Laura Kelly

DPhil

Research Officer

Laura Kelly is a Research Officer in Outcomes Measurement in the Health Services Research Unit at the University of Oxford. Laura has interests in research methodology, psychometric measure development, e-health and experiences of health. She is currently working on the development of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for a range of long-term conditions.

Laura recently completed a DPhil in Population Health which was funded by a NIHR programme examining the role of patients’ experiences as a resource for choice and decision making in health care. Laura obtained a BA (Hons) in Politics and Social Policy from Queens University Belfast and subsequently completed a MSc in Applied Social Research in Trinity College, Dublin. Prior to coming to Oxford, she spent time as a research assistant developing an assessment tool to measure health-related quality of life for people with neurological damage to their spinal cord using intermittent self-catheterisation.

Recent Publications

Using intermittent self-catheters: experiences of people with neurological damage to their spinal cord.
Kelly L. et al, (2014), Disabil Rehabil, 36, 220 - 226
Measuring the effects of online health information for patients: item generation for an e-health impact questionnaire.
Kelly L. et al, (2013), Patient Educ Couns, 93, 433 - 438
Development of the Oxford Participation & Activities Questionnaire: Semi Structured Interviews with Potential Users
Morley D. et al, (2013), S1
The PDQ-Carer: development and validation of a summary index score.
Morley D. et al, (2013), Parkinsonism Relat Disord, 19, 448 - 449
Factors influencing quality of life in caregivers of people with Parkinson's disease and implications for clinical guidelines.
Morley D. et al, (2012), Parkinson's Disease