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Dr. Catherine Powell,
Assistant Professor

Information about Dr. Catherine Powell at the University of Bradford.

School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences
(Faculty of Life Sciences)
Email:
c.powell2@bradford.ac.uk
Telephone:
+44 1274 236338
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Biography

Dr Catherine Powell has a BA in Sociology and Social Policy from the University of York, an MA in Social Research from the University of Leeds and a PhD in Sociology and Social Policy from the University of Leeds in 2014.Catherine’s PhD, funded through a scholarship attached to the ESRC Timescapes study, was entitled ‘Intergenerational Relationships and the Ageing Population’ and focused on care, need and support in four-generation families (with living great-grandparents).

Research

Catherine's research interests include health, family care and ageing research; the design, delivery and evaluation of health care and medicines interventions; and qualitative research methods.

She is a currently a Senior Research Fellow working on the National Institute for Health Research funded ‘Improving the Safety and Continuity Of Medicines management at Transitions of care (ISCOMAT)’ project.

Professional activities

Information about education, employment and areas of particular interest for Dr. Catherine Powell is as follows:

Employment

  • Open University - Faculty of Health and Social Care
  • EU funded ‘DISCOVER’ project - Research Associate
  • University of Bradford - Research Fellow in the year 2015 (specified as 25/04/2015)

Education

  • University of Leeds - PhD
  • University of Leeds - MA
  • University of York - BA (Hons)

Publications

There are 7 publications involving or that are attributed to Dr. Catherine Powell. They are listed as:

  • peer reviewed journal (6)
  • published report (1)

Peer Reviewed Journal

Dr. Catherine Powell has 6 publication(s) listed under peer reviewed journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Care for Older People in Multigenerational Families: a Life Course Analysis across Four Generations. 2018 Families, Relationships And Societies 7 Powell, C
Family involvement in timely detection of changes in health of nursing homes residents: a qualitative exploratory study 2018 Journal of Clinical Nursing 27 Powell, C, Blighe, A, Froggatt, KA, McCormack, B, Woodward-Carlton, B, Young, J, Robinson, L, Downs, M
Evidence-based intervention to reduce avoidable hospital admissions in care home residents (the Better Health in Residents in Care Homes (BHiRCH) study): Protocol for a pilot cluster randomised trial 2019 BMJ Open 9 Sampson E.;Feast A.;Blighe A.;Froggatt K.;Hunter R.;Marston L.;McCormack B.;Nurock S.;Panca M.;Powell C.;Rait G.;Robinson L.;Woodward-Carlton B.;Young J.;Downs M. 2044-6055 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026510
Pilot cluster randomised trial of an evidence-based intervention to reduce avoidable hospital admissions in nursing home residents (Better Health in Residents of Care Homes with Nursing—BHiRCH-NH Study) 2020 BMJ Open 10 Sampson, E., Feast, A., Blighe, A., Froggatt, K., Hunter, R., Marston, L., McCormack, B., Nurock, S., Panca, M., Powell, C. and Rait, G
Improving the Safety and Continuity Of Medicines management at Transitions of care (ISCOMAT): protocol for a process evaluation of a cluster randomised control trial 2020 BMJ Open 10 Powell C, Breen L, Fylan B, Ismail H, Alderson SL, Gale CP, Gardner, P Farrin, AJ, Alldred DP.
Patients as qualitative data analysts: Developing a method for a process evaluation of the ‘Improving the Safety and Continuity of Medicines management at care Transitions’ (ISCOMAT) cluster randomised control trial 2021 Health Expectations Early View Powell, C, Ismail, H, Cleverley, R, Taylor, A, Breen, L, Fylan, B, Alderson, SL, Alldred DP, ISCOMAT Programme Team

Published Report

Dr. Catherine Powell has 1 publication(s) listed under published report.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
A complex intervention to reduce avoidable hospital admissions in nursing homes: a research programme including the BHiRCH-NH pilot cluster RCT. 2021 9 Downs M, Blighe A, Carpenter R, Feast A, Froggatt K, Gordon S, Hunter R, Jones L, Lago N, McCormack B, Marston L, Nurock S, Panca M, Permain H, Powell C, Rait G, Robinson L, Woodward-Carlton B, Wood J, Young J & Sampson E Programme Grants for Applied Research