Dr Shoba Dawson

BA, MSc, PhD

Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health

Senior Research Fellow

shoba.dawson@sheffield.ac.uk

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Dr Shoba Dawson
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health

Profile

She co-leads the Trial Forge Inclusive Research Centre (Sheffield) which aims to increase evidence base for methodological approaches to improve inclusivity in trials therefore improving trial decision making, relevance and generalisability.

From 2013-2017, Shoba held an NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre Studentship that explored how patient and public involvement in health research can be made more inclusive.

She co-leads the GPs at the Deep End Network, Bristol, which aims to reduce health inequalities through peer support, advocacy, training and research for primary care clinicians working in disadvantaged areas.

Shoba is currently a co-Principal Investigator on a NIHR SPCR-funded study focusing on improving communication about menopause for women from South Asian backgrounds.

She is also a co-Principal Investigator on a mixed-methods study exploring prescription medication sharing in the UK.

Shoba is happy to supervise MSc and PhD students and welcomes enquiries from potential students on projects in her areas of interest.

Research interests: My research focuses on addressing health inequalities through primary research and evidence synthesis. My research interests include inclusivity in trials, participatory research, patient and public involvement and engagement and evidence synthesis.

Publications

Journal articles

Tierney S, Gorenberg J, Santillo M, Westlake D, Wong G, Husk K, Vougioukalou S, Baxter R, Dawson S, Roberts N , Potter C et al (2025) Digging for Literature on Tailoring Cultural Offers With and for Older People From Ethnic Minority Groups: A Scoping Review. Lifestyle Medicine, 6(1).
McGrath C, Lasseter G, Hopewell‐ Kelly N, Anderson E, Brooks‐Pollock E, Christensen H, Denford S, Essery R, Dawson S, Schiller E , Silvonen T et al (2024) How Do We Get the Public Into Public Health Research? Learnings and Key Recommendations From Initiating a Community Involvement Project Scheme. Health Expectations, 27(6), e70114.
Sajjad P, Shepperd S, Dawson S, Dhaliwal B, Roberts N & Gathani T (2024) Barriers to and enablers of the early diagnosis of breast cancer among women from ethnic minority backgrounds in the UK: protocol for a qualitative evidence synthesis. BMJ Open, 14(11), e092480-e092480.
Uren A, Watson M, Dawson S, Williams A, McLeod H, Chandler D, Berry A & Cotterill N (2024) Identifying the key determinants of a community pharmacy based bladder and bowel service. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy.
Uren A, Dawson S, Cotterill N, Williams A, McLeod H, Chandler D & Watson M (2024) The role of community pharmacy in the promotion of continence care: A systematic review. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 20(8), 689-696.
Duncan P, Scott LJ, Dawson S, Munas M, Pyne Y, Chaplin K, Gaunt D, Guenette L & Salisbury C (2024) Further development and validation of the Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire (MTBQ). BMJ Open, 14(4), e080096-e080096.
Masood Y, Alvarez Nishio A, Starling B, Dawson S, Salsberg J, Blackburn S, van Vliet E & Pittens CACM (2024) Series: Public engagement with research. Part 2: GPs and primary care researchers working inclusively with minoritised communities in health research to help address inequalities. European Journal of General Practice, 30(1).
Turner K, Huntley A, Yardley T, Dawson S & Dawson S (2024) Defining usual care comparators when designing pragmatic trials of complex health interventions: a methodology review.. Trials, 25(117).
Santos JD, Dawson S, Conefrey C, Isaacs T, Khanum M, Faisal S & Paramasivan S (2024) Most UK cardiovascular disease trial protocols feature criteria that exclude ethnic minority participants: systematic review. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 111259-111259.
Ho L, Lloyd K, Taylor-Rowan M, Dawson S, Logan M, Leitch S, Quinn TJ, Shenkin SD, Parry SW, Jarman H & Henderson EJ (2023) Comparing Research Priority-Setting Partnerships for Older Adults Across International Health Care Systems: A Systematic Review. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.
Johnson R, Kovalenko AG, Blakeman T, Panagioti M, Lawton M, Dawson S, Duncan P, Fraser SD, Valderas J, Chilcott S , Goulding R et al (2023) Treatment burden in multiple long-term conditions: a mixed-methods study protocol. BJGP Open. View this article in WRRO
Silverwood V, Bullock L, Jordan J, Turner K, Chew-Graham CA, Kingstone T & Dawson S (2023) Non-pharmacological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety in primary care: a meta-review of systematic reviews. BJGP Open. View this article in WRRO
Lewis NV, Bierce A, Feder GS, Macleod J, Turner KM, Zammit S & Dawson S (2023) Trauma-informed approaches in primary healthcare and community mental healthcare: a mixed methods systematic review of organisational change interventions. Health & Social Care in the Community, 2023. View this article in WRRO
Babatunde OO, Dawson S, Brammar J, Parton L, Dziedzic K & Adebajo AO (2022) Patient and public involvement in implementation of evidence-based guidance for musculoskeletal conditions: a scoping review of current advances and gaps. BMC Rheumatology, 6(1). View this article in WRRO
Dawson S, Banister K, Biggs K, Cotton S, Devane D, Gardner H, Gillies K, Gopalakrishnan G, Isaacs T, Khunti K , Nichol A et al (2022) Trial Forge Guidance 3: randomised trials and how to recruit and retain individuals from ethnic minority groups-practical guidance to support better practice (vol 23, 672, 2022). TRIALS, 23(1).
Bengough T, Dawson S, Cheng H, McFadden A, Gavine A, Rees R, Sacks E & Hannes K (2022) Factors that influence women's engagement with breastfeeding support: a qualitative evidence synthesis. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 18(4). View this article in WRRO
Babatunde OO, Dawson S, Brammar J, Dziedzic K & Adebajo AO (2022) P119 The Alliance - a framework for conceptualising patient and public involvement in rheumatic and musculoskeletal guidelines implementation. Rheumatology, 61(Supplement_1).
Richards DP, Cobey KD, Proulx L, Dawson S, de Wit M & Toupin-April K (2022) Identifying potential barriers and solutions to patient partner compensation (payment) in research. Research Involvement and Engagement, 8(1). View this article in WRRO
Smith M, Dawson S, Andrews RC, Eriksson SH, Selsick H, Skyrme-Jones A, Udayaraj U, Rees J, Strong E, Henderson EJ & Drake MJ (2022) Evaluation and Treatment in Urology for Nocturia Caused by Nonurological Mechanisms: Guidance from the PLANET Study. European Urology Focus, 8(1), 89-97.
Reyes PBG, Butcher K, Cotterill N, Drake MJ, Gimson A, Gogola L, Henderson EJ, Huntley AL, Rees J, Strong E , Wong C et al (2022) Implications of Cardiovascular Disease for Assessment and Treatment of Nocturia in Primary Care: Systematic Review and Nominal Group Technique Consensus. European Urology Focus, 8(1), 26-32.
van Merode NAM, Dawson S, Coulthard E, Henderson EJ, Rice CM, Rees J, Smith M, Strong E, Cotterill N, Huntley AL & Drake MJ (2022) Assessment and Treatment of Nocturia in Neurological Disease in a Primary Care Setting: Systematic Review and Nominal Group Technique Consensus. European Urology Focus, 8(1), 33-41.
Ridgway A, Cotterill N, Dawson S, Drake MJ, Henderson EJ, Huntley AL, Rees J, Strong E, Dudley C & Udayaraj U (2022) Nocturia and Chronic Kidney Disease: Systematic Review and Nominal Group Technique Consensus on Primary Care Assessment and Treatment. European Urology Focus, 8(1), 18-25.
Papworth E, Dawson S, Henderson EJ, Eriksson SH, Selsick H, Rees J, Gimson A, Strong E, Cotterill N, Huntley AL & Drake MJ (2022) Association of Sleep Disorders with Nocturia: A Systematic Review and Nominal Group Technique Consensus on Primary Care Assessment and Treatment. European Urology Focus, 8(1), 42-51.
Dawson S, Duncan L, Ahmed A, Gimson A, Henderson EJ, Rees J, Strong E, Drake MJ, Cotterill N, Huntley AL & Andrews RC (2022) Assessment and Treatment of Nocturia in Endocrine Disease in a Primary Care Setting: Systematic Review and Nominal Group Technique Consensus. European Urology Focus, 8(1), 52-59.
Roberts K, Gilbertson A, Dawson S, Turner N & Ridd MJ (2022) Test‐guided dietary exclusions for treating established atopic dermatitis in children: A systematic review. Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 52(3), 442-446.
McCahon D, Denholm RE, Huntley AL, Dawson S, Duncan P & Payne RA (2021) Development of a model of medication review for use in clinical practice: Bristol medication review model. BMC Medicine, 19(1).
Dawson S, Bierce A, Feder G, Macleod J, Turner KM, Zammit S & Lewis NV (2021) Trauma-informed approaches to primary and community mental health care: protocol for a mixed-methods systematic review. BMJ Open, 11(2), e042112-e042112.
Ocloo J, Garfield S, Franklin BD & Dawson S (2021) Exploring the theory, barriers and enablers for patient and public involvement across health, social care and patient safety: a systematic review of reviews. Health Research Policy and Systems, 19(1).
Gilbertson A, Ridd MJ, Sutton E, Liddiard L, Clayton J, Roberts A, Chan J, Bhanot A, Wellesley R & Dawson S (2021) Engaging with diverse audiences to raise awareness about childhood eczema: reflections from two community events. Research Involvement and Engagement, 7(1).
Tierney S, Dawson S, Boylan A-M, Richards G, Park S, Turk A & Babatunde O (2021) Broadening diversity through creative involvement to identify research priorities. Research Involvement and Engagement, 7(1).
Abrams R, Park S, Wong G, Rastogi J, Boylan A, Tierney S, Petrova M, Dawson S & Roberts N (2021) Lost in reviews: Looking for the involvement of stakeholders, patients, public and other non‐researcher contributors in realist reviews. Research Synthesis Methods, 12(2), 239-247.
Dawson S, Ruddock A, Parmar V, Morris R, Cheraghi-Sohi S, Giles S & Campbell S (2020) Patient and public involvement in doctoral research: reflections and experiences of the PPI contributors and researcher. Research Involvement and Engagement, 6(1).
Blickem C, Dawson S, Kirk S, Vassilev I, Mathieson A, Harrison R, Bower P & Lamb J (2018) What is Asset-Based Community Development and How Might It Improve the Health of People With Long-Term Conditions? A Realist Synthesis. SAGE Open, 8(3), 215824401878722-215824401878722.
Dawson S, Campbell SM, Giles SJ, Morris RL & Cheraghi-Sohi S (2018) Black and minority ethnic group involvement in health and social care research: A systematic review. Health Expectations, 21(1), 3-22.
Ocloo J, Garfield S, Dawson S & Dean Franklin B (2017) Exploring the theory, barriers and enablers for patient and public involvement across health, social care and patient safety: a protocol for a systematic review of reviews. BMJ Open, 7(10), e018426-e018426.
Panagioti M, Panagopoulou E, Bower P, Lewith G, Kontopantelis E, Chew-Graham C, Dawson S, van Marwijk H, Geraghty K & Esmail A (2017) Controlled Interventions to Reduce Burnout in Physicians. JAMA Internal Medicine, 177(2), 195-195.
Gaffney H, Blakeman T, Blickem C, Kennedy A, Reeves D, Dawson S, Mossabir R, Bower P, Gardner C, Lee V & Rogers A (2014) Predictors of patient self-report of chronic kidney disease: baseline analysis of a randomised controlled trial. BMC Family Practice, 15(1).
Blickem C, Blakeman T, Kennedy A, Bower P, Reeves D, Gardner C, Lee V, Chew-Graham C, Richardson G, Brooks H , Dawson S et al (2013) The clinical and cost-effectiveness of the BRinging Information and Guided Help Together (BRIGHT) intervention for the self-management support of people with stage 3 chronic kidney disease in primary care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 14(1), 28-28.
Lawton R, Ashley L, Dawson S, Waiblinger D & Conner M (2012) Employing an extended Theory of Planned Behaviour to predict breastfeeding intention, initiation, and maintenance in White British and South-Asian mothers living in Bradford. British Journal of Health Psychology, 17(4), 854-871.
Kunonga TP, Thomson KH, Beyer FR, Dawson S, Brittain K & Craig D () A Mixed Methods Systematic Review of the Effectiveness, Acceptability, and Feasibility of Advanced Care Plans for Older Adults Without Life-Limiting Conditions. Journal of Long-Term Care.
Hannes K, Thyssen P, Bengough T, Dawson S, Paque K, Talboom S, Tuand K, Vandendriessche T, van de Veerdonk W, Wopereis D & Vandamme A-M () Inclusive Crisis Communication in a Pandemic Context: A Rapid Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(9), 1216-1216.
McGrath C, Kennedy M, Gibson A, Musse S, Kosar Z & Dawson S () Correction to: World Cafés as a participatory approach to understanding research agendas in primary care with underserved communities: reflections, challenges and lessons learned. Research Involvement and Engagement, 10(1).
Shah M, Blest F, Blackmur J, Laird A, Dawson S & Aning J () Malignant upper urinary tract obstruction in cancer patients: A systematic review. BJUI Compass.
McGrath C, Kennedy M-R, Gibson A, Musse S, Kosar Z & Dawson S () World Cafés as a participatory approach to understanding research agendas in primary care with underserved communities: reflections, challenges and lessons learned. Research Involvement and Engagement, 9(1).
Dawson S, Johnson H, Huntley A, Turner K & McCahon D () Understanding non-recreational prescription medication sharing behaviours: A systematic review. British Journal of General Practice, BJGP.2023.0189-BJGP.2023.0189.
Felton N, Lewis JS, Cockburn S-J, Hodgson M & Dawson S () Pain Assessment for Individuals with Advanced Dementia in Care Homes: A Systematic Review. Geriatrics, 6(4), 101-101.
Dawson S, Kunonga P, Beyer F, Spiers G, Booker M, McDonald R, Cameron A, Craig D, Hanratty B, Salisbury C & Huntley A () Does health and social care provision for the community dwelling older population help to reduce unplanned secondary care, support timely discharge and improve patient well-being? A mixed method meta-review of systematic reviews. F1000Research, 9, 857-857.
Blakeman T, Blickem C, Kennedy A, Reeves D, Bower P, Gaffney H, Gardner C, Lee V, Jariwala P, Dawson S , Mossabir R et al () Effect of Information and Telephone-Guided Access to Community Support for People with Chronic Kidney Disease: Randomised Controlled Trial. PLoS ONE, 9(10), e109135-e109135.

Conference proceedings papers

Babatunde O, Dawson S, Adebajo A & Dziedzic K (2022) OP0191 CONCEPTUALISING PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN MUSCULOSKELETAL GUIDELINES IMPLEMENTATION: THE ALLIANCE FRAMEWORK. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Vol. 81(Suppl 1) (pp 127.2-127)
Babatunde OO, Dawson S, Brammar J, Dziedzic K & Adebajo AO (2022) THE ALLIANCE - A FRAMEWORK FOR CONCEPTUALISING PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN RHEUMATIC AND MUSCULOSKELETAL GUIDELINES IMPLEMENTATION. RHEUMATOLOGY, Vol. 61

Reports

Dawson S, Imison C & Kaur M (2022) Supporting equity and tackling inequality: how can NIHR promote inclusion in public partnerships? A themed review

Preprints

Quinn É, Dawson S, Holt J, Hossain S, Logullo P, O'Brien A, Smith M, Stewart D, Treweek S, Young C , Noone C et al (2024) The People's Review Protocol: planning an innovative study powered by the public, Center for Open Science.