Paul White's Outputs (253)

Guided self-help for bulimia nervosa: A comparison of individual and group provision (2025)
Journal Article

This service evaluation explores the implementation of Guided Self-Help (GSH), the first line recommended treatment for Bulimia Nervosa, in both individual and group formats, in an NHS community eating disorder service. The study aimed to examine the... Read More about Guided self-help for bulimia nervosa: A comparison of individual and group provision.

A comic-based body image intervention for adolescents in semi-rural Indian schools: A randomised controlled trial (2025)
Journal Article

Patient-reported outcomes 3- and 18-months after mastectomy and immediate prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction in the UK Pre-BRA prospective multicentre cohort study (2025)
Journal Article

Introduction: Prepectoral techniques are becoming standard of care for implant-based breast reconstruction due to reduced impact on chest wall function and improved patient satisfaction. Evidence to support these benefits, however, is lacking. We rep... Read More about Patient-reported outcomes 3- and 18-months after mastectomy and immediate prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction in the UK Pre-BRA prospective multicentre cohort study.

Accepting your Body after Cancer (ABC), a group-based online intervention for women treated for breast cancer: Study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2025)
Journal Article

Evaluating the effectiveness and acceptability of two positive body image media micro-interventions among children aged 4–6 years old – a study protocol (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Children’s online media perpetuates appearance idealised images and can negatively impact the way children feel about their own and other people’s bodies (e.g., weight bias) at a young age. The development and evaluation of body image int... Read More about Evaluating the effectiveness and acceptability of two positive body image media micro-interventions among children aged 4–6 years old – a study protocol.

Supporting individuals with a visible difference: A UK survey of needs and preferences (2024)
Journal Article

Individuals with visible differences, resulting from injuries, health conditions, or treatment, can face varied and lasting psychosocial effects. Existing psychosocial interventions are limited, with inconsistent support noted by specialists. Improve... Read More about Supporting individuals with a visible difference: A UK survey of needs and preferences.

Understanding the emergency medical service response to patients who are at imminent risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (2024)
Journal Article

Study Aim: To understand the survival and emergency medical service call triage and response to patients who suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest after the emergency medical service call is connected.
Methods: A descriptive retrospective data a... Read More about Understanding the emergency medical service response to patients who are at imminent risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Clinical and patient-reported outcomes in women offered oncoplastic breast conserving surgery as an alternative to mastectomy in the ANTHEM multicentre, prospective cohort study (2024)
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ABSTRACT

Background: Oncoplastic breast conserving surgery (OPBCS) may be a better option than mastectomy, but high-quality comparative evidence is lacking. The ANTHEM study (ISRCTN18238549) aimed to explore clinical and patient-reported outcomes... Read More about Clinical and patient-reported outcomes in women offered oncoplastic breast conserving surgery as an alternative to mastectomy in the ANTHEM multicentre, prospective cohort study.

Does intermittent nutrition enterally normalise hormonal and metabolic responses to feeding in critically ill adults? A protocol for the dine-normal proof-of-concept randomised parallel group study (2024)
Journal Article

Introduction
Over half of patients who spend >48 hours in the intensive care unit (ICU) are fed via a nasogastric (NG) tube. Current guidance recommends continuous delivery of feed throughout the day and night. Emerging evidence from healthy human s... Read More about Does intermittent nutrition enterally normalise hormonal and metabolic responses to feeding in critically ill adults? A protocol for the dine-normal proof-of-concept randomised parallel group study.

Body image and appearance distress among military veterans and civilians with an injury-related visible difference: A comparison study (2024)
Journal Article

Injuries sustained during military conflict can significantly impact appearance. Yet, little is known about the psychosocial experiences of veterans with conflict-related appearance-altering injuries (AAI) and whether current civilian interventions a... Read More about Body image and appearance distress among military veterans and civilians with an injury-related visible difference: A comparison study.

The lycra arm sleeve for treatment of glenohumeral subluxation in people with sub-acute stroke: A randomised controlled (RC) feasibility study (2024)
Journal Article

Background: A Lycra arm sleeve has the potential to reduce glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) in people with stroke (PwS). Aims were 1) to provide feasibility data to inform a future fully powered randomised controlled trial 2) to understand whether pati... Read More about The lycra arm sleeve for treatment of glenohumeral subluxation in people with sub-acute stroke: A randomised controlled (RC) feasibility study.

The statbarn: A new model for output statistical disclosure control (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A major success for research this century has been the growth of secure facilities allowing research access to detailed sensitive personal data. This has also raised awareness of the problem of output disclosure risk, where statistics may inadvertent... Read More about The statbarn: A new model for output statistical disclosure control.

Cross-condition risk and protective factors for psychosocial distress in parents and carers of children and young people with appearance-affecting conditions and injuries (2024)
Journal Article

Alongside typical parenting challenges, initial condition-specific research suggests that parents of children with different visible differences may experience similar psychosocial difficulties. Despite this, large-scale cross-condition research to i... Read More about Cross-condition risk and protective factors for psychosocial distress in parents and carers of children and young people with appearance-affecting conditions and injuries.

Understanding women’s decision making for and against oncoplastic breast conserving surgery as an alternative to mastectomy in early breast cancer: UK ANTHEM qualitative study (2024)
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ABSTRACT

Background: Oncoplastic breast conserving surgery (OPBCS) may allow women with early breast cancer to avoid mastectomy, but many women choose more extensive surgery even when breast conserving options are offered. Reasons for this are un... Read More about Understanding women’s decision making for and against oncoplastic breast conserving surgery as an alternative to mastectomy in early breast cancer: UK ANTHEM qualitative study.

Changes in attitudes towards telemedicine in acute burn care following the Covid-19 pandemic   (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Telemedical referrals after burn injury had been shown to be advantageous over telephone referrals for multiple reasons, however there were several key barriers towards complete implementation. The Covid-19 pandemic facilitated the adopti... Read More about Changes in attitudes towards telemedicine in acute burn care following the Covid-19 pandemic  .

Assessing appearance, speech, and hearing (dis)satisfaction in individuals with cleft lip and/or palate: A contribution to general population norms (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Individuals with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) may grow up with a visible facial difference, alongside speech and/or hearing challenges. Self-perceptions are stronger predictors of psychosocial adjustment than objective assessments, high... Read More about Assessing appearance, speech, and hearing (dis)satisfaction in individuals with cleft lip and/or palate: A contribution to general population norms.

The inadvertently revealing statistic: A systemic gap in statistical training? (2024)
Journal Article

While concerns around data privacy are well-known, there's a lack of awareness and training when it comes to the confidentiality risk of published statistics, argue Ben Derrick, Elizabeth Green, Felix Ritchie, Jim Smith, Paul White

A cognitive dissonance body image intervention ‘Free Being Me’ delivered by Guide leaders to adolescent Girl Guides in India: A pilot and acceptability trial (2023)
Journal Article

This pilot study assessed the acceptability and pre-post intervention effects of a cognitive dissonance-based body image intervention, Free Being Me, delivered by Guide leaders to adolescent girls in India. Girls aged 11–14 years (Mage = 12.6, N = 11... Read More about A cognitive dissonance body image intervention ‘Free Being Me’ delivered by Guide leaders to adolescent Girl Guides in India: A pilot and acceptability trial.

Evaluating a school-based body image lesson in Indonesia: A randomised controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article

Negative body image is a common public health concern among adolescents, globally. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effectiveness, implementation fidelity, and acceptability of a single session, school-based universal body image inter... Read More about Evaluating a school-based body image lesson in Indonesia: A randomised controlled trial.

Early versus persistent Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Is there a difference in patient reported outcomes following rehabilitation? (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Expert consensus asserts that early treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) leads to better outcomes. Yet no evidence supports this assumption regarding the recognized gold standard of multidisciplinary functional rehabilitatio... Read More about Early versus persistent Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Is there a difference in patient reported outcomes following rehabilitation?.