PhD Students

The following PhDs were undertaken with the support of CLAHRC. PhD titles and candidates appear in bold, and any available associated publications from the author are listed below.

To explore the impact of the Patient Concerns Inventory in the healthcare of head and neck cancer patients across the socio-economic gradient, Sarah Allen

Allen S, Lowe D, Harris RV, Brown S, Rogers SN. Is social inequality related to different patient concerns in routine oral cancer follow-up clinics?. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 2017 Jan 1;274(1):451-9.

Allen S, Harris R, Brown SL, Humphris G, Zhou Y, Rogers SN. High levels of socioeconomic deprivation do not inhibit patients’ communication of concerns in head and neck cancer review clinics. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2018 Jul 1;56(6):536-9.

Allen S, Rogers SN, Harris RV. (2019) Socio‐economic differences in patient participation behaviours in doctor–patient interactions—A systematic mapping review of the literature. Health Expect. 1–1 2. 2019 Aug 9

Developing personalised renal function monitoring guidance, Ahmed Al-Naher

Al‐Naher A, Wright D, Devonald MA, Pirmohamed M. Renal function monitoring in heart failure–what is the optimal frequency? A narrative review. British journal of clinical pharmacology. 2018 Jan;84(1):5-17.

Care After Presenting with Seizures project, Leanne Burton

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Obesity and weight management interventions: a health inequality issue for adults with intellectual disabilities, Alison Doherty

Full PhD: The tailoring and implementation of evidence-based multi-component weight management interventions for adults with intellectual disabilities who are obese: a whole systems approach

Doherty AJ, Jones SP, Chauhan U, Gibson JM. Eating well, living well and weight management: A co-produced semi-qualitative study of barriers and facilitators experienced by adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities. 2018 Jan 1:1744629518773938.

Doherty AJ, Jones SP, Chauhan U, Gibson JM. An integrative review of multicomponent weight management interventions for adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities. 2018 Jan;31:39-51.

Doherty AJ, Jones SP, Chauhan U, Gibson JM. Healthcare practitioners’ views and experiences of barriers and facilitators to weight management interventions for adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 2019 Apr 15; 00: 1– 11.

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Neighbourhood Health Survey, Anam Elahi

Elahi A, Algorta GP, Varese F, McIntyre JC, Bentall RP. Do paranoid delusions exist on a continuum with subclinical paranoia? A multi-method taxometric study. Schizophrenia research. 2017 Dec 1;190:77-81.

Elahi A, McIntyre JC, Hampson C, Bodycote HJ, Sitko K, White RG, Bentall RP. Home is where you hang your hat: Host town identity, but not hometown identity, protects against mental health symptoms associated with financial stress. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. 2018 Mar;37(3):159-81.

McIntyre JC, Elahi A, Bentall RP. Social identity and psychosis: Explaining elevated rates of psychosis in migrant populations. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 2016 Nov;10(11):619-33.

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To identify effective practice in delivering palliative services to people from social and economically deprived backgrounds, Madeleine French

TechCare: Mobile-AssessmenT and ThErapy for PsyCHosis: An Intervention for Clients within the Early InteRvention Service, Nadeem Gire

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Farooq S, Taylor CD, Gire N, Riley M, Caton N, Husain N. Digital inclusion: The concept and strategies for people with mental health difficulties. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 2015 Sep 1;49(9):772-3.

Gire N, Farooq S, Naeem F, Duxbury J, McKeown M, Kundi PS, Chaudhry IB, Husain N. mHealth based interventions for the assessment and treatment of psychotic disorders: a systematic review. Mhealth. 2017;3.

Natural history of visual impairment in stroke, Kerry Hanna

Hanna KL, Hepworth LR, Rowe F. Screening methods for post-stroke visual impairment: a systematic review. Disability and rehabilitation. 2017 Dec 4;39(25):2531-43.

Hanna KL, Rowe FJ. Clinical versus evidence-based rehabilitation options for post-stroke visual impairment. Neuro-Ophthalmology. 2017 Nov 2;41(6):297-305.

Hanna KL, Hepworth LR, Rowe F. Screening methods for post-stroke visual impairment: a systematic review. Disability and rehabilitation. 2017 Dec 4;39(25):2531-43.

Development and effectiveness of maternity staff training to reduce trauma experienced by socioeconomically disadvantaged women during childbirth, Stephanie Heys

PhD paper: Conscientization for practice: The design and delivery of an immersive educational programme to sensitise maternity professionals to the potential for traumatic birth experiences amongst disadvantaged and vulnerable women.

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Work, Health and Health Inequality: Does working later in life cause better or worse health, and how have changes to the economy and workforce affected socioeconomic inequalities in later-life health?, Jack Higgins

Implementing whole school mindfulness programs in UK secondary schools: How important are implementation strategies?, Kristian Hudson

Identifying modifiable risk factors for sedentary behavior: To what extent do inequalities in the built environment (real and perceived) underlie disparities in the levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour?, Rosemary Hughes

Outcomes of Day Care for people with chronic life limiting conditions – a community embedded approach, Catherine Lunt

Lunt C, Dowrick C, Lloyd-Williams M. The role of day care in supporting older people living with long-term conditions. Current opinion in supportive and palliative care. 2018 Dec;12(4):510.

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Considering the impact of health inequalities in evidence synthesis, Michelle Maden

Harper LM, Maden M, Dickson R. Across five levels: The evidence of impact model. Evaluation. 2019 Jun 4:1356389019850844.

Maden M. Consideration of health inequalities in systematic reviews: a mapping review of guidance. Systematic reviews. 2016 Dec;5(1):202.

Maden M, Cunliffe A, McMahon N, Booth A, Carey GM, Paisley S, Dickson R, Gabbay M. Use of programme theory to understand the differential effects of interventions across socio-economic groups in systematic reviews—a systematic methodology review. Systematic reviews. 2017 Dec;6(1):266.

Maden M, Kotas E. Evaluating approaches to quality assessment in Library and Information Science LIS systematic reviews: A methodology review. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice. 2016 Jun 20;11(2):149-76.

Maden M, McMahon N, Booth A, Dickson R, Paisley S, Gabbay M. Towards a theory-led meta-framework for considering socioeconomic health inequalities within systematic reviews. Journal of clinical epidemiology. 2018 Aug 17.

Martin A, Downing J, Maden M, Fleeman N, Alfirevic A, Haycox A, Pirmohamed M. An assessment of the impact of pharmacogenomics on health disparities: a systematic literature review. Pharmacogenomics. 2017 Nov;18(16):1541-50.

Examining the equity of personalised healthcare, Anthony Martin

Collins BJ, Cuddy K, Martin AP. Assessing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of drug intervention programs: UK case study. Journal of addictive diseases. 2017 Jan 2;36(1):5-13.

Martin AP, Downing J, Cochrane M, Collins B, Francis B, Haycox A, Alfirevic A, Pirmohamed M. Trastuzumab uptake in HER2-positive breast cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Critical reviews in oncology/hematology. 2018 Aug 3.

Pennington B, Collins B, Leigh S, Martin AP, Owen L, Fischer A, Sumnall H, Bates G. The cost-effectiveness of seven behavioural interventions to prevent drug misuse in vulnerable populations. International Journal of Drug Policy. 2018 Jul 1;57:42-50.

Rao C, Smith FM, Martin AP, Dhadda AS, Stewart A, Gollins S, Collins B, Athanasiou T, Myint AS. A cost-effectiveness analysis of contact x-ray brachytherapy for the treatment of patients with rectal cancer following a partial response to chemoradiotherapy. Clinical Oncology. 2018 Mar 1;30(3):166-77.

Rao C, Sun Myint A, Athanasiou T, Faiz O, Martin AP, Collins B, Smith FM. Avoiding radical surgery in elderly patients with rectal cancer is cost-effective. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 2017 Jan 1;60(1):30-42.

Working ‘upstream’ to reduce health inequalities: A Foucauldian discourse analysis, Naoimh McMahon

McMahon N, Thomson K, Kaner E, Bambra C. Effects of prevention and harm reduction interventions on gambling behaviours and gambling related harm: an umbrella review. Addictive behaviors. 2018 Dec 2.

Ensuring access to high quality tuberculosis care for vulnerable patient populations in the North West, Jeniferr Mithoo

Tucker A, Mithoo J, Cleary P, Woodhead M, MacPherson P, Wingfield T, Davies S, Wake C, McMaster P, Squire SB. Quantifying the need for enhanced case management for TB patients as part of TB cohort audit in the North West of England: a descriptive study. BMC public health. 2017 Dec;17(1):881.

Wingfield T, MacPherson P, Sodha P, Tucker A, Mithoo J, Squire SB, Cleary P. Contacts of underserved tuberculosis patients have higher odds of TB disease in North West England: a cohort study. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2019 Mar 1;23(3):337-43.

Exploring factors affecting the diets and infant feeding practices of pregnant and postpartum women in NW England, Heather Ohly

PhD paper: A realist investigation of the impact of Healthy Start on the diets of low-income pregnant women in the UK

Ohly H, Crossland N, Dykes F, Lowe N, Hall-Moran V. A realist review to explore how low-income pregnant women use food vouchers from the UK’s Healthy Start programme. BMJ open. 2017 Apr 1;7(4):e013731.

A transdiagnostic comparison of rumination and its relation to the socioeconomic environment, Katerina Panagaki

Pathways to inequalities in child mental health, Callum Rutherford

Rutherford C, Sharp H, Hill J, Pickles A, Taylor-Robinson D. How does perinatal maternal mental health explain early social inequalities in child behavioural and emotional problems? Findings from the Wirral Child Health and Development Study. PloS one. 2019 May 24;14(5):e0217342.

Exploring the Role of Horticulture in Promoting Mental Wellbeing and Delivering a Rehabilitative Culture in North West Prisons, Florence Seymour

PhD paper: Horticulture, hypermasculinity and mental wellbeing: the connections in a male prison context.

How can interventions aimed at increasing resilience in disadvantaged neighbourhoods increase health and wellbeing amongst young people?, Sara Southall

Mindful contact with nature: evaluating the effects of mindfulness and connection with nature on chronic stress and well-being in deprived areas, Emilia Trapasso

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