Dr Anna Hurley-Wallace
Senior Research Associate
Anna is a health psychologist and Senior Research Associate in qualitative health research.
Anna is part of the NIHR Bristol BRC surgical and orthopaedic innovation theme. She works on the early-phase development of surgical co-interventions. These include behavioural and psychological programmes that aim to optimise health before and after joint replacement surgery.
Supporting exercise before joint replacement
People waiting for a joint replacement often avoid physical activity as they believe it will…
- Theme Surgical and orthopaedic innovation
- Workstream Interventions to improve patient outcomes after surgery
Improving support and care for people with hypermobility disorders
Hypermobility disorders or ‘syndromes’ are where a person’s joints and connective tissue are very flexible,…
- Themes Mental health Surgical and orthopaedic innovation
Improving sleep for inpatients on surgical wards
The aim of this project was to design an intervention to improve how patients sleep…
- Theme Surgical and orthopaedic innovation
- Workstream Interventions to improve patient outcomes after surgery
Can Pain Science Education help people with osteoarthritis? A review of the research
A recent review of Pain Science Education for people with knee or hip osteoarthritis found…
How can sleep in hospital be improved?
Factors that could be changed to help patients sleep better in hospital are revealed in…