Lesley is a senior research fellow in the Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research at Bradford Institute for Health Research. As part of her PhD, Lesley undertook research in Hong Kong investigating ethno-cultural differences in response to Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for pain relief. Lesley previously managed a study at the Friarage Hospital, Northallerton investigating physiotherapy pathways for people with chronic back pain. Lesley currently manages the national Community Ageing Research Study 75+ (CARE75+) cohort study, which uses an innovative trials within cohort methodology to optimise the recruitment of older people into trials.
The Pain in Older People with Frailty (POPPY) study is a mixed-method, co-design study, which aims to develop the content, implementation strategies, service and professional guidance to support older adults...
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