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Nyantara Wickramasekera
Researcher at University of Sheffield
Publications - 25
Citations - 211
Nyantara Wickramasekera is an academic researcher from University of Sheffield. The author has contributed to research in topics: Quality of life (healthcare) & Population. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 19 publications receiving 138 citations. Previous affiliations of Nyantara Wickramasekera include University of Leeds.
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Cost of crime: A systematic review
TL;DR: In this article, the authors systematically search and review all the relevant studies that have estimated the cost of crime of adult offenders and highlight the need for more up-to-date studies with better reporting standards.
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Understanding the impacts of care farms on health and well-being of disadvantaged populations: A protocol of the Evaluating Community Orders (ECO) pilot study
Helen Elsey,Rachel Bragg,Marjolein Elings,Janet E Cade,Cathy Brennan,Tracey M Farragher,Sandy Tubeuf,Rochelle Gold,Darren Shickle,Nyantara Wickramasekera,Z. Richardson,Jenni Murray +11 more
TL;DR: The study will use qualitative methods to explore the experiences of offenders attending care farms and perceptions of probation and care farm staff on the processes and impacts of the intervention, and to assess cost-effectiveness of care farms in improving the quality of life of offenders.
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The impact of care farms on quality of life, depression and anxiety among different population groups: A systematic review
Jenni Murray,Nyantara Wickramasekera,Marjolein Elings,Rachel Bragg,Cathy Brennan,Zoe Richardson,Judy Wright,Marina Garcia Llorente,Janet E Cade,Darren Shickle,Sandy Tubeuf,Helen Elsey +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the impact of care farming on quality of life, depression and anxiety on a range of service user groups, including people with learning disabilities, mental and physical health problems, substance misuse, adult offenders, disaffected youth, socially isolated older people and the long term unemployed.
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Assessing the impact of care farms on quality of life and offending: A pilot study among probation service users in England
Helen Elsey,Tracey M Farragher,Sandy Tubeuf,Rachel Bragg,Marjolein Elings,Cathy Brennan,Rochelle Gold,Darren Shickle,Nyantara Wickramasekera,Zoe Richardson,Janet E Cade,Jenni Murray +11 more
TL;DR: Recruitment would be feasible in a more stable probation environment and assessing reconvictions from PNC data is feasible and a potential primary outcome for future studies.
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Person-centred experiential therapy versus cognitive behavioural therapy delivered in the English Improving Access to Psychological Therapies service for the treatment of moderate or severe depression (PRaCTICED): a pragmatic, randomised, non-inferiority trial
Michael Barkham,David Saxon,Gillian E. Hardy,Mike Bradburn,Deanna Galloway,Nyantara Wickramasekera,Anju Keetharuth,Peter Bower,Michael King,Robert Elliott,Lynne Gabriel,Stephen Kellett,Susan Shaw,Toni Wilkinson,Janice Connell,Phillippa Harrison,Kerry Ardern,Lindsey Bishop-Edwards,Kate Ashley,Sally Ohlsen,Stephen Pilling,Glenn Waller,John Brazier +22 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a pragmatic, randomised, non-inferiority trial was done in the Sheffield IAPT service in England and recruited participants aged 18 years or older with moderate or severe depression on the Clinical Interview Schedule-Revised.