Deborah Lancastle

University of South Wales · School of Psychology

Waiting for a pregnancy test during fertility treatment can be particularly stressful because distress and intrusive cognitions about the nature and implications of the result can reduce quality of life. The aim of this feasibility study was to establish whether a novel brief coping intervention (positive reappraisal coping intervention, PRCI) card...

The diagnosis and treatment of various medical conditions requires patients to wait for results that are potentially threatening to their wellbeing (e.g., breast biopsy results, pregnancy test results after fertility treatment and genetic screening outcomes). Little research has been carried out to document the psychological processes that unfold d...

The aim of this study was to examine the unique and shared predictive power of psychological variables on reproductive physical health. Three months before fertility treatment, 97 women completed measures of dispositional optimism, trait anxiety, and coping. Information about biological response to treatment (e.g., estradiol level) was collected fr...

Objectives The Health & Her app provides menopausal women with a means of monitoring their symptoms, symptom triggers and menstrual periods, and enables them to engage in a variety of digital activities designed to promote well-being. This study aimed to examine whether sustained weekly engagement with the app is associated with improvements in men...

Aim To examine the psychometric properties of the ‘Jefferson Scale of Empathy’. Design A methodological study was conducted. Methods A sample of 230 nursing students was used to analyse the psychometric properties of the ‘Jefferson Scale of Empathy’. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was used to test construct validity. Cronbach's alph...

Background The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence advises that considerations around quality of life should be made when assessing and treating heavy menstrual bleeding. A quick and reliable method for women to assess the impact of HMB on their quality of life might encourage help-seeking. This research aimed to develop a new 10-item...

The Health & Her app provides menopausal women with a means of monitoring their symptoms, symptom triggers, and menstrual periods, and enables them to engage in a variety of digital activities designed to promote health and wellbeing. The aim of the present study was to examine whether sustained weekly engagement with the app is associated with imp...

Objectives: A recent systematic review suggested that symptom monitoring can result in reductions in menopausal symptoms and improvements in health-related behaviors. To date, no studies have experimentally investigated whether symptom monitoring could be a beneficial intervention during the menopause transition. Methods: One hundred perimenopaus...

Objective: This systematic review explored the effectiveness of using physical activity (PA) interventions to enhance psychological well-being and reduce psychological ill-being (e.g., anxiety, depression) in children aged six to 11 years old from the general population. Methods: Electronic databases were searched for studies published between J...

Caregivers of individuals with ASD can experience various practical, psychological, and social demands and need effective ways of coping to ameliorate the negative effects of caregiving. Numerous coping strategies are available, but the literature shows that caregivers can still struggle to cope, suggesting that interventions to support coping effo...

Evidence suggests that monitoring and appraising symptoms can result in increased engagement in medical help-seeking, improved patient-doctor communication, and reductions in symptom prevalence and severity. To date, no systematic reviews have investigated whether symptom monitoring could be a useful intervention for menopausal women. This review e...

The following databases were screened: PsychInfo, EMBASE, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane, ProQuest, PsychArticles, Scopus, and Web of Science. Studies quantitatively or qualitatively measured the impact of a symptom-monitoring method on menopausal populations and symptoms. Searches returned 18 studies which met the eligibility criteria and contributed d...

Background Rates of physical activity decline throughout adolescence, and evidence indicates that this has an adverse impact on psychological health. This paper aims to synthesise available evidence for physical activity interventions on the mental health and well‐being of young people (11–19 years) from the general population. Method Nine databas...

Aim: To evaluate the effects of a novel, immersive digital story intervention on empathy. Design: A randomized trial with three phases. Results: A total of 238 2nd year nursing students were recruited between May 2018 and December 2019. At baseline, no significant differences in empathy between the groups were found (p = .760). However, at pos...

Scheier, M. F., Swanson, J. D., Barlow, M. A., Greenhouse, J. B., and Tindle, H. A. for the Optimism/Pessimism Meta-Analytic Consortium (Abatemarco, D., Abdou, C., . . . . Lancastle, D., . . . Yi-Frazier, J. and Ylöstalo, P). (In press)

Background Homeless adults frequently experience poor nutrition. Research suggests raising self-efficacy and nutritional knowledge can increase healthy eating but that the choice of specific behavioral change techniques (BCTs) is also critical. This study investigated how BCTs, operationalized to increase nutrition knowledge and self-efficacy, migh...

Lancastle, D. (2017). How to help women to help themselves during fertility treatment. Paper presented at the British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, Cardiff, September. How to help women to help themselves during fertility treatment Deborah Lancastle, University of South Wales, School of Psychology and Thera...

Boivin, J.., Lancastle, D., van den Hoogen, A., & Eijkemans, M.J.C. (2017). Randomised trial of a positive reappraisal coping intervention in fertility treatment. Paper presented at the British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, Cardiff, September. 8272 Randomised trial of a positive reappraisal coping interventi...

Abstracts of the 33rd Annual Meeting of ESHRE, Geneva, Switzerland 2 to 5 July 2017 INVITED SESSION SESSION 27: MAKING THE BEST OF PSYCHO-SOCIAL SUPPORT Tuesday 4 July 2017 Plenary 2 08:30–09:30 O-099 How to help patients help themselves (page i 47). D. Lancastle University of South Wales, School of Psychology and Therapeutic Studies, Pontypridd,...

The aim of this study was to investigate women’s intention to use long-acting reversible contraception using two established models of health behaviour: the theory of planned behaviour and the health belief model. A questionnaire was completed by a convenience sample of 128 women attending a community sexual health clinic. The independent variables...

Resarch question: What are the effects of repeated three-month courses of ulipristal acetate (UPA) on the quality of life in women with symptomatic uterine fibroids? Findings: Significant improvements in numerous quality of life indicators were reported after UPA course 1, which were sustained after each consecutive course and at follow-up.

Genomics is an ever increasing aspect of nursing practice, with focus being directed towards improving health. The authors present an implementation strategy for the incorporation of genomics into nursing practice within the UK, based on three behaviour change theories and the identification of individuals who are likely to provide support for chan...

Three lines of research focus on the influence of positive psychological factors and processes on psychological and physical well-being. In Part I, the unique and shared predictive power of dispositional optimism on women's biological (ovarian) response to fertility treatment was examined. The results suggested that rather than dispositional optimi...

AimTo identify the characteristics of nurses opinion leaders in the context of genetics in health care and consider the findings for the integration of genetics in nursing practice.Background Nurses need a basic understanding of the role genetics plays in their practice and about how best to support patients using genetic knowledge. Opinion leaders...

One risk management strategy that women at increased familial risk of ovarian cancer may use is screening. Until recently, this has been available as part of the UK Familial Ovarian Cancer Screening Study (UKFOCSS), using ultrasound scans of the ovaries and tumour marker blood tests. The present study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of wome...

To identify the characteristics of nurses who are using genetics in practice and consider the implications of the findings for optimizing its wider uptake. Nurses are crucial in realizing the benefits from advances in genetic and genomic health care. Although many recognize genetics as an important component of disease, most feel unprepared to enga...

Aim: This study examines the transition from fertility to obstetrical care of women who conceived through IVF. Materials & methods: 33 women filled out questionnaires before IVF, during pregnancy and after birth on infertility stress, maternal adjustment and depressive symptoms. During pregnancy, they participated in an interview about their emo...

Women at high risk of familial ovarian cancer face a potentially difficult risk management choice between unproven ovarian cancer screening (OCS) and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO). It is not fully understood why women who initially opt for OCS may later undergo BSO, nor what the impact of this may be. This study explored the catalysts for s...

Women with a familial or genetic predisposition to ovarian cancer are at significantly increased risk of developing the disease, and this warrants effective risk management strategies. A clinical trial of ovarian cancer screening (OCS) is being conducted to establish the effectiveness of this risk management strategy. This article reports data from...