Professor Fiona Cowdell
Fiona Cowdell joined 探花直播 in 2016 as a Professor of Nursing and Knowledge Mobilisation. She is a graduate of Oxford Brookes University with a doctorate from Bournemouth University. As a registered nurse she worked for many years in the National Health Service at senior levels both operational and strategic whilst developing close links with academia. Fiona works nationally and internationally with academic, practice, public and third sector individuals and organisations.听听听
Fiona leads the Knowledge-to-Care Research (K2C) Group which focuses on听developing the theory and practice of evidence-informed healthcare. K2C strategically integrates knowledge mobilisation, co-creation, patient and public involvement and engagement, implementation and improvement to support health care practitioners and service users to make best use of available evidence and expertise to support health care practices.听The work she undertakes is clinically relevant and directly applicable to practice and often focused on both skin health and older person care. Fiona is a听National Institute for Health and Care Research Knowledge Mobilisation Research Fellowship alumna.听
Alongside other work Fiona is committed to developing new female clinicians and researchers. She is actively engaged in Athena Swan activity and is co-lead of the Programme for Women Achieving Excellence in Research.听Fiona leads the Research Excellence Framework 2029, Unit of Assessment 3, Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy for BCU. 听 听听
Fiona is an Associate Editor of the British Journal of Dermatology and serves on the editorial board of Dermatological Nursing. She is a member of United Kingdom Dermatology Clinical Trials Network Steering Group and Executive Committee.听Fiona is an active member of the Royal College of Nursing and the听Society of Academic Primary Care. 听
Qualifications
Doctorate in Professional Practice
Post Graduate Certificate in Research Supervision
MA Professional Development听
Post Graduate Certificate, Teaching in Higher Education
BA (Hons) Health Care Studies听听
Diploma in Nursing
Registered Nurse
Memberships
- NIHR RfPB panels
- NIHR Dissemination Centre, College of Raters
- Society of Academic Primary Care Skin Special Interest Group听
- Dermatological Nursing Journal Editorial Board
- United Kingdom Dermatology Clinical Trials Network Steering Group
- United Kingdom Dermatology Clinical Trials Network Executive Committee
Research
2024 鈥� 2027 NIHR, INSIGHT Inspiring Students into Research
2021 鈥� 2026 NIHR, Programme Grant for Applied Research, RAPID and Efficient Eczema Trials
2024 鈥� 2025 NIHR, Programme Development Grant, Implementing and evaluating a co-designed, tailored intervention to support pressure ulcer prevention behaviours by older patients and their lay carers in community settings: preparing for inclusive and diverse research (CPrUPII)听
2020 鈥� 2023 NIHR, Research for Patient Benefit, Co-design of a tailored intervention to support pressure ulcer prevention behaviours by older patients and their lay carers in community settings (CPrUP I)
2019 鈥� 2023 Horizon 2020, Marie Sk艂odowska-Curie Actions, Innovative Training Networks. 鈥溾�業NNOVATEDIGNITY鈥� Dignified Care for Older People鈥�
2019 鈥� 2021 Burdett Trust for Nursing. 鈥淐o- designing person-centred frailty interventions in partnership with older people and health professionals: What is frailty from the perspective of community dwelling older adults and how can frail older people be better supported?
2016 鈥� 2020 NIHR, Knowledge sharing in atopic eczema: understanding and enhancing听mindlines and patientlines to improve experience and outcomes of primary care consultations and self-management practices
2015 鈥� 2017 Phenomenology of living with ageing skin
2015 鈥� 2016 Cochrane Review: Psychological and educational interventions for adult eczema
2015 鈥� 2018 NIHR, Health Technology Assessment, Comparison of Alitretinoin with PUVA as the first line treatment in patients with severe chronic Hand eczema (ALPHA)
2013 鈥� 2016听NIHR, Health Technology Assessment, Clothing for Eczema Symptoms (CLOTHES)
2013 鈥� 2015 Burdett Trust for Nursing, Humanising services: A new transferable leadership strategy for improving 鈥渨hat matters to older people鈥� to enhance dignity in care
2013 鈥� 2014 Croda, A Study to Explore Emollient Preferences of Adults Living with Long-Term Skin Conditions听听听听听听听听
2012 鈥� 2013: Development and reliability and validity testing of the MOLES Index听听听听听听听
2011 鈥� 2012: Enhancing self-management in people with psoriasis: can digital technology help?
2010 鈥� 2011: Re-validation of the Person-Centred Dermatology Self-Care Index
Postgraduate Supervision
Fiona supervises doctoral students studying Knowledge-to-Care practices and is particularly interested in practically relevant and applicable studies.
Publications
Woodhouse M,听Cowdell F, Roddis J, Devrell A, Oakley K, Dyson J (2024) Theoretically informed co-design of a tailored intervention to support pressure ulcer prevention behaviours by older people and their lay carers in community settings (C-PrUP) (in press听BMJ Open)听
Muller I, Teasdale E,听Cowdell F, Smart P, Santer M, Francis N. (2024) Practice and community nurses鈥� views and experiences of helping people manage risk factors for recurrent lower limb cellulitis: a qualitative interview study.听Skin Health and Disease. 30:e395.
Xiarchi LM, N盲ss茅n K, Palm茅r L,听Cowdell F, Lindberg E (2024) Unveiling the dynamics of older person care: A qualitative exploration of the intersection between formal and informal caregiving from the perspectives of registered nurses in Greece.听BMC Health Services Research.听21;24(1):966.听
Dyson J,听Cowdell F听One in five 18-24 year olds don鈥檛 wash their hands at festivals.听
Raju S,听Cowdell F,听Dyson J听(2024)听Barriers and facilitators to healthy gestational weight gain amongst pregnant women from ethnic minority groups: A systematic search and听narrative synthesis.听Midwifery. Jun 4:104051听
Roddis J, Dyson J, Woodhouse M, Devrell A, Oakley K,听Cowdell F. (2024)听Barriers and facilitators to pressure ulcer prevention behaviours by older people and their lay carers in community settings: A qualitative study.听BMJ Open. Mar 18;14.听
Zygouri I, Mantzoukas S,听Cowdell F, Gouva M, Ploumis A (2024)听The Experience of Gender in Spousal Caregiving: A Phenomenological Psychological Study (Greece).听Rehabilitation Psychology听
Howells L, Muller I, Baker A, Davey T, Owen T, Davies F, Ridd M, Mitchell E,听Cowdell F.听et al on behalf of the Rapid Eczema Trials Team.听Can an online approach to citizen science revolutionise eczema clinical trials?听European Health Psychologist听.听
Burlingham M, Maguire L, Hibberd L, Turville N,听Cowdell F, Bailey E (2024)听The needs of multiple birth families during the first 1,001 critical days: A rapid review with a systematic literature search and narrative synthesis.听Public Health Nursing. 41(1):112-26.
Xiarchi L, N盲ss茅n K, Palm茅r L,听Cowdell F, Lindberg E. (2024)听Gender influences on caring, dignity, and well-being in older person care: A systematic literature review and thematic synthesis.听Nursing Philosophy.听25(1):e12467.
Lang K, Lindberg E,听N盲ss茅n K,听Cowdell F, Palmer听L (2024)听Homecare nurses鈥� lived experiences of caring relationships with older people: A phenomenological study.听Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences.听38(1):150-8.
Lang K, Lindberg E,听N盲ss茅n K,听Cowdell F, Palmer听L听(2023) 鈥淎 becoming in the meeting鈥�: A meta-ethnography of the interpretations of competence in home care from the perspective of older people and registered nurses.听International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. 18(1):2262170.
Dyson J, Westoby C,听Collins T, Vakaj E, Millman C,听Akinbobola Y, Skinner J, Windsor E,听Cowdell F.听(2024)听A Programme for Women achieving Excellence in Research (PoWER): Theoretically informed intervention design, and evaluation.听International Journal for Academic Development. Jan 26:1-6.
Tauzer J,听Cowdell F, N盲ss茅n K. (2024) From ethical approval to an ethics of care: Considerations for the inclusion of older adults in ethnographic research from the perspective of a 鈥榟umanisation of care framework鈥�.听Journal of Aging Studies. 66:101162.
Wittmann M, Smith I,听Brown S, Berekmeri A,听Vargas-Palacios A, Sunderland L,听Cowdell F, et al. (2023) Comparison of alitretinoin vs. psoralen plus ultraviolet A as first-line treatments for chronic severe hand eczema: results from the ALPHA trial.听British Journal of Dermatology.听188(Supplement_4):ljad113-006.听听 听
Xiarchi L, Palm茅r L, N盲ss茅n K,听Cowdell F, Lindberg E (2023) Balancing between familiarity and professionalism in caring for older persons: A phenomenological study from the perspective of nursing students.听Nurse Education in Practice. 71:103695.
Raju S,听Cowdell F, Dyson J (2023) Midwives experiences of supporting healthy gestational weight management during routine consultations: a mixed-methods systematic literature review.听Midwifery. 124:103750.听听
Cowdell F, Heague M, Dyson J. (2023) Barriers and facilitators to skin hygiene care and emollient use in residential care homes: Instrument design and survey. International Journal of Older People Nursing听
Cowdell F, Lax S, van Onselen J, Pendleton R. (2023)听Can听co-created knowledge mobilisation interventions alter and enhance mindlines to improve childhood eczema care? A United Kingdom based Social Impact Framework evaluation.听BMJ Open听doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065557
Cowdell F.听(2023)听Using co-creation to modify mindlines and improve childhood eczema care. In:听听Knowledge Transformation in Health and Social Care: Putting Mindlines to Work (eds: Gabbay J and le May A) Routledge, Abingdon.听
Raju S, Dyson J,听Cowdell F.: A systematic review of women鈥檚 experiences of interventions to prevent excessive gestational weight gain.听Nursing for Women鈥檚 Health听
Smith I.L, Gilberts R, Brown S, Fernandez C, Nixon J, Reynolds C, Smith C, Lear J.T, Sunderland L, Green C, Goodfield M,听Cowdell F, Hampton P, Barker A, Vargas-Palacios A, Tubeuf S, Wittmann M. (2022) Comparison of ALitretinoin with PUVA as the first-line treatment in patients with severe chronic HAnd eczema (ALPHA): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2022;12:e060029. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2021-060029
Collinson M, Mason E, Kelley R, Griffiths A, Ashley L, Henry A, Inman H,听Cowdell F, Hennell J,听听Jones L, Walsh M, Ogden M, Farrin A, Surr C. (2022) Characteristics and general practice resource use of people with comorbid cancer 1 and dementia in England: a retrospective cross-sectional study.听BMC Primary Care. 23(1):281.听
Mulligan KM, O鈥機onnell KA, da Silva A, Szeto MD, Sivesind TE,听Cowdell F, Dyson J, Dellavalle RP (2022) From the Cochrane Library: Hygiene and emollient interventions for maintaining skin integrity in older people in hospital and residential care settings.听Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology听doi:听
Heague M, Dyson J,听Cowdell F听(2022) Barriers and facilitators to delivering personal hygiene care in residential settings: A systematic review.听Journal of Clinical Nursing.听听听听
Howells L,听Cowdell F听(2022)听Qualitative research in dermatology nursing.听Dermatological Nursing听21(2): 34-36.
Cowdell F,听Dyson J, Sykes M, Dam R, Pendleton R (2022)听How and how well have older people been engaged in health care intervention design, development or delivery using co-methodologies: a scoping review with narrative summary.听Health & Social Care in the Community.听30(2):776-98.
Cowdell F.听Evidence should inform more than prescribing decisions: A commentary.听British Journal of Dermatology.听
Greenwell K, Ghio D, Sivyer K, Steele M, Teasdale E, Ridd M. J., Roberts A, Chalmers J, Lawton S, Langan S,听Cowdell F, et al. Eczema Care Online: development and qualitative optimisation of an online behavioural intervention to support self-management in young people with eczema.听BMJ Open.听
Sivyer K, Teasdale E, Greenwell K, Steele M, Ghio D, Ridd MJ, Roberts A, Chalmers JR, Lawton S, Langan SM,听Cowdell F.听et al. (2021)听Supporting families managing childhood eczema: Developing and optimising Eczema Care Online using qualitative research.听Br J General Practice.听72听(719):听e378-e389.听DOI:听
Gran S, Hollestein LM, Cowdell F.听Demystifying statistics and interpreting study results.听Dermatological Nursing.听20(4):35-38
Dyson J,听Cowdell F听(2021)听How is the Theoretical Domains Framework applied in designing interventions to support healthcare practitioner behaviour change?听 A systematic search and narrative synthesis.听International Journal for Quality in Health Care,听33(3):mzab106.
Zygouri I,听Cowdell F, Ploumis A, Gouva M, Mantzoukas S. (2021)听Gendered Experiences of Providing Informal Care听for Older People: A Systematic Review听and Thematic Synthesis.听BMC Health Services Research,听21(1):1-5.
Ashley L, Kelley R, Griffiths A,听Cowdell F, et al. (2021) Understanding and identifying ways to improve hospital-based cancer care and treatment for people with dementia: an ethnographic study.听Age and Ageing. 50(1):233-41.
Appleby B,听Cowdell F, Booth A. (2021) Knowledge mobilization in bridging patient鈥恜ractitioner鈥恟esearcher boundaries: A systematic integrative review.听Journal of Advanced Nursing. 77(2):523-36.听
Surr C, Griffiths AW, Kelley R, Ashley L,听Cowdell F, et al. (2021)听听Navigating cancer treatment and care when living with comorbid dementia: an ethnographic study.听Supportive Care in Cancer. 29(5):2571-9.听
Griffiths AW, Ashley L, Kelley R, Cowdell F et al. (2021). Balancing the needs of individuals and services in cancer treatment for people with dementia: an ethnographic study.听International Journal of Nursing Studies. Jun 21:104006.听
Westoby C, Dyson J,听Cowdell F, Buescher T (2021) What are the barriers and facilitators to success for female academics in UK HEIs? A narrative review.听Gender and Education. 12:1-24.
Chalmers J,听Cowdell F听(2021) What are quantitative and qualitative research methods? A brief introduction.听Dermatological Nursing.听20(2):45-48
Cowdell F,听Radley K (2021) Nurses and dermatology research: A national survey.听Dermatological Nursing听20(1): 44-46听
Cowdell F, (2021) Amending mindlines to improve eczema care.听Primary Care Dermatology Society Bulletin. Spring edition.听
Cowdell F,听(2021)听New school resources bring eczema to life.听National Eczema Society Exchange. June edition.听
Appleby B,听Cowdell F, Booth A. (2021) Knowledge mobilization in bridging patient鈥恜ractitioner鈥恟esearcher boundaries: A systematic integrative review.听Journal of Advanced Nursing.听77(2):523-36.
Surr C, Griffiths A, Kelley R, Ashley L,听Cowdell F, Henry A, Inman H, Collinson M, Mason E, Farrin A. (2020) Navigating cancer treatment and care when living with comorbid dementia: an ethnographic study.听Supportive Care in Cancer. 29:2571-9.
Cowdell F,Ahmed T, Layfield C.听(2020) Knowledge mobilisation: a UK co-creation study to devise strategies to amend lay and practitioner atopic eczema mindlines to improve consultation experiences and self-management practices in primary care.听BMJ Open. 10(9):e036520.
Galvin K.T, Pound C,听Cowdell F, Ellis-Hill C, Sloan C, Brooks S, Ersser S.听(2020)听A lifeworld theory-led action research process for humanising services: Improving 鈥榳hat matters鈥� to older people to enhance humanly sensitive care.听International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. 5(1):1817275.听
Clark M.T., Vakaj E, Beirnat K, McKnight L, Cowdell F. (2023) Knowledge Mobilisation in Safeguarding Adults and Children for Healthcare in England. Health and Social Care in the Community. 1:6080695.