All Outputs (6)

Prevalence rate of PTSD, depression and anxiety symptoms among Saudi firefighters (2016)
Journal Article
Alghamdi, M., Hunt, N., & Thomas, S. (2016). Prevalence rate of PTSD, depression and anxiety symptoms among Saudi firefighters. Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders and Treatment, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.4172/2324-8947.1000164

Background: Firefighters have a high likelihood of being exposed to a variety of traumatic events. Traumatic events may occur during any rescue, such as providing aid to seriously injured victims or seeing a colleague injured. The psychological cost... Read More about Prevalence rate of PTSD, depression and anxiety symptoms among Saudi firefighters.

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.

A mixed methods study of knee confidence and self-efficacy: perceptions of knee osteoarthritis patients from the good life with osteoarthritis in Denmark initiative (2016)
Journal Article
Ching, A., Skou, S., Thomas, S., Batt, M., Roos, E., & Edwards, K. (2016). A mixed methods study of knee confidence and self-efficacy: perceptions of knee osteoarthritis patients from the good life with osteoarthritis in Denmark initiative. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 24, S486-S487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.892

Purpose: The Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:D) Initiative is an evidence-based treatment programme for patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA). It incorporates training physiotherapists to deliver care in accordance with the cli... Read More about A mixed methods study of knee confidence and self-efficacy: perceptions of knee osteoarthritis patients from the good life with osteoarthritis in Denmark initiative.

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.