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Affect systems, changes in body mass index, disordered eating and stress: An 18-month longitudinal study in women
Kupeli, Nuriye; Norton, Sam; Chilcot, Joseph; Campbell, Iain C.; Schmidt, Ulrike; Troop, Nicholas (2017-04-18)Background: Evidence suggests that stress plays a role in changes in body weight and disordered eating. The present study examined the effect of mood, affect systems (attachment and social rank) and affect regulatory ... -
Antidepressant Usage in Haemodialysis Patients: Evidence of Sub-optimal Practice Patterns
Guirguis, Ayman; Almond, Michael; Chilcot, Joseph; Davenport, A.; Wellsted, David; Farrington, Kenneth (2020-06-01)Background: Depression is common in patients on haemodialysis and associated with adverse outcomes. Antidepressant use is widespread though evidence of efficacy is limited. Objectives: To study antidepressant management ... -
Approaches to the identification and management of depression in people living with chronic kidney disease: A scoping review of 860 papers
Pearce, Christina J.; Hall, Natalie; Hudson, Joanna L.; Farrington, Ken; Tucker, Madeleine J. Ryan; Wellsted, David; Jones, Julia; Sharma, Shivani; Norton, Sam; Ormandy, Paula; Palmer, Nick; Quinnell, Anthony; Fitzgerald, Lauren; Griffiths, Sophie; Chilcot, Joseph (2023-01-16)Background: Depression is prevalent across the spectrum of Chronic Kidney Disease and associated with poorer outcomes. There is limited evidence regarding the most effective interventions and care pathways for depression ... -
An association between depressive symptoms and survival in incident dialysis patients
Chilcot, Joseph; Davenport, Andrew; Wellsted, D.; Firth, John; Farrington, Ken (2011)Depression in end-stage renal disease patients is detrimental to quality of life, and is also associated with adverse clinical outcomes. The aim of this study was to examine whether depression symptoms in 'incident dialysis' ... -
Choosing Not to Take Phosphate Binders : The Role of Dialysis Patients' Medication Beliefs
Wileman, Vari; Chilcot, Joseph; Norton, Sam; Hughes, Lyndsay; Wellsted, D.; Farrington, Ken (2011)Objective: Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving haemodialysis are at risk of cardiovascular disease and bone disorders related to high levels of serum phosphate (PO(4)). Phosphate binders are an important ... -
Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for renal fatigue (BReF) : a feasibility randomised-controlled trial of CBT for the management of fatigue in haemodialysis (HD) patients
Picariello, Federica; Moss-Morris, Rona; Macdougall, Iain C; Norton, Sam; Da Silva-Gane, Maria; Farrington, Ken; Clayton, Hope; Chilcot, Joseph (2018-03-01)INTRODUCTION: Fatigue is one of the most common and disabling symptoms in end-stage kidney disease, particularly among in-centre haemodialysis patients. This two-arm parallel group feasibility randomised controlled trial ... -
A confirmatory factor analysis and validation of the forms of self-criticism/reassurance scale
Kupeli, Nuriye; Chilcot, Joseph; Schmidt, Ulrike; Campbell, Iain C.; Troop, Nicholas (2013)Objective: Several studies have used the Forms of Self-Criticism/Reassurance Scale (FSCRS; Gilbert, Clarke, Hempel, Miles, & Irons, 2004) when exploring the role of emotion regulation in psychopathology. However, psychometric ... -
A Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Validation of the Vulnerable Attachment Style Questionnaire
Kupeli, Nuriye; Norton, Sam; Chilcot, Joseph; Schmidt, Ulrike; Campbell, Iain C.; Troop, Nicholas (2015-03)The Vulnerable Attachment Style Questionnaire (VASQ; Bifulco et al., Psychological Medicine, 33, 1099–1110, 2003) was developed to assess adult attachment as a vulnerability factor for developing depression and identified ... -
Depression and clinical outcomes in CKD: do anti-depressants play a role? (EQUAL study)
Chilcot, Joseph; Picariello, Federica; Farrington, Ken (2022-08-01) -
Depression Symptoms in Haemodialysis Patients Predict All-Cause Mortality but Not Kidney Transplantation : A Cause-Specific Outcome Analysis
Chilcot, Joseph; Guirguis, Ayman; Friedli, Karin; Almond, Michael K; Day, Clara; Da Silva Gane, Maria; Davenport, Andrew; Fineberg, Naomi A.; Spencer, Benjamin; Wellsted, David; Farrington, Ken (2017-07-31)Background: Depression is common in haemodialysis (HD) patients and associated with poor outcomes. Purpose: To evaluate whether depression symptoms predict survival and transplantation in a large sample of haemodialysis ... -
Distinct Depression Symptom Trajectories over the First Year of Dialysis : Associations with Illness Perceptions
Chilcot, Joseph; Norton, Sam; Wellsted, D.; Davenport, Andrew; Firth, John; Farrington, Ken (2013-02)BACKGROUND: Depression in the dialysis population is common, but trajectories of depression symptoms are unknown. PURPOSE: This study aims to (1) examine whether different patterns of depression symptoms exist over the ... -
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 ... -
Evidence That Self-Affirmation Improves Phosphate Control in Hemodialysis Patients : A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Wileman, Vari; Farrington, Ken; Chilcot, Joseph; Norton, Sam; Wellsted, D.; Almond, Michael K.; Davenport, Andrew; Franklin, Gail; Gane, Maria Da Silva; Armitage, Christopher J. (2014-10)Hemodialysis patients are at risk of serious health complications, yet treatment non-adherence remains high. -
Expressive writing, self-criticism and self-reassurance
Troop, Nicholas; Chilcot, Joseph; Hutchings, Lucy; Varnaite, Giedre (2013-12)Self-criticism and reassurance are important mechanisms for regulating negative emotions but relatively little attention has been paid to interventions aimed at improving them. This study explored the use of an expressive ... -
The factor structure of the revised illness perception questionnaire (IPQ-R) in end-stage renal disease patients
Chilcot, Joseph; Norton, Sam; Wellsted, D.; Farrington, Ken (2012)The purpose of this study was to examine the factor structure of the Revised Illness Perceptions Questionnaire (IPQ-R) in a sample of 374 end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. A confirmatory factor analysis of the IPQ-R, ... -
Feasibility trial of cognitive behavioural therapy for fatigue in haemodialysis (BReF intervention)
Picariello, Federica; Moss-Morris, Rona; Norton, Sam; Macdougall, Iain C; Da Silva-Gane, Maria; Farrington, Ken; Clayton, Hope; Chilcot, Joseph (2020-10-14)OBJECTIVE: Fatigue affects at least half of patients who are on haemodialysis with considerable repercussions on their functioning, quality of life, and clinical outcomes. This study assessed the feasibility, acceptability, ... -
Identifying depression in South Asian patients with end-stage renal disease : Considerations for practice
Sharma, Shivani; Bhui, Kamaldeep; Chilcot, Joseph; Wellsted, D.; Farrington, Ken (2011-12)Depression is a prevalent burden for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and one that is under-recognized and consequently under-treated. Although several studies have explored the association between depression ... -
Illness perceptions account for variation in positive outlook as well as psychological distress in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Van Os, Sandra; Norton, Sam; Hughes, Lyndsay D.; Chilcot, Joseph (2012-08-01)Psychological distress in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is associated with adverse clinical outcomes, and appears highly related to patients' illness perceptions. This study aimed to investigate the association between illness ... -
Illness representations and concurrent depression symptoms in haemodialysis patients
Chilcot, Joseph; Wellsted, D.; Davenport, Andrew; Farrington, Ken (2011)We examined the association between illness perceptions and depression symptoms in established haemodialysis patients (HD). Two hundred and fifteen patients completed the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire and the ... -
The impact of an emotionally expressive writing intervention on eating pathology in female students
Kupeli, Nuriye; Schmidt, Ulrike; Campbell, Iain C.; Chilcot, Joseph; Roberts, Cliff; Troop, Nicholas (2018-06-30)Introduction: Previous research demonstrating emotional influences on eating and weight suggest that emotionally expressive writing may have a significant impact on reducing risk of eating pathology. This study examined ...