
Dr Mandeep Sekhon
Research Associate
Biography
Mandy is a post-doctoral Research Associate, 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). As well as working on the GREAT trial, Mandy contributes to the education of undergraduate and postgraduate allied healthcare professional students.
Mandy completed her PhD in Health Psychology, at City, University of London. The aim of her PhD was to define acceptability in the context of healthcare interventions and to develop a Theoretical Framework of Acceptability that can be applied to assess acceptability qualitatively and quantitatively from two stakeholder perspectives healthcare professionals and patients.
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 acceptability research in the context of healthcare interventions and services.
Predictors of health-related quality of life after cardiac surgery: a systematic review
Sanders, J., Bowden, T., Woolfe-Loftus, N., Sekhon, M. & Aitken, L. M., Dec 2022, In: Health and quality of life outcomes. 20, 1, 79.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Synthesis of guidance available for assessing methodological quality and grading of evidence from qualitative research to inform clinical recommendations: a systematic literature review
Sekhon, M., de Thurah, A., Fragoulis, G., Schoones, J., Stamm, T. A., Vliet Vlieland, T. P. M., Esbensen, B. A., Lempp, H., Bearne, L., Kouloumas, M., Pchelnikova, P., Swinnen, T. W., Blunt, C., Ferreira, R. J. O., Carmona, L. & Nikiphorou, E., 17 Jun 2024, In: RMD Open. 10, 2, e004032.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Participants' experiences and acceptability of a home-based walking exercise behaviour-change intervention (MOtivating Structure walking Activity in people with Intermittent Claudication (MOSAIC))
Volkmer, B., Sekhon, M., Bieles, J., Fisher, G., Galea Holmes, M. N., Quirke-McFarlane, S., Modarai, B., Peacock, J., Sackley, C., Weinman, J. & Bearne, L. M., Mar 2024, In: PHYSIOTHERAPY. 122, p. 70-79 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The challenge of exercise (non-)adherence: a scoping review of methods and techniques applied to improve adherence to physical activity and exercise in people with inflammatory arthritis
Chaplin, H., Sekhon, M. & Godfrey, E., 24 Jan 2023, In: Rheumatology Advances in Practice. 7, 1, rkac096.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
The challenge of exercise (non-)adherence: a scoping review of methods and techniques applied to improve adherence to physical activity and exercise in people with inflammatory arthritis
Chaplin, H., Sekhon, M. & Godfrey, E., 24 Jan 2023, In: Rheumatology Advances in Practice. 7, 1, p. rkac096 rkac094.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
The challenge of exercise (non) adherence: a scoping review of methods and techniques applied to improve adherence to physical activity and exercise in people with inflammatory arthritis
Chaplin, H., Sekhon, M. & Godfrey, E., 24 Jan 2023, In: Rheumatology Advances in Practice.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Unmet need for patient involvement in rheumatology registries and observational studies – a mixed-methods study
Studenic, P., Sekhon, M., Carmona, L., de Wit, M. & Nikiphorou, E., 19 Aug 2022, In: RMD Open. 8, 2, e002472.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Gait rehabilitation for foot and ankle impairments in early rheumatoid arthritis: a feasibility study of a new gait rehabilitation programme (GREAT Strides)
Hendry, G., Bearne, L., Foster, N. E., Godfrey, E., Hider, S. H., Sackley, C., Sekhon, M. & Steultjens, M., 31 May 2022, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 8, 1, 115.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effect of a Home-Based, Walking Exercise Behavior Change Intervention vs Usual Care on Walking in Adults With Peripheral Artery Disease: The MOSAIC Randomized Clinical Trial
Bearne, L. M., Volkmer, B., Peacock, J., Sekhon, M., Fisher, G., Galea Holmes, M. N., Douiri, A., Amirova, A., Farran, D., Quirke-McFarlane, S., Modarai, B., Sackley, C., Weinman, J. & Bieles, J., 12 Apr 2022, In: JAMA. 327, 14, p. 1344-1355 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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
MTN-041/MAMMA Study Team & Sekhon, M., Nov 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16, 11, e0259779.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Treatment fidelity in the Gait Rehabilitation in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Trial (GREAT) feasibility study
Godfrey, E., Sekhon, M., Hendry, G., Foster, N. E., Hider, S., van der Leeden, M., Mason, H., McConnachie, A., McInnes, I., Patience, A., Sackley, C., Steultjens, M., Williams, A., Woodburn, J., Amirova, A. & Bearne, L., Jun 2021, In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 28, SUPPL 1, p. S116-S116Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
IDENTIFYING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MOBILE APPLICATIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: A CONTENT ANALYSIS AND QUALITY APPRAISAL
Bearne, L., Sekhon, M., Grainger, R., La, A., Shamali, M., Amirova, A., Godfrey, E. & White, C., Apr 2020, In: Rheumatology. 59Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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
Sekhon, M., Godfrey, E., Amirova, A., Hendry, G., Foster, N., Hider, S. H., van der Leeden, M., Mason, H., McConnachie, A., McInnes, I. M., Patience, A., Sackley, C., Steultjens, M., Williams, A., Woodburn, J. & Bearne, L., Jun 2021, In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 28, SUPPL 1, p. S117-S117Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
Inconsistent relationship between depth of sedation and intensive care outcome: systematic review and meta-analysis
Aitken, L. M., Kydonaki, K., Blackwood, B., Trahair, L. G., Purssell, E., Sekhon, M. & Walsh, T. S., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Thorax.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effectiveness of web-based and mobile health interventions designed to enhance adherence to physical activity for people with inflammatory arthritis: A systematic review
Sekhon, M., White, C., Godfrey, E., Amirova, A., Revenäs, Å., King, S., Pedro, J., Quailey, J. & Bearne, L., 2021, In: Rheumatology Advances in Practice. 5, 1, rkab016.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Does prospective acceptability of an intervention influence refusal to participate in a randomised controlled trial? An interview study
Sekhon, M., Cartwright, M., Lawes-Wickwar, S., McBain, H., Newman, S., Ezra, D. & London, C. U., Mar 2021, In: Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 21, 100698.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Smartphone Apps Targeting Physical Activity in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Systematic Quality Appraisal and Content Analysis
Bearne, L. M., Sekhon, M., Grainger, R., La, A., Shamali, M., Amirova, A., Godfrey, E. L. & White, C. M., 21 Jul 2020, In: JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 8, 7, p. e18495 e18495.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
How actionable are staff behaviours specified in policy documents? A document analysis of protocols for managing deteriorating patients
Smith, D., Sekhon, M., Francis, J. J. & Aitken, L. M., 1 Nov 2019, In: Journal of Clinical Nursing. 28, 21-22, p. 4139-4149 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Wellbeing through Self-Fulfilment: Examining Developmental Aspects of Self-Actualization
Ivtzan, I., Gardner, H. E., Bernard, I., Sekhon, M. & Hart, R., 1 Apr 2013, In: Humanistic Psychologist. 41, 2, p. 119-132 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Acceptability of health care interventions: A theoretical framework and proposed research agenda
Sekhon, M., Cartwright, M. & Francis, J. J., Sept 2018, In: British Journal of Health Psychology. 23, 3, p. 519-531 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Women's interpretation of and responses to potential gynaecological cancer symptoms: a qualitative interview study
Low, E. L., Whitaker, K. L., Simon, A. E., Sekhon, M. & Waller, J., 6 Jul 2015, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMJ open. 5, 7Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Acceptability of healthcare interventions: an overview of reviews and development of a theoretical framework
Sekhon, M., Cartwright, M. & Francis, J. J., Jan 2017, In: BMC Health Services Research. 17Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Increasing awareness of gynaecological cancer symptoms: a GP perspective
Evans, R. E. C., Morris, M., Sekhon, M., Buszewicz, M., Walter, F. M., Waller, J. & Simon, A. E., Jun 2014, In: British Journal of General Practice. 64, 623, p. E372 - E380Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Predictors of health-related quality of life after cardiac surgery: a systematic review
Sanders, J., Bowden, T., Woolfe-Loftus, N., Sekhon, M. & Aitken, L. M., Dec 2022, In: Health and quality of life outcomes. 20, 1, 79.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Synthesis of guidance available for assessing methodological quality and grading of evidence from qualitative research to inform clinical recommendations: a systematic literature review
Sekhon, M., de Thurah, A., Fragoulis, G., Schoones, J., Stamm, T. A., Vliet Vlieland, T. P. M., Esbensen, B. A., Lempp, H., Bearne, L., Kouloumas, M., Pchelnikova, P., Swinnen, T. W., Blunt, C., Ferreira, R. J. O., Carmona, L. & Nikiphorou, E., 17 Jun 2024, In: RMD Open. 10, 2, e004032.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Participants' experiences and acceptability of a home-based walking exercise behaviour-change intervention (MOtivating Structure walking Activity in people with Intermittent Claudication (MOSAIC))
Volkmer, B., Sekhon, M., Bieles, J., Fisher, G., Galea Holmes, M. N., Quirke-McFarlane, S., Modarai, B., Peacock, J., Sackley, C., Weinman, J. & Bearne, L. M., Mar 2024, In: PHYSIOTHERAPY. 122, p. 70-79 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The challenge of exercise (non-)adherence: a scoping review of methods and techniques applied to improve adherence to physical activity and exercise in people with inflammatory arthritis
Chaplin, H., Sekhon, M. & Godfrey, E., 24 Jan 2023, In: Rheumatology Advances in Practice. 7, 1, rkac096.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
The challenge of exercise (non-)adherence: a scoping review of methods and techniques applied to improve adherence to physical activity and exercise in people with inflammatory arthritis
Chaplin, H., Sekhon, M. & Godfrey, E., 24 Jan 2023, In: Rheumatology Advances in Practice. 7, 1, p. rkac096 rkac094.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
The challenge of exercise (non) adherence: a scoping review of methods and techniques applied to improve adherence to physical activity and exercise in people with inflammatory arthritis
Chaplin, H., Sekhon, M. & Godfrey, E., 24 Jan 2023, In: Rheumatology Advances in Practice.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Unmet need for patient involvement in rheumatology registries and observational studies – a mixed-methods study
Studenic, P., Sekhon, M., Carmona, L., de Wit, M. & Nikiphorou, E., 19 Aug 2022, In: RMD Open. 8, 2, e002472.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Gait rehabilitation for foot and ankle impairments in early rheumatoid arthritis: a feasibility study of a new gait rehabilitation programme (GREAT Strides)
Hendry, G., Bearne, L., Foster, N. E., Godfrey, E., Hider, S. H., Sackley, C., Sekhon, M. & Steultjens, M., 31 May 2022, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 8, 1, 115.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effect of a Home-Based, Walking Exercise Behavior Change Intervention vs Usual Care on Walking in Adults With Peripheral Artery Disease: The MOSAIC Randomized Clinical Trial
Bearne, L. M., Volkmer, B., Peacock, J., Sekhon, M., Fisher, G., Galea Holmes, M. N., Douiri, A., Amirova, A., Farran, D., Quirke-McFarlane, S., Modarai, B., Sackley, C., Weinman, J. & Bieles, J., 12 Apr 2022, In: JAMA. 327, 14, p. 1344-1355 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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
MTN-041/MAMMA Study Team & Sekhon, M., Nov 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16, 11, e0259779.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Treatment fidelity in the Gait Rehabilitation in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Trial (GREAT) feasibility study
Godfrey, E., Sekhon, M., Hendry, G., Foster, N. E., Hider, S., van der Leeden, M., Mason, H., McConnachie, A., McInnes, I., Patience, A., Sackley, C., Steultjens, M., Williams, A., Woodburn, J., Amirova, A. & Bearne, L., Jun 2021, In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 28, SUPPL 1, p. S116-S116Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
IDENTIFYING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MOBILE APPLICATIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: A CONTENT ANALYSIS AND QUALITY APPRAISAL
Bearne, L., Sekhon, M., Grainger, R., La, A., Shamali, M., Amirova, A., Godfrey, E. & White, C., Apr 2020, In: Rheumatology. 59Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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
Sekhon, M., Godfrey, E., Amirova, A., Hendry, G., Foster, N., Hider, S. H., van der Leeden, M., Mason, H., McConnachie, A., McInnes, I. M., Patience, A., Sackley, C., Steultjens, M., Williams, A., Woodburn, J. & Bearne, L., Jun 2021, In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 28, SUPPL 1, p. S117-S117Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
Inconsistent relationship between depth of sedation and intensive care outcome: systematic review and meta-analysis
Aitken, L. M., Kydonaki, K., Blackwood, B., Trahair, L. G., Purssell, E., Sekhon, M. & Walsh, T. S., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Thorax.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effectiveness of web-based and mobile health interventions designed to enhance adherence to physical activity for people with inflammatory arthritis: A systematic review
Sekhon, M., White, C., Godfrey, E., Amirova, A., Revenäs, Å., King, S., Pedro, J., Quailey, J. & Bearne, L., 2021, In: Rheumatology Advances in Practice. 5, 1, rkab016.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Does prospective acceptability of an intervention influence refusal to participate in a randomised controlled trial? An interview study
Sekhon, M., Cartwright, M., Lawes-Wickwar, S., McBain, H., Newman, S., Ezra, D. & London, C. U., Mar 2021, In: Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 21, 100698.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Smartphone Apps Targeting Physical Activity in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Systematic Quality Appraisal and Content Analysis
Bearne, L. M., Sekhon, M., Grainger, R., La, A., Shamali, M., Amirova, A., Godfrey, E. L. & White, C. M., 21 Jul 2020, In: JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 8, 7, p. e18495 e18495.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
How actionable are staff behaviours specified in policy documents? A document analysis of protocols for managing deteriorating patients
Smith, D., Sekhon, M., Francis, J. J. & Aitken, L. M., 1 Nov 2019, In: Journal of Clinical Nursing. 28, 21-22, p. 4139-4149 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Wellbeing through Self-Fulfilment: Examining Developmental Aspects of Self-Actualization
Ivtzan, I., Gardner, H. E., Bernard, I., Sekhon, M. & Hart, R., 1 Apr 2013, In: Humanistic Psychologist. 41, 2, p. 119-132 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Acceptability of health care interventions: A theoretical framework and proposed research agenda
Sekhon, M., Cartwright, M. & Francis, J. J., Sept 2018, In: British Journal of Health Psychology. 23, 3, p. 519-531 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Women's interpretation of and responses to potential gynaecological cancer symptoms: a qualitative interview study
Low, E. L., Whitaker, K. L., Simon, A. E., Sekhon, M. & Waller, J., 6 Jul 2015, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMJ open. 5, 7Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Acceptability of healthcare interventions: an overview of reviews and development of a theoretical framework
Sekhon, M., Cartwright, M. & Francis, J. J., Jan 2017, In: BMC Health Services Research. 17Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Increasing awareness of gynaecological cancer symptoms: a GP perspective
Evans, R. E. C., Morris, M., Sekhon, M., Buszewicz, M., Walter, F. M., Waller, J. & Simon, A. E., Jun 2014, In: British Journal of General Practice. 64, 623, p. E372 - E380Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review