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Research interests
I'm interested in how to help people with chronic health conditions (primarily respiratory disease, although I also work with other conditions) using non-pharmacological treatments. I'm Deputy Director of the Bath Centre for Mindfulness and Compassion.
I started research with the MRC/ESRC, looking at how psychological interventions (like mindfulness) changed cognitions and emotions for people with anxiety. I then started working with people with asthma, working to understand their asthma in order to develop effective psychological and behavioural interventions, spending 2 years as an NIHR Postdoctoral Fellow with the NIHR School of Primary Care.
A lot of my research uses digital technologies (apps and websites) in order to help people with respiratory disease, and this has lead to another research interest in developing new analytical frameworks to measure and understand how (and why) people 'engage' with treatments, and how treatments can be optimised accordingly.
I co-lead the Germ Defence study - a digital intervention to improve infection control behaviours in the home. Germ Defence was one of the UK government funded projects to change behaviour and halt the spread of COVID-19. It's been used by more than 100,000 people in the UK and translated into 25+ languages.
Teaching interests
I teach both undergraduates and post-graduates, although mainly the MSc Health Psychology course, in particular developing an understanding of target populations to develop effective interventions.
Willing to supervise doctoral students
I am currently able to supervise PhD students.
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Development and evaluation of an online FeNO-guided primary care asthma management intervention
National Institute for Health Research
3/02/20 → 2/02/25
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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RECUR
National Institute for Health Research
1/07/19 → 31/12/24
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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Breathing REtraining for Asthma Trial of Home Exercises for Teenagers (BREATHE4T); repurposing, refining and feasibility
National Institute for Health Research
1/04/19 → 31/03/21
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
Research Output
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Adding web-based behavioural support to exercise referral schemes for inactive adults with chronic health conditions: the e-coachER RCT
Taylor, A. H., Taylor, R. S., Ingram, W. M., Anokye, N., Dean, S., Jolly, K., Mutrie, N., Lambert, J., Yardley, L., Greaves, C., King, J., McAdam, C., Steele, M., Price, L., Streeter, A., Charles, N., Terry, R., Webb, D., Campbell, J., Hughes, L. & 7 others, , 30 Nov 2020, In: Health technology assessment (Winchester, England). 24, 63, p. 1-106 106 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Feasibility and acceptability of a group mindfulness intervention in a difficult asthma clinic
Ainsworth, B., Patel, A., Eyles, C., Davies, G., Kurukulaaratchy, R. & Thomas, M., 1 Jul 2020, In: Mindfulness. 11, 7, p. 1734-1746 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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One year later: highlighting the challenges and opportunities in disseminating a breathing retraining digital behaviour change intervention
Ainsworth, B., Bruton, A., Thomas, M. & Yardley, L., 31 Jul 2020, In: Digital Health. 6, p. 1-5 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adding web-based behavioural support to exercise referral schemes for inactive adults with chronic health conditions: the e-coachER Randomised Controlled Trial
Taylor, A. H., Taylor, R. S., Ingram, W., Anokye, N., Dean, S., Jolly, K., Mutrie, N., Lambert, J., Yardley, L., Greaves, C. J., King, J., McAdam, C., Steele, M., Price, L., Streeter, A., Charles, N., Terry, R. H., Webb, D., Campbell, J. L., Hughes, L. & 7 others, , 27 Nov 2019, (Acceptance date) In: Health Technology Assessment .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A systematic review of psychological, physical health factors, and quality of life in adult asthma
Stanescu, S., Kirby, S., Thomas, M., Yardley, L. & Ainsworth, B., 21 Oct 2019, In: Primary Care Respiratory Journal. 29, 37.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access