Dr Becky Field
PhD (Heath Services Research)
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Research Associate
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Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
91̽»¨
S1 4DA
- Profile
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I am a research associate in Health Economics and Decision Science (HEDS), working as a qualitative researcher on the .
I completed a PhD in June 2020. My PhD research focused on acceptance and rejection of psychosocial interventions by people living with early dementia after diagnosis. This involved qualitative research methods, interviewing people living with early dementia, family members and staff working with them. My supervisors were Professor Gail Mountain and Dr Elizabeth Coates.
I first joined ScHARR (Health Services Research) as a Research Associate in February 2013 after completing an MSc in Clinical Research at ScHARR in 2012. I then worked on an NIHR programme grant evaluating the clinical and cost effectiveness of an occupational therapy intervention for people living with dementia and their family carers, followed by projects evaluating and developing services in the NHS. Prior to joining ScHARR, I was employed as a state registered occupational therapist in the National Health Service (NHS). I have worked in a variety of clinical settings, but mostly in community brain injury rehabilitation.
Current projects and research interests
I work as part of the SIPHER (Systems Science in Public Health and Health Economic Research) consortium, funded by the UK Prevention Research Partnership, to provide insight into how people value different policy and societal outcomes affecting health and well-being.
My research interests are how public policy and health services can support health and well-being, particularly in relation to dementia, older people, active aging and occupational therapy.
- Qualifications
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PhD (Heath Services Research), MSc Clinical Research, University Diploma, Occupational Therapy, BA Hons.
- Research interests
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My research interests are how public policy and health services can support health and well-being. I am interested in qualitative research methodologies, including deliberative methods. I am particularly interested in dementia, older people, active aging, occupational therapy, assistive technology, knowledge translation/implementation and involving AHPs in research.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . BMJ Open, 14(5), e080633-e080633.
- . Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology.
- . Dementia.
- . British Journal of Occupational Therapy.
- . BMJ Open, 9(11).
- . British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 82(1), 38-47.
- . British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 82(1), 60-64.
- . British Journal of Occupational Therapy.
- . Aging & Mental Health, 20(7), 762-769.
- . Implementation Science, 9(1).
- . Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, n/a-n/a.
- Exploring social preferences for health and wellbeing across the digital divide. A qualitative investigation based on tasks taken from an online discrete choice experiment. Value in Health.
- . Programme Grants for Applied Research, 1-76.
- . British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 030802262110002-030802262110002.
Conference proceedings papers
- INTERVENTIONS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS OFFER PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AFTER DIAGNOSIS: INFLUENCES ON UPTAKE. BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, Vol. 82 (pp 59-59)
- Identifying influences on take-up of a community occupational therapy intervention for people with dementia and their family carers. BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, Vol. 80 (pp 36-37)
Reports
- 91̽»¨ City Region Test Bed, ‘Perfect Patient Pathway’ Final Evaluation Report
- . BMJ Open, 14(5), e080633-e080633.
- Teaching interests
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I am involved in marking dissertations and supervising masters students within ScHARR.
- Teaching activities
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Deputy module lead for Practical Aspects of Clinical Research, MSc Clinical Research; assignment and dissertation marking MSc Clinical Research, MSc Public Health; seminar facilitation for undergraduate medical students.
- Professional activities and memberships
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Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) ; Publications Group RCOT member & current chair; RCOT Specialist Section - Older People; State registered Occupational Therapist, Health Professions Council (OT31235) ; British Association of Occupational Therapy (BT0217931); Member of Interdem and NIHR Dementia Portfolio Working Group Dementia ECR network
- Key publications
Field B et al (2020) "Occupational therapists need to be involved in developing and evaluating technological solutions to support remote working" (awaiting publication; accepted by the British Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Field B, Coates E and Mountain G (2019) ‘Influences on uptake of a community occupational therapy intervention for people with dementia and their family carers’, British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 82(1), pp. 38–47. doi: 10.1177/0308022618804479.
Field B, Mountain G, et al Recruiting hard to reach populations to studies: breaking the silence. An example from a study that recruited people with dementia. BMJOpen 9(11) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030829
Field B, , Ilott I, Gerrish K Implementation Science 9(1):Dec 2014
Di Bona, L, Field B, Read, J et al (2018) Weaving a clinical academic career: illuminating the method and pattern to follow British Journal of Occupational Therapy 82(1) p. 030802261878425. doi: 10.1177/0308022618784258.
Di Bona, L Wenborn J, Field, B Hynes, S, Ledgerd R, Mountain G and Swinson T (2017) Enablers and challenges to occupational therapists research engagement: a qualitative study British Journal of Occupational Therapy 1-9 published online 11 Aug 2017 doi:10.1177/0308022617719218
Hynes SM, Field B, et al (2016) . Aging & Mental Health 20(7):762-769
Ilott I, Gerrish K, , Field B (2013) Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 19 (5). 915 – 924
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