Dr Sophie Reale PhD MSc BSc
Senior Research Fellow
Summary
Senior Research Fellow and Behavioural Scientist with expertise in developing, delivering, evaluating and implementing complex lifestyle interventions for people with cancer. Experience working with a range of stakeholders including charity and commercial partners, the NHS and PPIE.
About
My background is in Sport and Exercise Science (BSc), Psychology (MSc) and Public Health interventions (PhD). As a research fellow on a large NIHR Programme Grant for Applied Research called STAMINA (Supported exercise TrAining for Men wIth prostate caNcer on Androgen deprivation therapy) I was responsible for developing and delivering the complex intervention underpinned by theory and evidence with support from stakeholder and patient and public involvement. I led on the delivery of a feasibility and acceptability study and supported the delivery of the main trial and parallel process evaluation including measures of dose, reach, acceptability, fidelity and implementation. I am currently the programme manager on an implementation study/ partnership supporting the development and delivery of new NHS pathways of care for people with cancer. Alongside my research, I am a line manager, PhD supervisor and deliver guest lectures/ seminars.
Research
NIHR Programme Grant for Applied Research - Supported exercise TrAining for Men wIth prostate caNcer on Androgen deprivation therapy (STAMINA)
Publications
Journal articles
Reale, S., Turner, R.R., Steed, L., Taylor, S.J.C., Rosario, D.J., Bourke, L., ... Sutton, E. (2024). Using Normalisation Process Theory to explore the contribution of stakeholder workshops to the development and refinement of a complex behavioural intervention: the STAMINA lifestyle intervention. Implementation Science Communications, 5 (1). http://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-024-00629-1
McNaught, E., Reale, S., Bourke, L., Brown, J.E., Collinson, M., Day, F., ... Rosario, D.J. (2024). Supported exercise TrAining for Men wIth prostate caNcer on Androgen deprivation therapy (STAMINA): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the STAMINA lifestyle intervention compared with optimised usual care, including internal pilot and parallel process evaluation. Trials, 25 (1). http://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-07989-y
Memon, Z.A., Tahmeena, , Fazal, S.A., Reale, S., Spencer, R., Bhutta, Z., & Soltani, H. (2024). Effective strategies for increasing the uptake of modern methods of family planning in South Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Women's Health, 24 (1). http://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-023-02859-2
Memon, Z.A., Mian, A., Reale, S., Spencer, R., Bhutta, Z., & Soltani, H. (2023). Community and Healthcare Provider Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers of Family Planning Use in Rural Sindh: A Qualitative Exploratory Study. JMIR Formative Research, 7. http://doi.org/10.2196/43494
Memon, Z.A., Reale, S., Ahmed, W., Spencer, R., Lashari, T.H., Bhutta, Z., & Soltani, H. (2022). Effects of integrating family planning with maternal, newborn, and child health services on uptake of voluntary modern contraceptive methods in rural Pakistan: protocol for a quasi-experimental study. JMIR Research Protocols, 11 (3), e35291. http://doi.org/10.2196/35291
Reale, S., Turner, R., Sutton, E., Steed, L., Taylor, S.J.C., Morrissey, D., ... Bourke, L. (2021). Embedding supervised exercise training for men on androgen deprivation therapy into standard prostate cancer care: a feasibility and acceptability study (the STAMINA trial). Scientific Reports, 11 (1), 12470. http://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91876-y
Turner, R., Arden, M., Reale, S., Sutton, E., Taylor, S.J.C., Bourke, L., ... Steed, L. (2021). The development of a theory and evidence-based intervention to aid implementation of exercise into the prostate cancer care pathway with a focus on healthcare professional behaviour, the STAMINA trial. BMC Health Services Research, 21, 273. http://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06266-x
Reale, S., Turner, R.R., Sutton, E., Taylor, S.J.C., Bourke, L., Morrissey, D., ... Steed, L. (2021). Towards implementing exercise into the prostate cancer care pathway: development of a theory and evidence-based intervention to train community-based exercise professionals to support change in patient exercise behaviour (The STAMINA trial). BMC Health Services Research, 21 (1). http://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06275-w
Marr, C., Reale, S., Breeze, P., & Caton, S.J. (2020). Grandparental dietary provision, feeding practices and feeding styles when caring for preschool-aged grandchildren: A systematic mixed methods review. Obesity Reviews. http://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13157
Reale, S., Simpson, R.M., Marr, C., Carstairs, S.A., Cecil, J.E., Hetherington, M.M., & Caton, S.J. (2019). Snack Portion Sizes for Preschool Children Are Predicted by Caregiver Portion Size, Caregiver Feeding Practices and Children′s Eating Traits. Nutrients, 11 (12), e3020. http://doi.org/10.3390/nu11123020
Reale, S., Marr, C., Cecil, J.E., Hetherington, M.M., & Caton, S.J. (2019). Maternal decisions on portion size and portion control strategies for snacks in preschool children. Nutrients, 11 (12), 3009. http://doi.org/10.3390/nu11123009
Reale, S., Hamilton, J., Akparibo, R., Hetherington, M.M., Cecil, J.E., & Caton, S.J. (2019). The effect of food type on the portion size effect in children aged 2-12 years: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Appetite, 137, 47-61. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2019.01.025
Reale, S., Kearney, C.M., Hetherington, M.M., Croden, F., Cecil, J.E., Carstairs, S.A., ... Caton, S.J. (2018). The feasibility and acceptability of two methods ofsnack portion control in United Kingdom (UK) preschool children: reduction and replacement. Nutrients, 10, 1493. http://doi.org/10.3390/nu10101493
Flint, S., & Reale, S. (2018). Weight Stigma In frequent exercisers: overt, demeaning and condescending. Journal of Health Psychology, 23 (5), 710-719. http://doi.org/10.1177/1359105316656232
Reale, S., & Flint, S. (2016). The impact of menu label design on visual attention, food choice and recognition: an eye tracking study. Journal of Sensory Studies, 31 (4), 328-340. http://doi.org/10.1111/joss.12216
Reale, S., & Flint, S.W. (2016). Menu labelling and food choice in obese adults: a feasibility study. BMC obesity, 3, 17. http://doi.org/10.1186/s40608-016-0095-3
Flint, S.W., & Reale, S. (2014). Obesity stigmatisation from obesity researchers. The Lancet, 384 (9958), 1925-1926. http://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)62276-5
Conference papers
Peake, R., Flint, S., & Reale, S. (2015). Lead By Example: The Impact Of Athlete Endorsement On Perceptions Of Nutritional Values. In SMAANZ Conference. Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand, Hobart, 2015.
Postgraduate supervision
Niall Finnegan - PhD ongoing
Dr Zahid Memon - PhD complete