Overview
I am a Research Fellow based at the Centre for Trials Research (CTR).
I have a particular interest in working with health and adminstrative data to help support research and trials in population health and social care. I have experience of working with data providers like SAIL, ONS, NHS England and eDRIS in Scotland. I am currently routine data lead for an osteoarthritis trial (TIPTOE) and have been working with Health Data Research UK to produce video-based training for clinical trialists who use routine data. I have previously been involved in leading routine data workpackges of studies looking at homelessnes and health (Moving-On) and the views of young people with Type-1 Diabetes on the use of their health and education data for research (Steadfast). I am a member of the NIHR's Trials Methodology Research Partnership's Health Informatics working group and oversee CTR's Data Security Protection Toolkit.
I also have expertise in designing and conducting systematic reviews. As part of the PUMA project, I led and published an international review of the clinical effectiveness of 'Peadiatric Early Warning Scores' for detecting deterioration in paediatric in-patients. I was also a co-applicant on a DECIPHer-lead review of interventions to improve the mental health of care-experienced children (CHIMES), leading the outcome evaluation and meta-analysis.
Prior to working at CTR, I led a series of process evaluations of a Welsh Government school-based toothbrushing programme (Designed to Smile), informing the expanded roll-out of the scheme across Wales.
Publication
2024
- MacDonald, S. et al. 2024. Mental health and wellbeing interventions for care-experienced children and young people: Systematic review and synthesis of process evaluations. Children and Youth Services Review 156, article number: 107266. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107266)
- Evans, R. et al. 2024. What mental health and wellbeing interventions work for which children and young people in care? Systematic review of potential outcome inequities. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (10.1007/s10560-023-00956-7)
2023
- Evans, R. et al. 2023. Interventions targeting the mental health and wellbeing of care-experienced children and young people in higher-income countries: Evidence map and systematic review. Systematic Reviews 12(1), article number: 111. (10.1186/s13643-023-02260-y)
- Roland, D. et al. 2023. Paediatric early warning systems: not a simple answer to a complex question. Archives of Disease in Childhood 108(5), pp. 338-343. (10.1136/archdischild-2022-323951)
2022
- Lugg-Widger, F. V., Munnery, K., Townson, J., Trubey, R. and Robling, M. 2022. Identifying researcher learning needs to develop online training for UK researchers working with administrative data: CENTRIC training. International Journal of Population Data Science 7(1), article number: 1712. (10.23889/ijpds.v7i1.1712)
- Allen, D. et al. 2022. Development, implementation and evaluation of an early warning system improvement programme for children in hospital: the PUMA mixed-methods study. Health and Social Care Delivery Research 10(1) (10.3310/CHCK4556)
- Allen, D. et al. 2022. Development, implementation and evaluation of an evidence-based paediatric early warning system improvement programme: the PUMA mixed methods study. BMC Health Services Research 22(1), article number: 9. (10.1186/s12913-021-07314-2)
2021
- Moriarty, Y. et al. 2021. Randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a targeted cancer awareness intervention for adults living in deprived areas of the UK. British Journal of Cancer 125, pp. 1100-1110. (10.1038/s41416-021-01524-5)
- Evans, R. et al. 2021. Care-experienced cHildren and young people's Interventions to improve Mental health and wEll-being outcomes: Systematic review (CHIMES) protocol. BMJ Open 11(1), article number: e042815. (10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042815)
2019
- Jacob, N. et al. 2019. Optimising paediatric afferent component early warning systems: a hermeneutic systematic literature review and model development. BMJ Paediatrics Open 9(11), article number: e028796. (10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028796)
- Trubey, R. et al. 2019. Validity and effectiveness of paediatric early warning systems and track and trigger tools for identifying and reducing clinical deterioration in hospitalised children: a systematic review. BMJ Open 9(5), pp. -., article number: e022105. (10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022105)
2018
- Thomas-Jones, E. et al. 2018. A prospective, mixed-methods, before and after study to identify the evidence base for the core components of an effective paediatric early warning system and the development of an implementation package containing those core recommendations for use in the UK: Paediatric early warning system – utilisation and mortality avoidance– the PUMA study protocol. BMC Pediatrics 18(1), article number: 244. (10.1186/s12887-018-1210-z)
2017
- Busse, M. et al. 2017. Physical activity self-management and coaching compared to social interaction in Huntington’s disease: Results from the ENGAGE-HD randomized, controlled, pilot feasibility trial. Physical Therapy 97(6), pp. 625-639. (10.1093/ptj/pzx031)
- Trubey, R. J., Moore, S. C. and Chestnutt, I. G. 2017. Parental decisions about children's oral health behaviour - relative or absolute?. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 45(1), pp. 35-42. (10.1111/cdoe.12256)
2016
- Drew, C. et al. 2016. Integrating technology into complex intervention trial processes: a case study. Trials 17(1), article number: 551. (10.1186/s13063-016-1674-9)
- Quinn, L. et al. 2016. Development and delivery of a physical activity intervention for people with Huntington Disease. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy 40(2), pp. 71-80. (10.1097/NPT.0000000000000119)
2015
- Trubey, R. J. 2015. A mixed methods study of parental and family factors associated with children's home toothbrushing frequency. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2014
- Trubey, R. J., Moore, S. C. and Chestnutt, I. G. 2014. Parents' reasons for brushing or not brushing their child's teeth: a qualitative study. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 24(2), pp. 104-112. (10.1111/ipd.12034)
- Busse, M. et al. 2014. Supporting physical activity engagement in people with Huntington's disease (ENGAGE-HD): study protocol for a randomized controlled feasibility trial. Trials 15(1), article number: 487. (10.1186/1745-6215-15-487)
Articles
- MacDonald, S. et al. 2024. Mental health and wellbeing interventions for care-experienced children and young people: Systematic review and synthesis of process evaluations. Children and Youth Services Review 156, article number: 107266. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107266)
- Evans, R. et al. 2024. What mental health and wellbeing interventions work for which children and young people in care? Systematic review of potential outcome inequities. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (10.1007/s10560-023-00956-7)
- Evans, R. et al. 2023. Interventions targeting the mental health and wellbeing of care-experienced children and young people in higher-income countries: Evidence map and systematic review. Systematic Reviews 12(1), article number: 111. (10.1186/s13643-023-02260-y)
- Roland, D. et al. 2023. Paediatric early warning systems: not a simple answer to a complex question. Archives of Disease in Childhood 108(5), pp. 338-343. (10.1136/archdischild-2022-323951)
- Lugg-Widger, F. V., Munnery, K., Townson, J., Trubey, R. and Robling, M. 2022. Identifying researcher learning needs to develop online training for UK researchers working with administrative data: CENTRIC training. International Journal of Population Data Science 7(1), article number: 1712. (10.23889/ijpds.v7i1.1712)
- Allen, D. et al. 2022. Development, implementation and evaluation of an early warning system improvement programme for children in hospital: the PUMA mixed-methods study. Health and Social Care Delivery Research 10(1) (10.3310/CHCK4556)
- Allen, D. et al. 2022. Development, implementation and evaluation of an evidence-based paediatric early warning system improvement programme: the PUMA mixed methods study. BMC Health Services Research 22(1), article number: 9. (10.1186/s12913-021-07314-2)
- Moriarty, Y. et al. 2021. Randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a targeted cancer awareness intervention for adults living in deprived areas of the UK. British Journal of Cancer 125, pp. 1100-1110. (10.1038/s41416-021-01524-5)
- Evans, R. et al. 2021. Care-experienced cHildren and young people's Interventions to improve Mental health and wEll-being outcomes: Systematic review (CHIMES) protocol. BMJ Open 11(1), article number: e042815. (10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042815)
- Jacob, N. et al. 2019. Optimising paediatric afferent component early warning systems: a hermeneutic systematic literature review and model development. BMJ Paediatrics Open 9(11), article number: e028796. (10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028796)
- Trubey, R. et al. 2019. Validity and effectiveness of paediatric early warning systems and track and trigger tools for identifying and reducing clinical deterioration in hospitalised children: a systematic review. BMJ Open 9(5), pp. -., article number: e022105. (10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022105)
- Thomas-Jones, E. et al. 2018. A prospective, mixed-methods, before and after study to identify the evidence base for the core components of an effective paediatric early warning system and the development of an implementation package containing those core recommendations for use in the UK: Paediatric early warning system – utilisation and mortality avoidance– the PUMA study protocol. BMC Pediatrics 18(1), article number: 244. (10.1186/s12887-018-1210-z)
- Busse, M. et al. 2017. Physical activity self-management and coaching compared to social interaction in Huntington’s disease: Results from the ENGAGE-HD randomized, controlled, pilot feasibility trial. Physical Therapy 97(6), pp. 625-639. (10.1093/ptj/pzx031)
- Trubey, R. J., Moore, S. C. and Chestnutt, I. G. 2017. Parental decisions about children's oral health behaviour - relative or absolute?. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 45(1), pp. 35-42. (10.1111/cdoe.12256)
- Drew, C. et al. 2016. Integrating technology into complex intervention trial processes: a case study. Trials 17(1), article number: 551. (10.1186/s13063-016-1674-9)
- Quinn, L. et al. 2016. Development and delivery of a physical activity intervention for people with Huntington Disease. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy 40(2), pp. 71-80. (10.1097/NPT.0000000000000119)
- Trubey, R. J., Moore, S. C. and Chestnutt, I. G. 2014. Parents' reasons for brushing or not brushing their child's teeth: a qualitative study. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 24(2), pp. 104-112. (10.1111/ipd.12034)
- Busse, M. et al. 2014. Supporting physical activity engagement in people with Huntington's disease (ENGAGE-HD): study protocol for a randomized controlled feasibility trial. Trials 15(1), article number: 487. (10.1186/1745-6215-15-487)
Thesis
- Trubey, R. J. 2015. A mixed methods study of parental and family factors associated with children's home toothbrushing frequency. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Biography
Education and qualifications
- 2015: PhD, Cardiff University
- 2006: MSc Research Methods in Psychology, University of Wales, Swansea
- 2004: BSc (Hons.) Psychology, University of Wales, Swansea
Career overview
- 2013-present: Centre for Trials Research, School of Medicine, Cardiff University
- 2008-2013: Dental Public Health, School of Dentistry, Cardiff University