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Dr Loreena Hill
School of Nursing and MidwiferyDr Hill’s research focuses on the management of patients with chronic heart failure, specifically those in advanced stages. She leads a co-design European study to develop an innovative intervention to improve patient and family decision-making concerning Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators within palliative care.
Dr Hill is interested in ways to improve self-care of patients with chronic heart failure. She is PI of QUB team in Passion-HF (PAtient Self-care uSIng eHealth in ChrONic Heart Failure), a European study that’s aims to increase responsibility and self-efficacy of patients with heart failure.
Research opportunities
Open to PhD applications in the field of
- Management of patients with Chronic Heart Failure
- Supportive and palliative care, with particular interest in heart failure
- Decision-making regarding deactivation of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Public outreach & key achievements
- “A nurse researcher with her roots in heart failure practice” headline from HF 2018 Congress News
- Passion-HF project is profiled in “The Northern Ireland Experience in Transnational Programmes” published by Special EU Programmes Body 2019
Research students
| PhD Title | HEart faiLure carer support Programme: A pilot study of the HELP intervention for carers. |
| Name | Lorna Cassidy |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Year of Study | 2018-2021 |
| PhD Title | Exploring diagnostic communication and its impact on illness perceptions and motivation for behavioural change in patients receiving a diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome |
| Name | William Stritzel |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year of Study | 2018-2021 |