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Personal profile
Research interests
I have a longstanding interest in how best to empower patients and people in the community to take control over their illness and treatment. I am addressing this question through the development and evaluation of numerous digital interventions for members of the public and health professionals, including interventions to support weight management, physical activity, reduction of infection transmission and antibiotic over-use, and self-management of numerous long-term health conditions (including cancer, hypertension, diabetes, back pain, asthma, cognitive decline and many other health problems). After carrying out large clinical trials of these interventions showing they are cost-effective (published in Lancet, BMJ and similar journals) they are made available nationally and internationally through partnerships with the public, third and private sector. Through this work I have pioneered the 'Person-Based Approach' (see www.personbasedapproach.org) which combines in-depth mixed methods research with co-design and behavioural analysis to develop and optimise accessible and effective healthcare solutions. In total, I have over 500 publications (Google Scholar), resulting in over 30,000 citations and an h index of 80. I have been chief investigator on grants totalling over £10 million and principal or co-investigator on grants totalling well over £75 million (funding bodies include NIHR, MRC, ESRC, EPSRC, EC and medical charities).
I am a NIHR Senior Investigator and my roles at University of Bristol include behavioural theme lead for the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration-West and the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit and co-Director (Research) for the Centre for Doctoral Training in Digital Health and Care. I have a continuing role at University of Southampton as Director of the LifeGuide Research Programme and the Behavioural Science theme of the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre. Previous roles have included Editor-in-Chief of Psychology & Health (journal of the European Society for Health Psychology), core or expert topic member of NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) panels in public health, behaviour change (technology) and antimicrobial stewardship, and member of research funding panels for NIHR, MRC and medical charities.
Structured keywords and research groupings
- Physical and Mental Health
- Digital Health
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Development and evaluation of a complex ePrescribing-based Antimicrobial Stewardship (ePAMS+) intervention for hospitals.
1/02/19 → 1/01/24
Project: Research
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Development and Evaluation of a Complex ePrescribing-based Antimicrobial Stewardship (ePAMS+) Intervention for Hospitals
1/02/19 → 31/01/24
Project: Research
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Research output
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A Digital Intervention for Respiratory Tract Infections (Internet Dr): Process Evaluation to Understand How to Support Self-care for Minor Ailments
Miller, S., Yardley, L., Smith, P., Weal, M., Anderson, A., Stuart, B., Little, P. & Morrison, L., 19 Jan 2022, In: JMIR Formative Research. 6, 1, 14 p., e24239.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Cluster randomised controlled trial to assess a tailored intervention to reduce antibiotic prescribing in rural China: study protocol
Cong, W., Chai, J., Zhao, L., Cabral, C. L., Yardley, L., Yao, G., Zhang, T., Cheng, J., Shen, X., Liu, R., Little, P., Stuart, B., Hu, X., Sun, Y., Oliver, I., Zheng, B., Lambert, H. S. & Wang, D., 3 Jan 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 1, 8 p., e048267.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Exploring the impact of shielding advice on the health and wellbeing of individuals identified as extremely vulnerable and advised to shield in Southwest England amid the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods evaluation
Lasseter, G., Lambert, H. S., Hickman, M., Reynolds, R. A., Zhang, J., Cai, S., Zhang, T. & Yardley, L., 5 Jan 2022, (medRxiv).Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Datasets
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Germ Defence - Machine Assisted Topic Analysis
Towler, L. (Creator), Bondaronek, P. (Creator), Papakonstantinou, T. (Creator), Amlot, R. (Creator), Chadborn, T. (Creator), Ainsworth, B. (Creator) & Yardley, L. (Creator), figshare, 4 Apr 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19514305.v1, https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Germ_Defence_-_Machine_Assisted_Topic_Analysis/19514305/1
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Prizes
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Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Yardley, Lucy (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Election to learned society
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Fellow of the British Psychological Society
Yardley, Lucy (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Election to learned society
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Activities
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Inaugural International Conference of Vestibular Rehabilitation
Lucy Yardley (Participant)
18 Aug 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk
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European Society for Research on Internet Interventions
Lucy Yardley (Participant)
2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk
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MRC Global Challenge Research Fund panel (External organisation)
Lucy Yardley (Advisor)
2016Activity: Membership types › Membership or peer review panel or committee