Dr
Liam
Knox
BSc, PhD
School of Medicine and Population Health
Research Fellow
Full contact details
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Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN)
- Profile
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I completed my PhD in Health Psychology at Aberystwyth University whilst working for the R&D department at Hywel Dda University Health Board. My work used self-determination theory to understand motivations to self-manage COPD and evaluated digital films to improve health.
I joined the University of Sheffield in 2019 as a Research Associate to help develop and evaluate a digital healthcare service called Telehealth in Motor Neuron Disease (or TiM for short) in two specialist centres.
I am now a permanent Research Fellow, expanding the TiM project to fourteen specialist MND centres in the UK and international partners in Ireland, whilst also developing a research-specific version of TiM. I also support other health service projects that implement and evaluate digital services.
- Research interests
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My research interests are any health service project from early development stages through to evaluation and implementation. This is primarily in MND, however, I have experience across a broad range of long-term conditions, such as COPD and musculoskeletal conditions. I have a special interest in digital and remote interventions and how these can complement existing, traditional healthcare services. I use a broad range of methodologies, including quantitative surveys, qualitative interviews, focus groups, and observations, and process evaluations.
I am also interested in other health psychology projects that use motivational theory to understand health behaviours and how this can support healthcare service development.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- An implementation study of a remote monitoring platform to increase access to specialist care in motor neuron disease. Neurodegenerative Disease Management, 1-9.
- A digital, self-management behavior change intervention for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: cohort study. JMIR Formative Research, 9. View this article in WRRO
- Variability across versions of the self-administered ALSFRS-R: a review and call for harmonization. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. View this article in WRRO
- A systematic review of attributes influencing preferences for treatments and interventions in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Muscle & Nerve. View this article in WRRO
- Understanding the impact of COPD and self-management interventions: a self-determination theory perspective. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 30(9), 2094-2112.
- The use of digital devices to monitor physical behavior in motor neuron disease: systematic review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27. View this article in WRRO
- Development and evaluation of the Telehealth in Motor Neuron Disease system: The TIME Study protocol. JMIR Research Protocols, 13. View this article in WRRO
- Measuring health-related quality of life in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neurology, 103(2). View this article in WRRO
- Use of telehealth to improve health outcomes for those with motor neuron disease: a mixed-methods systematic literature review. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 20(3), 96-106.
- Black men in white coats - Barriers black men face in medicine, implications to decreased representation, and potential interventions at the uniformed services university of the health sciences. Journal of the National Medical Association, 115(2), 147-156.
- White Paper: Open Digital Health – accelerating transparent and scalable health promotion and treatment. Health Psychology Review, 16(4), 475-491.
- Telehealth in long-term neurological conditions : the potential, the challenges and the key recommendations. Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology, 46(6), 506-517. View this article in WRRO
- A road map for remote digital health technology for motor neuron disease. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(9).
- Reflexive thematic analysis exploring stakeholder experiences of virtual pulmonary rehabilitation (VIPAR). BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 8(1).
- Using self-determination theory to predict self-management and HRQoL in moderate-to-severe COPD. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 9(1), 527-546.
- Assessing the uptake, engagement, and safety of a self-management app, COPD.Pal®, for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease : a pilot study. Health and Technology, 11(3), 557-562.
- Using the Technology Acceptance Model to conceptualise experiences of the usability and acceptability of a self-management app (COPD.Pal®) for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Health and Technology, 11(1), 111-117.
- Safety, feasibility, and effectiveness of virtual pulmonary rehabilitation in the real world. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 14, 775-780.
- Quality of life in patients receiving telemedicine enhanced chronic heart failure disease management: A meta-analysis. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 23(7), 639-649.
- AARDVARKS TO ZOYSIA - A PRIMER ON SPECIES RESOURCES FOR THE NON SCIENTIST. RQ, 34(3), 369-377.
- Estimating Upper and Lower Boundaries of the Beta Distribution Using a Chi-Square Test. Textile Research Journal, 42(11), 688-690.
- WEAKEST-LINK THEORY AND DISTRIBUTION OF BUNDLE STRENGTH - REPLY. TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL, 42(7), 440-&.
- Studies of Breaking-Stress Distributions. Textile Research Journal, 41(6), 510-517.
- A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SOME OF THE EFFECTS OF ORAL HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS. The American Journal Of The Medical Sciences, 238(1), 427-432.
- Occlusion of the Basilar Artery. Neurology, 3(2), 154-154.
- APPARATUS FOR IMMOBILIZING UPPER EXTREMITY DURING INTRAVENOUS THERAPY. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 150(7), 685-685.
- Co-Designing a Care Coordination Intervention for People With Motor Neuron Disease: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 15, e96327-e96327. View this article in WRRO
- Understanding apathy in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using motivational theories. Journal of Health Psychology.
- Join MND Research: Developing and piloting an online platform enabling research participation for people living with motor neuron disease in the United Kingdom (Preprint). JMIR Formative Research.
- The Motor Neuron Disease Register for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Protocol of a Population Register (Preprint). JMIR Research Protocols.
- Improving current understanding of cognitive impairment in spinal cord injury: The patient perspective. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 1-9.
- Early lessons from a VIrtual PulmonAry Rehabilitation (VIPAR)
Service. International Journal of Integrated Care, 19(4), 327-327.
Conference proceedings
- MONALISA – A SIOPEN pragmatic clinical trial to monitor neuroblastoma relapse with liquid biopsy sensitive analysis. EJC Paediatric Oncology, Vol. 7 (pp 100446-100446)
- Development of a quality of life workpackage for the monalisa trial to evaluate the impact of serial liquid biopsies: lessons learned designing the monalisa trial. EJC Paediatric Oncology, Vol. 7 (pp 100449-100449)
- COPD.Pal: Using a person-based approach to develop a self-management app for people with COPD. Medical education, web and internet (pp OA2739-OA2739)
Preprints
- Telehealth in MND-Research: An online platform enabling research participation for people living with motor neuron disease in the United Kingdom (Preprint), JMIR Publications Inc..
- The Motor Neuron Disease Register for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Protocol of a Population Register. (Preprint), JMIR Publications Inc..
- A digital, self-management behaviour change intervention for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Cohort study (Preprint), JMIR Publications Inc..
- The Use of Digital Devices to Monitor Physical Behavior in Motor Neuron Disease: Systematic Review (Preprint), JMIR Publications Inc..
- Towards meaningful interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral digital health collaborations: Challenges and action-oriented solutions, Center for Open Science.
- Development and Evaluation of the Telehealth in Motor Neuron Disease System: The TIME Study Protocol (Preprint), JMIR Publications Inc..
- A Road Map for Remote Digital Health Technology for Motor Neuron Disease (Preprint).
- An implementation study of a remote monitoring platform to increase access to specialist care in motor neuron disease. Neurodegenerative Disease Management, 1-9.
- Research group
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PhD Students
- Amy Clift
- Rosie Bamber
- Teaching activities
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My main teaching interests relate to mixed methods and their use in the healthcare domain. I am also interested in supporting PhD students and early career researchers develop and understand how to apply for NHS ethics and write funding applications.
- Professional activities and memberships
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I am a member of Chris McDermott’s Better Outcomes in MND research group. I also support various work packages within the UK MND Research Institute and the digital health working group within ENCALS.
- Current Projects
- Telehealth in MND-Care
- Telehealth in MND-Research
- MND Alert
- Apathy in MND
- EHPS Ari Haukkala Mentoring Programme
- Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in MND care and research
- Qualitative methods in MND