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Dr Sharon McCann

Dr Sharon McCann
Dr Sharon McCann
Dr Sharon McCann

MA(Hons); MSc;PhD

Advanced Research Fellow

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Email Address
sharon.mccann@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 438154
Office Address

Health Services Research Unit, 51cg, Health Sciences Building, Foresterhill Aberdeen AB25 2ZD

School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

Biography

I am a qualitative health services researcher, with an interest in the design and delivery of person-centred trials.  I rejoined ACE (formerly HSRU)  in May 2021 following a career break, having previously spent 15 years in the Unit working across a broad range of qualitative and mixed-methods projects linked to trials. 

I currently lead mixed-methods process evaluations in many of our trials to improve the experience for potential participants and inform aspects of trial delivery. Work in this area is ongoing across the portfolio of CHaRT trials. 

Qualifications

  • PhD Patients' perspectives on participation in clinical trials 
    2007 - 51cg 
  • MSc Health Services & Public Health Research 
    1997 - 51cg 
  • MA (Hons) Sociology & Social Policy 
    1996 - University of Glasgow 

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

UoA Elected Senator - School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition 

 

External Memberships

Co-lead MRC Trial Methodology Research Partnership Trial Conduct Sub Working Group - Qualitative Research in Trials

Prizes and Awards

Chief Scientist Office (Scottish Government) Training Fellowship (2003-2006)

Research

Research Overview

Research interests focus on women's health, clinical trials and embedding qualitative and mixed-methods process evaluations within trials to improve participant experiences and trial delivery. I also have an interest in qualitative evidence synthesis and environmental sustainability of healthcare and healthcare research.

Research Areas

Applied Health Sciences

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Research Specialisms

  • Health Studies
  • Health and Social Care

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is , published under the licence.

Current Research

  • Robot-assisted surgical services in the NHS: A service evaluation (NIHR HS&DR).
  • Greener Trials: Building the evidence base to improve the environmental sustainability of healthcare and healthcare research (Wellcome Trust)
  • The PARTIAL study: A randomised trial of the clinical and cost effectiveness of complex PARTIAL vs radical nephrectomy for clinically localised renal cell carcinoma (NIHR HTA). 
  • Retention in RCTs - A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis from the participant perspective
  • Recruitment to mental health RCTs - a rapid Qualitative Evidence Synthesis from the trial staff perspective. 

Past Research

  • Multimorbidity and Pregnancy: Determinants, Clusters, Consequences & Trajectories (Mum-PrediCT. MRC)
  • Learning from healthcare professionals' experiences of using remote consulting for 'Care and Support' Planning during COVID-19 (CASPER project).
  • Health Care Improvement study:  To explore the systems, organisational and patient barriers and facilitators to quality improvement in primary dental care ( Chief Scientist Office)
  • An ethnographic study of group decision-making and member roles to understand and improve how Trial Steering Committees and Trial Management Groups contribute to trial conduct (MRC Network of Hubs FOR Trials Methodology Research).
  • Understanding the Dynamics of Organisational Culture Change in the NHS: Creating Safe Places For Patients and Staff (NHS  Service Delivery and Organisation R&D programme).
  • MRC platform study aimed at developing the intervention and outcome components of a proposed randomised controlled trial of a national screening programme for open angle glaucoma (MRC)
  • CSO Training Fellowship:  Patients’ perspectives on participation in randomised controlled trials (PhD)
  • Issues in data monitoring and interim analysis of trials: the DAMOCLES project (HTA R&D)
  • The REFLUX trial -Randomised trial evaluating laparoscopic surgery in adults with gastro- oesophageal reflux disease (HTA)
  • Support groups for men who have prostate cancer, their families and friends: identifying best practice models (Prostate Cancer UK)

 

Collaborations

NHS Year of Care Partnership

Publications

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  • Influences on recruitment and retention to mental health randomised controlled trials from the perspective of trial staff: a qualitative evidence synthesis

    McCann, S., Murphy, E., Newlands, R., Ward, T., Biesty, L., Brooks, E., Carswell, C., Davies, F., Edwards, D., Farrar, N., Mills, N., Parker, A., Realpe, A., Rooshenas, L., Ting, L., Turner, K., Gillies, K.
    Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 193, 112185
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
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  • PARTIAL: study protocol for a clinical and cost-effectiveness of complex PARTIAL vs radical nephrectomy for clinically localised renal cell carcinoma randomised trial

    Johnson, D., Thomas, R., Cotton, S., Newlands, R., Cooper, D., McCann, S., Vale, L., Gillies, K., Bex, A., Challacombe, B., Falloon, J., MacLennan, G., Narahari, K., Nicol, D., Sheerin, N., Stewart, G. D., Tran, M., Heer, R., Soomro, N.
    Trials, vol. 27, no. 1, 331
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Retention in trials: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis of studies reporting participant reasons for trial non-completion

    Murphy, E., Gillies, K., Skea, Z., Biesty, L., Hunter, A., Noor, N. M., McCann, S.
    BMJ Open, vol. 16, no. 4, e111824
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Maternity care bundle for UK women with multiple long-term health conditions: coproduction workshops

    Hanley, S., McCann, S., Singh, M., Vowles, Z., Lee, S. I., Plachcinski, R., Nirantharakumar, K., Black, M., Locock, L., Taylor, B.
    BMJ Open, vol. 16, e103366
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • “It was a bit of a now or never situation”: Experiences of preconception care and support for women with multiple long-term health conditions

    Hanley, S., McCann, S., Lee, S. I., Schoenaker, D., Singh, M., Moss, N., Nishshanka, L., Vowles, Z., Plachcinski, R., Nirantharakumar, K., Black, M., Locock, L., Taylor, B.
    Health Expectations, vol. 29, no. 1, e70583
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Clinical and cost-effectiveness of medical management versus surgery for deep infiltrating endometriosis: synopsis from the DIAMOND RCT

    Cooper, K., Constable, L., Vadiveloo, T., Matuluko, A., Kennedy, C., McCann, S., Cotton, S., Gillies, K., Bruce, R., Smith, P., MacLennan, G., Clark, T. J.
    Health Technology Assessment, vol. 30, no. 62, pp. 437-464
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Planning retention strategies in clinical trials; a qualitative interview study with members of trial teams

    Murphy, E., McCann, S., Shiely, F., Gillies, K.
    Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 188, 111979
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • The importance of process evaluations in trials of surgical procedures and devices

    Campbell, M., Beard, D., Jansen, J., Lawrie, L., Newlands, R., McCann, S., Gillies, K.
    45th Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Trials, pp. 47-48
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts
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  • ‘It’s a bit kind of nebulous’:: Unanticipated impacts of patient referral pathways on clinical trial recruitment

    Newlands, R., Johnson, D., Soomro, N., Heer, R., Gillies, K., McCann, S.
    Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations
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  • Lost in the system: responsibilisation and burden for women with multiple long-term health conditions during pregnancy

    Hanley, S., McCann, S., Lee, S. I., Vowles, Z., Plachcinski, R., Nirantharakumar, K., Black, M., Locock, L., Taylor, B.
    Health Expectations, vol. 27, no. 3, e14104
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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    • [OPEN ACCESS]
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  • Telephone consulting for ‘Personalised Care and Support Planning’ with people with long-term conditions: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals’ experiences during COVID-19 restrictions and beyond

    McCann, S., Entwistle, V., Oliver, L., Lewis-Barned, N., Haines, R., Cribb, A.
    BMC Primary Care, vol. 25, 193
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Experiences of involving patients and the public as partners in randomised clinical trials:: a qualitative evidence scoping review

    Darlene, V., McCann, S., Gillies, K.
    Figshare. 8 pages.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions
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  • Implementing and evaluating Care and Support Planning: a qualitative study of health professionals’ experiences in public polyclinics in Singapore

    Entwistle, V., McCann, S., Weng Keong LOH, V., Tai, E. S., Hian TAN, W., Wei YEW, T.
    BMC Primary Care, vol. 24, 212
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • The development of a core outcome set for studies of pregnant women with multimorbidity

    Lee, S. I., Hanley, S., Vowles, Z., Plachcinski, R., Moss, N., Singh, M., Gale, C., Fagbamigbe, A. F., Azcoaga-Lorenzo, A., Subramanian, A., Taylor, B., Nelson-Piercy, C., Damase-Michel, C., Yau, C., McCowan, C., O'Reilly, D., Santorelli, G., Dolk, H., Hope, H., Phillips, K., Abel, K. M., Eastwood, K. A., Kent, L., Locock, L., Loane, M., Mhereeg, M., Brocklehurst, P., McCann, S., Brophy, S., Wambua, S., Sudasinghe, S. P. B., Thangaratinam, S., Nirantharakumar, K., Black, M., MuM-PreDiCT Group
    BMC medicine , vol. 21, 314
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • 'We all want to succeed, but we've also got to be realistic about what is happening': An ethnographic study of relationships in trial oversight and their impact

    Daykin, A., Selman, L. E., Cramer, H., McCann, S., Shorter, G. W., Sydes, M. R., Gamble, C., Macefield, R., Lane, J. A., Shaw, A.
    Trials, vol. 18, no. 1, 612
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Patient-, organization-, and system-level barriers and facilitators to preventive oral health care: a convergent mixed-methods study in primary dental care

    Templeton, A. R., Young, L., Bish, A., Gnich, W., Cassie, H., Treweek, S., Bonetti, D., Stirling, D., Macpherson, L., McCann, S., Clarkson, J., Ramsay, C., PMC study team
    Implementation Science, vol. 11, pp. 1-14
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Understanding the Health Care Experiences and needs of People Living with Huntingtons Disease (HD): An Exploratory Study

    Rae, D., McCann, S., Miedzybrodzka, Z.
    8th European-Huntington's-Disease-Network Plenary Meeting, pp. A83-A83
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts
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  • Recruitment to trials: insights from a meta-ethnography of qualitative studies

    McCann, S., Campbell, M., Entwistle, V.
    Contributions to Journals: Conference Articles
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    • [OPEN ACCESS]
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  • Service user groups as co-applicants on a platform study for a trial

    Morgan, H., Hoddinott, P., Thomson, G., Crossland, N., Dykes, F., McCann, S., Campbell, M.
    Trials, vol. 14, no. Suppl 1, pp. O35
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts
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  • Recruitment to clinical trials: a meta-ethnographic synthesis of studies of reasons for participation

    McCann, S., Campbell, M., Entwistle, V.
    Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 233-241
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Stress in nurses: stress-related affect and its determinants examined over the nursing day

    Johnston, D. W., Jones, M. C., Charles, K., McCann, S. K., McKee, L.
    Annals of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 348-356
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Patient safety: whose vision?

    Charles, K., McKee, L., McCann, S.
    The reform of health care: shaping, adapting and resisting policy development. Dickinson, H., Mannion, R. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 122-136, 15 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Developing the clinical components of a complex intervention for a glaucoma screening trial: a mixed methods study

    Burr, J. M., Campbell, M. K., Campbell, S. E., Francis, J. J., Greene, A., Hernández, R., Hopkins, D., McCann, S. K., Vale, L. D., Glaucoma screening Platform Study group
    BMC Medical Research Methodology, vol. 11, no. -, 54
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • A quest for patient-safe culture: contextual influences on patient safety performance

    Charles, K., McKee, L., McCann, S.
    Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, vol. 16 , no. Suppl 1, pp. 57-64
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Reasons for participating in randomised controlled trials: conditional altruism and considerations for self

    McCann, S. K., Campbell, M. K., Entwistle, V. A.
    Trials, vol. 11, pp. 31
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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