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Dr. Natasha Alvarado,
Senior Research Fellow In Digital Health

Information about Dr. Natasha Alvarado at the University of Bradford.


(Faculty of Health Studies)
Email:
n.alvarado@bradford.ac.uk
Telephone:
+44 1274 233315
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Biography

I joined the University of Bradford in September 2020 as a Senior Research Fellow in Applied Health Research. I am currently working on a project exploring the practices of falls risk assessment and prevention in hospitals using realist evaluation. My research interests include evaluating how complex healthcare interventions work using theory-driven approaches such as realist evaluation. I have experience of using multiple methods including qualitative interviews, observations, and focus groups.

Research

My main research interests are the implementation andevaluation of complex interventions. I like to use programme theory approaches – typically realistevaluation – to explore how individuals/organisations interact withintervention resources. I’ve conducted evaluations in the contextor stroke care and rehabilitation, robotic surgery, audit and feedback and I'm currently working on a realist evaluation of the practices of falls risk assessment and prevention.

Publications

There are 29 publications involving or that are attributed to Dr. Natasha Alvarado. They are listed as:

  • conference publication (7)
  • peer reviewed journal (21)
  • published report (1)

Conference Publication

Dr. Natasha Alvarado has 7 publication(s) listed under conference publication.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
From taxonomy to requirements: A task space partitioning approach 2019 Proceedings - 7th Biennial Workshop Evaluation and Beyond: Methodological Approaches for Visualization, BELIV 2018 Proceedings - 7th Biennial Workshop Evaluation and Beyond: Methodological Approaches for Visualization, BELIV 2018 19 - 27 Elshehaly M.;Alvarado N.;McVey L.;Randell R.;Mamas M.;Ruddle R.A. 9781538668849 10.1109/BELIV.2018.8634027
Variation in national clinical audit data capture: Is using routine data the answer? 2019 Studies in Health Technology and Informatics Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 264 1658 - 1659 Dowding D.W.;Alvarado N.;McVey L.;Mamas M.;Randell R. 0926-9630 10.3233/SHTI190583
Impact of Robotic Surgery on Decision Making: Perspectives of Surgical Teams. 2015 AMIA 2015 Annual Symposium AMIA 2015 Annual Symposium / Randell RS, Alvarado N, Honey S, Greenhalgh J, Gardner P, Gill A, Jayne D, Kotze A, Pearman A, Dowding D.
Understanding patient experiences of the Robot Assisted Training for the Upper Limb after Stroke (RATULS) trial: a qualitative process evaluation 2019 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE (4_SUPPL) Alvarado N, Rodgers H, Bosomworth H, Shaw L, Finch T
How was the Robot Assisted Training for the Upper Limb after Stroke (RATULS) trial successfully delivered? Findings from a qualitative process evaluation 2019 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE 14(4_SUPPL) Alvarado N, Rodgers H, Bosomworth H, Shaw L, Finch T
Randomised controlled trials and realist evaluation: in what contexts and how 2017 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Trials TRIALS 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Trials TRIALS TRIALS 18 Randell R, Hindmarsh J, Greenhalgh J, Alvarado N, Gardner P, Dowding D, Cope A, Croft J, Long A, Pearman A
Requirements for a quality dashboard: Lessons from National Clinical Audits 2019 AMIA 2019 Annual Symposium AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings AMIA 2019 Annual Symposium AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings / Randell R, Alvarado N, McVey L, Ruddle RA, Doherty P, Gale C, Mamas M, Dowding D

Peer Reviewed Journal

Dr. Natasha Alvarado has 21 publication(s) listed under peer reviewed journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
How do team experience and relationships shape new divisions of labour in robot-assisted surgery? A realist investigation. 2019 Health (United Kingdom) Randell R;Greenhalgh J;Hindmarsh J;Honey S;Pearman A;Alvarado N;Dowding D; 1461-7196 10.1177/1363459319874115
Factors supporting and constraining the implementation of robot-assisted surgery: a realist interview study. 2019 BMJ Open 9 Randell R;Honey S;Alvarado N;Greenhalgh J;Hindmarsh J;Pearman A;Jayne D;Gardner P;Gill A;Kotze A;Dowding D; 2044-6055 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028635
A realist process evaluation of robot-assisted surgery: integration into routine practice and impacts on communication, collaboration and decision-making 2017 Health Services and Delivery Research 5 Randell, R; Honey, S; Hindmarsh, J; Alvarado, N; Greenhalgh, J; Pearman, A; Long, A; Cope, A; Gill, A; Gardner, P; Kotze, A; Wilkinson, D; Jayne, D; Croft, J; Dowding, D 10.3310/hsdr05200
How, in what contexts, and why do quality dashboards lead to improvements in care quality in acute hospitals? Protocol for a realist feasibility evaluation. 2020 BMJ Open 10 Randell R;Alvarado N;McVey L;Greenhalgh J;West RM;Farrin A;Gale C;Parslow R;Keen J;Elshehaly M;Ruddle RA;Lake J;Mamas M;Feltbower R;Dowding D; 2044-6055 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033208
Institutional use of National Clinical Audits by healthcare providers 2020 Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice McVey L.;Alvarado N.;Keen J.;Greenhalgh J.;Mamas M.;Gale C.;Doherty P.;Feltbower R.;Elshehaly M.;Dowding D.;Randell R. 1356-1294 10.1111/jep.13403
Embedding robotic surgery into routine practice and impacts on communication and decision making: a review of the experience of surgical teams 2016 Cognition, Technology and Work 18 423 - 437 Randell R.;Honey S.;Alvarado N.;Pearman A.;Greenhalgh J.;Long A.;Gardner P.;Gill A.;Jayne D.;Dowding D. 1435-5558 10.1007/s10111-016-0368-0
QualDash: Adaptable Generation of Visualisation Dashboards for Healthcare Quality Improvement 2021 IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VISUALIZATION AND COMPUTER GRAPHIC TBD Mai Elshehaly, Rebecca Randell, Matthew Brehmer, Lynn McVey, Natasha Alvarado, Chris P. Gale, Roy A. Ruddle
Variation in National Clinical Audit Data Capture: Is Using Routine Data the Answer? 2019 Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 264 Dowding DW;Alvarado N;McVey L;Mamas M;Randell R; 1879-8365 10.3233/SHTI190583
Eliciting Context-Mechanism-Outcome configurations: Experiences from a realist evaluation investigating the impact of robotic surgery on teamwork in the operating theatre 2017 Evaluation 23 444 - 462 Alvarado N.;Honey S.;Greenhalgh J.;Pearman A.;Dowding D.;Cope A.;Long A.;Jayne D.;Gill A.;Kotze A.;Randell R. 1356-3890 10.1177/1356389017732172
Exploring variation in the use of feedback from national clinical audits: a realist investigation 2020 BMC Health Services Research Not known Alvarado, N; McVey, L; Greenhalgh, J; Dowding, D; Mamas, M; Gale, C; Doherty, P; Randell, R
Robot assisted training for the upper limb after stroke (RATULS): a multicentre randomised controlled trial 2019 Lancet 394 51 - 62 Rodgers H.;Bosomworth H.;Krebs H.I.;van Wijck F.;Howel D.;Wilson N.;Aird L.;Alvarado N.;Andole S.;Cohen D.L.;Dawson J.;Fernandez-Garcia C.;Finch T.;Ford G.A.;Francis R.;Hogg S.;Hughes N.;Price C.I.;Ternent L.;Turner D.L.;Vale L.;Wilkes S.;Shaw L. 0140-6736 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31055-4
Evaluation of the enhanced upper limb therapy programme within the Robot-Assisted Training for the Upper Limb after Stroke trial: descriptive analysis of intervention fidelity, goal selection and goal achievement 2020 Clinical Rehabilitation Bosomworth H.;Rodgers H.;Shaw L.;Smith L.;Aird L.;Howel D.;Wilson N.;Alvarado N.;Andole S.;Cohen D.L.;Dawson J.;Fernandez-Garcia C.;Finch T.;Ford G.A.;Francis R.;Hogg S.;Hughes N.;Price C.I.;Ternent L.;Turner D.L.;Vale L.;Wilkes S.;Krebs H.I.;van Wijck F. 0269-2155 10.1177/0269215520953833
Robot-assisted training compared with an enhanced upper limb therapy programme and with usual care for upper limb functional limitation after stroke: The ratuls three-group RCT 2020 Health Technology Assessment 24 1 - 232 Rodgers H.;Bosomworth H.;Krebs H.I.;Van Wijck F.;Howel D.;Wilson N.;Finch T.;Alvarado N.;Ternent L.;Fernandez-Garcia C.;Aird L.;Andole S.;Cohen D.L.;Dawson J.;Ford G.A.;Francis R.;Hogg S.;Hughes N.;Price C.I.;Turner D.L.;Vale L.;Wilkes S.;Shaw L. 1366-5278 10.3310/hta24540
Hidden labour: The skilful work of clinical audit data collection and its implications for secondary use of data via integrated health IT 2021 BMC Health Services Research 702 McVey, L., Alvarado, N., Greenhalgh, J., Elshehaly, M., Gale, C.P., Lake, J., Ruddle, R.A., Dowding, D., Mamas, M., Feltbower, R., Randell, R. Springer/Biomed Central https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06657-0
What supports and constrains the implementation of multifactorial falls risk assessment and tailored multifactorial falls prevention interventions in acute hospitals? Protocol for a realist review. 2021 BMJ Open 11 Randell R;Wright JM;Alvarado N;Healey F;Dowding D;Smith H;Hardiker N;Gardner P;Ward S;Todd C;Zaman H;McVey L;Davey CJ;Woodcock D; 2044-6055 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049765
Analysis of a Web-Based Dashboard to Support the Use of National Audit Data in Quality Improvement: Realist Evaluation 2021 Journal of Medical Internet Research 23 Alvarado, N., McVey, L., Elshehaly, M., Greenhalgh, J., Dowding, D., Ruddle, R., Gale, C.P., Mamas, M., Doherty, P., West, R. and Feltbower, R.
Staff experiences of integrating community and secondary care musculoskeletal services: A qualitative investigation. 2023 Musculoskeletal care Alvarado N;Hargreaves G;Storey K;Montague J;Broughton R;Randell R; 1557-0681 10.1002/msc.1809
Strategic workforce planning in health and social care - an international perspective: A scoping review 2023 Health Policy Sutton, C., Prowse, J., McVey, L., Elshehaly, M., Neagu, D., Montague, J., Alvarado, N., Tissiman, C., O'Connell, K., Eyers, E., Faisal, M. and Randell, R. Elsevier https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104827
Working together: reflections on how to make public involvement in research work. 2023 Research Involvement And Engagement 9 McVey L;Frost T;Issa B;Davison E;Abdulkader J;Randell R;Alvarado N;Zaman H;Hardiker N;Cheong VL;Woodcock D; 2056-7529 10.1186/s40900-023-00427-4
Exploring variation in implementation of multifactorial falls risk assessment and tailored interventions: A realist review 2023 BMC Geriatrics Alvarado, N., McVey, L., Wright, J., Healey, F., Dowding, D., Cheong, V-L., Gardner, P., Hardiker, N., Lynch, A., Zaman, H., Smith, H., & Randell, R.
Design and evaluation of an interactive quality dashboard for national clinical audit data: a realist evaluation 2022 Health and Social Care Delivery Research 10 Randell, R; Alvarado, N; Elshehaly, M; McVey, L; West, R; Doherty, P; Dowding, D; Farrin, A; Feltbower, R; Gale, C; Greenhalgh, J; Lake, J; Mamas, M; Walwyn, R; Ruddle, R

Published Report

Dr. Natasha Alvarado has 1 publication(s) listed under published report.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Development and evaluation of tools and an intervention to improve patient- and carer-centred outcomes in Longer-Term Stroke care and exploration of adjustment post stroke: the LoTS care research programme 2014 2014 Dec Anne Forster, Kirste Mellish, Amanda Farrin, Bipin Bhakta, Allan House , Jenny Hewison, Jenni Murray, Anita Patel, Martin Knapp , Rachel Breen, Katie Chapman, Ivana Holloway , Rebecca Hawkins, Rosemary Shannon, Jane Nixon, Adam Jowett, Mike Horton, Natasha Alvarado, Shamaila Anwar , Alan Tennant , Mary Godfrey, John Young NIHR Journals Library