Anne-Marie Boylan

• PhD
• Research Associate at University of Oxford

Background The need to increase exercise and decrease sedentary behaviour in people diagnosed with psychosis is well-recognised. Aims We set out to explore caregivers’ perspectives on what supports and prevents physical activity, and how to use carers’ support most effectively. Method Fourteen caregivers of people diagnosed with psychosis were in...

Introduction In June 2021, high-profile testimonials in the media about pain during intrauterine device (IUD) procedures in the UK prompted significant discussion across platforms including Twitter (subsequently renamed X). We examined a sample of Twitter postings (tweets) to gain insight into public perspectives and experiences. Methods We harves...

Childhood cancer is an urgent priority in Egypt, owing to a large number of children with cancer, the great need and demand for paediatric oncology services, limited resources/funds and inferior survival outcomes. Therefore, an overview of the status of childhood cancer care in Egypt and an evidence-based approach towards optimal utilisation of res...

Obesity is a chronic and complex disease affecting millions of people worldwide. Currently, there is no standard definition of success for the management of obesity. We set out to complete a synthesis of clinical practice guidelines for obesity management for adult populations, aiming to provide both a quantitative descriptive and qualitative analy...

Background Patients diagnosed with psychosis often spend less time than others engaged in exercise and more time sitting down, which likely contributes to poorer physical and mental health. Objective The aim of this study was to develop a comprehensive framework from the perspective of patients, carers, and staff for understanding what promotes mo...

Objective To understand: if professionals, citizens and patients can locate UK healthcare professionals’ statements of declarations of interests, and what citizens understand by these. Design The study sample included two groups of participants in three phases. First, healthcare professionals working in the public domain (health professional parti...

Purpose: Childhood cancer treatment is complex, resource-intensive, and expensive, and resource-limited settings would benefit from providing cost-effective treatment approaches on the basis of evidence. Effective implementation of cost-effective evidence-based treatment requires knowledge about factors influencing its use. In this study, we deter...

Objectives To identify and thematically analyse how healthcare professionals (HCPs) integrate patient values and preferences (‘values integration’) in primary care for adults with non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Design Systematic review and meta-aggregation methods were used for extraction, synthesis and analysis of qualitative evidence. Data s...

Qualitative research has an important place within evidence-based health care (EBHC), contributing to policy on patient safety and quality of care, supporting understanding of the impact of chronic illness, and explaining contextual factors surrounding the implementation of interventions. However, the question of whether, when and how to critically...

Background Opportunistic recruitment in primary care is challenging due to the inherent unpredictability of incident conditions, and workload and time pressures. Many clinical trials do not recruit to target, leading to equivocal answers to research questions. Learning from the experiences of patients and recruiters to trials of incident conditions...

Qualitative research has an important place within evidence-based health care (EBHC), contributing to policy on patient safety and quality of care, supporting understanding of the impact of chronic illness, and explaining contextual factors surrounding the implementation of interventions. However, the question of whether, when and how to critically...

Background: Antidiabetic medication is effective in preventing diabetes-related complications. However, 40% of type 2 diabetic patients do not adhere to their medication regimes adequately. Brief text messages represent a promising approach to support medication adherence. The aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of primary care profe...

Background The views of women with acute, uncomplicated urinary tract infection (auUTI) on the acceptability of non-antibiotic treatment options are poorly understood. Aim To establish women’s thoughts on and experience of non-antibiotic treatment for auUTIs. Design and setting Qualitative interview study with primary care patients in Oxfordshire...

BACKGROUND Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is a long-term condition affecting 9.3% of people worldwide. People with T2D are at high risk of developing serious complications (e.g., blindness, lower-limb amputations, kidney disease, cardiovascular disease), which reduce their quality of life and life expectancy. Antidiabetic medication, if taken appropriately,...

Background: Consultations in primary care for symptoms of urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common and patients are frequently treated with antibiotics. Given increasing antimicrobial resistance, there has been interest in non-antibiotic treatment options for common infections. One such option is the use of cranberry extract to treat symptoms at...

Background: Grandiose delusions are arguably the most neglected psychotic experience in research. Objectives: We aimed to discover from patients: whether grandiose delusions have harmful consequences; the psychological mechanisms that maintain them; and what help patients may want from clinical services. Design: A qualitative interview design...

Background Funders, policy‐makers and research organizations increasingly expect health researchers in the UK to involve patients and members of the public in research. It has been stated that it makes research “more effective, more credible and often more cost efficient.” However, the evidence base for this assertion is evolving and can be limited...

Background Policy‐makers and health research funders increasingly require researchers to demonstrate that they have involved patients in the design and conduct of research. However, the extent to which patients and public have the power to get involved on an equal footing is dependent on their economic, cultural, social and symbolic capital. Objec...

Health systems worldwide are facing unprecedented challenges as they seek to deliver better value healthcare against a backdrop of increasing levels of chronic disease, ageing populations, global financial crises and reduced public spending, and digital health tools and services are widely touted as

Background: There are mounting calls for robust, critical evaluation of the impact of patient and public involvement (PPI) in health research. However, questions remain about how to assess its impact, and whether it should be assessed at all. The debate has thus far been dominated by professionals. Objective: To explore the views of PPI contribu...

Online feedback from patients about their experiences of health services is increasing and likely to accelerate in the coming years.[1][1],[2][2] In other sectors, such as retail and travel, gathering, interpreting and responding to both solicited and unsolicited online consumer feedback is routine

Background. Clinical practice guidelines recommend that stroke survivors’ needs be assessed at regular intervals after stroke. The extent to which GPs comply with national guidance particularly for patients in care homes who have greatest clinical complexity is unknown. Objectives. This study aimed to establish the current clinical practice in the...

In the UK, altruism has featured explicitly as an underpinning principle for biobanking. However, conceptualizing donation as altruistic downplays the role of reciprocity and personal or family benefit. To investigate how biosample donors talk about their donation and whether they regard samples as 'gifts'. In this qualitative study, 21 people, bot...

To determine the views held by the general public in Northern Ireland towards survivors of brain injury. Qualitative semi-structured interviews. Interviews were conducted with 16 members of the general public. Ten questions addressed issues such as the role of survivors of brain injury in society, the challenges they face and the characteristics as...

Research into the lives of children with acquired brain injury (ABI) often neglects to incorporate children as participants, preferring to obtain the opinions of the adult carer (e.g. McKinlay et al., 2002). There has been a concerted attempt to move away from this position by those working in children’s research with current etiquette highlighting...