Dr Sarah Griffiths

I am a health and wellbeing researcher at De Montfort University, working in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. For my PhD, I designed and developed a multi-platform intervention to increase engagement with the Warwickshire Stop Smoking in Pregnancy Service using the Behaviour Change Wheel. My studentship was funded by Public Health Warwickshire. Current projects include: a mixed methodology study exploring how a programme of support for parents of babies that cry excessively can be delivered by health visitors; a systematic review exploring women and girls’ experiences of accessing healthcare after sexual assault in South Africa; a qualitative study looking at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on visitation of family members to loved ones living in care homes.

Previous research projects I have worked on include an exploration of young people's views and beliefs about smoking and e-cigarettes in Warwickshire and the impact of early-stage dementia on social activity. My applied experience includes working as a stop smoking advisor and as a support practitioner for patients who had suffered from a stroke.

I have several publications, including a systematic review and meta-analysis exploring the effectiveness of digital interventions for smoking cessation in pregnancy.

Institute for Health & Health Policy

Lee, B., Griffiths, S.E. & Barror, A. (2020) Coventry and Warwickshire Smoking in Pregnancy Review [online] available from <https://www.happyhealthylives.uk/our-priorities/maternity-and-paediatrics/pregnancy-smoking/>

Griffiths, S. E., Parsons, J., Naughton, F., Fulton, E. A., Tombor, I.  & Brown, K. E. (2018) Are digital interventions for smoking cessation in pregnancy effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Psychology Review, 12 (4), 333-356.

Fulton, E. A., Gokal, K., Griffiths, S. E. & Wild, S. (2018) More than half of adolescent e-cigarette users had never smoked a cigarette: Findings from a study of school children in the UK. Public Health, 161, 33-35.

 Griffiths, S. E., Brown, K. E., Fulton, E. A., Tombor, I. & Naughton, F. (2016) Are digital interventions for smoking cessation in pregnancy effective? A systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 5 (1), 2017.

• Health and wellbeing
• Behaviour change
• Long-term conditions
• Public health issues
• Qualitative research
• Literature reviews

2019, Coventry University: PhD, 'The design and development of a multi-platform intervention to increase engagement with the Warwickshire Stop Smoking in Pregnancy Service'.
2013, Coventry University: MSc, Health Psychology
2002, Lancaster University: BSc, Psychology (Hons)

 

Chartered member of the BPS

I recently carried out work as a consultant researcher for Public Health Warwickshire on a system-wide review of smoking in pregnancy in Warwickshire and Coventry. This review was commissioned by the Local Maternity System. My main roles for this project were data collection from healthcare professionals (qualitative discussions and survey responses), data analysis and project dissemination.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3054-731X