Cindy Cooper
Biographic Data
| ID | 3761209 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cindy Cooper |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cindy |
| FAMILY NAME | Cooper |
| SIGNATURE | COOPER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Sheffield |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2995-5447 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 53 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
One session treatment (OST) is equivalent to multi‐session cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in children with specific phobias (Aspect): Results from a national non‐inferiority randomized controlled …
BACKGROUND: 5%-10% children and young people (CYP) experience specific phobias that impact daily functioning. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is recommended but has limitations. One Session Treatment (OST), a briefer alternative incorporating CBT principles, has demonstrated efficacy. The Alleviating Specific Phobias Experienced by Children Trial (ASPECT) investigated the non-inferiority of OST compared to multi-session CBT for treating specifi…
Physical Activity in Adults with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder: A Large Cross-Sectional Survey Exploring Patterns, Preferences, Barriers, and Motivating Factors
Adults with severe mental ill health may have specific attitudes toward physical activity. To inform intervention development, we conducted a survey to assess the physical activity patterns, preferences, barriers, and motivations of adults with severe mental ill health living in the community. Data were summarised using descriptive statistics, and logistic regressions were used to explore relationships between physical activity status and partici…
Estimating the minimum important difference in the Demqol instrument in people with dementia
ISRCTN17993825 on 11th October 2016
Estimating the sample size for a pilot randomised trial to minimise the overall trial sample size for the external pilot and main trial for a continuous outcome variable
Sample size justification is an important consideration when planning a clinical trial, not only for the main trial but also for any preliminary pilot trial. When the outcome is a continuous variable, the sample size calculation requires an accurate estimate of the standard deviation of the outcome measure. A pilot trial can be used to get an estimate of the standard deviation, which could then be used to anticipate what may be observed in the ma…
Patterns of multimorbidity and their association with health outcomes within Yorkshire, England: Baseline results from the Yorkshire Health Study
Patterns of multimorbidity within the Yorkshire Health Study support research on multimorbidity within previous observational cross-sectional studies. The YHS provides both a facility for participant recruitment to intervention trials, and a large population-based longitudinal cohort for observational research. It is planned to continue to record chronic conditions and other health related behaviours in future waves which will be useful for exami…
Exploring the Impact of Patient and Public Involvement in a Cancer Research Setting
An enduring theme in the literature exploring patient and public involvement (PPI) in research has been the focus on evaluating impact, defined usually in terms of participants' practical contribution to enhancing research processes. By contrast, there has been less emphasis on the perspectives and experiences of those involved in PPI. Drawing on qualitative data with people involved in the National Cancer Research Network in the United Kingdom, …
Can the impact of public involvement on research be evaluated? A mixed methods study
Background Public involvement is central to health and social research policies, yet few systematic evaluations of its impact have been carried out, raising questions about the feasibility of evaluating the impact of public involvement. Objective To investigate whether it is feasible to evaluate the impact of public involvement on health and social research. Methods Mixed methods including a two‐round Delphi study with pre‐specified 80% consensus…
Credibility and the 'professionalized' lay expert: Reflections on the dilemmas and opportunities of public involvement in health research
Contemporary health policy in England places increasing emphasis on patient and public involvement (PPI) in health and health research. With regard to the latter, it has been suggested that PPI brings 'different' perspectives to research decision-making spaces, based on what has been referred to as 'experiential expertise'. This article presents findings from a qualitative study of PPI in cancer research settings in England. We argue that partici…
"Booster" interventions to sustain increases in physical activity in middle-aged adults in deprived urban neighbourhoods: Internal pilot and feasibility study
The main study will continue with the original recruitment target of 600 participants but to ensure feasibility, it is necessary to increase recruitment and improve the numbers of those followed-up who have evaluable data. Strategies will include increasing the number of initial invitations sent out and improving the training of research assistants and participants in the positioning of the accelerometer
South Yorkshire Cohort: A 'cohort trials facility' study of health and weight - Protocol for the recruitment phase
The South Yorkshire Cohort combines the strengths of the standard observational, longitudinal cohort study design with a population based cohort facility for multiple randomised controlled trials in a range of long term health and weight related conditions (including obesity). This infrastructure will allow the rapid and cheap identification and recruitment of patients, and facilitate the provision of robust evidence to inform the management and …
A randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness evaluation of "booster" interventions to sustain increases in physical activity in middle-aged adults in deprived urban neighbourhoods
Current Controlled Trials: ISRCTN56495859; ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00836459
Critical perspectives on 'consumer involvement' in health research: Epistemological dissonance and the know-do gap
Researchers in the area of health and social care (both in Australia and internationally) are encouraged to involve consumers throughout the research process, often on ethical, political and methodological grounds, or simply as 'good practice'. This article presents findings from a qualitative study in the UK of researchers' experiences and views of consumer involvement in health research. Two main themes are presented. First, we explore the 'kno…
Health researchers’ attitudes towards public involvement in health research
Objective To investigate health researchers’ attitudes to involving the public in research. Background Public involvement in research is encouraged by the Department of Health in the UK. Despite this, the number of health researchers actively involving the public in research appears to be limited. There is little research specifically addressing the attitudes of health researchers towards involving the public: how they interpret the policy, what …
Health and use of health services: A comparison between Gypsies and Travellers and other ethnic groups
Being a Gypsy or Traveller is associated with even poorer health outcomes than those seen in two other ethnic minority groups resident in England, Pakistani Muslim and African Caribbean, and they in turn have poorer health outcomes than the White residents. More remains to be done to address the health and health service needs of such black and minority ethnic groups
Perceptions of the causes of childhood disability among Pakistani families living in the UK: Disability among Pakistani families
It has been well documented that South Asian families caring for a child with a disability experience discrimination and disadvantage in accessing health and social care services. This gives increasing cause for concern as the number of South Asian people with severe learning impairments in the UK continues to rise. Mainstream services are ill-equipped to provide individual services to parents who choose to define and address disability different…
Involving consumers successfully in NHS research: A national survey
Objectives To investigate how far and in what way consumers are involved in NHS research. Background There is guidance from the UK Department of Health on involving consumers in research, but it is not known how these policies have been implemented. Design A national postal survey was conducted of 884 researchers selected randomly from the National Research Register, 16 researchers registered on the INVOLVE database and 15 consumers nominated by …
Health status of Gypsies and Travellers in England
Objective: To provide the first valid and reliable estimate of the health status of Gypsies and Travellers in England by using standardised instruments to compare their health with that of a UK resident non-Traveller sample, drawn from different socioeconomic and ethnic groups, matched for age and sex. Design: Epidemiological survey, by structured interview, of quota sample and concurrent age–sex-matched comparators. Setting: The homes or alterna…
Health-related beliefs and experiences of Gypsies and Travellers: A qualitative study: Table 1
Objective: To illuminate findings of the survey of the health status of Gypsies and Travellers by exploring their health-related beliefs and experiences. Design: Qualitative study of a purposive subsample from in-depth interviews using framework analysis. Setting: The homes or alternative community settings of the participants in five geographically dispersed study locations in England. Participants: 27 Gypsies and Travellers with an experience o…
What does it mean to involve consumers successfully in NHS research? A consensus study
Objective To obtain consensus on the principles and indicators of successful consumer involvement in NHS research. Design Consensus methods were used. An expert workshop, employing the nominal group technique was used to generate potential principles and indicators. A two‐round postal Delphi process was used to obtain consensus on the principles and indicators. Setting and participants Participants were drawn from health, social care, universitie…
Consumer involvement in health research: A review and research agenda
Credibility and the 'professionalized' lay expert: Reflections on the dilemmas and opportunities of public involvement in health research
Contemporary health policy in England places increasing emphasis on patient and public involvement (PPI) in health and health research. With regard to the latter, it has been suggested that PPI brings 'different' perspectives to research decision-making spaces, based on what has been referred to as 'experiential expertise'. This article presents findings from a qualitative study of PPI in cancer research settings in England. We argue that partici…
Critical perspectives on 'consumer involvement' in health research: Epistemological dissonance and the know-do gap
Researchers in the area of health and social care (both in Australia and internationally) are encouraged to involve consumers throughout the research process, often on ethical, political and methodological grounds, or simply as 'good practice'. This article presents findings from a qualitative study in the UK of researchers' experiences and views of consumer involvement in health research. Two main themes are presented. First, we explore the 'kno…
Health status of Gypsies and Travellers in England
Objective: To provide the first valid and reliable estimate of the health status of Gypsies and Travellers in England by using standardised instruments to compare their health with that of a UK resident non-Traveller sample, drawn from different socioeconomic and ethnic groups, matched for age and sex. Design: Epidemiological survey, by structured interview, of quota sample and concurrent age–sex-matched comparators. Setting: The homes or alterna…
Health and use of health services: A comparison between Gypsies and Travellers and other ethnic groups
Being a Gypsy or Traveller is associated with even poorer health outcomes than those seen in two other ethnic minority groups resident in England, Pakistani Muslim and African Caribbean, and they in turn have poorer health outcomes than the White residents. More remains to be done to address the health and health service needs of such black and minority ethnic groups
Perceptions of the causes of childhood disability among Pakistani families living in the UK: Disability among Pakistani families
It has been well documented that South Asian families caring for a child with a disability experience discrimination and disadvantage in accessing health and social care services. This gives increasing cause for concern as the number of South Asian people with severe learning impairments in the UK continues to rise. Mainstream services are ill-equipped to provide individual services to parents who choose to define and address disability different…
Health-related beliefs and experiences of Gypsies and Travellers: A qualitative study: Table 1
Objective: To illuminate findings of the survey of the health status of Gypsies and Travellers by exploring their health-related beliefs and experiences. Design: Qualitative study of a purposive subsample from in-depth interviews using framework analysis. Setting: The homes or alternative community settings of the participants in five geographically dispersed study locations in England. Participants: 27 Gypsies and Travellers with an experience o…
Exploring the Impact of Patient and Public Involvement in a Cancer Research Setting
An enduring theme in the literature exploring patient and public involvement (PPI) in research has been the focus on evaluating impact, defined usually in terms of participants' practical contribution to enhancing research processes. By contrast, there has been less emphasis on the perspectives and experiences of those involved in PPI. Drawing on qualitative data with people involved in the National Cancer Research Network in the United Kingdom, …
Consumer involvement in health research: A review and research agenda
What does it mean to involve consumers successfully in NHS research? A consensus study
Objective To obtain consensus on the principles and indicators of successful consumer involvement in NHS research. Design Consensus methods were used. An expert workshop, employing the nominal group technique was used to generate potential principles and indicators. A two‐round postal Delphi process was used to obtain consensus on the principles and indicators. Setting and participants Participants were drawn from health, social care, universitie…
Involving consumers successfully in NHS research: A national survey
Objectives To investigate how far and in what way consumers are involved in NHS research. Background There is guidance from the UK Department of Health on involving consumers in research, but it is not known how these policies have been implemented. Design A national postal survey was conducted of 884 researchers selected randomly from the National Research Register, 16 researchers registered on the INVOLVE database and 15 consumers nominated by …
Health status of Gypsies and Travellers in England
Objective: To provide the first valid and reliable estimate of the health status of Gypsies and Travellers in England by using standardised instruments to compare their health with that of a UK resident non-Traveller sample, drawn from different socioeconomic and ethnic groups, matched for age and sex. Design: Epidemiological survey, by structured interview, of quota sample and concurrent age–sex-matched comparators. Setting: The homes or alterna…
Health-related beliefs and experiences of Gypsies and Travellers: A qualitative study: Table 1
Objective: To illuminate findings of the survey of the health status of Gypsies and Travellers by exploring their health-related beliefs and experiences. Design: Qualitative study of a purposive subsample from in-depth interviews using framework analysis. Setting: The homes or alternative community settings of the participants in five geographically dispersed study locations in England. Participants: 27 Gypsies and Travellers with an experience o…
Perceptions of the causes of childhood disability among Pakistani families living in the UK: Disability among Pakistani families
It has been well documented that South Asian families caring for a child with a disability experience discrimination and disadvantage in accessing health and social care services. This gives increasing cause for concern as the number of South Asian people with severe learning impairments in the UK continues to rise. Mainstream services are ill-equipped to provide individual services to parents who choose to define and address disability different…
Health researchers’ attitudes towards public involvement in health research
Objective To investigate health researchers’ attitudes to involving the public in research. Background Public involvement in research is encouraged by the Department of Health in the UK. Despite this, the number of health researchers actively involving the public in research appears to be limited. There is little research specifically addressing the attitudes of health researchers towards involving the public: how they interpret the policy, what …
Health and use of health services: A comparison between Gypsies and Travellers and other ethnic groups
Being a Gypsy or Traveller is associated with even poorer health outcomes than those seen in two other ethnic minority groups resident in England, Pakistani Muslim and African Caribbean, and they in turn have poorer health outcomes than the White residents. More remains to be done to address the health and health service needs of such black and minority ethnic groups
A randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness evaluation of "booster" interventions to sustain increases in physical activity in middle-aged adults in deprived urban neighbourhoods
Current Controlled Trials: ISRCTN56495859; ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00836459
Critical perspectives on 'consumer involvement' in health research: Epistemological dissonance and the know-do gap
Researchers in the area of health and social care (both in Australia and internationally) are encouraged to involve consumers throughout the research process, often on ethical, political and methodological grounds, or simply as 'good practice'. This article presents findings from a qualitative study in the UK of researchers' experiences and views of consumer involvement in health research. Two main themes are presented. First, we explore the 'kno…
"Booster" interventions to sustain increases in physical activity in middle-aged adults in deprived urban neighbourhoods: Internal pilot and feasibility study
The main study will continue with the original recruitment target of 600 participants but to ensure feasibility, it is necessary to increase recruitment and improve the numbers of those followed-up who have evaluable data. Strategies will include increasing the number of initial invitations sent out and improving the training of research assistants and participants in the positioning of the accelerometer
South Yorkshire Cohort: A 'cohort trials facility' study of health and weight - Protocol for the recruitment phase
The South Yorkshire Cohort combines the strengths of the standard observational, longitudinal cohort study design with a population based cohort facility for multiple randomised controlled trials in a range of long term health and weight related conditions (including obesity). This infrastructure will allow the rapid and cheap identification and recruitment of patients, and facilitate the provision of robust evidence to inform the management and …
Can the impact of public involvement on research be evaluated? A mixed methods study
Background Public involvement is central to health and social research policies, yet few systematic evaluations of its impact have been carried out, raising questions about the feasibility of evaluating the impact of public involvement. Objective To investigate whether it is feasible to evaluate the impact of public involvement on health and social research. Methods Mixed methods including a two‐round Delphi study with pre‐specified 80% consensus…
Credibility and the 'professionalized' lay expert: Reflections on the dilemmas and opportunities of public involvement in health research
Contemporary health policy in England places increasing emphasis on patient and public involvement (PPI) in health and health research. With regard to the latter, it has been suggested that PPI brings 'different' perspectives to research decision-making spaces, based on what has been referred to as 'experiential expertise'. This article presents findings from a qualitative study of PPI in cancer research settings in England. We argue that partici…
Exploring the Impact of Patient and Public Involvement in a Cancer Research Setting
An enduring theme in the literature exploring patient and public involvement (PPI) in research has been the focus on evaluating impact, defined usually in terms of participants' practical contribution to enhancing research processes. By contrast, there has been less emphasis on the perspectives and experiences of those involved in PPI. Drawing on qualitative data with people involved in the National Cancer Research Network in the United Kingdom, …
Estimating the sample size for a pilot randomised trial to minimise the overall trial sample size for the external pilot and main trial for a continuous outcome variable
Sample size justification is an important consideration when planning a clinical trial, not only for the main trial but also for any preliminary pilot trial. When the outcome is a continuous variable, the sample size calculation requires an accurate estimate of the standard deviation of the outcome measure. A pilot trial can be used to get an estimate of the standard deviation, which could then be used to anticipate what may be observed in the ma…
Patterns of multimorbidity and their association with health outcomes within Yorkshire, England: Baseline results from the Yorkshire Health Study
Patterns of multimorbidity within the Yorkshire Health Study support research on multimorbidity within previous observational cross-sectional studies. The YHS provides both a facility for participant recruitment to intervention trials, and a large population-based longitudinal cohort for observational research. It is planned to continue to record chronic conditions and other health related behaviours in future waves which will be useful for exami…
Estimating the minimum important difference in the Demqol instrument in people with dementia
ISRCTN17993825 on 11th October 2016
One session treatment (OST) is equivalent to multi‐session cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in children with specific phobias (Aspect): Results from a national non‐inferiority randomized controlled …
BACKGROUND: 5%-10% children and young people (CYP) experience specific phobias that impact daily functioning. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is recommended but has limitations. One Session Treatment (OST), a briefer alternative incorporating CBT principles, has demonstrated efficacy. The Alleviating Specific Phobias Experienced by Children Trial (ASPECT) investigated the non-inferiority of OST compared to multi-session CBT for treating specifi…
Physical Activity in Adults with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder: A Large Cross-Sectional Survey Exploring Patterns, Preferences, Barriers, and Motivating Factors
Adults with severe mental ill health may have specific attitudes toward physical activity. To inform intervention development, we conducted a survey to assess the physical activity patterns, preferences, barriers, and motivations of adults with severe mental ill health living in the community. Data were summarised using descriptive statistics, and logistic regressions were used to explore relationships between physical activity status and partici…
Medicine (17 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Public health (9 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (8 works) · Nursing (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Public relations (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works)