Dr Lesley Ward

Research Fellow

Department: Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation

Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Musculoskeletal conditions; chronic illness; complementary and integrative medicine; rehabilitation; self-management; older adults

Key Publications

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A 2x2 randomised factorial SWAT of the use of a pen and small, financial incentive to improve recruitment rates in a randomised controlled trial of yoga for older adults with multimorbidity, Fairhurst, C., Roche, J., Bissell, L., Hewitt, C., Hugill-Jones, J., Howsam, J., Maturana, C., Corbacho Martin, B., Paul, S., Rose, F., Torgerson, D., Ward, L., Wiley, L., Tew, G. 4 Mar 2022, In: F1000Research
Development of the CLARIFY (CheckList stAndardising the Reporting of Interventions For Yoga) guidelines: a Delphi study, Ward, L., Nault, D., Cramer, H., Moonaz, S. 1 Jan 2022, In: BMJ Open
Longitudinal qualitative study of living with neurogenic claudication, Griffiths, F., Srikesavan, C., Ward, L., Boniface, G., Williamson, E., Lamb, S. 1 Sep 2022, In: BMJ Open
Patients’ perceptions on non‐specific effects of acupuncture: Qualitative comparison between responders and non‐responders, Ho, R., Ho, F., Adams, J., Cramer, H., Leung, B., Ward, L., Zhang, Y., Chung, V. 1 Mar 2022, In: Integrative Medicine Research
The Clinical Effectiveness of a Physiotherapy Delivered Physical and Psychological Group Intervention for Older Adults With Neurogenic Claudication: The BOOST Randomized Controlled Trial , Williamson, E., Boniface, G., Marian, I., Dutton, S., Garrett, A., Morris, A., Hansen, Z., Ward, L., Nicolson, P., Rogers, D., Barker, K., Fairbank, J., Fitch, J., French, D., Comer, C., Mallen, C., Lamb, S. 1 Aug 2022, In: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences
CLARIFY 2021: explanation and elaboration of the Delphi-based guidelines for the reporting of yoga research, Moonaz, S., Nault, D., Cramer, H., Ward, L. 5 Aug 2021, In: BMJ Open
Effect of interval compared to continuous exercise training on physiological responses in patients with Chronic Respiratory Diseases: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Alexiou, C., Ward, L., Hume, E., Armstrong, M., Wilkinson, M., Vogiatzis, I. 2021, In: Chronic Respiratory Disease
Exercise Training-Induced Extracellular Matrix Protein Adaptation in Locomotor Muscles: A Systematic Review, Kritikaki, E., Asterling, R., Ward, L., Padget, K., Barreiro, E., Camargo Madeira Simoes, D. 26 Apr 2021, In: Cells
Experiences of online yoga for older adults with multi-morbidity in The Gentle Years Yoga Trial, Ward, L., Tew, G., Rapley, T. 17 Dec 2021, In: European Journal of Integrative Medicine
Releasing CLARIFY: A New Guideline for Improving Yoga Research Transparency and Usefulness, Moonaz, S., Nault, D., Cramer, H., Ward, L. 1 Oct 2021, In: Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Qualifications

PhD August 16 2014
Psychology PGDip May 08 2010
Science and othersubjects BSc May 06 1989

Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Musculoskeletal conditions; chronic illness; complementary and integrative medicine; rehabilitation; self-management; older adults

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