Dr Rebecca Cannings-John
Senior Research Fellow - Statistics
- canningsrl@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2068 7248
- 506, Neuadd Meirionnydd, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4YS
- Welsh speaking
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
I am a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Trials Research in Cardiff University.
My background is in Medical Statistics. I have extensive expertise in the design, conduct, analysis, and reporting of randomised trials and other well-designed studies. My research to date is focussed on the areas of child and maternal health, and also surrounding the use of antibiotics in primary care. I completed my PhD in 2013 on "Examining the inter-relationships between antibiotic prescribing, complications and resistance in acute respiratory tract infections".
At the national level, I lead the first randomised controlled trial conducted with homeless people in the UK, examining the effect of the housing of rough sleepers on COVID-19. I am also leading a “big data” study linking Social Care Wales data to Health datasets within the SAIL Databank to examine the health impacts of COVID-19 on domiciliary care workers. I am the statistical lead for two COVID-19 rapid response study examining the impact of the UK governments pandemic response to COVID-19 on cancer related attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours. These studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic are important in understanding the impact of the virus and governments pandemic response. They will help inform the national response to recovering from the pandemic and planning for additional waves of infection and new pandemics.
Using routine data, I lead an evaluation examining the health impacts of nurse visits to teenage mothers (Family Nurse Partnership Programme in Scotland), and am co-investigator on several routine data based studies to examine the impact of UTIs on cardiac events and on prophylactic antibiotic use for recurrent urinary tract infection.
Biography
Education and qualifications:
2006 - 2013: Cardiff University: PhD Examining the inter-relationship between antibiotic prescribing, complications and resistance in acute respiratory tract infections.
1996 - 1997: Southampton University: MSc. Statistics with Applications in Medicine. Dissertation “Time Trends in Cancer Mortality in England and Wales 1950-94”.
1993 - 1996: University of Wales College Cardiff: BSc.(hons) Pure Mathematics – Upper 2nd class honours
Career overview:
Jan 2011 – present: Research Fellow in Statistics, Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University
Jan 2006 – Mar 13: PhD Fellowship, Centre for Health Sciences Research, Cardiff University
Oct 2002 – Jan 06: Statistician, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University
Apr 2001 – Oct 02: Assistant Statistician, Local Government Data Unit – Wales, Cardiff.
Jan 1999 - Apr 01: Statistician, Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit and Wales Cancer Trials Network
Publications
2021
- Lugg-Widger, F.et al. 2021. Establishing the impact of COVID-19 on the health outcomes of domiciliary care workers in Wales using routine data: a protocol for the OSCAR study. International Journal of Population Data Science 5(4), article number: 8. (10.23889/ijpds.v5i4.1656)
- Sanders, J.et al. 2021. Childbirth related labial trauma management in the UK: a brief report. Midwifery 97, article number: 102950. (10.1016/j.midw.2021.102950)
- Mantzourani, E.et al. 2021. Understanding the impact of a new pharmacy sore throat test and treat service on patient experience: a survey study. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy 17(5), pp. 969-977. (10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.07.034)
- Moody, G.et al. 2021. What are the challenges when recruiting to a trial in children’s social care? A qualitative evaluation of a trial of foster carer training. Trials 22, article number: 241. (10.1186/s13063-021-05186-9)
- Coulman, E.et al. 2021. The acceptability and feasibility of a planned pre-pregnancy weight loss intervention (the Plan-it Study): A Protocol Paper. Clinical Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine 7(1) (10.15761/COGRM.1000325)
- Edwards, L.et al. 2021. Identifying factors associated with spontaneous restoration of hearing in children with otitis media with effusion. Clinical Otolaryngology 46(1), pp. 243-248. (10.1111/coa.13654)
- Milton, R.et al. 2021. Establishing the safety of waterbirth for mothers and babies: a cohort study with nested qualitative component: The protocol for the POOL study.. BMJ Open 11(1), article number: e040684. (10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040684)
2020
- Channon, S.et al. 2020. Qualitative process evaluation of the Fostering Changes program for foster carers as part of the Confidence in Care randomized controlled trial. Child Abuse and Neglect 109, article number: 104768. (10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104768)
- Buchanan, E.et al. 2020. Assessing predictors of respiratory tract infections in infants born to teenage mothers; secondary analysis of the Building Blocks trial data. Family Practice 37(5), pp. 623-630. (10.1093/fampra/cmaa037)
- Moody, G.et al. 2020. A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the fostering changes programme. Child Abuse and Neglect 108, article number: 104646. (10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104646)
- Paine, A. L.et al. 2020. Assessing the impact of a family nurse-led intervention on young mothers’ references to internal states. Infant Mental Health Journal 41(4), pp. 463-476. (10.1002/imhj.21849)
- Allen, L. A.et al. 2020. Pregnancy in teenagers diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus in childhood: a national population based e-cohort study. Diabetologia 63, pp. 799-810. (10.1007/s00125-019-05063-w)
- Sanyaolu, L.et al. 2020. The effect of ventilation tube insertion on quality of life in children with persistent otitis media with effusion. Clinical Otolaryngology 45(2), pp. 239-247. (10.1111/coa.13502)
- Mantzourani, E.et al. 2020. Impact of a pilot NHS-funded sore throat test and treat service in community pharmacies on provision and quality of patient care. BMJ Open Quality 9(1), pp. e000833. (10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000833)
- Lugg-Widger, F. V.et al. 2020. Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Family Nurse Partnership home visiting programme in first time young mothers in Scotland: a protocol for a natural experiment. International Journal of Population Data Science 5(1), article number: 12. (10.23889/ijpds.v5i1.1154)
- White, J.et al. 2020. The FRANK friends study: protocol for a multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a school-based peer-led drug prevention intervention. BMJ
2019
- Huang, C.et al. 2019. A validation and calibration process for self-reported tobacco use with participants’ cotinine levels: an example from the Building Blocks trial. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 21(12), pp. 1660-1654. (10.1093/ntr/nty232)
- Moody, G.et al. 2019. Monitoring adverse social and medical events in public health trials: assessing predictors and interpretation against a proposed model of adverse event reporting. Trials 20(1), article number: 804. (10.1186/s13063-019-3961-8)
- Moore, A., Francis, N. and Cannings-John, R. 2019. Public perceptions about non-traditional primary care consultations, back-up prescriptions and point-of-care testing in respiratory tract infections. The British Student Doctor Journal 3(3), pp. 25-27. (10.18573/bsdj.127)
- Townson, J.et al. 2019. Presentation to primary care during the prodrome of type 1 diabetes in childhood: A case‐control study using record data linkage. Pediatric Diabetes 20(3), pp. 330-338. (10.1111/pedi.12829)
- Lugg-Widger, F. V.et al. 2019. Long-term outcomes of urinary tract infection (UTI) in Childhood (LUCI): protocol for an electronic record-linked cohort study. BMJ Open 9, article number: e024210. (10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024210)
2018
- Francis, N. A.et al. 2018. Oral steroids for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion in children aged 2 8 years: the OSTRICH RCT. Health Technology Assessment 22(61) (10.3310/hta22610)
- Moody, G.et al. 2018. Establishing the international prevalence of self-reported child maltreatment: a systematic review by maltreatment type and gender. BMC Public Health 18(1), article number: 1164. (10.1186/s12889-018-6044-y)
- Lugg-Widger, F.et al. 2018. Challenges in accessing routinely collected data from multiple providers in the UK for primary studies: Managing the morass. International Journal of Population Data Science 3(3), article number: 2. (10.23889/ijpds.v3i3.432)
- Sanders, J.et al. 2018. Evaluating the Family Nurse Partnership Programme in Scotland: a natural experiment approach. International Journal of Population Data Science 3(4), article number: 994. (10.23889/ijpds.v3i4.994)
- Francis, N. A.et al. 2018. Oral steroids for resolution of otitis media with effusion in children (OSTRICH): a double-blinded, placebo-controlled randomised trial. Lancet 392(10147), pp. 557-568. (10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31490-9)
- Lugg-Widger, F.et al. 2018. Assessing the impact of specialist home visiting upon maltreatment in England: a feasibility study of data linkage from a public health trial to routine health and social care data. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 4, article number: 98. (10.1186/s40814-018-0294-4)
- Lugg-Widger, F. V.et al. 2018. Using routinely collected data from multiple providers for long term follow-up. International Journal of Population Data Science
- Robling, M.et al. 2018. What is usual care for teenagers expecting their first child in England? A process evaluation using key informant mapping and participant survey as part of the Building Blocks randomised controlled trial of specialist home visiting. BMJ Open 8, article number: e020152. (10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020152)
- Ingram, J. R.et al. 2018. Population-based Clinical Practice Research Datalink study using algorithm modelling to identify the true burden of hidradenitis suppurativa. British Journal of Dermatology 178(4), pp. 917-924. (10.1111/bjd.16101)
- Ingram, J.et al. 2018. Levels of wound calprotectin and other inflammatory biomarkers aid in deciding which patients with a diabetic foot ulcer need antibiotic therapy (INDUCE study). Diabetic Medicine 35(2), pp. 255-261. (10.1111/dme.13431)
- Gobat, N.et al. 2018. 'Focusing' in motivational interviewing: development of a training tool for practitioners. European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare 6(1), pp. 37-49. (10.5750/ejpch.v6i1.1389)
- Moody, G.et al. 2018. Evaluating the long-term impact of the Fostering Changes training programme for foster carers in Wales, the Confidence in Care trial: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 19, article number: 34. (10.1186/s13063-017-2424-3)
2017
- Collins, P. W.et al. 2017. Viscoelastometry guided fresh frozen plasma infusion for postpartum haemorrhage: OBS2, an observational study. British Journal of Anaesthesia 119(3), pp. 422-434. (10.1093/bja/aex245)
- Collins, P. W.et al. 2017. Viscoelastometric-guided early fibrinogen concentrate replacement during postpartum haemorrhage: OBS2, a double-blind randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Anaesthesia 119(3), pp. 411-421. (10.1093/bja/aex181)
- Lugg-Widger, F.et al. 2017. Assessing the medium-term impact of a home-visiting programme on child maltreatment in England: protocol for a routine data linkage study. BMJ Open 7, article number: e015728. (10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015728)
2016
- Channon, S.et al. 2016. Motivational interviewing competencies among UK family nurse partnership nurses: a process evaluation component of the building blocks trial. BMC Nursing 15, article number: 55. (10.1186/s12912-016-0176-0)
- Randell, E.et al. 2016. The use of everolimus in the treatment of neurocognitive problems in tuberous sclerosis (TRON): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials 17, article number: 398. (10.1186/s13063-016-1446-6)
- Robling, M.et al. 2016. Effectiveness of a nurse-led intensive home-visitation program for first-time teenage mothers (building blocks). Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 71(5), pp. 263-265. (10.1097/OGX.0000000000000325)
- Waldron, C.et al. 2016. Oral Steroids for the Resolution of Otitis Media with Effusion (OME) in Children (OSTRICH): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials 17, article number: 115. (10.1186/s13063-016-1236-1)
- Creamer, J.et al. 2016. Culturally appropriate health education for Type 2 diabetes in ethnic minority groups: an updated Cochrane review of randomized controlled trials. Diabetic Medicine 33(2), pp. 169-183. (10.1111/dme.12865)
- Robling, M.et al. 2016. Effectiveness of a nurse-led intensive home-visitation programme for first-time teenage mothers (Building Blocks): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Lancet 387(10014), pp. 146-155. (10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00392-X)
2015
- Cannings-John, R.et al. 2015. Are we getting the whole picture? Measuring outcomes using routinely collected data in long term follow-up: an example from BB:2-6. Trials 16(S2), article number: O69. (10.1186/1745-6215-16-S2-O69)
- Lugg, F.et al. 2015. Managing the morass. Lessons learned from establishing a data linkage model for long-term follow up of a trial cohort using routine health and education data. Trials 16(S2), article number: O70. (10.1186/1745-6215-16-S2-O70)
- Aawar, N.et al. 2015. Fibrinogen concentrate versus placebo for treatment of postpartum haemorrhage: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials 16(1), pp. 1-11. (10.1186/s13063-015-0670-9)
2014
- Collins, P. W.et al. 2014. Fibrin-based clot formation as an early and rapid biomarker for progression of postpartum hemorrhage: a prospective study. Blood 124(11), pp. 1727-1736. (10.1182/blood-2014-04-567891)
2013
- Owen-Jones, C. E.et al. 2013. The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Family Nurse Partnership home visiting programme for first time teenage mothers in England: a protocol for the Building Blocks randomised controlled trial. BMC Pediatrics 13(114) (10.1186/1471-2431-13-114)
- Cannings-John, R. 2013. Examining the inter-relationships between antibiotic prescribing, complications and resistance in acute respiratory tract infections. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2011
- Brain, K. E.et al. 2011. The evolution of worry after breast cancer risk assessment: 6-year follow-up of the TRACE study cohort. Psycho-Oncology 20(9), pp. 984-991. (10.1002/pon.1807)
2010
- Hawthorne, K.et al. 2010. Culturally appropriate health education for Type 2 diabetes in ethnic minority groups: a systematic and narrative review of randomized controlled trials. Diabetic Medicine 27(6), pp. 613-623. (10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.02954.x)
2009
- Shaw, C.et al. 2009. Systematic review of respite care in the frail elderly. Health Technology Assessment 13(20), pp. 1-246. (10.3310/hta13200)
2008
- Neal, R. D.et al. 2008. Excision of malignant melanomas in North Wales: effect of location and surgeon on time to diagnosis and quality of excision. Family Practice 25(4), pp. 221-227. (10.1093/fampra/cmn036)
- Bolton, C. E.et al. 2008. What community measurements can be used to predict bone disease in patients with COPD?. Respiratory Medicine 102(5), pp. 651-657. (10.1016/j.rmed.2007.12.027)
2007
- Cannings-John, R.et al. 2007. A case-controlled study of presentations in general practice before diagnosis of coeliac disease. British journal of general practice 57(541), pp. 636-642.
- Channon, S. J.et al. 2007. A multicenter randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing in teenagers with diabetes. Diabetes Care 30(6), pp. 1390-1395. (10.2337/dc06-2260)
2006
- Hawthorne, K.et al. 2006. Learning to mark: a qualitative study of the experiences and concerns of medical markers. BMC Medical Education 6(April), article number: 25. (10.1186/1472-6920-6-25)
- Lindbaek, M.et al. 2006. Clinical course of suspected viral sore throat in young adults: cohort study. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care 24(2), pp. 93-97. (10.1080/02813430600638227)
- Butler, C. C.et al. 2006. Oral vitamin B12 versus intramuscular vitamin B12 for vitamin B12 deficiency: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Family Practice 23(3), pp. 279-285. (10.1093/fampra/cml008)
2005
- Wood, F. C.et al. 2005. Can peer review help the marking experience?. Medical Education 39(11), pp. 1156-1157. (10.1111/j.1365-2929.2005.02298.x)
- Cannings-John, R. L.et al. 2005. Putting double marking to the test: a framework to assess if it is worth the trouble. Medical Education 39(3), pp. 299-308. (10.1111/j.1365-2929.2005.02093.x)
- Vidal-Alaball, J.et al. 2005. Oral vitamin B12 versus intramuscular vitamin B12 for vitamin B12 deficiency. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005(3), article number: CD004655. (10.1002/14651858.CD004655.pub2)
2002
- Hand, S.et al. 2002. Controlled trial of three weeks nicotine replacement treatment in hospital patients also given advice and support. Thorax 57(8), pp. 715-718. (10.1136/thorax.57.8.715)
2000
- Hand, S.et al. 2000. Do nicotine patches plus nicotine inhaler improve cessation rates in hospital patients also given advice and support?. Thorax 55(supp3), pp. A46-A46.
Supervision
Current
I currently supervising three PhD projects:
- Alice James, "An exploration of the experiences of cancer for people with pre-existing
physical disabilities in Wales" (KESS2 project) - Sharon Norman, "Is there a correlation between diagnosis of mental health disorders following critical care survivorship from sepsis and socioeconomic circumstances in adult patients of a working age [18-67 years] in Wales."
- Leigh Sanyaolu, "IMproving Prophylactic Antibiotic use for Recurrent urinary Tract infection (IMPART):
mixed-methods study to address evidence gaps and develop a decision aid." (NIHR Fellowship)
Past projects
Past PhD supervisor:
- Co supervisor for Dunla Cassidy - Healthy Eating and Lifestyle in Pregnancy (HELP) Study: Two year follow-up (awarded 2018)
- Co-supervisor for Gwenllian Moody - MINIMAL: Measuring child Maltreatment in community-based trials (awarded 2019)
- Co-supervisor for Julia Townson - Primary care involvement during the prodrome of type 1 diabetes in childhood: a case-control study using record linkage (awarded 2020)
Past Masters in Health Care Sciences co-supervisor:
- Hearing loss and quality of life in children with otitis media with effusion (OME)
Past BSc intercalated in clinical epidemiology co-supervisor:
- Validating the NICE Traffic Light System for febrile children aged under five (2021)
- Prevalence, management and prognosis of individuals with resolved asthma (awarded 2020)
- Risk factors for UTIs in children diagnosed in general practice (awarded 2019)
- Care for coughs and colds module (awarded 2019)
- Predictors of acceptable hearing return in children with OME: secondary analysis from a randomised controlled trial (awarded 2018)
- The influence of demographic and social factors on infant feeding practices amongst teenage mothers in England - an observational study (awarded 2017)
- Impact of the Family Nurse Partnership and other factors on infections in infants born to teenage mothers, presenting in both a General Practice and hospital setting (awarded 2016)
