, L. Managing Minds at Work: development of a digital line manager training programme: Holly Blake

Background Mental ill health is the leading cause of sickness absence with high economic burden. Workplace interventions aimed at supporting employers with prevention of mental ill-health in the workforce are urgently required. Managing Minds at Work... Read More about Managing Minds at Work: development of a digital line manager training programme: Holly Blake.

Process evaluation of a university residence-based SARS-CoV-2 testing programme in the UK (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Carlisle, S., Fothergill, L., Hassard, J., Favier, A., Corner, J., Ball, J., & Denning, C. Process evaluation of a university residence-based SARS-CoV-2 testing programme in the UK. Presented at 15th European Public Health Conference 2022, Berlin, Germany

Background Regular testing for SARS-CoV-2 is an important strategy for controlling virus outbreaks on university campuses during the COVID-19 pandemic but testing participation can be low. The Residence-Based Testing Participation Pilot (RB-TPP) was... Read More about Process evaluation of a university residence-based SARS-CoV-2 testing programme in the UK.

Reflections on RRI in “TAS for Health at Home” (2022)
Journal Article
Jäger, N., Dowthwaite, L., Barnard, P., Hughes, A.-M., das Nair, R., Crepaz-Keay, D., Cobb, S., Lang, A., Vayani, F., & Benford, S. (2022). Reflections on RRI in “TAS for Health at Home”. Journal of Responsible Technology, 12, Article 100049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrt.2022.100049

We reflect on our experiences using Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in the project “TAS for Health at Home”. Driven by a multi-disciplinary research team that consisted of experts in mental health, stroke rehabilitation, management of multi... Read More about Reflections on RRI in “TAS for Health at Home”.

Determinants for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the general population: a systematic review of reviews (2022)
Journal Article
Kafadar, A. H., Tekeli, G. G., Jones, K. A., Stephan, B., & Dening, T. (2022). Determinants for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the general population: a systematic review of reviews. Journal of Public Health, 31(11), 1829-1845. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-022-01753-9

Aim
Although multiple COVID-19 vaccines are approved for global use, vaccine hesitancy poses a substantial risk for global health. Therefore, the aim of this umbrella review is to identify those factors that influence COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy... Read More about Determinants for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the general population: a systematic review of reviews.

Hand posture, but not vision of the hand, affects tactile spatial resolution in the grating orientation discrimination task (2022)
Journal Article
French, B., Di Chiaro, N. V., & Holmes, N. P. (2022). Hand posture, but not vision of the hand, affects tactile spatial resolution in the grating orientation discrimination task. Experimental Brain Research, 240, 2715-2723. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-022-06450-3

The grating orientation discrimination task (GOT) is a sensitive and reliable measure of tactile spatial resolution, or acuity. We used the GOT in three experiments to investigate the effects of hand posture and hand visibility on spatial acuity. Par... Read More about Hand posture, but not vision of the hand, affects tactile spatial resolution in the grating orientation discrimination task.

Self-help digital interventions targeted at improving psychological well-being in young people with perceived or clinically diagnosed reduced wellbeing: Systematic Review (2022)
Journal Article
Babbage, C. M., Jackson, G. M., Davies, E. B., & Nixon, E. (2022). Self-help digital interventions targeted at improving psychological well-being in young people with perceived or clinically diagnosed reduced wellbeing: Systematic Review. JMIR Mental Health, 9(8), Article e25716. https://doi.org/10.2196/25716

Contemporary Chinese Queer Performance (2022)
Book
Bao, H. (2022). Contemporary Chinese Queer Performance. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003048541

In this ground-breaking study, Hongwei Bao analyses queer theatre and performance in contemporary China.

This book documents various forms of queer performance – including music, film, theatre, and political activism – in the first two decades of... Read More about Contemporary Chinese Queer Performance.

Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled study of a multicomponent intervention to promote a sustainable return to work of workers on long-term sick leave — PROWORK: PROmoting a Sustainable and Healthy Return to WORK (2022)
Journal Article
Varela-Mato, V., Godfree, K., Adem, A., Blake, H., Bartle, C., Daly, G., Hassard, J., Kneller, R., Meyer, C., Russell, S., Marwaha, S., Kershaw, C., Newman, K., Yarker, J., Thomson, L., & Munir, F. (2022). Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled study of a multicomponent intervention to promote a sustainable return to work of workers on long-term sick leave — PROWORK: PROmoting a Sustainable and Healthy Return to WORK. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8(1), Article 188. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01143-8

Background: The cost of sickness absence has major social, psychological and financial implications for individuals and organisations. Return-to-work (RTW) interventions that support good quality communication and contact with the workplace can reduc... Read More about Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled study of a multicomponent intervention to promote a sustainable return to work of workers on long-term sick leave — PROWORK: PROmoting a Sustainable and Healthy Return to WORK.

Feasibility and acceptability of experience sampling among LGBTQ+ young people with self-harmful thoughts and behaviours (2022)
Journal Article
Williams, A. J., Arcelus, J., Townsend, E., & Michail, M. (2022). Feasibility and acceptability of experience sampling among LGBTQ+ young people with self-harmful thoughts and behaviours. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, Article 916164. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.916164

This study was the first to determine whether it was feasible and acceptable to use experience sampling methods (ESM) among LGBTQ+ young people, who had current experiences of self-harm. Sixteen LGBTQ+ young people (16–25 years old) took part in the... Read More about Feasibility and acceptability of experience sampling among LGBTQ+ young people with self-harmful thoughts and behaviours.

The forensic implications of camouflaging: a study into victimisation and offending associated with autism and pathological demand avoidance (2022)
Journal Article
Trundle, G., Jones, K. A., Ropar, D., & Egan, V. (2023). The forensic implications of camouflaging: a study into victimisation and offending associated with autism and pathological demand avoidance. Advances in Autism, 9(2), 116-131. https://doi.org/10.1108/aia-02-2022-0006

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the influence of social camouflaging on victimisation and offending in relation to autism and pathological demand avoidance (PDA) traits. Camouflaging aims to overcome or conceal difficulties in social and comm... Read More about The forensic implications of camouflaging: a study into victimisation and offending associated with autism and pathological demand avoidance.