Research interests
Dr Geraghty’s interests focus broadly around:
- The psychology of self-management (including placebo response)
- Self-management of pain and other chronic symptoms/conditions
- Digital interventions for primary care and public health
- Mental health
These interests are reflected in his current grant projects:
Grants as PI or Co-PI:
Little P, Geraghty A, (Co-PIs), Butler C, Hay A, Ainsworth B, Yardley L, Moore M, Stuart S, Yao L, Raftery j. Reducing Common infections in Usual practice for Recurrent Respiratory tract infections (RECUR). 2019-2025. NIHR PGfAR: £2,462,362.
Geraghty A (PI), Little P, Roberts L, Foster NE, Hill JC, Hay E, Stuart B, Turner D, Yardley L, Griffiths G,. Using an internet intervention to support self-management of low back pain in primary care: A randomised controlled trial of clinical and cost-effectiveness (SupportBack 2). 2018-2022. NIHR HTA: £1,204,468.
Geraghty A (PI), Little P, Yardley L, Roberts L, Hay E, Foster N, Hill J, Turner D, Leigh L. Internet intervention supporting management of low back pain in primary care: A feasibility study (SUPPORT BACK). 2013-2016. NIHR RfPB: £249,934.
Geraghty A (PI), Moore M, Little P, Yardley L, Muñoz R. Internet-based distress reduction in primary care. 2012-2015. NIHR School of Primary Care Research (NSPCR): £45,094.
Geraghty A (PI), Little P, Stuart B, Moore M. Distinguishing emotional distress from emotional disorder in primary care: A cross sectional study of the Four Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) in consecutive attenders. 2013-2015. NIHR SPCR: £19,779.
Yardley, L. Geraghty A, (Co-PIs) Kirby, S. Little, P. Bronstein, A. Andersson, G. Carlbring, P. Stuart, B. Turner, D. Online dizziness intervention for older adults. 2012-2015. Dunhill Medical Trust: £155,380.
Grants as Co-applicant:
Kendrick T, Moore M, Leydon G, Stuart B, Geraghty A, Griffiths G, Dewar-Haggart R, Williams S, Yao G, Dowrick C, Lewis G, May C. Patient-reported outcome measures for monitoring primary care patients with depression: PROMDEP randomised controlled trial. 2018-2021. NIHR HTA: £1,668,028.
Kendrick T, Geraghty A, Stuart B, Leydon G, Yao G, Moncrieff J, Collinson S, Snell T, May C, Dowrick C, Griffiths G, Lewis G, Moore M, Little P, Gilbody S, Macleod U. REviewing long term anti-Depressant Use by Careful monitoring in Everyday practice (REDUCE) programme. 2016-2022. NIHR PGfAR £2,246,128.
Little P, Yardley L, Richardson A, Foster C, Eccles D, Geraghty A, Lewith G, Neal R, Shanaya R, Stuart B, Watson E, White P, Wilkinson C, Yao GL. Cancer: Life affirming survivorship support in primary care (CLASP) programme. 2016-2021. NIHR PGfAR £2,355,518.
Lewith, G. Bishop, F. Little, P. Everitt, H. Geraghty A. Creating a taxonomy to harness the placebo effect in UK primary care. 2012-2013. NIHR School of Primary Care Research (NSPCR): £48,555.
Eyles C, Copson E, Foster C, Richardson A, Hoffman C, Lewith G, Fenlon D, Leydon G, Geraghty A, Watts S, Davies, Turner L. Understanding and perceptions of mindfulness-based interventions and development of an adapted mindfulness intervention for breast cancer patients. 2014-2015. Breast Cancer Care: £20,000.
Thomas M, Brien S, Leydon G, Wilkinson T, Lewith G, Geraghty A. Evaluating adjunctive MBSR on quality of life and mood symptoms for patients significantly affected with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Phase 1: A qualitative exploration £26,339.
Yardley L, Little P, McManus R, Bruton A, Thomas M, Murray E, Michie S, May C, Mair F, Geraghty A, Williams B, Smith P, Weal M, Raftery J. Integrating digital interventions into patient self-management support (DIPSS). 2014-2018. NIHR PGfAR: £1,999,311.
Kendrick A, Dowrick C, Geraghty A, Gilbody S, Lewis G, Leydon G, Moore M, Pilling S, Stuart B, Yao GL. Feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial of patient reported outcome measures (PROMS) in the assessment and follow-up monitoring of patients with depression in primary care. Submitted to NIHR RfPB: £249,792.
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Research group
Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education
Affiliate research group
Research project(s)
The DIPSS (Integrating Digital Interventions into Patient Self-Management Support) project has received funding of £2 million from the NIHR to examine patient digital self-management with healthcare professional support in primary care. Our aim is to develop digital behaviour change interventions for asthma and hypertension self-management, which will be examined in feasibility studies and full RCT (hypertension only). Issues surrounding the feasibility, acceptability, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of digital intervention delivery will be explored with patients and healthcare professionals for each condition.
We want to look at whether giving personal feedback to people being treated for depression might help them get better more quickly.
This is a survey about what people have done to try and prevent and treat Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic.
In the SupportBack 2 trial we aim to find out if an internet intervention, with or without physiotherapist support, can be effective in helping primary care patients manage low back pain.
