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Development and validation of a carer need screening tool (CNST-11) for carers of older adults: a need-stratified tool for services matching Open

VW Lou, Sonia Kin Lai Chan, Vera Mun Yu Tang, Tarani Chandola, Wai Sze Chan , et al. · 2025

Background and Objectives Carers play an imperative role in enabling older adults to age in place. Enhancing support for carers is increasingly recognized as essential to the social welfare system. The study aims to develop and validate a …

The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS-DPP): the DIPLOMA long-term multimethod assessment Open

Peter Bower, Claudia Soiland‐Reyes, C. Susanne Bennett, Lisa Brunton, Patrick Burch , et al. · 2025

Background Type 2 diabetes is considered a critical challenge to modern healthcare systems. The National Health Service Diabetes Prevention Programme delivered an evidence-based behaviour change programme at a national scale to reduce the …

The Association between Disability Status of the Caregivers and Their Perceived Mental Strain: Hong Kong Population-Based Study of Caregivers of Older Adults with Disabilities Open

Shan Mao, Tarani Chandola, VW Lou, Dara Kiu Yi Leung · 2025

Objectives This study investigated the association between caregivers’ disability status and their mental strain when caring for family members with disabilities. Moreover, we examined the moderating roles of caregiving time and the presen…

Measuring resilience to chronic pain in population surveys using hair cortisol Open

Tarani Chandola, Stephanie Cahill, Wanying Ling, Meena Kumari · 2025

Background Chronic pain activates the HPA axis stress response resulting in the release of cortisol, although empirical associations are often contradictory. Quantile regression models of hair cortisol may help us measure HPA-axis dysregul…

ACADEMIC-NGO PARTNERSHIP IN CONSTRUCTING A LOGIC MODEL FOR EVALUATION OF A CARER-CENTRIC COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECT Open

Vera Mun Yu Tang, VW Lou, Tarani Chandola, Clio Yuen Man Cheng, Iris Xiaoyu Ruan , et al. · 2024

Evaluation is the cornerstone of demonstrating a particular project’s success and paving the way for continuous improvement. However, most of the existing evaluation in social service sector focused on outcome, whereas some evaluated proce…

Alcohol intake and patterns of multi-site musculoskeletal pain in the British Whitehall II study Open

Zhiyao Zhao, Tea Lallukka, Tarani Chandola, Annie Britton · 2024

Background Patterns of multi-site musculoskeletal (MSK) pain and its relationship with alcohol drinking among white-collar employees and retirees remain unclear compared to blue-collar workers. This study aimed to examine the relationship …

Is social disadvantage a chronic stressor? Socioeconomic position and HPA axis activity among older adults living in England Open

Georgia Chatzi, Tarani Chandola, Natalie Shlomo, Alexandru Cernat, Tina Hannemann · 2024

This study demonstrates that social disadvantage as measured by disadvantaged SEP is associated with increased HPA axis activity. The conceptualisation of social disadvantage as a chronic stressor may be valid and previous studies reportin…

Bedtime negative affect, sleep quality and subjective health in rural China Open

Jiyao Sun, Nan Zhang, Jackie Carter, Bram Vanhoutte, Jian Wang , et al. · 2024

Could diabetes prevention programmes result in the widening of sociodemographic inequalities in type 2 diabetes? Comparison of survey and administrative data for England Open

Georgia Chatzi, William Whittaker, Tarani Chandola, Thomas Mason, Claudia Soiland‐Reyes , et al. · 2023

Background The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (DPP) in England is a behavioural intervention for preventing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among people with non-diabetic hyperglycaemia (NDH). How this programme affects inequalities by …

No Substitute for In-Person Interaction: Changing Modes of Social Contact during the Coronavirus Pandemic and Effects on the Mental Health of Adults in the UK Open

Patrick Rouxel, Tarani Chandola · 2023

Life-course theories on how social relationships affect mental health are limited in causal claims. The restrictions in social contact during the coronavirus pandemic provided a natural experiment that modified the frequency of in-person c…

Household wealth, neighbourhood deprivation and frailty amongst middle-aged and older adults in England: a longitudinal analysis over 15 years (2002–2017) Open

Asri Maharani, David R. Sinclair, Tarani Chandola, Peter Bower, Andrew Clegg , et al. · 2023

Background frailty is a condition of reduced function and health due to ageing processes and is associated with a higher risk of falls, hospitalisation, disability and mortality. Objective to determine the relationship between household we…

A prospective analysis examining frailty remission and the association with future falls risk in older adults in England Open

Katie Davies, Asri Maharani, Tarani Chandola, Terence W O’Neill, Chris Todd , et al. · 2023

Background Previous research has shown older adults experience dynamic changes in frailty status. This study aimed to determine the occurrence of sustained frailty remission and how remission is associated with falls risk. Methods Particip…

Prediction of bullying at work: A data-driven analysis of the Finnish public sector cohort study Open

Jenni Ervasti, Jaana Pentti, Piia Seppälä, Annina Ropponen, Marianna Virtanen , et al. · 2022

While many bivariate associations between socioeconomic characteristics, work characteristics, leadership, team climate, and job satisfaction were observed, reliable individualized detection of individuals at risk of becoming bullied at wo…

Diabetes Prevention Programme and socioeconomic inequalities in Type 2 Diabetes in England Open

Georgia Chatzi, William Whittaker, Tarani Chandola, Thomas Mason, Claudia Soiland‐Reyes , et al. · 2022

The National Diabetes Prevention Programme (DPP) in England is a behavioural intervention for preventing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) among people with non-diabetic hyperglycaemia (NDH, HbA1c 42-47 mmol/mol or 6.0-6.4%). How this progra…

Dehumanisation and Datafication: Key stressors of Algorithmic Management: A qualitative analysis of Chinese couriers Open

Wei Hua, Huiyue Shi, Yilin Kou, Mengke Yu, Yanzhuo Wang , et al. · 2022

Introduction Technology is an important social determinant of health that has so far been poorly understood. Nevertheless, technologies such as algorithms and artificial intelligence are rapidly changing how work is organised and managed g…

Understanding the longitudinal dynamics of rural–urban mental health disparities in later life in China Open

Jingwen Zhang, Tarani Chandola, Nan Zhang · 2022

The study indicates increasing rural-urban health disparities at the onset of later life. Improving community infrastructure in rural and peri-urban areas is vital to minimise rural-urban health gaps.

Multilevel modelling approach to analysing life course socioeconomic status and understanding missingness Open

Adrian Byrne, Natalie Shlomo, Tarani Chandola · 2022

This paper investigated the extent to which parental socioeconomic status was associated with life course socioeconomic status heterogeneity between adult cohort members of the 1958 National Child Development Study and how this association…

Genetic Variants Associated With Resilience in Human and Animal Studies Open

Stephanie Cahill, Tarani Chandola, Reinmar Hager · 2022

Resilience is broadly defined as the ability to maintain or regain functioning in the face of adversity and is influenced by both environmental and genetic factors. The identification of specific genetic factors and their biological pathwa…

Home modifications and disability outcomes: A longitudinal study of older adults living in England Open

Tarani Chandola, Patrick Rouxel · 2022

The validity of the residuals approach to measuring resilience to adverse childhood experiences Open

Stephanie Cahill, Reinmar Hager, Tarani Chandola · 2022

Do Home Modifications Reduce Disability Related Outcomes Among Older Adults Living in England? Open

Tarani Chandola, Patrick Rouxel · 2022

Frailty among Older Adults and Its Distribution in England Open

David R. Sinclair, Asri Maharani, Tarani Chandola, Peter Bower, Barbara Hanratty , et al. · 2021

The Validity of the Residuals Approach to Measuring Resilience to Adverse Childhood Experiences Open

Stephanie Cahill, Reinmar Hager, Tarani Chandola · 2021

Background: Resilience is broadly defined as the ability to maintain or regain functioning in the face of adversity. Recent work to harmonise the quantification and definition of resilience quantifies resilience as the residual variance in…

Prevalence of and risk factors for burnout and occupational stress among couriers: A systematic review Open

Wei Hua, Shugang Li, Sheng Li, Thomas O’Toole, Mengke Yu , et al. · 2021

Objective To estimate the prevalence of burnout and occupational stress (OS) among couriers and to identify the main risk factors. Method We followed PRISMA guidelines to search studies published in English and Chinese databases before Feb…

Adverse employment histories and allostatic load: associations over the working life Open

Morten Wahrendorf, Tarani Chandola, Marcel Goldberg, Marie Zins, Hanno Hoven , et al. · 2021

Background Most studies on the health impact of occupational stress use single-point measures of stress at work. This study analyses the associations of properties of entire employment trajectories over an extended time period with a compo…

The role of workplace accommodations in explaining the disability employment gap in the UK Open

Tarani Chandola, Patrick Rouxel · 2021

Targeted Shielding and Coronavirus Symptoms Among Adults in the UK Open

Meena Kumari, Tarani Chandola, Cara Booker, Michaela Benzeval · 2021

Background: In the UK, in March 2020, those at high risk for adverse outcomes following coronavirus disease (COVID-19), identified as ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’, were sent a notification to shield themselves for 12 weeks. This study…

Subjective Wellbeing in Rural China: How Social Environments Influence the Diurnal Rhythms of Affect Open

Jiyao Sun, Nan Zhang, Bram Vanhoutte, Jian Wang, Tarani Chandola · 2021

Although the diurnal rhythms of affect influence people’s health and behavior, there is a lack of evidence from rural China, where the types and timing of social activities may differ from Western contexts. In this study, a total of 2847 C…

Does the association between cognition and education differ between older adults with gradual or rapid trajectories of cognitive decline? Open

Benjamin David Williams, Neil Pendleton, Tarani Chandola · 2021

Education is associated with improved baseline cognitive performance in older adults, but the association with maintenance of cognitive function is less clear. Education may be associated with different types of active cognitive reserve in…

24 Loneliness, Social Isolation and Frailty Among Older Adults in England: Results From the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing Open

Katie Davies, Asri Maharani, Tarani Chandola, Chris Todd, Neil Pendleton · 2021

Introduction Ten percent of over 65 s and between a quarter and half of over 85 s are frail. Loneliness and social isolation are associated with increased falls, rates of hospitalisation and mortality. Lonely and socially isolated older ad…

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