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Professor David R Thompson

School of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor David Thompson

Professor David R Thompson

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Professor Thompson's research focuses on understanding the experiences, concerns and needs of people (patients, partners and families) with cardiovascular disease.


He conducts mainly clinical trials, systematic reviews and meta-analyses; designs and evaluates early brief interventions; and develops and validates patient-generated outcome measures.


The objective of his research is to generate new thinking on, and novel interventions and care models for, coping with chronic cardiovascular disease.

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Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Cardiovascular disease prevention
  • Rehabilitation
  • Psychosocial intervention
  • Health outcome measurement


All methodological approaches welcome

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • Professor Thompson's work has been used in national clinical guidelines and policy documents
  • His research has been reported in major UK newspapers, including Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Independent, The Times
  • He has written written invited commentaries for the international press, including The Australian, Huffington Post and the South China Morning post
  • He has been interviewed by various broadcasters, including BBC Radio 4 and BBC TV

Research students

PhD Title The effectiveness of the Optimal Health Program in people with stroke and their carers
Name Catherine Brasier
Country Australia
Year of Study  2015-present
   
PhD Title ManGuard: an on-line CVD risk reduction program
Name James McMahon
Country United Kingdom
Year of Study 2018-Present
   
PhD Title A family-based e-health programme to reduce cardiovascular disease risk.
Name Bridie Kemp
Country United Kingdom
Year of Study 2019-Present

 


Alumni: Where are they now

PhD Title A trial of a family-based education program for heart failure patients in rural Thailand
Name Nittaya Srisuk
Year of Study 2012-2016
Country  Thailand
Current Position Professor, Suratthani Rajabhat University
   
PhD Title Development and testing of a self-help manual for Chinese patients after acute myocardial infarction
Name  Wang Wenru 
Year of Study 2003-2007
Country China
Current Position Professor, National University of Singapore
   
PhD Title Evaluation of a strategy for the assessment of patients with chest pain of likely cardiac origin admitted to a coronary care unit
Name  Tom Quinn
Year of Study 1995-1998
Country UK
Current Position Professor, Kingston University and St George’s, University of London

 

 


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