Joanne Woodford
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Women's and Children's Health; CIRCLE - Complex Intervention Research in Health and Care
- E-mail:
- joanne.woodford@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- MTC-huset, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 14B, 1 tr
752 37 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset
751 85 UPPSALA
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor (leave of absence) at Department of Women's and Children's Health; CIRCLE - Complex Intervention Research in Health and Care
- Telephone:
- +46 70 787 46 84
- E-mail:
- joanne.woodford@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- MTC-huset, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 14B, 1 tr
752 37 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset
751 85 UPPSALA - Leave of absence:
- - 2026-06-30
- CV:
- Download CV
- ORCID:
- 0000-0001-5062-6798
Short presentation
Assistant Senior Lecturer in Healthcare Sciences and Docent in Caring Sciences, focusing on people living with physical health conditions and their informal caregivers. Joanne is the assistant research group leader for CIRCLE - Complex Intervention Research in Health and Care and an expert in intervention development, feasibility studies, and public contribution in research.
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Keywords
- psychology
- mental health
- psykisk ohälsa
- primary care
- e-health
- child and adolescent mental health
- e-hälsa
- qualitative research
- clinical research
- health services research
- digital health technologygy
- psykisk hälsa
- primärvård
Research
Key Research Projects
- INVOLVERA. (PI). Development of a Behavioural activation based guided self-help for depression in people with dementia living in the community
- e-CARERS. (PI). Psychological support for female adult-child caregivers of older parents
- ENTWINE. (Collaborator). Workpackage: Implementing eHealth psychological support for informal carers: a pragmatic realist complex intervention approach
- Baby&Me. (PI). Supporting mothers with peripartum depression: an integrated internet-administered intervention for peripartum depression and the mother-infant relationship
- ENGAGE. Testing and evaluation of an internet-administered, guided, cognitive-behavioural therapy based, self-help intervention, ENGAGE for parents of children treated for cancer.
- 2016 - 2018: FOCUS. (Collaborator). Guided internet-administered self-help to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression among adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer during adolescence
- PROMOTE I. (Postdoctoral Researcher). Behavioural activation self-help to improve depression in people living with dementia: Development and feasibility
- CEDArS. (PI/Doctoral Fellowship). Development and randomised controlled feasibility trial of guided cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) self-help for informal carers of stroke patients.

Publications
Selection of publications
Part of PeerJ, 2020
- DOI for Heeding the psychological concerns of young cancer survivors: A single-arm feasibility trial of CBT and a cognitive behavioral conceptualization of distress
- Download full text (pdf) of Heeding the psychological concerns of young cancer survivors: A single-arm feasibility trial of CBT and a cognitive behavioral conceptualization of distress
Part of BMJ Open, 2019
- DOI for Effectiveness and acceptability of cognitive behavioural therapy based interventions for maternal peripartum depression: A systematic review, meta-analysis and thematic synthesis protocol
- Download full text (pdf) of Effectiveness and acceptability of cognitive behavioural therapy based interventions for maternal peripartum depression: A systematic review, meta-analysis and thematic synthesis protocol
Part of Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2018
- DOI for Attitudes and Preferences Toward a Hypothetical Trial of an Internet-Administered Psychological Intervention for Parents of Children Treated for Cancer: Web-Based Survey
- Download full text (pdf) of Attitudes and Preferences Toward a Hypothetical Trial of an Internet-Administered Psychological Intervention for Parents of Children Treated for Cancer: Web-Based Survey
Part of Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2018
Part of BMJ Open, 2018
- DOI for Study protocol for a feasibility study of an internet-administered, guided, CBT-based, self-help intervention (ENGAGE) for parents of children previously treated for cancer
- Download full text (pdf) of Study protocol for a feasibility study of an internet-administered, guided, CBT-based, self-help intervention (ENGAGE) for parents of children previously treated for cancer
Recent publications
Part of Health Expectations, 2026
Part of Aging & Mental Health, 2026
Part of Global Mental Health, 2025
- DOI for Prevalence and social determinants of anxiety and depressive disorders and symptoms among adults in Ghana: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Download full text (pdf) of Prevalence and social determinants of anxiety and depressive disorders and symptoms among adults in Ghana: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Part of BMJ Open, 2025
- DOI for Mixed-methods integration during data analysis in clinical trials of complex healthcare interventions: how is it done, and what can it do? Protocol for a systematic methodological review
- Download full text (pdf) of Mixed-methods integration during data analysis in clinical trials of complex healthcare interventions: how is it done, and what can it do? Protocol for a systematic methodological review
Part of Dementia, 2025
All publications
Articles in journal
Part of Health Expectations, 2026
Part of Aging & Mental Health, 2026
Part of BMJ Open, 2025
- DOI for Mixed-methods integration during data analysis in clinical trials of complex healthcare interventions: how is it done, and what can it do? Protocol for a systematic methodological review
- Download full text (pdf) of Mixed-methods integration during data analysis in clinical trials of complex healthcare interventions: how is it done, and what can it do? Protocol for a systematic methodological review
Part of Dementia, 2025
Part of BMC Psychiatry, 2025
- DOI for The acceptability and feasibility of an internet-administered, guided, low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy intervention for parents of children treated for cancer: findings from a qualitative study involving public contributors
- Download full text (pdf) of The acceptability and feasibility of an internet-administered, guided, low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy intervention for parents of children treated for cancer: findings from a qualitative study involving public contributors
Part of Health Expectations, 2025
- DOI for Experience, process, and impact of involving informal caregivers of people with dementia as public contributors to inform the development of a complex intervention: a mixed-methods study
- Download full text (pdf) of Experience, process, and impact of involving informal caregivers of people with dementia as public contributors to inform the development of a complex intervention: a mixed-methods study
Part of BMC Geriatrics, 2025
- DOI for People with dementia and informal caregivers’ perceptions of barriers and facilitators to implementing a behavioral activation intervention: a qualitative study using Normalization Process Theory
- Download full text (pdf) of People with dementia and informal caregivers’ perceptions of barriers and facilitators to implementing a behavioral activation intervention: a qualitative study using Normalization Process Theory
Part of BMC Psychology, 2025
- DOI for "It is today that counts, and today everything is fine": coping strategies utilized by parents of children treated for cancer who seek psychological support - a qualitative study
- Download full text (pdf) of "It is today that counts, and today everything is fine": coping strategies utilized by parents of children treated for cancer who seek psychological support - a qualitative study
Part of JMIR Formative Research, 2025
- DOI for Engagement With an Internet-Administered, Guided, Low-Intensity Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention for Parents of Children Treated for Cancer: Analysis of Log-Data From the ENGAGE Feasibility Trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Engagement With an Internet-Administered, Guided, Low-Intensity Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention for Parents of Children Treated for Cancer: Analysis of Log-Data From the ENGAGE Feasibility Trial
Part of Digital Health, 2024
- DOI for E-therapists' views on the acceptability and feasibility of an internet-administered, guided, low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy intervention for parents of children treated for cancer: A qualitative study
- Download full text (pdf) of E-therapists' views on the acceptability and feasibility of an internet-administered, guided, low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy intervention for parents of children treated for cancer: A qualitative study
Part of BMC Geriatrics, 2024
- DOI for Adaptation of a guided low-intensity behavioral activation intervention for people with dementia in Sweden: A qualitative study exploring the needs and preferences of key stakeholders
- Download full text (pdf) of Adaptation of a guided low-intensity behavioral activation intervention for people with dementia in Sweden: A qualitative study exploring the needs and preferences of key stakeholders
Designing Software for Web-based Psychosocial Care: Longitudinal Design Science Research in U-CARE
Part of Communications of the Association for Information Systems, p. 1153-1192, 2024
Part of Cancer Medicine, 2024
- DOI for Examining the involvement of guardians of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Tanzania as public contributors to inform the design and conduct of the GuardiansCan project: A mixed‐methods study protocol
- Download full text (pdf) of Examining the involvement of guardians of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Tanzania as public contributors to inform the design and conduct of the GuardiansCan project: A mixed‐methods study protocol
Part of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2024
- DOI for Preferences of support and barriers and facilitators to help-seeking in pregnant women with severe fear of childbirth in Sweden: a mixed-method study
- Download full text (pdf) of Preferences of support and barriers and facilitators to help-seeking in pregnant women with severe fear of childbirth in Sweden: a mixed-method study
Part of BMC Nephrology, 2024
- DOI for "Systems seem to get in the way": a qualitative study exploring experiences of accessing and receiving support among informal caregivers of people living with chronic kidney disease
- Download full text (pdf) of "Systems seem to get in the way": a qualitative study exploring experiences of accessing and receiving support among informal caregivers of people living with chronic kidney disease
Part of Research Involvement and Engagement, 2024
- DOI for Involving parents of children treated for cancer in Sweden as public contributors to inform the design and conduct of an evaluation of internet-administered self-help for parents of children treated for cancer: a protocol
- Download full text (pdf) of Involving parents of children treated for cancer in Sweden as public contributors to inform the design and conduct of an evaluation of internet-administered self-help for parents of children treated for cancer: a protocol
Part of BMJ Open, 2023
- DOI for Effectiveness, acceptability, and completeness and quality of intervention reporting of psychological interventions for people with dementia or mild cognitive impairment: Protocol for a mixed-methods systematic review
- Download full text (pdf) of Effectiveness, acceptability, and completeness and quality of intervention reporting of psychological interventions for people with dementia or mild cognitive impairment: Protocol for a mixed-methods systematic review
Part of Psycho-Oncology, p. 237-246, 2023
- DOI for Concerns experienced by parents of children treated for cancer: A qualitative study to inform adaptations to an internet-administered, low-intensity cognitive behavioral therapy intervention
- Download full text (pdf) of Concerns experienced by parents of children treated for cancer: A qualitative study to inform adaptations to an internet-administered, low-intensity cognitive behavioral therapy intervention
Part of Cancer Medicine, p. 6225-6243, 2023
- DOI for Internet‐administered, low‐intensity cognitive behavioral therapy for parents of children treated for cancer: A feasibility trial (ENGAGE)
- Download full text (pdf) of Internet‐administered, low‐intensity cognitive behavioral therapy for parents of children treated for cancer: A feasibility trial (ENGAGE)
Part of BMC Geriatrics, 2023
- DOI for Healthcare and community stakeholders' perceptions of barriers and facilitators to implementing a behavioral activation intervention for people with dementia and depression: a qualitative study using Normalization Process Theory
- Download full text (pdf) of Healthcare and community stakeholders' perceptions of barriers and facilitators to implementing a behavioral activation intervention for people with dementia and depression: a qualitative study using Normalization Process Theory
Part of Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, p. 3414-3436, 2023
- DOI for The interpersonal process model of intimacy, burden and communal motivation to care in a multinational group of informal caregivers
- Download full text (pdf) of The interpersonal process model of intimacy, burden and communal motivation to care in a multinational group of informal caregivers
Part of JMIR Human Factors, 2023
- DOI for Barriers to and Facilitators of the Implementation of Digital Mental Health Interventions as Perceived by Primary Care Decision Makers: Content Analysis of Structured Open-Ended Survey Data
- Download full text (pdf) of Barriers to and Facilitators of the Implementation of Digital Mental Health Interventions as Perceived by Primary Care Decision Makers: Content Analysis of Structured Open-Ended Survey Data
Part of JMIR Research Protocols, 2023
- DOI for An mHealth Intervention to Improve Guardians' Adherence to Children's Follow-Up Care for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Tanzania (GuardiansCan Project): Protocol for a Development and Feasibility Study
- Download full text (pdf) of An mHealth Intervention to Improve Guardians' Adherence to Children's Follow-Up Care for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Tanzania (GuardiansCan Project): Protocol for a Development and Feasibility Study
Part of BMC Nephrology, 2023
- DOI for Cognitive behavioural therapy self-help intervention preferences among informal caregivers of adults with chronic kidney disease: an online cross-sectional survey
- Download full text (pdf) of Cognitive behavioural therapy self-help intervention preferences among informal caregivers of adults with chronic kidney disease: an online cross-sectional survey
Part of JMIR Human Factors, 2023
- DOI for Potential Implementers’ Perspectives on the Development and Implementation of an e–Mental Health Intervention for Caregivers of Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease: Qualitative Interview Study
- Download full text (pdf) of Potential Implementers’ Perspectives on the Development and Implementation of an e–Mental Health Intervention for Caregivers of Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease: Qualitative Interview Study
Part of BMC Psychiatry, 2023
- DOI for Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy-based interventions for maternal perinatal depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Download full text (pdf) of Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy-based interventions for maternal perinatal depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Part of Journal of Affective Disorders, p. 474-498, 2023
- DOI for Psychological interventions for symptoms of depression among informal caregivers of older adult populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
- Download full text (pdf) of Psychological interventions for symptoms of depression among informal caregivers of older adult populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Part of BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2022
- DOI for The effect of personalised versus non-personalised study invitations on recruitment within the ENGAGE feasibility trial: an embedded randomised controlled recruitment trial
- Download full text (pdf) of The effect of personalised versus non-personalised study invitations on recruitment within the ENGAGE feasibility trial: an embedded randomised controlled recruitment trial
Part of BMJ Open, 2022
- DOI for Opt-out rates and reasons for non-participation in a single-arm feasibility trial (ENGAGE) of a guided internet-administered CBT-based intervention for parents of children treated for cancer: A nested cross-sectional survey
- Download full text (pdf) of Opt-out rates and reasons for non-participation in a single-arm feasibility trial (ENGAGE) of a guided internet-administered CBT-based intervention for parents of children treated for cancer: A nested cross-sectional survey
Part of BMJ Open, 2021
- DOI for Adapting a guided low-intensity behavioural activation intervention for people with dementia and depression in the Swedish healthcare context (INVOLVERA): a study protocol using codesign and participatory action research
- Download full text (pdf) of Adapting a guided low-intensity behavioural activation intervention for people with dementia and depression in the Swedish healthcare context (INVOLVERA): a study protocol using codesign and participatory action research
Part of BMJ Open, 2021
- DOI for Help-seeking behaviour and attitudes towards internet-administered psychological support among adolescent and young adults previously treated for cancer during childhood: Protocol for a survey and embedded qualitative interview study in Sweden
- Download full text (pdf) of Help-seeking behaviour and attitudes towards internet-administered psychological support among adolescent and young adults previously treated for cancer during childhood: Protocol for a survey and embedded qualitative interview study in Sweden
Part of International Journal of Cancer, p. 2535-2541, 2021
- DOI for Socioeconomic consequences of parenting a child with cancer for fathers and mothers in Sweden: A population based difference-in-difference study
- Download full text (pdf) of Socioeconomic consequences of parenting a child with cancer for fathers and mothers in Sweden: A population based difference-in-difference study
Part of JMIR Formative Research, 2021
- DOI for Internet-Administered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Common Mental Health Difficulties in Parents of Children Treated for Cancer: Intervention Development and Description Study
- Download full text (pdf) of Internet-Administered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Common Mental Health Difficulties in Parents of Children Treated for Cancer: Intervention Development and Description Study
Part of JMIR Formative Research, 2021
- DOI for Conducting Digital Health Care Research: Document Analysis of Challenges Experienced During Intervention Development and Feasibility Study Setup of an Internet-Administered Intervention for Parents of Children Treated for Cancer
- Download full text (pdf) of Conducting Digital Health Care Research: Document Analysis of Challenges Experienced During Intervention Development and Feasibility Study Setup of an Internet-Administered Intervention for Parents of Children Treated for Cancer
Part of Implementation Science, 2020
Part of Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2020
- DOI for Views of Implementers and Nonimplementers of Internet-Administered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression and Anxiety: Survey of Primary Care Decision Makers in Sweden
- Download full text (pdf) of Views of Implementers and Nonimplementers of Internet-Administered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression and Anxiety: Survey of Primary Care Decision Makers in Sweden
Part of PeerJ, 2020
- DOI for Heeding the psychological concerns of young cancer survivors: A single-arm feasibility trial of CBT and a cognitive behavioral conceptualization of distress
- Download full text (pdf) of Heeding the psychological concerns of young cancer survivors: A single-arm feasibility trial of CBT and a cognitive behavioral conceptualization of distress
Part of Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2020
- DOI for Study within a trial (SWAT) protocol. Investigating the effect of personalised versus non-personalised study invitations on recruitment: An embedded randomised controlled recruitment trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Study within a trial (SWAT) protocol. Investigating the effect of personalised versus non-personalised study invitations on recruitment: An embedded randomised controlled recruitment trial
Part of The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 2020
- DOI for Supported cognitive-behavioural therapy self-help versus treatment-as-usual for depressed informal caregivers of stroke survivors (CEDArS): feasibility randomised controlled trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Supported cognitive-behavioural therapy self-help versus treatment-as-usual for depressed informal caregivers of stroke survivors (CEDArS): feasibility randomised controlled trial
Part of BMJ Open, 2019
- DOI for Effectiveness and acceptability of cognitive behavioural therapy based interventions for maternal peripartum depression: A systematic review, meta-analysis and thematic synthesis protocol
- Download full text (pdf) of Effectiveness and acceptability of cognitive behavioural therapy based interventions for maternal peripartum depression: A systematic review, meta-analysis and thematic synthesis protocol
Part of Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2018
- DOI for Attitudes and Preferences Toward a Hypothetical Trial of an Internet-Administered Psychological Intervention for Parents of Children Treated for Cancer: Web-Based Survey
- Download full text (pdf) of Attitudes and Preferences Toward a Hypothetical Trial of an Internet-Administered Psychological Intervention for Parents of Children Treated for Cancer: Web-Based Survey
Part of Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2018
Part of BMJ Open, 2018
- DOI for Study protocol for a feasibility study of an internet-administered, guided, CBT-based, self-help intervention (ENGAGE) for parents of children previously treated for cancer
- Download full text (pdf) of Study protocol for a feasibility study of an internet-administered, guided, CBT-based, self-help intervention (ENGAGE) for parents of children previously treated for cancer
Part of Clinical Gerontologist, p. 293-307, 2018
- DOI for "I Don't Believe in Leading a Life of My Own, I Lead His Life": A Qualitative Investigation of Difficulties Experienced by Informal Caregivers of Stroke Survivors Experiencing Depressive and Anxious Symptoms
- Download full text (pdf) of "I Don't Believe in Leading a Life of My Own, I Lead His Life": A Qualitative Investigation of Difficulties Experienced by Informal Caregivers of Stroke Survivors Experiencing Depressive and Anxious Symptoms
Part of BMJ Open, 2016
- DOI for Psychological interventions to improve psychological well-being in people with dementia or mild cognitive impairment: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
- Download full text (pdf) of Psychological interventions to improve psychological well-being in people with dementia or mild cognitive impairment: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Part of Pilot and feasibility studies, 2016
Part of Annals of Behavioral Medicine, p. 579-593, 2015
Part of Trials, 2014
- DOI for Supported cognitive-behavioural self-help versus treatment-as-usual for depressed informal carers of stroke survivors (CEDArS): study protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Supported cognitive-behavioural self-help versus treatment-as-usual for depressed informal carers of stroke survivors (CEDArS): study protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial
Part of Psychological Medicine, p. 1675-89, 2014
Part of Clinical Psychology Review, p. 182-195, 2013
Part of Contemporary Clinical Trials, p. 641-648, 2011
Development of a condition-specific measure to assess quality of life in patients with hypodontia
Part of Orthodontics & craniofacial research, p. 160-167, 2011
Articles, review/survey
Part of Global Mental Health, 2025
- DOI for Prevalence and social determinants of anxiety and depressive disorders and symptoms among adults in Ghana: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Download full text (pdf) of Prevalence and social determinants of anxiety and depressive disorders and symptoms among adults in Ghana: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Part of BMJ Open, 2024
- DOI for Prevalence and social determinants of anxiety and depression among adults in Ghana: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
- Download full text (pdf) of Prevalence and social determinants of anxiety and depression among adults in Ghana: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Part of JMIR Mental Health, 2022
- DOI for Implementation of e–Mental Health Interventions for Informal Caregivers of Adults With Chronic Diseases: Mixed Methods Systematic Review With a Qualitative Comparative Analysis and Thematic Synthesis
- Download full text (pdf) of Implementation of e–Mental Health Interventions for Informal Caregivers of Adults With Chronic Diseases: Mixed Methods Systematic Review With a Qualitative Comparative Analysis and Thematic Synthesis
Dyadic Interdependence in Non-spousal Caregiving Dyads’ Wellbeing: A Systematic Review
Part of Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
- DOI for Dyadic Interdependence in Non-spousal Caregiving Dyads’ Wellbeing: A Systematic Review
- Download full text (pdf) of Dyadic Interdependence in Non-spousal Caregiving Dyads’ Wellbeing: A Systematic Review
Part of BMJ Open, 2020
- DOI for Implementation of e-mental health interventions for informal caregivers of adults with chronic diseases: a protocol for a mixed-methods systematic review with a qualitative comparative analysis
- Download full text (pdf) of Implementation of e-mental health interventions for informal caregivers of adults with chronic diseases: a protocol for a mixed-methods systematic review with a qualitative comparative analysis
Part of BMJ Open, 2020
- DOI for Psychological interventions for depression among informal caregivers of older adult populations: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
- Download full text (pdf) of Psychological interventions for depression among informal caregivers of older adult populations: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Part of Systematic Reviews, 2013
- DOI for Psychological treatments for common mental health problems experienced by informal carers of adults with chronic physical health conditions (Protocol)
- Download full text (pdf) of Psychological treatments for common mental health problems experienced by informal carers of adults with chronic physical health conditions (Protocol)
Conference papers
Bridging lived experience and research: involving dementia caregivers in developing interventions
2025
2024
Prevalence and social determinants of anxiety and depression among adults in Ghana systematic review
2024
2024
2024
2023
Sources of support and views of e-mental health among caregivers of adults with kidney conditions
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2022
2022
Part of BABCP 50th Annual Conference, 2022
Part of EHPS 2022 36th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, 23-27 August, 2022, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2022
2021
Implementation of e-mental health interventions for informal caregivers: a systematic review
2021
2021
Part of 6th International Congress of Clinical Psychology and Health with Children and Adolescents, p. 84-84, 2020
2020
2020
Behavioral activation guided self-help intervention for people with dementia and depression
2019