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Recruiting young people with a visible difference to the YP Face IT feasibility trial: A qualitative exploration of primary care staff experiences (2017)
Journal Article
Hamlet, C., Williamson, H., & Harcourt, D. (2017). Recruiting young people with a visible difference to the YP Face IT feasibility trial: A qualitative exploration of primary care staff experiences. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 18(6), 541-548. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423617000536

© Cambridge University Press 2017. Background: Qualitative research methods embedded within feasibility trials are of significant value as they can provide important information for a definitive trial, often unable to be fulfilled by quantitative met... Read More about Recruiting young people with a visible difference to the YP Face IT feasibility trial: A qualitative exploration of primary care staff experiences.

Collaborating with burn patients and their families to develop the CARe Burn Scales: A portfolio of burn specific quality of life PROMs for use in paediatric and adult burn care (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, C., Guest, E., & Harcourt, D. (2017, June). Collaborating with burn patients and their families to develop the CARe Burn Scales: A portfolio of burn specific quality of life PROMs for use in paediatric and adult burn care. Presented at Advances in Patient Reported Outcomes Research Conference, St Anne's College, University of Oxford, Oxford, England

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The Development of the CARe Burn Scales (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, C., Guest, E., Grzeda, M., Rumsey, N., & Harcourt, D. (2017, May). The Development of the CARe Burn Scales. Presented at British Burns Association Annual Conference, Royal College of Surgeons, London

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A systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures used in adult burn research (2017)
Journal Article
Pleat, J., Griffiths, C., Guest, E., White, P., Gaskin, E., Rumsey, N., & Harcourt, D. (2017). A systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures used in adult burn research. Journal of Burn Care and Research, 38(2), e521-e541. https://doi.org/10.1097/BCR.0000000000000474

Copyright © 2016 by the American Burn Association. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are vital for evaluating patient needs and therapeutic progress. This review aimed to identify the PROMs used in adult burn care and establish their quality.... Read More about A systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures used in adult burn research.

Supporting patients considering reconstructive surgery (2017)
Book Chapter
Harcourt, D., & Clarke, A. (2017). Supporting patients considering reconstructive surgery. In D. Kissane, B. Bultz, P. Butow, C. Bylund, S. Noble, & S. Wilkinson (Eds.), Oxford Textbook in Communication in Oncology and Palliative Care (226-231). Oxford: Oxford University Press

Qualitatively understanding patients' and health professionals' experiences of the BRECONDA breast reconstruction decision aid (2017)
Journal Article
Tucker, K., Harcourt, D., Sherman, K. A., Shaw, L. K., Jorgensen, L., Cameron, L., …Kirk, J. (2017). Qualitatively understanding patients' and health professionals' experiences of the BRECONDA breast reconstruction decision aid. Psycho-Oncology, 26(10), 1618-1624. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.4346

Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objective: Women diagnosed with breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ and those with a genetic susceptibility to developing this disease face the challenging decision of whether or not to undergo breast... Read More about Qualitatively understanding patients' and health professionals' experiences of the BRECONDA breast reconstruction decision aid.

Validation of the Body Concealment Scale for Scleroderma (BCSS): Replication in the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort (2017)
Journal Article
Mills, S. D., Fox, R. S., Körner, A., Mayes, M. D., Malcarne, V. L., Jewett, L. R., …Fortune, C. (2017). Validation of the Body Concealment Scale for Scleroderma (BCSS): Replication in the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort. Body Image, 20, 99-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.11.007

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Body concealment is an important component of appearance distress for individuals with disfiguring conditions, including scleroderma. The objective was to replicate the validation study of the Body Concealment Scale for Scleroderm... Read More about Validation of the Body Concealment Scale for Scleroderma (BCSS): Replication in the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort.

Facilitating shared decision-making with breast augmentation patients: Acceptability of the PEGASUS intervention (2016)
Journal Article
Paraskeva, N., Clarke, A., Grover, R., Hamilton, S., Withey, S., & Harcourt, D. (2017). Facilitating shared decision-making with breast augmentation patients: Acceptability of the PEGASUS intervention. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 70(2), 203-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2016.11.013

© 2016 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons Background PEGASUS is an intervention to facilitate shared decision-making by helping prospective patients consider their expectations of surgery, so that surgeons have a cl... Read More about Facilitating shared decision-making with breast augmentation patients: Acceptability of the PEGASUS intervention.

Examination of the association of sex and race/ethnicity with appearance concerns: A Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) cohort study (2016)
Journal Article
Jewett, L. R., Kwakkenbos, L., Carrier, M., Malcarne, V. L., Bartlett, S. J., Furst, D. E., …Thombs, B. D. (2016). Examination of the association of sex and race/ethnicity with appearance concerns: A Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) cohort study. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 34(S100),

Objective: Appearance concerns are common in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and have been linked to younger age and more severe disease. No study has examined their association with sex or race/ethnicity. Methods: SSc patients were sampled from the Scl... Read More about Examination of the association of sex and race/ethnicity with appearance concerns: A Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) cohort study.

The Role of Appearance in Adolescents’ Experiences of Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Survey of Young People and Parents (2016)
Journal Article
Barke, J., Barke, J., Coad, J., & Harcourt, D. (2016). The Role of Appearance in Adolescents’ Experiences of Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Survey of Young People and Parents. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 25(5), 1054-1062. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10897-016-9944-y

© 2016, National Society of Genetic Counselors, Inc. Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a genetic condition which can result in varying degrees of visible difference (disfigurement). Adolescence is a time when appearance concerns become more salient f... Read More about The Role of Appearance in Adolescents’ Experiences of Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Survey of Young People and Parents.

Study protocol of the YP Face IT feasibility study: Comparing an online psychosocial intervention versus treatment as usual for adolescents distressed by appearance-altering conditions/injuries (2016)
Journal Article
Marques, E. M., Williamson, H., Hamlet, C., White, P., Marques, E., Cadogan, J., …Harcourt, D. (2016). Study protocol of the YP Face IT feasibility study: Comparing an online psychosocial intervention versus treatment as usual for adolescents distressed by appearance-altering conditions/injuries. BMJ Open, 6(10), Article e012423. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012423

© Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. Introduction A significant number of adolescents suffer extensive and enduring difficulties such as social anxiety, body image dissatisfaction, low self-esteem and bullying as a result of conditions or... Read More about Study protocol of the YP Face IT feasibility study: Comparing an online psychosocial intervention versus treatment as usual for adolescents distressed by appearance-altering conditions/injuries.

Reducing Decisional Conflict and Enhancing Satisfaction with Information among Women Considering Breast Reconstruction following Mastectomy: Results from the BRECONDA Randomized Controlled Trial (2016)
Journal Article
Sherman, K. A., Shaw, L. K. E., Winch, C. J., Harcourt, D., Boyages, J., Cameron, L. D., …Spillane, A. (2016). Reducing Decisional Conflict and Enhancing Satisfaction with Information among Women Considering Breast Reconstruction following Mastectomy: Results from the BRECONDA Randomized Controlled Trial. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 138(4), 592e-602e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000002538

Background: Deciding whether or not to have breast reconstruction following breast cancer diagnosis is a complex decision process. This randomized controlled trial assessed the impact of an online decision aid [Breast RECONstruction Decision Aid (BRE... Read More about Reducing Decisional Conflict and Enhancing Satisfaction with Information among Women Considering Breast Reconstruction following Mastectomy: Results from the BRECONDA Randomized Controlled Trial.

Patient's experience of life after weight loss surgery: Psychological adjustment (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Jumbe, S., Meyrick, J., & Harcourt, D. (2016, June). Patient's experience of life after weight loss surgery: Psychological adjustment. Poster presented at Appearance Matters 7 Conference, Royal College of Surgeons, London

Background: Little is known about the psychological impact weight loss surgery has on people’s life.1 A recent systematic review in this area showed some persisting disordered psychosocial wellbeing after the procedure when compared to control groups... Read More about Patient's experience of life after weight loss surgery: Psychological adjustment.

The psychosocial experiences of breast cancer amongst Black, South Asian and White survivors: do differences exist between ethnic groups? (2016)
Journal Article
Patel-Kerai, G., Harcourt, D., Rumsey, N., Naqvi, H., & White, P. (2017). The psychosocial experiences of breast cancer amongst Black, South Asian and White survivors: do differences exist between ethnic groups?. Psycho-Oncology, 26(4), 515-522. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.4187

Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Background: Very little UK-based research has examined breast cancer-related experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic populations, and we do not know whether the psychosocial impact of diagnosis and treatmen... Read More about The psychosocial experiences of breast cancer amongst Black, South Asian and White survivors: do differences exist between ethnic groups?.

Current practices in the provision of one-to-one psychosocial support for young people with burn injuries and their families (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Armstrong-James, L., Cadogan, J., Williamson, H., Rumsey, N., & Harcourt, D. (2016, May). Current practices in the provision of one-to-one psychosocial support for young people with burn injuries and their families. Presented at British Burn Association Annual Meeting 2016,, Newcastle, UK

Introduction Very little published research has evaluated psychosocial interventions for young people with burn injuries. A recent systematic review of psychosocial interventions for those with a range of appearance-altering conditions and injuries... Read More about Current practices in the provision of one-to-one psychosocial support for young people with burn injuries and their families.

Using online blogs to explore positive outcomes after burn injuries (2016)
Journal Article
Garbett, K., Harcourt, D., & Buchanan, H. (2017). Using online blogs to explore positive outcomes after burn injuries. Journal of Health Psychology, 22(13), 1755-1766. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105316638549

© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. This study uses blog analysis, a new and novel technique, to explore the positive outcomes experienced by burn survivors. This study examined 10 burn survivor blogs to offer a unique, longitudinal insight into burn survi... Read More about Using online blogs to explore positive outcomes after burn injuries.

A survey of burn professionals regarding the mental health services available to burn survivors in the United States and United Kingdom (2016)
Journal Article
Lawrence, J. W., Lawrence, J., Qadri, A., Cadogan, J., & Harcourt, D. (2016). A survey of burn professionals regarding the mental health services available to burn survivors in the United States and United Kingdom. Burns, 42(4), 745-753. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2016.01.021

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved. This investigation surveyed burn health professionals in the UK and US to investigate the psychosocial issues facing burn survivors and the psychological services available to them through their burn... Read More about A survey of burn professionals regarding the mental health services available to burn survivors in the United States and United Kingdom.

The acceptability of PEGASUS: An intervention to facilitate shared decision-making with women contemplating breast reconstruction (2016)
Journal Article
Harcourt, D., Griffiths, C., Baker, E., Hansen, E., White, P., & Clarke, A. (2016). The acceptability of PEGASUS: An intervention to facilitate shared decision-making with women contemplating breast reconstruction. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 21(2), 248-253. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2015.1051059

© 2015 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis. Good practice guidelines recommend that women who undergo mastectomy are offered reconstructive surgery. However, many who choose this option report a degree of decisional regret and dissatisfact... Read More about The acceptability of PEGASUS: An intervention to facilitate shared decision-making with women contemplating breast reconstruction.

A systematic review of interventions on body image and disordered eating outcomes among women in midlife (2016)
Journal Article
Lewis-Smith, H., Diedrichs, P. C., Rumsey, N., & Harcourt, D. (2016). A systematic review of interventions on body image and disordered eating outcomes among women in midlife. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 49(1), 5-18. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22480

© 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Objective Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating are widely recognized as issues that warrant attention among women in midlife, particularly the development and delivery of effective interventions. This article syst... Read More about A systematic review of interventions on body image and disordered eating outcomes among women in midlife.