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Professor HOLLY BLAKE's Outputs (346)

Predictors of psychological well-being during imposed prolonged absence from work (2025)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Hassard, J., Karanika-Murray, M., Choo, W. H., & Thomson, L. (2025). Predictors of psychological well-being during imposed prolonged absence from work. Discover Public Health, 22, 657. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-025-01056-w

Background: Between March 2020 and September 2021, 11.7 million employee jobs were furloughed through the UK Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS). Imposed work absence shielded workers from job loss, but furloughed workers had increased risk of poo... Read More about Predictors of psychological well-being during imposed prolonged absence from work.

“Shining a light on chronic pain”: a qualitative study of stakeholder views towards chronic pain at work and the Pain-at-Work Toolkit (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thornton, A., Wainwright, E., Chaplin, W. J., Abbott-Fleming, V., McWilliams, D. F., Walsh, D. A., Taylor, G., McNamee, P., Walker-Bone, K., & Blake, H. (2026, January 14-16). “Shining a light on chronic pain”: a qualitative study of stakeholder views towards chronic pain at work and the Pain-at-Work Toolkit [Presentation / Talk]. Division of Occupational Psychology Annual Conference 2026, Cardiff, UK.

Background:
Chronic pain is associated with sickness absence, presenteeism (working when unwell), and work productivity loss. The Pain-at-Work Toolkit was co-created with diverse stakeholders including people living with chronic pain, healthcare pr... Read More about “Shining a light on chronic pain”: a qualitative study of stakeholder views towards chronic pain at work and the Pain-at-Work Toolkit.

The effectiveness of digital training on screening, brief interventions, and referrals to treatment (SBIRT) for medical and health professionals: a systematic review (2025)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Chaplin, W. J., Gupta, A., & Coffey, F. (2025). The effectiveness of digital training on screening, brief interventions, and referrals to treatment (SBIRT) for medical and health professionals: a systematic review. British Medical Bulletin, 156(1), ldaf013. https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/ldaf013

Introduction
The effectiveness of digital SBIRT training for improving knowledge/competence and confidence for health promotion, behavioural and/or health outcomes is not established. We aimed to conduct a systematic review examining the effectivene... Read More about The effectiveness of digital training on screening, brief interventions, and referrals to treatment (SBIRT) for medical and health professionals: a systematic review.

Chronic pain and its relationship with work participation (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Chaplin, W. J., Abbott-Fleming, V., Taylor, G., Mcnamee, P., Walsh, D. A., Walker-Bone, K., & Mcwilliams, D. F. (2026, January 14-16). Chronic pain and its relationship with work participation [Presentation / Talk]. Division of Occupational Psychology Annual Conference 2026, Cardiff, UK.

Background
Chronic pain affects nearly 28 million adults in the UK and presents a growing public health and economic challenge to organisations. Despite its prevalence, workplace support for employees with chronic pain remains limited, often due to... Read More about Chronic pain and its relationship with work participation.

Web-Based Interactive Training for Managers (Managing Minds at Work) to Promote Mental Health at Work: Pilot Feasibility Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (2025)
Journal Article
Hassard, J., Blake, H., Dulal-Arthur, T., Frost, A., Bartle, C., Yarker, J., Munir, F., Vaughan, B., Daly, G., Meyer, C., Russell, S., & Thomson, L. (2025). Web-Based Interactive Training for Managers (Managing Minds at Work) to Promote Mental Health at Work: Pilot Feasibility Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mental Health, 12, e76373. https://doi.org/10.2196/76373

Background:
Line managers play a key role in preventing poor mental health but often lack necessary skills and knowledge. Existing interventions typically focus on mental health awareness rather than practical skills. The evidence-based Managing Min... Read More about Web-Based Interactive Training for Managers (Managing Minds at Work) to Promote Mental Health at Work: Pilot Feasibility Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

Development of theory-based text message prompts to promote engagement with a workplace digital intervention (pain-at-work toolkit) using the com-b model (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chaplin, W. J., Porter, L., Kouraki, A., Salimian, M., Dellow, V., Abbott-Fleming, V., Wainwright, E., Taylor, G., McNamee, P., McWilliams, D., Walsh, D., Walker-Bone, K., & Blake, H. (2025). Development of theory-based text message prompts to promote engagement with a workplace digital intervention (pain-at-work toolkit) using the com-b model. EDULEARN25 Proceedings (pp. 4526-4527). IATED. https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2025.1168

Chronic pain, affecting over a quarter of the UK workforce, places a high economic burden on individuals, employers, and healthcare services. The Pain-at-Work (PAW) Toolkit is a digital intervention which aims to provide education and self-management... Read More about Development of theory-based text message prompts to promote engagement with a workplace digital intervention (pain-at-work toolkit) using the com-b model.

Feasibility, reach, and acceptability of social prescribing in the emergency department (2025)
Journal Article
Morris, L., Coffey, F., Blake, H., & Edwards, S. (2025). Feasibility, reach, and acceptability of social prescribing in the emergency department. Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf086

Background

Social prescribing (SP) connects individuals with community resources to address practical, social and emotional needs affecting health. While predominantly located in primary care, SP models have been introduced in some Emergency Depar... Read More about Feasibility, reach, and acceptability of social prescribing in the emergency department.

The Association Between Psychosocial Factors and Decision Making Regarding Primary Treatment in Older Women With Early‐Stage Breast Cancer (2025)
Journal Article
Hindler, G., Alabaster, I., Zahit, R., Jahan, A., Giza, D., Holmes, H. M., Blake, H., Cheung, K.-L., & Parks, R. M. (2025). The Association Between Psychosocial Factors and Decision Making Regarding Primary Treatment in Older Women With Early‐Stage Breast Cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 34(7), e70240. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.70240

Background
Breast cancer is increasingly prevalent among older adults, who are likely to have numerous comorbidities and unique psychosocial challenges.

Aims
The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of psychosocial factors in a cohort... Read More about The Association Between Psychosocial Factors and Decision Making Regarding Primary Treatment in Older Women With Early‐Stage Breast Cancer.

The ActiveText@T2D text messaging behavioural intervention to increase physical activity in adults with type 2 diabetes: A prospective single-arm feasibility trial (2025)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Alsahli, M. J., Chaplin, W. J., & Konstantinidis, S. T. (2025). The ActiveText@T2D text messaging behavioural intervention to increase physical activity in adults with type 2 diabetes: A prospective single-arm feasibility trial. PLOS Digital Health, 4(7), e0000953. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000953

Physical activity is a core aspect of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) self-management, but most Saudi adults do not meet physical activity recommendations and there are no culturally tailored interventions to promote physical activity in Saudi adults with T2D... Read More about The ActiveText@T2D text messaging behavioural intervention to increase physical activity in adults with type 2 diabetes: A prospective single-arm feasibility trial.

Five years of patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in the development and evaluation of the Pain-at-Work Toolkit to support employees’ self-management of chronic pain at work (2025)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Abbott-Fleming, V., Greaves, S., Somerset, S., Chaplin, W. J., Wainwright, E., & Walker-Bone, K. (2025). Five years of patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in the development and evaluation of the Pain-at-Work Toolkit to support employees’ self-management of chronic pain at work. Research Involvement and Engagement, 11, 81. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-025-00757-5

Background
Patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) is essential for the design, delivery and dissemination of high-quality, meaningful research. However, reporting of PPIE contributions is seldom transparent or consistent. We aimed to d... Read More about Five years of patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in the development and evaluation of the Pain-at-Work Toolkit to support employees’ self-management of chronic pain at work.

From Values to Action: Developing and Implementing Workplace Mental Health & Wellbeing Strategies for Organisational Productivity & Success (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hassard, J., Blake, H., Thomson, L., Bartle, C., Dulal-Arthur, T., Roper, S., Wishart, M., Belt, V., Bourke, J., & Leka, S. (2025, July 8-11). From Values to Action: Developing and Implementing Workplace Mental Health & Wellbeing Strategies for Organisational Productivity & Success [Conference Abstract]. Work, Stress, and Health 2025 Conference, Seattle, Washington. https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/73388/session/150102

This symposium presents findings from a £1.7 million funded research programme exploring the causal links between workplace mental health and wellbeing (MH&W) practices and productivity. Addressing critical gaps in the literature, the symposium highl... Read More about From Values to Action: Developing and Implementing Workplace Mental Health & Wellbeing Strategies for Organisational Productivity & Success.

Overcoming Barriers in Adopting Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategies in the Workplace: A Case Study Approach (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bartle, C., Hassard, J., Dulal-Arthur, T., Wishart, M., Roper, S., Bourke, J., Belt, V., Leka, S., Blake, H., & Thomson, L. (2025, July 8-11). Overcoming Barriers in Adopting Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategies in the Workplace: A Case Study Approach [Conference Abstract]. Work, Stress, and Health 2025 Conference, Seattle, Washington. https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/73388/session/150102

Despite a rapid increase in the number and type of mental health and wellbeing (MH&W) initiatives implemented within organisations in the UK (Deloitte, 2020), research suggests that a low efficacy could relate to how the intervention is implemented r... Read More about Overcoming Barriers in Adopting Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategies in the Workplace: A Case Study Approach.

Mental health at work: a longitudinal exploration of line manager training provisions and impacts on organisational outcomes (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Hassard, J., Dulal-Arthur, T., Wishart, M., Roper, S., Bourke, J., Belt, V., Bartle, C., Pahl, N., Leka, S., & Thomson, L. (2025, July 8-11). Mental health at work: a longitudinal exploration of line manager training provisions and impacts on organisational outcomes [Conference Abstract]. Work, Stress, and Health 2025 Conference, Seattle, Washington. https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/73388/session/150102

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. We aimed to... Read More about Mental health at work: a longitudinal exploration of line manager training provisions and impacts on organisational outcomes.

Building Mentally Healthy Workplaces: Developing the SUPPORT Framework for Values-Driven Leadership & Business Practices (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hassard, J., Dulal-Arthur, T., Bartle, C., Thomson, L., Wishart, M., Roper, S., Bourke, J., Leka, S., & Blake, H. (2025, July 8-11). Building Mentally Healthy Workplaces: Developing the SUPPORT Framework for Values-Driven Leadership & Business Practices [Conference Abstract]. Work, Stress, and Health 2025 Conference, Seattle, Washington. https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/73388/session/150102

Workplace mental health and wellbeing are essential for fostering a productive, engaged, and resilient workforce. While core business values are central to the WHO Healthy Workplace Model (WHO, 2010), research on their role in workplace mental health... Read More about Building Mentally Healthy Workplaces: Developing the SUPPORT Framework for Values-Driven Leadership & Business Practices.

Mixed-methods evaluation of targeted leadership development training to support the career progression of the black and minority ethnic NHS workforce (2025)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Scarlett, K., Khulumula, S., & Chouliara, N. (2025). Mixed-methods evaluation of targeted leadership development training to support the career progression of the black and minority ethnic NHS workforce. BMJ Leader. https://doi.org/10.1136/leader-2024-001175

Introduction: Black and minority ethnic (BME) workers within the National Health Service (NHS) experience barriers to attainment of senior leadership roles. The NHS Leadership Academy delivered two Leadership Programmes addressing barriers to progres... Read More about Mixed-methods evaluation of targeted leadership development training to support the career progression of the black and minority ethnic NHS workforce.

Employees’ experiences of chronic pain in the workplace (2025)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Giannoulatou, M., & Chaplin, W. (2025). Employees’ experiences of chronic pain in the workplace. Occupational Medicine, 75(5), 250-255. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqaf052

This qualitative study focused on how people experience chronic pain at work. Employees with chronic pain placed high value on flexible and hybrid working, and employee support networks. Inequity in access to protective workplace policies, occupation... Read More about Employees’ experiences of chronic pain in the workplace.

Assessing the fidelity of adjunct opt-in support calls for participants in the Pain-at-Work feasibility trial (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chaplin, W. J., Porter, L., Holmes, J., Abbott-Fleming, V., Wainwright, E., Taylor, G., McNamee, P., McWilliams, D., Walsh, D., Walker-Bone, K., & Blake, H. (2025). Assessing the fidelity of adjunct opt-in support calls for participants in the Pain-at-Work feasibility trial. EDULEARN25 Proceedings (pp. 4542-4542). https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2025.1172

Chronic pain affects over a quarter of the UK workforce with a high economic burden for individuals, employers and healthcare services. The Pain-at-Work (PAW) feasibility trial is a cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT) to assess the feasibility... Read More about Assessing the fidelity of adjunct opt-in support calls for participants in the Pain-at-Work feasibility trial.

ESTABLISHING PROOF-OF-CONCEPT FOR THE PAIN-AT-WORK TOOLKIT: A DIGITAL INTERVENTION TO SUPPORT PEOPLE AT WORK WITH CHRONIC PAIN (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Abbott-Fleming, V., Chaplin, W. J., Wainwright, E., Taylor, G., McNamee, P., McWilliams, D., Walsh, D., & Walker-Bone, K. (2025). ESTABLISHING PROOF-OF-CONCEPT FOR THE PAIN-AT-WORK TOOLKIT: A DIGITAL INTERVENTION TO SUPPORT PEOPLE AT WORK WITH CHRONIC PAIN. EDULEARN25 Proceedings (pp. 522-526). https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2025.0218

Chronic pain affects over a quarter of the workforce with high economic burden for individuals, employers and healthcare services. Providing education and advice to people with chronic pain about self-management strategies is recommended within clini... Read More about ESTABLISHING PROOF-OF-CONCEPT FOR THE PAIN-AT-WORK TOOLKIT: A DIGITAL INTERVENTION TO SUPPORT PEOPLE AT WORK WITH CHRONIC PAIN.