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Stethoscope 2.0: How Everyday Devices Could Help Doctors Listen Differently

Report
McGregor, I. (2025)
Stethoscope 2.0: How Everyday Devices Could Help Doctors Listen Differently
Traditional diagnostic tools like the stethoscope have long helped clinicians detect signs of illness through direct contact and active listening. In an era of ubiquitous sens...

ExtraCECI: a community-based person-centred-enhanced care intervention to improve the quality of life and person-centred outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana—protocol for cluster randomised controlled trial

Journal Article
Abboah-Offei, M., Elsey, H., Nkhoma, K. B., Abboah-Offei, S., Keding, A., Fenty, J., Yakimova, A., Hewitt, C., Dzansi, G., Senoo-Dogbey, V. E., Ayisi Addo, S., Akazili, J., Ayim, A., & Harding, R. (2025)
ExtraCECI: a community-based person-centred-enhanced care intervention to improve the quality of life and person-centred outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana—protocol for cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 15(5), Article e102692. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-102692
Introduction - People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) have complex physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs following diagnosis and poorer health-related quality of li...

Young men with intellectual disabilities’ perceptions of HPV and HPV vaccine: A qualitative study on how to communicate HPV vaccine information

Journal Article
Carnegie, E., Gray-Brunton, C., Kennedy, C., Pow, J., Willis, D., & Whittaker, A. (2025)
Young men with intellectual disabilities’ perceptions of HPV and HPV vaccine: A qualitative study on how to communicate HPV vaccine information. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 21(1), Article 2491857. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2025.2491857
The success of vaccination programs relies on acceptance of recommended vaccines by communities and individuals. There is a paucity of evidence regarding how young men with in...

Neurodiversity: Navigating the criminal justice system at the intersect of policing and health

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Heyman, I., & Spassiani, N. (2025, January)
Neurodiversity: Navigating the criminal justice system at the intersect of policing and health. Presented at Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research PhD Series, Online
People with neurodiversity or a neurodisability are overly represented in policing interactions. Yet, knowledge to support meaningful and positive impacts on criminal justice ...

Evaluation of the initial rollout of the physical activity referral standards policy in Scotland: a qualitative study

Journal Article
Hanson, C. L., Mchale, S., Neubeck, L., Dougall, N., & Kelly, P. (2025)
Evaluation of the initial rollout of the physical activity referral standards policy in Scotland: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 15(1), Article e089723. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089723
Objectives: Physical activity referral schemes (PARS) allow healthcare professionals to refer patients for physical activity support. Evidence of effectiveness is equivocal. P...

A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Personalised Auditory Stimuli in Managing Critically Ill Adult Comatose Patients

Report
Varghese, R., Wojcik, G., Baruah, R., Rayamajhi, S., & Breen, C. (2024)
A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Personalised Auditory Stimuli in Managing Critically Ill Adult Comatose Patients

Process Evaluation in Critical Care Trials: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Protocol

Preprint / Working Paper
Wojcik, G., Emerson, L., Blackwood, B., Aitken, L., & Smith, D. (online)
Process Evaluation in Critical Care Trials: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Protocol

20 mph speed limits: A meta-narrative evidence synthesis of the public health evidence

Book Chapter
van Erpecum, C.-P. L., Bornioli, A., Cleland, C., Jones, S., Davis, A., den Braver, N. R., & Pilkington, P. (2024)
20 mph speed limits: A meta-narrative evidence synthesis of the public health evidence. In J. S. Mindell, & S. J. Watkin (Eds.), Health on the Move 3: The Reviews (167-195). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.atpp.2023.12.001
Twenty mile per hour (20 mph) or 30 kph speed limit interventions are increasingly common in a wide range of European cities. Importantly, 20 mph or 30 kph speed limit interve...

A narrative review of global and national physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines development processes - The GUidelines Standards (GUS) project

Journal Article
Milton, K., Hanson, C., Pearsons, A., Chou, R., & Stamatakis, E. (in press)
A narrative review of global and national physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines development processes - The GUidelines Standards (GUS) project. Preventive Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.107959
Background: Clinical and public health guidelines serve to direct clinical practice and policy, based on the best available evidence. The World Health Organization (WHO) and ...

COVID-19 Public Inquiry: Research Report for Portfolio 3 The Provision of Health and Social Care Services Adult Social Care

Report
McKay, C., Stavert, J., Johnston, L., Murray, J., Rek, J., Breen, C., Zarins, A., Woodrow, A., Anderson, L., & King, M. (2024)
COVID-19 Public Inquiry: Research Report for Portfolio 3 The Provision of Health and Social Care Services Adult Social Care. Scottish COVID-19 Public Inquiry
Report commissioned by Scottish COVID-19 Public Inquiry into the Scottish Government's strategic response to the COVID pandemic in relation to the provision of healthcare serv...

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DEFINE project: Identifying best practice and learning opportunities for Neurodiversity support in Police Scotland.

2024 - 2025
The aims of this project are to identify best practices, primary and secondary benefits, and learning outcomes from the DEFINE pilot in Police Scotland. In recognition of the need for policing to ensu...
Funder: Scottish Institute for Policing Research | Value: £2,991

Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance pharmacovigilance and side-effect reporting of new drugs

2024 - 2027
The proposed PhD research will be conducted as part of the esteemed UK EPSRC funded COG-MHEAR research program, which aims to revolutionize the field of hearing assistive technology through the develo...
Funder: Bawazeer group | Value: £36,653

Privacy- and Consent-aware Data Sharing with Machine Learning

2024 - 2025
The the basic elements of the research work; this will include key objectives of: -Define an architecture of digital trust and identity integration using a Distributed Ledger. - Integrate a citizen-c...
Funder: Digital Health Institute | Value: £23,627

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a peer-delivered, relational, harm reduction intervention to improve mental health, quality of life, and related outcomes, for people experiencing homelessness ...

2024 - 2027
This study (award: £2,497,467.37) is funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment, and is being delivered in partnership with The Salvation Army, the University of Aberdeen, the University of Edinb...
Funder: National Institute for Health Research | Value: £15,112

Chair of Transport & Health

2024 - 2025
This will allow me to continue and extend some of the work that I do, to promote and support policy and practice which results in an increase in total physical activity time, mainly as a result in an ...
Funder: Paths for All Partnership | Value: £28,407

EXPOSURE OF RESPIRATORY NURSES TO SECOND-HAND SMOKE DURING PATIENT VISITS IN THE COMMUNITY

2024 - 2024
Although there has been a smoking ban across the UK for more than 15 years making it illegal to smoke in many workplaces there are still some circumstances where workers are being exposed to second-ha...
Funder: Association of Respiratory Nurse Specialists | Value: £8,077

Attitudes and behaviours towards 20mph speed limit 3 years post intervention

2023 - 2024
1) Augment the previous research undertaken by the Transport Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University, to assess the impacts of the implementation of 20mph default speed limits across all Scott...
Funder: Paths for All Partnership | Value: £47,153

A randomised controlled trial of SHORT duration antibiotic thERapy for critically ill patients with sepsis: shorter trial

2023 - 2026
Background Sepsis is a life-threatening condition due to a severe infection. It is a common reason for patients to require life-support . Sepsis is a leading cause of death worldwide. Antibiotics are...
Funder: National Institute for Health Research | Value: £199,513

Assessing the implementation of the Public Health Scotland Physical Activity Referral Standards: A process evaluation

2022 - 2025
Physical inactivity is a major public health problem and increasing population physical activity levels is a Scottish Government priority. In Scotland, 49% of men and 58% of women were not active enou...
Funder: Chief Scientists Office | Value: £298,277

Co-design of a clinical decision support tool for use in patients with acute chest pain in the Emergency Department

2022 - 2023
Our objective is to reduce 30-day reattendance by a fifth in patients presenting with acute chest pain to the Emergency Room using artificial intelligence tools to augment clinical decisions. To achie...
Funder: WELLCOME LEAP FUND | Value: £21,816

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Evaluating existing smell retraining programmes and developing a multisensory smell retraining programme

2022 - date
Miss Emily Spencer | Director of Studies: Dr Duncan Carmichael | Second Supervisor: Dr Eleanor Drake

Beyond numbers and tasks: a longitudinal ethnographic study exploring the role and work of district nursing teams

2019 - date
Bruce Harper-McDonald | Director of Studies: Dr Janet Hanley | Second Supervisor: Dr Carol Gray Brunton

Scoping views on a research project exploring attitudes, acceptance, and construction of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among Scottish men

2017 - date
Mr Lewis Clarke | Director of Studies: Dr Carol Gray Brunton | Second Supervisor: Dr Brian Williams

Exploration of healthcare professionals' beliefs and attitudes to referring patients with a long-term condition to a physical activity programme

2017 - 2021
Dr Bruce Forrest | Director of Studies: Dr Coral Hanson | Second Supervisor: Prof Lis Neubeck

Life interrupted: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of young people and their family/significant other living with malignant melanoma

2015 - 2020
Wendy McInally | Director of Studies: Dr Richard Kyle | Second Supervisor: Dr Zoe Chouliara

One year caring: A longitudinal, narrative study on men’s perspectives of caring for a female partner with cancer

2015 - 2021
Jenny Young | Director of Studies: Prof Austyn Snowden | Second Supervisor: Prof Graeme Smith

Recontextualising the lived experience of hepatitis C and its treatment

2014 - 2017
Recent years have witnessed a rapid evolution in the treatment available for hepatitis C in Scotland. Unprecedented pharmacologi...
Dr David Whiteley | Director of Studies: Dr Anne Whittaker | Second Supervisor: Lawrence Elliott

The impact of career guidance on well-being outcomes

2008 - 2013
Prof Peter Robertson

Do Partnerships Work? Assessing partnership working in a National Demonstration Project aimed at improving the sexual health of young people.

2006 - 2010
Dr Janette Pow | Director of Studies: Lawrence Elliott | Second Supervisor: Prof Robert Raeside

Investigation of Maintaining Nasogastric Feeding for Stroke Patients: A Mixed Methods Design

2004 - 2009
Explored the opinions of staff, patients and relatives concerning the ‘acceptability’ and ‘effectiveness’ of...
Dr Catherine Mahoney | Director of Studies: Dr Maureen Macmillan | Second Supervisor: Beth Alder

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