Research Projects
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Social Prescribing – Nature on Prescription
This is a legacy project
Impact of COVID-19 on social prescribing across an Integrated Care System: A Researcher in Residence study
Read the publicationLink worker perspectives of early implementation of social prescribing: a ‘Researcher-in-Residence’ study
Read the publicationPrescribing gardening and conservation activities for health and wellbeing in older people
Read the publicationSocial prescribing offers huge potential but requires a nuanced evidence base
Read the publicationA realist review and collaborative development of what works in the social prescribing process
Read the publicationWhat approaches to social prescribing work, for whom, and in what circumstances? A protocol for a realist review
Read the publicationParticipation in environmental enhancement and conservation activities for health and well‐being in adults: a review of quantitative and qualitative evidence
Read the publicationAdapting the Chance UK mentoring programme
This is a legacy project
Healthy Parent Carers
This is a legacy project
Methodology:
- Statistics
Ensuring equitable access, engagement and ability of socially and ethnically diverse participants to benefit from health promotion programmes: a qualitative study with parent carers of disabled children
Read the publicationWhat aspects of health and wellbeing are most important to parent carers of children with disabilities?
Read the publicationHealthy Parent Carers: Acceptability and practicability of online delivery and learning through implementation by delivery partner organisations
Read the publicationHealthy Parent Carers programme: mixed methods process evaluation and refinement of a health promotion intervention
Read the publicationHealthy Parent Carers: feasibility randomised controlled trial of a peer-led group-based health promotion intervention for parent carers of disabled children
Read the publicationHealthy Parent Carers peer-led group-based health promotion intervention for parent carers of disabled children: protocol for a feasibility study using a parallel group randomised controlled trial design
Read the publicationHealthy Parent Carers programme: development and feasibility of a novel group-based health-promotion intervention
Read the publicationHow can schools best support parents’ engagement in their children’s learning?
This is a legacy project
Methodology:
- Evidence Synthesis Team
Family Vision
This is a legacy project
My Nature’ – Supporting healthcare professionals to improve older people’s sensory experiences of the natural world
This is a legacy project
Methodology:
- Evidence Synthesis Team
DeSTRESS
This is a legacy project
Poverty-related distress is on the rise, but is medical intervention the answer?
Read the publicationThe impact of the Work Capability Assessment on mental health: claimants’ lived experiences and GP perspectives in low-income communities
Read the publicationMoral narratives and mental health: rethinking understandings of distress and healthcare support in contexts of austerity and welfare reform
Read the publicationEffectiveness and cost-effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy compared with maintenance antidepressant treatment in the prevention of depressive relapse or recurrence (PREVENT): a randomised controlled trial
Read the publicationA systematic review of the health and well-being impacts of school gardening: synthesis of quantitative and qualitative evidence
This is a legacy project
Methodology:
- Evidence Synthesis Team
STRENGTHEN – Firm Foundations for Health and Wellbeing
This is a legacy project
PROGROUP: ImPROving GROUP treatment for people with severe obesity
This project is currently underway
Development of a Group-based Behaviour Change Intervention for People with Severe Obesity Informed by the Social Identity Approach to Health
Read the publicationEffective components of behavioural weight management interventions for people with obesity: A rapid review of systematic reviews
Read the publicationThe effectiveness and usability of online, group-based interventions for people with severe obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Read the publicationA group-based behavioural intervention for weight management (PROGROUP) versus usual care in adults with severe obesity: a feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol
Read the publicationThe Effectiveness and Usability of Online, Group-Based Interventions for People With Severe Obesity: Protocol for a Systematic Review
Read the publicationHow group-based interventions can improve services for people with severe obesity.
Read the publicationGroup-Based Diet and Physical Activity Weight-Loss Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials
Read the publicationPatient experiences of a bariatric group programme for managing obesity: A qualitative interview study
Read the publicationCreating psychological connections between intervention recipients: Development and focus group evaluation of a group singing session for people with aphasia
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