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Personal profile
Research Statement
Research interests
My research focuses on enhancing maternal and child health and wellbeing, with a particular interest in identifying and evaluating what works for families from the antenatal period through to the early years of childhood.
I have experience of conducting economic evaluations alongside intervention-based studies (randomised controlled trials, cluster RCTs, pilot trials and feasibility studies). Previous research projects have included investigating preferences for a third routine ultrasound scan in pregnancy for healthy, low-risk women, using a discrete choice experiment (PhD research); developing a decision analytic model to assess the cost-effectiveness of strategies to detect meningococcal disease in children with a fever without source, and a cost-effectiveness analysis of music therapy in children and adolescents with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD). Continuing in the area of improving outcomes for children with SEBD, I am part of a team assessing the impact of nurture group provision for primary school children in Northern Ireland through a cluster RCT. My role in the study has been to conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis of nurture provision in comparison to mainstream education and a strategic review of the potential long term economic impact. The economic evaluation provides evidence of short-term cost-effectiveness along with vital cost savings in the future for the education system, public agencies and families affected.
I also have experience in conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses. I have conducted reviews on the reliability and validity of pregnancy-specific stress measures and systematic reviews on the public health role of the midwife. I am currently working on a Cochrane Review assessing home visiting for socially disadvantaged mothers, a systematic review and meta-analysis of music interventions to reduce prenatal maternal stress, and a systematic review and meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions for parents with an infant admitted into neonatal intensive care.
Leadership roles (QUB)
- Parent and Child Health and Wellbeing Research Programme Lead, Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation
- Programme Director, MSc in Caring for Children and Young People with Complex Health Needs
- Module coordinator, Perspectives on Childhood and Youth
- Module coordinator, Childhood and Youth Research in Practice
- Module coordinator, Economic Impact of Childhood Interventions
- Module coordinator, Clinical Trials
- Member, School Research Committee
- Member, School Education Committee
- Joint coordinator, Research Internship Scheme
Leadership roles (external)
- Secretary, Northern Ireland Health Economics Group
- Member, International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
- Member, International Health Economics Association
- Member, UK Health Economists' Study Group
- Fellow, Higher Education Academy
Teaching roles
Undergraduate module:
- Evidence Based Midwifery
Postregistration module:
- Clinical Trials
Postgraduate modules:
- Perspectives on Childhood and Youth
- Childhood and Youth Research in Practice
- Enhancing Care and Practice for Children with Complex Health Care Needs
- Economic Impact of Childhood Interventions
Current graduate supervision
Kyrsten Corbijn van Willenswaard, Aisha Omairan, Fakher Gli, Jean Carragher (DMP), Ahmet Butun, Anna Carolina Raduenz Huf Souza (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brasil)
Currently funded research projects
- McNeill J, Alederdice F, Lynn F, Gildea A, Millen S, Gribben S. The Apple Project: A Parenting and Professional Learning Evaluation. HSC R& D Office.
- Alderdice F and Lynn F. Reaching Out: Supporting Families. Big Lottery Fund via TinyLife.
- Alderdice F, McNeill J and Lynn F. National Survey of Women's Experiences of Maternity Care. HSC R&D Office.
- Sloan S, Winter K, Lynn F, Gildea A, Connolly P. The Impact and Cost-effectiveness of Nurture Groups in Primary Schools in Northern Ireland. Department of Education for Northern Ireland.
Completed research projects
- Porter S, Holmes V, McConnell T, Lynn F, McLaughlin K and Cardwell C. Music in Mind: a RCT measuring the effects of music therapy on the communicative skills of children and adolescens with behavioural and emotional problems and/or pervasive developmental disorders. Big Lottery Fund
- McNeill J, Alderdice F and Lynn F. The Public Health Role of the Midwife: scoping current education provision on public health and inequalities. NHS Education Scotland
- McNeill J, Alderdice F and Lynn F. Midwifery 2020: A review of systematic reviews of literature on the public health role of the midwife. Midwifery 2020.
- McNeill J, Alderdice F and Lynn F.Audit of Down's Syndrome Screening in NI: 2006-2010. GAIN.
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Network
Projects
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R6553NUR: HRB Ireland Perinatal Clinical Trials Network
McNeill, J., Lynn, F. & Perra, O.
16/01/2017 → …
Project: Research
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R4779NUR: The APPLE Project: A Parenting and Professional Learning Evaluation
McNeill, J., Alderdice, F., Gildea, A. & Lynn, F.
28/10/2016 → …
Project: Research
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R3662EDU: Evaluation of Nurture Units
Gildea, A., Connolly, P., Lynn, F., Sloan, S. & Winter, K.
15/10/2014 → …
Project: Research
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R8434NUR: Research consultancy on masculinity and the engagement of men in sexual and reproductive health and rights
22/02/2018 → 28/02/2019
Project: Research
Research output
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Evaluating the impact of Changes to the Provision of Maternity and Early Years Services in NI: The APPLE Project
McNeill, J., Lynn, F., Lawther, L., Alderdice, F., Millen, S., Gildea, A., Slavin, S. & Boulter, D., 2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Understanding the causes of work–related stress among registered nurses working with children at home: an integrative literature review
Lee, J., Clarke, S. & Lynn, F., 23 Apr 2020, In: Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing. 23, p. 1-32 23.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Validating clinical practice guidelines for the management of children with non-blanching rashes in the UK (PiC): a prospective, multicentre cohort study
Waterfield, T., Maney, J-A., Fairley, D., Lyttle, M. D., McKenna, J., Roland, D., Corr, M., McFetridge, L., Mitchell, H., Woolfall, K., Lynn, F., Patenall, B. & Shields, M., 10 Nov 2020, In: The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2020, 30474-6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Exploring parents’ reasons for attending the emergency department for children with minor illnesses: a mixed methods systematic review
Butun, A., Linden, M., Lynn, F. & McGaughey, J., 11 Jan 2019, In: Emergency Medicine Journal. 36, p. 39-46 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open AccessFile18 Citations (Scopus)598 Downloads (Pure) -
Identifying postnatal depression: Comparison of a self-reported depression item with Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale scores at three months postpartum
Fellmeth, G., Opondo, C., Henderson, J., Redshaw, M., Mcneill, J., Lynn, F. & Alderdice, F., 15 May 2019, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 251, p. 8-14Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile5 Citations (Scopus)90 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Research Mobility Scholarship
Lynn, Fiona (Recipient), 01 Apr 2019
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Research Mobility Scholarship
Lynn, Fiona (Recipient), 01 Apr 2017
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Fiona Lynn (Visiting researcher)
01 Nov 2019 → 01 Dec 2019Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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ISPOR Latin America 2019
Fiona Lynn (Speaker)
14 Sep 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Tecnologia "Nursing Sizing" para o dimensiona mento de enfermeiros na assistencia obstétrica hospitalar
Fiona Lynn (Examiner)
28 Nov 2019Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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International Journal of Nursing Studies (Journal)
Fiona Lynn (Peer reviewer)
17 Feb 2017 → 31 Jan 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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31st International Congress of Midwives Triennial Congress
Fiona Lynn (Speaker)
20 Jun 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Press / Media
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Irish-language schools conference to look at impact of `nurture' groups.
Seaneen Sloan, Karen Winter, Fiona Lynn & Paul Connolly
15/03/2017
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Northern Ireland Assembly - debate on nurture groups.
Seaneen Sloan, Karen Winter, Fiona Lynn & Paul Connolly
15/11/2016
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Northern Ireland Department of Education hailed nurture groups “highly successful”.
Seaneen Sloan, Karen Winter, Fiona Lynn & Paul Connolly
26/09/2016
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Nurture groups improve social, emotional and behavioural outcomes for children.
Seaneen Sloan, Karen Winter, Fiona Lynn & Paul Connolly
23/09/2016
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Department Education reverses nurture units funding for two Irish language schools.
Seaneen Sloan, Karen Winter, Fiona Lynn & Paul Connolly
28/06/2016
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research