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Behavioural Activation Therapy for Depression after Stroke (BEADS): a study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled pilot trial of a psychological intervention for post-stroke depression (2016)
Journal Article
Thomas, S. A., Coates, E., das Nair, R., Lincoln, N. B., Cooper, C., Palmer, R., …Drummond, A. E. R. (2016). Behavioural Activation Therapy for Depression after Stroke (BEADS): a study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled pilot trial of a psychological intervention for post-stroke depression. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-016-0072-0

Background There is currently insufficient evidence for the clinical and cost-effectiveness of psychological therapies for treating post-stroke depression. Methods/Design BEADS is a parallel group feasibility multicentre randomised controlled... Read More about Behavioural Activation Therapy for Depression after Stroke (BEADS): a study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled pilot trial of a psychological intervention for post-stroke depression.

The facilitators of communication with people with dementia in a care setting: an interview study with healthcare workers (2016)
Journal Article
Stanyon, M. R., Griffiths, A., Thomas, S. A., & Gordon, A. L. (2016). The facilitators of communication with people with dementia in a care setting: an interview study with healthcare workers. Age and Ageing, 45(1), 164-170. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afv161

Objectives: to describe the views of healthcare workers on the facilitators of communication with people with dementia in a care setting. Design: thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews. Setting: all participants were interviewed in their p... Read More about The facilitators of communication with people with dementia in a care setting: an interview study with healthcare workers.

Professionals’ views on the use of smartphone technology to support children and adolescents with memory impairment due to acquired brain injury (2016)
Journal Article
Plackett, R., Thomas, S., & Thomas, S. A. (2017). Professionals’ views on the use of smartphone technology to support children and adolescents with memory impairment due to acquired brain injury. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 12(3), 236-243. https://doi.org/10.3109/17483107.2015.1127436

Purpose: To identify from a health-care professionals’ perspective whether smartphones are used by children and adolescents with acquired brain injury as memory aids; what factors predict smartphone use and what barriers prevent the use of smartphone... Read More about Professionals’ views on the use of smartphone technology to support children and adolescents with memory impairment due to acquired brain injury.

Examining the relationship between fatigue and cognition after stroke: a systematic review (2016)
Journal Article
Lagogianni, C., Thomas, S. A., & Lincoln, N. (2018). Examining the relationship between fatigue and cognition after stroke: a systematic review. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 28(1), 57-116. https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2015.1127820

Many stroke survivors experience fatigue, which is associated with a variety of factors including cognitive impairment. A few studies have examined the relationship between fatigue and cognition and have obtained conflicting results. The aim of the c... Read More about Examining the relationship between fatigue and cognition after stroke: a systematic review.

Randomised controlled study comparing two psychological therapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) vs. Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) (2015)
Journal Article
AlHadethe, A., Hunt, N., Ghaffar, A., & Thomas, S. A. (2015). Randomised controlled study comparing two psychological therapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) vs. Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET). Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders and Treatment, 4(4), Article 1000145. https://doi.org/10.4172/2324-8947.1000145

Background: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a common psychological reaction after traumatic events. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) as treatments f... Read More about Randomised controlled study comparing two psychological therapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) vs. Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET).

The effectiveness of Narrative Exposure Therapy with traumatised firefighters in Saudi Arabia: a randomized controlled study (2015)
Journal Article
Alghamdi, M., Hunt, N., & Thomas, S. (2015). The effectiveness of Narrative Exposure Therapy with traumatised firefighters in Saudi Arabia: a randomized controlled study. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 66, 64-71. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2015.01.008

Firefighters are exposed to many traumatic events. The psychological costs of this exposure increase the risk of Post-Traumatic Stress disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety. This study examined the effectiveness of Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)... Read More about The effectiveness of Narrative Exposure Therapy with traumatised firefighters in Saudi Arabia: a randomized controlled study.

Cost analysis of the Communication and Low Mood (CALM) randomised trial of behavioural therapy for stroke patients with aphasia (2015)
Journal Article
Humphreys, I., Thomas, S. A., Phillips, C., & Lincoln, N. (2015). Cost analysis of the Communication and Low Mood (CALM) randomised trial of behavioural therapy for stroke patients with aphasia. Clinical Rehabilitation, 29(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215514537656

Objective: To evaluate the cost effectiveness of a behavioural therapy intervention shown to be clinically effective in comparison with usual care for stroke patients with aphasia. Design: Randomised controlled trial with comparison of costs and... Read More about Cost analysis of the Communication and Low Mood (CALM) randomised trial of behavioural therapy for stroke patients with aphasia.