Dr Liam Knox
BSc, PhD
Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Population Health
Research Fellow
Full contact details
Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Population Health
B11
Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN)
385a Glossop Road
Sheffield
S10 2HQ
- 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
- 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.
Conference proceedings papers
- COPD.Pal: Using a person-based approach to develop a self-management app for people with COPD. Medical education, web and internet
Preprints
- White Paper: Open Digital Health – accelerating transparent and scalable health promotion and treatment. Health Psychology Review, 16(4), 475-491.
- 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