Diana Papaioannou [BChD, MSc]
Research Fellow/Trial Co-ordinator
ScHARR
The University of Sheffield
30 Regent CourtRegent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
UK
Tel: +44 (0) 114 222 0766
Fax: +44 (0) 114 222 0870
Email: d.papaioannou@sheffield.ac.uk
Biography
I have worked with the CTRU since May 2011. I am the Trial Co-ordinator for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial, REPOSE. The aim of the trial is to establish the added benefit of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) therapy over multiple injections on glycaemic control and hypoglycaemia in individuals with type 1 diabetes receiving similar high quality structured training in insulin therapy (DAFNE).
Prior to joining CTRU, I worked with ScHARR Technology Assessment Group from July 2006, where I worked as an Information Specialist and Systematic Reviewer undertaking health technology assessments for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC).
Research Interests
My research interests are in the following areas:
• Systematic reviews
• Controlled clinical trials
• Validity and responsiveness of generic quality of life measures, particularly in mental health
Teaching Interests
• Health & Social Care Research Course: Module Co-ordinator for Systematically Reviewing the Literature (HAR6029)
• Dissertation supervisor for the Masters in Public Health (MPH)
Current projects
• The REPOSE Trial: The Relative Effectiveness of Pumps Over MDI and Structured Education
Key publications
1. Papaioannou D, Brazier J, Parry, G. How valid and responsive are generic health status measures, such as the EQ-5D and SF-36, in schizophrenia? A systematic review. Value in Health. In press
2. Papaioannou, D, Sutton, A, Carroll, C, Wong, R & Booth, A. (2010) Literature searching for social science systematic reviews: consideration of a range of search techniques. Health Information and Libraries Journal; 27 (2): 114-122.
3. Papaioannou, D, Cooper, K, Carroll, C, Hind, D, Squires, H, Tappenden, P, Logan, R. Antioxidants in the chemoprevention of colorectal cancer and colorectal adenomas in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Colorectal Disease (in press)
4. Booth, A, Papaioannou, D and Sutton, A J (2011). Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review. SAGE publications Ltd.
5. Cooper K, Pilgrim H, Carroll C, Papaioannou D. Hind D, Tappenden P, Booth A (in press). Chemoprevention of colorectal cancer: systematic review and decision-analytic model. Health Technology Assessment.
6. Carroll C, Cooper K, Papaioannou D, Hind D, Pilgrim H, Tappenden P. (2010) Supplemental calcium in the chemoprevention of colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Therapeutics, 32(5): 789-803
7. Wilkinson, A, Papaioannou, D, Keen, C, Booth, A. (2009) The role of the information specialist in supporting knowledge transfer: a public health information case study. Health Libraries and Information Journal. 26 (2): 118-12
Section
I am based in Health Services Research