Job Title
Senior Research Fellow
Department
WMS - Warwick Clinical Trials Unit
Phone
02476 528204
Research Interests
Primary care research, including: health and well-being of older people living in care homes, self-management of chronic pain disorders, challenges of recruitment in primary care research, research methodology.
Biography
I joined Warwick Medical School in 2004 and have gained extensive experience in primary care research from the recruitment of study sites and participants, day-to-day trial management and intervention delivery, through to the evaluation and dissemination of results. I have experience in a range of research methods including: RCTs of complex interventions, observational studies, online surveys, systematic reviews, interviews and focus groups.
I completed my PhD in 2013 in collaboration with the Warwick Manufacturing Group; a mixed methods study exploring the relationship between the built environment and depressive symptoms of older people living in care homes.
I currently work as a Senior Research Fellow on a NIHR programme grant evaluating a self-management intervention for chronic headache and recently completed a NIHR HS&DR study evaluating an intervention to reduce antimicrobial prescribing in care homes. I supervise PhD and Masters students at WMS, and I am a supervisor for the West Midlands Clinical Academic Internship Programme.
- Underwood, Martin, Achana, Felix, Carnes, Dawn, Eldridge, Sandra, Ellard, David R., Griffiths, Frances, Haywood, Kirstie, Hee, Siew Wan, Higgins, Helen, Mistry, Dipesh, Mistry, Hema, Newton, Sian, Nichols, Vivien, Norman, Chloe, Padfield, Emma, Patel, Shilpa, Petrou, Stavros, Pincus, Tamar, Potter, Rachel, Sandhu, Harbinder et al (Select to open full list), 2023. A supportive self-management program for people with chronic headaches and migraine : a randomized controlled trial and economic evaluation. Neurology, 100 (13) (13), pp. e1339-e1352
- Nichols, Vivien P., Pearce, Gemma, Ellard, David R., Evans, Simon, Haywood, Kirstie L., Norman, Chloe, Potter, Rachel, Sandhu, Harbinder, Stewart, Kimberley, Underwood, Martin, Patel, Shilpa, 2021. Patient and public involvement in a UK National Institute for Health Research Programme Grant for Applied Research : experiences from the Chronic Headache Education and Self-management Study (CHESS). Primary Health Care Research & Development, 22
- Potter, Rachel, Hee, Siew Wan, Griffiths, Frances, Dodd, Katherine, Hoverd, Eleanor, Underwood, Martin, Matharu, Manjit, 2019. Development and validation of a telephone classification interview for common chronic headache disorders. Journal of Headache and Pain, 20
- White, Kimberley, Potter, Rachel, Patel, Shilpa, Nichols, Vivien P., Haywood, Kirstie L., Hee, Siew Wan, Mistry, Dipesh, Carnes, Dawn, Taylor, Stephanie S. J., Underwood, Martin, Matharu, Manjit S., 2019. Chronic headache education and self-management study (CHESS) - a mixed method feasibility study to inform the design of a randomised controlled trial. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 19
- Potter, Rachel, Probyn, Katrin, Bernstein, Celia J., Pincus, Tamar, Underwood, Martin, Matharu, Manjit, 2019. Diagnostic and classification tools for chronic headache disorders : a systematic review. Cephalalgia, 39 (6), pp. 761-784
- Patel, Shilpa, Potter, Rachel, Matharu, Manjit, Carnes, Dawn, Taylor, Stephanie J. C., Nichols, Vivien P., Pincus, Tamar, Underwood, Martin, Sandhu, Harbinder, 2019. Development of an education and self management intervention for chronic headache ? CHESS trial (Chronic Headache Education and Self-management Study). The Journal of Headache and Pain, 20
- Haywood, Kirstie L., Mars, Tom S., Potter, Rachel, Patel, Shilpa, Matharu, Manjit, Underwood, Martin, 2018. Assessing the impact of headaches and the outcomes of treatment : a systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). Cephalalgia, 38 (7), pp. 1374-1386
- Potter, Rachel, Sheehan, Bart, Cain, Rebecca, Griffin, James M., Jennings, P. A. (Paul A.), 2017. The impact of the physical environment on depressive symptoms of older residents living in care homes : a mixed methods study. The Gerontologist, 58 (3), pp. 438-447
- 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
- DiazOrdaz, Karla, Slowther, Anne, Potter, R. (Rachel), Eldridge, Sandra, 2013. Consent processes in cluster-randomised trials in residential facilities for older adults : a systematic review of reporting practices and proposed guidelines. BMJ Open, 3 (7)
- Underwood, Martin, Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Eldridge, Sandra, Sheehan, Bart, Slowther, Anne, Spencer, Anne, Thorogood, Margaret, Atherton, Nicky, Bremner, Stephen A., Devine, Angela, Diaz-Ordaz, Karla, Ellard, David R., Potter, Rachel, Spanjers, K., Taylor, Stephanie J. C., 2013. Exercise for depression in elderly residents of care homes : a cluster-randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 382 (9886), pp. 41-49
- Underwood, Martin, Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Eldridge, Sandra, Sheehan, Bart, Slowther, Anne, Spencer, A., Thorogood, Margaret, Atherton, N., Bremner, Stephen A., Devine, Angela, Diaz-Ordaz, K., Ellard, David R., Potter, Rachel, Spanjers, K., Taylor, S., 2013. Exercise for depression in care home residents : a randomised controlled trial with cost-effectiveness analysis (OPERA). Health Technology Assessment, 17 (8), pp. 1-281
- Potter, Rachel, Ellard, David R., Rees, Karen, Thorogood, Margaret, 2011. A systematic review of the effects of physical activity on physical functioning, quality of life and depression in older people with dementia. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Vol.26 (No.10), pp. 1000-1011
- Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Becker, Clemens, Gillespie, Lesley D., Smith, Jessica L., Finnegan, Susanne, Potter, Rachel, Pfeiffer, Klaus, 2011. Reporting of complex interventions in clinical trials : development of a taxonomy to classify and describe fall-prevention interventions. Trials, Vol.12 (No.125)
- Underwood, Martin, Eldridge, Sandra, Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Potter, Rachel, Sheehan, Bart, Slowther, Anne, Taylor, Stephanie J. C., Thorogood, Margaret, Weich, Scott, 2011. The OPERA trial : protocol for a randomised trial of an exercise intervention for older people in residential and nursing accommodation. Trials, 12 (1)
- Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Lall, Ranjit, Hansen, Zara, Castelnuovo, E., Withers, Emma J., Nichols, Vivien P., Griffiths, Frances, Potter, Rachel, Szczepura, Ala, Underwood, Martin, 2010. A multicentred randomised controlled trial of a primary care-based cognitive behavioural programme for low back pain : the back skills training (BeST) trial. Health Technology Assessment, Vol.14 (No.41), pp. 1-281
- Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Hansen, Zara, Lall, Ranjit, Castelnuova, Emanuela, Withers, Emma J., Nichols, Vivien P., Potter, Rachel, Underwood, Martin, 2010. Group cognitive behavioural treatment for low-back pain in primary care : a randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis. Lancet, Vol.375 (No.9718), pp. 916-923
- Potter, R., Dale, Jeremy, Caramlau, Isabela, 2009. A qualitative study exploring practice nurses' experience of participating in a primary care-based randomised controlled trial. Journal of Research in Nursing, 14 (5), pp. 439-447
- Lamb, S. E., Fisher, Joanne D., Gates, Simon, Potter, R., Cooke, Matthew, Carter, Yvonne, 2008. A national survey of services for the prevention and management of falls in the UK. BMC Health Services Research, Vol.8 (No.23)
- Payne, Sarah R., Potter, Rachel, Cain, Rebecca, 2014. Linking the physical design of health-care environments to wellbeing indicators. In Cooper, Rachel; Burton, Elizabeth J.; Cooper, Cary L. (eds.), Wellbeing : A Complete Reference Guide, Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 1-28
- Potter, Rachel, Cain, Rebecca, Sheehan, Bart, Jennings, P. A. (Paul A.), 2011. The association between depressive symptoms and building design in care homes. European Conference on Design for Health (Design4Health 2011), Sheffield, UK, 13-15 Jul 2012
- 'Potter, Rachel, 2012. 'Does the physical environment predict depressive symptoms in older people living in care homes?.
| Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data sharing agreement DACHA | University of Glasgow | 01 Mar 2022 | 29 Feb 2024 |
| NIHR HTA Satage 2:What is the comparative clinical and cost- effectiveness of pharmacological treatments for adults with chronic migraine? | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) | 01 Sep 2021 | 28 Feb 2023 |
| Understanding the experience of living with and managing vulval lichen sclerosus | ESRC | 01 Sep 2020 | 28 Feb 2023 |
| Co-production and testing of an online resource to support the diagnosis and self-management of migraine - CHESS Programme Development Grant | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) | 01 Jun 2021 | 31 May 2022 |
| How can we stop GPs from leaving general practice? HEWS/RCGP | Health Education West Midlands | 01 Nov 2014 | 31 Mar 2015 |