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Dr Sue Channon
(she/her)
Senior Research Fellow
- ChannonS2@cardiff.ac.uk
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Neuadd Meirionnydd, Room 418p, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4YS
Neuadd Meirionnydd, Room 418c, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4YS
Overview
I am a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Trials Research (CTR), Cardiff University. My background is as an NHS Clinical Psychologist in Child Health when my work was focussed on child development, the impact of long-term conditions on psychological well-being and family-level psychological interventions. My main areas of research interest are in women’s health, implementation of service change in health and social care and health-related behaviour change. I have experience in the development and evaluation of complex interventions and process evaluations as an integral part of randomised controlled trials. I am the academic lead for the Treialon Cymru Associate Members Programme, which has been developed to enable staff in stakeholder organisations across health and social care to connect with and be a part of the Centre for Trials Research.
Publication
2023
- Channon, S. et al. 2023. Acceptability and feasibility of a planned preconception weight loss intervention in women with long-acting reversible contraception: the Plan-it mixed-methods study. Health Technology Assessment 27(1) (10.3310/NKIX8285)
- Samuel, V., Constable, C., Harris, E. and Channon, S. 2023. Developing the content of a brief universal acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) programme for secondary school pupils: InTER-ACT. Pastoral Care in Education 41(1), pp. 42-62. (10.1080/02643944.2021.1977991)
2022
- Channon, S. et al. 2022. The acceptability of asking women to delay removal of a long-acting reversible contraceptive to take part in a preconception weight loss programme: a mixed methods study using qualitative and routine data (Plan-it). BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 22, article number: 778. (10.1186/s12884-022-05077-0)
- Waters, C. S., Cannings-John, R., Channon, S., Lugg-Widger, F., Robling, M. and Paine, A. L. 2022. The impact of a specialist home-visiting intervention on the language outcomes of young mothers and their children: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychology 10, article number: 224. (10.1186/s40359-022-00926-1)
- Robling, M. et al. 2022. A nurse-led home-visitation programme for first-time mothers in reducing maltreatment and improving child health and development (BB:2-6): longer-term outcomes from a randomised cohort using data-linkage. BMJ Open 12(2), article number: e049960. (10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049960)
2021
- Sanders, J. et al. 2021. Childbirth related labial trauma management in the UK: a brief report. Midwifery 97, article number: 102950. (10.1016/j.midw.2021.102950)
- Moody, G. et al. 2021. What are the challenges when recruiting to a trial in children’s social care? A qualitative evaluation of a trial of foster carer training. Trials 22, article number: 241. (10.1186/s13063-021-05186-9)
- Robling, M. et al. 2021. The Family Nurse Partnership to reduce maltreatment and improve child health and development in young children: the BB:2 6 routine data-linkage follow-up to earlier RCT. Public Health Research 9, article number: 2. (10.3310/phr09020)
- Coulman, E. et al. 2021. The acceptability and feasibility of a planned pre-pregnancy weight loss intervention (the Plan-it Study): A Protocol Paper. Clinical Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine 7(1) (10.15761/COGRM.1000325)
- Milton, R. et al. 2021. Establishing the safety of waterbirth for mothers and babies: a cohort study with nested qualitative component: The protocol for the POOL study.. BMJ Open 11(1), article number: e040684. (10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040684)
2020
- Channon, S. et al. 2020. Qualitative process evaluation of the Fostering Changes program for foster carers as part of the Confidence in Care randomized controlled trial. Child Abuse and Neglect 109, article number: 104768. (10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104768)
- Milosevic, S., Channon, S., Hughes, J., Hunter, B., Nolan, M., Milton, R. and Sanders, J. 2020. Factors influencing water immersion during labour: qualitative case studies of six maternity units in the United Kingdom. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 20(1), article number: 719. (10.1186/s12884-020-03416-7)
- Sanders, J. et al. 2020. Pregnancy and weight monitoring: a feasibility study of weightcharts and midwife support. Maternal and Child Nutrition 16(4), article number: e12996. (10.1111/mcn.12996)
- Moody, G. et al. 2020. A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the fostering changes programme. Child Abuse and Neglect 108, article number: 104646. (10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104646)
- Henwood, T., Channon, S., Penny, H., Robling, M. and Waters, C. 2020. Do home visiting programmes improve children's language development? A systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies 109, article number: 103610. (10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103610)
- Paine, A. L., Cannings-John, R., Channon, S., Lugg-Widger, F., Waters, C. S. and Robling, M. 2020. Assessing the impact of a family nurse-led intervention on young mothers’ references to internal states. Infant Mental Health Journal 41(4), pp. 463-476. (10.1002/imhj.21849)
- Hales, C. et al. 2020. Controlled antenatal thyroid screening II: Effect of treating maternal sub-optimal thyroid function on child behaviour. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 105(3), article number: dgz098. (10.1210/clinem/dgz098)
2019
- Milosevic, S. et al. 2019. Factors influencing the use of birth pools in the United Kingdom: Perspectives of women, midwives and medical staff. Midwifery 79, article number: 102554. (10.1016/j.midw.2019.102554)
- Sanders, J., Channon, S., Gobat, N., Bennert, K., Addison, K. and Robling, M. 2019. Implementation of the Family Nurse Partnership programme in England: experiences of key health professionals explored through trial parallel process evaluation. BMC Nursing 18(1), article number: 13. (10.1186/s12912-019-0338-y)
- Rees, S., Channon, S. and Waters, C. S. 2019. The impact of maternal prenatal and postnatal anxiety on children's emotional problems: a systematic review. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 28(2), pp. 257-280. (10.1007/s00787-018-1173-5)
2018
- Holford, N., Channon, S., Heron, J. and Jones, I. 2018. The impact of postpartum psychosis on partners. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 18(1), article number: 414. (10.1186/s12884-018-2055-z)
- Robling, M., Cannings-John, R., Channon, S., Hood, K., Moody, G., Poole, R. and Sanders, J. 2018. What is usual care for teenagers expecting their first child in England? A process evaluation using key informant mapping and participant survey as part of the Building Blocks randomised controlled trial of specialist home visiting. BMJ Open 8, article number: e020152. (10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020152)
- Hales, C. et al. 2018. Controlled antenatal thyroid screening II: effect of treating maternal sub-optimal thyroid function on child cognition. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 103(4), pp. 1583-1591. (10.1210/jc.2017-02378)
- Moody, G. et al. 2018. Evaluating the long-term impact of the Fostering Changes training programme for foster carers in Wales, the Confidence in Care trial: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 19, article number: 34. (10.1186/s13063-017-2424-3)
- Townson, J. et al. 2018. "Keeping it on your radar"- assessing the barriers and facilitators to a timely diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in childhood: a qualitative study from the early detection of type 1 diabetes in youth study. Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1(1), article number: e00008. (10.1002/edm2.8)
2017
- Lugg-Widger, F. et al. 2017. Assessing the medium-term impact of a home-visiting programme on child maltreatment in England: protocol for a routine data linkage study. BMJ Open 7, article number: e015728. (10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015728)
2016
- Channon, S. et al. 2016. Motivational interviewing competencies among UK family nurse partnership nurses: a process evaluation component of the building blocks trial. BMC Nursing 15, article number: 55. (10.1186/s12912-016-0176-0)
- Channon, S., Lowes, L., Gregory, J. W., Grey, L. and Sullivan-Bolyai, S. 2016. Feasibility of parent-to-parent support in recently diagnosed childhood diabetes: the PLUS study. The Diabetes Educator 42(4), pp. 462-469. (10.1177/0145721716644673)
- Robling, M. et al. 2016. Effectiveness of a nurse-led intensive home-visitation program for first-time teenage mothers (building blocks). Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 71(5), pp. 263-265. (10.1097/OGX.0000000000000325)
- Robling, M. et al. 2016. Effectiveness of a nurse-led intensive home-visitation programme for first-time teenage mothers (Building Blocks): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Lancet 387(10014), pp. 146-155. (10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00392-X)
- Morgan-Trimmer, S., Channon, S., Gregory, J., Townson, J. and Lowes, L. 2016. Family preferences for home or hospital care at diagnosis for children with diabetes in the DECIDE study. Diabetic Medicine 33(1), pp. 119-124. (10.1111/dme.12891)
2015
- Lowes, L. M., Eddy, D., Channon, S. J., McNamara, R., Robling, M. R. and Gregory, J. W. 2015. The experience of living with Type 1 Diabetes and attending clinic from the perception of children, adolescents and carers: Analysis of qualitative data from the DEPICTED study. Journal of Pediatric Nursing 30(1), pp. 54-62. (10.1016/j.pedn.2014.09.006)
2014
- Lowes, L. M. et al. 2014. Late-breaking abstract. [LB1 Delivering early care in diabetes evaluation: the DECIDE Study. Hospital versus home management at diagnosis in childhood diabetes: a comparison of psychological, social, physical and economic outcomes]. Diabetic Medicine 31(s1), pp. 184. (10.1111/dme.12408)
- Lowes, L. M. et al. 2014. Delivering early care in diabetes evaluation: the DECIDE study. Hospital versus home management at diagnosis in childhood diabetes: a comparison of psychological, social, physical and economic outcomes. Presented at: Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2014, Liverpool, UK, 5-7 March 2014.
- Hales, C. et al. 2014. The second wave of the Controlled Antenatal Thyroid Screening (CATS II) study: the cognitive assessment protocol. BMC Endocrine Disorders 14(1), article number: 95. (10.1186/1472-6823-14-95)
2013
- Owen-Jones, C. E. et al. 2013. The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Family Nurse Partnership home visiting programme for first time teenage mothers in England: a protocol for the Building Blocks randomised controlled trial. BMC Pediatrics 13(114) (10.1186/1471-2431-13-114)
2012
- Allen, D. A. et al. 2012. Continuity of care in the transition from child to adult diabetes services: A realistic evaluation study. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy 17(3), pp. 140-148. (10.1258/jhsrp.2011.011044)
- Robling, M. R. et al. 2012. The effect of the Talking Diabetes consulting skills intervention on glycaemic control and quality of life in children with type 1 diabetes: cluster randomised controlled trial (DEPICTED study). British Medical Journal 344, article number: e2359. (10.1136/bmj.e2359)
- Lazarus, J. H. et al. 2012. Antenatal thyroid screening and childhood cognitive function. New England Journal of Medicine 366(6), pp. 493-501. (10.1056/NEJMoa1106104)
2011
- Hawthorne, K., Bennert, K., Lowes, L. M., Channon, S. J., Robling, M. R. and Gregory, J. W. 2011. The experiences of children and their parents in paediatric diabetes services should inform the development of communication skills for healthcare staff (the DEPICTED Study). Diabetic Medicine 28(9), pp. 1103-1108. (10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03292.x)
- Allen, D. A., Channon, S. J., Lowes, L. M., Atwell, C. and Lane, C. 2011. Behind the scenes: the changing roles of parents in the transition from child to adult diabetes service. Diabetic Medicine 28(8), pp. 994-1000. (10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03310.x)
- Gregory, J. W. et al. 2011. Development and evaluation by a cluster randomised trial of a psychosocial intervention in children and teenagers experiencing diabetes: The DEPICTED study. Health Technology Assessment 15(29), pp. 1-202. (10.3310/hta15290)
- Townson, J. et al. 2011. Delivering early care in diabetes evaluation (DECIDE): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial to assess hospital versus home management at diagnosis in childhood diabetes. BMC Pediatrics 11, article number: 7. (10.1186/1471-2431-11-7)
2010
- McNamara, R. et al. 2010. Development and evaluation of a psychosocial intervention for children and teenagers experiencing diabetes (DEPICTED): a protocoal for a cluster randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of a communication skills training programme for healthcare professionals working with young people with type 1 diabetes. BMC Health Services Research 10(36) (10.1186/1472-6963-10-36)
- Allen, D. A. et al. 2010. The transition from paediatric to adult diabetes services: what works, for whom and in what circumstances? [Final report. NIHR Service Delivery and Organisation programme]. Project Report. [Online]. HMSO. Available at: http://www.netscc.ac.uk/hsdr/files/project/SDO_FR_08-1504-107_V01.pdf
- Huws-Thomas, M. V., Hood, K., Gregory, J. W., Rollnick, S. and Channon, S. J. 2010. A retrospective analysis of the relationship between quality of life and metabolic control in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes [Abstract]. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 19(s1), pp. A21. (10.1111/j.1447-0349.2010.00698.x)
- Channon, S. J., Hambly, H. F., Robling, M. R., Bennert, K. and Gregory, J. W. 2010. Meeting the psychosocial needs of children with diabetes within routine clinical practice. Diabetic Medicine 27(10), pp. 1209-1211. (10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03071.x)
2009
- Gregory, J. W. and Channon, S. 2009. Motivational interviewing to improve blood-glucose control in childhood diabetes. Paediatrics and Child Health 19(7), pp. 331-334. (10.1016/j.paed.2009.03.013)
- Lowes, L., Channon, S., Gregory, J., Robling, M. and Harman, N. 2009. Development of a social activities and independence questionnaire (SAIQ) in paediatric diabetes as part of the DECIDE Study. Presented at: ISPAD 35th Annual Meeting, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2nd September to 5th September. pp. 60-61.
2007
- Channon, S. J., Huws-Thomas, M. V., Rollnick, S., Hood, K., Cannings-John, R. L., Rogers, C. and Gregory, J. W. 2007. A multicenter randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing in teenagers with diabetes. Diabetes Care 30(6), pp. 1390-1395. (10.2337/dc06-2260)
- Gregory, J. W. and Channon, S. J. 2007. Psychological interventions in childhood diabetes. In: Allgrove, J., Swift, P. G. F. and Greene, S. eds. Evidence-Based Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, pp. 141-156.
2005
- Channon, S., Huws-Thomas, M., Gregory, J. W. and Rollnick, S. 2005. Motivational interviewing with teenagers with diabetes. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 10(1), pp. 43-51. (10.1177/1359104505048790)
- Channon, S. J., Huws-Thomas, M., Rollnick, S. and Gregory, J. W. 2005. The potential of motivational interviewing. Diabetic Medicine 22(3), pp. 43-51. (10.1111/j.1464-5491.2005.01321.x)
2003
- Channon, S. J., Smith, V. J. and Gregory, J. W. 2003. A pilot study of motivational interviewing in adolescents with diabetes. Archives of Disease in Childhood 88(8), pp. 680-683. (10.1136/adc.88.8.680)
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- Towson, J. et al. . Early Detection of type 1 Diabetes in Youth: the EDDY feasibility study to design, develop and deliver a complex intervention to parents and primary care to raise awareness of the symptoms of type 1 diabetes in childhood, to prevent diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at diagnosis.. Presented at: 42nd Annual Conference of the International Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes, Valencia, Spain, 26 - 29 October 2016.
Adrannau llyfrau
- Gregory, J. W. and Channon, S. J. 2007. Psychological interventions in childhood diabetes. In: Allgrove, J., Swift, P. G. F. and Greene, S. eds. Evidence-Based Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, pp. 141-156.
Cynadleddau
- Lowes, L. M. et al. 2014. Delivering early care in diabetes evaluation: the DECIDE study. Hospital versus home management at diagnosis in childhood diabetes: a comparison of psychological, social, physical and economic outcomes. Presented at: Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2014, Liverpool, UK, 5-7 March 2014.
- Lowes, L., Channon, S., Gregory, J., Robling, M. and Harman, N. 2009. Development of a social activities and independence questionnaire (SAIQ) in paediatric diabetes as part of the DECIDE Study. Presented at: ISPAD 35th Annual Meeting, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2nd September to 5th September. pp. 60-61.
- Towson, J. et al. . Early Detection of type 1 Diabetes in Youth: the EDDY feasibility study to design, develop and deliver a complex intervention to parents and primary care to raise awareness of the symptoms of type 1 diabetes in childhood, to prevent diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at diagnosis.. Presented at: 42nd Annual Conference of the International Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes, Valencia, Spain, 26 - 29 October 2016.
Erthyglau
- Channon, S. et al. 2023. Acceptability and feasibility of a planned preconception weight loss intervention in women with long-acting reversible contraception: the Plan-it mixed-methods study. Health Technology Assessment 27(1) (10.3310/NKIX8285)
- Samuel, V., Constable, C., Harris, E. and Channon, S. 2023. Developing the content of a brief universal acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) programme for secondary school pupils: InTER-ACT. Pastoral Care in Education 41(1), pp. 42-62. (10.1080/02643944.2021.1977991)
- Channon, S. et al. 2022. The acceptability of asking women to delay removal of a long-acting reversible contraceptive to take part in a preconception weight loss programme: a mixed methods study using qualitative and routine data (Plan-it). BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 22, article number: 778. (10.1186/s12884-022-05077-0)
- Waters, C. S., Cannings-John, R., Channon, S., Lugg-Widger, F., Robling, M. and Paine, A. L. 2022. The impact of a specialist home-visiting intervention on the language outcomes of young mothers and their children: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychology 10, article number: 224. (10.1186/s40359-022-00926-1)
- Robling, M. et al. 2022. A nurse-led home-visitation programme for first-time mothers in reducing maltreatment and improving child health and development (BB:2-6): longer-term outcomes from a randomised cohort using data-linkage. BMJ Open 12(2), article number: e049960. (10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049960)
- Sanders, J. et al. 2021. Childbirth related labial trauma management in the UK: a brief report. Midwifery 97, article number: 102950. (10.1016/j.midw.2021.102950)
- Moody, G. et al. 2021. What are the challenges when recruiting to a trial in children’s social care? A qualitative evaluation of a trial of foster carer training. Trials 22, article number: 241. (10.1186/s13063-021-05186-9)
- Robling, M. et al. 2021. The Family Nurse Partnership to reduce maltreatment and improve child health and development in young children: the BB:2 6 routine data-linkage follow-up to earlier RCT. Public Health Research 9, article number: 2. (10.3310/phr09020)
- Coulman, E. et al. 2021. The acceptability and feasibility of a planned pre-pregnancy weight loss intervention (the Plan-it Study): A Protocol Paper. Clinical Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine 7(1) (10.15761/COGRM.1000325)
- Milton, R. et al. 2021. Establishing the safety of waterbirth for mothers and babies: a cohort study with nested qualitative component: The protocol for the POOL study.. BMJ Open 11(1), article number: e040684. (10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040684)
- Channon, S. et al. 2020. Qualitative process evaluation of the Fostering Changes program for foster carers as part of the Confidence in Care randomized controlled trial. Child Abuse and Neglect 109, article number: 104768. (10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104768)
- Milosevic, S., Channon, S., Hughes, J., Hunter, B., Nolan, M., Milton, R. and Sanders, J. 2020. Factors influencing water immersion during labour: qualitative case studies of six maternity units in the United Kingdom. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 20(1), article number: 719. (10.1186/s12884-020-03416-7)
- Sanders, J. et al. 2020. Pregnancy and weight monitoring: a feasibility study of weightcharts and midwife support. Maternal and Child Nutrition 16(4), article number: e12996. (10.1111/mcn.12996)
- Moody, G. et al. 2020. A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the fostering changes programme. Child Abuse and Neglect 108, article number: 104646. (10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104646)
- Henwood, T., Channon, S., Penny, H., Robling, M. and Waters, C. 2020. Do home visiting programmes improve children's language development? A systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies 109, article number: 103610. (10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103610)
- Paine, A. L., Cannings-John, R., Channon, S., Lugg-Widger, F., Waters, C. S. and Robling, M. 2020. Assessing the impact of a family nurse-led intervention on young mothers’ references to internal states. Infant Mental Health Journal 41(4), pp. 463-476. (10.1002/imhj.21849)
- Hales, C. et al. 2020. Controlled antenatal thyroid screening II: Effect of treating maternal sub-optimal thyroid function on child behaviour. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 105(3), article number: dgz098. (10.1210/clinem/dgz098)
- Milosevic, S. et al. 2019. Factors influencing the use of birth pools in the United Kingdom: Perspectives of women, midwives and medical staff. Midwifery 79, article number: 102554. (10.1016/j.midw.2019.102554)
- Sanders, J., Channon, S., Gobat, N., Bennert, K., Addison, K. and Robling, M. 2019. Implementation of the Family Nurse Partnership programme in England: experiences of key health professionals explored through trial parallel process evaluation. BMC Nursing 18(1), article number: 13. (10.1186/s12912-019-0338-y)
- Rees, S., Channon, S. and Waters, C. S. 2019. The impact of maternal prenatal and postnatal anxiety on children's emotional problems: a systematic review. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 28(2), pp. 257-280. (10.1007/s00787-018-1173-5)
- Holford, N., Channon, S., Heron, J. and Jones, I. 2018. The impact of postpartum psychosis on partners. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 18(1), article number: 414. (10.1186/s12884-018-2055-z)
- Robling, M., Cannings-John, R., Channon, S., Hood, K., Moody, G., Poole, R. and Sanders, J. 2018. What is usual care for teenagers expecting their first child in England? A process evaluation using key informant mapping and participant survey as part of the Building Blocks randomised controlled trial of specialist home visiting. BMJ Open 8, article number: e020152. (10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020152)
- Hales, C. et al. 2018. Controlled antenatal thyroid screening II: effect of treating maternal sub-optimal thyroid function on child cognition. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 103(4), pp. 1583-1591. (10.1210/jc.2017-02378)
- Moody, G. et al. 2018. Evaluating the long-term impact of the Fostering Changes training programme for foster carers in Wales, the Confidence in Care trial: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 19, article number: 34. (10.1186/s13063-017-2424-3)
- Townson, J. et al. 2018. "Keeping it on your radar"- assessing the barriers and facilitators to a timely diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in childhood: a qualitative study from the early detection of type 1 diabetes in youth study. Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1(1), article number: e00008. (10.1002/edm2.8)
- Lugg-Widger, F. et al. 2017. Assessing the medium-term impact of a home-visiting programme on child maltreatment in England: protocol for a routine data linkage study. BMJ Open 7, article number: e015728. (10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015728)
- Channon, S. et al. 2016. Motivational interviewing competencies among UK family nurse partnership nurses: a process evaluation component of the building blocks trial. BMC Nursing 15, article number: 55. (10.1186/s12912-016-0176-0)
- Channon, S., Lowes, L., Gregory, J. W., Grey, L. and Sullivan-Bolyai, S. 2016. Feasibility of parent-to-parent support in recently diagnosed childhood diabetes: the PLUS study. The Diabetes Educator 42(4), pp. 462-469. (10.1177/0145721716644673)
- Robling, M. et al. 2016. Effectiveness of a nurse-led intensive home-visitation program for first-time teenage mothers (building blocks). Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 71(5), pp. 263-265. (10.1097/OGX.0000000000000325)
- Robling, M. et al. 2016. Effectiveness of a nurse-led intensive home-visitation programme for first-time teenage mothers (Building Blocks): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Lancet 387(10014), pp. 146-155. (10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00392-X)
- Morgan-Trimmer, S., Channon, S., Gregory, J., Townson, J. and Lowes, L. 2016. Family preferences for home or hospital care at diagnosis for children with diabetes in the DECIDE study. Diabetic Medicine 33(1), pp. 119-124. (10.1111/dme.12891)
- Lowes, L. M., Eddy, D., Channon, S. J., McNamara, R., Robling, M. R. and Gregory, J. W. 2015. The experience of living with Type 1 Diabetes and attending clinic from the perception of children, adolescents and carers: Analysis of qualitative data from the DEPICTED study. Journal of Pediatric Nursing 30(1), pp. 54-62. (10.1016/j.pedn.2014.09.006)
- Lowes, L. M. et al. 2014. Late-breaking abstract. [LB1 Delivering early care in diabetes evaluation: the DECIDE Study. Hospital versus home management at diagnosis in childhood diabetes: a comparison of psychological, social, physical and economic outcomes]. Diabetic Medicine 31(s1), pp. 184. (10.1111/dme.12408)
- Hales, C. et al. 2014. The second wave of the Controlled Antenatal Thyroid Screening (CATS II) study: the cognitive assessment protocol. BMC Endocrine Disorders 14(1), article number: 95. (10.1186/1472-6823-14-95)
- Owen-Jones, C. E. et al. 2013. The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Family Nurse Partnership home visiting programme for first time teenage mothers in England: a protocol for the Building Blocks randomised controlled trial. BMC Pediatrics 13(114) (10.1186/1471-2431-13-114)
- Allen, D. A. et al. 2012. Continuity of care in the transition from child to adult diabetes services: A realistic evaluation study. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy 17(3), pp. 140-148. (10.1258/jhsrp.2011.011044)
- Robling, M. R. et al. 2012. The effect of the Talking Diabetes consulting skills intervention on glycaemic control and quality of life in children with type 1 diabetes: cluster randomised controlled trial (DEPICTED study). British Medical Journal 344, article number: e2359. (10.1136/bmj.e2359)
- Lazarus, J. H. et al. 2012. Antenatal thyroid screening and childhood cognitive function. New England Journal of Medicine 366(6), pp. 493-501. (10.1056/NEJMoa1106104)
- Hawthorne, K., Bennert, K., Lowes, L. M., Channon, S. J., Robling, M. R. and Gregory, J. W. 2011. The experiences of children and their parents in paediatric diabetes services should inform the development of communication skills for healthcare staff (the DEPICTED Study). Diabetic Medicine 28(9), pp. 1103-1108. (10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03292.x)
- Allen, D. A., Channon, S. J., Lowes, L. M., Atwell, C. and Lane, C. 2011. Behind the scenes: the changing roles of parents in the transition from child to adult diabetes service. Diabetic Medicine 28(8), pp. 994-1000. (10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03310.x)
- Gregory, J. W. et al. 2011. Development and evaluation by a cluster randomised trial of a psychosocial intervention in children and teenagers experiencing diabetes: The DEPICTED study. Health Technology Assessment 15(29), pp. 1-202. (10.3310/hta15290)
- Townson, J. et al. 2011. Delivering early care in diabetes evaluation (DECIDE): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial to assess hospital versus home management at diagnosis in childhood diabetes. BMC Pediatrics 11, article number: 7. (10.1186/1471-2431-11-7)
- McNamara, R. et al. 2010. Development and evaluation of a psychosocial intervention for children and teenagers experiencing diabetes (DEPICTED): a protocoal for a cluster randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of a communication skills training programme for healthcare professionals working with young people with type 1 diabetes. BMC Health Services Research 10(36) (10.1186/1472-6963-10-36)
- Huws-Thomas, M. V., Hood, K., Gregory, J. W., Rollnick, S. and Channon, S. J. 2010. A retrospective analysis of the relationship between quality of life and metabolic control in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes [Abstract]. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 19(s1), pp. A21. (10.1111/j.1447-0349.2010.00698.x)
- Channon, S. J., Hambly, H. F., Robling, M. R., Bennert, K. and Gregory, J. W. 2010. Meeting the psychosocial needs of children with diabetes within routine clinical practice. Diabetic Medicine 27(10), pp. 1209-1211. (10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03071.x)
- Gregory, J. W. and Channon, S. 2009. Motivational interviewing to improve blood-glucose control in childhood diabetes. Paediatrics and Child Health 19(7), pp. 331-334. (10.1016/j.paed.2009.03.013)
- Channon, S. J., Huws-Thomas, M. V., Rollnick, S., Hood, K., Cannings-John, R. L., Rogers, C. and Gregory, J. W. 2007. A multicenter randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing in teenagers with diabetes. Diabetes Care 30(6), pp. 1390-1395. (10.2337/dc06-2260)
- Channon, S., Huws-Thomas, M., Gregory, J. W. and Rollnick, S. 2005. Motivational interviewing with teenagers with diabetes. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 10(1), pp. 43-51. (10.1177/1359104505048790)
- Channon, S. J., Huws-Thomas, M., Rollnick, S. and Gregory, J. W. 2005. The potential of motivational interviewing. Diabetic Medicine 22(3), pp. 43-51. (10.1111/j.1464-5491.2005.01321.x)
- Channon, S. J., Smith, V. J. and Gregory, J. W. 2003. A pilot study of motivational interviewing in adolescents with diabetes. Archives of Disease in Childhood 88(8), pp. 680-683. (10.1136/adc.88.8.680)
Monograffau
- Allen, D. A. et al. 2010. The transition from paediatric to adult diabetes services: what works, for whom and in what circumstances? [Final report. NIHR Service Delivery and Organisation programme]. Project Report. [Online]. HMSO. Available at: http://www.netscc.ac.uk/hsdr/files/project/SDO_FR_08-1504-107_V01.pdf
Research
My current areas of research activity are in maternity including managment of obesity in pregnancy and safety of waterbirth, health behaviours and process evaluation.
Selected Research Grants
- 2023-25 . Jones A, Sanders J, Kenyon S, Channon S, Milotn R, Prendeville T, Barry S, Davies K, Haque H. Factors influencing the implementation of the Midwifery Continuity of Carer (MCoC) model of care in England: a mixed methods cross case analysis. The SIMCA Study. £798,458.76 NIHR HS&DR
- 2019-20 Channon S, Cannings-John R, Coulman E, Couzens Z, Davies F, Grant A, Morantz L, Sanders J, Scherf C, Strange H. The feasibility and acceptability of a planned pre-pregnancy weight loss intervention: The Plan-it study. £281,958 NIHR HTA recommended for funding.
- 2018-2021 Sanders J, Brocklehurst P, Cannings-John R, Channon S, Gale C, Holmes A, Hunter B, Lugg-Widger F, Mornatz L, Mc Mullen S, Nolan M, Paranjothy S, Robling M. The POOL Study. Establishing the safety of waterbirth for mothers and babies: A cohort study with nested qualitative component NIHR HTA £895,187.06
- 2017-18 Robling MR, Waters C, Channon S, Cannings-John R, Lugg-Widger F. Establishing the impact of specialist home-visiting on children’s language development and parent-child interaction: developmental pathways to later adverse outcomes. Wellcome Trust ISSF3 Collaboration panel -Population award £50,000.
- 2016-18 Sanders J, Cannings-John R, Channon S, Hunter B, Warren L, Watson G. Development of individualised weight charts for pregnancy The Burdett Trust for Nursing £164,046
- 2016-17 Channon S. Development of a Realist Evaluation of the Multi-Disciplinary Intervention Service, Torfaen (MIST). Action for Children £30,292
- 2014- 2018 Robling MR, Owen-Jones E, Cannings-John R, Sanders J, Kemp A, Segrott J, Holland S, Kenkre J, Cohen D, Channon S, Hood K, Butler C, Jones K, Building blocks 2-6: Antenatal and post-natal parenting support to reduce child mal-treatment: Public Health Research £680,015
- 2012-2015 Ludgate M, Dyan C, Gregory J, Channon S, Okosieme OE, Controlled Antenatal Thyroid Screening (CATS) Study II. Action Medical Research £110,353
- 2011-2014 Channon S. Improving psychosocial support for children and families living with diabetes: The development of a parent –to parent mentoring programme. NISCHR Academic Health Science Collaboration £77,072
- 2007 - 2010 Lowes L, Gregory J, Cohen D, Hood K, Waugh N, Channon S, Robling M, Gane W, Trevelyan N, Bath L, Warner J. “Delivery of Early Care in Diabetes Evaluation” Diabetes UK £680,773
Selected Publications
Allen, D. Cohen, D. Hood, K., Robling, M., Atwell, C., Lane, C., Lowes, L., Channon, S., Gillespie, D., Groves, D., Harvey, J., Gregory, J. (2012) Continuity of care in the transition from child to adult diabetes services: a realistic evaluation study, J Health Serv Res Policy 17 (3): 140-148.
Channon S, Bekkers MJ, Sanders J, Cannings-John R, Robertson L, Bennert K, Butler C, Hood K, Robling M. Motivational interviewing competencies among UK family nurse partnership nurses: a process evaluation component of the building blocks trial. BMC Nursing.2016, 15:55.
Channon S, Coulman E, Cannings-John R, Henley J, Lau M, Lugg-Widger F, Strange H, Davies F, Sanders J, Scherf C, Couzens Z, Morantz L. The acceptability of asking women to delay removal of a long-acting reversible contraceptive to take part in a preconception weight loss programme: a mixed methods study using qualitative and routine data (Plan-it). BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022 Oct 18;22(1):778. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-05077-0.
Channon, S, Coulman, E, Moody, G, Brookes-Howell, L, Cannings-John, R, Lau, M, Rees, A Segrott, J, Scourfield, J and Robling, M 2020. Qualitative process evaluation of the Fostering Changes program for foster carers as part of the Confidence in Care randomized controlled trial. Child Abuse and Neglect 109 , 104768. 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104768
Channon S, Marsh K, Jenkins A Robling M (2013) Using Motivational Interviewing as the basis for a peer support programme in high school. Pastoral Care in Education: Vol 31 Issue 1 66-78
Christie D, Channon S. (2013) The potential for motivational interviewing to improve outcomes in the management of diabetes and obesity in paediatric and adult populations: a clinical review. Diab. Obesity and Metabolism. 2013 Aug 8. doi: 10.1111/dom.12195.
Copeland, L.et al. 2019. The feasibility and acceptability of providing a novel breastfeeding peer-support intervention informed by Motivational Interviewing. Maternal and Child Nutrition 15(2), article number: e12703
Gregory JW, Townson J, Channon S, et al Effectiveness of home or hospital initiation of treatment at diagnosis for children with type 1 diabetes (DECIDE trial): a multicentre individually randomised controlled trial BMJ Open 2019;9:e032317. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032317
Hales, C., S. Channon, P.N. Taylor, M.S. Draman, I. Muller, J. Lazarus et al (2014). The second wave of the Controlled Antenatal Thyroid Screening (CATS II) study: the cognitive assessment protocol. BMC endocrine disorders, 14(1), 95
Hales C, Taylor PN, Channon S et al. Controlled Antenatal Thyroid Screening II: effect of treating maternal sub-optimal thyroid function on child cognition. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2017-02378
Hales C, Taylor P, Channon S, McEwan K, Thapar A, Langley K, Muller I, Draman MS, Dayan C, Gregory JW, Okosieme O, Lazarus JH, Rees DA, Ludgate M, Controlled Antenatal Thyroid Screening II: effect of treating maternal sub-optimal thyroid function on child behaviour, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, , dgz098, https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgz098
Henwood, T, Channon, S, Penny, H, Robling, M and Waters, C 2020. Do home visiting programmes improve children's language development? A systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies 109 , 103610. 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103610
Holford N, Channon S, Heron J, Jones I. The impact of postpartum psychosis on partners. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2018;18(1):414. Published 2018 Oct 23. doi:10.1186/s12884-018-2055-z
Lazarus J., Bestwick J., Channon S., Paradice R., Maina A.,Rees R., Chiusano E.et al, (2012) Antenatal thyroid screening and childhood cognitive function . New England Journal of Medicine; 366:493-501.
Lugg-Widger FV, Cannings-John R, Channon S, Fitzsimmons D, Hood K, Jones KH, Kemp A, Kenkre J, Longo M, McEwan K, Moody G. Assessing the medium-term impact of a home-visiting programme on child maltreatment in England: protocol for a routine data linkage study. BMJ Open. 2017 Jul 1;7(7):e015728.
McLackland B, Channon S Fowles K, Asley-jones L. (2013) An intervention aimed at helping parents with their emotional attunement to their child. Community Pract; 86(4): 24–27.
Milosevic S, Channon S, Hunter B, Nolan M, Hughes J, Barlow C, Milton R, Sanders J. Factors influencing the use of birth pools in the United Kingdom: Perspectives of women, midwives and medical staff. Midwifery 79, 2019: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2019.102554
Milosevic, S, Channon, S, Hughes, J, Hunter, B, Nolan, M, Milton, R and Sanders, J 2020. Factors influencing water immersion during labour: qualitative case studies of six maternity units in the United Kingdom. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 20 (1) , 719. 10.1186/s12884-020-03416-7
Milton, R, Sanders, J, Barlow, C, Brocklehurst, , Cannings-John, R, Channon, S, Gale, C, Holmes, A, Hunter, B, Paranjothy, S, Lugg-Widger, F, Milosevic, S, Morantz, L, Plachcinski, R, Nolan, M and Robling, M 2021. Establishing the safety of waterbirth for mothers and babies: a cohort study with nested qualitative component: The protocol for the POOL study. BMJ Open 11 (1) , e040684. 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040684
Moody G, Coulman E, Brookes-Howell L, Cannings-John R, Channon S, Lau M, Rees A, Segrott J, Scourfield J, Robling M. A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the fostering changes programme. Child Abuse & Neglect Volume 108, October 2020, 104646, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104646.
Morgan, J.E., Channon, S., Penny, H. Waters C. Longitudinal studies examining the impact of prenatal and subsequent episodes of maternal depression on offspring antisocial behaviour. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-019-01447-w
Morgan‐Trimmer S, Channon S, Gregory JW, Townson J, Lowes L. (2016) Family preferences for home or hospital care at diagnosis for children with diabetes in the DECIDE study. Diabetic Medicine, 33 (1), 119–124.
Paine, AL, Cannings‐John, R, Channon, S, Lugg‐Widger, F, Waters, CS, Robling, M. Assessing the impact of a family nurse‐led intervention on young mothers’ references to internal states. Infant Ment Health. J. 2020; 41: 463– 476 https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21849
Rees S, Channon S, Waters CS. The impact of maternal prenatal and postnatal anxiety on children's emotional problems: a systematic review. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Jun . doi:10.1007/s00787-018-1173-5. PMID: 29948234
Robling M, McNamara R, Bennert K,, Butler C, Channon S, Cohen D, et al (2012). The effect of the Talking Diabetes consulting skills intervention on glycaemic control and quality of life in children with type 1 diabetes: cluster randomised controlled trial (DEPICTED study).BMJ 2012;344:e2359 doi: 10.1136/bmj.e2359
Robling M, Bekkers M, Bell K, Butler C, Cannings-John R, Channon C,et al. Effectiveness of a nurse-led intensive home-visitation programme for first-time teenage mothers (Building Blocks): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Lancet October 14, 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/
Robling M, CanningsJohn R, Channon S, et al. What is usual care for teenagers expecting their first child in England? A process evaluation using key informant mapping and participant survey as part of the Building Blocks randomised controlled trial of specialist home visiting. BMJ Open 2018;8:e020152. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2017-020152
Sanders, J, Channon, S, Cannings -John, R, Coulman, E, Hunter, B, Paranjothy, S, Warren, L, Drew, C and Phillips, B 2020. Pregnancy and weight monitoring: a feasibility study of weightcharts and midwife support. Maternal and Child Nutrition 16 (4) , e12996. 10.1111/mcn.12996
Sanders, J.et al. 2019. Implementation of the Family Nurse Partnership programme in England: experiences of key health professionals explored through trial parallel process evaluation. BMC Nursing 18(1): 13. (10.1186/s12912-019-0338-y)
Biography
Qualifications: BSc Social Psychology, Dip Clin Psych, DClinPsych, PhD by Published works awarded June 2017
Current Post: Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Director of Research Design and Conduct Service/Senior Research Fellow
Previous University and Clinical Posts in last 10 years
2014- 2017 Cardiff University (0.4wte) Centre for Trials Research South East Wales Trials Unit, Senior Research Fellow /Deputy Director of Research Design and Conduct Service
2012-2017 NHS Consultant Clinical Psychologist Clinical Psychology Training Cardiff & Vale UHB (0.6wte)
2005-2011 NHS Consultant Clinical Psychologist Paediatrics/Joint Service Lead Cardiff and Vale UHB