Professor Alicia O'Cathain
BSc, MSc, MA, PhD
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Professor of Health Services Research
+44 114 222 0770
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Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
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Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
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- Profile
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I am Director of the Health and Care Research Unit which focuses on the development and evaluation of complex interventions and services in healthcare, social care and third sector organisations. I have helped to develop interventions and evaluate them, leading the qualitative research and process evaluations. I also use mixed methods to understand service users' experiences of care. I am currently leading a project to help men in surveillance for abdominal aortic aneurysms to manage anxiety and exit surveillance when appropriate. I have written extensively on methodology (how best to undertake mixed methods research, focusing more recently on qualitative methods with randomised controlled trials, and how to develop complex interventions).
NIHR Senior Investigator
Current projects
- 2024 to 2028 NIHR HSDR DAMPEN-D Improving the Detection, Assessment, Management, and Prevention of delirium in hospices: A Cluster Randomised-Controlled Trial and Process Evaluation to evaluate and explain the effectiveness of the CLECC-Pal guideline implementation £2.3m (Workpackage Lead: process evaluation)
- 2024 to 2029 NIHR PGfAR PREHAB-CARDIAC The development and evaluation of two Prehab interventions for patients undergoing elective and urgent heart surgery £2.7m (Workpackage Lead: qualitative)
- 2024 to 2029 NIHR PGfAR DECIDE-TAD Mixed methods co-design and evaluation of a Decision Support Tool to enable shared decision making for people who are considering cascade screening for Thoracic Aortic Disease £2.9m (Workpackage Lead: qualitative)
- 2024 to 2027 NIHR HSDR Implementing professional support for the voluntary sector workforce: A multi-case action research study £796,348 (Mentor co-applicant)
- 2024 to 2026 NIHR Three Schools Dementia Research Programme Identifying brain health and dementia research priorities with a Somali community and developing inclusive dementia research methods £175,227 (Co-applicant)
- 2023 to 2026 NIHR HTA A Patient-reported outcome measure for PRolApse, Incontinence and meSh complication surgEry: The APPRAISE study £1.5 million (Workpackage Lead: Qualitative)
- 2023 to 2024 NIHR PGfAR OPTimising the prevention, identification and management of ICU-Delirium £150k (Co-applicant)
- 2023 to 2024 NIHR HSDR To co-design a toolkit of resources to support the implementation of individualised service funds for people with learning disabilities: EQUALD study £517k (Mentor Co-applicant)
- 2022 to 2025 THIS Institute PhD Fellowship: Exploring variation in adherence to clinical practice guidelines in rare diseases using ADPKD as a disease model to improve the quality and safety of healthcare £221K (Second supervisor)
- 2022 to 2025 NIHR HSDR National Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme: reducing the psychosocial consequences of screening and developing a patient-centred Exit Strategy £648k (Lead Investigator)
- 2022 to 2027 NIHR PHR Evaluation of a sustainable obesity prevention programme delivered at scale ‘HENRY’: Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and its role in obesity prevention within the wider complex system £1.9m (Work package Lead: Process Evaluation)
- 2022 to 2023 NIHR PDG Pre-habilitation before cardiac surgery in the UK (CARDIAC PREHAB-UK) £142k (Co-applicant)
- 2022 to 2024 NIHR The Yorkshire & Humber Palliative Care Research Network: Addressing Inequalities Across All Ages £150k (Co-applicant)
- 2021 to 2024 NIHR Senior Investigator Award £80k
- Research interests
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Mixed methods, evaluation of new health services, patient views of health care, using qualitative research with RCTs, developing complex interventions.
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- The use of co-production, co-design and co-creation to mobilise knowledge in the management of health conditions : a systematic review. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1). View this article in WRRO
- Adapting interventions to new contexts—the ADAPT guidance. British Medical Journal, 374.
- Tendency to contact general practice instead of self-care : a population vignette study. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open). View this article in WRRO
- Adapting evidence-informed complex population health interventions for new contexts : a systematic review of guidance. Implementation Science, 14(1). View this article in WRRO
- Guidance on how to develop complex interventions to improve health and healthcare. BMJ Open, 9(8). View this article in WRRO
- When is forgetting not forgetting? A discursive analysis of differences in forgetting talk between adults with cystic fibrosis with different levels of adherence to nebulizer treatments. Qualitative Health Research. View this article in WRRO
- Taxonomy of approaches to developing interventions to improve health: a systematic methods overview. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 5. View this article in WRRO
- The facilitators and barriers to implementing patient reported outcome measures in organisations delivering health related services: a systematic review of reviews. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes. View this article in WRRO
- Why do ambulance services have different non-transport rates? A national cross sectional study.. PLoS ONE, 13(9). View this article in WRRO
- CONSORT 2010 statement: extension to randomised pilot and feasibility trials. BMJ, 355. View this article in WRRO
- CONSORT 2010 statement: extension to randomised pilot and feasibility trials. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2(64). View this article in WRRO
- Being Human: A Qualitative Interview Study Exploring Why a Telehealth Intervention for Management of Chronic Conditions Had a Modest Effect. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 18(6). View this article in WRRO
- Effectiveness of an integrated telehealth service for patients with depression: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention. The Lancet Psychiatry, 3(6), 515-525. View this article in WRRO
- Telehealth for patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease: pragmatic randomised controlled trial.. BMJ, 353, i2647. View this article in WRRO
- Variation in avoidable emergency admissions: multiple case studies of emergency and urgent care systems. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 21(1), 5-14. View this article in WRRO
- Maximising the impact of qualitative research in feasibility studies for randomised controlled trials: guidance for researchers. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 1. View this article in WRRO
- Intimate Partner Violence in Pakistan: A Systematic Review.. Trauma Violence Abuse, 16(3), 299-315. View this article in WRRO
- Process evaluation of complex interventions: Medical Research Council guidance. BMJ, 350, h1258-h1258. View this article in WRRO
- Describing qualitative research undertaken with randomised controlled trials in grant proposals: a documentary analysis.. BMC Med Res Methodol, 14, 24. View this article in WRRO
- Maximising the value of combining qualitative research and randomised controlled trials in health research: the QUAlitative Research in Trials (QUART) study--a mixed methods study.. Health Technol Assess, 18(38), 1-vi. View this article in WRRO
- Getting added value from using qualitative research with randomized controlled trials: a qualitative interview study.. Trials, 15, 215. View this article in WRRO
- A system-wide approach to explaining variation in potentially avoidable emergency admissions: national ecological study.. BMJ Qual Saf, 23(1), 47-55. View this article in WRRO
- What can qualitative research do for randomised controlled trials? A systematic mapping review.. BMJ Open, 3(6). View this article in WRRO
- The appropriateness of, and compliance with, telephone triage decisions: A systematic review and narrative synthesis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68(12), 2610-2621.
- Rethinking pragmatic randomised controlled trials: introducing the "cohort multiple randomised controlled trial" design.. BMJ, 340, c1066.
- The acceptability of computerised cognitive behavioural therapy for the treatment of depression in people with chronic physical disease: a qualitative study of people with multiple sclerosis.. Psychol Health, 25(6), 699-712.
- Mixed Methods Research in the Health Sciences A Quiet Revolution. J MIX METHOD RES, 3(1), 3-6.
- Characteristics of the emergency and urgent care system important to patients: a qualitative study.. J Health Serv Res Policy, 13 Suppl 2, 19-25.
- Multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, or dysfunctional? Team working in mixed-methods research.. Qual Health Res, 18(11), 1574-1585.
- The quality of mixed methods studies in health services research.. J Health Serv Res Policy, 13(2), 92-98.
- Why, and how, mixed methods research is undertaken in health services research in England: a mixed methods study.. BMC Health Serv Res, 7, 85. View this article in WRRO
- Does NHS Direct empower patients?. Soc Sci Med, 61(8), 1761-1771.
- "Any other comments?" Open questions on questionnaires - a bane or a bonus to research?. BMC Med Res Methodol, 4, 25. View this article in WRRO
- Do different types of nurses give different triage decisions in NHS Direct? A mixed methods study.. J Health Serv Res Policy, 9(4), 226-233.
- ‘Clinically unnecessary’ use of emergency and urgent care : a realist review of patients' decision making. Health Expectations. View this article in WRRO
All publications
Journal articles
- Inequalities in access to and outcomes of cardiac surgery in England: retrospective analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics (2010–2019). Heart, heartjnl-2024.
- Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a sustainable obesity prevention programme for preschool children delivered at scale ‘HENRY’ (Health, Exercise, Nutrition for the Really Young): protocol for the HENRY III cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 14(3), e081861-e081861.
- A RCT to explore the effectiveness of supporting adherence to nebuliser medication in adults with cystic fibrosis: fidelity assessment of study interventions. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 24(1), 148.
- Supporting people with Motor Neuron Disease (MND) to make decisions about gastrostomy feeding tube placement: a survey of UK healthcare professionals’ practice and beliefs. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. View this article in WRRO
- Recording harms in randomized controlled trials of behavior change interventions: a scoping review and map of the evidence. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 169, 111275-111275.
- Outpatient paracentesis for the management of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: study protocol for the STOP-OHSS randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 14(1), e076434-e076434.
- Factors influencing decisions people with motor neuron disease make about gastrostomy placement and ventilation: A qualitative evidence synthesis.. Health Expect.
- 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). View this article in WRRO
- Using co-production to implement patient reported outcome measures in third sector organisations: a mixed methods study. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 6(1). View this article in WRRO
- The use of co-production, co-design and co-creation to mobilise knowledge in the management of health conditions : a systematic review. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1). View this article in WRRO
- Learning from COVID-19 related trial adaptations to inform efficient trial design—a sequential mixed methods study. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 22(1).
- The value of qualitative methods to public health research, policy and practice. Perspectives in Public Health, 142(4), 237-240. View this article in WRRO
- Objective nebuliser adherence data as “proof” of adherence in the management of Cystic Fibrosis : a qualitative interview study. Patient Preference and Adherence, 16, 771-780.
- Tendency to call an ambulance or attend an emergency department for minor or non-urgent problems: a vignette-based population survey in Britain. Emergency Medicine Journal.
- Development of an intervention to increase adherence to nebuliser treatment in adults with cystic fibrosis: CFHealthHub. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7(1).
- An intervention to support adherence to inhaled medication in adults with cystic fibrosis : the ACtiF research programme including RCT. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 9(11), 1-146. View this article in WRRO
- Adapting interventions to new contexts—the ADAPT guidance. British Medical Journal, 374.
- Understanding young adults' reasons for seeking 'clinically unnecessary' urgent and emergency care: A qualitative interview study.. Health Expect.
- Adapting evidence-informed population health interventions for new contexts: a scoping review of current practice. Health Research Policy and Systems, 19(1).
- Health literacy levels of British adults: a cross-sectional survey using two domains of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ). BMC Public Health, 20(1). View this article in WRRO
- How do third sector organisations or charities providing health and wellbeing services in England implement patient reported outcome measures (PROMs)?: A qualitative interview study. BMJ Open, 10. View this article in WRRO
- Constellations of pain : a qualitative study of the complexity of women’s endometriosis-related pain. British Journal of Pain. View this article in WRRO
- Feasibility study for supporting medication adherence for adults with cystic fibrosis: mixed-methods process evaluation. BMJ Open, 10(10), e039089-e039089.
- Evaluating alcohol intoxication management services: the EDARA mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 8(24). View this article in WRRO
- Tendency to contact general practice instead of self-care : a population vignette study. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open). View this article in WRRO
- Guidance for reporting intervention development studies in health research (GUIDED) : an evidence-based consensus study. BMJ Open, 10(4). View this article in WRRO
- Adapting evidence-informed complex population health interventions for new contexts : a systematic review of guidance. Implementation Science, 14(1). View this article in WRRO
- How can pain management in the emergency department be improved? Findings from multiple case study analysis of pain management in three UK emergency departments. Emergency Medicine Journal. View this article in WRRO
- Integrating quantitative and qualitative data and findings when undertaking randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open, 9(11). View this article in WRRO
- The acceptability of alcohol intoxication management services to users : a mixed methods study. Drug and Alcohol Review. View this article in WRRO
- Developing interventions to improve health : a systematic mapping review of international practice between 2015 and 2016. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 5(1). View this article in WRRO
- Attending to design when developing complex health interventions : a qualitative interview study with intervention developers and associated stakeholders. PLOS ONE, 14(10). View this article in WRRO
- Socioeconomic disparities in access to intensive insulin regimens for adults with type 1 diabetes : a qualitative study of patient and healthcare professional perspectives. International Journal for Equity in Health, 18(1). View this article in WRRO
- The Reality of Pain Scoring in the Emergency Department: Findings From a Multiple Case Study Design.. Annals of Emergency Medicine. View this article in WRRO
- Guidance on how to develop complex interventions to improve health and healthcare. BMJ Open, 9(8). View this article in WRRO
- When is forgetting not forgetting? A discursive analysis of differences in forgetting talk between adults with cystic fibrosis with different levels of adherence to nebulizer treatments. Qualitative Health Research. View this article in WRRO
- Variation in the delivery of telephone advice by Emergency Medical Services: a qualitative study in three services. BMJ Quality and Safety, 28(7), 556-563. View this article in WRRO
- Delphi consensus reached to produce a decision tool for SelecTing Approaches forRapid Reviews (STARR). Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. View this article in WRRO
- Understanding successful development of complex health and healthcare interventions and its drivers from the perspective of developers and wider stakeholders : an international qualitative interview study. BMJ Open, 9(5). View this article in WRRO
- Supporting medication adherence for adults with cystic fibrosis: a randomised feasibility study. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 19. View this article in WRRO
- Developing new ways of measuring the quality and impact of ambulance service care: the PhOEBE mixed-methods research programme. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 7(3). View this article in WRRO
- Improving the content validity of the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT): a modified e-Delphi study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. View this article in WRRO
- Taxonomy of approaches to developing interventions to improve health: a systematic methods overview. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 5. View this article in WRRO
- Adherence to medication in adults with Cystic Fibrosis: An investigation using objective adherence data and the Theoretical Domains Framework. British Journal of Health Psychology. View this article in WRRO
- When and how do ‘effective’ interventions need to be adapted and/or re-evaluated in new contexts? The need for guidance. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. View this article in WRRO
- Outcomes for patients who contact the emergency ambulance service and are not transported to the Emergency Department: a data linkage study. Prehospital Emergency Care, 1-27. View this article in WRRO
- The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) version 2018 for information professionals and researchers. Education for Information, 34(4), 285-291. View this article in WRRO
- Exploring variation in how ambulance services address non-conveyance: a qualitative interview study. BMJ Open, 8(11). View this article in WRRO
- Adjusting a mainstream weight management intervention for people with intellectual disabilities: a user centred approach. International Journal for Equity in Health, 17(1), 159-171. View this article in WRRO
- The facilitators and barriers to implementing patient reported outcome measures in organisations delivering health related services: a systematic review of reviews. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes. View this article in WRRO
- Why do ambulance services have different non-transport rates? A national cross sectional study.. PLoS ONE, 13(9). View this article in WRRO
- Influences of Extended Family on Intimate Partner Violence: Perceptions of Pakistanis in Pakistan and the United Kingdom. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. View this article in WRRO
- How to incorporate patient and public perspectives into the design and conduct of research [version 1; referees: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]. F1000Research, 7. View this article in WRRO
- Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality, morbidity and diabetes management for adults with type 1 diabetes: A systematic review. PLoS ONE, 12(5). View this article in WRRO
- An evidence-based approach to the use of telehealth in long-term health conditions: development of an intervention and evaluation through pragmatic randomised controlled trials in patients with depression or raised cardiovascular risk. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 5(1). View this article in WRRO
- CONSORT 2010 statement: extension to randomised pilot and feasibility trials. BMJ, 355. View this article in WRRO
- CONSORT 2010 statement: extension to randomised pilot and feasibility trials. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2(64). View this article in WRRO
- Not Managing Expectations: A Grounded Theory of Intimate Partner Violence From the Perspective of Pakistani People. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. View this article in WRRO
- Effect of a national urgent care telephone triage service on population perceptions of urgent care provision: controlled before and after study. BMJ Open, 6(10). View this article in WRRO
- Implementing street triage: A qualitative study of collaboration between police and mental health services. BMC Psychiatry, 16(1). View this article in WRRO
- Being Human: A Qualitative Interview Study Exploring Why a Telehealth Intervention for Management of Chronic Conditions Had a Modest Effect. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 18(6). View this article in WRRO
- Effectiveness of an integrated telehealth service for patients with depression: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention. The Lancet Psychiatry, 3(6), 515-525. View this article in WRRO
- Telehealth for patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease: pragmatic randomised controlled trial.. BMJ, 353, i2647. View this article in WRRO
- Factors affecting mortality in older trauma patients—A systematic review and meta-analysis. Injury, 47(6), 1170-1183. View this article in WRRO
- Variation in avoidable emergency admissions: multiple case studies of emergency and urgent care systems. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 21(1), 5-14. View this article in WRRO
- Who does not participate in telehealth trials and why? A cross-sectional survey. Trials, 16(1). View this article in WRRO
- Reassurance as a key outcome valued by emergency ambulance service users: a qualitative interview study. Health Expectations, 18(6), 2951-2961.
- Do marginal investments made by NHS healthcare commissioners in the UK produce the outcomes they hope to achieve? Observational study. BMJ Open, 5(11). View this article in WRRO
- Methodological Challenges of Mixed Methods Intervention Evaluations. Methodology, 11(4), 119-125. View this article in WRRO
- Maximising the impact of qualitative research in feasibility studies for randomised controlled trials: guidance for researchers. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 1. View this article in WRRO
- Intimate Partner Violence in Pakistan: A Systematic Review.. Trauma Violence Abuse, 16(3), 299-315. View this article in WRRO
- Assessing the implementability of telehealth interventions for self-management support: A realist review. Implementation Science, 10(1). View this article in WRRO
- Process evaluation of complex interventions: Medical Research Council guidance. BMJ, 350, h1258-h1258. View this article in WRRO
- Exploring the components and impact of social prescribing. Journal of Public Mental Health, 14(3), 127-134. View this article in WRRO
- TElehealth in CHronic disease: mixed-methods study to develop the TECH conceptual model for intervention design and evaluation. BMJ Open, 5(2), e006448-e006448. View this article in WRRO
- Social and psychosocial factors associated with high-risk sexual behaviour among university students in the United Kingdom: a web-survey.. Int J STD AIDS, 26(6), 369-378.
- Factors influencing unspecified chest pain admission rates in England. Emergency Medicine Journal. View this article in WRRO
- Describing qualitative research undertaken with randomised controlled trials in grant proposals: a documentary analysis.. BMC Med Res Methodol, 14, 24. View this article in WRRO
- Measuring quality of life in mental health: Are we asking the right questions?. Social Science & Medicine, 120, 12-20. View this article in WRRO
- Transient ischaemic attack: a qualitative study of the long term consequences for patients. BMC Family Practice, 1(15). View this article in WRRO
- Factors perceived to influence risky sexual behaviours among university students in the United Kingdom: a qualitative telephone interview study. BMC Public Health, 14. View this article in WRRO
- Awareness and use of a new urgent care telephone service, NHS 111: cross-sectional population survey.. J Health Serv Res Policy, 19(4), 224-230.
- Interventions to improve the management of pain in emergency departments: systematic review and narrative synthesis.. Emerg Med J, 31(e1), e9-e18. View this article in WRRO
- Conducting qualitative research within Clinical Trials Units: avoiding potential pitfalls.. Contemp Clin Trials, 38(2), 338-343. View this article in WRRO
- Maximising the value of combining qualitative research and randomised controlled trials in health research: the QUAlitative Research in Trials (QUART) study--a mixed methods study.. Health Technol Assess, 18(38), 1-vi. View this article in WRRO
- A systematic review, psychometric analysis and qualitative assessment of Generic Preference-Based Measures of Health in Mental Health Populations and the estimation of mapping functions from widely used specific measures. Health Technology Assessment, 18(34).
- Process evaluation in complex public health intervention studies: the need for guidance.. J Epidemiol Community Health, 68(2), 101-102. View this article in WRRO
- Getting added value from using qualitative research with randomized controlled trials: a qualitative interview study.. Trials, 15, 215. View this article in WRRO
- Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a telehealth intervention to support the management of long-term conditions: study protocol for two linked randomized controlled trials.. Trials, 15, 36. View this article in WRRO
- A system-wide approach to explaining variation in potentially avoidable emergency admissions: national ecological study.. BMJ Qual Saf, 23(1), 47-55. View this article in WRRO
- Acceptability of NHS 111 the telephone service for urgent health care: cross sectional postal survey of users' views.. Fam Pract, 31(2), 193-200. View this article in WRRO
- Are people with chronic diseases interested in using telehealth? A cross-sectional postal survey.. J Med Internet Res, 16(5), e123.
- Hospital characteristics affecting potentially avoidable emergency admissions: National ecological study. Health Services Management Research, 26(4), 110-118.
- The role of clinical trials units in maximising qualitative research with RCTS. Trials, 14(S1).
- What can qualitative research do for randomised controlled trials? A systematic mapping review. Trials, 14(S1).
- Impact of the urgent care telephone service NHS 111 pilot sites: a controlled before and after study. BMJ Open, 3. View this article in WRRO
- What can qualitative research do for randomised controlled trials? A systematic mapping review.. BMJ Open, 3(6). View this article in WRRO
- Mixed methods in biomedical and health services research.. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 6(1), 119-123. View this article in WRRO
- Quality of life of people with mental health problems: a synthesis of qualitative research.. Health Qual Life Outcomes, 10, 138. View this article in WRRO
- The appropriateness of, and compliance with, telephone triage decisions: A systematic review and narrative synthesis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68(12), 2610-2621.
- A pilot 'cohort multiple randomised controlled trial' of treatment by a homeopath for women with menopausal hot flushes.. Contemp Clin Trials, 33(5), 853-859.
- A pilot 'cohort multiple randomised controlled trial' of treatment by a homeopath for women with menopausal hot flushes. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 33(5), 853-859.
- Commissioning processes in primary care trusts: a repeated cross-sectional survey of health care commissioners in England.. J Health Serv Res Policy, 17 Suppl 1, 31-39.
- The Role of Group Dynamics in Mixed Methods Health Sciences Research Teams. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 6(1), 5-20.
- Using mixed methods research to explore the effect of an adaptation exercise on general population valuations of health states.. Qual Life Res, 21(3), 465-473.
- Patients' experiences and views of an emergency and urgent care system.. Health Expect, 15(1), 78-86.
- Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy for the treatment of depression in people with multiple sclerosis: external pilot trial.. Trials, 12, 259. View this article in WRRO
- Understanding the effect of disease adaptation information on general population values for hypothetical health states.. Soc Sci Med, 72(11), 1904-1912.
- Measuring patients' experiences and views of the emergency and urgent care system: psychometric testing of the urgent care system questionnaire.. BMJ Qual Saf, 20(2), 134-140.
- Editorial: Methodological applications: Illuminating complex issues in education. International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches, 5(2), 219-222.
- Using mixed methods research to explore the effect of an adaptation exercise on general population valuations of health states. Quality of Life Research, 1-9.
- Is primary angioplasty an acceptable alternative to thrombolysis? Quantitative and qualitative study of patient and carer satisfaction.. Health Expect, 13(4), 350-358.
- The impact of Advanced Access on antibiotic prescribing: a controlled before and after study.. Fam Pract, 27(5), 554-555.
- Testing survey methodology to measure patients' experiences and views of the emergency and urgent care system: telephone versus postal survey.. BMC Med Res Methodol, 10, 52. View this article in WRRO
- Three techniques for integrating data in mixed methods studies.. BMJ, 341, c4587.
- Rethinking pragmatic randomised controlled trials: introducing the "cohort multiple randomised controlled trial" design.. BMJ, 340, c1066.
- The acceptability of computerised cognitive behavioural therapy for the treatment of depression in people with chronic physical disease: a qualitative study of people with multiple sclerosis.. Psychol Health, 25(6), 699-712.
- Do walk-in centres for commuters work? A mixed methods evaluation.. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 59(569).
- User satisfaction with commuter walk-in centres. BRIT J GEN PRACT, 59(569), 940-942.
- Do walk-in centres for commuters work? A mixed methods evaluation. BRIT J GEN PRACT, 59(569), 934-939.
- Reporting Mixed Methods Projects, 135-158.
- Feeling fixed and its contribution to patient satisfaction with primary angioplasty: a qualitative study.. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs, 8(2), 85-90.
- User satisfaction with commuter walk-in centres.. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 59(569).
- Ten points about mixed methods research to be considered by the novice researcher. International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches, 3(1), 2-7.
- Mixed Methods Research in the Health Sciences A Quiet Revolution. J MIX METHOD RES, 3(1), 3-6.
- Structural issues affecting mixed methods studies in health research: a qualitative study.. BMC Med Res Methodol, 9, 82. View this article in WRRO
- Characteristics of the emergency and urgent care system important to patients: a qualitative study.. J Health Serv Res Policy, 13 Suppl 2, 19-25.
- Multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, or dysfunctional? Team working in mixed-methods research.. Qual Health Res, 18(11), 1574-1585.
- Impact of same-day appointments on patient satisfaction with general practice appointment systems.. Br J Gen Pract, 58(554), 641-643.
- 'Homeopathy': untangling the debate.. Homeopathy, 97(3), 152-155.
- The quality of mixed methods studies in health services research.. J Health Serv Res Policy, 13(2), 92-98.
- Integration and Publications as Indicators of "Yield" From Mixed Methods Studies. J MIX METHOD RES, 1(2), 147-163.
- Why, and how, mixed methods research is undertaken in health services research in England: a mixed methods study.. BMC Health Serv Res, 7, 85. View this article in WRRO
- The effect of attitude to risk on decisions made by nurses using computerised decision support software in telephone clinical assessment: an observational study.. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak, 7, 39. View this article in WRRO
- Exploring the effect of changes to service provision on the use of unscheduled care in England: population surveys.. BMC Health Serv Res, 7, 61. View this article in WRRO
- Advanced access: more than just GP waiting times?. Fam Pract, 23(2), 233-239.
- Risk society and the NHS-From the traditional to the new citizen?. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 17(2-3), 270-282.
- Equity of access to health care. Evidence from NHS Direct in the UK.. J Telemed Telecare, 12(5), 262-265.
- Does NHS Direct empower patients?. Soc Sci Med, 61(8), 1761-1771.
- Telephone triage, expert systems and clinical expertise.. Sociol Health Illn, 27(6), 802-830.
- Rationing in the emergency department: the good, the bad, and the unacceptable.. Emerg Med J, 22(3), 171-176.
- Knowledge, technology and nursing: The case of NHS direct. HUM RELAT, 58(2), 147-171.
- "Any other comments?" Open questions on questionnaires - a bane or a bonus to research?. BMC Med Res Methodol, 4, 25. View this article in WRRO
- Do different types of nurses give different triage decisions in NHS Direct? A mixed methods study.. J Health Serv Res Policy, 9(4), 226-233.
- Male callers to NHS Direct: the assertive carer, the new dad and the reluctant patient.. Health (London), 8(3), 311-328.
- Evaluating decision aids--where next?. Health Expect, 7(2), 98-103.
- Risk and the responsible health consumer: the problematics of entitlement among callers to NHS direct. CRIT SOC POLICY, 24(2), 210-232.
- Evaluation of advanced access in the national primary care collaborative.. Br J Gen Pract, 54(502), 334-340.
- The impact of a general practice co-operative on accident and emergency services, patient satisfaction and GP satisfaction.. Fam Pract, 21(2), 180-182.
- Nurses' views of using computerized decision support software in NHS Direct.. J Adv Nurs, 45(3), 280-286. View this article in WRRO
- The continuum of patient satisfaction--from satisfied to very satisfied.. Soc Sci Med, 57(12), 2465-2470.
- NHS Direct: consistency of triage outcomes.. Emerg Med J, 20(3), 289-292. View this article in WRRO
- Evaluation of NHS Direct "referral" to community pharmacists. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 11(1), 1-9. View this article in WRRO
- An audit of paediatric fever in NHS Direct: Consistency of advice by nurses using computerised decision support software systems. Clinical Governance, 8(3), 222-226.
- NHS Direct and nurses--opportunity or monotony?. Int J Nurs Stud, 39(8), 857-866.
- Impact of NHS Direct on other services: the characteristics and origins of its nurses.. Emerg Med J, 19(4), 337-340. View this article in WRRO
- Women's perceptions of informed choice in maternity care.. Midwifery, 18(2), 136-144.
- Use of evidence based leaflets to promote informed choice in maternity care: randomised controlled trial in everyday practice.. BMJ, 324(7338), 643.
- The acceptability of an emergency medical dispatch system to people who call 999 to request an ambulance.. Emerg Med J, 19(2), 160-163.
- Evidence-based leaflets do not promote informed choice in women using materity services. Evidence-Based Healthcare, 6(4), 180-181.
- Patient information leaflets did not promote informed choice and active decision-making in maternity care. Evidence-based Obstetrics and Gynecology, 4(4), 173-174.
- View this article in WRRO Integrating community pharmacy and NHS direct - Pharmacists' views. Pharmaceutical Journal, 268(7196), 621-623.
- Integrating community pharmacy with NHS Direct: evaluation of a pilot scheme. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 9(S1), 33-33.
- Impact of NHS direct on demand for immediate care: observational study.. BMJ, 321(7254), 150-153. View this article in WRRO
- How helpful is NHS direct? Postal survey of callers.. BMJ, 320(7241), 1035. View this article in WRRO
- Shifting services from secondary to primary care: stakeholders' views of the barriers.. J Health Serv Res Policy, 4(3), 154-160.
- General practice based physiotherapy: its use and effect on referrals to hospital orthopaedics and rheumatology outpatient departments.. Br J Gen Pract, 45(396), 352-354.
- Fractured neck of femur patients: Reply. Journal of Public Health, 17(1), 117.
- Evaluation of a Hospital at Home scheme for the early discharge of patients with fractured neck of femur.. J Public Health Med, 16(2), 205-210.
- On-site physiotherapy.. Br J Gen Pract, 43(372), 307-308.
- On-site physiotherapy [4]. British Journal of General Practice, 43(372), 307-308.
- Validating the SF-36 health survey questionnaire: new outcome measure for primary care.. BMJ, 305(6846), 160-164.
- Cost effectiveness of minor surgery in general practice: a prospective comparison with hospital practice.. Br J Gen Pract, 42(354), 13-17.
- CAFFEINE AND BABIES. BRIT MED J, 299(6691), 121-121.
- Iron and the sudden infant death syndrome.. BMJ, 298(6688), 1643.
- Epidemiology of babies dying at different ages from the sudden infant death syndrome.. J Epidemiol Community Health, 43(2), 133-139.
- Feasibility of new prognostic classification for rectal cancer.. J Clin Pathol, 41(12), 1273-1276.
- Cigarette smoking and early neonatal death.. BMJ, 297(6646), 487-488.
- A NEW PROGNOSTIC CLASSIFICATION OF RECTAL-CANCER - IS IT FEASIBLE. J PATHOL, 155(4), A347-A347.
- Recommendations on recording harms in randomised controlled trials of behaviour change interventions. BMJ, e077418-e077418.
- Managing ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: A qualitative interview study with women and healthcare professionals. Journal of Clinical Nursing.
- The role of socioeconomic deprivation in explaining neighborhood and clinic effects in the effectiveness of psychological interventions. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
- Socioeconomic Deprivation and Dropout from Contemporary Psychological Intervention for Common Mental Disorders: A Systematic Review. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research.
- ‘Clinically unnecessary’ use of emergency and urgent care : a realist review of patients' decision making. Health Expectations. View this article in WRRO
- Mechanisms of action of a web-based intervention with health professional support to increase nebulizer adherence in adults with Cystic Fibrosis: a qualitative interview study (Preprint). Journal of Medical Internet Research. View this article in WRRO
- Development and evaluation of an intervention to support Adherence to treatment in adults with Cystic Fibrosis: A randomised controlled trial and parallel process evaluation protocol. View this article in WRRO
- Understanding variation in ambulance service non-conveyance rates: a mixed methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 6(19), 1-192. View this article in WRRO
- Self-management intervention to reduce pulmonary exacerbations by supporting treatment adherence in adults with cystic fibrosis: a randomised controlled trial. Thorax.
Chapters
- Mixed Methods Research (pp. 169-180). Wiley
- Moving from randomized controlled trials to mixed methods intervention evaluations In Hesse-Biber S & Burke Johnson R (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of multimethod and mixed methods research inquiry (pp. 406-425). New York: Oxford University Press. View this article in WRRO
- Process evaluation of complex interventions: A summary of Medical Research Council guidance, Complex Interventions in Health: An Overview of Research Methods (pp. 222-231).
- Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods, Qualitative Research in Health Care: Third Edition (pp. 102-111).
- Assessing the Quality of Mixed Methods Research: Toward a Comprehensive Framework, SAGE Handbook of Mixed Methods in Social & Behavioral Research (pp. 531-556). SAGE Publications, Inc.
- Mixed Methods Involving Qualitative Research, The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Methods in Health Research (pp. 575-588). SAGE Publications Ltd
Book reviews
- The Mixed Methods Research Workbook: Activities for Designing, Implementing, and Publishing Projects. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 155868982094370-155868982094370.
Conference proceedings papers
- A qualitative systematic review investigating the views of stroke survivors, formal and informal carers on the psychosocial impact of eating and drinking difficulties. BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, Vol. 86(1) (pp 71-72)
- Why is the early intervention development phase for complex health care interventions important? An overview of new guidance. Trials, Vol. 20(Supplement 1) (pp 99-99). Brighton, UK, 6 October 2019 - 9 October 2019. View this article in WRRO
- When to do an external or internal pilot study : findings from an interview study with research funders. Trials, Vol. 20(Supplement 1) (pp 112-112). Brighton, UK, 6 October 2019 - 9 October 2019. View this article in WRRO
- VP26 A Critical Appraisal Tool For Systematic Mixed Studies Reviews. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Vol. 34(S1) (pp 166-166)
- 28 Are we measuring what we think we are measuring? Qualitative research exploring the role of the 0–10 pain score within the adult emergency department. Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 34(12) (pp A879.1-A879)
- 235 Whose Pain is it Anyway? Qualitative Research Exploring How the 0-10 Pain Score is Used in Practice Within the Adult Emergency Department. Annals of Emergency Medicine, Vol. 70(4) (pp S93-S94)
- EPS2.8 CFHealthHub: complex intervention to support adherence to treatment in adults with cystic fibrosis: external pilot trial. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, Vol. 16 (pp S40-S41) View this article in WRRO
- A systematic review of the different approaches to intervention development. TRIALS, Vol. 18
- Applying the theoretical domains framework to adherence to nebuliser treatment in adults with cystic fibrosis. EHP Bulletin of the European Health Psychology Society, Vol. 18(Supp.)
- SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES IN COMMISSIONING FOR AMBULANCE NON-CONVEYANCE: THE COMMISSIONER PERSPECTIVE. Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 33(9) (pp e4.5-e5)
- WS16.1 ACtiF study: understanding adherence to nebuliser treatment in adults with cystic fibrosis using the Theoretical Domains Framework. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, Vol. 15 (pp S26-S26)
- View this article in WRRO Understanding adherence to nebuliser treatment in adults with cystic fibrosis using the Theoretical Domains Framework. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, Vol. S1(15) (pp S26-S26), 8 June 2016 - 11 June 2016.
- Qualitative methods and patient and public involvement in trials: opportunities and pitfalls. Trials, Vol. 16(S2)
- DO EQ-5D AND SF-6D ask the right questions in mental health? a content validation using interviews with patients. Value in Health, Vol. 17(3) (pp A194-A194)
- FAILING TO MEET EXPECTATIONS: THE MEANING OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE FOR PAKISTANIS. J EPIDEMIOL COMMUN H, Vol. 65
- THE IMPACT OF DISEASE ADAPTATION ON GENERAL POPULATION VALUES. VALUE HEALTH, Vol. 12(3) (pp A35-A35)
- How appropriate is cognitive behavioural therapy computer software for the treatment of depression in people with multiple sclerosis?. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL, Vol. 14 (pp S263-S264)
- The acceptability of cognitive behavioural therapy software for the treatment of depression in people with multiple sclerosis. J EPIDEMIOL COMMUN H, Vol. 62 (pp A12-A13)
Scholarly editions
- A qualitative study exploring the general population’s perception of rheumatoid arthritis after being informed about disease adaptation.
Posters
- VARIATION IN INTERPRETATION OF GUIDANCE AS AN EXPLANATION OF BETWEEN-SERVICE VARIATION IN AMBULANCE QUALITY INDICATORS ON NON-CONVEYANCE.
Presentations
Other
- Homeopathy: the clinical picture is no clearer Response. HOMEOPATHY, 98(1), 71-71.
- SLEEPING POSITION AND SIDS. LANCET, 2(8602), 106-106.
- SLEEPING POSITION AND SIDS. The Lancet, 332(8602), 106.
Preprints
- Research group
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Health and Care Research Unit (HCRU)
PhD Students
- Carolyn Taylor
- Matt Gittis
- Cheryl Grindell
- Nick Firth
- Jane Manson
- Sean White
NIHR Postdoctoral Fellows
- Teaching interests
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- Research methods
- Teaching activities
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- Deputy Module Lead for Research Methods Online on Masters programmes in ScHARR.
- I was Chair of the ScHARR Postgraduate Research Committee 2008-2012.
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Panel Member of NIHR HS&DR Programme 2021-2024
- Panel Member of NIHR Applied Research Programme Grants 2007-2017
- Deputy Chair of MRC Population Health Science Fellowships Panel 2010-2014
- Associate Editor of Journal of Mixed Methods Research 2007-2012