| Job Title | Contact | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Lecturer in Health and Society |
F dot Poland at uea dot ac dot uk
Tel: +44 (0)1603 59 3630 |
Queens Building 2.12 |
I have a career-long interest in the development of research to enable community-responsive health and social care through developing appropriate research skills, and joint working between academics, practitioners and stakeholders. This has been reflected in my work as an interdisciplinary research developer initially in social care, bridging the voluntary and HE sectors (helping set up and then running the Greater Manchester-based Research Exchange) and in leading the development of research capacity in newer researcher health professions such as nursing and midwifery (at University of Wales, Bangor) in allied health professions (at UEA) and in interdisciplinary health research more broadly (at UEA).
As a mainly qualitative researcher, I aim to use the power of qualitative research methods such as ethnography and social network analysis, to understand and foster the partnership work involved in managing health and wellbeing concerns as for individuals and communities. I am especially interested in qualitative research relating to structures and resources which can promote action and independence in community settings, involving work with voluntary groups and in relation to care work and rehabilitation, particularly involving older people. This has enabled more recent studies and proposals in: social capital and health; community-based assessment of health needs; volunteer befriending for carers of people with dementia; community based rehabilitation; community support for people with chronic illness; evidence-building in community-based rehabilitation.
Policy and Decision-Making Research Theme Group
Evidence-Based Practice:
* East Anglia Research Synthesis research sub-theme group
* Communication and Health sub-theme group
I have set up training and education at community level, in FE and in HE , often initiating teaching courses usually related to researching. These have ranging from organising, delivering or chairing unaccredited research skills-sharing workshops in-house or with local and national voluntary and community organisations, local and national conferences to diploma and degree (UG and PG ) modules in sociology and research methods as well as PGR studies teaching and supervision.
Current teaching activities:
· Joint Coordinator and Lecturer MSc Health Sci: MED-M31Y Introduction to Research Methods ;
· Coordinator and Lecturer: MSc Health Sci: MED-M33Y Further Qualitative Research Methods; AHP-115 Self-Directed Literature Review
· Research Dissertation Supervisor MSc Health Sci and MSc Occupational Therapy, MSc Physiotherapy
· Tutorials/seminars: AHP and MED PGR Student Programmes
MSc Health Sci Research Dissertation workshops
· PhD/MPhil students: Successfully supervised: 9; Currently supervising: 5
Topics:
- Ethnomethodologically-informed ethnographic study of interdisciplinary collaboration in two child development teams
- Comparative case study analysis of user involvement in three local NHS trusts
- Critical discourse analysis of constructions of medicine-taking by people with mild to moderate asthma
Methodological innovation in the research synthesis of quantitative and qualitative evidence in psychosocial interventions in cardiovascular disease
Lane, K, Poland, F, Fleming, S, Lambert, N, Macdonald, H, Potter, J, Raats, M, Skidmore, P, Vince, C, Wellings, A and Hooper, L (2013) Older women's reduced contact with food in the Changes Around Food Experience (CAFE) study: choices, adaptations and dynamism. Ageing and Society. pp. 1-25. ISSN 0144-686X
Mares, K, Cross, J, Clark, A, Barton, G, Poland, F, O'Driscoll, M, Watson, MJ, McGlashan, K, Myint, P and Pomeroy, V (2012) The FeSTivaLS trial protocol: a randomized evaluation of the efficacy of functional strength training on enhancing walking and upper limb function later after stroke. International Journal of Stroke. (In Press)
Mares, K, Cross, J, Clark, A, Barton, GR, Poland, F, O'Driscoll, ML, Watson, MJ, McGlashan, K, Myint, PK and Pomeroy, VM (2012) The FeSTivaLS trial protocol: A randomized evaluation of the efficacy of functional strength training on enhancing walking and upper limb function later post stroke. International Journal of Stroke. pp. 1-9. ISSN 17474930
Murdoch, J, Salter, C, Cross, J, Smith, J and Poland, F (2012) Resisting medications: moral discourses and performances in illness narratives. Sociology of Health & Illness. pp. 1-16. ISSN 01419889
Serrano-Santos, M, Kelly, J, Poland, F and Wright, D (2012) Individualised Medication Administration Guides (I-MAGs) increase the nurse's confidence in their practice and may improve patients' safety. Nursing Times. (In Press)
Twigg, MJ, Bhattacharya, D, Poland, F, Desborough, JA and Wright, DJ (2012) The views of pharmacists who participated in a community pharmacy randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. n/a-n/a. ISSN 09617671 (In Press)
Twigg, MJ, Desborough, JA, Poland, F, Bhattacharya, D and Wright, D (2012) The current and future roles of community pharmacists: views and experiences of patients with type 2 diabetes. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. (In Press)
Gregory, S, Poland, F, Spalding, N, Sargen, K, McCulloch, J and Vicary, P (2011) Multidimensional collaboration; reflections on action research in a clinical context. Educational Action Research, 19 (3). pp. 363-378. ISSN 0965-0792
Taylor, L., Poland, F, Harrison, P. and Stephenson, R. (2011) A quasi-experimental feasibility study to determine the effect of a systematic treatment programme on the scores of the Nottingham Adjustment Scale of individuals with visual field deficits following stroke. Clinical Rehabilitation, 25 (1). pp. 43-50. ISSN 0269-2155
De Carvalho Leite, JC, de L Drachler, M, Killett, A, Kale, S, Nacul, L, Mcarthur, M, Hong, C, O'Driscoll, L, Pheby, D, Campion, P, Lacerda, E and Poland, F (2011) Social support needs for equity in health and social care: a thematic analysis of experiences of people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis. International Journal for Equity in Health, 10 (1). p. 46. ISSN 1475-9276
Geere, JL, Mokoena, MM, Jagels, P, Poland, F and Hartley, S (2010) How do children perceive health to be affected by domestic water carrying? Qualitative findings from a mixed methods study in rural South Africa. Child Care, Health & Development, 36 (6). pp. 818-826.
Huttunen-Lenz, M., Song, F. and Poland, F (2010) Are psychoeducational smoking cessation interventions for coronary heart disease patients effective? Meta-analysis of interventions. British Journal of Health Psychology, 15 (4). pp. 749-777. ISSN 1359107X
Murdoch, J, Poland, F and Salter, CI (2010) Analyzing Interactional Contexts in a Data-Sharing Focus Group. Qualitative Health Research, 20 (5). pp. 582-594.
Horton, Simon, Poland, Fiona, Kale, Swati, Drachler, Maria de Lourdes, De Carvalho Leite, JC, Mcarthur, Maggie A, Campion, Peter D, Pheby, Derek and Nacul, Luis (2010) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) in adults: a qualitative study of perspectives from professional practice. BMC Family Practice, 11 (1). p. 89. ISSN 1471-2296
Lambert, RA, Harvey, IM, Lorgelly, PK and Poland, F (2010) Cost-effectiveness analysis of an occupational therapy-led lifestyle approach and routine GP care for panic disorder. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 45 (7). pp. 741-50.
Lane, K, Poland, F and Hooper, L (2010) New tricks? Older women's expertise in the kitchen: some findings from the CAFÉ Study. Generations Review, 20 (1).
Drachler, M, De Carvalho Leite, JC, Hooper, L, Hong, CS, Pheby, D, Nacul, L, Lacerda, E, Campion, P, Killett, AM, McArthur, MA and Poland, F (2009) The expressed needs of people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: A systematic review. BMC Public Health, 9 (458).
Watts, R, Mooney, J, Poland, F, Spalding, N and Scott, DGI (2009) An exploration of the educational needs of patients with primary systemic vasculitis-1. APIMS, 117 (Suppl 127). p. 145.
Boswell, GR, Poland, F, Killett, AM and Cross, JL (2009) A research basis for addressing youth offending on the Broadland 'Stairway out of Crime' programme. British Journal of Community Justice, 7. p. 2.
Scarpello, T, Poland, F, Lambert, N and Wakeman, T (2009) A Qualitative Study of Food-Related Experiences of Rural Village Shop Customers. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 22 (2). pp. 108-15.
Wilson, E, Thalanany, M, Shepstone, L, Charlesworth, G, Poland, F, Harvey, IM, Price, D, Reynolds, SA and Mugford, M (2009) Befriending carers of people with dementia: a cost utility analysis. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 24 (6). pp. 610-623.
Charlesworth, G, Shepstone, L, Wilson, E, Mindell, J, Reynolds, SA, Mugford, M, Poland, F, Harvey, IM and Price, D (2008) Befriending carers of people with dementia: randomised controlled trial. British Medical Journal, 336 (7656). pp. 1295-1297.
Charlesworth, G, Shepstone, L, Wilson, E, Thalanany, MM, Mugford, M, Harvey, IM and Poland, F (2008) Does befriending by trained lay workers improve psychological well-being and quality of life for carers of people with dementia( PwD), and at what cost? A randomised controlled trial. Health Technology Assessment, 12 (4). pp. 1-78.
Charlesworth, G, Smajdor, A, Tzimoula, X, Higgs, P and Poland, F (2007) Social networks, befriending and support for family carers of people with dementia. Quality in Ageing - Policy, practice and research, 8 (2). pp. 37-44.
Higgs, P, Tzimoula, X, Poland, F and Charlesworth, G (2007) To those who have, more is given; Network type and service use in England. Gerontologist, 47 (1). p. 623.
Lambert, RA, Harvey, IM and Poland, F (2007) A pragmatic, unblinded randomised controlled trial comparing an occupational therapy-led lifestyle approach and routine GP care for panic disorder treatment in primary care. Journal of Affective Disorders, 99 (1-3). pp. 63-71.
Poland, F, Boswell, GR, Cross, JL and Killett, AM (2007) Stairway Profiles Research: Out of Crime Key Enablement Tools (SPR:OCKET). UEA Norwich.
Lindquist, I, Engardt, M, Garnham, L, Poland, F and Richardson, B (2006) Physiotherapy students' professional identity on the edge of working life. Medical Teacher, 28 (3). pp. 270-276.
Lindquist, I, Engardt, M, Poland, F, Garnham, E and Richardson, B (2006) Development pathways in Physiotherapy in learning to be a physiotherapist. Physiotherapy Research International, 11 (3). pp. 129-139.
Richardson, B, O'Driscoll, M-L, Poland, F and McCullagh, M (2005) An investigation of an orthopaedic referral system - implications for clinical governance. Quality in Primary Care, 13 (4). pp. 205-212.
Richardson, B, Shepstone, L, Poland, F, Mugford, M, Finlayson, B and Clemence, N (2005) Randomised controlled trial and cost consequences study comparing initial physiotherapy assessment and management with routine practice for selected patients in an accident and emergency department of an acute hospital. Emergency Medicine Journal, 22 (2). pp. 87-92.
Flood, C, Mugford, M, Stewart, SE, Harvey, IM, Poland, F and Lloyd-Smith, W (2004) Occupational therapy compared with social work assessment for older people. An economic evaluation alongside the CAMELOT randomised controlled trial. Age and Ageing, 34 (1). pp. 47-52.
Poland, F, Mugford, M, Harvey, IM, Stewart, SE, Flood, C and Lloyd-Smith, W (2004) Are occupational therapists more effective than social workers when assessing frail older people? Results of CAMELOT, a randomised controlled trial. Age and Ageing, 34 (1). pp. 41-46.
Poland, F, Steward, S and Lloyd-Smith, W (2003) Running a community clinical trial: lessons from the CAMELOT project. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 10 (10). p. 443.
Hooper, E, Charlesworth, G and Poland, F (2002) Recruiting Carers and Befrienders - Experiences from the Befriending and Cost of Caring (BECCA) study. Signpost, 9 (1). pp. 7-10.
Taylor, L, Poland, F and Stephenson, RC (2002) Are Occupational Therapists losing Sight of Hemianopia? British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65 (11). pp. 495-501.
Crozier, KE, Murdoch, J, Poland, F and Salter, CI (2001) Midwives and the blame culture in the NHS. Royal College of Midwives Journal, 4 (9). p. 292.
Campbell-Green, T and Poland, F (2006) Using a biographic-narrative-interpretive method exploring motivation in mental health. In: Qualitative Research for Allied Health Professionals: Challenging Choices. Wiley Blackwell, pp. 156-170. ISBN 0470019638
Blaxter, M and Poland, F (2002) The meaning of social capital. In: Social Capital for Health: Insights from Qualitative Studies. Health Development Agency.
Boswell, GR and Poland, F (2002) Introduction: Exploring Women's Health - Differences, Discourses and Disciplines. In: Woman's Minds, Woman's Bodies. An Interdisciplinary Approach to Women's Health. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1-20. ISBN 0333919696
Campbell, J, Blaxter, M and Poland, F (2002) Moving Beyond the Survey in Exploring Social Capital. In: Qualitative Studies in Social Capital and Health. Health Development Agency.
Mugford, M and Macfarlane, A (2002) A Health Policy and Provision for Maternity Care in the United Kingdom in the Twentieth Century. In: Women's Minds, Women's Bodies:Interdisciplinary Approaches to Women's Health. Macmillan. ISBN 0333919696
Reynolds, SA, McLean, M, Reading, R, Caetano, R, Castle, D, Chadwick, R, Clarke, S, Cooney, CA, Manica da Cruz, IB, Felton, J and Hartman Iv, JL (2002) Evaluating a community based intervention to address inequalities in women's health. In: Women's Minds: Womens Bodies Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Macmillan. ISBN 0333919696
Poland, F, Boswell, GR and Killett, AM (2008) Evaluation Research report: Ipswich Street Prostitution Strategy. UEA Norwich. Research Report. UNSPECIFIED.
Poland, F, Mugford, M, Lloyd-Smith, W, Flood, C, Lloyd-Smith, W, Harvey, I and Stewart, S (2002) CAMELOT final report. A trial of clinical and cost effectiveness of occupational therapy led services: School of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, University of East Anglia;. Research Report. UNSPECIFIED.
Poland, F, Gregory, S, Spalding, N, Sargen, K, McCulloch, J and Vicary, P (2012) Developing Responsive Preoperative Education for Patients Awaiting Colorectal Cancer Surgery. In: Anglia Regional Cancer Conference 2012, 25 May 2012, Newmarket Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk, England.
Spalding, N, Gregory, S, Poland, F, Sargen, K, McCulloch, J and Vicary, P (2012) Using poems from patients' stories to support action to promote the health and recovery of patients awaiting colorectal surgery. In: Anglia Regional Cancer Conference 2012, 25 May 2012, Newmarket Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk, England.
Poland, F, Gregory, S, Spalding, N, Sargen, K, McCulloch, J and Vicary, P (2011) Developing responsive pre-operative education for patients awaiting colorectal cancer surgery. In: 2011 NCRI Cancer Conference, 6 - 9 November 2011, BT Convention Centre, Liverpool, UK.
Spalding, N, Gregory, S, Poland, F, Sargen, K, McCulloch, J and Vicary, P (2011) Using poems from patients' stories to support action to promote the health and recovery of patients awaiting colorectal surgery. In: "Bringing a different world into existence - Action research as a trigger for innovations", CARN Conference 2011, 4 - 6 November, 2011, University of Klagenfurt, Vienna.
Spalding, Nicola, Poland, Fiona, Gregory, Sheila, Sargen, Kevin, McCulloch, Jane and Vicary, Penny (2011) Action research team roles and realities in developing preoperative education in colorectal surgery. In: "Bringing a different world into existence - Action research as a trigger for innovations", CARN Conference 2011, 4 - 6 November, 2011, University of Klagenfurt, Vienna.
Gregory, Sheila, Poland, Fiona, Spalding, Nicola, Sargen, Kevin, McCulloch, Jane and Vicary, Penny (2011) How may action research help patients awaiting colorectal cancer surgery to regain a sense of control over their lives? In: British Sociological Association Medical Sociology Group Annual Conference 2011, 14 - 16 September 2011, Chester University, Chester, England.
Poland, F, Spalding, N, Gregory, S, Sargen, K, McCulloch, J and Vicary, P (2011) ‘Negotiating action roles for an action research team: developing pre-operative patient education in colorectal surgery’. In: BSA Medical Sociology 43rd Annual Conference 2011, 14th - 16th September 2011, Chester University. (Unpublished)
Mooney, J, Poland, F, Spalding, N, Scott, DGI and Watts, R (2011) What do people with Wegener's Granulomatosis want to know about their illness? In: 15th International Vasculitis & ANCA Workshop, May 2011.
Mooney, J, Poland, F, Spalding, N, Scott, DGI and Watts, R (2011) What do People with Primary Systemic Vasculitis want to know about their illness? In: Rheumatology 2011, Brighton.
Gregory, Sheila, Spalding, Nicola, Poland, Fiona, Sargen, Kevin, McCulloch, Jane and Vicary, Penny (2010) The challenges of collaborative action research in a clinical context. In: International Collaborative Action Research Network Conference 2010, 5th - 7th November 2010, Cambridge, UK. (Unpublished)
Mooney, J, Poland, F, Spalding, N, Scott, DGI and Watts, RA (2010) What are the informational needs of patients with primary systemic vasculitis and how is it currently provided? In: EULAR, June 2010, Rome.
Murdoch, J, Poland, F and Salter, C (2010) The Discursive Construction of Medicine-Taking: Moral Discourses, Performances and Linguistic Resources. In: Explorations in Ethnography, Language and Communication: Perspectives on Data, September 2010, Aston University.
Birt, L, Mcarthur, MA and Poland, F (2009) Good mates, bloody good mates: Enhancing male carers wellbeing through alternative support networks. In: British Sociological Society Medical Sociology Conference, Manchester University.
Mooney, J, Watts, RA, Poland, F, Spalding, N and Scott, DGI (2009) What are the educational needs of patients with primary vasculitis? In: 14th International Vasculitis and ANCA workshop, June 2009, Lund, Sweden.
Mooney, J, Watts, RA, Poland, F, Spalding, N and Scott, DGI (2009) I'm glad you know what these "vague" symptoms aredoc: an exploration of the journey for a diagnosis of primary systemic vasculitis. In: 14th International Vasculitis and ANCA workshop, June 2009, Lund, Sweden.
Mooney, J, Watts, RA, Poland, F, Spalding, N and Scott, DGI (2009) What are the educational needs of patients with primary systemic vasculitis? In: 14th International Vasculitis and ANCA workshop, June 2009, EULAR Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mooney, J, Watts, RA, Poland, F, Spalding, N and Scott, DGI (2009) I'm glad you know what these "vague" symptoms are doc: an exploration of the journey for a diagnosis of primary vasculitis. In: EULAR , June 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark Abstract.
Mooney, J, Watts, RA, Poland, F, Spalding, N and Scott, DGI (2009) What are the educational needs of patients with primary systemic vsculitis? In: British Society for Rheumatology AGM, April 2009, Glasgow.
Mooney, J, Watts, RA, Poland, F, Spalding, N and Scott, DGI (2009) I'm glad you know what these "vague" symptoms are doc: an exploration of the journey for a diagnosis of primary systemic vasculitis. In: British Society for Rheumatology AGM, April 2009, Glasgow.
Murdoch, J, Poland, F and Salter, CI (2009) The Discursive Construction of Medicine-Taking: Moral Discourses, Blame and Accountability. In: Making Choices Making Decisions, 8th Global Conference Making Sense of: Health Illness and Disease, July 2009.
Mooney, J, Watts, RA, Poland, F, Spalding, N and Scott, DGI (2008) 'A Survey of Patients With Primary Vasulitis Educational Experience and Educational Needs'. In: British Society Rheumatology, Aptil 2008, Birmingham.
Murdoch, J, Poland, F and Salter, CI (2008) The discursive construction of prophylactic medicine-taking: ideologies, interactions and linguistic resources. In: Conference of Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis Across Disciplines, July 2008, University of Hertfordshire..
Leeson, J, Poland, F and Richardson, B (2004) How are meetings used for inter-professional collaboration by child development teams? In: BSA Medical Sociology 36th Annual Conference, York, UK.
Richardson, B, Poland, F and Garnham, L (2004) Professional in Special: Students Expectations of Being a Pysiotherapists or Occupational Therapist. In: European Congress on Physiotherapy Education, Estoril, Portugal.
Leeson, J, Poland, F and Richardson, B (2003) From Practitioner to Researcher Developing the Methodology to explore Interprofessional Collaboration. In: COT Annual Conference, Glasgow, Scotland.
O'Driscoll, M-L, Poland, F, Belton, T, Sadler, J and Richardson, B (2003) Taking the Wait Off - can physiotherapy make a significant contribution to reduce waiting times for orthopaedic surgery. In: The 14th International Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Barcelona, Spain.
Poland, F (2003) Community - Based Research. Reported in: Qualitative Research Resources: A Consultation with UK Social Scientists. In: ESRC National Participatory Workshop on Qualitative Research Resources, Swindon, UK, ESRC.
Richardson, B, Shepstone, L, Poland, F, Mugford, M, Cox, H, Mohseni-Bandpei, MA, Finlayson, B, Knights, C, Christie, S, Clemence, N and Francis, R (2003) A Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Initial Physiotherapy Assessment and Management with Routine Practice For Selected Patients in an A&E department of an Acute Hospital. In: UNSPECIFIED.
Blaxter, M and Poland, F (2002) Moving Beyond the Survey in Social Capital and Health. In: Health Development Agency Conference on Social Capital and Health, London.
Poland, F (2002) Mixing Chalk and Cheese? Linking Qualitative Research with Community-Based Health Trials. National Colloquium on Developing the Role of Qualitative Techniques in Voluntary Sector Research. In: National Council of Voluntary Organizations and Charities Aid Foundation, London.
Poland, F, Mugford, M, Harvey, IM, Stewart, SE, Flood, C and Lloyd-Smith, W (2002) The Clinical Cost Effectiveness of Community Occupational Therapy Services: a randomised controlled trial. In: The World Federation of Occupational Therapists 12th 4-yearly conference, Stockholm, Sweden.
Poland, F, Mugford, M, Harvey, IM, Stewart, SE, Lloyd-Smith, W and Flood, C (2002) Initial Findings from a randomised controlled trial in Cambridgeshire of the effectiveness for elders of community occupational therapy led services. In: Brighton, UK.
Poland, F, O'Driscoll, M-L, Belton, T, Sadler, J and Putman, K (2002) The Waiting Game - An Evaluation of an Orthopaedic Waiting List Initiative. In: The North American Primary Care Research Group 30th Annual Conference, New Orleans, USA.
Blaxter, M and Poland, F (2001) Social Capital, Health and Social Policy: Trust Security and the Enabling State. In: The British Sociological Association Medical Sociology Group Annual Workshop, York, UK.
Boswell, GR and Poland, F (2002) Woman's Minds, Woman's Bodies. An Interdisciplinary Approach to Women's Health. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 0333919696
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