Sarah Stewart-Brown
Biographic Data
| ID | 266942 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Stewart-Brown |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Stewart-Brown |
| SIGNATURE | STEWART-BROWN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Warwick |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0677-394X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 81 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Derivation of a UK preference-based value set for the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS) to allow estimation of Mental Well-being Adjusted Life Years (MWALYs)
The COV-ED Survey
Whilst young people's mental health and wellbeing has, and continues to be a national priority, the mental health and wellbeing of the families and teachers supporting them has not previously been explored. Our survey population was of predominantly white British heritage, female and living in the West Midlands UK, therefore, findings should be treated with caution. Findings provide a snapshot of factors that may be of significance to families an…
The use of composite time trade-off and discrete choice experiment methods for the valuation of the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS)
The interviews contributed insights regarding the robustness of the proposed methods. The application of C-TTO and DCE valuation techniques was practical and suitable for capturing individual attitudes towards different mental well-being scenarios. A modified protocol informed by the results is being tested in a larger sample across the UK
Cumulative risk of compromised physical, mental and social health in adulthood due to family conflict and financial strain during childhood
BACKGROUND: Childhood adversity (CA) has previously been linked to various health problems in adulthood. Investigations into the differential impact of distinct types of CA on a wide range of outcomes are scarce. This study aimed to assess the impact of self-reported childhood family conflict and/or financial strain on health and social functioning in adulthood among Europeans, while taking into account the mediating role of adulthood socioeconom…
Evaluating and establishing national norms for mental wellbeing using the short Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS)
SWEMWBS distinguishes mental wellbeing between subgroups, similarly to WEMWBS, but is less sensitive to gender differences
Recruiting families to a childhood obesity management trial. Active vs passive methods
Process evaluation of the Teamplay parenting intervention pilot
The data presented indicate that a face-to-face recruitment campaign which built trust and emphasized how the program was relevant to families positively affected recruitment in Teamplay. Parents found the parenting component of the intervention attractive and, once recruited, attendance was facilitated by enjoyable sessions, empathetic leaders and support from fellow participants. Overall, data suggest that the Teamplay recruitment and retention…
The Spanish version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) is valid for use in the general population
OP41 Practising Partnership
Background The 2010 NHS White Paper Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS proposed major changes to how public health services are delivered from 2013. The imminent transition of public health into local authorities will have implications for how services are planned, commissioned and implemented, particularly for wellbeing initiatives. Anticipating this transition, a city-wide initiative brought together Local Authority and NHS Public Health…
Is Psychological Well-Being Linked to the Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables
Humans run on a fuel called food. Yet economists and other social scientists rarely study what people eat. We provide simple evidence consistent with the existence of a link between the consumption of fruit and vegetables and high well-being. In cross-sectional data, happiness and mental health rise in an approximately dose-response way with the number of daily portions of fruit and vegetables. The pattern is remarkably robust to adjustment for a…
Designing a physical activity parenting course
Parents are interested in PA/SV parenting courses but the provision of child care is essential for attendance. Recruitment is likely to be facilitated via trusted sources. Parents want practical advice on how to overcome barriers and suggest advice is provided in a mutually supportive group experience with expert input
More thoughts on the RCT question
Purpose The paper's purpose is to participate in a debate about the role of randomised controlled trials in evaluation of preventive interventions for children. Design/methodology/approach The paper is a response to critiques on Stewart‐Brown et al. published in the Journal of Children's Services , Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 228–35. Findings Randomised controlled trials are likely to be at their best in the evaluation of interventions that do not require …
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)
WEMWBS is a psychometrically strong population measure of mental wellbeing, and can be used for this purpose in teenagers aged 13 and over
Should randomised controlled trials be the “gold standard” for research on preventive interventions for children
Purpose - Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have been offered a privileged position in terms of the evidence base for preventive interventions for children, but practical and theoretical issues challenge this research methodology. This paper aims to address this issue. \n \nDesign/methodology/approach - This paper analyses practical and methodological issues of using RCTs within children's preventive services and presents the results of a quali…
The development of two postnatal health instruments
Background and objective There can be adverse effects on health for mothers and fathers when a baby is born, but the focus on morbidity, such as depression detracts from the positive experiences of new parents. Efforts internationally to produce tools to measure postnatal health have focused on parenting stress, problems between couples and bonding. Other lengthy instruments may have limited value in clinical or research contexts. Aim To develop …
The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)
Background The outcomes framework for the new public health and mental health strategies in England (Healthy Lives Healthy People and No Health without Mental Health) both propose monitoring positive mental health. The Office of National Statistics is currently consulting on approaches to the measurement of wellbeing. Public mental health projects and interventions at local level require measurement of mental wellbeing The Warwick-Edinburgh Menta…
Measuring the impact and costs of a universal group based parenting programme
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN13919732
Internal construct validity of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)
BACKGROUND: The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) was developed to meet demand for instruments to measure mental well-being. It comprises 14 positively phrased Likert-style items and fulfils classic criteria for scale development. We report here the internal construct validity of WEMWBS from the perspective of the Rasch measurement model. METHODS: The model was applied to data collected from 779 respondents in Wave 12 (Autumn 200…
The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)
BACKGROUND: There is increasing international interest in the concept of mental well-being and its contribution to all aspects of human life. Demand for instruments to monitor mental well-being at a population level and evaluate mental health promotion initiatives is growing. This article describes the development and validation of a new scale, comprised only of positively worded items relating to different aspects of positive mental health: the …
Eating disorders and emotional and physical well-being
Hard-to-reach or out-of-reach? Reasons why women refuse to take part in early interventions
The aim of this study was to explore the reasons why vulnerable women refuse to take part in early interventions. In-depth interviews were conducted with 19 women who refused to take part in an evaluation of an intensive home visiting programme. A number of themes were identified including perceptions about vulnerability, misperceptions about the service, misgivings about the service, and lack of trust. It is concluded that women who refuse to ta…
Use of osteopathic or chiropractic services among people with back pain
Questionnaires covering health and the use of complementary, alternative and conventional health services were mailed to a random sample of 14 868 adults aged 18-64 years living in four counties of England in 1997. The present study examined the use of osteopathy/chiropractic among the 15% (n = 1377) of respondents reporting back pain. Osteopaths/chiropractors were seen by 13.4% (n = 184) of respondents with back pain during the past 3 months com…
Health Status of People Using Complementary and Alternative Medical Practitioner Services in 4 English Counties
Objectives. This study was undertaken to establish the health status of users of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) services in England. Methods. A postal questionnaire (response rate: 64%) covering long-standing illness, use of conventional medical and CAM services, and the United Kingdom Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) was sent to more than 14 000 adults in 4 counties. Results. Sixty percent of CAM user…
The health of students in institutes of higher education
BACKGROUND: A survey of students in three UK higher education establishments was undertaken to obtain information about students' physical and emotional well-being, their attitudes to, and beliefs about health, and the prevalence of risk factors for future ill health. METHODS: Health was measured by the prevalence of longstanding illness and by the SF-36 health status measurement tool. Survey results were compared with equivalent data for 18- to …
An epidemiological study of the relative importance of damp housing in relation to adult health
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between damp housing and adult health, taking into account a wide range of other factors that may influence health and could confound this relation. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: A general population sample of adults, aged 18-64, from Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Northamptonshire. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of responses to a postal questionnaire survey carried out in 1997 with a 64% response …
An epidemiological study of the relative importance of damp housing in relation to adult health
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between damp housing and adult health, taking into account a wide range of other factors that may influence health and could confound this relation. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: A general population sample of adults, aged 18-64, from Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Northamptonshire. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of responses to a postal questionnaire survey carried out in 1997 with a 64% response …
Is Psychological Well-Being Linked to the Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables
Humans run on a fuel called food. Yet economists and other social scientists rarely study what people eat. We provide simple evidence consistent with the existence of a link between the consumption of fruit and vegetables and high well-being. In cross-sectional data, happiness and mental health rise in an approximately dose-response way with the number of daily portions of fruit and vegetables. The pattern is remarkably robust to adjustment for a…
Damp housing and adult health
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To explore the relationship between damp housing and adult health using two separate measures of ill health and taking into account the confounding effects of health related lifestyles and social factors. DESIGN AND SETTING--Analysis of responses gathered in a cross sectional, postal questionnaire survey of a randomly selected sample of 5347 residents of Worcester. PARTICIPANTS--Altogether 2353 people aged 16 to 64 years responde…
Should randomised controlled trials be the “gold standard” for research on preventive interventions for children
Purpose - Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have been offered a privileged position in terms of the evidence base for preventive interventions for children, but practical and theoretical issues challenge this research methodology. This paper aims to address this issue. \n \nDesign/methodology/approach - This paper analyses practical and methodological issues of using RCTs within children's preventive services and presents the results of a quali…
Assessment of the SF-36 version 2 in the United Kingdom
OBJECTIVES: To introduce the UK SF36 Version II (SF36-II), and to (a) gain population norms for the UK SF36-II in a large community sample as well as to explore the instrument's internal consistency reliability and construct validity, and (b) to derive the Physical Component Summary (PCS) and Mental Component Summary (MCS) algorithms for the UK SF36-II. DESIGN: Postal survey using a questionnaire booklet, containing the SF-36-II and questions on …
The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)
Background The outcomes framework for the new public health and mental health strategies in England (Healthy Lives Healthy People and No Health without Mental Health) both propose monitoring positive mental health. The Office of National Statistics is currently consulting on approaches to the measurement of wellbeing. Public mental health projects and interventions at local level require measurement of mental wellbeing The Warwick-Edinburgh Menta…
Emotional health problems are the most important cause of disability in adults of working age
OBJECTIVE: To assess the contribution of emotional health problems to the burden of disability affecting people of working age. DESIGN: Analysis of data collected in a postal questionnaire survey of a random sample of people aged 18-64 years. SETTING: The four counties of the old Oxford region in 1991. SUBJECTS: 9332 people who responded to a questionnaire survey mailed to 14,000 people randomly selected from the Family Health Service Authority r…
More thoughts on the RCT question
Purpose The paper's purpose is to participate in a debate about the role of randomised controlled trials in evaluation of preventive interventions for children. Design/methodology/approach The paper is a response to critiques on Stewart‐Brown et al. published in the Journal of Children's Services , Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 228–35. Findings Randomised controlled trials are likely to be at their best in the evaluation of interventions that do not require …
Health Status of People Using Complementary and Alternative Medical Practitioner Services in 4 English Counties
Objectives. This study was undertaken to establish the health status of users of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) services in England. Methods. A postal questionnaire (response rate: 64%) covering long-standing illness, use of conventional medical and CAM services, and the United Kingdom Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) was sent to more than 14 000 adults in 4 counties. Results. Sixty percent of CAM user…
Visual acuity in a national sample of 10 year old children
The prevalence of defects of visual acuity among the 10 year old children in the 1970 birth cohort was 22.1%, but only in one third of these children was the defect more severe than 6/9. Defects were more common among girls. The relation of defects to social class was complex. Comparison with data collected on the children of the 1958 cohort when they were 11 years old suggests that although the prevalence of 6/9 visual acuity has remained consta…
Derivation of a UK preference-based value set for the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS) to allow estimation of Mental Well-being Adjusted Life Years (MWALYs)
Use of osteopathic or chiropractic services among people with back pain
Questionnaires covering health and the use of complementary, alternative and conventional health services were mailed to a random sample of 14 868 adults aged 18-64 years living in four counties of England in 1997. The present study examined the use of osteopathy/chiropractic among the 15% (n = 1377) of respondents reporting back pain. Osteopaths/chiropractors were seen by 13.4% (n = 184) of respondents with back pain during the past 3 months com…
Partial sight and blindness in children of the 1970 birth cohort at 10 years of age
The prevalence and causes of partial sight and blindness (best corrected distant visual acuity of 6/24 or less) have been studied in a nationally representative sample of 15,000 10-year-old children. The prevalence of blindness (acuity less than 6/60) was between 3.4 and 4.0/10,000. All these children had been registered as blind; less than half were in schools for the blind, the remainder were all in other special schools. The prevalence of part…
Visual acuity in a national sample of 10 year old children
The prevalence of defects of visual acuity among the 10 year old children in the 1970 birth cohort was 22.1%, but only in one third of these children was the defect more severe than 6/9. Defects were more common among girls. The relation of defects to social class was complex. Comparison with data collected on the children of the 1958 cohort when they were 11 years old suggests that although the prevalence of 6/9 visual acuity has remained consta…
Partial sight and blindness in children of the 1970 birth cohort at 10 years of age
The prevalence and causes of partial sight and blindness (best corrected distant visual acuity of 6/24 or less) have been studied in a nationally representative sample of 15,000 10-year-old children. The prevalence of blindness (acuity less than 6/60) was between 3.4 and 4.0/10,000. All these children had been registered as blind; less than half were in schools for the blind, the remainder were all in other special schools. The prevalence of part…
Damp housing and adult health
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To explore the relationship between damp housing and adult health using two separate measures of ill health and taking into account the confounding effects of health related lifestyles and social factors. DESIGN AND SETTING--Analysis of responses gathered in a cross sectional, postal questionnaire survey of a randomly selected sample of 5347 residents of Worcester. PARTICIPANTS--Altogether 2353 people aged 16 to 64 years responde…
Emotional health problems are the most important cause of disability in adults of working age
OBJECTIVE: To assess the contribution of emotional health problems to the burden of disability affecting people of working age. DESIGN: Analysis of data collected in a postal questionnaire survey of a random sample of people aged 18-64 years. SETTING: The four counties of the old Oxford region in 1991. SUBJECTS: 9332 people who responded to a questionnaire survey mailed to 14,000 people randomly selected from the Family Health Service Authority r…
Assessment of the SF-36 version 2 in the United Kingdom
OBJECTIVES: To introduce the UK SF36 Version II (SF36-II), and to (a) gain population norms for the UK SF36-II in a large community sample as well as to explore the instrument's internal consistency reliability and construct validity, and (b) to derive the Physical Component Summary (PCS) and Mental Component Summary (MCS) algorithms for the UK SF36-II. DESIGN: Postal survey using a questionnaire booklet, containing the SF-36-II and questions on …
The health of students in institutes of higher education
BACKGROUND: A survey of students in three UK higher education establishments was undertaken to obtain information about students' physical and emotional well-being, their attitudes to, and beliefs about health, and the prevalence of risk factors for future ill health. METHODS: Health was measured by the prevalence of longstanding illness and by the SF-36 health status measurement tool. Survey results were compared with equivalent data for 18- to …
An epidemiological study of the relative importance of damp housing in relation to adult health
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between damp housing and adult health, taking into account a wide range of other factors that may influence health and could confound this relation. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: A general population sample of adults, aged 18-64, from Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Northamptonshire. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of responses to a postal questionnaire survey carried out in 1997 with a 64% response …
Health Status of People Using Complementary and Alternative Medical Practitioner Services in 4 English Counties
Objectives. This study was undertaken to establish the health status of users of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) services in England. Methods. A postal questionnaire (response rate: 64%) covering long-standing illness, use of conventional medical and CAM services, and the United Kingdom Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) was sent to more than 14 000 adults in 4 counties. Results. Sixty percent of CAM user…
Use of osteopathic or chiropractic services among people with back pain
Questionnaires covering health and the use of complementary, alternative and conventional health services were mailed to a random sample of 14 868 adults aged 18-64 years living in four counties of England in 1997. The present study examined the use of osteopathy/chiropractic among the 15% (n = 1377) of respondents reporting back pain. Osteopaths/chiropractors were seen by 13.4% (n = 184) of respondents with back pain during the past 3 months com…
Eating disorders and emotional and physical well-being
Hard-to-reach or out-of-reach? Reasons why women refuse to take part in early interventions
The aim of this study was to explore the reasons why vulnerable women refuse to take part in early interventions. In-depth interviews were conducted with 19 women who refused to take part in an evaluation of an intensive home visiting programme. A number of themes were identified including perceptions about vulnerability, misperceptions about the service, misgivings about the service, and lack of trust. It is concluded that women who refuse to ta…
The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)
BACKGROUND: There is increasing international interest in the concept of mental well-being and its contribution to all aspects of human life. Demand for instruments to monitor mental well-being at a population level and evaluate mental health promotion initiatives is growing. This article describes the development and validation of a new scale, comprised only of positively worded items relating to different aspects of positive mental health: the …
Internal construct validity of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)
BACKGROUND: The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) was developed to meet demand for instruments to measure mental well-being. It comprises 14 positively phrased Likert-style items and fulfils classic criteria for scale development. We report here the internal construct validity of WEMWBS from the perspective of the Rasch measurement model. METHODS: The model was applied to data collected from 779 respondents in Wave 12 (Autumn 200…
Measuring the impact and costs of a universal group based parenting programme
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN13919732
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)
WEMWBS is a psychometrically strong population measure of mental wellbeing, and can be used for this purpose in teenagers aged 13 and over
Should randomised controlled trials be the “gold standard” for research on preventive interventions for children
Purpose - Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have been offered a privileged position in terms of the evidence base for preventive interventions for children, but practical and theoretical issues challenge this research methodology. This paper aims to address this issue. \n \nDesign/methodology/approach - This paper analyses practical and methodological issues of using RCTs within children's preventive services and presents the results of a quali…
The development of two postnatal health instruments
Background and objective There can be adverse effects on health for mothers and fathers when a baby is born, but the focus on morbidity, such as depression detracts from the positive experiences of new parents. Efforts internationally to produce tools to measure postnatal health have focused on parenting stress, problems between couples and bonding. Other lengthy instruments may have limited value in clinical or research contexts. Aim To develop …
The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)
Background The outcomes framework for the new public health and mental health strategies in England (Healthy Lives Healthy People and No Health without Mental Health) both propose monitoring positive mental health. The Office of National Statistics is currently consulting on approaches to the measurement of wellbeing. Public mental health projects and interventions at local level require measurement of mental wellbeing The Warwick-Edinburgh Menta…
Designing a physical activity parenting course
Parents are interested in PA/SV parenting courses but the provision of child care is essential for attendance. Recruitment is likely to be facilitated via trusted sources. Parents want practical advice on how to overcome barriers and suggest advice is provided in a mutually supportive group experience with expert input
More thoughts on the RCT question
Purpose The paper's purpose is to participate in a debate about the role of randomised controlled trials in evaluation of preventive interventions for children. Design/methodology/approach The paper is a response to critiques on Stewart‐Brown et al. published in the Journal of Children's Services , Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 228–35. Findings Randomised controlled trials are likely to be at their best in the evaluation of interventions that do not require …
Process evaluation of the Teamplay parenting intervention pilot
The data presented indicate that a face-to-face recruitment campaign which built trust and emphasized how the program was relevant to families positively affected recruitment in Teamplay. Parents found the parenting component of the intervention attractive and, once recruited, attendance was facilitated by enjoyable sessions, empathetic leaders and support from fellow participants. Overall, data suggest that the Teamplay recruitment and retention…
The Spanish version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) is valid for use in the general population
OP41 Practising Partnership
Background The 2010 NHS White Paper Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS proposed major changes to how public health services are delivered from 2013. The imminent transition of public health into local authorities will have implications for how services are planned, commissioned and implemented, particularly for wellbeing initiatives. Anticipating this transition, a city-wide initiative brought together Local Authority and NHS Public Health…
Is Psychological Well-Being Linked to the Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables
Humans run on a fuel called food. Yet economists and other social scientists rarely study what people eat. We provide simple evidence consistent with the existence of a link between the consumption of fruit and vegetables and high well-being. In cross-sectional data, happiness and mental health rise in an approximately dose-response way with the number of daily portions of fruit and vegetables. The pattern is remarkably robust to adjustment for a…
Recruiting families to a childhood obesity management trial. Active vs passive methods
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