Ben Thompson

MA MSc

Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health

Study Manager

b.j.thompson@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2966

Room 2.15, 2nd Floor, The Innovation Centre

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Ben Thompson
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Room 2.15, 2nd Floor
The Innovation Centre
217 Portobello
Sheffield
S1 4DP

Profile: Originally a mechanical engineer, I have seven years’ experience as a registered Mental Health Nurse, most recently working in NHS community services. In 2016 I was awarded an NIHR studentship to complete an MA in Research Methods at the University of Nottingham, and I joined the Clinical Trials Research Unit in December 2017 as a Research Assistant. I now work as Study Manager.

Current Study: StratCare Trial 2: Evaluating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of AI-driven stratified care for depression (HTA: NIHR153364)

Research interests

Community mental health
“Personality disorder”
The impact of waiting for service in mental health
Critical approaches to mental health
Nurse education
Public engagement with trial methods

Ben Thompson is part of Design, Trials and Statistics.

Current study

COMMEND: A randomised controlled trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for people with motor neuron disease (HTA 16/81/01).

Publications

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Featured publications

Journal articles

Wright J, Foster A, Cooper C, Sprange K, Walters S, Berry K, Moniz-Cook E, Loban A, Young TA, Craig C , Dening T et al (2019) Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial assessing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the Journeying through Dementia (JtD) intervention compared to usual care. BMJ Open, 9(9). View this article in WRRO
Stacey G, Baldwin V, Thompson BJ & Aubeeluck A (2018) A focus group study exploring student nurse's experiences of an educational intervention focused on working with people with a diagnosis of personality disorder. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 25(7), 390-399.

All publications

Journal articles

Keetharuth AD, Gould R, McDermott C, Thompson B, Rawlinson C, Bradburn M, Bursnall M, Kumar P, Turton E, Tappenden P , White D et al (2024) Cost-effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy for people living with motor neuron disease, and their health-related quality of life. European Journal of Neurology. View this article in WRRO
Baker DM, Chapman SJ, Thomas BD, Thompson BJ, Hawkins DJ, Arnott R, Blackwell S, Thorpe G, Harji DP, Jones GL & Lee MJ (2023) Formation of a conceptual framework during the development of a patient-reported outcome measure for early gastrointestinal recovery: phase I of the PRO-diGi study. Colorectal Disease. View this article in WRRO
Gould RL, Rawlinson C, Thompson B, Weeks K, Gossage-Worrall R, Cantrill H, Serfaty MA, Graham CD, McCracken LM, White D , Howard RJ et al (2023) Acceptance and commitment therapy for people living with motor neuron disease: an uncontrolled feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9. View this article in WRRO
Wang B, Gould RL, Kumar P, Pikett L, Thompson B, Gonzalez SC & Bamiou D-E (2022) A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Exploring Effects of Third-Wave Psychological Therapies on Hearing-Related Distress, Depression, Anxiety, and Quality of Life in People With Audiological Problems. American Journal of Audiology, 31(2), 487-512.
Mountain G, Wright J, Cooper CL, Lee E, Sprange K, Beresford-Dent J, Young T, Walters S, Berry K, Dening T , Loban A et al (2022) An intervention to promote self-management, independence and self-efficacy in people with early-stage dementia: the Journeying through Dementia RCT.. Health Technol Assess, 26(24), 1-152.
Mountain GA, Cooper CL, Wright J, Walters SJ, Lee E, Craig C, Berry K, Sprange K, Young T, Moniz-Cook E , Dening T et al (2022) The Journeying through Dementia psychosocial intervention versus usual care study: a single-blind, parallel group, phase 3 trial. The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 3(4), e276-e285. View this article in WRRO
Wright J, Foster A, Cooper C, Sprange K, Walters S, Berry K, Moniz-Cook E, Loban A, Young TA, Craig C , Dening T et al (2019) Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial assessing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the Journeying through Dementia (JtD) intervention compared to usual care. BMJ Open, 9(9). View this article in WRRO
Stacey G, Baldwin V, Thompson BJ & Aubeeluck A (2018) A focus group study exploring student nurse's experiences of an educational intervention focused on working with people with a diagnosis of personality disorder. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 25(7), 390-399.
Gould RL, Thompson BJ, Rawlinson C, Kumar P, White D, Serfaty MA, Graham CD, McCracken LM, Bursnall M, Bradburn M , Young T et al () A randomised controlled trial of acceptance and commitment therapy plus usual care compared to usual care alone for improving psychological health in people with motor neuron disease (COMMEND): study protocol. BMC Neurology, 22(1).