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A randomized controlled trial of exercise to improve mobility and function after elective knee arthroplasty. Feasibility, results and methodological difficulties

Journal Article
Frost, H., Lamb, S. E., & Robertson, S. (2002)
A randomized controlled trial of exercise to improve mobility and function after elective knee arthroplasty. Feasibility, results and methodological difficulties. Clinical Rehabilitation, 16(2), 200-209. https://doi.org/10.1191/0269215502cr483oa
OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility of comparing two types of exercise regime aiming to improve mobility and function following knee arthroplasty. DESIGN: A single-blind rand...

Reliability and responsiveness of the shuttle walking test in patients with chronic low back pain

Journal Article
Taylor, S., Frost, H., Taylor, A., & Barker, K. (2001)
Reliability and responsiveness of the shuttle walking test in patients with chronic low back pain. Physiotherapy Research International, 6(3), 170-178. https://doi.org/10.1002/pri.225
ABSTRACT Background and Purpose. Walking is an important functional activity and the shuttle walking test has been shown to be a useful test for patients with chronic airways ...

Integrating three perspectives of goals in asthma: the patient, the health professional and the evidence to improve asthma morbidity

Journal Article
Steven, K., Pagliari, C., Williams, B., Hoskins, G., & Pinnock, H. (2001)
Integrating three perspectives of goals in asthma: the patient, the health professional and the evidence to improve asthma morbidity. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 78

How Much Function Do Functional Restoration Programmes Restore?

Journal Article
Frost, H., & Lamb, S. (2000)
How Much Function Do Functional Restoration Programmes Restore?. Physiotherapy, 86(9), 496. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0031-9406%2805%2960824-3
No abstract available.

Back to Fitness Programme

Journal Article
Moffett, J. K., & Frost, H. (2000)
Back to Fitness Programme. Physiotherapy, 86(6), 295-305. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0031-9406%2805%2961003-6
This paper provides physiotherapists with a manual to set up and run the Back to Fitness programme that was recently evaluated in a trial published in the British Medical Jour...

A Functional Restoration Programme for Chronic Low Back Pain

Journal Article
Frost, H., Lamb, S., & Shackleton, C. (2000)
A Functional Restoration Programme for Chronic Low Back Pain. Physiotherapy, 86(6), 285-293. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0031-9406%2805%2961002-4
The purpose of this longitudinal prospective study was to assess the clinical benefits of a newly established functional restoration programme for patients with chronic low ba...

MRC Spine Stabilisation Trial Update

Journal Article
Fairbank, J., Frost, H., & Wilson-Macdonald, J. (2000)
MRC Spine Stabilisation Trial Update. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, British Volume, 82-B(Supplement III), 209-210
No abstract available.

Randomised controlled trial of a fitness programme for patients with chronic low back pain

Journal Article
Frost, H., Lamb, S., Moffett, J., Fairbank, J., & Moser, J. (1998)
Randomised controlled trial of a fitness programme for patients with chronic low back pain. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, British Volume, 80-B(Supplement II), 171
No abstract available.

The role of the gastroenterologist in the provision of artificial nutrition support

Journal Article
Stockdale, A., Williams, B., & Pennington, C. (1998)
The role of the gastroenterologist in the provision of artificial nutrition support. Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 12(4), 367-372. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2036.1998.00317.x
Background: Nutrition support is required for the prevention or treatment of malnutrition in patients with intestinal failure and those who are unable to eat. Aims: To determi...

The association between walking distance and predicted aerobic capacity in patients with chronic low back pain

Journal Article
Frost, H. (1998)
The association between walking distance and predicted aerobic capacity in patients with chronic low back pain. Physiotherapy, 84(4), 166-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0031-9406%2805%2966005-1
No abstract available.

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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

Mountain Biking and Music from Data

2022 - 2024
1. We will, by working with a range of people with varying experience, explore how an interdisciplinary approach to sports and the arts can encourage engagement in both areas. We will look at ways in ...
Funder: Arts & Humanities Research Council | Value: £4,936

Care Homes Appreciative Inquiry into Retention

2022 - 2024
This proposal is for a programme of work that will involve both research and collaborative appreciative inquiry led quality improvement in Lothian care homes, targeted at improving the retention of hi...
Funder: NHS Lothian | Value: £100,327

Learn @ Lunch - The occupation of drinking alcohol in later life

2022 - 2022
Health effects of drinking in later life
Funder: The Elizabeth Casson Trust | Value: £6,243

Naloxone in Police Scotland - a Pilot Evaluation

2022 - 2022
This study will be a mixed methods process evaluation of a test of change (pilot project) for the carriage, and use, of intra-nasal spray Naloxone by Police Scotland officers. The evaluation will foc...
Funder: Scottish Government | Value: £80,769
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Beyond numbers and tasks: An ethnographic study exploring the work of district nursing teams and the impact this has on patients, carers, families and communities

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

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

The Effects of Air Pollution Particles on Clearance Mechanisms within the Lung

2001 - 2005
Prof Peter Barlow | Director of Studies: Vicki Stone

The Toxicological Effects of PM10 Components On Lung Cells

2001 - 2004
Prof Gary Hutchison