Health Technologies
This theme focuses on the evaluation of health technologies. It addresses international concerns with the development of effective, user-oriented services. Activity focuses on the impact of existing health technologies on user/carer experiences and evaluation of interventions designed to enhance the effectiveness of healthcare.
Health Needs & Service Demands
- The All Wales Psychosocial Evaluation of Newborn Screening for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD): A study of social distribution and screening uptake
- Psychosocial predictors of health behaviour and emotional distress in first time acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients
- Newly diagnosed childhood diabetes: parents’ experience of home management and coping over the first year
Health Technology Evaluation
- Evaluating the Family NursePartnership Programme in England: a randomized controlled trial
- Newport Sure Start Programme Evaluation
- Psychosocial Implications of Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
- Women at intermediate risk for familial breast cancer: a study of long-term cancer worries, post-counselling pathways and resource implications for delivery of care (RETRACE)
- A randomised controlled trial comparing an adult education class using cognitive behavioural therapy ("stress control"), anxiety management group treatment and a waiting list for anxiety disorders
- The All Wales Psychosocial Evaluation of Newborn Screening for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) (Phase 1)
- The All Wales Psychosocial Evaluation of Newborn Screening for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) (Phase 2)
- The All Wales Psychosocial Evaluation of Newborn Screening for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Final evaluation prior to service implementation (Phase 3)
- The All Wales Psychosocial Evaluation of Newborn Screening for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Informed choice and equity in population screening (Phase 4)
- The All Wales Psychosocial evaluation of Newborn Screening for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
- A multi centre randomised controlled trial (RCT) delivering motivational interviewing (MI) to adolescents with type 1 diabetes
- Delivering Early Care In Diabetes Evaluation ‘Hospital versus Home management at diagnosis in childhood diabetes: a comparison of psychological, social, physical and economic outcomes’ (The DECIDE Study)
- Development and evaluation of a psychosocial intervention for children and teenagers experiencing diabetes (The DEPICTED Study)