Alison Wearden

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Alison J. Wearden is a psychologist and professor of Health Psychology at the University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. Professor Wearden, who has a particular interest in chronic fatigue syndrome, did her MSc on cognitive dysfunction in chronic fatigue syndrome. She is also a former co-editor of the Journal of Health Psychology.[1]

Wearden was the Principal Investigator of the 2006 and 2010 FINE trial (Fatigue Intervention by Nurses Evaluation trial), a study to evaluate the effectiveness of home delivered rehabilitation and supportive listening for patients in primary care with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis or encephalitis (CFS/ME).[2]

Notable studies[edit | edit source]

  • 1996, Research on cognitive complaints and cognitive functioning in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS): What conclusions can we draw?[3]
  • 1997, The relation of sleep difficulties to fatigue, mood and disability in chronic fatigue syndrome[4] - (Abstract)
  • 1997, Cognitive performance and complaints of cognitive impairment in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)[5]
  • 1998, A comparison of salivary cortisol in chronic fatigue syndrome, community depression and healthy controls[6]
  • 1998, Screening instruments for psychiatric morbidity in chronic fatigue syndrome[7] - (Full text)
  • 1998, Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment trial of fluoxetine and graded exercise for chronic fatigue syndrome[8]
  • 1999, Prediction of peak oxygen uptake in chronic fatigue syndrome[9] - (Full text)
  • 1999, The role of depression in pain, psychophysiological syndromes and medically unexplained symptoms associated with chronic fatigue syndrome[10]
  • 2001, The Family Response Questionnaire: a new scale to assess the responses of family members to people with chronic fatigue syndrome[11]
  • 2006, Fatigue Intervention by Nurses Evaluation – The FINE Trial. A randomised controlled trial of nurse led self-help treatment for patients in primary care with chronic fatigue syndrome: study protocol[12] - (Full text)
  • 2008, Using multiple sources of knowledge to reach clinical understanding of chronic fatigue syndrome[13] - (Full text)
  • 2010, Nurse led, home based self help treatment for patients in primary care with chronic fatigue syndrome: randomised controlled trial[14] - (Full text)
  • 2010, Making the diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalitis in primary care: a qualitative study[15] - (Full text)
  • 2011, Factors influencing engagement of patients in a novel intervention for CFS/ME: a qualitative study
  • 2011, Challenges of nurse delivery of psychological interventions for long-term conditions in primary care: a qualitative exploration of the case of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis[16] - (Full text)
  • 2012, Depressive symptoms and pragmatic rehabilitation for chronic fatigue syndrome[17]
  • 2012, Developing resources to support the diagnosis and management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalitis (CFS/ME) in primary care: a qualitative study[18] - (Full text)
  • 2013, Cost-effectiveness of supported self-management for CFS/ME patients in primary care[19] - (Full text)
  • 2013, Mediators of the effects on fatigue of pragmatic rehabilitation for chronic fatigue syndrome[20]
  • 2013, Attributions, distress and behavioural responses in the significant others of people with chronic fatigue syndrome[21]
  • 2014, Diagnosis and management of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis in black and minority ethnic people: a qualitative study[22]
  • 2014, Overcoming the barriers to the diagnosis and management of chronic fatigue syndrome/ME in primary care: a meta synthesis of qualitative studies[23] - (Full text)
  • 2014, Couples' experiences of interacting with outside others in chronic fatigue syndrome: a qualitative study[24]
  • 2014, The impact of significant other expressed emotion on patient outcomes in chronic fatigue syndrome[25] - (Full text)
  • 2015, Understanding medical students' views of chronic fatigue syndrome: a qualitative study[26]
  • 2015, Therapist Effects and the Impact of Early Therapeutic Alliance on Symptomatic Outcome in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome[27] - (Full text)
  • 2015, Patient Outcomes in Association With Significant Other Responses to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Systematic Review of the Literature[28] - (Full text)
  • 2015, Significant other behavioural responses and patient chronic fatigue syndrome symptom fluctuations in the context of daily life: An experience sampling study[29] - (Full text)
  • 2016, Implementing resources to support the diagnosis and management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) in primary care: A qualitative study[30] - (Full text)
  • 2016, Distress in significant others of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: A systematic review of the literature[31]
  • 2017, Do evidence based interventions for chronic fatigue syndrome improve sleep? A systematic review and narrative synthesis[32]
  • 2017, Activity Patterns in Response to Symptoms in Patients Being Treated for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: An Experience Sampling Methodology Study[33] - (Full text)

Talks and interviews[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

Learn more[edit | edit source]

  • Wikipedia
  • University of Manchester

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Alison Wearden | Research Explorer | The University of Manchester". University of Manchester. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  2. Wearden, A.J.; Dowrick, C.; Chew-Graham, C.; Bentall, R.P.; Morriss, R.K.; Peters, S.; Riste, L.; Richardson, G.; Lovell, K. (April 23, 2010). "Nurse led, home based self help treatment for patients in primary care with chronic fatigue syndrome: randomised controlled trial". BMJ. 340 (apr22 3): c1777–c1777. doi:10.1136/bmj.c1777. ISSN 0959-8138.
  3. Wearden, Alison J.; Appleby, Louis (September 1996). "Research on cognitive complaints and cognitive functioning in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS): What conclusions can we draw?". Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 41 (3): 197–211. doi:10.1016/0022-3999(96)00131-6.
  4. Morriss, R.K.; Wearden, A.J.; Battersby, L. (June 1997). "The relation of sleep difficulties to fatigue, mood and disability in chronic fatigue syndrome". Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 42 (6): 597–605. doi:10.1016/S0022-3999(97)89895-9.
  5. Wearden, A; Appleby, L. (January 1997). "Cognitive performance and complaints of cognitive impairment in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)". Psychol Med. 27 (1): 81–90.
  6. Strickland, Paul; Morriss, Richard; Wearden, Alison; Deakin, Bill (January 1998). "A comparison of salivary cortisol in chronic fatigue syndrome, community depression and healthy controls". Journal of Affective Disorders. 47 (1–3): 191–194. doi:10.1016/S0165-0327(97)00134-1.
  7. Morriss, Richard K; Wearden, Alison J (July 1998). "Screening instruments for psychiatric morbidity in chronic fatigue syndrome". Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 91 (7): 365–368. doi:10.1177/014107689809100706. ISSN 0141-0768.
  8. Wearden, Alison J.; Morriss, Richard K.; Mullis, Ricky; Strickland, P. L.; Pearson, David J.; Appleby, Louis; Campbell, Iain T.; Morris, Julie A. (June 1998). "Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment trial of fluoxetine and graded exercise for chronic fatigue syndrome". British Journal of Psychiatry. 172 (6): 485–490. doi:10.1192/bjp.172.6.485. ISSN 0007-1250.
  9. Mullis, R.; Campbell, I.T.; Wearden, A.J.; Morriss, R.K.; Pearson, D.J. (October 1, 1999). "Prediction of peak oxygen uptake in chronic fatigue syndrome". British Journal of Sports Medicine. 33 (5): 352–356. doi:10.1136/bjsm.33.5.352. ISSN 0306-3674. PMC 1756205. PMID 10522640.
  10. Morriss, R.K; Ahmed, M; Wearden, A.J; Mullis, R; Strickland, P; Appleby, L; Campbell, I.T; Pearson, D (October 1999). "The role of depression in pain, psychophysiological syndromes and medically unexplained symptoms associated with chronic fatigue syndrome". Journal of Affective Disorders. 55 (2–3): 143–148. doi:10.1016/S0165-0327(98)00218-3.
  11. Cordingley, L.; Wearden, A.; Appleby, L.; Fisher, L. (August 2001). "The Family Response Questionnaire: a new scale to assess the responses of family members to people with chronic fatigue syndrome". Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 51 (2): 417–424. ISSN 0022-3999. PMID 11516763.
  12. Wearden, A; Riste, L; Dowrick, C; Chew-Graham, C; Bentall, R; Morriss, R; Peters, S; Dunn, G; Richardson, G (December 2006). "Fatigue Intervention by Nurses Evaluation – The FINE Trial. A randomised controlled trial of nurse led self-help treatment for patients in primary care with chronic fatigue syndrome: study protocol. [ISRCTN74156610]". BMC Medicine. 4 (1). doi:10.1186/1741-7015-4-9. ISSN 1741-7015.
  13. Chew-Graham, C.A.; Cahill, G.; Dowrick, C.; Wearden, A.; Peters, S. (July 1, 2008). "Using Multiple Sources of Knowledge to Reach Clinical Understanding of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". The Annals of Family Medicine. 6 (4): 340–348. doi:10.1370/afm.867. ISSN 1544-1709.
  14. Wearden, A.J.; Dowrick, C.; Chew-Graham, C.; Bentall, R.P.; Morriss, R.K.; Peters, S.; Riste, L.; Richardson, G.; Lovell, K. (April 23, 2010). "Nurse led, home based self help treatment for patients in primary care with chronic fatigue syndrome: randomised controlled trial". BMJ. 340 (apr22 3): c1777–c1777. doi:10.1136/bmj.c1777. ISSN 0959-8138.
  15. Chew-Graham, Carolyn; Dowrick, Christopher; Wearden, Alison; Richardson, Victoria; Peters, Sarah (December 2010). "Making the diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalitis in primary care: a qualitative study". BMC Family Practice. 11 (1). doi:10.1186/1471-2296-11-16. ISSN 1471-2296. PMC 2836312. PMID 20178588.
  16. Peters, Sarah; Wearden, Alison; Morriss, Richard; Dowrick, Christopher F; Lovell, Karina; Brooks, Joanna; Cahill, Greg; Chew-Graham, Carolyn (December 2011). "Challenges of nurse delivery of psychological interventions for long-term conditions in primary care: a qualitative exploration of the case of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis". Implementation Science. 6 (1). doi:10.1186/1748-5908-6-132. ISSN 1748-5908.
  17. Wearden, A.J.; Dunn, G.; Dowrick, C.; Morriss, R.K. (September 2012). "Depressive symptoms and pragmatic rehabilitation for chronic fatigue syndrome". British Journal of Psychiatry. 201 (3): 227–232. doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.111.107474. ISSN 0007-1250.
  18. Hannon, Kerin; Peters, Sarah; Fisher, Louise; Riste, Lisa; Wearden, Alison; Lovell, Karina; Turner, Pam; Leech, Yvonne; Chew-Graham, Carolyn (December 2012). "Developing resources to support the diagnosis and management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalitis (CFS/ME) in primary care: a qualitative study". BMC Family Practice. 13 (1). doi:10.1186/1471-2296-13-93. ISSN 1471-2296.
  19. The FINE Trial Writing group on behalf of the FINE Trial group; Richardson, Gerry; Epstein, David; Chew-Graham, Carolyn; Dowrick, Christopher; Bentall, Richard P; Morriss, Richard K; Peters, Sarah; Riste, Lisa (December 2013). "Cost-effectiveness of supported self-management for CFS/ME patients in primary care". BMC Family Practice. 14 (1). doi:10.1186/1471-2296-14-12. ISSN 1471-2296. PMC 3556109. PMID 23327355.
  20. Wearden, Alison J.; Emsley, Richard (2013). "Mediators of the effects on fatigue of pragmatic rehabilitation for chronic fatigue syndrome". Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 81 (5): 831–838. doi:10.1037/a0033561. ISSN 1939-2117.
  21. Brooks, Joanna M; Daglish, Julie; Wearden, Alison J (October 2013). "Attributions, distress and behavioural responses in the significant others of people with chronic fatigue syndrome". Journal of Health Psychology. 18 (10): 1288–1295. doi:10.1177/1359105312464670. ISSN 1359-1053.
  22. Bayliss, Kerin; Riste, Lisa; Fisher, Louise; Wearden, Alison; Peters, Sarah; Lovell, Karina; Chew-Graham, Carolyn (April 2014). "Diagnosis and management of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis in black and minority ethnic people: a qualitative study". Primary Health Care Research & Development. 15 (02): 143–155. doi:10.1017/S1463423613000145. ISSN 1463-4236.
  23. Bayliss, Kerin; Goodall, Mark; Chisholm, Anna; Fordham, Beth; Chew-Graham, Carolyn; Riste, Lisa; Fisher, Louise; Lovell, Karina; Peters, Sarah; Wearden, Alison (December 2014). "Overcoming the barriers to the diagnosis and management of chronic fatigue syndrome/ME in primary care: a meta synthesis of qualitative studies". BMC Family Practice. 15 (1). doi:10.1186/1471-2296-15-44. ISSN 1471-2296. PMC 3973969. PMID 24606913.
  24. Brooks, Joanna; King, Nigel; Wearden, Alison (March 2014). "Couples' experiences of interacting with outside others in chronic fatigue syndrome: a qualitative study". Chronic Illness. 10 (1): 5–17. doi:10.1177/1742395312474478. ISSN 1742-3953.
  25. Band, Rebecca; Barrowclough, Christine; Wearden, Alison (September 2014). "The impact of significant other expressed emotion on patient outcomes in chronic fatigue syndrome". Health Psychology. 33 (9): 1092–1101. doi:10.1037/hea0000086. ISSN 1930-7810. PMC 4151798. PMID 25180548.
  26. Stenhoff, Alexandra Laura; Sadreddini, Shireen; Peters, Sarah; Wearden, Alison (February 2015). "Understanding medical students' views of chronic fatigue syndrome: A qualitative study". Journal of Health Psychology. 20 (2): 198–209. doi:10.1177/1359105313501534. ISSN 1359-1053.
  27. Goldsmith, Lucy P.; Dunn, Graham; Bentall, Richard P.; Lewis, Shôn W.; Wearden, Alison J. (December 14, 2015). Nater, Urs M (ed.). "Therapist Effects and the Impact of Early Therapeutic Alliance on Symptomatic Outcome in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". PLOS ONE. 10 (12): e0144623. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144623. ISSN 1932-6203.
  28. Band, Rebecca; Wearden, Alison; Barrowclough, Christine (March 2015). "Patient Outcomes in Association With Significant Other Responses to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Systematic Review of the Literature". Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. 22 (1): 29–46. doi:10.1111/cpsp.12093. PMC 4654336. PMID 26617440.
  29. Band, Rebecca; Barrowclough, Christine; Emsley, Richard; Machin, Matthew; Wearden, Alison J. (September 2016). "Significant other behavioural responses and patient chronic fatigue syndrome symptom fluctuations in the context of daily life: An experience sampling study". British Journal of Health Psychology. 21 (3): 499–514. doi:10.1111/bjhp.12179.
  30. Bayliss, Kerin; Riste, Lisa; Band, Rebecca; Peters, Sarah; Wearden, Alison; Lovell, Karina; Fisher, Louise; Chew-Graham, Carolyn A (December 2016). "Implementing resources to support the diagnosis and management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) in primary care: A qualitative study". BMC Family Practice. 17 (1). doi:10.1186/s12875-016-0453-8. ISSN 1471-2296.
  31. Harris, Kamelia; Band, Rebecca J.; Cooper, Hazel; Macintyre, Vanessa G.; Mejia, Anilena; Wearden, Alison J. (November 2016). "Distress in significant others of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: A systematic review of the literature". British Journal of Health Psychology. 21 (4): 881–893. doi:10.1111/bjhp.12202.
  32. Russell, Charlotte; Kyle, Simon D.; Wearden, Alison J. (June 2017). "Do evidence based interventions for chronic fatigue syndrome improve sleep? A systematic review and narrative synthesis". Sleep Medicine Reviews. 33: 101–110. doi:10.1016/j.smrv.2016.05.001.
  33. Band, Rebecca; Barrowclough, Christine; Caldwell, Kim; Emsley, Richard; Wearden, Alison (March 2017). "Activity patterns in response to symptoms in patients being treated for chronic fatigue syndrome: An experience sampling methodology study". Health Psychology. 36 (3): 264–269. doi:10.1037/hea0000422. ISSN 1930-7810.