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Ms Claire Torrens

Ms Claire Torrens
Ms Claire Torrens
Ms Claire Torrens

MSc

Research Fellow

About
Email Address
claire.torrens@abdn.ac.uk
School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
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Biography

Claire is a research fellow in the Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (ACE). She is currently involved in the BOOST project applying behavioural science to develop methods to improve the design and conduct of clinical trials

Prior to joining ACE she worked as a Social Researcher within the MAT standards Implementation and Support Team (MIST) in Public Health Scotland. From 2014-2024 Claire worked within the Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (NMAHP) Research Unit at Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Stirling, working initially as a reviewer on a number of different evidence syntheses. Subsequently, within NMAHP (now the Centre for Healthcare and Community Research (CHeCR)) she worked on an MRC funded project, the BiCEP study, to develop a text message intervention to help lay-people continue to feel confident and able to carry out CPR and as a research fellow on the NIHR funded Game of Stones trial which investigated the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a text message intervention with and without financial incentives for men living with obesity.

Claire’s research interests relate to the translation of research evidence into real-world practice and the application of psychological theory to understand and improve the lives of those living with long-term health conditions and obesity as well as retention in clinical trials. She has a particular interest in understanding the influence of participant-researcher relationships as a mechanism of action.

Qualifications

  • SCOTACS Diploma in Counselling and Groupwork 
    2009 - Centre of Therapy 
  • MSc Health Psychology 
    2004 - University of the West of England 
  • BA (Hons) Psychology 
    2001 - University of Strathclyde 

External Memberships

UK Society for Behavioural Medicine (UKSBM) Executive Committee Member

Latest Publications

  • ‘They are with me on this journey’, the importance of participant-researcher relationships on attendance at follow-up in a behavioural weight management trial: a qualitative study of participant perspectives

    Torrens, C., O’Dolan, C., MacLean, A., Ozakinci, G., Farquharson, B.
    Trials
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of text message and financial incentives for weight management in men with obesity: The Game of Stones RCT

    Macaulay, L., O'Dolan, C., Dombrowski, S., Swingler, J., Cotton, S., Avenell, A., Boyers, D., Getaneh, A. M., Gray, C., Hunt, K., Kee, F., MacLean, A., McKinley, M., Torrens, C., Turner, K., van der Pol, M., MacLennan, G., Hoddinott, P.
    Public Health Research, vol. 14, no. 10
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The Influence of Relationships Within Behavioral Weight Management Interventions: An Overview

    Torrens, C., Campbell, P., Findlay, S., Cowie, J., O'Carroll, R., Hoddinott, P., Ozakinci, G., Farquharson, B.
    Obesity Reviews, e70176
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Text Messages With Financial Incentives for Men With Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Hoddinott, P., O'Dolan, C., Macaulay, L., SU, D., Swingler, J., Cotton, S., Avenell, A., AM, G., Gray, C., Hunt, K., Kee, F., MacLean, A., McKinley, M., Torrens, C., Turner, K., van der Pol, M., MacLennan, G.
    JAMA
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Mini-AFTERc: a controlled pilot trial of a nurse-led psychological intervention for fear of breast cancer recurrence

    McHale, C., Cruickshank, S., Brown, T., Torrens, C., Armes, J., Fenlon, D., Banks, E., Kelsey, T., Humphris, G.
    Pilot and Feasibility Studies
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

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Publications

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  • ‘They are with me on this journey’, the importance of participant-researcher relationships on attendance at follow-up in a behavioural weight management trial: a qualitative study of participant perspectives

    Torrens, C., O’Dolan, C., MacLean, A., Ozakinci, G., Farquharson, B.
    Trials
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of text message and financial incentives for weight management in men with obesity: The Game of Stones RCT

    Macaulay, L., O'Dolan, C., Dombrowski, S., Swingler, J., Cotton, S., Avenell, A., Boyers, D., Getaneh, A. M., Gray, C., Hunt, K., Kee, F., MacLean, A., McKinley, M., Torrens, C., Turner, K., van der Pol, M., MacLennan, G., Hoddinott, P.
    Public Health Research, vol. 14, no. 10
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The Influence of Relationships Within Behavioral Weight Management Interventions: An Overview

    Torrens, C., Campbell, P., Findlay, S., Cowie, J., O'Carroll, R., Hoddinott, P., Ozakinci, G., Farquharson, B.
    Obesity Reviews, e70176
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Text Messages With Financial Incentives for Men With Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Hoddinott, P., O'Dolan, C., Macaulay, L., SU, D., Swingler, J., Cotton, S., Avenell, A., AM, G., Gray, C., Hunt, K., Kee, F., MacLean, A., McKinley, M., Torrens, C., Turner, K., van der Pol, M., MacLennan, G.
    JAMA
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Mini-AFTERc: a controlled pilot trial of a nurse-led psychological intervention for fear of breast cancer recurrence

    McHale, C., Cruickshank, S., Brown, T., Torrens, C., Armes, J., Fenlon, D., Banks, E., Kelsey, T., Humphris, G.
    Pilot and Feasibility Studies
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of the advanced nurse practitioner role in primary care settings: A scoping review

    Torrens, C., Campbell, P., Hoskins, G., Strachan, H., Wells, M., Cunningham, M., Bottone, H., Polson, R., Maxwell, M.
    International Journal of Nursing Studies
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Socioeconomic inequalities and the equity impact of population-level interventions for adolescent health: an overview of systematic reviews

    Macintyre, A., Torrens, C., Campbell, P., Maxwell, M., Pollock, A., Biggs, H., Woodhouse, A., Williams, J., McLean, J.
    Public Health
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Podiatry interventions to prevent falls in older people: A systematic review and meta-Analysis

    Wylie, G., Torrens, C., Campbell, P., Frost, H., Gordon, A., Menz, H., Skelton, D., Sullivan, F., Witham, M., Morris, J.
    Age and Ageing
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • A scoping review of trials of interventions led or delivered by cancer nurses

    Charalambous, A., Wells, M., Campbell, P., Torrens, C., Östlund, U., Oldenmenger, W., Patiraki, E., Sharp, L., Nohavova, I., Domenech-Climent, N., Eicher, M., Farrell, C., Larsson, M., Olsson, C., Simpson, M., Wiseman, T., Kelly, D.
    International Journal of Nursing Studies
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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