Professor Fiona Alderdice
| Email: | f.a.alderdice@qub.ac.uk | Address: | School of Nursing & Midwifery |
| Phone: | +44 (0)28 9097 2865 | Queen's University Belfast | |
| Fax: | +44 (0)28 9097 | 97 Lisburn Road | |
| Belfast BT9 7BL | |||
| Room 3/310 |
Qualifications
PhD in Neuropsychology; BSc in Psychology, MRC/R&D fellowship in Health Services Research, Postgraduate certificate in Health Economics University of Aberdeen.
Research Interests
Midwifery care in high risk obstetric populations, Health inequalities, neonatal intensive care and prenatal screening.
Current Research Activity
Perinatal Ireland Ultrasound Research Consortium (funded by HRB)
Ongoing study into neonatal intensive care (Neonatal Intensive Care Outcomes and Evaluation Project with Jenkins & McCall; funded; started 2003-to date). Includes a three year follow up of late preterm infants.
Prospective study of planned caesarean sections (multi-professional regional audit; funded; 2005-07)
Systematic reviews (with McGaughey & Moutray; Blackwood; funded; 2004-06; 2006-08 respectively).
An interactive DVD to increase awareness of the reproductive health issues and preconception care in women with Diabetes: Design, development, pilot and evaluation with Dr Valerie Holmes Dr R Harper (Ulster Hospital Dundonald) and Dr D McCance (Royal Group of Hospitals). Funded by Diabetes UK (£202,372).
Ready to Reproduce? Teenage Men’s Attitudes and Decision Making in relation to unplanned pregnancy (with Dr Maria Lohan, Dr. Peter O’Halloran, and Dr. Abbey Hyde (UCD)) Funded by The Crisis Pregnancy Agency (IRL) December 2007-June 2009) (£87,327) Developed in collaboration with Prof. John T. Condon, Department of Psychiatry and Dr. Carolyn Corkindale, Department of Sociology, Flinders University, South Australia.
HIV and Reproduction 2007-2010 A phenomenological study which aims to develop an understanding of the lived experience of individuals (men and women) who are affected by HIV in relation to reproductive decision-making and to explore their pregnancy and childbirth trajectory (with Carmel Kelly (PhD candidate), Dr Maria Lohan and Dr Dale Spence; funded by School of Nursing and Midwifery QUB external fellowship 2007).
- Social inclusion of children with head injury (School PhD Studentship awarded to Anne-Marie Boylan with Dr Mark Linden; 2006-2009).
Recent Publications
Alderdice F, Lynn F. The factor structure of the Prenatal Distress Questionnaire Midwifery (in press)
Blackwood B, Alderdice F, Burns KEA, Cardwell CR, Lavery G,O’Halloran P. Protocolized versus non-protocolized weaning for reducing the duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill adult patients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 5. Art. No.: CD006904. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006904.pub2.
McCall EM, Alderdice FA, Halliday HL, Jenkins JG, Vohra S, Interventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birthweight babies. (Review) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. (1):CD004210, Review update (in press).
Lynn F, McNeill J, Alderdice F (2010). Current Trends in Antenatal Screening Services. Ulster Medical Journal (in press).
Alderdice F and Lynn F (2009) Stress in pregnancy British Journal of Midwifery 17 (9) 552-559
McNeill J, Alderdice FA Rowe R, Martin D, Dornan J (2009) Women’s experience of antenatal screening. Evidence Based Midwifery 7 (3) 76-83.
McNeill J & Alderdice F (2009) The Perspective of Midwives Involved in Offering Serum Screening for Down’s syndrome in Northern Ireland Journal of Clinical Nursing 18:20 2888-2896
Alderdice F, McNeill J and Spence D (2009). Complex pregnancy: the importance of midwifery care RCM Midwives Journal Dec/Jan
Boylan A-M, Linden M.A, and Alderdice F.A. (2009). Interviewing children with acquired brain injury (ABI). Journal of Early Childhood Research, 7(3), 264-282.
Kelly, C., Alderdice, F. and Lohan, M. (2009) Psychosocial challenges of testing positive for HIV during pregnancy. British Journal of Midwifery 17 (2), 76-81.
Blackwood B, Alderdice F, Burns KE Cardwell CR, Lavery GC. Protocolized vs non protocolized weaning for reducing the duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill adult patients.: Cochrane Review Protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing 65 (5): 957-64.
Thompson G, Blackwood B, McMullan R, Alderdice F, Trinder J, Lavery GG McAuley DF (2009) A randomized controlled trial of tea tree oil (5%) body wash versus standard body wash to prevent colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in critically ill adults: research protocol. BMC Infectious Diseases 8: 161 IF 2.54
Alderdice F, McNeill J, Rowe R, Martin D, Dornan J. (2008). Inequalities in the reported offer and uptake of antenatal screening. Public Health 122: 42-52. IF 1.204
Craig S, Rogers E. Alderdice F, Jenkins J. (2008). Reducing nosocomial infections in neonatal intensive care. Quality and Safety in Health Care 17 4 12 IF 2.554
Blackwood B, Alderdice F, Burns KEA, Caldwell CR, Lavery G, O’Halloran P. (2008) Protocolized versus non-protocolized weaning for reducing the duration of mechanical ventilation in the critically ill adult patients. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [protocol]
McGaughey J, Alderdice F, Fowler R, Kapila A, Moutray M. (2007) Outreach and Early Warning Systems (EWS) for the prevention of Intensive Care admission and death of critically ill adult patients on general hospital wards. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
Spence D, Alderdice FA, Stewart MC, Halliday HL, & Bell AH (2007) “Does intrauterine growth restriction affect quality of life in adulthood?” Archives of Diseases in Childhood, 92 (8): 700-03.
McNeill J, Alderdice F and McMurray F A retrospective cohort study exploring the relationship between antenatal reflexology and intranatal outcomes. Complementary Therapies in Clinical practice 12 (2): 119-25 2006 May.
Hughes J L, McCall E, Alderdice F, Jenkins J. More and earlier surfactant for preterm infants. Archives of Disease in Childhood 91; 125-126, 2006.
McCall EM, Alderdice FA, Jenkins JG, Vorhra S (2006) Interventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birthweight babies. Evidence-based Child Health 1: 287-324.
McCall, E; Alderdice, F.; Halliday, H. and Jenkins, J. Plastic Barriers for the reduction in heat loss in preterm infants immediately after birth. Review] (2006) Issue 2 Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Update Software: Oxford.
Alderdice, F.;McKenna, D. and Dornan, J. Techniques and materials for skin closure in caesarean section [Protocol] (2002) Issue 1 Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Update Software: Oxford
Alderdice F, Bailie C, Dornan J, McClure G. (2001) In utero transfer: some obstetric considerations. Prenatal and Neonatal Medicine 6;1-3.
Recent Conference Presentations
Kelly, C., Alderdice, F., Lohan, M. and Spence, D. Reproductive decision-making and approaching fatherhood following diagnosis of HIV - a qualitative study of experience and care in Northern Ireland. Paper presented at 9th International AIDS Impact Conference, Botswana, 22-25 September 2009.
Kelly, C., Alderdice, F., Lohan, M. and Spence, D. Reproducive decision-making and experience of pregnancy and childbirth following HIV diagnosis - a longitudinal qualitative study of experience and care in Northern Ireland. Poster presented at the 9th International AIDS Impact Connference, Botswana, 22-25 September 2009.
Boylan, A-M., Linden M.A., and Alderdice F.A. (2009). ‘They call me scar-head’: Experiencing and coping with stigma following childhood Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). Presented at the 6th Satellite Symposium on Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Tallinn, Estonia 3rd – 4th August 2009.
JAM Larkin, AH Bell, J Jenkins, BGMcClure, F Alderdice, JC Dornan Neonatal encephalopathy-a review of investigations and developmental outcomes of 57 cases reported to NICORE 1997-98. Irish Paediatric Association, Dublin November 2001.
Small F, Stewart M, Alderdice F, McCusker C, Stevenson M. A prospective cohort study of the psychological, physical and social effects of acute illness, due to gastroenteritis, on young children and their families, comparing those admitted and those not admitted to hospital’ Current Paediatrics 2001.
Organiser and Speaker: Building the Evidence, Base for Health. The Cochrane Centre in Ireland. Stormont Belfast and Dublin. Sponsored by the Cochrane Centre Oxford, R&D Office Northern Ireland and HRB Ireland May 2001.
McCall E, Alderdice F & Jenkins J. Risk Factors Associated with Infants Admitted to NICU. NIMBA Professional Education Conference Belfast June 2001.
F. Alderdice, J Dornan, J Jenkins, E McCall, C Bailie. Admission to NICU with Respiratory Distress at ‘term’. Irish Society for Social Medicine Killarney October 2001 (poster)
J Jenkins, F. Alderdice & E McCall. Quality improvement and bench marking for change in NIC:a collaborative approach. 7th European Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care. Edinburgh 21-23 March 2002 (poster)
A Fox & F. Alderdice Are Children with Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa of Low Birth Weight? RCPCH York, April 2002.
McNeill J, Alderdice F, Rowe R, Dornan J, Martin D. RCN Annual International Research Conference York Racecourse, York 21-24 March 2006 Women’s Experiences and Expectations of Antenatal Screening Services in Northern Ireland
McNeill J, Alderdice F, Rowe R, Dornan J, Martin D. RCM Annual Meeting Conference and Exhibition Killyhevlin Hotel 8 June 2006 Women's Experiencesof Antenatal Screening Services in Northern Ireland.
2006 AWHONN Canada’s 17th National Conference – The Fairmont Palliser Hotel, Calgery, Canada - 19th–21st October 2006. “Promoting the Health of Women and Newborns”.
Invited seminar: Alderdice F McNeill J, , Rowe R, Dornan J, Martin D. Antenatal screening in Northern Ireland, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Oxford December 2006
Boylan, A-M., Linden, M.A., and Alderdice, F.A. (2008). Public perceptions and misconceptions of survivors of brain injury: A qualitative exploration. Presented at the 7th World Congress of Brain Injury, Portugal, Lisbon. 9th – 12th April 2008.
Mc Neill J and Alderdice F International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) conference Glasgow 2008 ‘Midwives experiences of antenatal screening’.
Lynn F and Alderdice F International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) conference Glasgow 2008 ‘Womens views of an additional ultrasound scan in the third trimester of pregnancy: a discrete choice experiment’.
McNeill J and Alderdice F 14th Annual Qualitative Health Research Conference Host: IIQM, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Venue: Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta Dates: October 3-6, 2008. ‘ Midwives experiences of antenatal screening’.
Lohan, M., O’Halloran, P., Corkindale, C. Cruise, S. M., Grant, D., Alderdice, F. A., & Hyde, A. (2009). Mixing art and science: Designing an interactive video-drama for researching teenage men and crisis pregnancy. Changing Men and Masculinities in Gender Equal Societies Conference, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark, 28-30th January, 2009.
