Sarah Thomas

Dr Sarah Thomas

  • u_sthomas1 at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
  • Principal Academic
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Journal Articles

  • Powell, A.J. and Thomas, S., 2023. Reverse Coding of a Common-Sense Physical Activity Intervention for Older Adults Using Elements of the Behaviour Change Wheel Framework. Health Promotion Practice, 24 (1), 121-132.
  • Hicks, B., Karim, A., Jones, E., Burgin, M., Cutler, C., Tang, W., Thomas, S. and Nyman, S.R., 2022. Care home practitioners’ perceptions of the barriers and facilitators for using off-the-shelf gaming technology with people with dementia. Dementia, 21 (5), 1532-1555.
  • Hawton, A., Goodwin, E., Boddy, K., Freeman, J., Thomas, S., Chataway, J. and Green, C., 2022. Measuring the cost-effectiveness of treatments for people with multiple sclerosis: Beyond quality-adjusted life-years. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 28 (3), 346-351.
  • Thomas, S., Pulman, A., Dogan, H., Jiang, N., Passmore, D., Pretty, K., Fairbanks, B., Smith, A.D. and Thomas, P.W., 2021. Creating a Digital Toolkit to Reduce Fatigue and Promote Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis: Participatory Design and Usability Study. JMIR Formative Research, 5 (12).
  • Powell, A.J. and Thomas, S., 2021. How the LiveWell Dorset lifestyle behaviour change service influences older adults’ physical activity behaviour: A generic qualitative study. Public Health in Practice, 2.
  • van Kessel, K., Babbage, D.R., Kersten, P., Drown, J., Sezier, A., Thomas, P.W. and Thomas, S., 2021. Design considerations for a multiple sclerosis fatigue mobile app MS Energize: A pragmatic iterative approach using usability testing and resonance checks. Internet Interventions, 24.
  • Moss-Morris, R., Harrison, A.M., Safari, R., Norton, S., van der Linden, M.L., Picariello, F., Thomas, S., White, C. and Mercer, T., 2021. Which behavioural and exercise interventions targeting fatigue show the most promise in multiple sclerosis? A systematic review with narrative synthesis and meta-analysis. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 137.
  • Adamczewska, N., Vassallo, M., Thomas, P.W., Thomas, S., Barrado-Martín, Y. and Nyman, S.R., 2020. Feasibility and Accuracy of Different Methods for Collecting Data on Falls among Older People with Dementia. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders, 34 (4), 362-365.
  • Babbage, D.R., van Kessel, K., Drown, J., Thomas, S., Sezier, A., Thomas, P. and Kersten, P., 2019. MS Energize: Field trial of an app for self-management of fatigue for people with multiple sclerosis. Internet Interventions, 18.
  • Wolfensberger, P., Hahn, S., van Teijlingen, E. and Thomas, S., 2019. Uncertainty in illness among people living with mental ill health - a mental health nursing perspective. British Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 8 (4), 181-187.
  • Ersser, S.J., Effah, A., Dyson, J., Kellar, I., Thomas, S., McNichol, E., Caperon, E., Hewitt, C. and Muinonen-Martin, A.J., 2019. Effectiveness of interventions to support the early detection of skin cancer through skin self-examination: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Dermatology, 180 (6), 1339-1347.
  • Thomas, S. et al., 2019. Digitizing a face-to-face group fatigue management program: Exploring the views of people with multiple sclerosis and health care professionals via consultation groups and interviews. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21 (5).
  • Gay, M.C., Baker, R., Vrignaud, P., Thomas, P., Heinzlef, O., Haag, P., Banovic, I. and Thomas, S., 2019. Cross-cultural validation of a French version of the Emotional Processing Scale (EPS-25). Revue Europeenne de Psychologie Appliquee, 69 (3), 91-99.
  • Ellis-Hill, C. et al., 2019. HeART of Stroke: Randomised controlled, parallel-Arm, feasibility study of a community-based arts and health intervention plus usual care compared with usual care to increase psychological well-being in people following a stroke. BMJ Open, 9 (3).
  • Nyman, S.R., Ingram, W., Sanders, J., Thomas, P.W., Thomas, S., Vassallo, M., Raftery, J., Bibi, I. and Barrado-Martín, Y., 2019. Randomised controlled trial of the effect of tai chi on postural balance of people with dementia. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 14, 2017-2029.
  • Nyman, S.R., Hayward, C., Ingram, W., Thomas, P., Thomas, S., Vassallo, M., Raftery, J., Allen, H. and Barrado-Martín, Y., 2018. A randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of tai chi alongside usual care with usual care alone on the postural balance of community-dwelling people with dementia: Protocol for the TACIT trial (TAi ChI for people with demenTia). BMC Geriatrics, 18 (1).
  • Hulme, K., Safari, R., Thomas, S., Mercer, T., White, C., Linden, M.V. and Moss-Morris, R., 2018. Fatigue interventions in long term, physical health conditions: A scoping review of systematic reviews. PLoS ONE, 13 (10).
  • Watchorn, R.E., Thomas, S., Miller, C., Carr, R.A., Koch, D., Thomas, P. and Taibjee, S.M., 2018. Keratoacanthoma management: results of a survey of U.K. dermatologists and surgeons. British Journal of Dermatology, 178 (1), e49-e50.
  • Miller, J.K., McDougall, S., Thomas, S. and Wiener, J., 2017. The impact of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene on trauma and spatial processing. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 6 (12).
  • Thomas, S. et al., 2017. Mii-vitaliSe: A pilot randomised controlled trial of a home gaming system (Nintendo Wii) to increase activity levels, vitality and well-being in people with multiple sclerosis. BMJ Open, 7 (9).
  • Muir, S., Newell, C., Griffiths, J., Walker, K., Hooper, H., Thomas, S., Thomas, P.W., Arcelus, J., Day, J. and Appleton, K.M., 2017. MotivATE: A Pretreatment web-based program to improve attendance at UK outpatient services among adults with eating disorders. JMIR Research Protocols, 6 (7).
  • Miller, J.K., McDougall, S., Thomas, S. and Wiener, J.M., 2017. Impairment in active navigation from trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 140, 114-123.
  • Gay, M.C., Thomas, S., Baker, R. et al., 2017. Anxiety, emotional processing and depression in people with multiple sclerosis. BMC Neurology, 17 (1).
  • Csillik, A., Bruce, J., Catley, D., Gay, M.C., Goggin, K.J., Swaggart, K.R., Thomas, P.W. and Thomas, S., 2016. Psychological interventions for enhancing adherence to disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) in multiple sclerosis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016 (11).
  • Thomas, S., Kersten, P. and Thomas, P.W., 2015. The Multiple Sclerosis-Fatigue Self- Efficacy (MS-FSE) scale: initial validation. Clin Rehabil, 29 (4), 376-387.
  • Ellis-Hill, C., Thomas, S. et al., 2015. 'HeART of Stroke (HoS)', a community-based Arts for Health group intervention to support self-confidence and psychological well-being following a stroke: Protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility study. BMJ Open, 5 (8).
  • Thomas, S., Kersten, P., Thomas, P.W., Slingsby, V., Nock, A., Jones, R., Smith, A.D., Galvin, K.T., Baker, R. and Hillier, C., 2015. Exploring strategies used following a group-based fatigue management programme for people with multiple sclerosis (FACETS) via the Fatigue Management Strategies Questionnaire (FMSQ). BMJ Open, 5 (10).
  • Bick, D.E., Hundley, V., Thomas, S., Smith, G.B. et al., 2014. A national cross sectional survey of heads of midwifery services of uptake, benefits and barriers to use of obstetric early warning systems (EWS) by midwives. Midwifery, 30 (11), 1140-1146.
  • Isaacs, R.A., Thomas, S., Hundley, V., Smith, G.B., van Teijlingen, E. et al., 2014. A national survey of obstetric early warning systems in the United Kingdom: five years on. Anaesthesia, 69 (7), 687-692.
  • Thomas, P.W., Thomas, S., Kersten, P., Jones, R., Slingsby, V., Nock, A., Davies Smith, A., Baker, R., Galvin, K.T. and Hillier, C., 2014. One year follow-up of a pragmatic multi-centre randomised controlled trial of a group-based fatigue management programme (FACETS) for people with multiple sclerosis. BMC Neurol, 14, 109.
  • Thomas, S., Fazakarley, L., Thomas, P.W., Brenton, S., Collyer, S., Perring, S., Scott, R., Galvin, K. and Hillier, C., 2014. Testing the feasibility and acceptability of using the Nintendo Wii in the home to increase activity levels, vitality and well-being in people with multiple sclerosis (Mii-vitaliSe): protocol for a pilot randomised controlled study. BMJ Open, 4 (5), e005172.
  • Thomas, S. and Kersten, P., 2014. Fatigue, FACETS and future directions for fatigue management. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 21, 57.
  • Thomas, S., Kersten, P., Baker, R. et al., 2013. A pragmatic parallel arm multi-centre randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a group-based fatigue management programme (FACETS) for people with multiple sclerosis. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 84 (10), 1092-1099.
  • Baker, R., Gale, L., Abbey, G. and Thomas, S., 2013. Emotional processing therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder. Counselling Psychology Quarterly.
  • Clark, C.J., Thomas, S., Khattab, A.D. and Carr, E.C., 2013. Development and psychometric properties of a screening tool for assessing developmental coordination disorder in adults. International Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
  • Clark, C., Thomas, S., Carr, E. and Breen, A., 2012. Development and Validation of the Functional Difficulties Questionnaire for Assessing Developmental Coordination Disorder in Adults. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 10 (42), A50.
  • Clark, C., Thomas, S., Carr, E.C.J. and Breen, A.C., 2012. Development and Validation of the Functional Difficulties Questionnaire for Assessing Developmental Coordination Disorder in Adults. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 10.
  • Baker, R., Owens, M., Thomas, S., Whittlesea, A., Abbey, G., Gower, P., Tosunlar, L., Corrigan, E. and Thomas, P.W., 2012. Does CBT facilitate emotional processing? Behav Cogn Psychother, 40 (1), 19-37.
  • Thomas, P.W., Thomas, S. and Allen, H., 2012. Evaluation of a pilot relapse support service (RSS) for people with multiple sclerosis - "a tiny pot of sunshine in my pocket". Social Care and Neurodisability, 3, 89-100.
  • Thomas, S., Thomas, P.W., Kersten, P., Jones, R., Green, C., Nock, A., Slingsby, V., Hillier, C.E.M., Galvin, K. and Baker, R., 2012. Group-based cognitive behavioural approach to managing fatigue in multiple sclerosis is effective: a multi-centre parallel arm randomised controlled trial. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
  • Thomas, P., Thomas, S., Kersten, P., Jones, R., Nock, A., Slingsby, V., Green, C., Baker, R., Galvin, K.T. and Hillier, C., 2010. Multi-centre parallel arm randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a group-based cognitive behavioural approach to managing fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis. BMC Neurology, 10.
  • Thomas, S., Thomas, P., Nock, A., Slingsby, V., Galvin, K.T., Baker, R., Moffat, N. and Hillier, C., 2010. Development and preliminary evaluation of a cognitive behavioural approach to fatigue management in people with multiple sclerosis. Patient Education and Counseling, 78, 240-249.
  • Baker, R., Thomas, S., Thomas, P., Gower, P., Santonastaso, M. and Whittlesea, A., 2010. The emotional processing scale: Scale refinement and abridgement (EPS-25). Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 68, 83-88.
  • Baker, R., Thomas, P. and Thomas, S., 2009. Emotional processing: Theory, assessment and therapy. PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH, 24, 88-89.
  • Austin, H., Campion-Smith, C., Thomas, S. and Ward, W., 2008. Parents' difficulties with decisions about childhood immunisation. Community Practitioner, 81, 32-35.
  • Baker, R., Thomas, S., Thomas, P. and Owens, M., 2007. Development of an emotional processing scale. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 62, 167-178.
  • Thomas, P., Thomas, S., Hillier, C., Galvin, K.T. and Baker, R., 2006. Psychological interventions for multiple sclerosis.(Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CD004431.
  • Baker, R., Holloway, J., Thomas, P., Thomas, S. and Owens, M., 2004. Emotional processing and panic. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 42, 1271-1287.
  • DeHouwer, J., Thomas, S. and Baeyens, F., 2004. Associative learning of likes and dislikes: A review of 25 years of research on human evaluative conditioning. Psychological Bulletin, 127, 853-869.

Books

  • Thomas, S., Thomas, P., Nock, A., Slingsby, V., Baker, R. and Hillier C, 2013. A Fatigue Management Programme for People with Multiple Sclerosis (Facilitators Manual and Patient Handbook).. Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Conferences

  • Turner, G., Bolderston, H., Gregory, N. and Thomas, S., 2025. The impact of ACT and CBT components on social anxiety and eye-gaze behaviour. In: ACBS World Conference 25-30 June 2019 Dublin.
  • Wolfensberger, P., Hahn, S., van Teijlingen, E. and Thomas, S., 2020. Creating Meaning - People Living with Mental Illness in Switzerland. In: Lomba, L., Parola, V., Costa, P., Feilzardo, H., Santos, M., Silva, M., Neves, M., Morgado, T., Casaleiro, T. and Bernardes, R., eds. STTI 5th Biennial European Conference 28-29 May 2020 Virtual / Coimbra - Portugal. Book of Abstracts, 41 Coimbra, Portugal: Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra.
  • Hamelin, F., Gay, M.C., Thomas, S., Thomas, P. and Heinzlef, O., 2020. The Challenge of Maintaining Therapeutic Benefits over the Long Term: Example of Adding 4 Reactivation Sessions to a Cognitive-Behavioural Fatigue Management Program for People with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis. NEUROLOGY, 94 (15).
  • Thomas, S., Pulman, A., Passmore, D., Thomas, P., Jiang, N., Dogan, H., Pretty, K. and Smith, A.D., 2020. Enhancing engagement with fatigue management via a digital toolkit. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL, 26 (2_SUPPL), 53.
  • Smith, A.D. et al., 2020. Multi-disciplinary approach to linking treatment and research in MS related fatigue. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL, 26 (2_SUPPL), 48-49.
  • Goodwin, E., Green, C., Boddy, K., Freeman, J., Thomas, S., Chataway, J. and Hawton, A., 2020. Exploring the relevance and validity of wellbeing measures that can be used in cost-effectiveness analysis in the context of multiple sclerosis. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL, 26 (3_SUPPL), 607.
  • Hamelin, F., Gay, M.C., Thomas, S., Thomas, P., Heinzlef, O., Barbot, F. and Blanchere, M., 2020. Effectiveness of a cognitive behavioral program for fatigue (facets +) in 110 french patients with multiple sclerosis: a randomized, controlled trial. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL, 26 (3_SUPPL), 636.
  • Nyman, S.R., Ingram, W., Sanders, J., Thomas, P.W., Thomas, S., Vassallo, M., Raftery, J., Bibi, I. and Barrado-Martín, Y., 2019. Randomised controlled trial of the effect of Tai Chi on postural balance of people with dementia. In: 1st World Congress on Falls and Postural Stability 4-7 December 2019 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • van Kessel, K., Babbage, D., Kersten, P., Thomas, P., Thomas, S., Sezier, A. and Drown, J., 2019. MS Energise: A Mobile Fatigue Management Application. In: International Society for Research on Internet Interventions ISRII: The next generation 13-15 February 2019 Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Fairbanks, B., Pulman, A., Dogan, H., Jiang, N., Pretty, K., Thomas, P. and Thomas, S., 2018. Creating a FACETS digital toolkit to promote quality of life of people with multiple sclerosis through Participatory Design. In: 2nd Workshop on Human Centred Design for Intelligent Environments (HCD4IE). The 32nd Human Computer Interaction Conference (British HCI'18) 3 July 2018 Belfast.
  • Wolfensberger, P., Thomas, S., Hahn, S. and van Teijlingen, E., 2018. Experiences of people living with mental illness in Switzerland - a qualitative inquiry. In: Horatio European Congress "Safe Settings" 10-12 May 2018 Faroe Islands. Programme and abstract book, 63 Torshavn, Faroe Islands: FPS, Faroese Psychiatric Nurses.
  • Thomas, S., 2017. Présentation d’un programme de gestion de la fatigue (‘FACETS’). In: Journées de Neurologie de Langue Français. 28-31 March 2017 Toulouse.
  • Jeanette, R., Lund, S.L., Hilde, R., Sarah, T., Peter, T. and Grethe, L.I., 2017. A modified version of a UK group-based fatigue management programme for people with MS (FACETS) for an inpatient setting in Norway. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL, 23 (6), 888-889.
  • Moss-Morris, R., Harrison, A.M., Safari, R.M., Mercer, T., Norton, S., White, C., van de Linden, M. and Thomas, S., 2017. WHICH EXERCISE OR BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS ARE MOST EFFECTIVE FOR TREATING FATIGUE IN PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS)? A DETAILED SYSTEMATIC REVIEW WITH NETWORK META-ANALYSIS. PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE, 79 (4), A123.
  • Nyman, S.R., Hayward, C., Thomas, P., Thomas, S., Vassallo, M., Raftery, J. and Allen, H., 2016. Protocol for the TACIT trial (TAi ChI for people with demenTia): A randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of Tai Chi alongside usual care with usual care alone on the postural balance of community-dwelling people with dementia. In: 17th International Conference on Falls and Postural Stability 16 September 2016 Edinburgh, UK.
  • Ellis-Hill, C., Thomas, S. et al., 2016. HeART of Stroke - A community based Arts & Health group for people following a stroke. In: Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Special Interest Group of the world Federation of Neurological Rehabilitation 10-12 July 2016 Glasgow, UK.
  • Gracey, F. et al., 2016. Towards the abiding expanse: treatment components and processes in the HeART of Stroke¹ feasibility trial to support confidence and wellbeing post stroke. In: 13th Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Special Interest Group of the WFNR 11-12 July 2016 Glasgow , Scotland.
  • Ellis-Hill, C., Thomas, S. et al., 2016. 'HeARTof Stroke' - a community- based arts-and-health group for people following a stroke: Acceptability and preliminary findings from a randomised controlled feasibility study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE, 11, S10.
  • Ellis-Hill, C., Thomas, S. et al., 2015. Protocol and preliminary findings of a multi-centre randomised controlled feasibility study of an Arts for Health group (HeART of Stroke) to support self-confidence and wellbeing following a stroke. In: International Neuropsychological Society mid-year meeting 1-2 July 2015 Sydney.
  • Thomas, S., 2015. Enhancing adherence to behavioural interventions - the role of psychology. In: MS Frontiers 29-30 June 2015 London.
  • Thomas, S. et al., 2015. Mii-vitaliSe - Development of a physiotherapist-supported Nintendo Wii™ intervention to encourage people with multiple sclerosis to become more active in the home. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL, 21, 775.
  • Baker, R., Thomas, P. and Thomas, S., 2015. The Emotional Processing Scale;a new pan-diagnostic assessment of emotional style. In: British Psychological society Division of Clinical Psychology Annual Conference 2-4 December 2015 London.
  • Williams, S., Newell, C., Griffiths, J. and Thomas, S., 2014. MotivATE: A Pre-Treatment Motivational Enhancement Website for Eating Disorders. Development and Qualitative Evaluation. EUROPEAN EATING DISORDERS REVIEW, 22 (3), E1.
  • Thomas, S., Maclean, R., Nock, A. and de Groot, V., 2014. Group and individual programmes for fatigue management. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL, 20 (7), 1011.
  • Thomas, S., Thomas, P.W., Kersten, P., Jones, R., Green, C., Nock, A., Slingsby, V., Hillier, C.E.M., Galvin, K. and Baker, R., 2012. GROUP-BASED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL APPROACH TO MANAGING FATIGUE IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IS EFFECTIVE: A MULTI-CENTRE PARALLEL ARM RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL. JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY, 83 (3).
  • Thomas, S., Thomas, P., Nock, A., Slingsby, V., Galvin, K., Baker, R., Moffat, N. and Hillier, C., 2007. Development and preliminary evaluation of a fatigue management programme for people with multiple sclerosis. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, 13, S127-S128.
  • Thomas, S. and Baker, R., 2002. Loneliness & Social Isolation in Older Adults in Wales; key findings and implications for policy. In: Loneliness and isolation among older people in Wales: a half day conference 11 April 2002 Cardiff.

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Grants

  • A feasibility study of a randomised controlled trial of an Arts for Health group intervention to support self-confidence and psychological wellbeing following a stroke (NIHR RfPB, 03 Feb 2014). Completed
  • The Mii-vitaliSe study: A pilot randomised controlled trial of a home gaming system (Nintendo Wii) to increase activity levels, vitality and well-being in people with multiple sclerosis (Multiple Sclerosis Society, 01 Oct 2011). Completed
  • Weight Estimation Intended to Guide How to dose Treatment in adults in the Emergency Department (WEIGHTED) (College of Emergency Medicine, 03 Jan 2011). Completed
  • Evaluation of a pilot relapse support service for people with MS (MS Society, 01 Jan 2009). Completed
  • Multi-centre randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a group-based cognitive behavioural approach to managing fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis (FACETS Trial) (MS Society, 01 Jan 2007). Completed
  • Adaptation, development, process evaluation and three centre pilot study of a fatigue management programme in multiple sclerosis (BUPA Foundation, 03 Jan 2005). Completed
  • Adaptation, development and process evaluation of a fatigue management programme in multiple sclerosis (MS Trust, 01 Jan 2004). Completed
  • Loneliness and social isolation in older adults (Age Concern Cymru/National Assembly for Wales, 01 Jan 2002). Completed

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