Chantal Ski

Reader, School of Nursing and Midwifery

Phone+44 (0)28 9097 2885
EmailC.Ski@qub.ac.uk

Room 04.311 - Medical Biology Centre
United Kingdom

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PhD projects

Dr Ski has a keen interest in a broad range of psychosocial aspects of cardiovascular health, RCTs and mixed methods. With much experience in systematic reviews and eHealth, Dr Ski is most interested in evidence-based cutting edge projects that impact on practice.

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Personal profile

Achievements

Chronic Illness and Palliative Care Theme Lead in School of Nursing and Midwifery
20 years experience working in academic and health sectors yielding solutions to complex health issues via strategic partnerships and impacting on research, teaching and professional practice
Awarded >£16M+ in competitive research funds and >120 peer reviewed publications
Lead investigator (£1.7M) programme of research into optimal health across chronic conditions
Published in leading journals such as Nature Cardiol Rev & Cochrane Database Syst Rev
Numerous international collaborations, invited presentations and awards - expertise in psychosocial aspects of cardiovascular disease

Research Interests

My research work in progress includes: heading a series of clinical trials of an optimal health programme for the management of three major chronic diseases (chronic kidney disease, diabetes and stroke and carers); conducting an evaluation of a coaching intervention to reduce cardiovascular risk in an indigenous population; evaluating the feasibility of a novel online cardiovascular health intervention for men at high risk of heart disease; and investigating the impact of cognitive impairment amongst people with different forms of chronic heart failure.

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Research Output

A psychosocial intervention for stroke survivors and carers: 12 month outcomes of a randomized controlled trial

Minshall, C., Castle, D. J., Thompson, D. R., Pascoe, M., Cameron, J., Apputhurai, P., Knowles, S. R., Jenkins, Z. & Ski, C., 19 Mar 2020, In : Topics in stroke rehabilitation.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Cardiac disease and stroke: practical implications for personalised care in cardiac-stroke patients. A state of the art review supported by the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions

Hendriks, J., Andreae, C., Agren, S., Hjelm, C., Walfridsson, U., Ski, C., Thylén, I. & Jaarsma, T., 30 Jan 2020, In : European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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2 Citations (Scopus)

112 Downloads (Pure)

Cardiovascular and other health problems in men: overlap with mental health

Ski, C. & Thompson, D. R., 01 Jan 2020, (Accepted) Comprehensive Men's Mental Health. Cambridge University Press

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

Championing survival: connecting the unknown network of responders to address out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

McBride, R., Ski, C., Thompson, D. R., Quinn, T. & Wilson, M., 25 May 2020, In : Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine. 28, p. 49 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

4 Downloads (Pure)

Exploring the Impact of Illness Perceptions, Self‑efficacy, Coping Strategies, and Psychological Distress on Quality of Life in a Post‑stroke Cohort

Minshall, C., Ski, C., Apputhurai, P., Thompson, D. R., Castle, D. J., Jenkins, Z. & Knowles, S. R., 23 Jan 2020, In : Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. p. 1-7

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Prizes

Best New Research Award

Ski, Chantal (Recipient), 23 Aug 2014

Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Best Reviewer 2017

Ski, Chantal (Recipient), 01 Jan 2017

Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Fellow of the Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation

Ski, Chantal (Recipient), 01 Jan 2018

Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively

Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology

Ski, Chantal (Recipient), 01 Jan 2018

Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively

Most highly cited paper in European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2018

Ski, Chantal (Recipient), 01 Jan 2019

Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Activities

17 Editorial activity
15 Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
7 Membership of national or international committees and working groups
4 Membership of peer review panel or committee
21 More

Screening for depression in ambulatory care and cardiac rehabilitation

Chantal Ski (Invited speaker)

05 Jun 2020

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference

Flinders University

Chantal Ski (Visiting researcher)

19 Jan 2020 → 19 Jan 2023

Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Research and Teaching at External Organisation

European Society of Cardiology Congress

Chantal Ski (Presenter), , Karen McGuigan (Contributor), , A. Hill (Contributor), , V Coates (Contributor), , David Thompson (Contributor), , O'Kane D (Contributor), & D. McKay (Contributor)

2020 → …

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference

Cardiac distress what is it and how should we measure it

Chantal Ski (Invited speaker)

03 Oct 2019

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk