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Personal profile
Key Research Interests
My research is mixed methods focusing on older people experiencing the complexities of later life. I am particularly interested in understanding patient experiences and using these to develop and test multidisciplinary interventions. My mixed methods skills facilitate developing and testing these complex interventions in programmes of work culminating in clinical trials.
As a physiotherapist I have an interest in respiratory physiotherapy practice. I led a project developing competency assessment and an education tool for physiotherapists working on-call. This led to publication of a text for students and newly qualified physiotherapist. Emergency Respiratory Physiotherapy (Elsevier 2021) is now in its 3rd edition. this innovation won the UK Awards for Allied Health Professionals and Healthcare scientists and for excellence in learning, teaching, development or mentorship 2006 and the British Thoracic Society Silver Jubilee Award for Innovation in the secondary respiratory care setting 2007.
I was part of the award-winning team who delivered training for thousands of health care professions forced to work on critical care during the COVID pandemic. Led by Brunel university in collaboration 3NN and HEE won the Intensive Care Society Innovation award and was Highly Commended in the HSJ awards for Partnerships
Research Group or Lab Membership
Population Health
Dementia
Areas of Expertise
Mixed methods research
Developing and testing complex interventions
Respiratory physiotherapy.
Academic Background
- 1985 - Chartered Physiotherapist
- 1999 - MSc Health Sciences, University of East Anglia
- 2005 - Doctor of Education, University of East Anglia
Teaching Interests
PhD supervision
Research methods
Administrative Posts
- 2000- Course Director for BSc Hons Physiotherapy
- 2005- School Teaching Director
Biography
Dr Jane Cross is a Professor at the University of East Anglia and a physiotherapist. She led much of the Peri-operative Enhanced Recovery hip FracturE Care of paTiEnts with Dementia-"PERFECTED" NIHR programme grant. Her research interests are older people and the complex changes in health and wellbeing as they age. She has been Chief investigator for HTA and the stroke association and is currently leading a new NIHR programme on dementia carers CareCoach.
Career
1985 – Physiotherapy clinician Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation
1996 – Physiotherapy Lecturer University of East Anglia
2005 - present Associate Professor University of East Anglia
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Honary Associate Professor, University of Exeter
1 Jul 2021 → …
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Social Prescribing for people to Live Enjoyably with Dementia In Daily life
Cross, J., Khondoker, M., Poland, F., Grant, K., Pond, M., Shepstone, L., Swart, A. M. & Birt, L.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/12/22 → 30/11/27
Project: Research
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CARECOACH
Cross, J., Fox, C., Cross, J., Fox, C., Gracey, F., Penhale, B., Poland, F., Shepstone, L., Turner, D., Colles, A., Goodall, K., Hojas Garcia, E., Pond, M., Sims, E. & Swart, A. M.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/08/21 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
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Effectiveness, experience, and usability of low-technology augmentative and alternative communication in intensive care: A mixed-methods systematic review
Alodan, H. A., Sutt, A-L., Hill, R., Alsadhan, J. & Cross, J. L., Jan 2025, In: Australian Critical Care. 38, 1, 101061.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Adapting a Dutch web-based intervention to support family caregivers of people with dementia in the UK context: Accelerated experience-based co-design
Scheibl, F., Boots, L., Eley, R., Fox, C., Gracey, F., Dening, K. H., Oyebode, J., Penhale, B., Poland, F., Ridel, G., West, J. & Cross, J. L., 22 May 2024, In: JMIR Formative Research. 8, e52389.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of a core outcome set for traumatic brachial plexus injury
Miller, C., Cross, J., Power, D. M., Jerosch-Herold, C. & International Brachial Plexus Consensus Group, May 2024, In: Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume. 49, 5, p. 554-563 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Disjunctures in practice: Ethnographic observations of orthopaedic ward practices in the care of older adults with hip fracture and presumed cognitive impairment
Cross, J. L., Backhouse, T., Hammond, S. P., Penhale, B., Scheibl, F., Lambert, N., Varley, A., Fox, C. & Poland, F. M., Aug 2024, In: Ageing & Society. 44, 8, p. 1727-1748 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring the effectiveness and experiences of people living with dementia interacting with digital interventions: A mixed methods systematic review
Ditton, A., Alodan, H., Fox, C., Evans, S. & Cross, J., 27 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Dementia.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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