Rebecca Lawton
Biographic Data
| ID | 208555 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebecca Lawton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebecca |
| FAMILY NAME | Lawton |
| SIGNATURE | LAWTON R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Leeds |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5832-402X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 40 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 84 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 40 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Racially minoritised workers’ incivility experiences, and consequences within maternity settings
Why letting go is so hard
Background Inpatient observations are a cornerstone of risk management and practice in mental health care units in the UK, despite questions about their effectiveness in keeping people safe and evidence highlighting their financial cost, resource burden, and impact on patient privacy and dignity. Observations themselves may exacerbate mental health symptoms and increase risk to patients and those around them. Method Drawing upon ethnographic data…
Incivility experiences of racially minoritised hospital staff, consequences for them and implications for patient care
Workplace incivility is a pervasive complex problem within health care. Incivility manifests as subtle disrespectful behaviours, which seem inconsequential. However, evidence demonstrates that incivility can be harmful to targets and witnesses through negative emotions, poorer mental health, reduced job satisfaction, diminished performance and compromised patient care. It is unclear to what extent existing research critically explores how ethnici…
Unpacking the Cinderella black box of complex intervention development through the Partners at Care Transitions (Pact) programme of research
INTRODUCTION: Complex intervention development has been described as the 'Cinderella' black box in health services research. Greater transparency in the intervention development process is urgently needed to help reduce research waste. METHODS: We applied a new consensus-based framework for complex intervention development to our programme of research, in which we developed an intervention to improve the safety and experience of care transitions …
Developing a research community within an online healthcare feedback platform
INTRODUCTION: Care Opinion is an online feedback platform supporting patients to author stories about their care. It is not known whether authors would be willing to be involved in improving care through research. The aims of this study were to explore the views and preferences of Care Opinion authors about joining an online research community and to pilot new research community functionality. METHODS: Five hundred and nine Care Opinion authors w…
A glimpse behind the organisational curtain
Healthcare staff are encouraged to use feedback from their patients to inform service and quality improvement. Receiving patient feedback via online channels is a relatively new phenomenon that has rarely been conceptualised. Further, the implications of a wide, varied and unknown(able) audience being able to view and interact with online patient feedback are yet to be understood. We applied a theoretical lens of dramaturgy to a large ethnographi…
A qualitative formative evaluation of a patient facing intervention to improve care transitions for older people moving from hospital to home
BACKGROUND: The Partners at Care Transitions (PACTs) intervention was developed to support older people's involvement in hospital to improve outcomes at home. A booklet, question card, record sheet, induction leaflet, and patient-friendly discharge letter support patients to be more involved in their health and wellbeing, medications, activities of daily living and post-discharge care. We aimed to assess intervention acceptability, identify imple…
Reducing delayed transfer of care in older people
Development of a ‘real-world’ logic model through testing the feasibility of a complex healthcare intervention
Logic models feature prominently in intervention research yet there is increasing debate about their ability to express how interventions work in the real-world. ‘Real-world’ logic models are a new proposition which express complex interventions in context. They are designed to help researchers strike a balance between context-sensitivity and scalability. This article explores the utility of real-world logic models in a trial involving a complex …
Quality assessment with diverse studies (QuADS)
Doing involvement
CONTEXT: Being involved in one's care is prioritised within UK healthcare policy to improve care quality and safety. However, research suggests that many older people struggle with this. DESIGN: We present focused ethnographic research exploring older peoples' involvement in healthcare from hospital to home. RESULTS: We propose that being involved in care is a dynamic form of labour, which we call 'involvement work' (IW). In hospital, many patien…
The views and experiences of patients and health‐care professionals on the disclosure of adverse events
Factors influencing sedentary behaviours after stroke
Many stroke survivors indicate being open to reducing sedentary behaviour, with appropriate support from stroke service staff and caregivers. The findings from this study have contributed to an intervention development process using the Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) approach to develop strategies to reduce sedentary behaviour after stroke
Patient experience feedback in UK hospitals
How older people enact care involvement during transition from hospital to home
What's the problem with patient experience feedback? A macro and micro understanding, based on findings from a three‐site UK qualitative study
CONTEXT: Collecting feedback from patients about their experiences of health care is an important activity. However, improvement based on this feedback rarely materializes. In this study, we focus on answering the question-"what is impeding the use of patient experience feedback?" METHODS: We conducted a qualitative study in 2016 across three NHS hospital Trusts in the North of England. Focus groups were undertaken with ward-based staff, and hosp…
Evidence that an intervention weakens the relationship between adolescent electronic cigarette use and tobacco smoking
This is one of the first studies to show that e-cigarette use was robustly associated with measures of smoking over 24 months and the first to show an intervention to attenuate the relationship. Further research with a broader age range of adolescents is required
Improving Patient Experience in Hospital Settings
This article presents a process evaluation of the implementation and refinement of a patient experience toolkit (PET) by action researchers in six hospital wards in the English National Health Service (NHS). An initial assumption that health care professionals (HCPs) would use PET to improve patient experience proved unrealistic due to staff and service pressures. However, the action researchers' facilitation of PET and their support during the i…
A cross‐sectional survey of mental health service users’, carers’ and professionals’ priorities for patient safety in the United Kingdom
BACKGROUND: Establishing patient safety priorities in psychiatry has received less international attention than in other areas of health care. This study aimed to identify safety issues as described by people in the United Kingdom identifying as mental health service users, carers and professionals. METHODS: A cross-sectional online survey was distributed via social media. Identified safety issues were mapped onto the Yorkshire Contributory Facto…
Using the question-behavior effect to change multiple health behaviors
Asking questions about a behavior has been found to influence subsequent performance of that behavior, a phenomenon termed the question-behavior effect (QBE). The present study addressed two under-researched questions concerning the QBE: (1) Can the QBE be used to change multiple health behaviors, and (2) does enhancing dissonance during questionnaire completion increase the magnitude of the QBE? Participants ( N = 1534) were randomized to one of…
A guide to using the Theoretical Domains Framework of behaviour change to investigate implementation problems
BACKGROUND: Implementing new practices requires changes in the behaviour of relevant actors, and this is facilitated by understanding of the determinants of current and desired behaviours. The Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) was developed by a collaboration of behavioural scientists and implementation researchers who identified theories relevant to implementation and grouped constructs from these theories into domains. The collaboration aimed…
Do electronic cigarettes increase cigarette smoking in UK adolescents? Evidence from a 12-month prospective study
This is the first study to report prospective relationships between ever use of e-cigarettes and initiation and escalation of cigarette use among UK adolescents. Ever use of e-cigarettes was robustly associated with initiation but more modestly related to escalation of cigarette use. Further research with longer follow-up in a broader age range of adolescents is required
The Patient Feedback Response Framework – Understanding why UK hospital staff find it difficult to make improvements based on patient feedback
Patients are increasingly being asked for feedback about their healthcare experiences. However, healthcare staff often find it difficult to act on this feedback in order to make improvements to services. This paper draws upon notions of legitimacy and readiness to develop a conceptual framework (Patient Feedback Response Framework - PFRF) which outlines why staff may find it problematic to respond to patient feedback. A large qualitative study wa…
Applying the reasoned action approach to understanding health protection and health risk behaviors
Meta-Analysis of the Reasoned Action Approach (RAA) to Understanding Health Behaviors
Beyond intention
Procedures and the professional
Trade Matters in the Fight Against Poverty”
The Patient Feedback Response Framework – Understanding why UK hospital staff find it difficult to make improvements based on patient feedback
Patients are increasingly being asked for feedback about their healthcare experiences. However, healthcare staff often find it difficult to act on this feedback in order to make improvements to services. This paper draws upon notions of legitimacy and readiness to develop a conceptual framework (Patient Feedback Response Framework - PFRF) which outlines why staff may find it problematic to respond to patient feedback. A large qualitative study wa…
Application of the theory of planned behaviour to the prediction of objectively assessed breaking of posted speed limits
In two studies the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) including moral norms, anticipated regret and past behaviour was applied to predicting intention to exceed the posted speed limit across different roads and objectively assessed speeding behaviour. All measures except behaviour were taken by self-report questionnaires referring to different driving scenarios. The behaviour measures were based on performance in a simulator (Study 1) or unobtrusi…
Judging the use of clinical protocols by fellow professionals
Applying the reasoned action approach to understanding health protection and health risk behaviors
Crossing two types of implementation intentions with a protection motivation intervention for the reduction of saturated fat intake
A glimpse behind the organisational curtain
Healthcare staff are encouraged to use feedback from their patients to inform service and quality improvement. Receiving patient feedback via online channels is a relatively new phenomenon that has rarely been conceptualised. Further, the implications of a wide, varied and unknown(able) audience being able to view and interact with online patient feedback are yet to be understood. We applied a theoretical lens of dramaturgy to a large ethnographi…
Using the question-behavior effect to change multiple health behaviors
Asking questions about a behavior has been found to influence subsequent performance of that behavior, a phenomenon termed the question-behavior effect (QBE). The present study addressed two under-researched questions concerning the QBE: (1) Can the QBE be used to change multiple health behaviors, and (2) does enhancing dissonance during questionnaire completion increase the magnitude of the QBE? Participants ( N = 1534) were randomized to one of…
A comparison of reported levels and expression of anger in everyday and driving situations
Incidents of road rage are frequently reported in the media, yet despite claims that aggression on congested roads is a serious social problem, little empirical research has explored the question of whether people really do become more aggressive behind the wheel. This study compares levels and expression of anger in everyday and driving situations with the aim of testing some of the commonly held beliefs about aggression on the roads. A survey q…
Improving Patient Experience in Hospital Settings
This article presents a process evaluation of the implementation and refinement of a patient experience toolkit (PET) by action researchers in six hospital wards in the English National Health Service (NHS). An initial assumption that health care professionals (HCPs) would use PET to improve patient experience proved unrealistic due to staff and service pressures. However, the action researchers' facilitation of PET and their support during the i…
Self-reported Attitude Towards Speeding and Its Possible Consequences in Five Different Road Contexts
Driving above the permitted speed limit is a common violation on the roads of Great Britain. Moreover, speeding is associated with negative consequences in the form of damage, injury and fatal road traffic accidents. The aim of this study was to assess, by means of self-report, the prevalence of this social problem across five different contexts: a residential road, a busy shopping street, a dual carriageway, a winding country road, and a motorwa…
Predicting road traffic accidents
A study by West, Elander & French (1993 a ) examining the relationship between mild social deviance and accident rates on the road was extended and replicated. West et al. (1993 a ) report that the relationship between mild social deviance and accident rates was partly mediated by faster driving speed. The aim of the present research was to determine whether a broader measure of road traffic violations would fully mediate the relationship between…
Procedures and the professional
Judging the use of clinical protocols by fellow professionals
A comparison of reported levels and expression of anger in everyday and driving situations
Incidents of road rage are frequently reported in the media, yet despite claims that aggression on congested roads is a serious social problem, little empirical research has explored the question of whether people really do become more aggressive behind the wheel. This study compares levels and expression of anger in everyday and driving situations with the aim of testing some of the commonly held beliefs about aggression on the roads. A survey q…
Beyond intention
Application of the theory of planned behaviour to the prediction of objectively assessed breaking of posted speed limits
In two studies the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) including moral norms, anticipated regret and past behaviour was applied to predicting intention to exceed the posted speed limit across different roads and objectively assessed speeding behaviour. All measures except behaviour were taken by self-report questionnaires referring to different driving scenarios. The behaviour measures were based on performance in a simulator (Study 1) or unobtrusi…
Evidence, Theory and Context
Although time consuming, intervention mapping was found to be a useful tool for developing a theory based intervention. The length of this process has implications for the way in which funding bodies allow for the development of interventions as part of their funding policy. The intervention will be evaluated in a cluster randomised trial involving 1350 employees from 5 different organisations, results available September 2009
Talk About Terrorism and the Media
Journal Article Talk About Terrorism and the Media: Communicating With the Conduit Metaphor Get access Simon J. Harrison, Simon J. Harrison 1Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Zazie Todd, Zazie Todd 1Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom Search for other works by this autho…
Crossing two types of implementation intentions with a protection motivation intervention for the reduction of saturated fat intake
Trade Matters in the Fight Against Poverty”
Using vignettes to explore judgements of patients about safety and quality of care
BACKGROUND There is a growing body of evidence that safe outcomes and quality care are important to patients. For the patient, evaluations of safety and quality are made on the basis of the interpersonal interactions that they have with health professionals as well as the technical aspects of their care. OBJECTIVE In this study, we investigated the extent to which outcome of care (harm or not) and relationship (good or bad) with the care provider…
Study protocol
ISRCTN27596806
Intervention fidelity and effectiveness of a UK worksite physical activity intervention funded by the Bupa Foundation, UK
The main aim of this study was to test whether the effectiveness of a worksite physical activity intervention delivered in five work organizations varied as a function of intervention fidelity. We conducted a fidelity analysis as part of a large matched-pair cluster randomized controlled trial of a worksite physical activity intervention (AME for Activity). Participants (N = 1260) were employees from five organizations in the UK. The primary tria…
Meta-Analysis of the Reasoned Action Approach (RAA) to Understanding Health Behaviors
The question-behaviour effect
Research has demonstrated that asking people questions about a behaviour can lead to behaviour change. Despite many, varied studies in different domains, it is only recently that this phenomenon has been studied under the umbrella term of the question-behaviour effect (QBE) and moderators of the effect have been investigated. With a particular focus on our own contributions, this article: (1) provides an overview of QBE research; (2) reviews and …
A guide to using the Theoretical Domains Framework of behaviour change to investigate implementation problems
BACKGROUND: Implementing new practices requires changes in the behaviour of relevant actors, and this is facilitated by understanding of the determinants of current and desired behaviours. The Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) was developed by a collaboration of behavioural scientists and implementation researchers who identified theories relevant to implementation and grouped constructs from these theories into domains. The collaboration aimed…
Do electronic cigarettes increase cigarette smoking in UK adolescents? Evidence from a 12-month prospective study
This is the first study to report prospective relationships between ever use of e-cigarettes and initiation and escalation of cigarette use among UK adolescents. Ever use of e-cigarettes was robustly associated with initiation but more modestly related to escalation of cigarette use. Further research with longer follow-up in a broader age range of adolescents is required
The Patient Feedback Response Framework – Understanding why UK hospital staff find it difficult to make improvements based on patient feedback
Patients are increasingly being asked for feedback about their healthcare experiences. However, healthcare staff often find it difficult to act on this feedback in order to make improvements to services. This paper draws upon notions of legitimacy and readiness to develop a conceptual framework (Patient Feedback Response Framework - PFRF) which outlines why staff may find it problematic to respond to patient feedback. A large qualitative study wa…
Applying the reasoned action approach to understanding health protection and health risk behaviors
A cross‐sectional survey of mental health service users’, carers’ and professionals’ priorities for patient safety in the United Kingdom
BACKGROUND: Establishing patient safety priorities in psychiatry has received less international attention than in other areas of health care. This study aimed to identify safety issues as described by people in the United Kingdom identifying as mental health service users, carers and professionals. METHODS: A cross-sectional online survey was distributed via social media. Identified safety issues were mapped onto the Yorkshire Contributory Facto…
Using the question-behavior effect to change multiple health behaviors
Asking questions about a behavior has been found to influence subsequent performance of that behavior, a phenomenon termed the question-behavior effect (QBE). The present study addressed two under-researched questions concerning the QBE: (1) Can the QBE be used to change multiple health behaviors, and (2) does enhancing dissonance during questionnaire completion increase the magnitude of the QBE? Participants ( N = 1534) were randomized to one of…
Patient experience feedback in UK hospitals
How older people enact care involvement during transition from hospital to home
What's the problem with patient experience feedback? A macro and micro understanding, based on findings from a three‐site UK qualitative study
CONTEXT: Collecting feedback from patients about their experiences of health care is an important activity. However, improvement based on this feedback rarely materializes. In this study, we focus on answering the question-"what is impeding the use of patient experience feedback?" METHODS: We conducted a qualitative study in 2016 across three NHS hospital Trusts in the North of England. Focus groups were undertaken with ward-based staff, and hosp…
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