Dr Madeleine Harrison
PhD, MPH, BSc (Hons)
Department of Oncology and Metabolism
YCR Research Associate


+44 114 215 9696
Full contact details
Department of Oncology and Metabolism
Office 223, Broomcross Building
Weston Park Hospital
Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2SJ
- Profile
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Since joining the University of Sheffield in 2014, I have collaborated on a variety of multidisciplinary research projects across a range of health issues, including stroke and aphasia rehabilitation, public involvement in research, and palliative and end of life care.
I was awarded a Stroke Association Postgraduate Fellowship in 2014 and completed my PhD in the School of Health and Related Research in 2019. My thesis was an evaluation of the intervention fidelity of self-managed computerised speech and language therapy for people with aphasia post-stroke.
I joined the Department of Oncology and Metabolism in 2021 to contribute to research projects around palliative and end of life care.
- Research interests
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My research interests are focused on working with patients, carers and healthcare providers in order to understand their experiences of engaging with healthcare services and health technology with the ultimate goal of improving service delivery. Methodologically, my experience is in qualitative and mixed methods research.
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Understanding the palliative care needs and experiences of people with mesothelioma and their family carers : an integrative systematic review. Palliative Medicine, 35(6), 1039-1051.
- Factors Associated With Adherence to Self-Managed Aphasia Therapy Practice on a Computer—A Mixed Methods Study Alongside a Randomized Controlled Trial. Frontiers in Neurology, 11, ---.
- Self-managed, computerised speech and language therapy for patients with chronic aphasia post-stroke compared with usual care or attention control (Big CACTUS) : a multicentre, single-blinded, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Neurology, 18(9), 821-833.
- Psychological and emotional needs, assessment, and support post-stroke: a multi-perspective qualitative study. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 24(2), 119-125.
- Exploring patient and public involvement in stroke research: a qualitative study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 37(23), 2174-2183.
- Provision of palliative and end-of-life care in stroke units: A qualitative study. Palliative Medicine, 27(9), 855-860.
All publications
Journal articles
- Mesothelioma patient and carer experience research: A research prioritisation exercise. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 102281-102281.
- Palliative care roles and responsibilities of mesothelioma clinical nurse specialists in the UK. Progress in Palliative Care.
- Clinical nurse specialist role in providing generalist and specialist palliative care : a qualitative study of mesothelioma clinical nurse specialists. Journal of Advanced Nursing. View this article in WRRO
- Patient and informal carers experience of living with mesothelioma: a systematic rapid review and synthesis of the literature. Lung Cancer, 156, S31-S31.
- Understanding the palliative care needs and experiences of people with mesothelioma and their family carers : an integrative systematic review. Palliative Medicine, 35(6), 1039-1051.
- What are the factors that may influence the implementation of self-managed computer therapy for people with long term aphasia following stroke? A qualitative study of speech and language therapists’ experiences in the Big CACTUS trial. Disability and Rehabilitation.
- Self-managed, computerised word finding therapy as an add-on to usual care for chronic aphasia post-stroke : an economic evaluation. Clinical Rehabilitation. View this article in WRRO
- Factors Associated With Adherence to Self-Managed Aphasia Therapy Practice on a Computer—A Mixed Methods Study Alongside a Randomized Controlled Trial. Frontiers in Neurology, 11, ---.
- Computerised speech and language therapy or attention control added to usual care for people with long-term post-stroke aphasia : the Big CACTUS three-arm RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 24(19), 1-176. View this article in WRRO
- Self-managed, computerised speech and language therapy for patients with chronic aphasia post-stroke compared with usual care or attention control (Big CACTUS) : a multicentre, single-blinded, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Neurology, 18(9), 821-833.
- Challenges in building interpersonal care in organized hospital stroke units: The perspectives of stroke survivors, family caregivers and the multidisciplinary team. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73(10), 2351-2360. View this article in WRRO
- Psychological and emotional needs, assessment, and support post-stroke: a multi-perspective qualitative study. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 24(2), 119-125.
- Negotiating excess treatment costs in a clinical research trial: the good, the bad and the innovative. Trials, 17(1). View this article in WRRO
- Exploring patient and public involvement in stroke research: a qualitative study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 37(23), 2174-2183.
- Patients’ and carers’ experiences of gaining access to acute stroke care: a qualitative study: Table 1. Emergency Medicine Journal, 30(12), 1033-1037. View this article in WRRO
- Provision of palliative and end-of-life care in stroke units: A qualitative study. Palliative Medicine, 27(9), 855-860.
- Abstract WP364: Key Stakeholders Recognize the Need for a Structured Approach to Psychological Support with Input from a Clinical Psychologist. Stroke, 44(suppl_1).
- Developing, monitoring, and reporting of fidelity in aphasia trials: core recommendations from the collaboration of aphasia trialists (CATs) trials for aphasia panel. Aphasiology, 1-23.
- Understanding the Experiences of end of Life Care for Patients with Mesothelioma from the Perspective of Bereaved Family Caregivers in the UK: A Qualitative Analysis. Journal of Palliative Care, 082585972210792-082585972210792.
- View this article in WRRO
Conference proceedings papers
Other
- Understanding the palliative care needs and experiences of people with mesothelioma and their family carers : an integrative systematic review. Palliative Medicine, 35(6), 1039-1051.
- Grants
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- Stroke Association Postgraduate Fellowship: Evaluating the intervention fidelity of self-managed computer therapy for aphasia post-stroke. (2014-2019)
- Projects
Current
- A longitudinal qualitative study aiming to explore the experiences of patients with incurable head and neck cancer and using co-design methods to identify priorities and develop ways to improve care experiences (ii-HANC)
Previous
- A mixed methods study exploring the role of Mesothelioma UK clinical nurse specialists in meeting the palliative care needs of patients and families
- A process evaluation of intervention fidelity to self-managed computer aphasia therapy
- A randomised controlled trial exploring whether self-managed computer therapy can help people with post-stroke aphasia find more words (Big CACTUS)
- A qualitative study exploring patient, carer and health care professional’s experience of stroke care across South Yorkshire
- A qualitative study exploring patient and public involvement in stroke research