Email: p.m.algar@bangor.ac.uk

Phone: 01248 383129

Location: School of Health Sciences, Fron Heulog, Bangor

• PhD: Advancing process evaluation research within the field of neurological rehabilitation
  School of Healthcare Sciences, Bangor University, 2016
• Pg. Dip Occupational Therapy
  School of Healthcare Sciences, Bangor University, 2010
• MSc: MRes in Applied Marine Sciences
  Plymouth University, 2004
• BSc: Marine Sciences
  Universidad de Cadiz, 2002

Current PhD students:

• Trys Burke - ‘People power’: Modelling feasibility and mapping implementation strategies for Peer Support in Adventure Outdoor Activities as a driver to promote community wellbeing’. School of Health Sciences, Bangor University (KESS funding)

Masters Students

• Badriah Mohammed T Alotaibi – Physical activity interventions to reduce incidence of obesity amongst adults: A Systematic Review of the Literature. In progress

• Khalid Abdulaziz H Alghamdi – Identifying barriers and enablers of interventions aimed at promoting the uptake of self-examination techniques for early identification of breast cancer amongst young women: A systematic review. In progress

• Muath Hamoud M Alahmadi - The effectiveness of school-based dental programmes to prevent dental caries and increase oral awareness in schoolchildren: A systematic review. Sept 2019

• Jennifer Jones - Burnout in Nursing: Is it a Threat to Patient Safety? A Systematic Review of the Literature. Sept 2019

• Charlotte Makanga - Influences on the decision making process of senior medical doctors when prescribing antibiotics for acute lower respiratory tract infections: An Interpretative Phenomenological analysis. Sept 2019

• Norah Alshayban – A systematic review of physical activity participation among adults with intellectual disability: Interventions, barriers and facilitators. Sept 2018

• Gamze Nalbant – Effectiveness of Advance Nurse Practitioners on the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Sept 2018

Patricia is a health researcher interested in improving the lives of those affected by a neurological condition. Her research explores the impact that these conditions can have not only on the lives of those affected by them but also on the family as a whole. In 2017 Patricia and her colleagues completed a research project where they designed and evaluated a lay peer support intervention for stroke rehabilitation. Leading from that work Patricia was successful in attracting Welsh Government RCBC Wales post-doctoral fellowship funding. In her fellowship Patricia applied innovative approaches to map the experiences and identify the sources of support of young adults living in families affected by a neurological condition.  Patricia has recently joined the Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research (CADR) where she will continue to develop research focussed on designing and evaluating interventions tailored to support young carers of people living with dementia. She is currently a co-investigator on a randomised controlled trial and feasibility study of the effects of an e-health intervention ‘iSupport’ for reducing distress of dementia carers, especially in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Patricia leads the workpackage focussed on adapting iSupport to meet the needs of young dementia carers. 

Patricia completed a BSc and a Research Master’s degree in Marine Sciences before making a career change and training as an Occupational Therapist in 2009. Her interest in the evaluation and implementation of complex rehabilitation interventions led her to a PhD during which she carried out the process evaluation of the OTCH trial (Occupational Therapy intervention for residents with stroke in UK Care Homes) that investigated the impact of a targeted course of occupational therapy on people living in nursing and residential homes after suffering from a stroke. Patricia was also part of the team based at Bangor University that lead the process evaluation of the PD COMM trial which is a phase III multi centre randomised controlled trial that aims to evaluate the effectiveness of two approaches to speech and language therapy (SLT) compared to no SLT intervention for people with Parkinson’s disease.  

I am willing to supervise a PhD

2022

• PublishedExploring the impact of Covid-19 on the care and quality of life of people with dementia and their carers: A scoping review
  Masterson Algar, P., Hyde, M., Cheshire Allen, M., Keating, N. & Windle, G., 1 Feb 2022, In: Dementia: International Journal of Social Research and Practice. 21, 2, p. 648-676 29 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
• PublishedWhen One Health Meets the United Nations Ocean Decade: Global Agendas as a Pathway to Promote Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research on Human-Nature Relationships
  Masterson Algar, P., Jenkins, S., Windle, G., Morris-Webb, E., Takahashi, C. K., Burke, T., Rosa, I., Martinez, A. S., Torres-Mattos, E. B., Taddei, R., Morrison, V., Kasten, P., Bryning, L., Cruz de Oliveira, N. R., Gonçalves, L. R., Skov, M., Beynon-Davies, C., Bumbeer, J., Saldiva, P. H. N., Leão, E. & Christofoletti, R., 6 Apr 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 13, 809009.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

• Published"Thrown into the deep end": Mapping the experiences of young people living in a family affected by a neurological condition
  Masterson Algar, P. & Williams, S., 1 Apr 2020, In: Qualitative Health Research. 30, 5, p. 717-729
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedA Multi-Centre Randomised Controlled Trial to Compare the Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment Versus Standard NHS Speech and Language Therapy Versus Control in Parkinson’s Disease: a Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial
  Sackley, C., Rick, C., Au, P., Brady, M., Beaton, G., Burton, C., Caulfield, M., Dickson, S., Dowling, F., Hughes, M., Ives, N., Jowett, S., Masterson Algar, P., Nicoll, A., Patel, S., Smith, C. H., Woolley, R. & Clarke, C. E., 27 May 2020, In: Trials. 21, 1, 436.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedExploring perceptions of marine biosecurity interventions: insights from the commercial marina sector.
  Vye, S., Wynne-Jones, S., Masterson Algar, P. & Jenkins, S., Aug 2020, In: Marine Policy. 118, 104027.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGetting back to life after stroke: Co-designing a peer-led coaching intervention to enable stroke survivors to rebuild a meaningful life after stroke
  Masterson Algar, P., Burton, C., Seddon, D., Hoare, Z., Morrison, V., Arthur, C., Elghenzai, S., Williams, S. & Radford, K., May 2020, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 42, 10, p. 1359-1372
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedProtocol for a definitive randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a community-based rehabilitation programme following hip fracture: fracture in the elderly multidisciplinary rehabilitation-phase III (FEMuR III)
  Williams, N., Dodd, S., Hardwick, B., Clayton, D., Edwards, R. T., Charles, J. M., Logan, P., Busse, M., Lewis, R., Smith, T. O., Sackley, C., Morrison, V., Lemmey, A., Masterson-Algar, P., Howard, L., Hennessy, S., Soady, C., Ralph, P., Dobson, S. & Dorkenoo, S., 16 Oct 2020, In: BMJ Open. 10, 10, p. e039791
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

• PublishedExploring the experiences of young adults living in families affected by a neurological illness
  Masterson Algar, P., 7 Sep 2019.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
• PublishedThe Intertidal Zone of the North-East Atlantic Region: Pattern and Process
  Hawkins, S. J., Pack, K. E., Firth, L. B., Mieszkowska, N., Evans, A. J., Martins, G. M., Åberg, P., Adams, L. C., Arenas, F., Boaventura, D. M., Bohn, K., Borges, C. D. G., Castro, J. J., Coleman, R. A., Crowe, T. P., Cruz, T., Davies, M. S., Epstein, G., Faria, J., Ferreira, J. G., Frost, N. J., Griffin, J. N., Hanley, ME., Herbert, R. J. H., Hyder, K., Johnson, M. P., Lima, F. P., Masterson-Algar, P., Moore, P. J., Moschella, P. S., Notman, G. M., Pannacciulli, F. G., Ribeiro, P. A., Santos, A. M., Silva, A. C. F., Skov, M. W., Sugden, H., Vale, M., Wangkulangkul, K., Wort, E. J. G., Thompson, R. C., Hartnoll, R. G., Burrows, M. T. & Jenkins, S. R., Sep 2019, Interactions in the Marine Benthos: Global Patterns and Processes. Hawkins, S. J., Bohn, K., Firth, L. B. & Williams, G. A. (eds.). 1 ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Vol. 87. p. 7-46 40 p. (Systematics Assocations; vol. Special Volume 87).
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• PublishedWhat is it like to grow up with a parent who has multiple sclerosis?
  Masterson Algar, P., Jul 2019.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

2018

• PublishedDisturbance alters ecosystem engineering by a canopy-forming alga
  Pocklington, J., Jenkins, S., Bellgrove, A., Keough, M., O'Hara, T., Masterson Algar, P. & Hawkins, S. J., Jun 2018, In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 98, 4, p. 687-698 12 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe generation of consensus guidelines for carrying out process evaluations in rehabilitation research
  Masterson Algar, P., Rycroft-Malone, J. & Burton, C., 29 Dec 2018, In: BMC Medical Research Methodology. 18, 180.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

• PublishedFrom the Torrey Canyon to today: A 50 year retrospective of recovery from the oil spill and interaction with climate-driven fluctuations on Cornish Rocky Shores
  Hawkins, S. J., Evans, A. J., Moore, J., Whittington, M., Pack, K., Firth, L. B., Adams, L. C., Moore, P., Masterson Algar, P., Mieszkowska, N. & Southward, E. C., May 2017. 30 p.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• PublishedInvestigating SLTs experiences and views of delivering LSVT and NHS standard therapy as part of their role in the PD COMM study
  Masterson Algar, P., Burton, C., Brady, M. C., Nicoll, A., Clarke, C. E., Rick, C., Hughes, M., Au, P., Smith, C. H. & Sackley, C. M., Sep 2017.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
• PublishedRecruiting speech and language therapy departments in Scotland to deliver two routine NHS interventions for people with Parkinson’s disease as part of a randomised controlled trial (PD COMM)
  Nicoll, A., Brady, M. C., Dickson, S., Au, P., Hughes, M., Rick, C., Sackley, C. M., Smith, C. H., Clarke, C. E., Masterson Algar, P. & Burton, C., Sep 2017.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
• PublishedThe PD COMM trial: a protocol for the process evaluation of a randomised trial assessing the effectiveness of two types of SLT for people with Parkinson's disease
  Masterson-Algar, P., Burton, C. R., Brady, M. C., Nicoll, A., Clarke, C. E., Rick, C., Hughes, M., Au, P., Smith, C. H. & Sackley, C. M., 29 Aug 2017, In: Trials. 18, 1, p. 397
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

• PublishedProcess evaluations in neurological rehabilitation: a mixed-evidence systematic review and recommendations for future research
  Masterson Algar, P., Rycroft-Malone, J. & Burton, C., 8 Nov 2016, In: BMJ Open. 6, 11, 14 p., e013002.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

• PublishedTowards a programme theory for fidelity in the evaluation of complex interventions
  Masterson Algar, P. E., Masterson-Algar, P., Burton, C. R., Rycroft-Malone, J., Sackley, C. M. & Walker, M. F., 19 May 2014, In: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 20, 4, p. 445-452
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

• PublishedOTCH trial process evaluation: factors mediating the delivery of the OTCH intervention according to the protocol
  Masterson Algar, P., Rycroft-Malone, J., Burton, C., Sackley, C. & Walker, M., 2012. 1 p.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

2021

• Universal challenges of being a dementia carer: experiences from Brazil and UK

  Across the world those who care for a loved one with dementia share similar challenges. In this seminar, Patricia will explore these challenges and explain the work they have done with carers in Santos (Sao Paolo, Brazil) and in Rhyl (Wales, UK). Carers were invited to share their thoughts in group discussions and also using simple art materials to draw (doodle). During the seminar, the audience will also be able to watch a short film where Brazilian and British carers themselves share their thoughts on what it is like to care for someone with dementia on opposite sides of the world.

  13 Oct 2021

  Links:

  • https://www.cadr.cymru/en/event-resources.htm#Brazil
  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
• Universal challenges of being a dementia carer: experiences from Brazil and UK

  Across the world those who care for a loved one with dementia share similar challenges. In this seminar, we will explore these challenges and explain the work they have done with carers in Santos (Sao Paolo, Brazil) and in Rhyl (Wales, UK). Carers were invited to share their thoughts in group discussions and also using simple art materials to draw (doodle). During the seminar, the audience will also be able to watch a short film where Brazilian and British carers themselves share their thoughts on what it is like to care for someone with dementia on opposite sides of the world.

  28 Sep 2021

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
• Using art-based methods and ‘doing’ to explore human experiences

  School of Health Sciences Research Summer School 2021

  5 Jul 2021

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
• Working together under the OneHealth approach

  Interdisciplinary workshops - Global Challenges Research Fund

  Working together under the OneHealth approach

  The overall aim of these workshops was for them to act as a path to establish collaborative interdisciplinary research working groups under the WHO One Health approach. More specifically these workshops aimed to:

  - Be an opportunity to share knowledge/expertise between the UK and Brazilian researchers already working in this interdisciplinary area (environment-art-health).

  - Identify research links to the OneHealth agenda, closely linked to addressing key Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) (SDG3, Good Health and Well-being; SDG10, Reduced Inequality; SDG11, Sustainable Cities and Communities; SDG14 Life underwater)

  - Develop a pathway for future collaborations under the OneHealth/Agenda 2030 global agendas.

  1 May 2021 – 15 Jun 2021

  Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)
• Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research (CADR) A time of change; A time to change?

  The overall theme of the conference is Past, Present and Future in relation to the global pandemic and the effect that it has had on the lives and livelihoods of older people. The event will cover topics such as environments of ageing, housing, transport, cognition and dementia, employment and creative arts.

  24 Mar 2021

  Activity: Participation in conference (Speaker)
• Exploring the impact of Covid-19 on the care and quality of life of people with dementia and their carers: A scoping review of published Research.

  Exploring the impact of Covid-19 on the care and quality of life of people with dementia and their carers: A scoping review of published Research.

  24 Mar 2021

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

2019

• Exploring the experiences of young adults living in families affected by a neurological illness

  5 Sep 2019

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
• What is it like to grow up with a parent who has a multiple sclerosis?

  Background

  More than 12 million people in the UK are affected by a neurological illness such as MS. Strong evidence suggests that these conditions generate a variety of socio-economical stresses that can have a damaging impact on the way the person and their family live their lives.

  Aim

  The overall aim of this study was to investigate the impact that having a parent with a neurological illness such as MS can have on young adults’ experiences of growing up. This study also explored support networks of these young adults and investigated the accessibility of current peer support initiatives.

  Method

  The study design followed a case-study approach. Within the MS case study the researcher: 1. Carried out semi-structured interviews with young adults living in families affected by MS (n=15); 2. Organized 1-day workshop in which all participants were given the opportunity to provide feedback and critique initial themes identified during the analysis of interview data. During the workshop, young adults were also asked to identify and represent their support networks using a variety of materials such as Lego or Play Dough in order to engage in meaningful discussion.

  Findings

  Four themes were identified across all case studies: 1. The illness has shaped my family, and me; 2. They (people outside my family) do not understand; 3. Thrown into the deep end (learning as I go along); 4. I need to talk about this. Support networks were identified as being highly reliant on the ‘closed knit family’. Young adults overwhelmingly stated that due to lack of understanding of their peers and teachers and fear of being stigmatized they rarely shared their challenges or asked for help.

  Conclusion

  More needs to be done to support young people growing up in a family affected by MS. Schools in particular need to address this need and provide opportunities to share knowledge and generate meaningful conversations around these neurological conditions and their impact on everyday life

  4 Jul 2019

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

2016

• Development of a peer led coaching intervention

  Jun 2016

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

2015

• Federal University of the State of Sao Paolo

  Invited to give a talk to the Occupational Therapy research department. Title of the talk: "OTCH Process Evaluation"

  Feb 2015

  Activity: Visiting an external academic institution (Visiting researcher)

2013

• The role of process evaluations in complex rehabilitation research

  Sep 2013

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

2012

• OTCH trial process evaluation: factors mediating the delivery of the OTCH intervention according to the protocol

  Feb 2012

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

• Adolesents andyoung adults as caregivers for a parent with a neurological condition

  01/09/2017 – 01/08/2019 (Finished)