Overview
Background
Pip Logan is a Professor of Occupational Therapy and Co Director of the STARS Education and Research Alliance working across the University of Queensland and Metro North Hospital and Health Service (MNHHS). She recently moved from the UK to Brisbane and maintains an honorary post as Professor of Rehabilitation Research at the University of Nottingham, School of Medicine, UK. She has held numerous research grants, fellowships and awards, including the highest award from the UK National Institute for Health Research as a Senior Investigator. Prior to moving Pip worked clinically as an NHS occupational therapist with the community stroke service.
She publishes in a broad range of journals, presents her work internationally, and is a member of several international research groups. Through supervising 25 nurses, Allied Health Professionals, medics to gain PhDs, being a member of funding panels, and contributing to national health policies she has experience of working across partnerships and borders. Pip has increased the capacity and capability of Occupational Therapists in research and knowledge exchange while improving the health of patients and clients.
Availability
- Professor Pip Logan is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Medicine/Surgery (PhD Integrated Program), University of Nottingham
Research impacts
Pips research interests are in older people’s health, stroke rehabilitation, falls preventions, Parkinson’s Disease, Cerebral Palsy and dementia. Her work has led to the development, evaluation and implementation of clinical and cost-effective rehabilitation interventions to reduce hospital admissions, reduce injuries, increase independence in people with long term health conditions. Her falls in care homes intervention: Action Falls has been proven to reduce falls by 43% and is cost effective. The UK NHS has endorsed its use in 15,000 care homes.
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Factors influencing fall prevention programmes across three regions of the UK: the challenge of implementing and spreading the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme in a complex landscape
Ventre, Jodi P., Manning, Fay, Mahmoud, Aseel, Brough, Grace, Timmons, Stephen, Hawley-Hague, Helen, Skelton, Dawn A., Goodwin, Victoria A., Todd, Chris J., Kendrick, Denise, Logan, Pip and Orton, Elizabeth (2025). Factors influencing fall prevention programmes across three regions of the UK: the challenge of implementing and spreading the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme in a complex landscape. Age and Ageing, 54 (4) afaf083. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afaf083
2025
Conference Publication
Development of an intervention for patients following an anterior cruciate ligament rupture: an online nominal group technique consensus study
Carter, H., Beard, D., Leighton, P., Moffatt, F., Smith, B., Webster, K. and Logan, P. (2025). Development of an intervention for patients following an anterior cruciate ligament rupture: an online nominal group technique consensus study. CSP Annual Conference 2024, Manchester, United Kingdom, 10-12 October 2024. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2025.101682
2025
Journal Article
Nordic walking groups for people with Parkinson's disease in community rehabilitation settings: what is needed?
McCracken, Sarah, Logan, Pip, Allen, Frances, Sears, Catherine and Booth, Vicky (2025). Nordic walking groups for people with Parkinson's disease in community rehabilitation settings: what is needed?. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 21 (1), 30-38. doi: 10.12968/bjnn.2024.0033
2025
Journal Article
Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a home-based health promotion intervention for older people with mild frailty in England: a multicentre, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial
Walters, Kate, Frost, Rachael, Avgerinou, Christina, Kalwarowsky, Sarah, Goodman, Claire, Clegg, Andrew, Marston, Louise, Pan, Shengning, Hopkins, Jane, Jowett, Claire, Elaswarapu, Rekha, Gardner, Benjamin, Mahmood, Farah, Prescott, Matthew, Thornton, Gillian, Skelton, Dawn A., Gould, Rebecca L., Cooper, Claudia, Drennan, Vari M., Kharicha, Kalpa, Logan, Pip and Hunter, Rachael (2025). Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a home-based health promotion intervention for older people with mild frailty in England: a multicentre, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 6 (2) 100670. doi: 10.1016/j.lanhl.2024.100670
2024
Conference Publication
A randomised controlled trial to evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of the action falls rehabilitation programme to reduce falls in stroke survivors (FISS-UK)
Logan, P., Booth, V., Allen, F., Darby, J., Rick, C., Gordon, A., Hepburn, T., Leighton, P., Mcmanus, R., Connell, L., Doig, E., Foster, N., Lannin, N., Cox, E., James, M., Higton, F. and Gee, R. (2024). A randomised controlled trial to evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of the action falls rehabilitation programme to reduce falls in stroke survivors (FISS-UK). 16th World Stroke Congress, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 23-26 October 2024. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/17474930241274956
2024
Journal Article
Developing the principles of falls management in care homes: an expert consensus process
Robinson, Katie R., Hallam, Frances, Horne, Jane C., Allen, Frances, Darby, Janet, Kilby, Alice, Timmons, Stephen, Gordon, Adam and Logan, Philippa (2024). Developing the principles of falls management in care homes: an expert consensus process. Journal of Long-Term Care. doi: 10.31389/jltc.170
2024
Journal Article
Realist evaluation comparison of dementia‐friendly communities in England and the Netherlands
Chadborn, Neil H., Thijssen, Marjolein, Logan, Pip, Radford, Kathryn and Graff, Maud (2024). Realist evaluation comparison of dementia‐friendly communities in England and the Netherlands. Health and Social Care in the Community, 2024 (1) 5576029. doi: 10.1155/2024/5576029
2023
Journal Article
Perceptions of post-stroke fatigue among health care practitioners: a qualitative interview study
Alahmari, Wafa Saeed, Basuodan, Reem M., Shalabi, Kholood Matouq, Alhowimel, Ahmed Saad, Alotaibi, Mazyad, Kontou, Eirini, Logan, Pip and Coulson, Neil (2023). Perceptions of post-stroke fatigue among health care practitioners: a qualitative interview study. Medicina, 59 (12) 2146. doi: 10.3390/medicina59122146
2023
Conference Publication
Enabling health and maintaining independence for older people at home (HomeHealth trial): a multicentre randomised controlled trial
Frost, Rachael, Avgerinou, Christina, Kalwarowsky, Sarah, Mahmood, Farah, Goodman, Claire, Clegg, Andrew, Hopkins, Jane, Gould, Rebecca, Gardner, Benjamin, Marston, Louise, Hunter, Rachael, Kharicha, Kalpa, Cooper, Claudia, Skelton, Dawn A., Drennan, Vari, Logan, Pip and Walters, Kate (2023). Enabling health and maintaining independence for older people at home (HomeHealth trial): a multicentre randomised controlled trial. UK Public Health Science Conference 2023, London, United Kingdom, 24 November 2023. London, United Kingdom: The Lancet Publishing Group. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02071-8
2023
Journal Article
Perspectives of informal caregivers who support people following hip fracture surgery: a qualitative study embedded within the HIP HELPER feasibility trial
Welsh, Allie, Hanson, Sarah, Pfeiffer, Klaus, Khoury, Reema, Clark, Allan, Ashford, Polly-Anna, Hopewell, Sally, Logan, Pip, Crotty, Maria, Costa, Matthew, Lamb, Sallie, Smith, Toby and HIP HELPER Study, Collaborators (2023). Perspectives of informal caregivers who support people following hip fracture surgery: a qualitative study embedded within the HIP HELPER feasibility trial. BMJ Open, 13 (11) e074095. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074095
2023
Journal Article
Exploring the feasibility of a self-managed lifestyle intervention, based on exercise and behaviour support, as an adjunct therapy to compression: a sub-study focusing on people with venous leg ulcers and early neuro-degenerative diseases (FISCU-NDD)
Klonizakis, Markos, Gumber, Anil, Morley, Alexandra, Horspool, Michelle, McIntosh, Emma, Levesley, Maria, McKeown, Jane and Logan, Pip (2023). Exploring the feasibility of a self-managed lifestyle intervention, based on exercise and behaviour support, as an adjunct therapy to compression: a sub-study focusing on people with venous leg ulcers and early neuro-degenerative diseases (FISCU-NDD). Healthcare, 11 (20) 2728. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11202728
2023
Journal Article
Collaboration for developing and sustaining community dementia-friendly initiatives: a realist evaluation
Thijssen, Marjolein, Graff, Maud J. L., Lexis, Monique A. S., Nijhuis-van der Sanden, Maria W. G., Radford, Kate, Logan, Pip A., Daniels, Ramon and Kuijer-Siebelink, Wietske (2023). Collaboration for developing and sustaining community dementia-friendly initiatives: a realist evaluation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (5) 4006. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20054006
2023
Journal Article
Nurses’ strategies for overcoming barriers to fundamental nursing care in patients with COVID-19 caused by infection with the SARS-COV-2 virus: results from the ‘COVID-NURSE’ survey
Sugg, Holly V. R., Richards, David A., Russell, Anne-Marie, Burnett, Sarah, Cockcroft, Emma J., Thompson Coon, Jo, Cruickshank, Susanne, Doris, Faye E., Hunt, Harriet A., Iles-Smith, Heather, Kent, Merryn, Logan, Philippa A., Morgan, Leila M., Morley, Naomi, Rafferty, Anne Marie, Shepherd, Maggie H., Singh, Sally J., Tooze, Susannah J. and Whear, Rebecca (2023). Nurses’ strategies for overcoming barriers to fundamental nursing care in patients with COVID-19 caused by infection with the SARS-COV-2 virus: results from the ‘COVID-NURSE’ survey. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 79 (3), 1003-1017. doi: 10.1111/jan.15261
2023
Journal Article
“We just don’t know where they are”: the geographical distribution of exercise classes for older people, including those living with dementia in the East Midlands
Long, Annabelle, Timmons, Stephen, Di Lorito, Claudio, Booth, Vicky and Logan, Pip (2023). “We just don’t know where they are”: the geographical distribution of exercise classes for older people, including those living with dementia in the East Midlands. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (3) 2142. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032142
2023
Journal Article
Pre- and post-operative voice therapy (PaPOV): development of an intervention for patients with benign vocal fold lesions
White, Anna, Carding, Paul, Booth, Vicky and Logan, Pip (2023). Pre- and post-operative voice therapy (PaPOV): development of an intervention for patients with benign vocal fold lesions. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 58 (1), 94-110. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12771
2022
Journal Article
A non-randomised feasibility study of the Rehabilitation Potential Assessment Tool (RePAT) in frail older people in the acute healthcare setting
Cowley, Alison, Goldberg, Sarah E., Gordon, Adam L. and Logan, Pip A. (2022). A non-randomised feasibility study of the Rehabilitation Potential Assessment Tool (RePAT) in frail older people in the acute healthcare setting. BMC Geriatrics, 22 (1) 785, 1. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-03420-w
2022
Journal Article
World guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults: a global initiative
Montero-Odasso, Manuel, Van Der Velde, Nathalie, Martin, Finbarr C., Petrovic, Mirko, Tan, Maw Pin, Ryg, Jesper, Aguilar-Navarro, Sara, Alexander, Neil B., Becker, Clemens, Blain, Hubert, Bourke, Robbie, Cameron, Ian D., Camicioli, Richard, Clemson, Lindy, Close, Jacqueline, Delbaere, Kim, Duan, Leilei, Duque, Gustavo, Dyer, Suzanne M., Freiberger, Ellen, Ganz, David A., Gómez, Fernando, Hausdorff, Jeffrey M., Hogan, David B., Hunter, Susan M. W., Jauregui, Jose R., Kamkar, Nellie, Kenny, Rose-Anne, Lamb, Sarah E. ... Rixt Zijlstra, G. A. (2022). World guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults: a global initiative. Age and Ageing, 51 (9) afac205. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afac205
2022
Journal Article
Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a personalised health promotion intervention enabling independence in older people with mild frailty (‘HomeHealth’) compared to treatment as usual: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Frost, Rachael, Avgerinou, Christina, Goodman, Claire, Clegg, Andrew, Hopkins, Jane, Gould, Rebecca L., Gardner, Benjamin, Marston, Louise, Hunter, Rachael, Manthorpe, Jill, Cooper, Claudia, Skelton, Dawn A., Drennan, Vari M., Logan, Pip and Walters, Kate (2022). Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a personalised health promotion intervention enabling independence in older people with mild frailty (‘HomeHealth’) compared to treatment as usual: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMC Geriatrics, 22 (1) 485. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-03160-x
2022
Journal Article
A multidomain decision support tool to prevent falls in older people: the FinCH cluster RCT
Logan, Philippa A., Horne, Jane C., Allen, Frances, Armstrong, Sarah J., Clark, Allan B., Conroy, Simon, Darby, Janet, Fox, Chris, Gladman, John R.F., Godfrey, Maureen, Gordon, Adam L., Irvine, Lisa, Leighton, Paul, McCartney, Karen, Mountain, Gail, Robertson, Kate, Robinson, Katie, Sach, Tracey H., Stirling, Susan, Wilson, Edward C.F. and Sims, Erika J. (2022). A multidomain decision support tool to prevent falls in older people: the FinCH cluster RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 26 (9), 1-135. doi: 10.3310/CWIB0236
2022
Journal Article
'It is designed for everybody to find their own level and to improve themselves'; views of older people and instructors of the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme
Gumber, Leher, Timmons, Stephen, Coupland, Carol, Gladman, Johnrf, Iliffe, Steve, Kendrick, Denise, Lafond, Natasher, Logan, Pip, Masud, Tahir, Skelton, Dawna and Orton, Elizabeth (2022). 'It is designed for everybody to find their own level and to improve themselves'; views of older people and instructors of the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme. Age and Ageing, 51 (2) afac023. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afac023
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Exploring how the Action Falls Intervention reduces falls in stroke survivors
We are seeking a PhD candidate who is eligible for a UQ Graduate School Scholarship, to undertake a PhD in the field of falls rehabilitation following stroke. The project is part the Australian Falls In Stroke Study (FISS-Australia) Trial (https://shrs.uq.edu.au/research/fiss-australia-trial), funded by the National Health and Research Medical Council (NHMRC) and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The FISS-Australia trial is a national, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial that will determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Action Falls intervention in stroke survivors who are discharged from hospital to home.
The Action Falls Intervention is a systematic falls prevention intervention involving clinician-led assessment of falls risks, followed by personalised action planning. Action Falls has been shown in previous research to reduce falls by 43% in older people living in nursing home settings in the UK and is cost effective compared to other falls interventions, but its effectiveness for reducing falls in people with stroke living at home has not been tested.
The project is led by researchers at the University of Queensland in collaboration with researchers at the University of Nottingham, La Trobe University, University of Sydney, and the University of Canberra. The overarching aim of the trial is to determine if the Action Falls intervention reduces the rate of falls in stroke survivors and is more cost effective than the usual care. The trial will include a nested, process evaluation guided by a realist approach, designed to explore the mechanisms by which Action Falls reduces falls, seeking to explore for which stroke survivors, in what circumstances Action Falls is effective.
The successful PhD candidate will use qualitative (eg. interviews with health care professionals, people with stroke and their significant others) and quantitative methods (eg. analyse data about implementation of the Action Falls intervention, frequency of falls, health care usage) to explore the Action Falls Intervention. The findings of this evaluation will inform future delivery of Action Falls to stroke survivors.
The PhD student will be supervised by a team that may include Dr Emmah Doig, Prof Pip Logan, Prof Nadine Foster, A/Professor Jacki Liddle.
The PhD candidate would be based at the Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) Education and Research Alliance.
Eligible candidates will be supported to apply for a UQ Graduate School Scholarship that provides a 3-year scholarship (with possible extension for 6 months if required) at a rate of $35,000 p.a. tax free.
Essential criteria: An undergraduate degree with first or second class honours in a health profession (eg. occupational therapy, physiotherapy, nursing); eligibility for admission as a PhD candidate at The University of Queensland; excellent communication skills (written and verbal) in English.
Desirable criteria: Experience in and interest in stroke and/or falls rehabilitation practice or research.
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