Dr Patricia Masterson Algar

Research Fellow, Lecturer in Health Sciences

Contact info

Email: p.m.algar@bangor.ac.uk

Phone: 01248 383129

Location: School of Health Sciences, Fron Heulog, Bangor

Research

Patricia is a health researcher interested in improving the lives of those affected by a neurological condition. Her research explores the impact that these conditions can have not only on the lives of those affected by them but also on the family as a whole. In 2017 Patricia and her colleagues completed a research project where they designed and evaluated a lay peer support intervention for stroke rehabilitation. Leading from that work Patricia was successful in attracting Welsh Government RCBC Wales post-doctoral fellowship funding. In her fellowship Patricia applied innovative approaches to map the experiences and identify the sources of support of young adults living in families affected by a neurological condition.  Patricia has recently joined the Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research (CADR) where she will continue to develop research focussed on designing and evaluating interventions tailored to support young carers of people living with dementia. She is currently a co-investigator on a randomised controlled trial and feasibility study of the effects of an e-health intervention ‘iSupport’ for reducing distress of dementia carers, especially in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Patricia leads the workpackage focussed on adapting iSupport to meet the needs of young dementia carers. 

Patricia completed a BSc and a Research Master’s degree in Marine Sciences before making a career change and training as an Occupational Therapist in 2009. Her interest in the evaluation and implementation of complex rehabilitation interventions led her to a PhD during which she carried out the process evaluation of the OTCH trial (Occupational Therapy intervention for residents with stroke in UK Care Homes) that investigated the impact of a targeted course of occupational therapy on people living in nursing and residential homes after suffering from a stroke. Patricia was also part of the team based at Bangor University that lead the process evaluation of the PD COMM trial which is a phase III multi centre randomised controlled trial that aims to evaluate the effectiveness of two approaches to speech and language therapy (SLT) compared to no SLT intervention for people with Parkinson’s disease.  

 

Contact Info

Email: p.m.algar@bangor.ac.uk

Phone: 01248 383129

Location: School of Health Sciences, Fron Heulog, Bangor

Teaching and Supervision

Current PhD students:

  • Trys Burke - ‘People power’: Modelling feasibility and mapping implementation strategies for Peer Support in Adventure Outdoor Activities as a driver to promote community wellbeing’. School of Health Sciences, Bangor University (KESS funding)

Masters Students

  • Badriah Mohammed T Alotaibi – Physical activity interventions to reduce incidence of obesity amongst adults: A Systematic Review of the Literature. In progress

  • Khalid Abdulaziz H Alghamdi – Identifying barriers and enablers of interventions aimed at promoting the uptake of self-examination techniques for early identification of breast cancer amongst young women: A systematic review. In progress

  • Muath Hamoud M Alahmadi - The effectiveness of school-based dental programmes to prevent dental caries and increase oral awareness in schoolchildren: A systematic review. Sept 2019

  • Jennifer Jones - Burnout in Nursing: Is it a Threat to Patient Safety? A Systematic Review of the Literature. Sept 2019

  • Charlotte Makanga - Influences on the decision making process of senior medical doctors when prescribing antibiotics for acute lower respiratory tract infections: An Interpretative Phenomenological analysis. Sept 2019

  • Norah Alshayban – A systematic review of physical activity participation among adults with intellectual disability: Interventions, barriers and facilitators. Sept 2018

  • Gamze Nalbant – Effectiveness of Advance Nurse Practitioners on the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Sept 2018

 

Research areas and keywords

Keywords

  • H Social Sciences (General)

Education / academic qualifications

  • 2016 - PhD , Advancing process evaluation research within the field of neurological rehabilitation
  • 2010 - Pg. Dip Occupational Therapy
  • 2004 - MSc , MRes in Applied Marine Sciences
  • 2002 - BSc , Marine Sciences

Research outputs (24)

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Prof. activities and awards (12)

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