Associate Professor
Health Sciences Stirling University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
Emma is an associate professor based in the NMAHP Research Unit. She joined the unit in 2012 as a lecturer. She specialises in qualitative research methods but also has expertise in quantitative and mixed methods approaches. Emma leads and collaborates on research grants in the fields of families and long-term health conditions and methodological research in the area of qualitative evidence synthesis, specifically meta-ethnography. She led an NIHR-funded project to develop reporting guidance for meta-ethnography (https://emergeproject.org/), led a qualitative evidence synthesis on children's chronic pain management for the World Health Organization, and is currently leading a meta-ethnography of how children and young people with chronic pain and their families experience and perceive their condition, pain services and treatments (https://fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR128671). Emma previously led a project funded by the Chief Scientist Office and Cystic Fibrosis Trust to develop an audio-visual intervention to encourage adherence to chest physiotherapy in children with cystic fibrosis. Between April 2007-March 2012, Emma was employed as a research fellow on several research grants at the Universities of Stirling and Edinburgh including: the National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery and Organisation programme funded ‘Information for choice: what people need, prefer and use'; the Scottish School of Primary Care funded ‘MALT' (Scottish Multiple And Long Term Conditions) study; and a qualitative study of men's and women's experiences of stroke. Prior to her academic role, Emma worked as a researcher and project manager in the commercial and voluntary sectors including for a mental health service provider, a design consultancy, and a telecommunications company. Emma has an MA (honours) in psychology and French and a PhD in psychology from the University of Glasgow. Research skills & expertise: qualitative research - qualitative evidence synthesis, thematic and framework analysis, narrative analysis, qualitative secondary analysis, visual and projective methods, focus groups, in-depth interviews, using NVIVO software; systematic reviewing; quantitative methods - experimental design, parametric and non-parametric statistics, questionnaire design
Developing an audio-visual intervention to support children’s adherence to home chest physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis. 38th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference
Using a novel action research approach to develop an audio-visual resource to support children’s adherence to home chest physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis. 14th Annual Qualitative Methods Conference
Emma France, Karen Semple, Mark Grindle. Using a novel action research approach to develop an audio-visual resource to support children’s adherence to home chest physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis. Oral presentation at the International Institute for Qualitative Methods 14th Annual Qualitative Methods Conference, Melbourne, Australia, April 28-30 2015.
What’s wrong with meta-ethnography reporting? A systematic review of published studies. . BSA Medical Sociology Group 46th Annual Conference 2014
Authors: Emma France, Nicola Ring, Rebecca Thomas, Jane Noyes, Margaret Maxwell, Ruth Jepson.
What’s wrong with meta-ethnography reporting? A systematic review to inform meta-ethnography reporting guidelines. 14th Annual Qualitative Methods Conference
Emma France, Nicola Ring, Jane Noyes (on behalf of the eMERGE core group). What’s wrong with meta-ethnography reporting? A systematic review to inform meta-ethnography reporting guidelines. Oral presentation at the International Institute for Qualitative Methods 14th Annual Qualitative Methods Conference, Melbourne, Australia, April 28-30 2015.
Symposium: Apples, pears and elephants: challenges and solutions to making systematic reviews more useful. Royal College of Nursing International Research Conference
Authors: Wells M, France EF, Harris F, Abhyankar P, Pollock A.
The Power of Dreams, a grounded theory study into dream fulfilment in children and young people with life limiting and long term conditions and their families. 8th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care
Authors: Jayne Galinsky, Liz Forbat & Emma France.
Chronic pain and the family - a scoping review. Scottish School of Primary Care Conference 2013
France, E.F., Farquharson, B. & Abhyankar, P. Chronic pain and the family - a scoping review. Presented at the Scottish School of Primary Care Conference, Inverness, 25-26 April 2013
The power of dreams: a grounded theory study, looking to explore the impact of dream fulfilment on children with life limiting and long term conditions and their families. British Psychological Society Qualitative methods in psychology conference
Jayne Galinsky, Emma France & Liz Forbat. The power of dreams: a grounded theory study, looking to explore the impact of dream fulfilment on children with life limiting and long term conditions and their families. Poster presented at British Psychological Society Qualitative methods in psychology conference. Huddersfield. 4 – 6th September 2013. Won first prize.
Who has dreams fulfilled at end of life? An audit of a dream fulfilment organisation for children and young people. Help the Hospices conference: Hospice Care: Fit for the Future
Galinsky, J., Forbat, L., France, E., & White, J. (2013). P107 Who has dreams fulfilled at end of life? An audit of a dream fulfilment organisation for children and young people. Poster presentation. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 3(Suppl 1), A48-A48.
"Knowing People Are Coping With What You Have to Cope With Is Reassuring": Why People Use and Value Experiential Health Information. 16th International Interdisciplinary Conference on Qualitative Health Research
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Self-Identity, Gender, and Experiences of Coping After Stroke: A Narrative Analysis of Stroke Survivors' Perspectives. The 16th International Interdisciplinary Conference on Qualitative Health Research
http://www.inspirenet.ca/…-conference-2010
Experiences of health and illness; families and health; self-care; well-being and mental health; identity; long-term conditions; qualitative methods; qualitative evidence synthesis; meta-ethnography; evidence based health care; multi-method research.
A meta-ethnography of how children and young people with chronic non-cancer pain and their families experience and understand their condition, pain services and treatments
PI: Dr Emma France
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Qualitative synthesis of values and preferences on treatment of persisting pain in children
PI: Dr Emma France
Funded by: World Health Organisation
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Development of interventions to increase adherence to physiotherapy among young children with cystic fibrosis - Medical Research Council's complex intervention framework phase I study.
PI: Dr Emma France
Funded by: Cystic Fibrosis Trust
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Developing meta-ethnography reporting guidelines and standards for research (eMERGE)
PI: Dr Emma France
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Development of an intervention to increase physiotherapy adherence among young children with cystic fibrosis: a Medical Research Council complex intervention framework development and feasibility study
PI: Dr Emma France
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Article
France E, Noyes J, Forbat L, Uny DI, Jordan A, Caes L & Turley R (2022) A meta-ethnography of how children and young people with chronic non-cancer pain and their families experience and understand their condition, pain services, and treatments. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2022 (7), Art. No.: CD014873. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd014873
Article
Dick S, Kyle R, Wilson P, Aucott L, France E, King E, Malcolm C, Hoddinott P & Turner SW (2022) Insights from and limitations of data linkage studies: analysis of short-stay urgent admission referral source from routinely collected Scottish data. Archives of Disease in Childhood. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2022-324171
Article
Glennie N, Harris FM & France EF (2022) Perceptions and experiences of control among people living with motor neurone disease: a systematic review and thematic synthesis. Disability and Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2022.2104942
Poster
Silveira Bianchim M, Turley R, Uny I, Forbat L, Caes L, Jordan A, Noyes J & France EF (2022) The views of young people with neurological conditions and their families on chronic pain, services and treatments – a descriptive synthesis. Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference 2022, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 07.04.2022-09.04.2022.
Poster
France E, Turley R, Uny I, Forbat L, Caes L, Jordan A, Noyes J & Silveira Bianchim M (2022) A synthesis investigating how young people with chronic pain from sickle cell disease and their families experience and understand their condition, pain services and treatments. Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference 2022, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 07.04.2022-09.04.2022.
Poster
Silveria Bianchim M, Turley R, Uny I, Forbat L, Caes L, Jordan b, Noyes J & France E (2022) The views of young people with neurological conditions and their families on chronic pain, services and treatments – a descriptive synthesis. 13th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain, Auckland, New Zealand & online, 24.03.2022-27.03.2022.
Poster
France E, Turley R, Uny I, Forbat L, Caes L, Jordan A, Noyes J & Silveria Bianchim M (2022) A synthesis investigating how young people with chronic pain from sickle cell disease and their families experience and understand their condition, pain services and treatments. 13th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain, Auckland New Zealand & online, 24.03.2022-27.03.2022.
Poster
France E, Booth AB, Noyes J, Silveria Bianchim M & Glennie N (2022) The management of chronic pain in children globally: a World Health Organization qualitative evidence synthesis. 13th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain, Auckland New Zealand & online, 24.03.2022-27.03.2022.
Article
Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance
France EF, Cunningham M, Ring N, Uny I, Duncan EAS, Jepson RG, Maxwell M, Roberts RJ, Turley RL, Booth A, Britten N, Flemming K, Gallagher I, Garside R & Hannes K (2019) Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance. Review of Education, 7 (2), pp. 430-451. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3147
Article
Improving reporting of Meta-Ethnography: The eMERGe Reporting Guidance
France EF, Cunningham M, Ring N, Uny I, Duncan EAS, Jepson RG, Maxwell M, Roberts RJ, Turley RL, Noyes J, Booth A, Britten N, Flemming K, Gallagher I & Garside R (2019) Improving reporting of Meta-Ethnography: The eMERGe Reporting Guidance [eMERGe Reporting Guidance]. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75 (5), pp. 1126-1139. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13809
Article
Improving reporting of Meta-Ethnography The eMERGe Reporting Guidance
France EF, Cunningham M, Ring N, Uny I, Duncan E, Jepson RG, Maxwell M, Roberts RJ, Turley RL, Booth A, Britten N, Flemming K, Gallagher I, Garside R & Hannes K (2019) Improving reporting of Meta-Ethnography The eMERGe Reporting Guidance. Psycho-Oncology, 28 (3), pp. 447-458. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.4915
Article
Cunningham M, France EF, Ring N, Uny I, Duncan EA, Roberts RJ, Jepson RG, Maxwell M, Turley RL & Noyes J (2019) Developing a reporting guideline to improve meta-ethnography in health research: the eMERGe mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 7 (4), pp. 1-116. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr07040
Article
France EF, Uny I, Ring N, Turley RL, Maxwell M, Duncan EAS, Jepson RG, Roberts RJ & Noyes J (2019) A methodological systematic review of meta-ethnography conduct to articulate the complex analytical phases. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 19, Art. No.: 35. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-019-0670-7
Other
What’s meta-ethnography and how do you do it? (workshop)
France E, maxwell m, duncan e, uny i & ring n (2019) What’s meta-ethnography and how do you do it? (workshop). The Annual Conference of the Academic Departments of General Practice in Scotland (ADEGS), Carnoustie, Scotland, 24.01.2019-25.01.2019.
Article
Lang H, France EF, Williams B, Humphris G & Wells M (2018) The existence and importance of patients' mental images of their head and neck cancer: A qualitative study. PLOS ONE, 13 (12), p. e0209215. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209215
Lecture
Can we apply CERQual to ‘higher order’ findings?
Uny I & France E (2018) Can we apply CERQual to ‘higher order’ findings? (Presentation) [Meta-ethnography as an example]. GRADE-CERQual workshop: "Strengthening the use of qualitative evidence in decision making’", Brocher Foundation, Geneva, 07.11.2018-09.11.2018.
Speech
Introducing the first bespoke Meta-ethnography Reporting Guidance (eMERGe).
France E & the eMERGe project team and advisors (2018) Introducing the first bespoke Meta-ethnography Reporting Guidance (eMERGe).. IIQM 24th Annual Qualitative Health Research Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 27.10.2018-29.10.2018.
Book Chapter
Uny I, France E & Noblit GW (2018) Steady and delayed: explaining the different development of meta-ethnography in health care and education. In: Kakos M & Fritzsche B (eds.) Meta-Ethnographic Synthesis in Education - Challenges, Aims and Possibilities. London: Routledge. https://www.crcpress.com/Meta-Ethnographic-Synthesis-in-Education-Challenges-Aims-and-Possibilities/Kakos-Fritzsche/p/book/9781138491199
Lecture
What's a meta-ethnography and how do you do it?
France E, Uny I, Ring N, Jepson R, Noyes J, Maxwell M, Duncan E, Turley R, Cunningham M & Roberts R (2018) What's a meta-ethnography and how do you do it? (Presentation) International Institute for Qualitative Methods 16th Conference, Banff, Canada, 29.04.2018-03.05.2018.
Article
Postnatal experiences, knowledge and perceptions of women with gestational diabetes
Eades C, France E & Evans J (2018) Postnatal experiences, knowledge and perceptions of women with gestational diabetes. Diabetic Medicine, 35 (4), pp. 519-529. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.13580
Speech
France E, Hoskins G, Hagen S, Dhouieb E, Cunningham S, Main E, Rowland C, Treweek S, McGhee J, Glasscoe C, Allen JM, Hoddinott P, Williams B, Semple K, Grindle M & Duncan K (2018) The SCooP Project: development of an intervention to increase physiotherapy adherence among young children with Cystic Fibrosis.. NHS Lothian Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions, Psychology, Pharmacy and Health Care Science Research Conference, 16.03.2018-16.03.2018.
Article
Uny I, France E & Noblit GW (2017) Steady and delayed: explaining the different development of meta-ethnography in health care and education. Ethnography and Education, 12 (2), pp. 243-257. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457823.2017.1282320
Conference Proceeding
Developing a meta-ethnography reporting guideline for research (eMERGe)
France E, Ring N & Jepson R (2016) Developing a meta-ethnography reporting guideline for research (eMERGe). In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods, volume 15. IIQM 15th Annual Qualitative Methods Conference, Glasgow, 03.05.2016-05.05.2016. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406916672113
Article
Prevalence of impaired glucose regulation in Europe: a meta-analysis
Eades C, France E & Evans J (2016) Prevalence of impaired glucose regulation in Europe: a meta-analysis. European Journal of Public Health, 26 (4), pp. 699-706. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckw085
Speech
Developing a meta-ethnography reporting guideline (eMERGe)
France E, Ring N, Jepson R & the eMERGe project team (2016) Developing a meta-ethnography reporting guideline (eMERGe). IIQM 15th Annual Qualitative Methods Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, 03.05.2016-05.05.2016. https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406916672113
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
Why, when and how to update a meta-ethnography qualitative synthesis
France E, Wells M, Lang H & Williams B (2016) Why, when and how to update a meta-ethnography qualitative synthesis. Systematic Reviews, 5, Art. No.: 44. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0218-4
Article
Protocol-developing meta-ethnography reporting guidelines (eMERGe)
France E, Ring NA, Noyes J, Maxwell M, Jepson R, Duncan E, Turley R, Jones D & Uny I (2015) Protocol-developing meta-ethnography reporting guidelines (eMERGe). BMC Medical Research Methodology, 15 (1), Art. No.: 103. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-015-0068-0
Article
A methodological systematic review of what's wrong with meta-ethnography reporting
France E, Ring NA, Thomas R, Noyes J, Maxwell M & Jepson R (2014) A methodological systematic review of what's wrong with meta-ethnography reporting. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 14, Art. No.: 119. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-14-119
Article
Lang H, France E, Williams B, Humphris G & Wells M (2013) The psychological experience of living with head and neck cancer: A systematic review and meta-synthesis. Psycho-Oncology, 22 (12), pp. 2648-2663. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.3343
Article
Do Men's and Women's Accounts of Surviving a Stroke Conform to Frank's Narrative Genres?
France E, Hunt K, Dow C & Wyke S (2013) Do Men's and Women's Accounts of Surviving a Stroke Conform to Frank's Narrative Genres?. Qualitative Health Research, 23 (12), pp. 1649-1659. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732313509895
Article
What parents say about disclosing the end of their pregnancy due to fetal abnormality
France E, Hunt K, Ziebland SB & Wyke S (2013) What parents say about disclosing the end of their pregnancy due to fetal abnormality. Midwifery, 29 (1), pp. 24-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2011.10.006
Article
France E, Locock L, Hunt K, Ziebland SB, Field K & Wyke S (2012) Imagined futures: How experiential knowledge of disability affects parents' decision making about fetal abnormality. Health Expectations, 15 (2), pp. 139-156. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1369-7625.2011.00672.x
Article
Multimorbidity in primary care: A systematic review of prospective cohort studies
France E, Wyke S, Gunn JM, Mair FS, McLean G & Mercer SW (2012) Multimorbidity in primary care: A systematic review of prospective cohort studies. British Journal of General Practice, 62 (597), pp. e297-e307. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp12X636146
Article
Entwistle V, France E, Wyke S, Jepson R, Hunt K, Ziebland SB & Thompson A (2011) How information about other people's personal experiences can help with healthcare decision-making: a qualitative study. Patient Education and Counseling, 85 (3), pp. e291-e298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2011.05.014
Article
France E, Wyke S, Ziebland SB, Entwistle VA & Hunt K (2011) How personal experiences feature in women’s accounts of use of information for decisions about antenatal diagnostic testing for foetal abnormality. Social Science and Medicine, 72 (5), pp. 755-762. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02779536; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.11.031
Research Report
Wyke S, Entwistle V, France E, Hunt K, Jepson R, Thompson A & Ziebland SB (2011) Information for choice: what people need, prefer and use - Report for the National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery and Organisation programme. National Institute for Health Research. SDO Project, 08/1710/153. NIHR Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO), Southampton. http://www.netscc.ac.uk/hsdr/files/project/SDO_FR_08-1710-153_V01.pdf
Research Report
Wyke S, Entwistle V, France E, Hunt K, Jepson R, Thompson A & Ziebland SB (2011) Information for choice: what people need, prefer and use - Executive summary for the National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery and Organisation programme. National Institute for Health Research. SDO Project, 08/1710/153. NETSCC (NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre)/Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO. http://www.netscc.ac.uk/hsdr/files/project/SDO_ES_08-1710-153_V01.pdf
Meeting Abstract
France E, Entwistle V, Jepson R & Wyke S (2010) "Knowing People Are Coping With What You Have to Cope With Is Reassuring": Why People Use and Value Experiential Health Information. 16th International Interdisciplinary Conference on Qualitative Health Research, Vancouver, Canada, 03/10/2010 - 05/10/2010. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 9 (4), pp. 351-352. http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/IJQM/article/view/9581/7597
Meeting Abstract
France E, Dow C & Hunt K (2010) Self-Identity, Gender, and Experiences of Coping After Stroke: A Narrative Analysis of Stroke Survivors' Perspectives. The 16th International Interdisciplinary Conference on Qualitative Health Research, Vancouver, Canada, 03/10/2010 - 05/10/2010. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 9 (4), pp. 352-352. http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/IJQM/article/view/9581/7597
Article
Thompson A & France E (2010) One stop or full stop? The continuing challenges for researchers despite the new streamlined NHS research governance process. BMC Health Services Research, 10 (124). https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-10-124
Article
France E, Hunt K, Ziebland SB, Field K & Wyke S (2009) 'My brain couldn’t move from planning a birth to planning a funeral': A qualitative study of parents’ experiences of decisions after ending a pregnancy for fetal abnormality. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 46 (8), pp. 1111-1121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.12.004
Programme director for the Masters in Health Research (MRes) Module co-ordinator of the MRes dissertation module
