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Professor Anne Forster is a Professor of Ageing and Stroke Research at the University of Leeds, based at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. She holds a prestigious NIHR Senior Investigator title and advocates for non-medical professions in health research. Her expertise spans stroke rehabilitation, ageing, and longer-term patient care outcomes.
Qualifications:
- Fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (FCSP) – 2011
- PhD: A Randomised Trial of Stroke Rehabilitation for the Elderly in Bradford (University of Bradford, 1991)
- BA (Hons) Social Studies (University of Bradford, 1986)
Research Interests:
- Stroke rehabilitation interventions, including home physiotherapy and caregiver training.
- Long-term outcomes for stroke patients and their carers, including sedentary behavior reduction and care home optimization.
- Clinical trials and Cochrane Reviews focusing on rehabilitation efficacy and medical day hospital care.
Key Research Projects:
- "Development and evaluation of strategies to reduce sedentary behavior post-stroke" (NIHR, £3M, 2017–2024).
- "Enhancing outcomes in care homes" (NIHR, £1.5M, 2013–2018).
- "Feasibility of Active Communication Education (ACE) for stroke patients" (NIHR, £250K, 2016–2017).
Awards:
- NIHR Senior Investigator (2017).
Advising & Grants:
- Chief Investigator for the UK's largest multi-center stroke rehabilitation trials.
- Lead author of three Cochrane Reviews on rehabilitation and elderly care.
- Supervises PhD students in stroke rehabilitation and ageing-related research.
Affiliations:
- Leeds Institute of Health Sciences.
- Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research.
- Frailty and Elderly Care Research Group.
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