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Psychological detachment from work predicts mental wellbeing of working-age adults: findings from the ‘Wellbeing of the Workforce’ (WoW) prospective longitudinal cohort study (2025)
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Blake, H., Hassard, J., Thomson, L., Choo, W. H., Dulal-Arthur, T., Karanika-Murray, M., Delic, L., Pickford, R., & Rudkin, L. (2025). Psychological detachment from work predicts mental wellbeing of working-age adults: findings from the ‘Wellbeing of the Workforce’ (WoW) prospective longitudinal cohort study. PLoS ONE, 20(1), Article e0312673. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312673

Background There is an urgent need to better understand the factors that predict mental wellbeing in vocationally active adults during globally turbulent times. Aim To explore the relationship between psychological detachment from work (postulated as... Read More about Psychological detachment from work predicts mental wellbeing of working-age adults: findings from the ‘Wellbeing of the Workforce’ (WoW) prospective longitudinal cohort study.

The clinical and cost effectiveness of a STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and adolescents with emotional difficulties (STADIA); multi- centre randomised controlled trial (2025)
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Sayal, K., Wyatt, L., Partlett, C., Ewart, C., Bhardwaj, A., Dubicka, B., Marshall, T., Gledhill, J., Lang, A., Sprange, K., Thomson, L., Moody, S., Holt, G., Bould, H., Upton, C., Keane, M., Cox, E., James, M., & Montgomery, A. (in press). The clinical and cost effectiveness of a STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and adolescents with emotional difficulties (STADIA); multi- centre randomised controlled trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14090

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Standardised Diagnostic Assessment tools, such as the Development and Well-Being Assessment (DAWBA), may aid detection and diagnosis of emotional disorders but there is limited real-world evidence of their clinical or cost effectiveness... Read More about The clinical and cost effectiveness of a STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and adolescents with emotional difficulties (STADIA); multi- centre randomised controlled trial.

Flourishing and job satisfaction in employees working in UK clinical trial units: a national cross-sectional survey (2024)
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Hall, S. S., Riga, E., Sprange, K., Hagan, P., Carr, L., Taylor, J., Thomson, L., & Mitchell, E. J. (2024). Flourishing and job satisfaction in employees working in UK clinical trial units: a national cross-sectional survey. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), Article 1522. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11986-x

Background: To evaluate healthcare interventions in clinical trials, it is crucial to attract and retain a skilled workforce. The job demands associated with developing and running clinical trials have been linked with difficulties in recruiting and... Read More about Flourishing and job satisfaction in employees working in UK clinical trial units: a national cross-sectional survey.

A national evaluation of QbTest to support ADHD assessment: a real-world, mixed methods approach (2024)
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Hall, S. S., McKenzie, C., Thomson, L., Ingall, B.-R., Groom, M. J., McGlennon, N., Dines-Allen, M., & Hall, C. L. (2024). A national evaluation of QbTest to support ADHD assessment: a real-world, mixed methods approach. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), Article 1201. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11693-7

Background: QbTest is a commercially available, computerised test of attention, impulsivity, and activity designed to assist with the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Health Innovation East Midlands (formerly East Midland... Read More about A national evaluation of QbTest to support ADHD assessment: a real-world, mixed methods approach.

Organizations offering line manager training in mental health and presenteeism: A secondary data analysis of organizational-level data (2024)
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Dulal-Arthur, T., Hassard, J., Bourke, J., Wishart, M., Bartle, C., Roper, S., Belt, V., Leka, S., Pahl, N., Thomson, L., & Blake, H. (2025). Organizations offering line manager training in mental health and presenteeism: A secondary data analysis of organizational-level data. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 98(1), Article e12552. https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12552

Presenteeism (working while ill) due to mental ill-health is estimated to be one of the largest economic costs to employers. We seek to investigate the relationship between line manager training in mental health (MH) and presenteeism trends at work.... Read More about Organizations offering line manager training in mental health and presenteeism: A secondary data analysis of organizational-level data.

Organizations offering line manager training in mental health and presenteeism: A secondary data analysis of organizational‐level data (2024)
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Dulal‐Arthur, T., Hassard, J., Bourke, J., Wishart, M., Bartle, C., Roper, S., Belt, V., Leka, S., Pahl, N., Thomson, L., & Blake, H. (2024). Organizations offering line manager training in mental health and presenteeism: A secondary data analysis of organizational‐level data. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12552

Presenteeism (working while ill) due to mental ill‐health is estimated to be one of the largest economic costs to employers. We seek to investigate the relationship between line manager training in mental health (MH) and presenteeism trends at work.... Read More about Organizations offering line manager training in mental health and presenteeism: A secondary data analysis of organizational‐level data.

Occupational support following arthroplasty of the lower limb (OPAL): trial protocol for a UK-wide phase III randomised controlled trial (2024)
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Sheehan, L., Woodward, A., Adamson, J., Archer, M., Drummond, A., Hewison, A., Jordan, C., Keding, A., Kottam, L., Madan, I., Martland, M., McDaid, C., McDonald, D. A., Parkinson, G., Reed, M., Sinclair, L., Smith, T. O., Thomson, L., Watkins, L., Wu, Q., & Baker, P. (2024). Occupational support following arthroplasty of the lower limb (OPAL): trial protocol for a UK-wide phase III randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 14(9), Article e085962. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085962

Background: In the UK, one in four patients are in work at the time of their hip or knee replacement surgery. These patients receive little support about their return to work (RTW). There is a need for an occupational support intervention that encour... Read More about Occupational support following arthroplasty of the lower limb (OPAL): trial protocol for a UK-wide phase III randomised controlled trial.

Snakes and Ladders: The experience of being referred to and seen by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (2024)
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Newman, K. L., Sayal, K., Ewart, C., Lang, A., Bhardwaj, A., Dubicka, B., Marshall, T., & Thomson, L. (2024). Snakes and Ladders: The experience of being referred to and seen by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. SSM - Mental Health, 6, Article 100343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2024.100343

Background: Referral processes in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) have been reported as stressful and inadequate by young people and parents/carers, who struggle during waiting periods for the referral outcome decision. The Covid1... Read More about Snakes and Ladders: The experience of being referred to and seen by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

The relationship between line manager training in mental health and organisational outcomes (2024)
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Hassard, J., Dulal-Arthur, T., Bourke, J., Wishart, M., Roper, S., Belt, V., Leka, S., Pahl, N., Bartle, C., Thomson, L., & Blake, H. (2024). The relationship between line manager training in mental health and organisational outcomes. PLoS ONE, 19(7), Article e0306065. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306065

Background: Line manager (LM) training in mental health is gaining recognition as an effective method for improving the mental health and wellbeing of workers. However, research predominantly focuses on the impacts of training at the employee-level,... Read More about The relationship between line manager training in mental health and organisational outcomes.

Line manager training and organizational approaches to supporting well-being (2024)
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Dulal-Arthur, T., Hassard, J., Bourke, J., Roper, S., Wishart, M., Belt, V., Bartle, C., Leka, S., Pahl, N., Thomson, L., & Blake, H. (2024). Line manager training and organizational approaches to supporting well-being. Occupational Medicine, 74(6), 416-422. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqae051

Employee mental health and well-being (MH&WB) is critical to the productivity and success of organizations. Training line managers (LMs) in mental health plays an important role in protecting and enhancing employee well-being, but its relationship wi... Read More about Line manager training and organizational approaches to supporting well-being.

Typology of employers offering line manager training for mental health (2024)
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Blake, H., Hassard, J., Dulal-Arthur, T., Wishart, M., Roper, S., Bourke, J., Belt, V., Bartle, C., Pahl, N., Leka, S., & Thomson, L. (2024). Typology of employers offering line manager training for mental health. Occupational Medicine, 74(3), 242-250. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqae025

Background Mental ill health has a high economic impact on society and employers. National and international policy advocates line manager (LM) training in mental health as a key intervention, but little is known about employer training provisions. A... Read More about Typology of employers offering line manager training for mental health.

Disclosing non-visible disabilities in educational workplaces: a scoping review (2024)
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Hassard, J., Yildrim, M., Thomson, L., & Blake, H. (2024). Disclosing non-visible disabilities in educational workplaces: a scoping review. British Medical Bulletin, 150(1), 23-41. https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/ldae004

a sizable proportion of the working population has a disability that is not visible. Many choose not to disclose this at work, particularly in educational workplaces where disability is underrepresented. A better understanding of the barriers and fac... Read More about Disclosing non-visible disabilities in educational workplaces: a scoping review.

Supporting employers and their employees with mental hEalth conditions to remain eNgaged and producTive at wORk (MENTOR): A feasibility randomised controlled trial (2024)
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Prudenzi, A., Gill, K., MacArthur, M., Hastings, O., Moukhtarian, T., Jadhakhan, F., Patel, K., Kershaw, C., Norton-Brown, E., Johnston, N., Daly, G., Russell, S., Thomson, L., Munir, F., Blake, H., Meyer, C., & Marwaha, S. (2024). Supporting employers and their employees with mental hEalth conditions to remain eNgaged and producTive at wORk (MENTOR): A feasibility randomised controlled trial. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 31, Article 100720. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2023.100720

Employees with mental health conditions often struggle to remain in employment. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these employees faced additional stressors, including worsening mental health and work productivity. In 2020, as part of a larger programme... Read More about Supporting employers and their employees with mental hEalth conditions to remain eNgaged and producTive at wORk (MENTOR): A feasibility randomised controlled trial.

Digital Training Program for Line Managers (Managing Minds at Work): Protocol for A Feasibility Pilot Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial (2023)
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Thomson, L., Hassard, J., Frost, A., Bartle, C., Yarker, J., Munir, F., Kneller, R., Marwaha, S., Daly, G., Russell, S., Meyer, C., Vaughan, B., Newman, K., & Blake, H. (2023). Digital Training Program for Line Managers (Managing Minds at Work): Protocol for A Feasibility Pilot Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 12, Article e48758. https://doi.org/10.2196/48758

Background: Mental health problems affect 1 in 6 workers annually and are one of the leading causes of sickness absence, with stress, anxiety, and depression being responsible for half of all working days lost in the United Kingdom. Primary intervent... Read More about Digital Training Program for Line Managers (Managing Minds at Work): Protocol for A Feasibility Pilot Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.

Using intervention mapping to develop evidence-based toolkits that support workers on long-term sick leave and their managers (2023)
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Varela-Mato, V., Blake, H., Yarker, J., Godfree, K., Daly, G., Hassard, J., Meyer, C., Kershaw, C., Marwaha, S., Newman, K., Russell, S., Thomson, L., & Munir, F. (2023). Using intervention mapping to develop evidence-based toolkits that support workers on long-term sick leave and their managers. BMC Health Services Research, 23, Article 942. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09952-0

Background: Managing long-term sickness absence is challenging in countries where employers and managers have the main responsibility to provide return to work support, particularly for workers with poor mental health. Whilst long-term sick leave and... Read More about Using intervention mapping to develop evidence-based toolkits that support workers on long-term sick leave and their managers.

Pregnancy-related discrimination and expectant workers' psychological well-being and work engagement: understanding the moderating role of job resources (2023)
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Hassard, J., Wang, W., Delic, L., Gruzdyte, I., Dale-Hewitt, V., & Thomson, L. (2023). Pregnancy-related discrimination and expectant workers' psychological well-being and work engagement: understanding the moderating role of job resources. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 16(2/3), 188-204. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJWHM-01-2022-0005

Purpose: In this paper, the authors apply the Job Demand-Resource Model to investigate the association between pregnancy-related discrimination (conceptualised as a job demand) and expectant workers' psychological well-being and work engagement, and... Read More about Pregnancy-related discrimination and expectant workers' psychological well-being and work engagement: understanding the moderating role of job resources.

The effectiveness of occupational therapy supporting return to work for people who sustain serious injuries or develop long-term (physical or mental) health conditions: A systematic review (2023)
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De Dios Perez, B., McQueen, J., Craven, K., Radford, K., Blake, H., Smith, B., Thomson, L., & Holmes, J. (2023). The effectiveness of occupational therapy supporting return to work for people who sustain serious injuries or develop long-term (physical or mental) health conditions: A systematic review. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 86(7), 467-481. https://doi.org/10.1177/03080226231170996

Introduction: People with long-term conditions or recovering from serious injuries can struggle to return to work. The evidence for occupational therapy supporting return to work is limited. We aimed to identify and explain how occupational therapy i... Read More about The effectiveness of occupational therapy supporting return to work for people who sustain serious injuries or develop long-term (physical or mental) health conditions: A systematic review.

Supporting employers and their employees with Mental hEalth problems to remain eNgaged and producTive at wORk (MENTOR): A feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol (2023)
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Prudenzi, A., Jadhakhan, F., Gill, K., MacArthur, M., Patel, K., Moukhtarian, T., Kershaw, C., Norton-Brown, E., Johnston, N., Daly, G., Russell, S., Thomson, L., Munir, F., Blake, H., Meyer, C., & Marwaha, S. (2023). Supporting employers and their employees with Mental hEalth problems to remain eNgaged and producTive at wORk (MENTOR): A feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol. PLoS ONE, 18(4), Article e0283598. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283598

Employees with mental health problems often struggle to remain in employment. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these employees face multiple additional stressors, which are likely to worsen their mental health and work productivity. Currently, it is unc... Read More about Supporting employers and their employees with Mental hEalth problems to remain eNgaged and producTive at wORk (MENTOR): A feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol.

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)
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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.