Dr Ryann Sowden
BSc, PhD
Current positions
Senior Research Associate
Bristol Medical School
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Supporting people with Parkinson’s prognosis and care planning
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Description
Parkinson’s disease affects the body’s nervous system, leading to problems such as difficulty walking, poor balance and dementia. It gets worse over time and each person’s experience of Parkinson’s will…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/03/2025 to 28/02/2027
Publications
Recent publications
06/06/2025How do patient information documents present dialysis and conservative kidney management?: A document analysis
Clinical Kidney Journal
Risk communication during treatment decision-making conversations with older people with advanced kidney disease
Patient Education and Counseling
Communicating treatment options to older patients with advanced kidney disease: A conversation analysis study
BMC Nephrology
‘It’s like being in a war with an invisible enemy’:: A document analysis of bereavement due to COVID-19 in UK newspapers
PLOS ONE
Sadness, despair and anger when a patient dies alone from COVID-19: A thematic content analysis of Twitter data from bereaved family members and friends
Palliative Medicine
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