Louise Thomson

ORCID: 0000-0003-1736-7506
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Research Areas
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Mental Health and Patient Involvement
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Occupational Health and Safety Research
  • Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Delphi Technique in Research
  • Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Health, psychology, and well-being
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Healthcare Systems and Technology
  • Participatory Visual Research Methods
  • Clinical practice guidelines implementation
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

University of Nottingham
2016-2025

Institute of Mental Health
2014-2025

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
2022-2025

Royal Hospital for Children
2024

Royal Hospital for Sick Children
2024

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
2005-2024

Coventry University
2023

British University in Egypt
2023

Northumbria University
2019-2023

Academic Health Science Network North East and North Cumbria
2023

Psychosocial factors such as work characteristics, life events, social support, and personality were examined predictors of the change in medically certified sickness absence observed during a period severe economic decline. Longitudinal data, derived from self-reports register-based information relating to 763 local government employees, collected at 3 points 5-year period: before decline, nadir that immediately after nadir. After effects prior demographic lifestyle variables had been...

10.1037/0021-9010.82.6.858 article EN Journal of Applied Psychology 1997-12-01

Aim To investigate how distributed leadership via the Shared Governance programme influences employee engagement, empowerment, job satisfaction and turnover intentions among direct care nursing staff in a large UK hospital. Background Increasing rates shortages of health has called for interventions to improve engagement satisfaction. Methods 116 were sampled mixed-methods explanatory sequential design. A maximum variance sample 15 participants subsequently interviewed gain deeper...

10.1111/jonm.13321 article EN Journal of Nursing Management 2021-04-01

Background Standardised Diagnostic Assessment tools, such as the Development and Well‐Being (DAWBA), may aid detection diagnosis of emotional disorders but there is limited real‐world evidence their clinical or cost effectiveness. Methods We conducted a multicentre, two‐arm parallel group randomised controlled trial in eight large National Health Service Trusts England providing multidisciplinary specialist Child Adolescent Mental Services (CAMHS). Participants (5–17 year‐olds with...

10.1111/jcpp.14090 article EN cc-by Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 2025-01-07

Background There is an urgent need to better understand the factors that predict mental wellbeing in vocationally active adults during globally turbulent times. Aim To explore relationship between psychological detachment from work (postulated as a key recovery activity work) first national COVID-19 lockdown with health, wellbeing, and life satisfaction of working age-adults one year later, within context global pandemic. Methods Wellbeing Workforce (WoW) was prospective longitudinal cohort...

10.1371/journal.pone.0312673 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2025-01-14

Abstract The question of whether changes in work and interpersonal relationships mediate the adverse effects downsizing on health employees was explored. Longitudinal data from a 7-year study 550 municipal workers variety jobs collected before, immediately after, 4 years after downsizing. degree for each job category assessed using organizational records contracted days worked. Downsizing predicted characteristics long-lasting decline self-rated health. Decreased control, high insecurity...

10.1080/10615800108248348 article EN Anxiety Stress & Coping 2001-02-01

Background A quarter of acute hospital beds are occupied by persons living with dementia, many whom have communication problems. Healthcare professionals lack confidence in dementia skills, but there no evidence-based skills training approaches appropriate for working this context. We aimed to develop and pilot a course that was acceptable useful healthcare professionals, patients their relatives. Methods The developed using conversation analytic findings from video recordings talking the...

10.1371/journal.pone.0198567 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2018-06-11

Two alternative versions of the Team Climate Inventory (TCI; Anderson & West, 1994), consisting either four or five factors, have been introduced by innovation researchers. This study compared psychometric properties these two using data obtained from a Finnish sample 2 265 local government employees. Exploratory factor analysis entire reproduced both four‐ and five‐factor with good internal consistencies. When distinction was made between samples low high job complexity, significant...

10.1111/j.2044-8325.1997.tb00655.x article EN Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 1997-12-01

This article draws on insights gained from three projects described as participatory action research (PAR) undertaken in the UK. What binds them together is that each project coordinator raised issue of under-representation opportunities for disruption possible trajectory to knowledge democracy.PAR places a relational process at centre practice. It brings people with varied knowledges, perspectives and experiences aspires be non-hierarchical, relational, collaborative endeavour. challenges...

10.1080/09650792.2019.1618721 article EN Educational Action Research 2019-05-27

Abstract The STADIA trial aimed to assess the effectiveness of a standardised diagnostic assessment tool (Development and Wellbeing Assessment, DAWBA) in aiding clinician-made diagnosis decisions Child Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). This study reports qualitative process evaluation trial, which identify barriers facilitators using online-completed DAWBA CAMHS. Qualitative data were collected through 109 semi-structured interviews with young people, parents/carers, healthcare...

10.1007/s00787-025-02678-w article EN cc-by European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2025-03-18

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Line managers (LM) have a key role in the primary prevention of poor mental health but need right skills and knowledge to effectively fulfil this role. Existing interventions aimed at LMs focus on increasing their awareness, rather than providing these skills. The evidence-based Managing Minds Work (MMW) web-based training intervention was developed address gap increase LM’s confidence competencies prevent among those they manage. </sec>...

10.2196/preprints.76373 preprint EN 2025-04-22

Healthcare disturbance is a form of workplace violence against healthcare workers perpetrated by patients, their relatives, and gangs hired them. It prevalent phenomenon in China, where evidence suggests that it impacts on the job satisfaction workers. This study aims to examine relationship between disturbance, surface acting as response emotional labour, depressive symptoms Chinese The adopted cross-sectional design used an online survey methodology. Data were collected from 418 doctors...

10.3390/ijerph16193687 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019-09-30

Mental ill-health is the leading cause of sickness absence, creating a high economic burden. Workplace interventions aimed at supporting employers in prevention mental workforce are urgently required. Managing Minds Work digital intervention line managers promoting better health work through preventative approach. This was developed as part Health and Productivity Pilot, wider initiative across Midlands region United Kingdom to improve future workplace wellbeing. The aim study describe...

10.3390/ijerph19138006 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022-06-29

Mental ill health has a high economic impact on society and employers. National international policy advocates line manager (LM) training in mental as key intervention, but little is known about employer provisions.

10.1093/occmed/kqae025 article EN cc-by Occupational Medicine 2024-03-11

Multiple regression techniques were used to explore the nature of relationships between age, tenure and absence in 2417 British local government workers drawn from three work groups. The data collected organizational records included measures both non-certified medically certified absence. Linear curvilinear associations among examined. possible moderating or mediating role relationship age was subsequently analysed. revealed linear that negative for positive In contrast, found U-shaped...

10.1080/026783700417203 article EN Work & Stress 2000-01-01

10.1016/0277-9536(95)00330-4 article EN Social Science & Medicine 1996-07-01

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the role social networks in translation research into practice, propose a broader model communities practice (CoPs) involving practitioners, researchers and service users, describe case report which adopts model.

10.1108/17511871311291705 article EN Leadership in health services 2013-01-17

Background Twenty-five per cent of hospital beds are occupied by a person living with dementia. Dementia affects expressive communication and understanding. Health-care professionals report lack skills training. Objectives To identify teachable, effective strategies for between health-care people dementia, to develop evaluate training course. Design We undertook systematic literature review, video-recorded 41 encounters staff used conversation analysis investigate problems solutions....

10.3310/hsdr06410 article EN publisher-specific-oa Health Services and Delivery Research 2018-12-01

This study seeks to explore the emerging psychosocial risks of healthcare accreditation in workplaces and understand professionals' (HCPs) perceptions work demands unexpected consequences such has created for them.Twenty-seven semi-structured interviews four focus group discussions were conducted with a variety HCPs, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, allied health professionals. The was three public hospitals network primary centers United Arab Emirates. Interviews transcribed analyzed...

10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01614 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychology 2020-07-10

Employees with mental health conditions often struggle to remain in employment. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these employees faced additional stressors, including worsening and work productivity. In 2020, as part of a larger programme called Mental Health Productivity Pilot (MHPP), we developed new early intervention (MENTOR) that jointly involved employees, managers, professional (Mental Employment Liaison Worker (MHELW). The trained MHELWs delivering ten sessions existing managers (three...

10.1016/j.jcbs.2023.100720 article EN cc-by Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science 2024-01-01

Background Line manager (LM) training in mental health is gaining recognition as an effective method for improving the and wellbeing of workers. However, research predominantly focuses on impacts at employee-level, often neglecting broader organisational-level outcomes. Most studies derive insights from LMs using self-reported data, with very few examining Aim To explore relationship between LM outcomes company-level data a diverse range organisations. Methods This study secondary analysis...

10.1371/journal.pone.0306065 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2024-07-17
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