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The co-creation, initial piloting, and protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of a coach-led positive body image intervention for girls in sport (2023)
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Matheson, E. L., Schneider, J., Tinoco, A., Gentili, C., Silva-Breen, H., LaVoi, N. M., …Diedrichs, P. C. (2023). The co-creation, initial piloting, and protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of a coach-led positive body image intervention for girls in sport. BMC Public Health, 23(1), Article 1467. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16360-w

Background: Globally, girls disengage from sports at an earlier age and higher rate than boys. This is, in part, due to the unique body image challenges that girls face, relative to their male peers. Existing intervention efforts that aim to reduce g... Read More about The co-creation, initial piloting, and protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of a coach-led positive body image intervention for girls in sport.

Body confident coaching: A pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating the acceptability of a web-based body image intervention for coaches of adolescent girls (2023)
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Schneider, K., Matheson, E. L., Tinoco, A., Gentili, C., White, P., Boucher, C., …LaVoi, N. M. (2024). Body confident coaching: A pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating the acceptability of a web-based body image intervention for coaches of adolescent girls. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 36(2), 231-256. https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2023.2212023

Coaches influence athletes’ body image, but often feel ill-equipped to address body image concerns and inadvertently perpetuate harmful body ideals. No evidence-based, empirically-tested body image intervention for coaches exists. This study evaluate... Read More about Body confident coaching: A pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating the acceptability of a web-based body image intervention for coaches of adolescent girls.

Do congenital and acquired causes of visible difference predict distinct appearance-related psychosocial outcomes? (2023)
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Zucchelli, F., Dalen, M. V., Bhatia, R., White, P., Hamlet, C., & Harcourt, D. (2023). Do congenital and acquired causes of visible difference predict distinct appearance-related psychosocial outcomes?. Body Image, 45, 355-361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.03.016

Having a visible difference caused by an appearance-altering condition or injury can impact psychosocial wellbeing. It remains unestablished whether the time at which a visible difference manifests, namely pre-memory (congenital) or later (acquired),... Read More about Do congenital and acquired causes of visible difference predict distinct appearance-related psychosocial outcomes?.

Evaluating the efficacy of a social media-based intervention (Warna-Warni Waktu) to improve body image among young Indonesian women: Parallel randomized controlled trial (2023)
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Garbett, K. M., Haywood, S., Craddock, N., Gentili, C., Nasution, K., Saraswati, L. A., …Williamson, H. (2023). Evaluating the efficacy of a social media-based intervention (Warna-Warni Waktu) to improve body image among young Indonesian women: Parallel randomized controlled trial. JMIR, 25, Article e42499. https://doi.org/10.2196/42499

BACKGROUND: Body dissatisfaction is a global issue, particularly among adolescent girls and young women. Effective body image interventions exist but face barriers to scaling up, particularly in lower- and middle-income countries, such as Indonesia,... Read More about Evaluating the efficacy of a social media-based intervention (Warna-Warni Waktu) to improve body image among young Indonesian women: Parallel randomized controlled trial.

Evaluating a body image school-based intervention in India: A randomized controlled trial (2023)
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Lewis-Smith, H., Garbett, K., Chaudhry, A., Dhillon, M., Shroff, H., White, P., & Diedrichs, P. (2023). Evaluating a body image school-based intervention in India: A randomized controlled trial. Body Image, 44, 148-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.12.006

Body dissatisfaction is highly prevalent among adolescents in low- and middle- income countries, including in India. However, evidence-based interventions are lacking. This study evaluated the efficacy of a school-based mixed-gender body image interv... Read More about Evaluating a body image school-based intervention in India: A randomized controlled trial.

Understanding colourism in the UK: Development and assessment of the everyday colourism scale (2022)
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Craddock, N., Phoenix, A., White, P., Gentili, C., Diedrichs, P. C., & Barlow, F. (in press). Understanding colourism in the UK: Development and assessment of the everyday colourism scale. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2022.2149275

This paper details the development and psychometric validation of the Everyday Colourism Scale (ECS), a measure designed to capture perceived skin shade prejudice from the ingroup (ethnic peers) and the outgroup (White people). The ECS was adapted fr... Read More about Understanding colourism in the UK: Development and assessment of the everyday colourism scale.

A comic-based body image intervention for adolescents in semi-rural Indian schools: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2022)
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Lewis-Smith, H., Hasan, F., Ahuja, L., White, P., & Diedrichs, P. C. (2022). A comic-based body image intervention for adolescents in semi-rural Indian schools: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Body Image, 42, 183-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.05.013

Adolescents in India experience body dissatisfaction, however, empirically supported interventions are lacking. This paper describes the protocol for the development, acceptability testing, and cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a six-sessi... Read More about A comic-based body image intervention for adolescents in semi-rural Indian schools: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

The CARe Burn Scale—Adult Form: Identifying the responsiveness and Minimal Important Difference (MID) values of a Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) to assess quality of life for adults with a burn injury (2022)
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Griffiths, C., Tollow, P., Cox, D., White, P., Pickles, T., & Harcourt, D. (2022). The CARe Burn Scale—Adult Form: Identifying the responsiveness and Minimal Important Difference (MID) values of a Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) to assess quality of life for adults with a burn injury. European Burn Journal, 3(1), 211-233. https://doi.org/10.3390/ebj3010019

The CARe Burn Scales are a suite of burn-specific PROMs for adults, children, young people, and parents affected by burns. This study aimed to determine the responsiveness and minimal important difference (MID) values of the Adult Form for use in adu... Read More about The CARe Burn Scale—Adult Form: Identifying the responsiveness and Minimal Important Difference (MID) values of a Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) to assess quality of life for adults with a burn injury.

A novel, scalable social media-based intervention Warna-Warni Waktu to reduce body dissatisfaction among young Indonesian women: Protocol for a parallel randomized controlled trial (2022)
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Garbett, K. M., Craddock, N., Haywood, S., Nasution, K., White, P., Saraswati, L. A., …Williamson, H. (2022). A novel, scalable social media-based intervention Warna-Warni Waktu to reduce body dissatisfaction among young Indonesian women: Protocol for a parallel randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 11(1), Article e33596. https://doi.org/10.2196/33596

Background: Despite the prevalence of body dissatisfaction among young Indonesian women and its consequential negative impacts, there are currently no evidence-based, culturally appropriate interventions to tackle this issue. Therefore, there is a ne... Read More about A novel, scalable social media-based intervention Warna-Warni Waktu to reduce body dissatisfaction among young Indonesian women: Protocol for a parallel randomized controlled trial.

An acceptance and commitment therapy prototype mobile program for individuals with a visible difference: Mixed methods feasibility study (2022)
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Zucchelli, F., Donnelly, O., Rush, E., White, P., Gwyther, H., Williamson, H., & The VTCT Foundation Research Team at the Centre for Appearance Research. (2022). An acceptance and commitment therapy prototype mobile program for individuals with a visible difference: Mixed methods feasibility study. JMIR Formative Research, 6(1), Article e33449. https://doi.org/10.2196/33449

Background: Mobile apps may offer a valuable platform for delivering evidence-based psychological interventions for individuals with atypical appearances, or visible differences, who experience psychosocial appearance concerns such as appearance-base... Read More about An acceptance and commitment therapy prototype mobile program for individuals with a visible difference: Mixed methods feasibility study.

‘Dove Confident Me Indonesia: Single Session’: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate a school-based body image intervention among Indonesian adolescents (2021)
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Craddock, N., Garbett, K. M., Haywood, S., Nasution, K., White, P., Saraswati, L. A., …Diedrichs, P. C. (2021). ‘Dove Confident Me Indonesia: Single Session’: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate a school-based body image intervention among Indonesian adolescents. BMC Public Health, 21(1), Article 2102. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11770-0

Background: Due to the prevalence and associated adverse health consequences of negative body image among adolescents globally, there is a need to develop acceptable, effective, and scalable interventions. School-based body image interventions delive... Read More about ‘Dove Confident Me Indonesia: Single Session’: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate a school-based body image intervention among Indonesian adolescents.

A multi-centred sequential trial comparing PEGASUS, an intervention to promote shared decision making about breast reconstruction with usual care (2021)
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Paraskeva, N., Tollow, P., Clarke, A., White, P., Powell, J. E., Cox, D. M., & Harcourt, D. M. (2022). A multi-centred sequential trial comparing PEGASUS, an intervention to promote shared decision making about breast reconstruction with usual care. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 75(4), 1342-1351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2021.11.033

Decision making about breast reconstruction (BR) is complex. The Patients’ Expectations and Goals: Assisting Shared Understanding of Surgery (PEGASUS) intervention aims to support shared decision making by helping women and clinicians clarify and dis... Read More about A multi-centred sequential trial comparing PEGASUS, an intervention to promote shared decision making about breast reconstruction with usual care.

Testing the responsiveness of and defining MID (minimal important difference) values for the CARe Burn Scales: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) to assess quality of life for children and young people affected by burn injuries, and their parents/caregivers (2021)
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Griffiths, C., Tollow, P., Cox, D., White, P., Pickles, T., & Harcourt, D. (2021). Testing the responsiveness of and defining MID (minimal important difference) values for the CARe Burn Scales: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) to assess quality of life for children and young people affected by burn injuries, and their parents/caregivers. European Burn Journal, 2(4), 249-280

Background: The CARe Burn Scales are a portfolio of burn-specific PROMs for people affected by burns, including a Child Form (for children < 8 years (Parent-proxy)), a Young Person Form (for young people aged 8 -17 years), an Adult Form, and a Parent... Read More about Testing the responsiveness of and defining MID (minimal important difference) values for the CARe Burn Scales: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) to assess quality of life for children and young people affected by burn injuries, and their parents/caregivers.

Neurocognitive function following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A systematic review (2021)
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Zook, N., Voss, S., Blennow Nordstrom, E., Brett, S. J., Jenkinson, E., Shaw, P., …Benger, J. (2022). Neurocognitive function following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A systematic review. Resuscitation, 170, 238-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.10.005

Objectives: The primary aim of this review was to investigate neurocognitive outcomes following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Specifically, the focus was on identifying the different neurocognitive domains that are assessed, the measures use... Read More about Neurocognitive function following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A systematic review.

Patient reported psychosocial functioning following successful ptosis surgery (2021)
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Richards, H., Jenkinson, E., White, P., & Harrad, R. (2021). Patient reported psychosocial functioning following successful ptosis surgery. Eye, 36, 1651–1655. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-021-01685-w

Background: Ptosis may result in increased anxiety, appearance-related distress and social avoidance, and impacts visual function. Previous work demonstrates the benefits of ptosis surgery for health-related quality of life, but there is a paucity of... Read More about Patient reported psychosocial functioning following successful ptosis surgery.

“They were aware of who I was as a person”: Patients’ and health professionals’ experiences of using the PEGASUS intervention to facilitate decision-making around breast reconstruction (2021)
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Tollow, P., Paraskeva, N., Clarke, A., White, P., Powell, J., Cox, D., & Harcourt, D. (in press). “They were aware of who I was as a person”: Patients’ and health professionals’ experiences of using the PEGASUS intervention to facilitate decision-making around breast reconstruction. European Journal of Cancer Care, Article e13464. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13464

Objective: Many women choose to have breast reconstruction after mastectomy, however, decision-making can be difficult and expectations are often unmet. The PEGASUS intervention (Patient Expectations and Goals: Assisting Shared Understanding of Surge... Read More about “They were aware of who I was as a person”: Patients’ and health professionals’ experiences of using the PEGASUS intervention to facilitate decision-making around breast reconstruction.

Acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a school-based body image intervention in urban India: A pilot randomised controlled trial (2021)
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Garbett, K., Lewis-Smith, H., Chaudhry, A., Schroff, H., Dhillon, M., White, P., & Diedrichs, P. C. (2021). Acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a school-based body image intervention in urban India: A pilot randomised controlled trial. Body Image, 37, 282-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.02.011

This pilot study evaluated the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a culturally adapted school-based body image intervention, Dove Confident Me, for use in urban India. Two private schools in New Delhi were randomly assigned at the school level... Read More about Acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a school-based body image intervention in urban India: A pilot randomised controlled trial.

Challenges and reflections from a multi-centre trial of a psycho-oncology intervention to support shared decision-making in breast reconstruction (2020)
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Tollow, P., Paraskeva, N., Clarke, A., White, P., Powell, J., Cox, D., & Harcourt, D. (2021). Challenges and reflections from a multi-centre trial of a psycho-oncology intervention to support shared decision-making in breast reconstruction. European Journal of Cancer Care, 30(2), Article e13384. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13384

‘Everybody’s Different: The Appearance Game’. A randomised controlled trial evaluating an appearance-related board game intervention with children aged 9-11 years (2020)
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Jarman, H., Guest, E., Hannah, J., Sharratt, N., Williamson, H., White, P., …Slater, A. (2021). ‘Everybody’s Different: The Appearance Game’. A randomised controlled trial evaluating an appearance-related board game intervention with children aged 9-11 years. Body Image, 36, 34-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.09.010

This study evaluated the effectiveness of an educational board game aimed at increasing knowledge of appearance-related issues, positive body image, media literacy, and acceptance of appearance diversity with British school children. Two hundred and... Read More about ‘Everybody’s Different: The Appearance Game’. A randomised controlled trial evaluating an appearance-related board game intervention with children aged 9-11 years.

Parent-reported socioemotional and cognitive development in children with a cleft lip and/or palate at 18 months: Findings from a UK birth cohort (2020)
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Costa, B., White, P., Kiff, J. D., Davies, A., & Stock, N. M. (2021). Parent-reported socioemotional and cognitive development in children with a cleft lip and/or palate at 18 months: Findings from a UK birth cohort. Child: Care, Health and Development, 47(1), 31-39. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12813

Background: One of the most common congenital conditions in the world, cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) has been shown to potentially impact long-term physical and developmental outcomes in affected children. However, little is known about the factors... Read More about Parent-reported socioemotional and cognitive development in children with a cleft lip and/or palate at 18 months: Findings from a UK birth cohort.

The development and validation of the Threat of Dementia Scale (2020)
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Cheston, R., Dodd, E., Christopher, G., White, P., Wildschut, T., & Sedikides, C. (2022). The development and validation of the Threat of Dementia Scale. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 94(4), 496-514. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091415020957388

Dementia represents a substantial threat to the self. However, to date, there is no reliable way to measure how threatened people feel by dementia. This article reports on two online studies. In Study 1, 248 participants rated statements about dement... Read More about The development and validation of the Threat of Dementia Scale.

PEGASUS: the Design of an Intervention to Facilitate Shared Decision-making in Breast Reconstruction (2020)
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Clarke, A., Paraskeva, N., White, P., Tollow, P., Hansen, E., & Harcourt, D. (2020). PEGASUS: the Design of an Intervention to Facilitate Shared Decision-making in Breast Reconstruction. Journal of Cancer Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-019-01656-6

© 2020, The Author(s). Studies have found varying levels of satisfaction after breast reconstruction surgery with a substantial group of patients reporting some level of regret about their decision. The variable outcomes reported by women undergoing... Read More about PEGASUS: the Design of an Intervention to Facilitate Shared Decision-making in Breast Reconstruction.

Experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion mediate the relationship between body evaluation and unhelpful body image coping strategies in individuals with visible differences (2019)
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Zucchelli, F., White, P., & Williamson, H. (2020). Experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion mediate the relationship between body evaluation and unhelpful body image coping strategies in individuals with visible differences. Body Image, 32, 121-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2019.12.002

Psychological flexibility, the capacity to be open to any internal stimuli and act in accordance with valued ends, has been identified as an explanatory variable in how people cope with body concerns. The role of psychological flexibility is unexplor... Read More about Experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion mediate the relationship between body evaluation and unhelpful body image coping strategies in individuals with visible differences.

Satisfaction with health care in families following a diagnosis of cleft lip and/or palate in the United Kingdom (2019)
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Costa, B., White, P., & Stock, N. M. (2020). Satisfaction with health care in families following a diagnosis of cleft lip and/or palate in the United Kingdom. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 57(5), 599-605. https://doi.org/10.1177/1055665619888318

Objective: Having a child born with a cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) poses several challenges for new parents and can have a significant psychological impact on the family as a whole. Previous research has indicated that dissatisfaction with health c... Read More about Satisfaction with health care in families following a diagnosis of cleft lip and/or palate in the United Kingdom.

A web-based self-help psychosocial intervention for adolescents distressed by appearance-affecting conditions and injuries (Young Persons’ Face IT): Feasibility study for a parallel randomized controlled trial (2019)
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Williamson, H., Hamlet, C., White, P., Marques, E., Paling, T., Cadogan, J., …Harcourt, D. (2019). A web-based self-help psychosocial intervention for adolescents distressed by appearance-affecting conditions and injuries (Young Persons’ Face IT): Feasibility study for a parallel randomized controlled trial. JMIR Mental Health, 6(11), Article e14776. https://doi.org/10.2196/14776

Background: Disfigurement (visible difference) from wide-ranging congenital or acquired conditions, injuries, or treatments can negatively impact adolescents’ psychological well-being, education and health behaviours. Alongside medical interventions,... Read More about A web-based self-help psychosocial intervention for adolescents distressed by appearance-affecting conditions and injuries (Young Persons’ Face IT): Feasibility study for a parallel randomized controlled trial.

Risk and Protective Factors for Psychological Distress in Families Following a Diagnosis of Cleft Lip and/or Palate (2019)
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Stock, N. M., Costa, B., White, P., & Rumsey, N. (2020). Risk and Protective Factors for Psychological Distress in Families Following a Diagnosis of Cleft Lip and/or Palate. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 57(1), 88-98. https://doi.org/10.1177/1055665619862457

© 2019, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Objectives: Despite the potential psychological impact of a diagnosis of cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) on parents, few large-scale studies currently exist. Utilizing data extracted from The Cle... Read More about Risk and Protective Factors for Psychological Distress in Families Following a Diagnosis of Cleft Lip and/or Palate.

The development and validation of the CARe Burn Scale - Adult Form: A Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) to assess quality of life for adults living with a burn injury (2019)
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Griffiths, C., Guest, E., Pickles, T., Hollén, L., Grzeda, M., White, P., …Harcourt, D. (2019). The development and validation of the CARe Burn Scale - Adult Form: A Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) to assess quality of life for adults living with a burn injury. Journal of Burn Care and Research, 40(3), 312-326. https://doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/irz021

Introduction: Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) identify vital information about patient needs and therapeutic progress. This paper outlines the development and validation of the CARe Burn Scale - Adult Form: a PROM that assesses quality of... Read More about The development and validation of the CARe Burn Scale - Adult Form: A Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) to assess quality of life for adults living with a burn injury.

Challenges for police leadership: Identity, experience, legitimacy and direct entry (2018)
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Hoggett, J., Redford, P., Toher, D., & White, P. (2019). Challenges for police leadership: Identity, experience, legitimacy and direct entry. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 34(2), 145-155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-018-9264-2

© 2018, The Author(s). The police service in England and Wales has developed a new approach to police leadership where individuals from outside of the police service can now enter directly to leadership ranks. Previous research identified that office... Read More about Challenges for police leadership: Identity, experience, legitimacy and direct entry.

Re: An investigation of public attitudes towards dementia in Bristol and South Gloucestershire using an online version of the Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (2018)
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Cheston, R., Hancock, J., & White, P. (2018). Re: An investigation of public attitudes towards dementia in Bristol and South Gloucestershire using an online version of the Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 33(2), 433-434. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4740

Letter accepted for publication in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Does personal experience of dementia change attitudes? The Bristol and South Gloucestershire survey of dementia attitudes (2018)
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Cheston, R., Hancock, J., & White, P. (2019). Does personal experience of dementia change attitudes? The Bristol and South Gloucestershire survey of dementia attitudes. Dementia, 18(7-8), 2596-2608. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301217752707

Background: it is unclear how attitudes towards people with dementia are formed and whether, for instance, increased contact with people with dementia, either through work or personal experience alters attitudes. This study used a validated questionn... Read More about Does personal experience of dementia change attitudes? The Bristol and South Gloucestershire survey of dementia attitudes.

A study protocol of the effectiveness of PEGASUS: A multi-centred study comparing an intervention to promote shared decision making about breast reconstruction with treatment as usual (2017)
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Harcourt, D., Paraskeva, N., White, P., Powell, J., & Clarke, A. (2017). A study protocol of the effectiveness of PEGASUS: A multi-centred study comparing an intervention to promote shared decision making about breast reconstruction with treatment as usual. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 17(1), 143. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-017-0543-0

© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Increasingly, women elect breast reconstruction after mastectomy. However, their expectations of surgery are often not met, and dissatisfaction with outcome and ongoing psychosocial concerns and distress are common.... Read More about A study protocol of the effectiveness of PEGASUS: A multi-centred study comparing an intervention to promote shared decision making about breast reconstruction with treatment as usual.

A systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures used in adult burn research (2017)
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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.

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)
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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.

Body Image in Primary Schools: A pilot evaluation of a primary school intervention program designed by teachers to improve children's body satisfaction (2016)
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Halliwell, E., Yager, Z., Paraskeva, N., Diedrichs, P. C., Smith, H., & White, P. (2016). Body Image in Primary Schools: A pilot evaluation of a primary school intervention program designed by teachers to improve children's body satisfaction. Body Image, 19, 133-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.09.002

© 2016 Body Image in the Primary School (Hutchinson & Calland, 2011) is a body image curriculum that is widely available but has not yet been evaluated. This study evaluates a set of 6 of the 49 available lessons from this curriculum. Seventy-four gi... Read More about Body Image in Primary Schools: A pilot evaluation of a primary school intervention program designed by teachers to improve children's body satisfaction.

A cross-sectional investigation of public attitudes toward dementia in Bristol and South Gloucestershire using the approaches to dementia questionnaire (2016)
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Cheston, R., Hancock, J., & White, P. (2016). A cross-sectional investigation of public attitudes toward dementia in Bristol and South Gloucestershire using the approaches to dementia questionnaire. International Psychogeriatrics, 28(10), 1717-1724. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610216000843

© Copyright International Psychogeriatric Association 2016. Background: To date, surveys of attitudes toward dementia have largely been conducted using unvalidated materials or have focused on healthcare professionals supporting people affected by de... Read More about A cross-sectional investigation of public attitudes toward dementia in Bristol and South Gloucestershire using the approaches to dementia questionnaire.

The psychosocial experiences of breast cancer amongst Black, South Asian and White survivors: do differences exist between ethnic groups? (2016)
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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?.

The acceptability of PEGASUS: An intervention to facilitate shared decision-making with women contemplating breast reconstruction (2016)
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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.

The psychosocial impact of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment amongst Black, South Asian and White women: Do differences exist between ethnic groups? (2015)
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Patel, G., Harcourt, D., Rumsey, N., Naqvi, H., & White, P. (2015). The psychosocial impact of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment amongst Black, South Asian and White women: Do differences exist between ethnic groups?. Diversity and Equality in Health and Care, 12(1),

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in females, affecting women of all ethnic groups. Until now, very little research has captured the psychosocial impact of the disease amongst Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) women, and that which ha... Read More about The psychosocial impact of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment amongst Black, South Asian and White women: Do differences exist between ethnic groups?.

Women's views and experiences of antenatal enquiry for domestic abuse during pregnancy (2015)
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Salmon, D., Baird, K., & White, P. (2015). Women's views and experiences of antenatal enquiry for domestic abuse during pregnancy. Health Expectations, 18(5), 867-878. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12060

© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the acceptability of antenatal enquiry for domestic abuse from the perspective of women using maternity services. It also sought to understand the experiences of referral... Read More about Women's views and experiences of antenatal enquiry for domestic abuse during pregnancy.

Identification of the underlying factor structure of the Derriford Appearance Scale 24 (2014)
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Moss, T., Lawson, V., & White, P. (2014). Identification of the underlying factor structure of the Derriford Appearance Scale 24

Background. The Derriford Appearance Scale24 (DAS24) is a widely used measure of distress and dysfunction in relation to self-consciousness of appearance. It has been used in clinical and research settings, and translated into numerous European and A... Read More about Identification of the underlying factor structure of the Derriford Appearance Scale 24.

A systematic review of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) used in child and adolescent burn research (2014)
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Harcourt, D., Pleat, J., Rumsey, N., White, P., Armstrong-James, L., Griffiths, C., …Harcourt, D. (2015). A systematic review of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) used in child and adolescent burn research. Burns, 41(2), 212-224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2014.07.018

Crown Copyright © 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved. Introduction: Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) can identify important information about patient needs and therapeutic progress. The aim of this review was to ide... Read More about A systematic review of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) used in child and adolescent burn research.

Challenge and change: Police identity, morale and goodwill in an age of austerity (2014)
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Hoggett, J., Redford, P., Toher, D., & White, P. (2014). Challenge and change: Police identity, morale and goodwill in an age of austerity

One of the largest pieces of independent research on police attitudes in England and Wales. The research, led by Dr James Hoggett from UWE Bristol (the University of the West of England, Bristol), looked at police attitudes to current reform proposal... Read More about Challenge and change: Police identity, morale and goodwill in an age of austerity.

Salience and valence of appearance in a population with a visible difference of appearance: Direct and moderated relationships with self-consciousness, anxiety and depression (2014)
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Moss, T. P., Lawson, V., White, P., Rumsey, N., Byron-Daniel, J., Charlton, R., …Walsh, E. (2014). Salience and valence of appearance in a population with a visible difference of appearance: Direct and moderated relationships with self-consciousness, anxiety and depression. PLoS ONE, 9(2), e88435. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088435

Psychometric measures of appearance salience and valence, CARSAL and CARVAL, have been previously demonstrated to be key factors underpinning appearance related self-consciousness and negative affect in the general population. However, the extent to... Read More about Salience and valence of appearance in a population with a visible difference of appearance: Direct and moderated relationships with self-consciousness, anxiety and depression.

The psychosocial impact of living with an ocular prosthesis (2014)
Journal Article
Lindenmeyer, A., Jenkinson, E., Harcourt, D., Moss, T., Clarke, S. A., Newell, R., …Newman, S. P. (2014). The psychosocial impact of living with an ocular prosthesis. Orbit, 33(1), 39-44. https://doi.org/10.3109/01676830.2013.851251

Objective: Many patients are satisfied with their ocular prosthesis, but some describe problems with social interactions, body image and self-esteem. Although both clinical practice and research suggest that the severity of a disfiguring condition do... Read More about The psychosocial impact of living with an ocular prosthesis.

Using mixed methods in the development of an intervention (PEGASUS) to elicit patients’ expectations of appearance altering treatment (2013)
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Harcourt, D., Clarke, A., Griffiths, C., Baker, E., Buchanan, H., O'Sullivan, D., …Barke, J. (2013, September). Using mixed methods in the development of an intervention (PEGASUS) to elicit patients’ expectations of appearance altering treatment. Paper presented at Using Mixed Methods in Intervention Development and Evaluation, BPS Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, Brighton, UK

A five year follow-up study of the Bristol pregnancy domestic violence programme to promote routine enquiry (2013)
Journal Article
Baird, K., Salmon, D., & White, P. (2013). A five year follow-up study of the Bristol pregnancy domestic violence programme to promote routine enquiry. Midwifery, 29(8), 1003-1010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.01.007

Objective: a follow-up study to evaluate the degree to which practice changes identified in the 2004/2005 evaluation of the Bristol Pregnancy Domestic Violence Programme (BPDVP) for routine enquiry for domestic abuse have been maintained. Methods: a... Read More about A five year follow-up study of the Bristol pregnancy domestic violence programme to promote routine enquiry.

Patient satisfaction in relation to nipple reconstruction: The importance of information provision (2011)
Journal Article
Harcourt, D., Russell, C., Hughes, J., White, P., Nduka, C., & Smith, R. (2011). Patient satisfaction in relation to nipple reconstruction: The importance of information provision. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 64(4), 494-499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2010.06.008

127 women who had previously undergone surgical nipple reconstruction completed self-report questionnaires to assess body image, anxiety, depression, information preference, and satisfaction with surgical outcome, information provision, and the decis... Read More about Patient satisfaction in relation to nipple reconstruction: The importance of information provision.

A qualitative study of the experiences of people who identify themselves as having adjusted positively to a visible difference (2011)
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Walsh, E., Saul, K., James, H., Williams, E., Jenkinson, E., Byron-Daniel, J., …Rumsey, N. (2011). A qualitative study of the experiences of people who identify themselves as having adjusted positively to a visible difference. Journal of Health Psychology, 16(5), 739-749. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105310390246

© The Author(s) 2011. Individual and group interviews explored experiences of positive adjustment among 12 people with a range of visible differences. Thematic analysis identified four main themes: importance of appearance; personal growth; relations... Read More about A qualitative study of the experiences of people who identify themselves as having adjusted positively to a visible difference.

The psychosocial impact of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): A longitudinal prospective study (2010)
Journal Article
Kennedy, F., Harcourt, D., Rumsey, N., & White, P. (2010). The psychosocial impact of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): A longitudinal prospective study. Breast, 19(5), 382-387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.breast.2010.03.024

DCIS is a non-invasive breast cancer, increasingly detected through routine breast screening. Patients are reassured that the condition is early and not life-threatening but they undergo surgery similar to that used in the treatment of invasive breas... Read More about The psychosocial impact of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): A longitudinal prospective study.

Application of Similarity Coefficients to Predict Disease Using Volatile Organic Compounds (2010)
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Probert, C. S., Smith, S., White, P., Redding, J., & Ratcliffe, N. M. (2010). Application of Similarity Coefficients to Predict Disease Using Volatile Organic Compounds. IEEE Sensors Journal, 10(1), 92-96. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2009.2035771

Measures of similarity are used to provide evidence in support of the conjecture that the presence and absence profile of a subset of volatile organic compounds found in urine differ between healthy (non-prostate cancer) male donors and prostate canc... Read More about Application of Similarity Coefficients to Predict Disease Using Volatile Organic Compounds.

Exploring the psychosocial concerns of out-patients with disfiguring conditions (2003)
Journal Article
Rumsey, N., Clarke, A., & White, P. (2003). Exploring the psychosocial concerns of out-patients with disfiguring conditions. Journal of Wound Care, 12(7), 247-252

Objective: This study was undertaken to establish the extent and type of psychosocial need in outpatients attending for treatment for a variety of disfiguring conditions. Method: A total of 220 outpatients receiving treatment for burns, skin condit... Read More about Exploring the psychosocial concerns of out-patients with disfiguring conditions.

Investigating the appearance-related concerns of people with hand injuries (2003)
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Rumsey, N., Clarke, A., White, P., & Hooper, E. (2003). Investigating the appearance-related concerns of people with hand injuries. British Journal of Hand Therapy, 8(2), 57-61

An investigation of the appearance-related concerns of patients with disfiguring hand conditions was carried out in two out-patient clinics. A considerable proportion of the 122 respondents were experiencing psychosocial problems including anxiety, d... Read More about Investigating the appearance-related concerns of people with hand injuries.

The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural interventions provided at outlook: A disfigurement support unit (2002)
Journal Article
Kleve, L., Rumsey, N., Wyn-Williams, M., & White, P. (2002). The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural interventions provided at outlook: A disfigurement support unit. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 8(4), 387-395. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2753.2002.00348.x

Rationale, aims and objectives: The establishment and evaluation of a disfigurement support unit (Outlook), based in a district general hospital is described. Methods: The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural interventions provided for 36 adults re... Read More about The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural interventions provided at outlook: A disfigurement support unit.