Dr Barbara Farquharson

Associate Professor in Adult Nursing

CHeCR Stirling,

Dr Barbara Farquharson

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About me

I am Associate Professor in the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional's Research Unit (NMAHP), in the Faculty of Health Sciences & Sport. I lead research applying behavioural science to issues in cardiovascular care: current funded projects focus on increasing rates of CPR in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and reducing patient delay with serious heart symptoms. Currently, I am funded by a British Heart Foundation NMAHP Career Development Fellowship (2021-2024) exploring whether behavioural science could enhance the critically important role of ambulance call-takers in achieving CPR. I am a Registered General Nurse (and Registered Nurse Teacher) and worked clinically for 13 years in a variety of roles including most latterly as a British Heart Foundation Cardiac Liaison Nurse and as a Team Leader at NHS 24.

I am interested in the psychological aspects of health and illness and have a strong commitment to the generation of high quality evidence for application to health services, in particular to nursing. I am passionate about improving opportunities for nurses to develop research capability.

Florence Nightingale Leadership Scholar 2022-2023 - project surveyed UK nurse research leaders and identified what had helped (and hindered) them to lead research, informing future strategies to increase capability.

Member of RCN Research Forum - serving on expert reference group for RCN Research Strategy and Chair of Scientific Committee for 2024 RCN International Nurse Research Conference.

Supervise MRes and PhD students.

My research interests are psychological aspects of health and illness, in particular how and when people present symptoms to health services and how we can increase rates of CPR in the community.

Occupational stress in healthcare workers

Community Contribution

International Liaison Committee for Resuscitation Task Force member (Education, Implementation and Training)
https://ilcor.org/about/task-forces

External Examiners and Validations

Honorary Associate Professor, Scottish Ambulance Service

Honorary Research Fellow University of Aberdeen

Professional Career

Florence Nightingale Foundation Leadership Scholar

Invited member of Sigma International Honor Society of Nurses

RCN Research Society Committee Member
https://www.rcn.org.uk/…ty/Meet-the-Team

Research mentor for Association of Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Professions
https://www.escardio.org/…toring-programme

Research projects (4)

Outputs (37)

Article

In situ simulation for cardiopulmonary resuscitation training: A systematic review

Cortegiani A, Ippolito M, Abelairas-Gómez C, Nabecker S, Olaussen A, Lauridsen KG, Lin Y, Sawyer T, Yeung J, Lockey AS, Cheng A, Greif R & International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Education, Implementation and Teams Task Force (EIT) (2025) In situ simulation for cardiopulmonary resuscitation training: A systematic review. Resuscitation Plus, 21, Art. No.: 100863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2024.100863

Article

2024 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations: Summary From the Basic Life Support; Advanced Life Support; Pediatric Life Support; Neonatal Life Support; Education, Implementation, and Teams; and First Aid Task Forces

Greif R, Bray JE, Djärv T, Drennan IR, Liley HG, Ng K, Cheng A, Douma MJ, Scholefield BR, Smyth M, Weiner G, Abelairas-Gómez C, Acworth J, Anderson N & Farquharson B (2024) 2024 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations: Summary From the Basic Life Support; Advanced Life Support; Pediatric Life Support; Neonatal Life Support; Education, Implementation, and Teams; and First Aid Task Forces. Circulation. https://doi.org/10.1161/cir.0000000000001288

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What services are currently provided to people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in the UK, and what are their components? A protocol for a scoping literature review

Forsyth F, Deaton C, Kalra PR, Green M, Harrison ME, Tavares S, Dirksen A, Kuhn I, Farquharson B & Austin RC (2024) What services are currently provided to people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in the UK, and what are their components? A protocol for a scoping literature review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Art. No.: zvae119. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvae119

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in low-resource settings: a statement by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation, supported by the AFEM, EUSEM, IFEM, and IFRC

Schnaubelt S, Garg R, Atiq H, Baig N, Bernardino M, Bigham B, Dickson S, Geduld H, Al-Hilali Z, Karki S, Lahri S, Maconochie I, Montealegre F, Tageldin Mustafa M & Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Low-Resource Settings Group (2023) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in low-resource settings: a statement by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation, supported by the AFEM, EUSEM, IFEM, and IFRC. Lancet Global Health, 11 (9), pp. e1444-e1453. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x%2823%2900302-9

Article

Increasing lay-people's intentions to initiate CPR in out of hospital cardiac arrest: Results of a mixed-methods 'before and after' pilot study of a behavioural text-message intervention (BICeP)

Farquharson B, Calveley E, Clegg G, Williams B, Ramsay P, Macinnes L, Torrens C & Dixon D (2022) Increasing lay-people's intentions to initiate CPR in out of hospital cardiac arrest: Results of a mixed-methods 'before and after' pilot study of a behavioural text-message intervention (BICeP). Resuscitation Plus, 12, Art. No.: 100312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2022.100312

Article

Reducing patient delay in acute coronary syndrome: Randomized controlled trial testing effect of behaviour change intervention on intentions to seek help

Farquharson B, Johnston M, Williams B, Smith K, Dombrowski S, Jones C, Treweek S, Dougall N, Grindle M, Savinc J & Abyhankar P (2022) Reducing patient delay in acute coronary syndrome: Randomized controlled trial testing effect of behaviour change intervention on intentions to seek help. British Journal of Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12619

Article

The Parents under Pressure parenting programme for families with fathers receiving treatment for opioid dependency: the PuP4Dads feasibility study

Whittaker A, Elliott L, Taylor J, Dawe S, Harnett P, Stoddart A, Littlewood P, Robertson R, Farquharson B & Strachan H (2022) The Parents under Pressure parenting programme for families with fathers receiving treatment for opioid dependency: the PuP4Dads feasibility study. Public Health Research, 10 (3), pp. 1-153. https://doi.org/10.3310/YOWK7214

Article

Protocol of the COVID-19 Health and Adherence Research in Scotland (CHARIS) study: understanding changes in adherence to transmission-reducing behaviours, mental and general health, in repeated cross-sectional representative survey of the Scottish population

Den Daas C, Hubbard G, Johnston M, Dixon D, CHARIS Consortium, Allan J, Fitzgerald N, Farquharson B, Hunt K, Macaden L, Maltinsky W & O'Carroll R (2021) Protocol of the COVID-19 Health and Adherence Research in Scotland (CHARIS) study: understanding changes in adherence to transmission-reducing behaviours, mental and general health, in repeated cross-sectional representative survey of the Scottish population. BMJ Open, 11 (2), Art. No.: e044135. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044135

Article

Reducing delay in patients with acute coronary syndrome and other time-critical conditions: a systematic review to identify the behaviour change techniques associated with effective interventions

Farquharson B, Abhyankar P, Smith K, Dombrowski SU, Treweek S, Dougall N, Williams B & Johnston M (2019) Reducing delay in patients with acute coronary syndrome and other time-critical conditions: a systematic review to identify the behaviour change techniques associated with effective interventions. Open Heart, 6 (1), Art. No.: e000975. https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2018-000975

Article

Reducing patient delay in Acute Coronary Syndrome (RAPiD): Research protocol for a web-based Randomised Controlled Trial examining the effect of a behaviour change intervention

Farquharson B, Johnston M, Smith K, Williams B, Treweek S, Dombrowski SU, Dougall N, Abhyankar P & Grindle M (2017) Reducing patient delay in Acute Coronary Syndrome (RAPiD): Research protocol for a web-based Randomised Controlled Trial examining the effect of a behaviour change intervention. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73 (5), pp. 1220-1234. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13191

Other

Symposium: Developing effective complex interventions

France E, Farquharson B, Hoskins G, Wells M & Duncan E (2016) Symposium: Developing effective complex interventions. Royal College of Nursing (RCN) international nursing research conference, 08.04.2016-08.04.2016.

Article

Stressors, Appraisal of Stressors, Experienced Stress and Cardiac Response: A Real-Time, Real-Life Investigation of Work Stress in Nurses

Johnston DW, Bell C, Jones MC, Farquharson B, Allan JL, Schofield P, Ricketts I & Johnston M (2016) Stressors, Appraisal of Stressors, Experienced Stress and Cardiac Response: A Real-Time, Real-Life Investigation of Work Stress in Nurses. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 50 (2), pp. 187-197. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-015-9746-8

Article

Reducing patient delay with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome: a research protocol for a systematic review of previous interventions to investigate which behaviour change techniques are associated with effective interventions

Farquharson B, Dombrowski SU, Pollock A, Johnston M, Treweek S, Williams B, Smith K, Dougall N, Jones C & Pringle S (2014) Reducing patient delay with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome: a research protocol for a systematic review of previous interventions to investigate which behaviour change techniques are associated with effective interventions. Open Heart, 1 (1). https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2014-000079

Article

Nursing stress and patient care: real-time investigation of the effect of nursing tasks and demands on psychological stress, physiological stress, and job performance: study protocol

Farquharson B, Bell C, Johnston D, Jones M, Schofield P, Allan J, Ricketts I, Morrison K & Johnston M (2013) Nursing stress and patient care: real-time investigation of the effect of nursing tasks and demands on psychological stress, physiological stress, and job performance: study protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69 (10), pp. 2327-2335. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12090

Article

Stress amongst nurses working in a healthcare telephone-advice service: relationship with job satisfaction, intention to leave, sickness absence, and performance

Farquharson B, Allan JL, Johnston DW, Johnston M, Choudhary CJ & Jones MC (2012) Stress amongst nurses working in a healthcare telephone-advice service: relationship with job satisfaction, intention to leave, sickness absence, and performance. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68 (7), pp. 1624-1635. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06006.x

Research Report

The experience of SCN/M in relation to the implementation of 'Leading Better Care' and their views about the impacts upon patient care, themselves and colleagues: Final Report to NHS Forth Valley: August 2011

Stoddart K, Bugge C, Shepherd A & Farquharson B (2011) The experience of SCN/M in relation to the implementation of 'Leading Better Care' and their views about the impacts upon patient care, themselves and colleagues: Final Report to NHS Forth Valley: August 2011.

Conference Abstract

Stress, cognitive failures and information processing in telephone helpline nurses

Allan JL, Farquharson B, Johnston DW, Jones MC, Choudhary CJ & Johnston M (2011) Stress, cognitive failures and information processing in telephone helpline nurses. Psychology and Health, 26 (Supplement 2), pp. 7-7. http://apps.webofknowledge.com.ezproxy.stir.ac.uk/full_record.do?product=WOS&search_mode=GeneralSearch&qid=14&SID=Z2gbpcgaLl7lojgA4af&page=1&doc=1; https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2011.617182

Article

Stress in telephone helpline nurses: research protocol for a study of theoretical determinants, physiological aspects and behavioural consequences

Allan JL, Farquharson B, Choudhary CJ, Johnston DW, Jones MC & Johnston M (2009) Stress in telephone helpline nurses: research protocol for a study of theoretical determinants, physiological aspects and behavioural consequences. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 65 (10), pp. 2208-2215. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05118.x

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