David Gillanders
Biographic Data
| ID | 163713 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Gillanders |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Gillanders |
| SIGNATURE | GILLANDERS D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Edinburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4071-4211 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Masculinity and psychological adjustment in men living with prostate cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective This pre-registered systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine the relationship between masculinity and psychological adjustment outcomes among men with prostate cancer by synthesising the current quantitative evidence.Methods Embase, PsycINFO, MEDLINE and CINAHL Plus were systematically searched. We performed primary meta-analyses, moderator analyses, quality assessment and publication bias analyses.Results 22 studies involvi…
Investigating the delivery of an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) smartphone app intervention on symptomology in adult IBS patients: A feasibility study
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) significantly impacts patients and healthcare systems. While digital therapeutics show promise for IBS self-management, the feasibility of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) smartphone app remains unexplored. This feasibility study recruited 53 participants across three UK Health Services to use an ACT app over 8 weeks. Pre- and post-treatment outcomes were assessed using standardized self-report questionnai…
The Mindful Healthcare Scale (MHS): Development and initial validation
Psychological flexibility is associated with reduced burnout and improved wellbeing in healthcare professionals. This paper outlines the development and initial validation of the Mindful Healthcare Scale (MHS), a novel measure of psychological flexibility in healthcare professionals. This paper comprises of three studies drawing on the following samples. Sample 1 (n = 480) and Sample 2 (n = 196) were cross-sectional samples of healthcare professi…
Psychometric properties of the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire in females with fibromyalgia
Cognitive fusion, or the degree to which a person is entangled with their thoughts and takes them literally, is considered a normal yet detrimental cognitive process associated with diverse negative outcomes across healthy and disordered functioning, including in fibromyalgia. Given the relevance of this cognitive process, the aim of the present study is to generate empirical evidence on the reliability and validity of the Cognitive Fusion Questi…
The Argentinian version of the cognitive fusion questionnaire: Psychometric properties and the role of cognitive fusion as a predictor of pathological worry
Caring for someone with an acquired brain injury: The role of psychological flexibility
An experimental investigation of the effects of perspective-taking on emotional discomfort, cognitive fusion and self-compassion
Behind the masks: A cross-sectional study on intolerance of uncertainty, perceived vulnerability to disease and psychological flexibility in relation to state anxiety and wellbeing during the Covid-19…
Exploring the links between psychological flexibility, individual well‐being, and relationship quality
The ability to engage flexibly with thoughts and behavior in line with the demands of a situation—termed psychological flexibility —has been linked to individual well‐being. This registered report presents two studies that investigate the links between psychological flexibility, individual well‐being, and relationship quality. Using structural equation modeling, Study 1 found that people who were more psychologically flexible reported higher leve…
Moderating effect of IBS acceptance on psychosocial mediators of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Development and initial validation of a short form of the diabetes acceptance and Action Scale: The Daas-Revised (Daas-R)
Cutoff scores for the 8-item version of the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ-8) to identify different profiles of pain acceptance patterns, levels of function and behavioral flexibility
The initial validation of a state version of the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire
Concept and validation of the German version of the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ-D)
The utility of the Valuing Questionnaire in Chronic Pain
Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire: Exploring measurement invariance across three groups of Brazilian women and the role of cognitive fusion as a mediator in the relationship between rumination and depres…
An implementation trial of ACT-based bibliotherapy for irritable bowel syndrome
A systematic review of the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in chronic disease and long-term conditions
Better living with illness: A transdiagnostic acceptance and commitment therapy group intervention for chronic physical illness
Feel the Feeling: Psychological practitioners' experience of acceptance and commitment therapy well-being training in the workplace
This empirical study investigates psychological practitioners' experience of worksite training in acceptance and commitment therapy using an interpretative phenomenological analysis methodology. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight participants, and three themes emerged from the interpretative phenomenological analysis data analysis: influence of previous experiences, self and others and impact and application. The significance of…
Illness cognitions, cognitive fusion, avoidance and self-compassion as predictors of distress and quality of life in a heterogeneous sample of adults, after cancer
The Development and Initial Validation of the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire
Measuring acceptance in irritable bowel syndrome: Preliminary validation of an adapted scale and construct utility
Clinical Psychology Training in the UK: Towards the Attainment of Competence
This article provides a brief overview of clinical psychology training requirements from the UK perspective. Over recent years UK clinical psychology training requirements have focused on the development of competency based models. In Edinburgh the “standard” model of training has been supplemented with a “specialist” training route and this is described here. The changes to accreditation as a clinical psychologist following the advent of the Hea…
Clinical Psychology Training in the UK: Towards the Attainment of Competence
This article provides a brief overview of clinical psychology training requirements from the UK perspective. Over recent years UK clinical psychology training requirements have focused on the development of competency based models. In Edinburgh the “standard” model of training has been supplemented with a “specialist” training route and this is described here. The changes to accreditation as a clinical psychologist following the advent of the Hea…
Clinical Psychology Training in the UK: Towards the Attainment of Competence
This article provides a brief overview of clinical psychology training requirements from the UK perspective. Over recent years UK clinical psychology training requirements have focused on the development of competency based models. In Edinburgh the “standard” model of training has been supplemented with a “specialist” training route and this is described here. The changes to accreditation as a clinical psychologist following the advent of the Hea…
Measuring acceptance in irritable bowel syndrome: Preliminary validation of an adapted scale and construct utility
The Development and Initial Validation of the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire
Illness cognitions, cognitive fusion, avoidance and self-compassion as predictors of distress and quality of life in a heterogeneous sample of adults, after cancer
A systematic review of the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in chronic disease and long-term conditions
Better living with illness: A transdiagnostic acceptance and commitment therapy group intervention for chronic physical illness
Feel the Feeling: Psychological practitioners' experience of acceptance and commitment therapy well-being training in the workplace
This empirical study investigates psychological practitioners' experience of worksite training in acceptance and commitment therapy using an interpretative phenomenological analysis methodology. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight participants, and three themes emerged from the interpretative phenomenological analysis data analysis: influence of previous experiences, self and others and impact and application. The significance of…
Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire: Exploring measurement invariance across three groups of Brazilian women and the role of cognitive fusion as a mediator in the relationship between rumination and depres…
An implementation trial of ACT-based bibliotherapy for irritable bowel syndrome
The initial validation of a state version of the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire
Concept and validation of the German version of the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ-D)
The utility of the Valuing Questionnaire in Chronic Pain
Development and initial validation of a short form of the diabetes acceptance and Action Scale: The Daas-Revised (Daas-R)
Cutoff scores for the 8-item version of the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ-8) to identify different profiles of pain acceptance patterns, levels of function and behavioral flexibility
Exploring the links between psychological flexibility, individual well‐being, and relationship quality
The ability to engage flexibly with thoughts and behavior in line with the demands of a situation—termed psychological flexibility —has been linked to individual well‐being. This registered report presents two studies that investigate the links between psychological flexibility, individual well‐being, and relationship quality. Using structural equation modeling, Study 1 found that people who were more psychologically flexible reported higher leve…
Moderating effect of IBS acceptance on psychosocial mediators of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
An experimental investigation of the effects of perspective-taking on emotional discomfort, cognitive fusion and self-compassion
Behind the masks: A cross-sectional study on intolerance of uncertainty, perceived vulnerability to disease and psychological flexibility in relation to state anxiety and wellbeing during the Covid-19…
The Argentinian version of the cognitive fusion questionnaire: Psychometric properties and the role of cognitive fusion as a predictor of pathological worry
Caring for someone with an acquired brain injury: The role of psychological flexibility
Psychometric properties of the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire in females with fibromyalgia
Cognitive fusion, or the degree to which a person is entangled with their thoughts and takes them literally, is considered a normal yet detrimental cognitive process associated with diverse negative outcomes across healthy and disordered functioning, including in fibromyalgia. Given the relevance of this cognitive process, the aim of the present study is to generate empirical evidence on the reliability and validity of the Cognitive Fusion Questi…
The Mindful Healthcare Scale (MHS): Development and initial validation
Psychological flexibility is associated with reduced burnout and improved wellbeing in healthcare professionals. This paper outlines the development and initial validation of the Mindful Healthcare Scale (MHS), a novel measure of psychological flexibility in healthcare professionals. This paper comprises of three studies drawing on the following samples. Sample 1 (n = 480) and Sample 2 (n = 196) were cross-sectional samples of healthcare professi…
Masculinity and psychological adjustment in men living with prostate cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective This pre-registered systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine the relationship between masculinity and psychological adjustment outcomes among men with prostate cancer by synthesising the current quantitative evidence.Methods Embase, PsycINFO, MEDLINE and CINAHL Plus were systematically searched. We performed primary meta-analyses, moderator analyses, quality assessment and publication bias analyses.Results 22 studies involvi…
Investigating the delivery of an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) smartphone app intervention on symptomology in adult IBS patients: A feasibility study
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) significantly impacts patients and healthcare systems. While digital therapeutics show promise for IBS self-management, the feasibility of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) smartphone app remains unexplored. This feasibility study recruited 53 participants across three UK Health Services to use an ACT app over 8 weeks. Pre- and post-treatment outcomes were assessed using standardized self-report questionnai…
Psychology (22 works) · Clinical Psychology (17 works) · Clinical Psychology (15 works) · Psychiatry (15 works) · Psychotherapist (13 works) · Anxiety (12 works) · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (11 works) · Cognition (10 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Acceptance and commitment therapy (7 works)