Edinburgh Napier University

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Dr Adele Goman PhD, MRes, BSc(Hons)

Lecturer
School of Health and Social Care

A.Goman@napier.ac.uk

Ailsa Sharp

Lecturer
School of Health and Social Care

0131 455 5714

A.Sharp@napier.ac.uk

Miss Alice Pearsons

Research Assistant
School of Health and Social Care

0131 455 3392

A.Pearsons@napier.ac.uk

Dr Alison Porter-Armstrong DPhil, BSc (Hons) OT, MRCOT, HCPC Registered

Professor
School of Health and Social Care

0131 455 4570

Dr Alix Aitken-Arbuckle

Enhanced Associate
School of Health and Social Care

A.Aitken-Arbuckle@napier.ac.uk

Dr Alpana Mair FFRPharmS, MRPharmS, MSc, PhD, IP

Associate Professor
School of Health and Social Care

0131 455 2632

A.Mair@napier.ac.uk

Alpha Zhang

Student Experience
School of Health and Social Care

A.Zhang@napier.ac.uk

Dr Amanda Woodrow

Research Fellow
School of Health and Social Care

0131 455 3003

A.Woodrow@napier.ac.uk

Dr Amani Al Bayrakdar

Lecturer
School of Health and Social Care

0131 455 6406

A.AlBayrakdar@napier.ac.uk

Amy Zarins

Student Experience
School of Health and Social Care

A.Zarins@napier.ac.uk

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Hanley, J., Beveridge, M., Aitken, C., Hunter, J., Dick, T., & Prescott, R. (1988)

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Clinical trial of incontinence garments: recognition of the possible influence of the Hawthorne effect

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Clinical trial of incontinence garments: recognition of the possible influence of the Hawthorne effect. Clinical Rehabilitation, 2(4), 285-290. https://doi.org/10.1177/026921558800200403

The results of clinical trials must be interpreted with care, recognizing that they may be affected by factors other than the items being tested. Different garments were routi...

Planning a community survey of the younger chronic sick and disabled living in Lothian Region

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Hanley, J., & McAndrew, L. (1987)

Planning a community survey of the younger chronic sick and disabled living in Lothian Region. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 10, 179-182. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004356-198712005-00037

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This study focuses on people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) who continue to experience distressing symptoms and concerns, so that even while taking their HIV medications, they still have physical pain a...

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ExtraCECI: A cluster randomised controlled trial of community-based person-centred enhanced care for people with HIV/AIDS in Ghana

2024 - 2028

Funder: Medical Research Council | Value: £1,463,809

Co-creation of a Continuing Professional Development Toolkit to enable pre-registration nursing students acquire the skills and knowledge to enable individuals with learning disabilities to self man...

2024 - 2025

Co-Design of a Continuing Professional Development Toolkit to enable pre-registration nursing students acquire the skills and knowledge to enable individuals with learning disabilities to self mana...

Funder: Burdett Trust for Nursing | Value: £68,270

Developing remote exercise support and rehabilitation for patients after spontaneous coronary artery dissection - a feasibility study

2024 - 2026

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is increasingly recognised as an important cause of myocardial infarction (MI), particularly among younger women and has been linked participating in stre...

Value: £176,214

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

The Future of Mental Health Law: a comparative analysis of law reform debates in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, England and Wales

2023 - 2023

Mental Health Law and its relationship to human rights has become increasingly contested following the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Human rights argume...

Funder: British Academy | Value: £18,959

An Evaluation Of HeARtbeat augmented reality smartphone application for 12 lead ECG electrode placement teaching to health and social care pre-registration students.

2023 - 2024

This study focuses on developing a set of digital tools integrated into an smartphone application (heARtbeat App) that will assist in the accurate acquisition of ECG recordings. This study will take a...

Funder: The Physiological Society | Value: £9,054

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

Take Ten Scoping Study

2023 - 2023

This is an external inward investment by the Scottish Catalyst Fund to conduct a programme of scoping work with a company new to Scotland and the University. We will be working with the company to tes...

Funder: Scottish Government | Value: £9,998

Recovery from Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

2023 - 2025

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is increasingly recognised as an important cause of myocardial infarction (MI). Despite this, there are no recovery programmes tailored for SCAD survivors...

Funder: Burdett Trust for Nursing | Value: £184,716

South Node Lead, Mental Health National Research Scotland Network

2022 - 2025

I have been appointed to NRS as the south node lead for mental health research network. This is a CSO infrastructure to support recruitment to mental health research in the NHS. I sit on the national ...

Funder: Chief Scientists Office

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Development of a PREM for patients having cardiac imaging

Lee Burgum | Director of Studies: Prof Lis Neubeck | Second Supervisor: Dr Bruce Forrest

Narrative psychology: a phenomenological examination of practical, evidence-based awe practices to enhance resilience, professional skills, and overall wellbeing

Jeff Thompson | Director of Studies: Prof Inga Heyman | Second Supervisor: Prof Nadine Dougall

A clinical decision-making support system (CDSS) application for guiding staff to employ evidence-based approaches to prevent, assess, and manage delirium in ICU: Co-design methodology

Ms Devi Kandel | Director of Studies: Prof Cathal Breen | Second Supervisor: Dr Amani Al Bayrakdar

Large language models as pedagogical assistants in EAP contexts

Hugh Smith | Director of Studies: Dr Louise Drumm | Second Supervisor: Dr Tom Flint

Addressing barriers and inequalities in hearing technology use and hearing health care uptake

2023 - date

Harini Madhu | Director of Studies: Dr Adele Goman | Second Supervisor: Dr Alison Porter-Armstrong

Investigating treatment, response, return to play protocols, and outcomes of head injury in youth contact sport in Scotland

Tom McKeever | Director of Studies: Dr Michael Leavitt | Second Supervisor: Dr David Hamilton

Perceived barriers and enablers for women with serious mental illness in relation to breast screening: a narrative enquiry

Stuart Martin | Director of Studies: Dr Natasha Spassiani | Second Supervisor: Dr Diane Willis

Exploration and development of self-management strategies for people with intellectual disabilities who have asthma

Louise Allan | Director of Studies: Dr Lisa O'Leary | Second Supervisor: Prof Nicola Ring

Contrasting the physiotherapeutic management of low back pain in Malawi and the UK

Grace Mukoka | Director of Studies: Donnie MacDonald | Second Supervisor: Dr Martin Sharp

Collaboratively developing person-centered emergency healthcare for people with intellectual disability

Billy Ridler | Director of Studies: Dr Natasha Spassiani | Second Supervisor: Dr Jennifer Murray

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RESEARCH QUESTION: Is the Extra community-based enhanced care intervention (ExtraCECI) effective and cost-effective in improving quality of life and person-centred outcomes for people living with HIV/...

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ExtraCECI Project Awarded over £1.4 million by the Medical Research Council

30 April 2024

Meet the jewel in the crown of Edinburgh Napier University’s health training: its Simulation and Clinical Skills Centre where the latest technologies are used to help train nursing and midwifery students.

21 March 2024

Recruitment Study in a high-tech environment If you’re thinking about a career in nursing or midwifery, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Edinburgh Napier University has the latest...

Universities join forces to accelerate health technology innovation

20 February 2024

A first-of-its-kind research collaboration between Edinburgh Napier University and Heriot-Watt University is bringing together engineering and nursing students to develop cutting-edge health technolog...

Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health meets staff from University’s Centre for Cardiovascular Health

28 November 2023

Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health, Jenni Minto MSP has received an insight into the work of Edinburgh Napier’s Centre for Cardiovascular Health during a recent visit to the University’s Si...

ENU Attends Health and Care Professions Research Conference

7 November 2023

Professor Alison Porter-Armstrong presented “Capacity building in the allied health professions: the outcome of a health intervention research study”. 3 Key Messages There is value in diffusing t...

Nurse Innovator Awarded Fulbright to Develop International Program with University in Scotland

8 March 2023

Professor Karen K. Giuliano, co-director of the Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award in Nursing and Public Health Care for t...

University teams up with community researchers to help improve their neighbourhood

6 February 2020

A Team of community researchers will join forces with academics to help improve their neighbourhood. UK Research and Innovation today announced its backing for the Seven Kingdoms of Wester Hailes, on...

Student nurses stage play on woman in mental health crisis

3 November 2017

Student nurses at Edinburgh Napier University are staging a play based on the traumatic experiences of a young woman in mental health crisis to highlight the importance of bringing health and social c...

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