Sophie Griffiths

PhD Student at the Manchester Centre for Health Psychology & Centre for Primary Care researching cardiovascular disease risk communication

[Sophie Griffiths @Sophiegpsych]

Our policy piece explores how NHS Health Checks could be better optimised to support people in making health behaviour changes for improved cardiovascular outcomes 🩺❤️

Read the full piece here: 🔗https://t.co/iUpzar0t2j

[Policy@Manchester @UoMPolicy]

📑This #HeartMonth 2025, we have published our new collection, #HealthyHearts.

❤️With a forward from @TheBHF, the collection outlines the contributors to, challenges in, and solutions for cardiovascular health in a changing world.

🖱️ Read it here: https://t.co/8PlOtmXuPi

[Gurwinder @G_S_Bhogal]

Homicide & terrorism comprise <1% of US deaths, but >50% of deaths the media cover. Most journalism is storytelling, so it focuses on threats from villains, inflating them in people's minds. To increase your survival odds, worry less about evil and more about your blood pressure.

[Sophie Griffiths @Sophiegpsych]

@LSchwingshackl Hi Lukas, our response to this work may be of interest to you 😊 https://t.co/gr1oMkyhR8 🔗

[Sophie Griffiths @Sophiegpsych]

@Institute4EBH Hi, our response to this work may be of interest https://t.co/gr1oMkyhR8 🔗

[Sophie Griffiths @Sophiegpsych]

@JRedHeart @CarissaBonner @SOLVECHD @RobynDGallagher Hi Julie, our published response to this work may interest you 😊https://t.co/gr1oMkyhR8 🔗

[Sophie Griffiths @Sophiegpsych]

@MohammedAlo Hi Dr Alo, our response to this work may interest you 😊https://t.co/gr1oMkyhR8 🔗

[Sophie Griffiths @Sophiegpsych]

@kamleshkhunti Hi prof Kamlesh Khunti, our published response to this systematic review may interest you https://t.co/gr1oMkyhR8 🔗

[David French @davidfrenchx]

Our response to recent Eur Heart J systematic review now published - their conclusion 'communicating CVD risk information, regardless of the method, reduced the overall risk’ is unsound for several reasons

[Sophie Griffiths @Sophiegpsych]

@amibanerjee1 @UCBerkeleySPH @Mina_Bakhit @PaulGlasziou Hi Prof Amitava Banerjee, our response to this meta-analysis may be of interest to you https://t.co/gr1oMkyhR8 🔗

[Sophie Griffiths @Sophiegpsych]

Most trials (50/62!) had a high risk of bias⚠️. The low quality of evidence should also be considered when interpreting the results🔍

[Sophie Griffiths @Sophiegpsych]

⚠️Our response to the recent CVD risk communication review urges caution in assessing the effectiveness of risk communication without considering whether it was part of a multi-component intervention⚠️ @davidfrenchx @Kiera_Bartlett https://t.co/gr1oMkyhR8

[Sophie Griffiths @Sophiegpsych]

Incorporating components like motivational counselling likely facilitates behaviour change🏃‍♂️. Therefore, it's inaccurate to conclude ‘communicating CVD risk information, regardless of the method, reduced the overall risk’ as other components may have driven the change🔄

[Sophie Griffiths @Sophiegpsych]

@BRWMcMillan @LucyKOakes Thanks Brian 😊

[Sophie Griffiths @Sophiegpsych]

Had the best day running the Manchester marathon yesterday! I’m raising money for brain tumour research, if anyone is able to kindly make a donation here is the link: https://t.co/uFv7LF0B9A

[Sophie Griffiths @Sophiegpsych]

@JoeChilcot @LucyKOakes Thank you Joe!

[Lucy Oakes @LucyKOakes]

I can finally share my first publication! A template analysis exploring health and social care professionals’ experiences of supporting parents with serious mental illness.

@LynseyGreggMCR

https://t.co/yrqhpXNv3j

[Emily Dowling @EmilyJDowling]

Our online survey exploring body and symptom perception in Chronic Kidney Disease is still live!
Please share with friends and colleagues 😊

Survey link: https://t.co/v4FSH5rtb6

#kidneydisease #ckd

@JoeChilcot @LCHeathcote @kidneycareuk @Kidney_Research @kidneydayUK @nkf