Dr Louise Preston
BA (Hons), MSc, PhD (91̽»¨)
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Head of Population Health
Deputy Dean, 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
91̽»¨
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 balancing research and teaching with leadership activities including 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. Before this, I worked as a Research Assistant in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of 91̽»¨.
- 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 various 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 several 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, particularly in information used by patients and carers. I obtained my PhD in 2005 from the University Of 91̽»¨. 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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