Long-term conditions
Approximately 15 million people in England, representing 1 in 4 adults, have one or more long-term conditions (LTCs). A LTC is an illness that cannot be cured, but may be controlled with medicines and/or other treatments. Common LTCs in the UK encompass a range of body systems and disorders spanning: cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal/urology, endocrine/diabetes, neurological/psychiatric and musculoskeletal/trauma. People living with LTCs face considerable challenges around the management of their long-term physical and mental health.
About the research group
The ‘Living well with long-term conditions’ LWLTC research group is led by Prof Dez Kyte and Dr Kostas Papadopoulos. The LWLTC group aims to facilitate the development and implementation of high-quality research and knowledge exchange, targeted at helping people with long-term conditions and their families to live well.
Members
Operations Group
LWLTC Group Lead – Prof Dez Kyte PhD – Professor of Physiotherapy and course lead for the MSc (pre-reg) Physiotherapy programme, University of Worcester.
Deputy lead – Dr Kostas Papadopoulos PhD - Principal lecturer (physiotherapy) at the University of Worcester and the Head of Department for Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy & Nutritional Therapy.
Professor Eleanor Bradley PhD - College Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange (Health & Science) and a Professor of Health Psychology, University of Worcester.
Dr Berenice Mahoney PhD - Principal Lecturer, PhD Three Counties Medical School and the School of Psychology, University of Worcester.
Professor Rebecca Stack PhD - MBChB Assessment Lead, School Teaching and Learning coordinator, School EDI Lead and Professor of Student Success and Medical Assessment at Three Counties Medical School, University of Worcester.
Current Projects
Funded Research Projects
PhD Students
- University of Worcester. Samita Kirve-PhD topic: Dementia education provision in pre-reg OT programmes in UK HEIs.
- MDX London. Katherine Paice-PhD topic: The role of nutrition in improving performance and reducing injury in female netball players.
- University of West Attica. George Kypraios-PhD topic: The use of clinical Pilates in Shoulder Tendinopathy.
- MDX London. Luca Maestroni – PhD topic: Strength and Power Assessment in Rehabilitation: Profiling the Athlete’s Return to Sport Journey Following ACL reconstruction - PhD completed 2023.
- Nicola Anderson. Using patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) to promote quality of care and safety in the management of patients with established kidney disease requiring treatment with haemodialysis. University of Birmingham, UK - PhD completed 2023.
- Birgith Engelst Grove. Remote symptom monitoring using patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures in patients with chronic kidney disease: The PROKID study. Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark - PhD completed 2023.
Outputs
Publications
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Christel McMullan; Ameeta Retzer; Sarah E. Hughes; Olalekan Lee Aiyegbusi; Camilla Bathurst; Alan Boyd; Jamie Coleman; Elin Haf Davies; Alastair K Denniston; Helen Dunster; Chris Frost; Rosie Harding; Amanda Hunn; Derek Kyte et al. Development and usability testing of an electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) solution for patients with inflammatory diseases in an Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product (ATMP) basket trial. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes (2023).
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Van der Veer SN, Kyte D, Chadwick H et al. Putting patients at the centre: including patients’ perspective into UK kidney care and research. A roadmap for collecting electronic patient-reported outcome measures (ePROMs). University of Manchester (2023).
- Anderson NE, Kyte D, McMullan C, et al. Global use of electronic patient-reported outcome systems in nephrology: a mixed methods study. BMJ Open (2023).
- Maestroni L, Turner A, Papadopoulos K, Sideris V, Read P. "Total Score of Athleticism: profiling strength and power characteristics in professional soccer players following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction to assess return to sport readiness" AMJSPORTS (2023).
- Maestroni L, Turner A, Papadopoulos K, Sideris V, Read P. "Single leg drop jump is affected by physical capacities in male soccer players following ACL reconstruction" Science and Medicine in Football (2023).
- Maestroni K, Turner A, Papadopoulos K, Cohen D, Sideris V, Graham-Smith P, Read P. (2023) "A comparison of strength and power characteristics prior to anterior cruciate ligament rupture and at the end of rehabilitation prior to return to sport in professional soccer players" Sports Health (2023).
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Gulshan T, Dobel-Ober D, Bradley E, Charnley C, Lambley-Burke R, Mallen C, Honeyford K, Kingstone T (2024) Evaluating the impact of the Supporting The Advancement of Research Skills (STARS) programme on research knowledge, engagement and culture in a health and social care organisation in England BMC Medical Education 24: 126 Evaluating the impact of the supporting the advancement of research skills (STARS) programme on research knowledge, engagement and capacity-building in a health and social care organisation in England | BMC Medical Education | Full Text (biomedcentral.com)
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Johnson J, Hope L, Jones L and Bradley E (2023) A mixed methods study to understand perinatal mental healthcare referral decisions among midwives and health visitors in the UK. Frontiers in Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1056987
- Doughty, A., Keane, G., Wadley, A. J., Mahoney, B., Bueno, A. A., & Coles, S. J. (2024). Plasma concentrations of thioredoxin, thioredoxin reductase and peroxiredoxin-4 can identify high risk patients and predict outcome in patients with acute coronary syndrome: A clinical observation. International Journal of Cardiology, 131888
- Gordon-Smith, K., Hampshire, C., Mahoney, B., Perry, A., Lewis, K. J., Craddock, N., ... & Jones, L. (2024). Opportunities to engage in positive activities during the COVID-19 pandemic: Perspectives of individuals with mood disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders, 345, 186-191
- Hampshire, C., Mahoney, B., & Davis, S. K. (2022). Parenting styles and disordered eating among youths: A rapid scoping review. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 802567
- Lea, R., Davis, S. K., Mahoney, B., & Qualter, P. (2023). Do emotionally intelligent adolescents flourish or flounder under pressure? Linking emotional intelligence to stress regulation mechanisms. Personality and Individual Differences, 201, 111943
- Mahoney, B. (2024). Geography and breast reconstruction: the complex business of using travel time to understand how patients access care after surgery. Ann Breast Surg 2024; 8:13 https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/abs-23-24
PhD Projects
Available Self-funded PhD Projects
Collaborators
Dr Shirley Evans - Director of The Association for Dementia Studies, University of Worcester.
Dr Chris Bowers - Head of Dept. Computing, Principal Lecturer, University of Worcester.
Dr Andrew Morris - Specialist renal dietician, Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS trust.