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Zoe Hoare is currently Director and Principal Statistician at North Wales Organisation for Randomised Trials in Health (& Social Care) (NWORTH) - a UKCRC accredited clinical trials unit based at Bangor University. NWORTH currently has a portfolio of active studies that has a total grant value of approximately £28 million with a network of collaborators from across the UK.
Zoe has contributed to a wide portfolio of clinical research studies particularly focusing on the pragmatic evaluation of complex interventions in a variety of health areas. Mental health and dementia trials are of particular interest. Methodologically Zoe is interested in the consideration of composite outcomes within the context of complex interventions, the impact of stop/go criteria on the development of trials and the visualisation of evaluation results to aid interpretation.
Zoe is a member of the editorial board for both British Dental Journal and the journal of Aging and Mental Health, as well as being a Senior Editor for the Pilot and feasibility studies journal. She also acts a funding panel member for Health and Care Research Wales NHS Research time award and the PhD studentship scheme. She regularly reviews for a number of journals and various NIHR funding panels.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Noise in neonatal care: Findings from a thematic analysis of free-text survey data
Hendry, A., Parry, G., Hoare, Z., Brand, A. & Abelian, A., 1 Apr 2026, In: Journal of Neonatal Nursing. 32, 2, 101788.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Promoting activity, independence and stability in early dementia and mild cognitive impairment: the PrAISED research programme including an RCT
Harwood, R. H., Goldberg, S. E., van Der Wardt, V., Brand, A., Booth, V., Di Lorito, C., Hoare, Z., Hancox, J., Bajwa, R., Burgon, C., Howe, L., Cowley, A., Bramley, T., Long, A., Lock, J., Bosco, A., Tucker, R., Robertson, K., Ward, M. & Ward, A. & 26 others, , 1 Feb 2026, In: Programme Grants for Applied Research. 14, 1, p. 1-63 63 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A feasibility study of the costs and consequences of improving the oral health of older people in care homes: findings from the TOPIC study
O’Neill, C., Brocklehurst, P. R., Syed, S., Harvey, M., Daniyal, S., Watson, S., Goulden, N., Verey, A., Cairns, P., Heilmann, A., Hoare, Z., Kee, F., Langley, J., Lievesley, N., Sherriff, A., Smith, C. J., Wassall, R. R., Watt, R. G., McKenna, G. & Tsakos, G., 2 Jul 2025, In: BMC Oral Health. 25, 1, 1062 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Process Evaluation of the UK Randomised Trial Evaluating ‘iSupport’, an Online e-Health Intervention for Adult Carers of People Living with Dementia
Masterson Algar, P., Ismail, F. A., Anthony, B., Caufield, M., Connaghan, J., Doungsong, P., Egan, K., Flynn, G., Goulden, N., Hoare, Z., Hughes, G., Innes, R., Jackson, K., Kurana, S., Proctor, D., Edwards, R. T., Spector, A., Stott, J. & Windle, G., 15 Aug 2025, In: Behavioral Science. 15, 8Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Theoretically Informed Process Evaluation in Parallel to a Feasibility Study of a Complex Oral Health Intervention Using NICE Guidelines in a Care Home Setting
Brocklehurst, P., Langley, J., Wassell, R., Daniyal, S., Syed, S. S., Harvey, M., Goulden, N., Sherriff, A., Heilmann, A., Hoare, Z., Smith, C., Watt, R., O'Neill, C., Kee, F., Cairns, P., Lievesley, N., McKenna, G. & Tsakos, G., 15 Jan 2025, In: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 53, 2, p. 152-159Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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ICAP (Randomised Controlled Trial of an Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programme for People with Post-Stroke Aphasia)
Hoare, Z. (PI)
1/09/25 → 15/09/30
Project: Research
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GNMLD-TALK (Psychosocial support for people affected by Genetic and Non-Memory Led Dementias)
Hoare, Z. (PI)
1/04/23 → 30/04/28
Project: Research
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NEuRoMS - Neuropsychological Evaluation and Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis
Hoare, Z. (PI)
1/05/19 → 15/05/27
Project: Research
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A REAList evaluation of a school-based, multi-component Drug Education Programme (REAL-DEP)
Hoare, Z. (PI)
1/09/24 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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Does Noise on My Unit Matter? Exploratory Cross-Sectional Multiple-Cohort Professional Opinion Survey Study
Hoare, Z. (PI)
1/01/24 → 15/01/25
Project: Research
Thesis
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Feature selection and classification of non-traditional data : examples from veterinary medicine
Hoare, Z. (Author), Kuncheva, L. (Supervisor), Jan 2007Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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