Dr Rebecca Cannings-John
Senior Research Fellow - Statistics
- canningsrl@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2068 7248
- 412, 4th Floor, Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park
- Welsh speaking
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
I am a 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".
I have methodological expertise in the use of routinely collected data/data linkage especially in the use of electronic routine data to support clinical trials. I am currently Lead Investigator for the evaluation of the Family Nurse Partnership Programme in Scotland.
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
- Sanders, J.et al. 2021. Childbirth related labial trauma management in the UK: a brief report. Midwifery, article number: 102950. (10.1016/j.midw.2021.102950)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Mantzourani, E.et al. 2020. 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 (10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.07.034)
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
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
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the area of :
- maternal and child health
- infections and antibiotic prescribing
- people experiencing homelessness
- routine data
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:
- 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)
