Job Title
Research Fellow
Department
WMS - Mental Health and Wellbeing
Phone
02476 968624
Research Interests
Healthcare communication, interactional analysis, qualitative research, co-production, long-term health conditions, research methods in psychology.
Biography
Alba Realpe is a research fellow at Warwick Medical School since 2012. Alba completed her PhD at Coventry University and a MSc in research methods in psychology at the University of Southampton. Her undergraduate studies were completed at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia. Her research interests lie in the area of interpersonal communication. Her research has focused on the co-production of health within the medical consultation. In her spare time, alba enjoys baseball (Blue Jays), hiking and good latinoamerican food.
- Griffin, Damian R., Dickenson, Edward J., Achana, Felix A., Griffin, James M., Smith, Joanna, Wall, Peter D. H., Realpe, Alba, Parsons, Nick, Hobson, Rachel, Fry, Jeremy, Jepson, Marcus, Petrou, Stavros, Hutchinson, Charles E., Foster, Nadine, Donovan, Jenny, 2022. Arthroscopic hip surgery compared with personalised hip therapy in people over 16 years old with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome : UK FASHIoN RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 26 (16), pp. 1-236
- Realpe, Alba, Elahi, Farah, Bucci, Sandra, Birchwood, Max, Vlaev, Ivo, Taylor, David, Thompson, Andrew D., 2019. Co-designing a virtual world with young people to deliver social cognition therapy in early psychosis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry
- Barlow, Timothy, Scott, Patricia, Thomson, L., Griffin, Damian R., Realpe, Alba, 2018. The decision-making threshold and the factors that affect it : a qualitative study of patients' decision-making in knee replacement surgery. Musculoskeletal Care, 16 (1), pp. 3-12
- Thompson, Andrew D., Winsper, Catherine, Marwaha, Steven, Haynes, Jon, Alvarez-Jimenez, Mario, Hetrick, Sarah, Realpe, Alba, Vail, Laura, Dawson, Sarah, Sullivan, Sarah A., 2018. Maintenance antipsychotic treatment versus discontinuation strategies following remission from first episode psychosis : systematic review. BJPsych Open, 4 (4), pp. 215-225
- Griffin, Damian R., Dickenson, Edward J., Wall, Peter D. H., Achana, Felix, Donovan, Jenny L., Griffin, James M., Hobson, Rachel, Hutchinson, Charles E., Jepson, Marcus, Parsons, Nicholas R., Petrou, Stavros, Realpe, Alba, Smith, Joanna, Foster, Nadine E., 2018. Hip arthroscopy versus best conservative care for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (UK FASHIoN) : a multicentre randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 391 (10136), pp. 2225-2235
- Barlow, Timothy, Scott, Patricia, Griffin, Damian R., Realpe, Alba, 2016. How outcome prediction could affect patient decision making in knee replacements : a qualitative study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 17
- Realpe, Alba, Adams, Ann, Wall, Peter D. H., Griffin, Damian R., Donovan, Jenny, 2016. A new simple six-step model to promote recruitment to RCTs was developed and successfully implemented. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
- Griffin, Damian R., Dickenson, Edward J., Wall, Peter D. H., Donovan, J. L., Foster, N. E., Hutchinson, Charles E., Parsons, Nicholas R., Petrou, Stavros, Realpe, Alba, Achten, Juul, Achana, Felix A., Adams, A. C., Costa, Matthew L., Griffin, James M., Hobson, R., Smith, J., 2016. Protocol for a multicentre, parallel-arm, 12-month, randomised, controlled trial of arthroscopic surgery versus conservative care for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FASHIoN). BMJ Open, 6 (8)
- Griffin, Damian R., Dickenson, Edward J., Wall, Peter D. H., Realpe, Alba, Adams, Ann, Parsons, Nicholas R., Hobson, Rachel, Achten, Juul, Costa, Matthew L., Foster, Nadine E., Hutchinson, Charles E., Petrou, Stavros, Donovan, J. L., 2016. The feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial comparing arthroscopic hip surgery to conservative care for patients with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome : the FASHIoN feasibility study. Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery, 3 (4), pp. 304-311
- Wall, Peter D. H., Dickenson, Edward J., Robinson, David, Hughes, Ivor, Realpe, Alba, Hobson, Rachel, Griffin, Damian R., Foster, Nadine E., 2016. Personalised hip therapy : development of a non-operative protocol to treat femoroacetabular impingement syndrome in the FASHIoN randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 50 (19), pp. 1217-1223
- Griffin, Damian R., Wall, Peter D. H., Realpe, Alba, Adams, Ann, Parsons, Nicholas R., Hobson, Rachel, Achten, Juul, Fry, Jeremy, Costa, Matthew L., Petrou, Stavros, Foster, Nadine E., Donovan, Jenny, 2016. UK FASHIoN : feasibility study of a randomised controlled trial of arthroscopic surgery for hip impingement compared with best conservative care. Health Technology Assessment, 20 (32), pp. 1-172
- Griffin, Damian R., Hobson, Rachel, Wall, Peter D. H., Realpe, Alba, Adams, Ann, Parsons, Nicholas R., Achten, Juul, Fry, J. R., Costa, Matthew L., Petrou, Stavros, Foster, Nadine E., Donovan, Jenny, 2016. UK FASHIoN : Feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial comparing hip arthroscopy with best conservative care for patients with femoroacetabular impingement. Health Technology Assessment, 20 (32)
- Realpe, Alba, Adams, Ann, Wall, Peter D. H., Griffin, Damian R., Donovan, Jenny, 2015. What does a good RCT recruitment consultation look like? A new simple six-step model to promote information sharing and recruitment to RCTs. Trials, 16 (Suppl 2)
- Adams, Ann, Realpe, Alba, Vail, Laura, Buckingham, Christopher D., Erby, Lori H., Roter, Debra, 2015. How doctors' communication style and race concordance influence African?Caribbean patients when disclosing depression. Patient Education and Counseling, 98 (10), pp. 1266-1273
- Realpe, Alba, Wallace, L. M., Adams, Ann, Kidd, J. M., 2015. The development of a prototype measure of the co-production of health in routine consultations for people with long-term conditions. Patient Education and Counseling, 98 (12), pp. 1608-1616
- Griffin, D., Wall, P., Realpe, Alba, Adams, A., Parsons, Nicholas R., Hobson, R., Achten, J., Fry, J., Costa, Matthew L., Petrou, Stavros, Foster, N., Donovan, J., 2015. Feasibility study of a randomised controlled trial of arthroscopic surgery for hip impingement compared with best conservative care. Health Technology Assessment
- Dale, Jeremy, Potter, Rachel, Owen, Katherine, Parsons, Nicholas R., Realpe, Alba, Leach, Jonathan, 2015. Retaining the general practitioner workforce in England : what matters to GPs? A cross-sectional study. BMC Family Practice, 16 (1), pp. 1-11
- Roter, Debra, Erby, Lori H., Adams, Ann, Buckingham, Christopher D., Vail, Laura, Realpe, Alba, Larson, Susan, Hall, Judith A., 2014. Talking about depression : an analogue study of physician gender and communication style on patient disclosures. Patient Education and Counseling, 96 (3), pp. 339-345
- Wall, Peter D. H., Realpe, Alba, Griffin, Damian R., Hobson, Rachel, Adams, Ann, 2013. Treatment for femoroacetabular impingement : a qualitative method for exploring equipoise amongst hip arthroscopy surgeons. Trials, 14 (Suppl 1)
- Sharma, Shilpi, Wallace, Louise M., Kosmala-Anderson, Joanna, Realpe, Alba, Turner, Andy, 2011. Perceptions and experiences of co-delivery model for self-management training for clinicians working with patients with lon-term conditions at three healthcare economies in UK. World Hospitals and Health Services, 47 (2), pp. 22-24
- Realpe, Alba, Wallace, Louise M., Adams, Ann, Kidd, Jane M., 2013. Measuring the co-production of health in consultations for people living with long-term conditions. ISQua?s 30th International Conference 2013, Edinburgh, 13-16 October 2013
- Realpe, Alba, Wall, Peter D. H., Griffin, Damian R., Hobson, Rachel, Donovan, Jenny, Adams, Ann, 2013. Involving patients in optimising RCT participant information sheets and exploring patient acceptability of clinical trials. 2nd Clinical Trials Methodology Conference : Methodology Matters, Edinburgh, 18-19 Nov 2013, Published in Trials
- Realpe, Alba, Wallace, Louise M., Adams, Ann, Kidd, Jane M., 2010. What are the key elements of the co-production of health in clinician-patient consultations aiming to self-management support in long term health conditions?. 11th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Washington DC, 4-7 Aug 2010, Published in International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, pp. 185-186
- Realpe, Alba, Wallace, Louise M., Adams, Ann, Kidd, Jane M., 2009. A descriptive model of co-production of health in clinician-patient consultations for Long Term Conditions (LTC). 2009 Royal College of General Practitioners (Midland Faculty) Annual research meeting
- Realpe, Alba, Dickenson, Edward J., Hobson, Rachel, Griffin, Damian R., Jepson, Marcus, Donovan, Jenny L., 2017. A case study method to support and promote recruitment at a multi-centre RCT comparing surgical versus non-surgical treatments. Trials, Biomed Central Ltd
- Realpe, Alba, Dickenson, Edward J., Hobson, Rachel, Griffin, Damian R., Jepson, M., Donovan, J. L., 2017. Implementing training for recruiters based on a new simple six-step model to promote information sharing and recruitment to RCTs : challenges and opportunities. Trials, Biomed Central
- Barlow, T., Griffin, Damian R., Barlow, D., Realpe, Alba, 2015. Patients' decision making in total knee arthroplasty : a systematic review of qualitative research. Bone and Joint Research, British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery, pp. 163-169
- Wallace, Louise M., Turner, A., Kosmala-Anderson, J., Sharma, S., Jesuthasan , J., Bourne, C., Realpe, Alba, 2012. Co-creating health : evaluation of first phase. The Health Foundation
- Realpe, Alba, Wallace, Louise M., 2010. What is co-production?. The Health Foundation
| Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
|---|---|---|---|
| How can we stop GPs from leaving general practice? HEWS/RCGP | Health Education West Midlands | 01 Nov 2014 | 31 Mar 2015 |
| Investigating and Improving Mental Health Risk Prediction | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust | 19 May 2014 | 19 Dec 2014 |