MISS NICOLA MCCLEARY
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University of Aberdeen
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Aberdeen
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http://www.abdn.ac.uk/healthpsychology
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/clsm/graduate/current-students/mrc-flagship-students/
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Biography
Nicola joined the unit in October 2011 as a PhD student and is a member of the Aberdeen Health Psychology Group. She graduated with a BSc in Psychology from the University of Dundee in 2009, and gained an MSc in Health Services and Public Health Research from the University of Aberdeen in 2011. As part of the MSc qualification, Nicola conducted an illustrative review comparing the specification of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic healthcare interventions in published titles and abstracts. The review included an analysis of the specification of behaviour change interventions.
Nicola was awarded a four-year MRC doctoral training grant which commenced in October 2011. This award includes enrollment on the 2011-2015 Aberdeen Flagship Studentship Course, an enhanced personal and career development programme aiming to equip PhD students with strategic vision and leadership skills to enable rapid movement into a research leadership role.
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Research Interests
Nicola is broadly interested in many aspects of health psychology and health services research. Some specific research interests include:
- Investigation of the behaviour of health care professionals and the relation to health care quality
- Development and evaluation of interventions to change the behaviour of health care professionals
- Development and specification of complex interventions
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Current Research
Nicola’s research investigates the relationship between perceived decision difficulty, decision time and decision quality in the provision of health care by General Practitioners. The study aims to identify factors associated with high quality, evidence-based clinical decisions, and to develop and pilot an intervention to support GPs in making these decisions.
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Teaching Responsibilities
Nicola is a postgraduate demonstrator on the MSc Applied Statistics course
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Qualifications
MSc Health Services and Public Health Research (Distinction), University of Aberdeen
BSc (Hons) Psychology (1st Class), University of Dundee
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Presentations
Oral
The relationship between decision difficulty, decision time and decision quality in General Practitioners' clinical decision making. Health Services Research Unit Lunchtime Research Meeting, November 2012.
McCleary N, Duncan E, Stewart F, Francis JJ (2012). Which components of interventions are reported in titles and abstracts? A systematic review to compare reporting practices for pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions. 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Trials, Miami, Florida, USA, 20-23 May
Presented on behalf of the author team: Francis JJ, Johnston M, Abraham C, Hardeman W, Eccles MP, Richardson M, Michie S (2012). Development of a taxonomy to facilitate reporting of behaviour change techniques, the ‘active ingredients’ of behaviour change interventions. 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Trials, Miami, Florida, USA, 20-23 May
Presented on behalf of the author team: Garner M, Cotton S, Brittenden J, Francis JJ (2012). How effective are patient information leaflets? A framework and methods for evaluation. 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Trials, Miami, Florida, USA, 20-23 May
Poster
McCleary N, Francis J, Duncan E, Stewart F (2011). How are the components of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic health care interventions reported in published titles and abstracts? A systematic review to compare reporting practices. British Psychological Society, Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference. University of Southampton, September.
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Publications
Contributions to Conferences
Abstracts
- McCleary, N., Duncan, E., Stewart, F. & Francis, JJ. (2012). 'Which Components of Interventions are Reported in Titles and Abstracts?: A Systematic Review to Compare Reporting Practices for Pharmacologic and Non-pharmacologic Interventions'. 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Trials, Miami, United States, 20/05/12 - 23/05/12,.
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