Dr Mandeep Sekhon

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Mandeep Sekhon
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About

Mandy joined the Joint Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education in January 2022. Mandy is a post-doctoral Research Fellow, applying mixed methods research to assess the acceptability, fidelity and feasibility of a gait rehabilitation walking intervention delivered to patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (GREAT trial).

Mandy's research interests include applying theory and mixed methods to design, implement and evaluate behaviour change interventions across a range of clinical conditions. Specifically, she is interested in advancing the assessment of acceptability in the context of healthcare interventions and services. 

Academic responsibilities

Research Fellow

Qualifications

  • PhD Health Psychology
  • MSc Health Psychology
  • BSc (Hons) Psychology

Research

Interests

  • Advancing quantitative and qualitative assessments of acceptability in the context of healthcare interventions and services
  • Application of mixed methods and behavioural change theory to design, develop and evaluate complex interventions across a range of long-term conditions (e.g., inflammatory arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions)
  • Training health professionals in psychological informed approaches to enhance practice
  • Knowledge mobilisation and implementation science

 

Publications

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Number of items: 22.

Article

Sekhon, Mandeep, Cartwright, Martin and Francis, Jill J. (2022) Development of a theory-informed questionnaire to assess the acceptability of healthcare interventions. BMC Health Services Research, 22, p. 279. ISSN (online) 1472-6963

Bearne, Lindsay M., Volkmer, Brittannia, Peacock, Janet, Sekhon, Mandeep, Fisher, Graham, Galea Holmes, Melissa N., Douiri, Abdel, Amirova, Aliya, Farran, Dina, Quirke-McFarlane, Sophia, Modarai, Bijan, Sackley, Catherine, Weinman, John and Bieles, Julie (2022) Effect of a physical therapist–led, home-based, walking exercise behavior change intervention vs usual care on walking in adults with peripheral artery disease : the MOSAIC randomized clinical trial. JAMA, 327(14), pp. 1344-1355. ISSN (print) 0098-7484

Hendry, Gordon J., Bearne, Lindsay, Foster, Nadine E., Godfrey, Emma, Hider, Samantha, Jolly, Lisa, Mason, Helen, McConnachie, Alex, McInnes, Iain B., Patience, Aimie, Sackley, Catherine, Sekhon, Mandeep, Stanley, Bethany, van der Leeden, Marike, Williams, Anita E., Woodburn, Jim and Steultjens, Martijn P. M. (2022) Gait rehabilitation for foot and ankle impairments in early rheumatoid arthritis : a feasibility study of a new gait rehabilitation programme (GREAT Strides). Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8, p. 115. ISSN (online) 2055-5784

Aitken, Leanne M, Kydonaki, Kalliopi, Blackwood, Bronagh, Trahair, Laurence G, Purssell, Edward, Sekhon, Mandeep and Walsh, Timothy S (2021) Inconsistent relationship between depth of sedation and intensive care outcome : systematic review and meta-analysis. Thorax, 76(11), pp. 1089-1098. ISSN (print) 0040-6376

Sekhon, Mandeep, Cartwright, Martin, Lawes-Wickwar, Sadie, McBain, Hayley, Ezra, Daniel, Newman, Stanton and Francis, Jill J (2021) Does prospective acceptability of an intervention influence refusal to participate in a randomised controlled trial? An interview study. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 21, p. 100698. ISSN (online) 2451-8654

Sekhon, Mandeep, White, Claire, Godfrey, Emma, Amirova, Aliya, Revenäs, Åsa, King, Sinead, Pedro, Joshua, Quailey, Jamaal and Bearne, Lindsay (2021) Effectiveness of web-based and mobile health interventions designed to enhance adherence to physical activity for people with inflammatory arthritis : a systematic review. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 5(1), rkab016. ISSN (print) 2514-1775

Sekhon, Mandeep, van der Straten, Ariane and MTN-041/MAMMA Study team (2021) Pregnant and breastfeeding women's prospective acceptability of two biomedical HIV prevention approaches in Sub Saharan Africa : a multisite qualitative analysis using the theoretical framework of acceptability. PLoS ONE, 16(11), e0259779. ISSN (online) 1932-6203

Bearne, Lindsay M, Sekhon, Mandeep, Grainger, Rebecca, La, Anthony, Shamali, Mehrdad, Amirova, Aliya, Godfrey, Emma L and White, Claire M (2020) Smartphone apps targeting physical activity in people with rheumatoid arthritis : systematic quality appraisal and content analysis. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 8(7), e18495. ISSN (online) 2291-5222

Smith, Duncan, Sekhon, Mandeep, Francis, Jill J. and Aitken, Leanne M. (2019) How actionable are staff behaviours specified in policy documents? A document analysis of protocols for managing deteriorating patients. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 28(21-22), pp. 4139-4149. ISSN (print) 0962-1067

Sekhon, Mandeep, Cartwright, Martin and Francis, Jill J. (2018) Acceptability of health care interventions : a theoretical framework and proposed research agenda. British Journal of Health Psychology, 23(3), pp. 519-531. ISSN (print) 1359-107X

Sekhon, Mandeep, Cartwright, Martin and Francis, Jill J. (2017) Acceptability of healthcare interventions : an overview of reviews and development of a theoretical framework. BMC Health Services Research, 17, p. 88. ISSN (online) 1472-6963

Low, E L, Whitaker, K L, Simon, A E, Sekhon, M and Waller, J (2015) Women's interpretation of and responses to potential gynaecological cancer symptoms : a qualitative interview study. BMJ Open, 5(7), e008082. ISSN (online) 2044-6055

Evans, Ruth EC, Morris, Melanie, Sekhon, Mandeep, Buszewicz, Marta, Walter, Fiona M, Waller, Jo and Simon, Alice E (2014) Increasing awareness of gynaecological cancer symptoms : a GP perspective. British Journal of General Practice, 64(623), e372-e380. ISSN (print) 0960-1643

Ivtzan, Itai, Gardner, Hannah E., Bernard, Izra, Sekhon, Mandeep and Hart, Rona (2013) Wellbeing through self-fulfilment : Examining developmental aspects of self-actualization. The Humanistic Psychologist, 41(2), pp. 119-132. ISSN (print) 0887-3267

Conference or Workshop Item

Montague, Sarah, Sevdalis, Nick, Boufkhed, Sabah, Curtis, Monique, Sekhon, Mandeep, Dusheiko, Geoff and Agarwal, Kosh (2020) High patient acceptability for a hepatitis C mobile outreach service targeting ‘vulnerable’ homeless communities - an important component for elimination? In: The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Digital International Liver Congress 2020; 27 - 29 Aug 2020, Held online.

Bearne, Lindsay, Sekhon, Mandeep, Grainger, Rebecca, La, Anthony, Shamali, Mehrdad, Amirova, Aliya, Godfrey, Emma and White, Claire (2020) Identifying physical activity mobile applications for people with rheumatoid arthritis : a content analysis and quality appraisal. In: British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2020; 20-22 Apr 2020, Glasgow, Scotland = Cancelled due to Covid-19.

Sekhon, Mandeep, Godfrey, Emma, Hendry, Gordon, Foster, Nadine E, Hider, Samantha, van der Leeden, Marike, Mason, Helen, McConnachie, Alex, McInnes, Iain, Patience, Aimie, Sackley, Catherine, Steultjens, Martin, Williams, Anita, Woodburn, Jim and Bearne, Lindsay (2020) Therapists acceptability of delivering a psychologically informed gait rehabilitation intervention in early rheumatoid arthritis (GREAT) : a qualitative interview study. In: British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2020; 20-22 Apr 2020, Glasgow, Scotland = Cancelled due to Covid-19.

Godfrey, Emma, Sekhon, Mandeep, Hendry, Gordon, Foster, Nadine E, Hider, Samantha, van der Leeden, Marike, Mason, Helen, McConnachie, Alex, McInnes, Iain, Patience, Aimie, Sackley, Catherine, Steultjens, Martin, Williams, Anita, Woodburn, Jim and Bearne, Lindsay (2020) Treatment fidelity in the Gait Rehabilitation in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Trial (GREAT) feasibility study. In: British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2020; 20-22 Apr 2020, Glasgow, Scotland = Cancelled due to Covid-19.

Hendry, Gordon J., Bearne, Lindsay, Foster, Nadine, Godfrey, Emma, Hider, Samantha, van der Leeden, Marike, Mason, Helen, McConnachie, Alex, McInnes, Iain, Patience, Aimie, Sackley, Catherine, Sekhon, Mandeep, Williams, Anita, Woodburn, James and Steultjens, Martijn (2020) A mixed methods feasibility study of a gait rehabilitation programme for people with early rheumatoid arthritis and foot pain. In: British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2020; 20-22 Apr 2020, Glasgow, Scotland = Cancelled due to Covid-19.

Sekhon, Mandeep, Godfrey, Emma, Amirova, Aliya, Hendry, Gordon, Foster, Nadine, Hider, Samantha, van der Leeden, Marike, Mason, Helen, McConnachie, Alex, McInnes, Iain, Patience, Aimie, Sackley, Catherine, Steultjens, Martin, Williams, Anita, Woodburn, Jim and Bearne, Lindsay (2019) Applying a theoretical framework to assess the acceptability of therapist training and delivery of the Gait Rehabilitation in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Trial intervention (GREAT Strides): a qualitative analysis. In: Interdisciplinary behavioural medicine: systems, networks & interventions 16th International Congress of Behavioural Medicine (ICBM); 07-11 Jun 2021, Held online.

Godfrey, Emma, Sekhon, Mandeep, Hendry, Gordon, Foster, Nadine E., Hider, Samantha, van der Leeden, Marike, Mason, Helen, McConnachie, Alex, McInnes, Iain, Patience, Aimie, Sackley, Catherine, Steultjens, Martijn, Williams, Anita, Woodburn, Jim, Amirova, Aliya and Bearne, Lindsay (2019) Treatment fidelity in the Gait Rehabilitation in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Trial (GREAT) feasibility study. In: Interdisciplinary behavioural medicine: systems, networks & interventions 16th International Congress of Behavioural Medicine (ICBM); 07-11 Jun 2021, Held online.

Sekhon, Mandeep, Cartwright, M. and Francis, J. (2016) Application of a theoretical framework to assess intervention acceptability : a semi-structured interview study. In: European Health Psychology Society and British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology Conference 2016; 23 - 27 Aug 2016, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland. (Unpublished)

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