School of Health Sciences and Social Work

Other Research and Knowledge Transfer projects

There is also research activity within other areas. Projects in this category include:

  • The Turning Fork Test - an accurate and efficient method of improving the specificity of the Ottawa Ankle Rules (Anne Welling and Ann Dewey)
  • Web-based training materials for Cochrane Review Authors (Tara Dean, Ann Dewey, Amy Drahota and Diane Gal)
  • Portsmouth alcohol misuse needs assessment study (Tara Dean and Saseendran Pallikadavath) 
  • A study of brief alcohol interventions in Portsmouth (Tara Dean and Saseendran Pallikadavath)
  • A study of cardiovascular risk assessment in the Isle of Wight (Tara Dean, Saseendran Pallikadavath, Chris Markham, and Ann Dewey)
  • A qualitative evaluation of the cardiovascular prevention programme on the Isle of Wight (Tara Dean, Sasee Pallikadavath)
  • A randomised controlled trial (RCT) investigating the efficacy of PCEA in patients undergoing bowel surgery (Tara Dean)
  • The effectiveness of treatments for cellulitis (Sally Kilburn and Bernie Higgins)
  • Improving medical and patient decision-making on invasive advances life support treatments (Sally Kilburn and Martin Severs)
  • A cross sectional study investigating the impact of NICE guidelines on GP prescribing (Tara Dean) 
  • An RCT of cannulae type in management of patients in palliative settings (Tara Dean)
  • An RCT of effectiveness of allergy prevention programmes across Europe (Tara Dean)
  • Quality of life amongst chair bound patients with Multiple Sclerosis (Ann Dewey and Tara Dean)
  • Evaluation of an Outreach Librarian Service (Ann Dewey)
  • HLA genotypic associations with peanut allergy (Sally Kilburn)
  • Immune factors and clinical characteristics in peanut allergy (Sally Kilburn)
  • Care homes, hospital and own home environments for older persons rehabilitation (Derek Ward, Tara Dean and Martin Severs)
  • Training parents of young children with Down syndrome: effects on sleep patterns, parental stress and parenting self-efficacy (Rebecca Stores)
  • A survey on Improving Working Lives in Portsmouth Health Care Trust (Rebecca Stores)

Please see SHSSW Postgraduate Research pages for additional projects.