Dr. Natasha Alvarado,Senior Research Fellow In Digital Health
Information about Dr. Natasha Alvarado at the University of Bradford.
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(Faculty of Health Studies) - Email:
- n.alvarado@bradford.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- +44 1274 233315
Biography
I joined the University of Bradford in September 2020 as a Senior Research Fellow in Applied Health Research. I am currently working on a project exploring the practices of falls risk assessment and prevention in hospitals using realist evaluation. My research interests include evaluating how complex healthcare interventions work using theory-driven approaches such as realist evaluation. I have experience of using multiple methods including qualitative interviews, observations, and focus groups.
Research
My main research interests are the implementation andevaluation of complex interventions. I like to use programme theory approaches â typically realistevaluation â to explore how individuals/organisations interact withintervention resources. Iâve conducted evaluations in the contextor stroke care and rehabilitation, robotic surgery, audit and feedback and I'm currently working on a realist evaluation of the practices of falls risk assessment and prevention.
Publications
There are 29 publications involving or that are attributed to Dr. Natasha Alvarado. They are listed as:
- conference publication (7)
- peer reviewed journal (21)
- published report (1)
Conference Publication
Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
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From taxonomy to requirements: A task space partitioning approach | 2019 | Proceedings - 7th Biennial Workshop Evaluation and Beyond: Methodological Approaches for Visualization, BELIV 2018 | Proceedings - 7th Biennial Workshop Evaluation and Beyond: Methodological Approaches for Visualization, BELIV 2018 | 19 - 27 | Elshehaly M.;Alvarado N.;McVey L.;Randell R.;Mamas M.;Ruddle R.A. | 9781538668849 | 10.1109/BELIV.2018.8634027 | ||||
Variation in national clinical audit data capture: Is using routine data the answer? | 2019 | Studies in Health Technology and Informatics | Studies in Health Technology and Informatics | 264 | 1658 - 1659 | Dowding D.W.;Alvarado N.;McVey L.;Mamas M.;Randell R. | 0926-9630 | 10.3233/SHTI190583 | |||
Impact of Robotic Surgery on Decision Making: Perspectives of Surgical Teams. | 2015 | AMIA 2015 Annual Symposium | AMIA 2015 Annual Symposium | / | Randell RS, Alvarado N, Honey S, Greenhalgh J, Gardner P, Gill A, Jayne D, Kotze A, Pearman A, Dowding D. | ||||||
Understanding patient experiences of the Robot Assisted Training for the Upper Limb after Stroke (RATULS) trial: a qualitative process evaluation | 2019 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE | (4_SUPPL) | Alvarado N, Rodgers H, Bosomworth H, Shaw L, Finch T | ||||||
How was the Robot Assisted Training for the Upper Limb after Stroke (RATULS) trial successfully delivered? Findings from a qualitative process evaluation | 2019 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE | 14(4_SUPPL) | Alvarado N, Rodgers H, Bosomworth H, Shaw L, Finch T | ||||||
Randomised controlled trials and realist evaluation: in what contexts and how | 2017 | 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Trials TRIALS | 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Trials TRIALS | TRIALS 18 | Randell R, Hindmarsh J, Greenhalgh J, Alvarado N, Gardner P, Dowding D, Cope A, Croft J, Long A, Pearman A | ||||||
Requirements for a quality dashboard: Lessons from National Clinical Audits | 2019 | AMIA 2019 Annual Symposium AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings | AMIA 2019 Annual Symposium AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings | / | Randell R, Alvarado N, McVey L, Ruddle RA, Doherty P, Gale C, Mamas M, Dowding D |
Peer Reviewed Journal
Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
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How do team experience and relationships shape new divisions of labour in robot-assisted surgery? A realist investigation. | 2019 | Health (United Kingdom) | Randell R;Greenhalgh J;Hindmarsh J;Honey S;Pearman A;Alvarado N;Dowding D; | 1461-7196 | 10.1177/1363459319874115 | ||||||
Factors supporting and constraining the implementation of robot-assisted surgery: a realist interview study. | 2019 | BMJ Open | 9 | Randell R;Honey S;Alvarado N;Greenhalgh J;Hindmarsh J;Pearman A;Jayne D;Gardner P;Gill A;Kotze A;Dowding D; | 2044-6055 | 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028635 | |||||
A realist process evaluation of robot-assisted surgery: integration into routine practice and impacts on communication, collaboration and decision-making | 2017 | Health Services and Delivery Research | 5 | Randell, R; Honey, S; Hindmarsh, J; Alvarado, N; Greenhalgh, J; Pearman, A; Long, A; Cope, A; Gill, A; Gardner, P; Kotze, A; Wilkinson, D; Jayne, D; Croft, J; Dowding, D | 10.3310/hsdr05200 | ||||||
How, in what contexts, and why do quality dashboards lead to improvements in care quality in acute hospitals? Protocol for a realist feasibility evaluation. | 2020 | BMJ Open | 10 | Randell R;Alvarado N;McVey L;Greenhalgh J;West RM;Farrin A;Gale C;Parslow R;Keen J;Elshehaly M;Ruddle RA;Lake J;Mamas M;Feltbower R;Dowding D; | 2044-6055 | 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033208 | |||||
Institutional use of National Clinical Audits by healthcare providers | 2020 | Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice | McVey L.;Alvarado N.;Keen J.;Greenhalgh J.;Mamas M.;Gale C.;Doherty P.;Feltbower R.;Elshehaly M.;Dowding D.;Randell R. | 1356-1294 | 10.1111/jep.13403 | ||||||
Embedding robotic surgery into routine practice and impacts on communication and decision making: a review of the experience of surgical teams | 2016 | Cognition, Technology and Work | 18 | 423 - 437 | Randell R.;Honey S.;Alvarado N.;Pearman A.;Greenhalgh J.;Long A.;Gardner P.;Gill A.;Jayne D.;Dowding D. | 1435-5558 | 10.1007/s10111-016-0368-0 | ||||
QualDash: Adaptable Generation of Visualisation Dashboards for Healthcare Quality Improvement | 2021 | IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VISUALIZATION AND COMPUTER GRAPHIC | TBD | Mai Elshehaly, Rebecca Randell, Matthew Brehmer, Lynn McVey, Natasha Alvarado, Chris P. Gale, Roy A. Ruddle | |||||||
Variation in National Clinical Audit Data Capture: Is Using Routine Data the Answer? | 2019 | Studies in Health Technology and Informatics | 264 | Dowding DW;Alvarado N;McVey L;Mamas M;Randell R; | 1879-8365 | 10.3233/SHTI190583 | |||||
Eliciting Context-Mechanism-Outcome configurations: Experiences from a realist evaluation investigating the impact of robotic surgery on teamwork in the operating theatre | 2017 | Evaluation | 23 | 444 - 462 | Alvarado N.;Honey S.;Greenhalgh J.;Pearman A.;Dowding D.;Cope A.;Long A.;Jayne D.;Gill A.;Kotze A.;Randell R. | 1356-3890 | 10.1177/1356389017732172 | ||||
Exploring variation in the use of feedback from national clinical audits: a realist investigation | 2020 | BMC Health Services Research | Not known | Alvarado, N; McVey, L; Greenhalgh, J; Dowding, D; Mamas, M; Gale, C; Doherty, P; Randell, R | |||||||
Robot assisted training for the upper limb after stroke (RATULS): a multicentre randomised controlled trial | 2019 | Lancet | 394 | 51 - 62 | Rodgers H.;Bosomworth H.;Krebs H.I.;van Wijck F.;Howel D.;Wilson N.;Aird L.;Alvarado N.;Andole S.;Cohen D.L.;Dawson J.;Fernandez-Garcia C.;Finch T.;Ford G.A.;Francis R.;Hogg S.;Hughes N.;Price C.I.;Ternent L.;Turner D.L.;Vale L.;Wilkes S.;Shaw L. | 0140-6736 | 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31055-4 | ||||
Evaluation of the enhanced upper limb therapy programme within the Robot-Assisted Training for the Upper Limb after Stroke trial: descriptive analysis of intervention fidelity, goal selection and goal achievement | 2020 | Clinical Rehabilitation | Bosomworth H.;Rodgers H.;Shaw L.;Smith L.;Aird L.;Howel D.;Wilson N.;Alvarado N.;Andole S.;Cohen D.L.;Dawson J.;Fernandez-Garcia C.;Finch T.;Ford G.A.;Francis R.;Hogg S.;Hughes N.;Price C.I.;Ternent L.;Turner D.L.;Vale L.;Wilkes S.;Krebs H.I.;van Wijck F. | 0269-2155 | 10.1177/0269215520953833 | ||||||
Robot-assisted training compared with an enhanced upper limb therapy programme and with usual care for upper limb functional limitation after stroke: The ratuls three-group RCT | 2020 | Health Technology Assessment | 24 | 1 - 232 | Rodgers H.;Bosomworth H.;Krebs H.I.;Van Wijck F.;Howel D.;Wilson N.;Finch T.;Alvarado N.;Ternent L.;Fernandez-Garcia C.;Aird L.;Andole S.;Cohen D.L.;Dawson J.;Ford G.A.;Francis R.;Hogg S.;Hughes N.;Price C.I.;Turner D.L.;Vale L.;Wilkes S.;Shaw L. | 1366-5278 | 10.3310/hta24540 | ||||
Hidden labour: The skilful work of clinical audit data collection and its implications for secondary use of data via integrated health IT | 2021 | BMC Health Services Research | 702 | McVey, L., Alvarado, N., Greenhalgh, J., Elshehaly, M., Gale, C.P., Lake, J., Ruddle, R.A., Dowding, D., Mamas, M., Feltbower, R., Randell, R. | Springer/Biomed Central | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06657-0 | |||||
What supports and constrains the implementation of multifactorial falls risk assessment and tailored multifactorial falls prevention interventions in acute hospitals? Protocol for a realist review. | 2021 | BMJ Open | 11 | Randell R;Wright JM;Alvarado N;Healey F;Dowding D;Smith H;Hardiker N;Gardner P;Ward S;Todd C;Zaman H;McVey L;Davey CJ;Woodcock D; | 2044-6055 | 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049765 | |||||
Analysis of a Web-Based Dashboard to Support the Use of National Audit Data in Quality Improvement: Realist Evaluation | 2021 | Journal of Medical Internet Research | 23 | Alvarado, N., McVey, L., Elshehaly, M., Greenhalgh, J., Dowding, D., Ruddle, R., Gale, C.P., Mamas, M., Doherty, P., West, R. and Feltbower, R. | |||||||
Staff experiences of integrating community and secondary care musculoskeletal services: A qualitative investigation. | 2023 | Musculoskeletal care | Alvarado N;Hargreaves G;Storey K;Montague J;Broughton R;Randell R; | 1557-0681 | 10.1002/msc.1809 | ||||||
Strategic workforce planning in health and social care - an international perspective: A scoping review | 2023 | Health Policy | Sutton, C., Prowse, J., McVey, L., Elshehaly, M., Neagu, D., Montague, J., Alvarado, N., Tissiman, C., O'Connell, K., Eyers, E., Faisal, M. and Randell, R. | Elsevier | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104827 | ||||||
Working together: reflections on how to make public involvement in research work. | 2023 | Research Involvement And Engagement | 9 | McVey L;Frost T;Issa B;Davison E;Abdulkader J;Randell R;Alvarado N;Zaman H;Hardiker N;Cheong VL;Woodcock D; | 2056-7529 | 10.1186/s40900-023-00427-4 | |||||
Exploring variation in implementation of multifactorial falls risk assessment and tailored interventions: A realist review | 2023 | BMC Geriatrics | Alvarado, N., McVey, L., Wright, J., Healey, F., Dowding, D., Cheong, V-L., Gardner, P., Hardiker, N., Lynch, A., Zaman, H., Smith, H., & Randell, R. | ||||||||
Design and evaluation of an interactive quality dashboard for national clinical audit data: a realist evaluation | 2022 | Health and Social Care Delivery Research | 10 | Randell, R; Alvarado, N; Elshehaly, M; McVey, L; West, R; Doherty, P; Dowding, D; Farrin, A; Feltbower, R; Gale, C; Greenhalgh, J; Lake, J; Mamas, M; Walwyn, R; Ruddle, R |
Published Report
Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
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Development and evaluation of tools and an intervention to improve patient- and carer-centred outcomes in Longer-Term Stroke care and exploration of adjustment post stroke: the LoTS care research programme | 2014 | 2014 Dec | Anne Forster, Kirste Mellish, Amanda Farrin, Bipin Bhakta, Allan House , Jenny Hewison, Jenni Murray, Anita Patel, Martin Knapp , Rachel Breen, Katie Chapman, Ivana Holloway , Rebecca Hawkins, Rosemary Shannon, Jane Nixon, Adam Jowett, Mike Horton, Natasha Alvarado, Shamaila Anwar , Alan Tennant , Mary Godfrey, John Young | NIHR Journals Library |