Dr Louise Preston
BA (Hons), MSc, PhD (ºù«Ӱҵ)
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Head of Population Health
Deputy Dean of School of Medicine and Population Health
Senior Research Fellow
+44 114 222 0847
Full contact details
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
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S1 4DA
- Profile
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I work as a Senior Research Fellow in the Information Resources Group, HEDS, which I joined in May 2008 as an Information Specialist.
I work part time, working four days a week and balance research and teaching with leadership activities including and the ScHARR Athena SWAN self assessment team co-chair role.
I joined ScHARR in October 2006 as a Research Associate on the Evaluation of Supplementary Prescribing in Nursing and Pharmacy project, based in the Public Health section. Prior to this, I worked as a Research Assistant in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of ºù«Ӱҵ.
- Research interests
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My interests lie primarily in undertaking evidence reviews of complex interventions, specifically in service delivery areas and in the identification of evidence for reviews. I have led a variety of different reviews for organisations including the HS&DR Evidence Synthesis Centre, the What Works Centre for Wellbeing and the SCHARR Public Health Collaborating Centre and have been involved in a number of publications from this work. I have also published on methods relating to searching.
From my prior research projects, I maintain an interest in health services research with a particular interest in information use by patients and carers. I obtained my PhD in 2005 from the University Of ºù«Ӱҵ. It examined the impact of the MMR vaccine scare on parents in terms of their decision-making and information requirements.
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- . Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 11(14).
- . Age and Ageing, 52(1).
- . Annals of Emergency Medicine.
- . Health Services and Delivery Research, 6(16).
- . Health Services and Delivery Research, 3(46).
- . BMJ Open, 5(12), e009252-e009252.
- . Systematic Reviews, 4(1).
- . International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 31(1-2), 54-58.
- . Frontiers in Psychiatry.
- . Appl Health Econ Health Policy, 12(3), 239-253.
- . Alcohol Alcohol, 48(2), 180-188.
- . Child Care Health Dev, 37(6), 767-779.
- . J Adv Nurs, 67(5), 1079-1090.
- . J Public Health (Oxf), 33(3), 412-421.
- . Health Informatics J, 14(4), 323-334.
- . J Clin Pharm Ther, 33(1), 11-16.
- The Impact of Health Scares on Parents' Information Needs and Preferred Information Sources: A Case Study of the MMR Vaccine Scare.. Health Informatics J., 10, 5-22.
All publications
Journal articles
- . BMJ Open, 14(8), e081934-e081934.
- . Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 11(14).
- . Age and Ageing, 52(1).
- . Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 10(38), 1-222.
- . Age and Ageing, 51(11).
- . The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 3(6), e437-e447.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . Public Health Research, 8(10), 1-245.
- . Health Services and Delivery Research, 7(33), 1-46.
- . Health Information and Libraries Journal, 36(3), 202-222.
- . Health Services and Delivery Research, 7(29), 1-88.
- . Health Services and Delivery Research, 9.
- . Evidence & Policy.
- . Annals of Emergency Medicine.
- . Health Services and Delivery Research, 6(16).
- . Palliative Medicine, 31(9), 781-797.
- . Diabetic Medicine, 34(8), 1136-1144.
- . Diabetic Medicine, 34(5), 632-640.
- . BMC Health Services Research, 17(1), 78-78.
- . Health Services and Delivery Research, 5(1), 1-102.
- . BMC Medicine, 15(1).
- . BMC Medicine, 14(1), 200-200.
- . Diabetic Medicine, 33(8), 1155-1163.
- . Health Services and Delivery Research, 3(46).
- . BMJ Open, 5(12), e009252-e009252.
- . Systematic Reviews, 4(1).
- . International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 31(1-2), 54-58.
- . Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 107(3), 320-331.
- . BMC Public Health, 15(1).
- . Frontiers in Psychiatry.
- . Appl Health Econ Health Policy, 12(3), 239-253.
- . Alcohol Alcohol, 48(2), 180-188.
- . Midwifery, 29(12), 1287-1296.
- . Health and Social Care in the Community, 21(1), 59-68.
- . Health (London), 16(2), 115-133.
- . Families, Relationships and Societies, 1(1), 71-85.
- . Journal of Research in Nursing.
- . Child: Care, Health and Development, 38(2), 162-174.
- . Worldviews Evid Based Nurs, 9(1), 30-39.
- . Child Care Health Dev, 37(6), 767-779.
- . BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 11.
- . J Adv Nurs, 67(9), 2004-2014.
- . J Adv Nurs, 67(5), 1079-1090.
- . J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care, 37(2), 71-84.
- . Child Care Health Dev, 37(5), 613-622.
- . Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care, 16(3), 149-160.
- . Health Educ Res, 26(2), 265-282.
- . J Public Health (Oxf), 33(3), 412-421.
- . J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol, 23(6), 341-351.
- . Nicotine Tob Res, 12(7), 685-694.
- . Mental Health Review Journal, 2(15), 43-53.
- . Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.
- . Health Informatics J, 14(4), 323-334.
- . J HEALTH SERV RES PO, 13(4), 215-221.
- . Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 31(3), 244-252.
- . HEALTH POLICY, 85(3), 277-292.
- . J Clin Pharm Ther, 33(1), 11-16.
- . International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 16(2), 5-8.
- . BMC Medical Education, 8.
- . Journal of Research in Nursing, 11(6), 485-497.
- The Impact of Health Scares on Parents' Information Needs and Preferred Information Sources: A Case Study of the MMR Vaccine Scare.. Health Informatics J., 10, 5-22.
- Reducing unplanned hospital admissions from care homes: a systematic review. Health Services and Delivery Research.
- . Health Services and Delivery Research, 9(15), 1-84.
- . Health Services and Delivery Research, 2(43), 1-120.
- . Diabetic Medicine.
Conference proceedings papers
- . Age and Ageing, Vol. 49(Supplement_1) (pp i34-i36)
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 36(12) (pp 807)
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 36(12) (pp 805)
- . Value in Health, Vol. 19(7) (pp A367-A367)
- How can realist synthesis methods contribute to building the evidence base for action on ethnic health inequalities? A narrative assessment. LANCET, Vol. 382 (pp 87-87)
- . J EPIDEMIOL COMMUN H, Vol. 65
- No more pharmacology? Pharmacists' and stakeholders' views on supplementary prescribing course content. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, Vol. 65(6) (pp 976-976)
Reports
- How can loneliness and social isolation be reduced among migrant and minority ethnic people? Systematic, participatory review of programme theories, system processes and outcomes
- Systematic review of the evidence on housing interventions for ‘housing-vulnerable’ adults and its relationship to wellbeing
- The Diversity Dividend: does a more diverse and inclusive research community produce better biomedical and health research?
- NIHR HS&DR evidence synthesis centres: achievements and learning from the first three year programme, 2014–2017
- What evidence is there for the identification and management of frail older people in the emergency department? A systematic mapping review
- Whole pathway modelling of depression in patients. (Theme 2: Mental Health). Part 2. Independent economic evaluation: methods and results, discussion and conclusion
- Whole pathway modelling of depression in patients. (Theme 2: Mental Health). Appendices.
- Whole pathway modelling of depression in patients. (Theme 2: Mental Health). Part 1, Executive summary, introduction, clinical reviews and conceptual modelling.
Posters
- Preventing the Progression to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults at High Risk: A Systematic Review And Network Meta-Analysis of Lifestyle, Pharmacological and Surgical Interventions.
- Developing search strategies for evidence on quality, diversity and inclusion (EDI). A preliminary study.
Working papers
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Project lead and reviewer with a special interest in non-standard reviews, such as rapid reviews, mapping reviews and scoping reviews.
- Information specialist on a variety of ScHARR projects.
- Lecturer and dissertation supervisor on ScHARR Masters Programmes and PhD supervision
- Co-chair (with Professor Aki Tsuchiya) of the ScHARR Athena SWAN Self Assessment Team
- Faculty Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for the Faculty of Health
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