Dr Louise Preston
BA (Hons), MSc, PhD (Sheffield)
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Head of Population Health
Deputy Dean, School of Medicine and Population Health
Senior Lecturer
l.r.preston@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0847
+44 114 222 0847
Regent Court (ScHARR)
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Dr Louise Preston
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
- Profile
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I work as a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Population Health.
I work full time and balance research and teaching with leadership and management of the Division of Population Health.
I joined ScHARR in October 2006 as a Research Associate on the Evaluation of Supplementary Prescribing in Nursing and Pharmacy project, based in the Public Health section. Prior to this, I worked as a Research Assistant in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield.
- Research interests
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My interests lie primarily in undertaking evidence reviews of health service interventions, specifically in service delivery areas such as care of older people, emergency department care and medication administration. I am also interested in the science underpinning evidence review methodology.
I am a co-investigator on a number of large evidence synthesis grants and have led a variety of different reviews for organisations including the NIHR Ensygn Centre, the HS&DR Evidence Synthesis Centre, the What Works Centre for Wellbeing and the SCHARR Public Health Collaborating Centre and have been involved in a number of publications from this work. I have also published on methods relating to searching.
From my prior research projects, I maintain an interest in health services research with a particular interest in information use by patients and carers. I obtained my PhD in 2005 from the University of Sheffield. It examined the impact of the MMR vaccine scare on parents in terms of their decision-making and information requirements.
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Identifying models of care to improve outcomes for older people with urgent care needs: a mixed methods approach to develop a system dynamics model. Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 11(14). View this article in WRRO
- Examining the effect of interventions in emergency care for older people using a system dynamics decision support tool. Age and Ageing, 52(1).
- Should Adults With Mild Head Injury Who Are Receiving Direct Oral Anticoagulants Undergo Computed Tomography Scanning? A Systematic Review. Annals of Emergency Medicine. View this article in WRRO
- What evidence is there for the identification and management of frail older people in the emergency department? A systematic mapping review. Health Services and Delivery Research, 6(16). View this article in WRRO
- What is the evidence for the effectiveness, appropriateness and feasibility of group clinics for patients with chronic conditions? A systematic review. Health Services and Delivery Research, 3(46). View this article in WRRO
- Is there a relationship between surgical case volume and mortality in congenital heart disease services? A rapid evidence review. BMJ Open, 5(12), e009252-e009252. View this article in WRRO
- Improving search efficiency for systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy: an exploratory study to assess the viability of limiting to MEDLINE, EMBASE and reference checking. Systematic Reviews, 4(1). View this article in WRRO
- ITERATIVE SIFTING IN THE SELECTION OF RESEARCH EVIDENCE: IMPLICATIONS FOR REVIEWS AND OTHER DECISION PROBLEMS. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 31(1-2), 54-58. View this article in WRRO
- What are the Implications for Policy Makers? A Systematic Review of the Cost-Effectiveness of Screening and Brief Interventions for Alcohol Misuse in Primary Care. Frontiers in Psychiatry. View this article in WRRO
- Modelling the economics of type 2 diabetes mellitus prevention: a literature review of methods.. Appl Health Econ Health Policy, 12(3), 239-253.
- Modelling the cost-effectiveness of alcohol screening and brief interventions in primary care in England.. Alcohol Alcohol, 48(2), 180-188.
- Supporting the transition of looked-after young people to independent living: a systematic review of interventions and adult outcomes.. Child Care Health Dev, 37(6), 767-779.
- Factors influencing the contribution of advanced practice nurses to promoting evidence-based practice among front-line nurses: findings from a cross-sectional survey.. J Adv Nurs, 67(5), 1079-1090.
- Barriers and facilitators to implementing screening and brief intervention for alcohol misuse: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.. J Public Health (Oxf), 33(3), 412-421.
- A content analysis of mass media sources in relation to the MMR vaccine scare.. Health Informatics J, 14(4), 323-334. View this article in WRRO
- Supplementary prescribing by community and primary care pharmacists: an analysis of PACT data, 2004-2006.. J Clin Pharm Ther, 33(1), 11-16. View this article in WRRO
- The Impact of Health Scares on Parents' Information Needs and Preferred Information Sources: A Case Study of the MMR Vaccine Scare.. Health Informatics J., 10, 5-22. View this article in WRRO
All publications
Journal articles
- Pharmacist-led primary care interventions to promote medicines optimisation and reduce overprescribing: a systematic review of UK studies and initiatives. BMJ Open, 14(8), e081934-e081934.
- Identifying models of care to improve outcomes for older people with urgent care needs: a mixed methods approach to develop a system dynamics model. Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 11(14). View this article in WRRO
- Examining the effect of interventions in emergency care for older people using a system dynamics decision support tool. Age and Ageing, 52(1).
- Health literacy interventions for reducing the use of primary and emergency services for minor health problems: a systematic review. Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 10(38), 1-222.
- What influences decisions to transfer older care-home residents to the emergency department? A synthesis of qualitative reviews. Age and Ageing, 51(11).
- Factors associated with increased Emergency Department transfer in older long-term care residents: a systematic review. The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 3(6), e437-e447.
- Improving outcomes for older people in the emergency department : a review of reviews. Emergency Medicine Journal.
- Reducing loneliness among migrant and ethnic minority people : a participatory evidence synthesis. Public Health Research, 8(10), 1-245. View this article in WRRO
- Interventions to manage use of the emergency and urgent care system by people from vulnerable groups : a mapping review. Health Services and Delivery Research, 7(33), 1-46. View this article in WRRO
- Meeting the review family : exploring review types and associated information retrieval requirements. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 36(3), 202-222. View this article in WRRO
- Digital and online symptom checkers and assessment services for urgent care to inform a new digital platform : a systematic review. Health Services and Delivery Research, 7(29), 1-88. View this article in WRRO
- Digital and online symptom checkers and health assessment/triage services for urgent care : a systematic review. Health Services and Delivery Research, 9.
- Evidence to support delivery of effective health services: a responsive programme of rapid evidence synthesis. Evidence & Policy. View this article in WRRO
- Should Adults With Mild Head Injury Who Are Receiving Direct Oral Anticoagulants Undergo Computed Tomography Scanning? A Systematic Review. Annals of Emergency Medicine. View this article in WRRO
- What evidence is there for the identification and management of frail older people in the emergency department? A systematic mapping review. Health Services and Delivery Research, 6(16). View this article in WRRO
- What do we know about different models of providing palliative care? Findings from a systematic review of reviews. Palliative Medicine, 31(9), 781-797. View this article in WRRO
- Cost‐effectiveness of population‐based, community, workplace and individual policies for diabetes prevention in the UK. Diabetic Medicine, 34(8), 1136-1144. View this article in WRRO
- The impact of Type 2 diabetes prevention programmes based on risk‐identification and lifestyle intervention intensity strategies: a cost‐effectiveness analysis. Diabetic Medicine, 34(5), 632-640. View this article in WRRO
- The cost-effectiveness of changes to the care pathway used to identify depression and provide treatment amongst people with diabetes in England: a model-based economic evaluation. BMC Health Services Research, 17(1), 78-78. View this article in WRRO
- Interventions to improve contact tracing for tuberculosis in specific groups and in wider populations: an evidence synthesis. Health Services and Delivery Research, 5(1), 1-102. View this article in WRRO
- Erratum to: Cost-effectiveness of screening for ovarian cancer amongst postmenopausal women: a model-based economic evaluation. BMC Medicine, 15(1).
- Cost-effectiveness of screening for ovarian cancer amongst postmenopausal women: a model-based economic evaluation. BMC Medicine, 14(1), 200-200. View this article in WRRO
- Retracted:Impact of Type 2 diabetes prevention programmes based on risk identification and lifestyle intervention intensity strategies: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Diabetic Medicine, 33(8), 1155-1163.
- What is the evidence for the effectiveness, appropriateness and feasibility of group clinics for patients with chronic conditions? A systematic review. Health Services and Delivery Research, 3(46). View this article in WRRO
- Is there a relationship between surgical case volume and mortality in congenital heart disease services? A rapid evidence review. BMJ Open, 5(12), e009252-e009252. View this article in WRRO
- Improving search efficiency for systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy: an exploratory study to assess the viability of limiting to MEDLINE, EMBASE and reference checking. Systematic Reviews, 4(1). View this article in WRRO
- ITERATIVE SIFTING IN THE SELECTION OF RESEARCH EVIDENCE: IMPLICATIONS FOR REVIEWS AND OTHER DECISION PROBLEMS. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 31(1-2), 54-58. View this article in WRRO
- Preventing the progression to Type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults at high risk: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of lifestyle, pharmacological and surgical interventions. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 107(3), 320-331.
- The role of social networks in the development of overweight and obesity among adults: a scoping review. BMC Public Health, 15(1). View this article in WRRO
- What are the Implications for Policy Makers? A Systematic Review of the Cost-Effectiveness of Screening and Brief Interventions for Alcohol Misuse in Primary Care. Frontiers in Psychiatry. View this article in WRRO
- Modelling the economics of type 2 diabetes mellitus prevention: a literature review of methods.. Appl Health Econ Health Policy, 12(3), 239-253.
- Modelling the cost-effectiveness of alcohol screening and brief interventions in primary care in England.. Alcohol Alcohol, 48(2), 180-188.
- Weight management during pregnancy: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.. Midwifery, 29(12), 1287-1296.
- Assessing the health benefits of advice services: Using research evidence and logic model methods to explore complex pathways. Health and Social Care in the Community, 21(1), 59-68. View this article in WRRO
- Further challenges to medical dominance? The case of nurse and pharmacist supplementary prescribing.. Health (London), 16(2), 115-133.
- The effectiveness of interventions aimed at improving access to health and mental health services for looked-after children and young people: a systematic review. Families, Relationships and Societies, 1(1), 71-85. View this article in WRRO
- The perceived impact of advanced practice nurses (APNs) on promoting evidence-based practice amongst frontline staff: findings from a collective case study. Journal of Research in Nursing.
- The effectiveness of training and support for carers and other professionals on the physical and emotional health and well-being of looked-after children and young people: A systematic review. Child: Care, Health and Development, 38(2), 162-174.
- Factors influencing advanced practice nurses' ability to promote evidence-based practice among frontline nurses.. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs, 9(1), 30-39.
- Supporting the transition of looked-after young people to independent living: a systematic review of interventions and adult outcomes.. Child Care Health Dev, 37(6), 767-779.
- Behavioural interventions for weight management in pregnancy: A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative data. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 11. View this article in WRRO
- The role of advanced practice nurses in knowledge brokering as a means of promoting evidence-based practice among clinical nurses.. J Adv Nurs, 67(9), 2004-2014. View this article in WRRO
- Factors influencing the contribution of advanced practice nurses to promoting evidence-based practice among front-line nurses: findings from a cross-sectional survey.. J Adv Nurs, 67(5), 1079-1090.
- Views of contraceptive service delivery to young people in the UK: a systematic review and thematic synthesis.. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care, 37(2), 71-84.
- Factors associated with outcomes for looked-after children and young people: a correlates review of the literature.. Child Care Health Dev, 37(5), 613-622. View this article in WRRO
- Views regarding the use of contraception amongst young people in the UK: a systematic review and thematic synthesis.. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care, 16(3), 149-160.
- The effectiveness of interventions to establish smoke-free homes in pregnancy and in the neonatal period: a systematic review.. Health Educ Res, 26(2), 265-282.
- Barriers and facilitators to implementing screening and brief intervention for alcohol misuse: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.. J Public Health (Oxf), 33(3), 412-421.
- Systematic review and narrative synthesis of the effectiveness of contraceptive service interventions for young people, delivered in educational settings.. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol, 23(6), 341-351.
- Factors relating to the uptake of interventions for smoking cessation among pregnant women: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis.. Nicotine Tob Res, 12(7), 685-694. View this article in WRRO
- Promoting wellbeing by changing behaviour; a systematic review and narrative synthesis of the effectiveness of whole secondary school behavioural interventions.. Mental Health Review Journal, 2(15), 43-53.
- Systematic review and narrative synthesis of the effectiveness of contraceptive service interventions for young people, delivered in educational settings.. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.
- A content analysis of mass media sources in relation to the MMR vaccine scare.. Health Informatics J, 14(4), 323-334. View this article in WRRO
- Stakeholders' views of UK nurse and pharmacist supplementary prescribing. J HEALTH SERV RES PO, 13(4), 215-221.
- Nonmedical prescribing in the United Kingdom: Developments and stakeholder interests. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 31(3), 244-252. View this article in WRRO
- Nurse and pharmacist supplementary prescribing in the UK - A thematic review of the literature. HEALTH POLICY, 85(3), 277-292. View this article in WRRO
- Supplementary prescribing by community and primary care pharmacists: an analysis of PACT data, 2004-2006.. J Clin Pharm Ther, 33(1), 11-16. View this article in WRRO
- Session 1B – Prescribing. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 16(2), 5-8. View this article in WRRO
- Learning to prescribe - Pharmacists' experiences of supplementary prescribing training in England. BMC Medical Education, 8. View this article in WRRO
- Whither survey research? The challenges of undertaking postal surveys within the UK research governance framework. Journal of Research in Nursing, 11(6), 485-497.
- The Impact of Health Scares on Parents' Information Needs and Preferred Information Sources: A Case Study of the MMR Vaccine Scare.. Health Informatics J., 10, 5-22. View this article in WRRO
- Reducing unplanned hospital admissions from care homes: a systematic review. Health Services and Delivery Research.
- Synthesis for health services and policy: case studies in the scoping of reviews. Health Services and Delivery Research, 9(15), 1-84.
- What evidence is there for a relationship between organisational features and patient outcomes in congenital heart disease services? A rapid review. Health Services and Delivery Research, 2(43), 1-120.
- The impact of hypoglycaemia on the quality of life of family members of adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes – a qualitative systematic review. Diabetic Medicine.
Conference proceedings papers
- 103 A Review of Reviews of Emergency Department Interventions for Older People: Outcomes, Costs and Implementation Factors. Age and Ageing, Vol. 49(Supplement_1) (pp i34-i36)
- 047 A review of reviews of emergency department interventions for older people: outcomes, costs and implementation factors. Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 36(12) (pp 807)
- 043 Should adults with mild head injury taking direct oral anticoagulants undergo CT scanning? A systematic review. Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 36(12) (pp 805)
- Identifying Potential Early Biomarkers Of Acute Myocardial Infarction In The Biomedical Literature: A Comparison Of Text Mining And Manual Sifting Techniques. Value in Health, Vol. 19(7) (pp A367-A367)
- How can realist synthesis methods contribute to building the evidence base for action on ethnic health inequalities? A narrative assessment. LANCET, Vol. 382 (pp 87-87)
- "SURELY THERE MUST BE MORE EVIDENCE ... !" REVIEWING LITERATURE TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF EVIDENCE-BASED PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDANCE BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS. J EPIDEMIOL COMMUN H, Vol. 65
- No more pharmacology? Pharmacists' and stakeholders' views on supplementary prescribing course content. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, Vol. 65(6) (pp 976-976)
Reports
- Social Care Access for adult BAME and LGBT+ populations: a rapid realist review
- How can loneliness and social isolation be reduced among migrant and minority ethnic people? Systematic, participatory review of programme theories, system processes and outcomes
- Systematic review of the evidence on housing interventions for ‘housing-vulnerable’ adults and its relationship to wellbeing View this article in WRRO
- The Diversity Dividend: does a more diverse and inclusive research community produce better biomedical and health research? View this article in WRRO
- NIHR HS&DR evidence synthesis centres: achievements and learning from the first three year programme, 2014–2017 View this article in WRRO
- What evidence is there for the identification and management of frail older people in the emergency department? A systematic mapping review View this article in WRRO
- Whole pathway modelling of depression in patients. (Theme 2: Mental Health). Part 2. Independent economic evaluation: methods and results, discussion and conclusion
- Whole pathway modelling of depression in patients. (Theme 2: Mental Health). Appendices.
- Whole pathway modelling of depression in patients. (Theme 2: Mental Health). Part 1, Executive summary, introduction, clinical reviews and conceptual modelling.
Posters
- Preventing the Progression to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults at High Risk: A Systematic Review And Network Meta-Analysis of Lifestyle, Pharmacological and Surgical Interventions.
- Developing search strategies for evidence on quality, diversity and inclusion (EDI). A preliminary study.
Working papers
- Review of diversity and inclusion literature and an evaluation of methodologies and metrics relating to health research. View this article in WRRO
- Identifying models of care to improve outcomes for older people with urgent care needs: a mixed methods approach to develop a system dynamics model. Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 11(14). View this article in WRRO
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Member of the UKRI - Research England EDI Expert Advisory Group 2023-2025