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The emergence of Exercise Addiction, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and other image-related psychopathological correlates in fitness settings : A cross sectional study
Corazza, Ornella; Simonato, Pierluigi; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Mooney, Roisin; van de Ven, Katinka; Roman-Urrestarazu, Andres; Rácmolnár, Lili; De Luca, Ilaria; Cinosi, Eduardo; Santacroce, Rita; Marini, Massimo; Wellsted, David; Sullivan, Keith; Bersani, Giuseppe; Martinotti, Giovanni (2019-04-03)INTRODUCTION: In a society that perpetuates the strive for a perfect appearance, a fit body has become synonymous with success, but simultaneously hard to achieve. This represents a fertile ground for the development of ... -
Energy Matching of a High Intensity Exercise Protocol with a Low Intensity Exercise Protocol in Young People
Bottoms, Lindsay; Howlett, Neil; Chater, Angel; Jones, Andy; Jones, Julia; Wyatt, Solange; Mengoni, Silvana; Sharma, Shivani; Irvine, Karen; Trivedi, Daksha; Wellsted, David (2021-12) -
Evaluation of a Whole System Approach to Diet and Healthy Weight in the East of Scotland: Study Protocol
Breslin, Gavin; Wills, Wendy; Bartington, Suzanne; Bontoft, Charis; Fakoya, Olujoke; Freethy, Imogen; Garcia Iglesias, Jaime; Howlett, Neil; Jones, Julia; Lebcir, Reda M.; Lloyd, Nigel; Newby, Katie; Smeeton, Nigel; Wagner, Adam; Wellings, Amander; Wellsted, David; Brown, Katherine (2022-03-24)Obesity is a global epidemic affecting all age groups, populations and income levels across continents. The causes of obesity are complex and are routed in health behaviours, environmental factors, government policy and ... -
Evaluation of the move to remote delivery of drug and alcohol services during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study protocol
Lloyd, Nigel; Wills, Wendy; Bartington, Suzanne; Bontoft, Charis; Breslin, Gavin; Fakoya, Olujoke; Freethy, Imogen; Garcia-Iglesias, Jaime; Howlett, Neil; Jones, Julia; Newby, Katie; Smeeton, Nigel; Wagner, Adam; Wellings, Amander; Wellsted, David; Brown, Katherine (2022-07-31)Background: Substance misuse is a significant global health concern. In the UK, the prevalence of substance misuse has increased over the past decade and the number of alcohol and drug related deaths are increasing. ... -
Evidence of improved fluid management in patients receiving haemodialysis following a self-affirmation theory based intervention : a randomised controlled trial
Wileman, Vari; Chilcot, Joseph; Armitage, Christopher J.; Farrington, Ken; Wellsted, D.; Norton, Sam; Davenport, Andrew; Franklin, Gail; Da Silva Gane, Maria; Horne, Robert; Almond, Mike (2016-01-02)Objective Haemodialysis patients are at risk of serious health complications, yet treatment non-adherence remains high. Warnings about health-risks associated with non-adherence may trigger defensive reactions. We studied ... -
THE EXPERIENCE OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENTS: THE RESULTS OF THE 2017 UK RENAL REGISTRY / KIDNEY CARE UK CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENT REPORTED EXPERIENCE MEASURE
Hawkins, Janine; Wellsted, David; Stannard, Catherine; Busby, Amanda; Gair, Rachel; Van Der Veer, Sabine (2018-05-25)PURPOSE: The UK Renal Registry (UKRR) and Kidney Care UK’s (KCUK) Chronic Kidney Disease Patient Reported Experience Measure (CKDPREM) was developed by patients, academics and clinicians in 2016. The CKDPREM was designed ... -
The experiences of new mothers accessing feeding support for infants with Down syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic
Hielscher, Laura; Ludlow, Amanda; Mengoni, Silvana; Rogers, Samantha; Irvine, Karen (2022-08-14)Infants with Down syndrome are more likely to experience feeding problems and mothers are likely to require more feeding support than mothers of typically developing infants. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many feeding ... -
Facing loss and finding hope in narrating together: Accounts of parenthood following the death of a child to muscular dystrophy
Randall, James; Nolte, Lizette; Wellsted, David (2021-07-20)Muscular dystrophy is a terminal muscle-wasting condition, whereby families face continuous challenges as their child’s health deteriorates. This research explored accounts of parenthood following bereavement of their child ... -
Facing the “new normal”: How adjusting to the easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions exposes mental health inequalities
Fineberg, Naomi; Pellegrini, Luca; Wellsted, David; Hall, Natalie; Corazza, Ornella; Giorgetti, Valentina; Cicconcelli, Dorotea; Theofanous, Elena; Sireau, Nick; Adam, David; Chamberlain, Samuel R.; Laws, Keith (2021-09-01)BACKGROUND: Re-establishing societal norms in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will be important for restoring public mental health and psychosocial wellbeing as well as economic recovery. We investigated the impact on ... -
Feasibility and acceptability of transcranial stimulation in obsessive-compulsive symptoms (FEATSOCS) : study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Cinosi, Eduardo; Adam, David; Aslan, Ibrahim; Baldwin, David; Chillingsworth, Kieran; Enara, Arun; Gale, Tim; Garg, Kabir; Garner, Matthew; Gordon, Robert; Hall, Natalie; Huneke, Nathan T. M.; Kucukterzi-Ali, Sonay; McCarthy, Joanne; Meron, Daniel; Monji-Patel, Deela; Mooney, Roisin; Robbins, Trevor; Smith, Megan; Sireau, Nick; Wellsted, David; Wyatt, Solange; Fineberg, Naomi A. (2021-12-06)BACKGROUND: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a neuropsychiatric disorder which often proves refractory to current treatment approaches. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a noninvasive form of neurostimulation, ... -
Feasibility study of a randomised controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness of using a humanoid robot to improve the social skills of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (Kaspar RCT): A Study Protocol
Mengoni, Silvana; Irvine, Karen; Thakur, Deepshikha; Barton, Garry; Dautenhahn, Kerstin; Guldberg, Karen; Robins, Ben; Wellsted, David; Sharma, Shivani (2017-06-22)Introduction: Interventions using robot-assisted therapy may be beneficial for the social skills development of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), however randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are lacking. The ... -
Feasibility, acceptability and practicality of transcranial stimulation in obsessive compulsive symptoms (FEATSOCS): A randomised controlled crossover trial
Fineberg, Naomi; Cinosi, Eduardo; Smith, Megan; Busby, Amanda; Wellsted, David; Huneke, Nathan; Garg, Kabir; Aslan, Ibrahim; Enara, Arun; Garner, Matthew; Gordon, Robert; Hall, Natalie; Meron, Daniel; Robbins, Trevor; Wyatt, Solange; Pellegrini, Lucas; Baldwin, David S (2023-04-30)Background: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive form of neurostimulation with potential for development as a self-administered intervention. It has shown promise as a safe and effective treatment ... -
Food insecurity: Discrepancy within Australian couple households
Fry, Jane M.; Temple, Jeromey B. (2024-03-12)Food security remains a global public health priority but there may be bias in the prevalence of household food insecurity, depending upon who answers the questions. Using a cross‐section from the Household, Income and ... -
Frailty and the psychosocial components of the edmonton frail scale are most associated with patient experience in older kidney transplant candidates – a secondary analysis within the kidney transplantation in older people (KTOP) study
Thind, Amarpreet K.; Levy, Shuli; Wellsted, David; Willicombe, Michelle; Brown, Edwina A. (2023-01-17)Background: Older people with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) are vulnerable to frailty, which impacts on clinical and experiential outcomes. With kidney transplantation in older people increasing, a better understanding ... -
Functional Interventions as Augmentation Strategies for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) : Scoping Review and Expert Survey from the International College of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (ICOCS)
Varinelli, Alberto; Caricasole, Valentina; Pellegrini, Luca; Hall, Natalie; Garg, Kabir; Mpavaenda, Davis; Dell'Osso, Bernardo; Albert, Umberto; Fineberg, Naomi (2021-01-27)Background. Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) commonly exhibit a range of functional difficulties, presumed linked to neurocognitive changes. Evidence-based first-line treatments have limited effect on ... -
Have Radiographic Progression Rates in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Changed? : A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Long-term Cohorts
Carpenter, Lewis; Nikiphorou, Elena; Sharpe, Rachel; Norton, Sam; Rennie, Kirsten; Bunn, Frances; Scott, David; Dixey, Josh; Young, Adam (2016-06-01)The objectives of this systematic review are to evaluate firstly, all published data on baseline and annual progression rates of radiographic damage from all longitudinal observational cohorts, and secondly, the association ... -
The Herts and Minds study: Evaluating the effectiveness of Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) as an intervention for children in foster care with emotional and/or behavioural problems: a phase II, feasibility, randomised controlled trial.
Midgley, Nick; Besser, Sarah Jane; Helen, Dye,; Fearon, Pasco; Gale, Tim Mark; Jefferies-Sewell, Kiri; Irvine, Karen; Joyce, Robinson,; Wyatt, Solange; Wellsted, David; Sally, Wood, (2017-02-22)Background A significant proportion of children in the social care system in England present with mental health problems, with the majority experiencing some form of emotional and behavioural difficulties. The most effective ... -
The Herts and Minds study: feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of Mentalizationbased Treatment versus usual care to support the wellbeing of children in foster care
Midgley, Nick; Besser, Sarah Jane; Fearon, Pasco; Wyatt, Solange; Wellsted, David (2019-07-10)Background: There is a lack of well-designed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to investigate the efficacy of psychological therapies for children in foster care with emotional and behavioural difficulties. Mentalization-based ... -
How do patients from South Asian backgrounds experience life on haemodialysis in the UK? : A multicentre qualitative study
Sharma, Shivani; King, Madeline; Mooney, Roisin; Davenport, Andrew; Day, Clara; Duncan, Neill; Modi, Kirit; Da Silva-Gane, Maria; Wellsted, David; Farrington, Ken (2019-06)OBJECTIVES: End-stage kidney disease disproportionately affects people of South Asian origin. This study aimed to uncover the lived experiences of this group of patients on centre-based haemodialysis (HD), the most prevalent ... -
The identification and management of depression in UK Kidney Care: Results from the Mood Maps Study
Chilcot, Joe; Pearce, Christina; Hall, Natalie; Busby, Amanda; Hawkins, Janine; Vraitch, Balvinder; Rathjen, Mandy; Hamilton, Alexander; Bevin, Amanda; Mackintosh, Lucy; Hudson, Joanna; Wellsted, David; Jones, Julia; Sharma, Shivani; Norton, Sam; Ormandy, Paula; Palmer, Nick; Farrington, Kenneth (2024-02-11)Background Depression is common in people with chronic kidney disease, yet little is known about how depression is identified and managed as part of routine kidney care. Objectives The primary objective was to survey all ...