Dr MARIA PRIOR
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Biography
Maria Prior joined the Unit in November 2008 as a Research Fellow on the MRC-funded Glaucoma Platform screening Study. Maria had previous careers in nursing and teaching (Further Education). She completed a BSc in Mathematical Sciences in 2002, which was followed with a MSc in Health Services Research in 2005 and a PhD in Public Health in 2009. Maria's research interests involve the methodological development of intervention and outcome components for randomised controlled trials.
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Research Interests
Complex intervention development methodology
Instrument development methodologies
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Current Research
Developing intervention components as part of the TRiaDS programme (Translating Research into Practice: Guidance-based Implementation of Dental Evidence)
Selective Decontamination of the Digestive tract in critically ill patients treated in Intensive Care Unit (SuDDICU; funded by the NIHR HTA)
Validation of a prototype instrument for measuring the contribution of institutions and individuals to community stocks of capital
Developing the intervention and outcomes components of a proposed RCT of screening for open angle glaucoma. (funded by MRC)
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Qualifications
- PhD in Public Health, University of Aberdeen
- MSc. (with distinction) Health Services Research, University of Aberdeen
- Post Graduate Certificate in Education, Portsmouth University
- BSc Hons (First Class) Mathematical Sciences, the Open University
- Registered General Nurse, Guy's Hospital, London
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Publications
Contributions to Journals
Articles
- Prior, ME., Burr, JM., Ramsay, CR., Jenkinson, D., Campbell, S., Francis, JJ. & for the Glaucoma screening Platform Study group (2012). 'Evidence base for an intervention to maximise uptake of glaucoma testing: a theory-based cross-sectional survey'. BMJ Open, vol 2, no. 2, e000710.
[Online] DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000710
[Online] AURA: Prior_2012.pdf - Farmer, J., Prior, ME. & Taylor, J. (2012). 'A theory of how rural health services contribute to community sustainability'. Social Science & Medicine, vol 75, no. 10, pp. 1903-1911.
[Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.06.035 - Che Hamzah, J., Burr, JM., Ramsay, CR., Azuara-Blanco, A. & Prior, M. (2011). 'Choosing appropriate patient-reported outcomes instrument for glaucoma research: a systematic review of vision instruments'. Quality of Life Research, vol 20, no. 7, pp. 1141-1158.
[Online] DOI: 10.1007/s11136-010-9831-1
[Online] AURA: Che%20Hamzah%202011.pdf - Prior, ME., Che Hamzah, J., Francis, JJ., Ramsay, CR., Castillo, MM., Campbell, SE., Azuara-Blanco, A. & Burr, JM. (2011). 'Pre-validation methods for developing a patient reported outcome instrument'. BMC Medical Research Methodology, vol 11, no. 1, pp. 112.
[Online] DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-11-112
[Online] AURA: Prior_2011.pdf - Prior, ME., Farmer, J., Godden, DJ. & Taylor, J. (2010). 'More than health: The added value of health services in remote Scotland and Australia'. Health & Place, vol 16, no. 6, pp. 1136-1144.
[Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.07.005
[Online] AURA: More_Than_Health_manuscript.doc - Entwistle, VA., Prior, ME., Skea, ZC. & Francis, JJ. (2008). 'Involvement in treatment decision-making: its meaning to people with diabetes and implications for conceptualisation'. Social Science & Medicine, vol 66, no. 2, pp. 362-375.
[Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.09.001
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings
Chapters
- Prior, ME. (2011). 'How important are health professionals to sustainable rural communities?'. in J Martin & T Budge (eds), The sustainability of Australia's country towns: renewal, renaissance, resilience. Victorian Universities Regional Research Network Press, Ballarat, pp. 307-326.
Books and Reports
Scholarly Editions
- Prior, ME. (2009). 'Added-value roles and remote communities: An exploration of the contribution of health services to remote communities and of a method for measuring the contribution of institutions and individuals to community stocks of capital'. University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
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