All Outputs (14)

Communication skills training for family caregivers of people living with dementia : the experiences of peer facilitators and course attendees (2022)
Journal Article
Innes, A., Morris, L., Wyatt, M., & McEvoy, P. (2022). Communication skills training for family caregivers of people living with dementia : the experiences of peer facilitators and course attendees. Educational Gerontology, 48(3), 103-113. https://doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2021.2018961

Family caregivers of people with dementia can find the impairments in their relative’s ability to communicate an enormous challenge. Peer facilitated educational interventions are a potentially efficient and effective way to address these complex com... Read More about Communication skills training for family caregivers of people living with dementia : the experiences of peer facilitators and course attendees.

Perspectives of people living with dementia and their care partners about the impact on social health when participating in a co‐designed Dementia café (2021)
Journal Article
Innes, A., Chesterton, L., Morris, L., Smith, S., & Bushell, S. (2021). Perspectives of people living with dementia and their care partners about the impact on social health when participating in a co‐designed Dementia café. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13545

Those diagnosed with dementia and those who provide care and support often feel socially isolated with limited opportunities for social engagement, increasing the potential for loneliness and further isolation that is detrimental to social health.... Read More about Perspectives of people living with dementia and their care partners about the impact on social health when participating in a co‐designed Dementia café.

A feasibility study of the impact of a communication-skills course, ‘Empowered Conversations’, for care partners of people living with dementia (2021)
Journal Article
Morris, L., Innes, A., Smith, E., Williamson, T., & McEvoy, P. (2021). A feasibility study of the impact of a communication-skills course, ‘Empowered Conversations’, for care partners of people living with dementia. Dementia, 20(8), 2838-2850. https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012211018929

Objectives To examine the feasibility, acceptability and impact of an experiential course for family care partners of people living with dementia, Empowered Conversations (EC). This study aimed to assess the impact of participation in an EC course o... Read More about A feasibility study of the impact of a communication-skills course, ‘Empowered Conversations’, for care partners of people living with dementia.

A qualitative evaluation of the impact of a Good Life Club on people living with dementia and care partners (2021)
Journal Article
Morris, L., Innes, A., Smith, S., Wilson, J., Bushell, S., & Wyatt, M. (2021). A qualitative evaluation of the impact of a Good Life Club on people living with dementia and care partners. Dementia, 20(7), 2478-2493. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301221998897

Background: Research suggests there is a lack of post diagnostic support to enable people living with dementia to fulfil social and active lives throughout their dementia journey. Gardening has been found to have many benefits for people living with... Read More about A qualitative evaluation of the impact of a Good Life Club on people living with dementia and care partners.

Clients’ experiences of one-to-one low-intensity interventions for common mental health problems : an interpretative phenomenological analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Amos, R., Morris, L., Mansell, W., & Edge, D. (2019). Clients’ experiences of one-to-one low-intensity interventions for common mental health problems : an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 92(4), 565-583. https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12200

Objectives: Common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety are highly prevalent and carry significant health care and economic burdens. The UK’s improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT) initiative was developed as a cost-ef... Read More about Clients’ experiences of one-to-one low-intensity interventions for common mental health problems : an interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Communication empowerment framework : an integrative framework to support effective communication and interaction between carers and people living with dementia (2018)
Journal Article
Morris, L., Mansell, W., Williamson, T., Wray, A., & McEvoy, P. (2020). Communication empowerment framework : an integrative framework to support effective communication and interaction between carers and people living with dementia. Dementia, 19(6), 1739-1757. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301218805329

Objectives: To demonstrate the utility of integrating three theoretical perspectives (Mentalization Theory, Perceptual Control Theory and the Communicative Impact model), which jointly illuminate the communication challenges and opportunities faced b... Read More about Communication empowerment framework : an integrative framework to support effective communication and interaction between carers and people living with dementia.

A systematic review of the relationship between rigidity/flexibility and transdiagnostic cognitive and behavioral processes that maintain psychopathology (2018)
Journal Article
Morris, L., & Mansell, W. (2018). A systematic review of the relationship between rigidity/flexibility and transdiagnostic cognitive and behavioral processes that maintain psychopathology. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, 9(3), 1-40. https://doi.org/10.1177/2043808718779431

An ever-growing number of transdiagnostic processes that maintain psychopathology across disorders have been identified. However, such processes are not consistently associated with psychological distress and symptoms. An understanding of what make... Read More about A systematic review of the relationship between rigidity/flexibility and transdiagnostic cognitive and behavioral processes that maintain psychopathology.

Experiences of a transdiagnostic group, the Take Control Course, for clients with common mental health problems : a qualitative study (2018)
Journal Article
Morris, L., Mansell, W., Amos, R., & Edge, D. (2018). Experiences of a transdiagnostic group, the Take Control Course, for clients with common mental health problems : a qualitative study. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 25(5), 730-744. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2303

Objectives Despite the promising effectiveness findings for transdiagnostic groups, studies have not explored clients' experiences. There is a risk that clients could perceive that the content of transdiagnostic groups is not sufficiently tailored... Read More about Experiences of a transdiagnostic group, the Take Control Course, for clients with common mental health problems : a qualitative study.

Communication training interventions for family and professional carers of people living with dementia : a systematic review of effectiveness, acceptability and conceptual basis (2017)
Journal Article
Morris, L., Horne, M., McEvoy, P., & Williamson, T. (2017). Communication training interventions for family and professional carers of people living with dementia : a systematic review of effectiveness, acceptability and conceptual basis. Aging & mental health, 22(7), 863-880. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1399343

Objectives: To update previous reviews and provide a more detailed overview of the effectiveness, acceptability and conceptual basis of communication training-interventions for carers of people living with dementia. Method: We searched CINAHL... Read More about Communication training interventions for family and professional carers of people living with dementia : a systematic review of effectiveness, acceptability and conceptual basis.

Dementia : towards a perceptual control theory perspective (2016)
Journal Article
McEvoy, P., Eden, J., Morris, L., & Mansell, W. (2016). Dementia : towards a perceptual control theory perspective. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 17(4), 229-238. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAOA-03-2015-0013

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the psychosocial experiences of people living with dementia using a perceptual control theory (PCT) perspective. Design/methodology/approach:Conceptual paper. Findings: The paper suggests that... Read More about Dementia : towards a perceptual control theory perspective.

The Take Control Course : conceptual rationale for the development of a transdiagnostic group for common mental health problems (2016)
Journal Article
Morris, L., Mansell, W., & McEvoy, P. (2016). The Take Control Course : conceptual rationale for the development of a transdiagnostic group for common mental health problems. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00099

Background: Increasingly, research supports the utility of a transdiagnostic understanding of psychopathology. However, there is no consensus regarding the theoretical approach that best explains this. Transdiagnostic interventions can offer service... Read More about The Take Control Course : conceptual rationale for the development of a transdiagnostic group for common mental health problems.

Prospective cohort feasibility study of a transdiagnostic group intervention for common mental health problems : the Take Control Course (2015)
Journal Article
Morris, L., Mansell, W., Emsley, R., Bates, R., Comiskey, J., Pistorius, E., & McEvoy, P. (2016). Prospective cohort feasibility study of a transdiagnostic group intervention for common mental health problems : the Take Control Course. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 89(2), 163-180. https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12070

Objectives: While transdiagnostic psychological treatments appear to be promising, they require greater empirical support. Further, a number of available transdiagnostic treatments are targeted at clients with a specific category of disorder, such as... Read More about Prospective cohort feasibility study of a transdiagnostic group intervention for common mental health problems : the Take Control Course.

The experience of recovery from the perspective of people with common mental health problems : findings from a telephone survey (2012)
Journal Article
McEvoy, P., Schauman, O., Mansell, W., & Morris, L. (2012). The experience of recovery from the perspective of people with common mental health problems : findings from a telephone survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 49(11), 1375-1382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.06.010

Background: For people with common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety related disorders the understanding of what recovery means and what it may entail is less fully developed than for people with less common mental health problems... Read More about The experience of recovery from the perspective of people with common mental health problems : findings from a telephone survey.

Attachment style and alliance in patients with diabetes and healthcare professionals (2009)
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Morris, L., Berry, K., Wearden, A., Jackson, N., Dornan, T., & Davies, R. (2009). Attachment style and alliance in patients with diabetes and healthcare professionals. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 14(5), 585-590. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548500903193838

Avoidant attachment has been found to impair attendance at appointments and treatment adherence of patients with diabetes, but the role of staff–patient relationships has not been explored. This study investigates whether attachment influences the qu... Read More about Attachment style and alliance in patients with diabetes and healthcare professionals.