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External Validation of the ‘PHYT in Dementia’, a Theoretical Model Promoting Physical Activity in People with Dementia (2020)
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Di Lorito, C., Bosco, A., Pollock, K., Harwood, R., das Nair, R., Logan, P., …van der Wardt, V. (2020). External Validation of the ‘PHYT in Dementia’, a Theoretical Model Promoting Physical Activity in People with Dementia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(5), Article 1544. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051544

Physical activity is beneficial for people with dementia. We previously developed a theoretical model to explain behaviour change in physical activity in dementia (PHYT-in-dementia). This study aimed to externally validate the model. Validation occur... Read More about External Validation of the ‘PHYT in Dementia’, a Theoretical Model Promoting Physical Activity in People with Dementia.

A randomised controlled trial of an exercise intervention promoting activity, independence and stability in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and early dementia (PrAISED) - A Protocol (2019)
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Bajwa, R. K., Goldberg, S. E., Van Der Wardt, V., Burgon, C., Di Lorito, C., Godfrey, M., …Harwood, R. H. (2019). A randomised controlled trial of an exercise intervention promoting activity, independence and stability in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and early dementia (PrAISED) - A Protocol. Trials, 20(1), Article 815. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3871-9

© 2019 The Author(s). Background: People with dementia progressively lose cognitive and functional abilities. Interventions promoting exercise and activity may slow decline. We developed a novel intervention to promote activity and independence and p... Read More about A randomised controlled trial of an exercise intervention promoting activity, independence and stability in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and early dementia (PrAISED) - A Protocol.

Promoting activity, Independence and stability in early dementia (PrAISED): a, multisite, randomised controlled, feasibility trial (2019)
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Goldberg, S. E., van der Wardt, V., Brand, A., Burgon, C., Bajwa, R., Hoare, Z., …on behalf of the PrAISED Study Group. (2019). Promoting activity, Independence and stability in early dementia (PrAISED): a, multisite, randomised controlled, feasibility trial. BMC Geriatrics, 19(1), Article 353. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1379-5

BACKGROUND: We tested the feasibility of delivering and evaluating a complex therapy intervention which aimed to promote activity and independence for people with early dementia (PrAISED). Feasibility questions were on: recruitment, randomisation, in... Read More about Promoting activity, Independence and stability in early dementia (PrAISED): a, multisite, randomised controlled, feasibility trial.

The effectiveness and reporting standards of psychological interventions for improving short and long-term pain outcomes after total knee replacement: a systematic review (2019)
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Whale, K., Wylde, V., Beswick, A. D., Rathbone, J., Vedhara, K., & Gooberman-Hill, R. (2019). The effectiveness and reporting standards of psychological interventions for improving short and long-term pain outcomes after total knee replacement: a systematic review. BMJ Open, 9(12), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029742

Objectives: To assess the effectiveness and reporting standards of psychological interventions for improving outcomes after total knee replacement (TKR). Design: The systematic review protocol was registered on the International Prospective Regist... Read More about The effectiveness and reporting standards of psychological interventions for improving short and long-term pain outcomes after total knee replacement: a systematic review.

Effects of Brief Mood-Improving Interventions on Immunity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2019)
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Ayling, K., Sunger, K., & Vedhara, K. (2020). Effects of Brief Mood-Improving Interventions on Immunity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Psychosomatic Medicine, 82(1), 10–28. https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000000760

Objectives: Positive mood has been associated with enhanced immune function. Interventions that improve mood could, therefore, provide a mechanism for optimising immune related health outcomes. Brief interventions that improve mood, also known as moo... Read More about Effects of Brief Mood-Improving Interventions on Immunity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Mood and influenza vaccination in older adults: A randomized controlled trial. (2019)
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Ayling, K., Fairclough, L., Buchanan, H., Wetherell, M. A., & Vedhara, K. (2019). Mood and influenza vaccination in older adults: A randomized controlled trial. Health Psychology, 38(11), 984-996. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000786

Objective: Positive mood on the day of vaccination has been associated with subsequent antibody responses to the influenza vaccine in older adults. The primary aim of this trial was to examine whether a brief intervention was able to enhance positive... Read More about Mood and influenza vaccination in older adults: A randomized controlled trial..

Unconditional and conditional monetary incentives to increase response to mailed questionnaires: A randomized controlled study within a trial (SWAT) (2019)
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Young, B., Bedford, L., das Nair, R., Gallant, S., Littleford, R., Robertson, J. F., …ECLS Study Team. (2020). Unconditional and conditional monetary incentives to increase response to mailed questionnaires: A randomized controlled study within a trial (SWAT). Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 26(3), 893-902. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.13230

Rationale, aims, and objectives: High response rates to research questionnaires can help to ensure results are more representative of the population studied and provide increased statistical power, on which the study may have been predicated. Improvi... Read More about Unconditional and conditional monetary incentives to increase response to mailed questionnaires: A randomized controlled study within a trial (SWAT).

Factors influencing adherence to home-based strength and balance exercises among older adults with mild cognitive impairment and early dementia: Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED) (2019)
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Hancox, J. E., van der Wardt, V., Pollock, K., Booth, V., Vedhara, K., & Harwood, R. H. (2019). Factors influencing adherence to home-based strength and balance exercises among older adults with mild cognitive impairment and early dementia: Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED). PLoS ONE, 14(5), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217387

Background Older adults with dementia are at a high risk of losing abilities and of accidental falls. Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED) is a 12-month person-centred exercise and activity programme which aims... Read More about Factors influencing adherence to home-based strength and balance exercises among older adults with mild cognitive impairment and early dementia: Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED).

Psychological interventions as vaccine adjuvants: A systematic review (2019)
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Vedhara, K., Ayling, K., Sunger, K., Caldwell, D. M., Halliday, V., Fairclough, L., …Royal, S. (2019). Psychological interventions as vaccine adjuvants: A systematic review. Vaccine, 37(25), 3255-3266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.04.091

Objectives: The effectiveness of vaccines is known to be altered by a range of psychological factors. We conducted a systematic review to evaluate the effects of psychological interventions on the ability of vaccines to protect against disease, as me... Read More about Psychological interventions as vaccine adjuvants: A systematic review.

Physical activity engagement strategies in people with dementia – a focus group study (2019)
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Harwood, R. H., van der Wardt, V., Hancox, J., Pollock, K., Logan, P., Vedhara, K., & Harwood, R. (2020). Physical activity engagement strategies in people with dementia – a focus group study. Aging and Mental Health, 24(8), 1326-1333. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2019.1590308

Objective: This focus group study aimed to explore how to motivate people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia and their carers to engage in exercise and physical activity. Methods: Four focus groups were conducted with six people with... Read More about Physical activity engagement strategies in people with dementia – a focus group study.

A scoping review of behaviour change theories in adults without dementia to adapt and develop the ‘PHYT in dementia’, a model promoting physical activity in people with dementia (2019)
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Di Lorito, C., Pollock, K., Harwood, R., das Nair, R., Logan, P., Goldberg, S., …Van Der Wardt, V. (2019). A scoping review of behaviour change theories in adults without dementia to adapt and develop the ‘PHYT in dementia’, a model promoting physical activity in people with dementia. Maturitas, 121, 101-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2019.01.008

Introduction: Research has established that exercise and physical activity can improve executive functioning, independence and quality of life in people with dementia. A dedicated theory explaining behaviour change in relation to physical activity i... Read More about A scoping review of behaviour change theories in adults without dementia to adapt and develop the ‘PHYT in dementia’, a model promoting physical activity in people with dementia.

“We got more than we expected.” Older people’s experiences of falls-prevention exercise interventions and implications for practice. A qualitative study. (2019)
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Lafond, N., Maula, A., Iliffe, S., Vedhara, K., Audsley, S., Kendrick, D., & Orton, E. (2019). “We got more than we expected.” Older people’s experiences of falls-prevention exercise interventions and implications for practice. A qualitative study. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 20, Article e103. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423619000379

Aim: To explore the experiences of older adults participating in strength and balance exercise programmes and understand participants’ rationale for programme uptake and completion. Background: Regular physical activity, specifically strength an... Read More about “We got more than we expected.” Older people’s experiences of falls-prevention exercise interventions and implications for practice. A qualitative study..

The relationship between patients’ illness beliefs and recovery after stroke (2018)
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Aujla, N., Walker, M., Vedhara, K., & Sprigg, N. (2019). The relationship between patients’ illness beliefs and recovery after stroke. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 24(5), 551-558. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2018.1557712

The Common Sense Model (CSM) is a useful framework for understanding mood and treatment adherence amongst survivors in the acute phase of stroke. CSM stroke studies have thus far focused on the single outcomes, mood and medication adherence, neglecti... Read More about The relationship between patients’ illness beliefs and recovery after stroke.

Determinants of motivation to quit in smokers screened for the early detection of lung cancer: a qualitative study (2018)
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Young, B., Vedhara, K., Kendrick, D., Littleford, R., Robertson, J. F. R., Sullivan, F. M., …in collaboration with the ECLS study team. (2018). Determinants of motivation to quit in smokers screened for the early detection of lung cancer: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health, 18(1), Article 1276. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-6211-1

Background: The promotion of smoking cessation within lung cancer screening could lead to benefits for smoking-related disease and improve cost-effectiveness of screening. Little is known about how smokers respond to lung cancer screening and how thi... Read More about Determinants of motivation to quit in smokers screened for the early detection of lung cancer: a qualitative study.

Keeping active: maintenance of physical activity after exercise programs for older adults (2018)
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Kendrick, D., Orton, E., Lafond, N., Audsley, S., Maula, A., Morris, R., …Iliffe, S. (2018). Keeping active: maintenance of physical activity after exercise programs for older adults. Public Health, 164, 118-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2018.08.003

Objectives: To explore factors associated with maintenance of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in community-dwelling adults aged ?65 years after completing a 24-week exercise programme. Study design: Cohort study nested within a randomi... Read More about Keeping active: maintenance of physical activity after exercise programs for older adults.

Lung cancer screening: does pulmonary nodule detection affect a range of smoking behaviours? (2018)
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Clark, M. E., Young, B., Bedford, L. E., Robertson, J. F., das Nair, R., Vedhara, K., …Kendrick, D. (2019). Lung cancer screening: does pulmonary nodule detection affect a range of smoking behaviours?. Journal of Public Health, 41(3), 600-608. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy158

Background Lung cancer screening can reduce lung cancer mortality by 20%. Screen-detected abnormalities may provide teachable moments for smoking cessation. This study assesses impact of pulmonary nodule detection on smoking behaviours within the fi... Read More about Lung cancer screening: does pulmonary nodule detection affect a range of smoking behaviours?.

Lung cancer CT screening: psychological responses in the presence and absence of pulmonary nodules (2018)
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Clark, M. E., Bedford, L. E., Young, B., Robertson, J. F., das Nair, R., Vedhara, K., …Kendrick, D. (2018). Lung cancer CT screening: psychological responses in the presence and absence of pulmonary nodules. Lung Cancer, 124, 160-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lungcan.2018.08.001

Objectives: To determine the psychological response (thoughts, perceptions and affect) to a diagnosis of pulmonary nodules following a novel antibody blood test and computed tomography (CT) scans within a UK population. Materials and methods: This... Read More about Lung cancer CT screening: psychological responses in the presence and absence of pulmonary nodules.

Do individual versus illness belief schema differ in the prediction of post-stroke recovery? (2018)
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Aujla, N., Walker, M., Sprigg, N., & Vedhara, K. (2020). Do individual versus illness belief schema differ in the prediction of post-stroke recovery?. Journal of Health Psychology, 25(13-14), 2118-2128. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105318785446

This longitudinal observational study examined how individual versus illness belief schema compare as predictors of post-stroke recovery. Forty-two stroke survivors (mean age=66.9 years/range=29-96 years; 68% male), were involved. The primary outcome... Read More about Do individual versus illness belief schema differ in the prediction of post-stroke recovery?.

Evaluating a stroke-specific version of the Illness Perception Questionnaire–Revised, using the Think-Aloud method (2018)
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Aujla, N., Vedhara, K., Walker, M., & Sprigg, N. (2020). Evaluating a stroke-specific version of the Illness Perception Questionnaire–Revised, using the Think-Aloud method. Journal of Health Psychology, 25(12), 1989-2005. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105318781942

The main purpose was to evaluate, using the Think-Aloud method, a version of the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R) for stroke survivors (the Stroke IPQ-R). Six stroke survivors (mean age=58.8 years, range=31 to 78 years, SD=18.9 years)... Read More about Evaluating a stroke-specific version of the Illness Perception Questionnaire–Revised, using the Think-Aloud method.