Dr Katie Whale
BSc, MSc, Phd(W.England)
Current positions
Senior Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (THS)
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Research interests
Katie is a Health Psychologist and applied health researcher. She specialises in intervention design, behaviour change, and qualitative methods.
Her current research focuses on developing novel interventions to improve outcomes after orthopaedic surgery and for musculoskeletal conditions.
She is part of the NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, Surgical and Orthopaedic Innovation Theme, and is based the Musculoskeletal Research Unit.
Publications
Recent publications
20/03/2024REST
BMJ Open
Musculoskeletal research priorities of people of South Asian, Black, African or Caribbean heritage in the United Kingdom
Musculoskeletal Care
Organisational factors associated with hospital costs and patient mortality in the 365 days following hip fracture in England and Wales (REDUCE)
THE LANCET HEALTHY LONGEVITY
Patients’ recovery of mobility and return to original residence after hip fracture are associated with multiple modifiable components of hospital service organisation
BMC Geriatrics
The effectiveness of non-pharmacological sleep interventions for improving inpatient sleep in hospital: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Sleep Medicine