Ruth Turley

DECIPHer Research Fellow / SURE Systematic Reviewer and Business Manager

School of Social Sciences

: turleyrl@cardiff.ac.uk
: +44 (0)29 2087 0296

Ruth Turley has extensive experience of conducting systematic reviews in public health and social sciences. She has expertise in advanced literature searching, critical appraisal, synthesis of a broad range of evidence types and teaching evidence-based methods.

Ruth has managed evidence review projects for a range of funders including the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), the Welsh Assembly Government and NHS Evidence. Recent research has included the effects of slum upgrading on health and social outcomes; barriers and facilitators to children's lifestyle weight management services; social determinants of child health and older people; and tobacco harm reduction. Ruth is also one of the Trial Search Coordinators for the Cochrane Public Health Group (CPHG); providing information support and guidance to review authors and quality assurance of search methods employed in CPHG reviews.

Ruth's current work in DECIPHer focuses on developing the information management skills and systematic review capacity amongst public health researchers and professionals. She combines her DECIPHer role with her on-going work as a member of the Support Unit for Research Evidence (SURE)

2021

El-Banna, A.et al. 2021. Systematic review of economic evaluations of children's social care interventions. Children and Youth Services Review 121, article number: 105864. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105864)

2020

MacDonald, S.et al. 2020. Patients’ experiences of emergency hospital care following self-harm: Systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research. Qualitative Health Research 30(3), pp. 471-485. (10.1177/1049732319886566)
Turley, R.et al. 2020. Promoting the retention, mental health and wellbeing of child and family social workers: a systematic review of Workforce interventions. Project Report. [Online]. London: What Works Centre for Children's Social Care. Available at: https://whatworks-csc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/WWCSC_Systematic-Review-of-Workforce-Interventions_July-2020.pdf
Nurmatov, U.et al. 2020. Impact of shared decision-making family meetings on children's out-of-home care, family empowerment and satisfaction: a systematic review. Project Report. [Online]. London: What Works Centre for Children's Social Care. Available at: https://whatworks-csc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/WWCSC_Family_Group_Conferencing_Report.pdf

2019

France, E.et al. 2019. Improving reporting of Meta-Ethnography: The eMERGe Reporting Guidance. Review of Education 7(2), pp. 430-451. (10.1002/rev3.3147)
Burns, J.et al. 2019. Interventions to reduce ambient particulate matter air pollution and their effect on health (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews(5), article number: CD010919. (10.1002/14651858.CD010919.pub2)
France, E.et al. 2019. Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance. Journal of Advanced Nursing 75(5), pp. 1126-1139. (10.1111/jan.13809)
France, E.et al. 2019. Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance. Psycho-Oncology 28(3), pp. 447-458. (10.1002/pon.4915)
France, E.et al. 2019. A methodological systematic review of meta-ethnography conduct to articulate the complex analytical phase. BMC Medical Research Methodology 19, pp. -., article number: 35. (10.1186/s12874-019-0670-7)
Cunningham, M.et al. 2019. Developing a reporting guideline to improve meta-ethnography in health research: the eMERGe mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research 7(4) (10.3310/hsdr07040)
France, E.et al. 2019. Improving reporting of Meta-Ethnography: The eMERGe Reporting Guidance. BMC Medical Research Methodology 19, article number: 25. (10.1186/s12874-018-0600-0)
Cunningham, M.et al. 2019. Developing meta-ethnography reporting guidance for research and practice. Health Services and Delivery Research
Brand, S.et al. 2019. Mapping the evidence about what works to safely reduce the entry of children and young people into statutory care: a systematic scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 9(8), article number: e026967. (10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026967)

2018

Brand, S.et al. 2018. Mapping the evidence about what works to safely reduce the number of children and young people in statutory care: A systematic scoping review. Technical Report.
Moore, L.et al. 2018. Exploratory studies to inform full-scale evaluations of complex public health interventions: the need for guidance. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 72(10), pp. 865-866.
Hallingberg, B.et al. 2018. Exploratory studies to decide whether and how to proceed with full scale evaluations of public health interventions: A systematic review of guidance.. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 4, article number: 104. (10.1186/s40814-018-0290-8)
Evans, R.et al. 2018. The experience of short term self-harm management and prevention provision for over 8 years and their carers: systematic review and thematic synthesis. Presented at: 4th Suicide and Self-harm Early and Mid-Career Researcher's Forum, Glasgow, Scotland, 6-7 June 2018.

2017

Evans, R.et al. 2017. Comparison of suicidal ideation, suicide attempt and suicide in children and young people in care and non-care populations: systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence. Children and Youth Services Review 82, pp. 122-129. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.09.020)
Moore, G.et al. 2017. All interventions are complex, but some are more complex than others: using iCAT_SR to assess complexity [Editorial]. The Cochrane Library (10.1002/14651858.ED000122)
Evans, R.et al. 2017. Understanding the diffusion of non-evidence-based health interventions: the role of experiential evidence. Health Education Journal 76(4), pp. 411-422. (10.1177/0017896916688711)

2016

Morgan, F.et al. 2016. Adherence to exercise referral schemes by participants - what do providers and commissioners need to know? A systematic review of barriers and facilitators. BMC Public Health 16(1), article number: 227. (10.1186/s12889-016-2882-7)

2015

France, E. F.et al. 2015. Protocol-developing meta-ethnography reporting guidelines (eMERGe). BMC Medical Research Methodology 15, article number: 103. (10.1186/s12874-015-0068-0)
Moore, G.et al. 2015. Socioeconomic gradients in the effects of universal school-based health behaviour interventions: a systematic review of intervention studies. BMC Public Health 15, pp. 1-15., article number: 10.1186/s12889-015-2244-x. (10.1186/s12889-015-2244-x)
Francis, D.et al. 2015. Supporting the needs of public health decision-makers and review authors in the UK. Journal of Public Health 37(1), pp. 172-174. (10.1093/pubmed/fdu089)
Evans, R. E.et al. 2015. Systematic review of self-harm and suicide in children and young people in the care of the state. Presented at: 28th World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 16-20 June 2015. pp. 82-82.

2014

Morgan, F.et al. 2014. Exercise referral schemes to promote physical activity. Project Report. [Online]. NICE. Available at: http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph54/chapter/what-is-this-guideline-about
Greene, G.et al. 2014. Differing community responses to similar public health threats: A cross-disciplinary systematic literature review. Science of The Total Environment 470-71, pp. 759-767. (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.10.031)
Turley, R. L.et al. 2014. Improving the usefulness and practice of evidence synthesis: views and experiences of public health decision makers and review authors in the UK. The Lancet 384(S2), article number: S81. (10.1016/S0140-6736(14)62207-8)
Burns, J.et al. 2014. Interventions to reduce ambient particulate matter air pollution and their effect on health. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews(1) (10.1002/14651858.CD010919)

2013

Morgan, F.et al. 2013. Managing overweight and obesity among children and young people: Review 1 - Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of lifestyle weight management services for children and young people. Project Report. [Online]. London: NICE. Available at: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph47#
Morgan, F.et al. 2013. Tobacco: harm-reduction approaches to smoking Short title: Tobacco: harm reduction. Review 3: The effectiveness of long-term harm reduction approaches without the prior intention of quitting. Project Report. [Online]. London: NICE. Available at: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph45/evidence/tobacco-harm-reduction-approaches-to-smoking-evidence-reviews2
Turley, R. L.et al. 2013. Slum upgrading strategies involving physical environment and infrastructure interventions and their effects on health and socio-economic outcomes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 1, article number: CD010067. (10.1002/14651858.CD010067.pub2)
Turley, R. L.et al. 2013. Slum upgrading review: methodological challenges that arise in systematic reviews of complex interventions. Journal of Public Health 35(1), pp. 171-175. (10.1093/pubmed/fdt008)

2012

Turley, R. L.et al. 2012. Managing overweight and obesity among children and young people: lifestyle weight management services. Review 2: The barriers and facilitators to implementing lifestyle weight management programmes for children and young people. Project Report. [Online]. London: NICE. Available at: http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph47/evidence/ph47-managing-overweight-and-obesity-among-children-and-young-people-supporting-evidence
Turley, R. L.et al. 2012. Tobacco: harm-reduction approaches to smoking Review 4: Barriers and facilitators to implementing tobacco harm reduction approaches; including user and provider perspectives. Project Report. [Online]. London: NICE. Available at: http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph45/resources/guidance-tobacco-harmreduction-approaches-to-smoking-pdf
Morgan, F.et al. 2012. Tobacco: harm-reduction approaches to smoking Short title: Tobacco: harm reduction. Review 2: The effectiveness of tobacco harm reduction approaches with the intention of quitting (i.e. ‘cutting down to quit’ or ‘reduction to stop smoking’), with and without assistance. Project Report. [Online]. London: NICE. Available at: http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph45/chapter/introduction-scope-and-purpose-of-this-guidance

2011

Turley, R. L., Morgan, F. and Morgan, H. E. 2011. Children and young people's wellbeing monitor for Wales: Evidence review. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Welsh Government. Available at: http://wales.gov.uk/docs/caecd/research/110328evidencereviewmonitoren.pdf

2009

Rees, G. C.et al. 2009. Evidence review. Endovascular treatment of varicose veins. Project Report. [Online]. London: Centre for Evidence Based Purchasing. Available at: http://www.cedar.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/documents/1091/CEP09017%20Varicose%20veins%20ER.pdf
Turley, R. L.et al. 2009. Older people’s wellbeing monitor for Wales: Evidence review. Cardiff: Welsh Government. Available at: http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/older-peoples-wellbeing-monitor-wales/?lang=en

2008

Morgan, H. E.et al. 2008. Developing a specialized register for the Public Health Review Group. Journal of Public Health 30(4), pp. 508-509. (10.1093/pubmed/fdn091)
Weightman, A. L.et al. 2008. Social determinants for child health: A systematic review. Report to the Welsh Assembly Government.. Project Report. Cardiff: Welsh Government.

2007

Turley, R. L.et al. 2007. Proactive case finding and retention and improving access to services in disadvantaged areas (Health Inequalities) Statins. Project Report. [Online]. London: NICE. Available at: http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph15/evidence/services-in-disadvantaged-areas-statins-report2
Morgan, H. E.et al. 2007. Social determinants for cancer: A systematic review. Report to the Welsh Assembly Government. Project Report. Cardiff: Welsh Government.

2005

2005. Grading evidence and recommendations for public health interventions: developing and piloting a framework. Project Report. [Online]. London: Health Development Agency. Available at: http://www.gserve.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/docs/grading_evidence.pdf
Turley, R. L. and Mann, M. K. 2005. Health Evidence Bulletins Wales: mental health. Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: http://hebw.cf.ac.uk/mental/intro.htm

Social determinants of health and wellbeing
Systematic review methodologies; with a particular focus on complex interventions, logic models, and synthesis of qualitative / mixed-methods evidence