Research project

Mapping and evidence synthesis for assistive technologies to support adults living at home with long-term continence or toilet-use problems

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Cathy Murphy PhD RN

Professorial Fellow-Research

Research interests

  • Continence management
  • Dementia and incontinence
  • Continence devices
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Other researchers

Professor David Scott

Professorial Fellow-Research

Research interests

  • David’s current research interests focus on indirect treatment comparisons and early health technology assessment (HTA) modelling.
  • He specialises in the application and development of methodologies for indirect treatment comparisons of treatments not directly compared in clinical trials. David has taught training courses and published numerous academic papers in this field. Furthermore, he leads SHTAC’s evaluation of meta-analysis and indirect treatment comparison components of company submissions to NICE as part of the TAR programme.
  • David’s work in early health technology assessment focuses on medical devices and digital technologies (MedTech). He is currently supporting several academic and industry partners in their paths to reimbursement. David enjoys collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to develop research proposals. He has built decision-analytic models to evaluate cost-effectiveness and conducted value of information (VOI) analyses to inform future research priorities.
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Miss Lois Woods

Senior Research Assistant

Research interests

  • Lois collaborates on projects across the university to provide information specialist support or as part of SHTAC’s review team.
  • Evidence synthesis contributions to a rapid review of the effectiveness of digital tools to improve recruitment and retention of participants in randomised controlled trials (project led by Southampton Clinical Trials Unit).
  • Information science support for a realist review of strategies to prevent urinary tract infections in older people in care homes https://www.southampton.ac.uk/stoputi/ (StOP UTI project)
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Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Research outputs