Health and wellbeing
Understanding and changing behaviour to promote population health.
This area of research focuses on behaviour change in relation to health and wellbeing, with the aim of:
- Supporting people to manage their health
- Enabling health care professionals to deliver evidence-based practice
Research projects
Read about some of our current research projects relating to health and wellbeing:
NIHR Policy Research Unit in Behavioural and Social Sciences
Using evidence, theory and methods from behavioural and social sciences to inform government policy on health, preventing ill-health and health systems.
The UPTURN study
Co-designing culturally sensitive support to increase the number of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that take up a treatment programme of exercise and education.
Promoting physical activity in pregnancy
Through applying behavioural theory, we will investigate if programmes promoting physical activity in pregnancy are designed to target associated barriers and facilitators.
Involving young people in mental health research
Understanding the barriers and enablers of involving young people of different identities in mental health research.
Patient participation in rehabilitation on critical care wards
Developing a behaviour change intervention to increase the number of patients taking part in rehabilitation on critical care wards.
Engagement in community-based OT and self-management for people with FND
Developing interventions to improve engagement in community-based Occupational Therapy and self-management for people with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND).
Inclusive co-design tools for health-related co-design
Developing inclusive co-design tools for health-related co-design in partnership with minority ethnic communities.
Primary prevention of maternal anaemia
Improving maternal and infant outcomes by evaluating prevention of anaemia during pregnancy with oral-iron supplementation.
Digital Health Hub for Antimicrobial Resistance
Tackling antimicrobial resistance by harnessing digital technologies.
Embedding co-design in behavioural science approaches to intervention development
Harnessing the power of behaviour change theory with creative co-design methods.
Feasibility and acceptability of introducing iron supplementation for blood donors in England
Exploring whether offering iron tablets could help prevent anaemia, enable more regular donations and support donor health.
How might robots support people living with frailty (PLWF) in homes
Investigating the real-world integration of commercial humanoid robots into the homes of People Living With Frailty (PLWF).