Avril Drummond

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  Queen's Medical Centre
  Nottingham
  NG7 2UH
  UK
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• fax0115 823 1208
• avril.drummond@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Avril Drummond received her qualification as an occupational therapist from the University of Ulster, before achieving her MSc at the University of Southampton and her PhD at the University of Nottingham.

Expertise Summary

Keywords:

Rehabilitation research, occupational therapy, stroke rehabilitation, total hip replacement, falls, home visits, lower back pain, traumatic brain injury, MS, vocational rehabilitation.

Recent Research Supervisees

Phd - Changing perceptions of work ability in people with low back pain: a randomised controlled trial of vocational rehabilitation versus routine rehabilitation.

Phd- Return to work after traumatic brain injury: A cohort comparison and feasibility economic analysis.

MPhil-The characteristics of those patients with a stroke who are deemed to need a pre discharge occupational therapy home visit.

Teaching Summary

Dr Drummond teaches a wide range of students, including medical students, physiotherapy students, and nurses, undergraduate and postgraduate. Topics include rehabilitation interventions, stroke… read more

Research Summary

Prof Drummond's main area of interest is in stroke rehabilitation. She is also directly involved in a number of trials and surveys within the Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing, several of which… read more

Selected Publications

• DRUMMOND A, 2010. The Elizabeth Casson Memorial Lecture, 2010. ‘Jack of all trades and master of none’: the future of occupational therapy? British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 73(7), 292-299
• VASS C, SAHOTA O , DRUMMOND A, KENDRICK D, GLADMAN J, SACH T, AVIS M AND GRAINGE M., 2009. REFINE (Reducing Falls in In-Patient Elderly) - a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 10, 83
• DRUMMOND A, 2010. Fact or Fiction? Journal of Occupational Therapy. 73(5), 191
• CONROY, S., MASUD, T., COUPLAND, C., DRUMMOND, A., GLADMAN, J., HARWOOD, R., KENDRICK, D., SACH, T., TAYLOR, R., YOUDE, J. and EDMANS, J., 2010. A multicentre RCT of a day hospital falls prevention programme for community dwelling older people (Poster) Age & Ageing. 39(Supplement 1), i33

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Membership/Roles

• Trent Local Stroke Research Network - Deputy Director and Theme Lead (stroke rehabilitation)
• NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) - Committee member for stroke rehabilitation guidelines and for Stroke Quality Standards
• Royal College of Physicians Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party - Member
• Clinical Rehabilitation Journal - Editorial Board Member
• Stroke Matters Journal - Editorial Board Member
• Northern Ireland Chest, Heart and Stroke Association - Scientific Panel Member
• Ref 2014- occupational therapy representative

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Keynote Addresses

• 2010 - Keynote address, Casson Memorial Lecture, for the College of Occupational Therapists (UK), held in Brighton
• 2011 - Keynote address, All-Ireland Occupational Therapy Conference, held in Dundalk

Dr Drummond teaches a wide range of students, including medical students, physiotherapy students, and nurses, undergraduate and postgraduate. Topics include rehabilitation interventions, stroke rehabilitation, and falls, giving both clinical and evidence based classes. She also supervises a number of PhD, MPhil, and MSc students.

Current Research

Prof Drummond's main area of interest is in stroke rehabilitation. She is also directly involved in a number of trials and surveys within the Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing, several of which are described below in more detail.

"REFINE"- Reducing Falls in In-patient Elderly

• Investigates whether the number of falls occurring within the hospital can be reduced by employing certain technologies.
• Nurse is paged when patient moves from a sensor-fitted chair or bed.
• Biggest study of its kind in the country; over 1,800 people recruited.
• Read more about the REFINE study

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Pre-discharge Occupational Therapy Home Visits

• Investigates qualification criteria for home visits during rehabilitation.
• Home visits discover whether the patient's home is suitable for discharge.
• Currently little congruity between who qualifies for this in different areas; trial aims to set up guidelines for which patients receive home visits.
• Trial will discover whether expenditure of staff and finances are ultimately cost-effective.

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National Survey of Occupational Therapy Hip Precautions after Total Hip Replacement

• Examines current practice after primary hip replacement. Often involves teaching patients "hip precautions", e.g. not bending new hip more than 90 degrees.
• Opinions on the benefits divided; survey will discover whether precautions are needed through controlled trial, after surveying occupational therapists treating this client group.
• Findings could prevent unnecessary expenditure; over 60,000 primary hip replacements are carried out annually in England alone.

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• WALKER MF, FLETCHER-SMITH J, SUNDERLAND A, DRUMMOND AER, LOGAN P, EDMAND J and EDMANS J, 2012. The DRESS trial: A feasibility randomised controlled trial of a neuropsychological approach to dressing therapy for stroke in-patients Clinical Rehabilitation. 26(8), (In Press.)
• DRUMMOND A, COOLE C, BREWIN C and SINCLAIR E, 2012. Hip precautions following PRIMARY total hip replacement; a national survey of current occupational therapy practice. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 74(4), 164-170
• FLETCHER-SMITH J, WALKER MF and DRUMMOND AER, 2012. The influence of hand use ondressing outcome in cognitively impaired stroke survivors British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 75(1), 2-9
• HOLMES, FORD J, YUILL F, DRUMMOND AER and LINCOLN N, 2012. Attendance at a Psychological Support Group for People with Multiple Sclerosis and Low mood Disability and rehabilitation. (In Press.)
• DRUMMOND A, WHITEHEAD P, FELLOWS K, EDWARDS C and SPRIGG N, 2012. Occupational therapy pre-discharge home visits for patients with a stroke: what is national practice? British Journal of Occupational Therapy. (In Press.)
• COOLE C, DRUMMOND A, SACH TH AND WATSON PJ., 2011. Assessing the feasibility of collecting health care resource use data from general practices for use in an economic evaluation of vocational rehabilitation for back pain. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice.. 17(1), 204-207
• DRUMMOND A, 2011. OT News-presenting at conference At: 19 (3) (In Press.)
• LINCOLN, N. B., YUILL, F., HOLMES, J., DRUMMOND, A., CONSTANTINESCU, C., ARMSTRONG, S. and PHILLIPS, C., 2011. Evaluation of an adjustment group for people with multiple sclerosis and low mood: a randomised controlled trial. Multiple Sclerosis.
• 2011. Research governance andbureaucracy for multi-site studies British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 74(7), 355-358
• CONROY, S., KENDRICK, D., HARWOOD, R., GLADMAN, J., COUPLAND, C., SACH, T., DRUMMOND, A., YOUDE, J., EDMANS, J. and MASUD, T., 2010. A multicentre randomised controlled trial of day hospital-based falls prevention programme for a screened population of community-dwelling older people at high risk of falls. Age and Ageing. 39, 704-710
• IRVINE, L., CONROY, S.P., SACH, R., GLADMAN, J.R.F., HARWOOD, R.H., KENDRICK, D., COUPLAND, C., DRUMMOND, A., BARTON, G. and MASUD, T., 2010. Cost-effectiveness of a day hospital falls prevention programme for screened community-dwelling older people at high risk of falls Age and Ageing. 39, 710-716
• ALI M, ASHBURN A, BOWEN A, BRODIE E, CORR S, DRUMMOND A, EDMANS J, GLADMAN J, JONGBLOED L, KALRA L, LANGHORNE P, LEES KR, LINCOLN N, LOGAN P, MEAD G, PATCHICK F, POLLOCK A, POMEROY V, SACKLEY C, SUNNE, 2010. VISTA-Rehab: A Resource for Stroke Rehabilitation Trials. International Journal of Stroke. 5(6), 447-452
• CONROY, S., MASUD, T., COUPLAND, C., DRUMMOND, A., GLADMAN, J., HARWOOD, R., KENDRICK, D., SACH, T., TAYLOR, R., YOUDE, J. and EDMANS, J., 2010. A multicentre RCT of a day hospital falls prevention programme for community dwelling older people (Poster) Age & Ageing. 39(Supplement 1), i33
• WHITEHEAD P, FELLOWS K, SPRIGG N AND DRUMMOND AER, 2010. Research governance- there is nothing streamlined about the system. At: BMJ 2010;341;c5633
• COOLE, C., DRUMMOND, A., WATSON, P.J. and RADFORD, K., 2010. What concerns workers with low back pain? Findings of a qualitative study of patients referred for rehabilitation Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 20(4), 472-80
• COOLE, C., WATSON P.J and DRUMMOND A., 2010. Work problems due to low back pain: what do GPs do? A questionnaire survey. Family Practice. 21(1), 31-37
• COOLE C, WATSON PJ AND DRUMMOND A., 2010. Staying at work with back pain: patients’ experiences of work-related help received from GPs and other clinicians. A qualititative study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders: HIGHLY ACCESSED. 11, 90
• COOLE C, WATSON PJ AND DRUMMOND A., 2010. Low back pain patients’ experiences of work modification; a qualititative study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders: HIGHLY ACCESSED. 11(277),
• CONROY S, KENDRICK D, HARWOOD R, COUPLAND C, GLADMAN J, DRUMMOND A, SACH T, YOUDE J, TAYLOR R, AND MASUD T., 2010. Cost effectiveness of a day hospital falls prevention programme for screened community dwelling older people at high risk of falls Age and Ageing. (In Press.)
• PHILLIPS J, DRUMMOND A, RADFORD K AND TYERMAN A., 2010. Return to work after traumatic brain injury: recording, measuring and describing occupational therapy intervention. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 73(9),
• DRUMMOND A, 2010. Book foreword At: Occupational Therapy after Stroke- London, Wiley
• DRUMMOND A, 2010. Response British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 73(8), 388-389
• PIGHILLS A, TORGERSON D, SHELDON T, DRUMMOND A AND BLAND M., 2010. Environmental Assessment and Modification to Prevent Falls in Older People. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 59(1), 26-33
• DRUMMOND A, 2010. The Elizabeth Casson Memorial Lecture, 2010. ‘Jack of all trades and master of none’: the future of occupational therapy? British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 73(7), 292-299
• DRUMMOND A, 2010. Fact or Fiction? Journal of Occupational Therapy. 73(5), 191
• VASS C, SAHOTA O , DRUMMOND A, KENDRICK D, GLADMAN J, SACH T, AVIS M AND GRAINGE M., 2009. REFINE (Reducing Falls in In-Patient Elderly) - a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 10, 83
• DRUMMOND A and LEGG L, 2008. ADL works! British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 71(3), 85
• DRUMMOND A and LEGG L, 2008. Occupational therapy after stroke; a right not a privilage? Therapy. 5(2), 195-197
• LEGG, L., DRUMMOND, A., LEONARDI-BEE, J., GLADMAN, J.R.F., CORR, S., DONKERVOORT, M., EDMANS, J., GILBERTSON, L., JONGBLOED, L., LOGAN, P., SACKLEY, C., WALKER, M. and LANGHORNE, P., 2007. Occupational therapy for patients with problems in personal activities of daily living after stroke: systematic review of randomised trials <b>BMJ</b> Available at: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39343.466863.55>
• LOGAN PA, MURPHY A, DRUMMOND AER, BAILEY S, RADFORD KA,GLADMAN JRF, WALKER MF, ROBERTSON K, EDMANS JA, CONROY S., 2007. An Investigation of the Number and Cost of Assistive Devices used by Older People who had Fallen and Called a 999 Ambulance. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 70(11), 475-78
• LOGAN PA, SACH T, GLADMAN JRF, MURPHY A, ROBERTSON K, EDMANS JA, RADFORD KA, WALKER MF, DRUMMOND AE, CONROY S, SAHOTA O., 2007. Utilisation and private costs of assistive devices amongst older people who fall: An interview survey. 2007. International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 3(20), 138
• JONES, P., DRUMMOND, A.E.R. and VELLA, K., 2007. Occupational therapy for paediatric traumatic brain injury: A survey of current practice British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 70(4), 154-160
• MASUD, T., COUPLAND, C., DRUMMOND, A., GLADMAN, J., KENDRICK, D., SACH, T., HARWOOD, R., KUMAR, P., MORRIS, R., TAYLOR, R., YOUDE, J. and CONROY, S., 2006. Multifactorial day hospital intervention to reduce falls in high risk older people in primary care: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN46584556] Trials. 7, 5
• LEGG, L.A., DRUMMOND, A.E. and LANGHORNE, P., 2006. Occupational therapy for patients with problems in activities of daily living after stroke The Cochrane Library. 4, 1-33
• PARKER, C. and DRUMMOND, A. E. R., 2006. From Sample to Population: Using and Reporting Inferential Statistics British Journal of Occupational Therapy. VOL 69(NUMB 1), 15-21
• LEGG LA, DRUMMOND AE, LANGHORNE P, 2006. Occupational therapy for patients with problems in activities of daily living after stroke (Review): Reprint The Cochrane Collaboration. 1-35
• HARRISON-PAUL, J. and DRUMMOND, A. E. R., 2006. A Randomised Controlled Trial of Occupational Therapy in Oncology: Challenges in Conducting a Pilot Study British Journal of Occupational Therapy. VOL 69(NUMB 3), 130-133
• DRUMMOND, A.E.R., PEARSON, B., LINCOLN, N.B. and BERMAN, P., 2005. Ten year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial of care in a stroke rehabilitation unit BMJ : British Medical Journal. 331(7515), 491-492
• JONES,P. and DRUMMOND,A.E., 2005. Occupational therapy for children with acquired brain injury: a review of the literature British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 68(7), 324-330
• POTTER, J, ROBINSON, T, FORD, G, JAMES, M, JENKINS, D, MISTRI, A, BULPITT, C, DRUMMOND, A, JAGGER, C, KNIGHT, J, MARKUS, H, BEEVERS, G, DEWEY, M, LEES, K, MOORE, A, PAUL, S and ,, 2005. CHHIPS (Controlling Hypertension and Hypotension Immediately Post-Stroke) Pilot Trial: rationale and design. Journal of Hypertension. 23(3), 649-55
• WALKER, M.F., LEONARDI-BEE, J., BATH, P., LANGHORNE, P., DEWEY, M., CORR, S., DRUMMOND, A., GILBERTSON, L., GLADMAN, J.R.F., JONGBLOED, L., LOGAN, P. and PARKER, C., 2004. Individual patient data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of community occupational therapy for stroke patients Stroke. 35(9), 2226-2232
• LEGG, L., LANGHORNE, P., ANDERSEN, H.E., CORR, S., DRUMMOND, A., DUNCAN, P., GERSHKOFF, A., GILBERTSON, L., GLADMAN, J., HUI, E., JONGBLOED, L., LEONARDI-BEE, J., LOGAN, P., MEADE, T., DE VET, R., STOKER-YATES, J., TILLING, K., WALKER, M. and WOLFE, C., 2004. Rehabilitation therapy services for stroke patients living at home: systematic review of randomised trials Lancet. 363(9406), 352-356
• RANKA, J. and DRUMMOND, A., 2004. Occupational therapy intervention for the upper limb following stroke In: Report of a concensus conference on the orthotic management of stroke patients. Avegoor Conference Centre, Ellecom, The Netherlands, 21-26 September 2003. 204-216
• LOGAN, P.A., GLADMAN, J.R.F., DRUMMOND, A.E.R. and RADFORD, K.A., 2003. A study of interventions and related outcomes in a randomized controlled trial of occupational therapy and leisure therapy for community stroke patients. Clinical Rehabilitation. 17(3), 249-255
• DRUMMOND, A.E. and PARKER, C., 2003. A Good Investment? The intensive use of occupational therapy services in the community The Stroke Association.
• DRUMMOND, A.E.R., PARKER, C.J., GLADMAN, J.R.F. and LOGAN, P.A., 2001. Development and validation of the Nottingham Leisure Questionnaire (NLQ). Clinical Rehabilitation. 15(6), 647-656
• PARKER, C.J., GLADMAN, J.R.F., DRUMMOND, A.E.R., DEWEY, M.E., LINCOLN, N.B., BARER, D., LOGAN, P.A. and RADFORD, K.A., 2001. A multicentre randomized controlled trial of leisure therapy and conventional occupational therapy after stroke Clinical Rehabilitation. 15(1), 42-52
• DRUMMOND, A. E. R. and PARKER, C. J., 2000. Multicentre Trials: Planning and Achieving TOTAL British Journal of Occupational Therapy. VOL 63(PART 10), 476-480
• DRUMMOND,A.E., 2000. Leisure rehabilitation. In: EDMANS, JUDI, ed., Occupational Therapy and Stroke Whurr Publishers Ltd, London, UK.
• DRUMMOND,A.E., 1998. Research methods for therapists Stanley Thornes.
• PARKER, C J, GLADMAN, J R and DRUMMOND, A E, 1997. The role of leisure in stroke rehabilitation. Disability and Rehabilitation. 19(1), 1-5
• DRUMMOND,A.E., GLADMAN,J.R., PARKER,C. and LOGAN,P.A., 1997. A shortened version of the Nottingham Leisure Questionnaire Clinical Rehabilitation. 11(3), 267-268
• MILLER, N. B., DRUMMOND, A. E. R. and JUBY, L. C., 1997. Carer health after stroke: the influence of stroke unit treatment British/International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. VOL 4(NUMBER 2), 86-90
• CONROY S, KENDRICK D, HARWOOD R, COUPLAND C, GLADMAN J, DRUMMOND A, SACH T, YOUDE J, TAYLOR R, AND MASUD T., Preventing falls in older people- a multicentre randomised controlled trial of day hospital based falls prevention services for community dwelling older people at high risk of falls. Age and Ageing. (In Press.)
• DRUMMOND A, WHITEHEAD P, FELLOWS K and SPRIGG N, Occupational therapy pre-discharge home visits for patients with a stroke: what is national practice? British Journal of Occupational Therapy.