
Digital Health & Wellness Research GroupOur research
Innovate, implement & evaluate
We're an innovative team with diverse multidisciplinary backgrounds. We have experts working together to develop and conduct many different research projects. These range from co-designing and developing new devices for health and care (wearables, trackers, monitors, mobile apps), to research evaluating and implementing health and wellness products and services at scale in hospitals as well as other environments.
Based in the Department of Computer & Information Sciences, we're committed to conducting world-leading research and development activities in technological innovation in digital health.
We have a proven track record in user-centred design, delivery, and evaluation of evidence-based, and scalable, solutions. We also have a strong background in the design, delivery, and evaluation of strategies to promote and support a healthy population.
Innovate
We want to use technologies and new methods of discovery. We take the state of the art technology from computer and information science and apply it to the complex world of health and care.
This includes digitally supported self-management of long-term conditions such as Diabetes and Cancer Care, Telecare, Smart-homes, Telehealth, mobile lifestyle applications, digital health intervention design and evaluation, UCD, UX and Co-design, and device creation.
Implement
We're passionate about accessible and workable solutions. Cool ideas and gadgets are no use to anyone if they're not adopted or used.
Our work on implementation includes: engaging directly with citizens and patients, implementation of health and wellness at scale including within different cultural and health service contexts, modelling, risk stratification, predictive analysis, and visualisations.
Evaluate
We're well known for our robust yet agile evaluation methods. Science and rigor are important to us. But so is evaluating efficiently in the field and at scale to get solutions tested and developed.
This work includes monitoring and tracking of data and devices including wearables, process evaluations, digital health interventions, randomised controlled trials, feasibility studies, evaluations of health and wellness strategies at scale, and evidence-based online and mobile health monitoring.
Funders & Partners
We have strong relationships and work closely with:
- Humanities & Social Sciences, including the physical Activity for Health Group
- Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacology & Biological Sciences
- Strathclyde Business School
- The Department of Mathematics & Statistics
- The Centre for Public Health Policy
- The medical devices group in Biomedical Engineering at University of Strathclyde
We have projects with many external public and government bodies in the UK including:
- Beatson Cancer Charity
- The Digital Health and Care Institute (DHI)
- Scottish Centre for Telehealth and Telecare (SCTT)
- NHS24, The Golden Jubilee Hospital and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
- Digital Health and Care Alliance (DHACA)
- Glasgow City Council
- Glasgow Housing Association (GHA)
- Relevant charities such as Diabetes UK, The Alliance, The Mental Health Foundation
- Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Current projects

eSMART: Electronic Symptom Management System Remote Technology
eSMART aims to demonstrate benefits for cancer patients using a real-time, mobile phone based remote patient monitoring system, the Advanced Symptom Management System (ASyMS)


Post-Op
This study will:
- develop an electronic prototype of a remote monitoring system within the post-operative domain for colorectal cancer
- explore the usability and acceptability of this by patients and clinicians.

E-Prehabilitation system of care for teenagers and young adults diagnosed with cancer
The project aims to use a co-design approach with teenagers and young adults with cancer, healthcare professionals, academics, and digital health professionals to inform the development of an e-Prehabilitation mobile app to support teenagers and young adults diagnosed with cancer.

Real-time symptom assessment using the Advanced Symptom Management System (ASyMS) for patients with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM): a feasibility study
This project aims to adapt a mobile phone-based system (ASyMS) for people with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) and to determine the feasibility and acceptability of integrating ASyMS into oncology care delivery.


A Search for Innovative Ways to Deal with Self-harm
In collaboration with mental health and wellbeing charity Health in Mind, this six month (Jun-Nov 2018) project aims to identify ways in which young people who self-harm, who are often reluctant to seek support, could access technology-enabled care, advice and access to services to complement face-to-face support.

The Supported Carer Project
The project aims to explore current and future technology use in carers both for their own health and wellbeing and for the health and wellbeing of others.
Process Evaluation for Technology Enabled Atrial Fibrillation Detection in Secondary Care in Scotland
This is a qualitative project aiming to evaluate the implementation of a new atrial fibrillation screening device within an NHS Trust.

ScotCap
The ScotCap project aims to understand the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) in the NHS colorectal screening/testing service.PhD projects

Our current postgraduate research projects
Our Postgraduate Research Students are working hard on some very exciting projects. Find out more.