Dr BLANCA DE DIOS PEREZ's Outputs (22)

Key Outcomes for a Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Nominal Group Technique Study (2025)
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De Dios Perez, B., Senior, C., Das Nair, R., Kendrick, D., Evangelou, N., Newsome, I., & Radford, K. (2025). Key Outcomes for a Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Nominal Group Technique Study. Health Expectations, 28(2), Article e70265. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70265

Background: Job retention vocational rehabilitation (VR) interventions for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) can positively impact a person's independence and directly influence health and employment outcomes. However, evaluating the effectiveness... Read More about Key Outcomes for a Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Nominal Group Technique Study.

Vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis in the national health service of the United Kingdom: A realist evaluation (2025)
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De Dios Pérez, B., Booth, V., das Nair, R., Evangelou, N., Hassard, J., Ford, H. L., Newsome, I., & Radford, K. (2025). Vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis in the national health service of the United Kingdom: A realist evaluation. PLoS ONE, 20(2), Article e0319287. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319287

Background There is limited evidence about how vocational rehabilitation (VR) for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) can be delivered through the United Kingdom’s (UK) National Health Service (NHS) and how it works. Aim To understand the mechanisms... Read More about Vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis in the national health service of the United Kingdom: A realist evaluation.

Implementing vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis in the UK National Health Service: a mixed-methods feasibility study (2024)
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De Dios Perez, B., Holmes, J., Elder, T., Lindley, R., Evangelou, N., das Nair, R., Senior, C., Booth, V., Hassard, J., Ford, H. L., Newsome, I., & Radford, K. (2024). Implementing vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis in the UK National Health Service: a mixed-methods feasibility study. Disability and Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2417031

Purpose: To implement a job retention vocational rehabilitation (VR) intervention (MSVR) for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and their employers in the UK National Health Service (NHS). Methods: Multicentre, single-arm feasibility study with post... Read More about Implementing vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis in the UK National Health Service: a mixed-methods feasibility study.

What do employers need when supporting stroke survivors to return to work?: a mixed-methods study (2024)
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Craven, K., Kettlewell, J., De Dios Pérez, B., Powers, K., Holmes, J., & Radford, K. A. (2024). What do employers need when supporting stroke survivors to return to work?: a mixed-methods study. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 32(4), 392-404. https://doi.org/10.1080/10749357.2024.2409005

Background: Employers are key in supporting stroke survivors to return to work (RTW) but do not always have knowledge/skills or guidance to do so. Objectives: To explore employers’ needs for provision of post-stroke RTW support. Methods: Mixed-method... Read More about What do employers need when supporting stroke survivors to return to work?: a mixed-methods study.

Development of a Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention to support Return to Work and Wellbeing following Major Trauma: A Person-Based Approach (2024)
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Radford, K., Kettlewell, J., das Nair, R., Morriss, R., Holmes, J., Kellezi, B., Timmons, S., Jones, T., Tressider, H., Andrews, I., Bridger, K., Patel, P., Lindley, R., De Dios Perez, B., Statham, A., Jones, T., Hoffman, K., James, M., Kendrick, D., & ROWTATE study team. (2024). Development of a Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention to support Return to Work and Wellbeing following Major Trauma: A Person-Based Approach. BMJ Open, 14(10), Article e085724. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085724

Objectives: Major trauma centres save lives but rehabilitation to support return-to-work (RTW) is lacking. This paper describes development of a vocational rehabilitation intervention (the ROWTATE intervention) to support RTW following traumatic inju... Read More about Development of a Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention to support Return to Work and Wellbeing following Major Trauma: A Person-Based Approach.

Factors influencing employers’ support for employees with acquired brain injuries or mental illness to return to- and stay in work: A qualitative systematic review (2024)
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De Dios Perez, B., & Holmes, J. (2024). Factors influencing employers’ support for employees with acquired brain injuries or mental illness to return to- and stay in work: A qualitative systematic review. WORK, 79, 93-121. https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-230214

BACKGROUND:
People with acquired brain injuries (ABIs) often experience residual limitations and co-morbid mental illnesses that restrict work participation. Employers are key in enabling successful return-to-work and job retention.

OBJECTIVE:
T... Read More about Factors influencing employers’ support for employees with acquired brain injuries or mental illness to return to- and stay in work: A qualitative systematic review.

A qualitative study exploring how vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis can be integrated within existing healthcare services in the United Kingdom (2024)
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De Dios Perez, B., Booth, V., das Nair, R., Evangelou, N., Hassard, J., Ford, H. L., Newsome, I., & Radford, K. (2024). A qualitative study exploring how vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis can be integrated within existing healthcare services in the United Kingdom. BMC Health Services Research, 24, Article 995. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11424-y

Background
To explore how a vocational rehabilitation (VR) intervention can be integrated within existing healthcare services for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the United Kingdom (UK) National Health Service (NHS).

Methods
Data from 37... Read More about A qualitative study exploring how vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis can be integrated within existing healthcare services in the United Kingdom.

How does mentoring occupational therapists improve intervention fidelity in a randomised controlled trial? A realist evaluation (2024)
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De Dios Pérez, B., Merchán-Baeza, J. A., Powers, K., Craven, K., Holmes, J., Phillips, J., Tyerman, R., & Radford, K. (2024). How does mentoring occupational therapists improve intervention fidelity in a randomised controlled trial? A realist evaluation. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 24(1), Article 142. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-024-02269-4

Background: Integrating complex interventions within healthcare settings can be challenging. Mentoring can be embedded within a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to upskill and support those delivering the intervention. This study aimed to understand... Read More about How does mentoring occupational therapists improve intervention fidelity in a randomised controlled trial? A realist evaluation.

Development of a Job Retention Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for People with Multiple Sclerosis Following the Person-Based Approach (2024)
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De Dios Pérez, B., das Nair, R., & Radford, K. (2024). Development of a Job Retention Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for People with Multiple Sclerosis Following the Person-Based Approach. Clinical Rehabilitation, 38(7), 965-978. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155241235956

Objective
To describe the process of developing a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention for people with multiple sclerosis.

Design
We used the person-based approach, to develop interventions through an iterative process incorporat... Read More about Development of a Job Retention Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for People with Multiple Sclerosis Following the Person-Based Approach.

Peer mentoring for people with acquired brain injury – a systematic review (2024)
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De Dios Perez, B., Morris, R. P., Craven, K., & Radford, K. A. (2024). Peer mentoring for people with acquired brain injury – a systematic review. Brain Injury, 38(4), 316-329. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2024.2310779

Introduction: Over 100 million people worldwide live with disabilities resulting from an acquired brain injury (ABI). ABI survivors experience cognitive and physical problems and require support to resume an active life. They can benefit from support... Read More about Peer mentoring for people with acquired brain injury – a systematic review.

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Employment of People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Multi-Methods Study (2024)
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De Dios Perez, B., Pritchard, C., Powers, K., das Nair, R., Evangelou, N., Ford, H., Tallantyre, E., Dobson, R., & Radford, K. (2024). The Impact of COVID-19 on the Employment of People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Multi-Methods Study. International Journal of Ms Care, 26(Q3), 174-186. https://doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2023-049

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic led to approximately half of the working population in the United Kingdom being unable to work temporarily. This study aims to understand the employment needs and experiences of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in... Read More about The Impact of COVID-19 on the Employment of People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Multi-Methods Study.

Development of cancer surveillance guidelines in ataxia telangiectasia: A Delphi‐based consensus survey of international experts (2023)
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Neves, R., DeDiosPerez, B., Panek, R., Jagani, S., Wilne, S., Mahendra Bhatt, J., Caputi, C., Cirillo, E., Coman, D. J., Dückers, G., Gilbert, D. L., Koenig, M. K., Mansour, L., McDermott, E., Pauni, M., Pignata, C., Perlman, S. L., Porras, O., Porto, M. B., Schon, K., …Dineen, R. A. (2023). Development of cancer surveillance guidelines in ataxia telangiectasia: A Delphi‐based consensus survey of international experts. Cancer Medicine, 12(13), 14663-14673. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.6075

Background/Objectives: Ataxia telangiectasia (A‐T) is a multiorgan disorder with increased vulnerability to cancer. Despite this increased cancer risk, there are no widely accepted guidelines for cancer surveillance in people affected by A‐T. We aime... Read More about Development of cancer surveillance guidelines in ataxia telangiectasia: A Delphi‐based consensus survey of international experts.

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.

Whole-body MRI for cancer surveillance in ataxia–telangiectasia: A qualitative study of the perspectives of people affected by A-T and their families (2023)
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Neves, R., Perez, B. D. D., Tindall, T., Fernandez, N. S., Panek, R., Wilne, S., Suri, M., Whitehouse, W., Jagani, S., Dandapani, M., Dineen, R., & Glazebrook, C. (in press). Whole-body MRI for cancer surveillance in ataxia–telangiectasia: A qualitative study of the perspectives of people affected by A-T and their families. Health Expectations, Article hex.13756. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13756

Background/Objectives
Ataxia–telangiectasia (A-T) is a complex inherited disease associated with an increased risk of malignancy. Surveillance guidelines have demonstrated significant health benefits in other cancer predisposition syndromes. However... Read More about Whole-body MRI for cancer surveillance in ataxia–telangiectasia: A qualitative study of the perspectives of people affected by A-T and their families.

Whole-body MRI for cancer surveillance in ataxia–telangiectasia: A qualitative study of the perspectives of people affected by A-T and their families (2023)
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Neves, R., Perez, B. D. D., Tindall, T., Fernandez, N. S., Panek, R., Wilne, S., Suri, M., Whitehouse, W., Jagani, S., Dandapani, M., Dineen, R. A., & Glazebrook, C. (2023). Whole-body MRI for cancer surveillance in ataxia–telangiectasia: A qualitative study of the perspectives of people affected by A-T and their families. Health Expectations, 26(3), 1358-1367. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13756

Background/Objectives: Ataxia–telangiectasia (A-T) is a complex inherited disease associated with an increased risk of malignancy. Surveillance guidelines have demonstrated significant health benefits in other cancer predisposition syndromes. However... Read More about Whole-body MRI for cancer surveillance in ataxia–telangiectasia: A qualitative study of the perspectives of people affected by A-T and their families.

A mixed-methods feasibility case series of a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention for people with multiple sclerosis (2023)
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De Dios Pérez, B., das Nair, R., & Radford, K. (2024). A mixed-methods feasibility case series of a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention for people with multiple sclerosis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 46(5), 875-886. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2181411

Purpose: To ascertain the feasibility and acceptability of delivering a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention [MSVR] for people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) in a community setting. Secondary objectives included determining whether MS... Read More about A mixed-methods feasibility case series of a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention for people with multiple sclerosis.

Efficient and effective assessment of deficits and their neural bases in stroke aphasia (2022)
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Halai, A. D., De Dios Perez, B., Stefaniak, J. D., & Lambon Ralph, M. A. (2022). Efficient and effective assessment of deficits and their neural bases in stroke aphasia. Cortex, 155, 333-346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2022.07.014

Objective: Multi-assessment batteries are necessary for diagnosing and quantifying the multifaceted deficits observed post-stroke. Extensive batteries are thorough but impractically long for clinical settings or large-scale research studies. Clinical... Read More about Efficient and effective assessment of deficits and their neural bases in stroke aphasia.

Damage to temporoparietal cortex is sufficient for impaired semantic control (2022)
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Thompson, H. E., Noonan, K. A., Halai, A. D., Hoffman, P., Stampacchia, S., Hallam, G., Rice, G. E., De Dios Perez, B., Lambon Ralph, M. A., & Jefferies, E. (2022). Damage to temporoparietal cortex is sufficient for impaired semantic control. Cortex, 156, 71-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2022.05.022

Semantic control allows us to focus semantic activation on currently relevant aspects of knowledge, even in the face of competition or when the required information is weakly encoded. Diverse cortical regions, including left prefrontal and posterior... Read More about Damage to temporoparietal cortex is sufficient for impaired semantic control.

Experiences of people with multiple sclerosis at work: Towards the understanding of the needs for a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention (2022)
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De dios perez, B., Radford, K., & das Nair, R. (2022). Experiences of people with multiple sclerosis at work: Towards the understanding of the needs for a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 72(1), 303-313. https://doi.org/10.3233/wor-210012

Background: Supporting people with multiple sclerosis (MS) at work can be challenging due to the unpredictable nature and myriad of disease-related symptoms, and issues related to the work environment.

Objective: To explore, amongst people with MS... Read More about Experiences of people with multiple sclerosis at work: Towards the understanding of the needs for a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention.

Auditory beat perception is related to speech output fluency in post-stroke aphasia (2021)
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Stefaniak, J. D., Lambon Ralph, M. A., De Dios Perez, B., Griffiths, T. D., & Grube, M. (2021). Auditory beat perception is related to speech output fluency in post-stroke aphasia. Scientific Reports, 11, Article 3168. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82809-w

Aphasia affects at least one third of stroke survivors, and there is increasing awareness that more fundamental deficits in auditory processing might contribute to impaired language performance in such individuals. We performed a comprehensive batter... Read More about Auditory beat perception is related to speech output fluency in post-stroke aphasia.