Professor Georgina Jones

Professor Leeds Beckett University

  • Leeds West Yorkshire

Georgina Jones's research uses both quantitative and qualitative research methods and focuses on women's health.

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Georgina Jones is a Professor of Health Psychology. Her research uses both quantitative and qualitative research methods and focuses on quality of life measurement, psychometrics, decision-making and questionnaire development, with a special focus on women's health.

Before joining Leeds Beckett University in 2016, she was a Reader in Social Science at the University of Sheffield in the School of Health and Related RGeorgina Jones is a Professor of Health Psychology and Chartered Psychologist. Her research uses both quantitative and qualitative research methods and focuses on quality of life measurement, psychometrics, decision-making and questionnaire development, with a special focus on women's reproductive health.

Before joining Leeds Beckett University in 2016, she was a Reader in Social Science at the University of Sheffield in the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR). She undertook her D.Phil at the University of Oxford (Green College) working in the Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the Health Services Research Section.

She has led and supported the development and validation of new instruments; particularly within the field of women’s reproductive health; the Endometriosis Health Profile-30 (Jones et al, 2001, 2004, 2004, 2006), an electronic pelvic floor questionnaire (Radley & Jones 2004; Radley et al, 2006; Jones et al, 2008, 2009), the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Questionnaire (Jones et al, 2004) and the Mothers & Partners Postnatal Health Instruments (Jones et al, 2011). Her EHP-30 is now officially translated into over 30 languages and is used internationally and in clinical trials by major pharmaceuticals.

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Research
Health and Wellness
Education/Learning

Areas of Expertise

Women's Health
Decision-Making
Quality of Life Measurement
Health Psychology
Research Methods
Psychometrics
Questionnaire Development

Education

University of Oxford (Green College)

D.Phil

Languages

  • English

Media Appearances

Vulnerable women are being failed by maternity services, report finds

BMJ  online

2022-02-10

Current models of maternity care in the UK are failing to reach pregnant women living in adverse social circumstances, research commissioned by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has found.

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Configuration of vascular services: a multiple methods research programme

Programme Grants for Applied Research

2021

Vascular services is changing rapidly, having emerged as a new specialty with its own training and specialised techniques. This has resulted in the need for reconfiguration of services to provide adequate specialist provision and accessible and equitable services.

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Creativity in public involvement: supporting authentic collaboration and inclusive research with seldom heard voices

Research Involvement and Engagement volume

2021

The role of public involvement (PI) in healthcare research is growing in importance and it is imperative that researchers continuously reflect on how to promote the inclusion of patients and service users in the design and delivery of research. PI offers a mechanism for end-users to be involved planning, executing, and reporting research.

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Secondary School Girls’ Experiences of Menstruation and Awareness of Endometriosis: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

2021

To characterize typical menstrual characteristics in a large sample of secondary school girls, as well as knowledge of typical (ie, normal) menstruation, endometriosis awareness, and educational needs. To establish whether self-reported atypical period symptoms indicate menstrual characteristics suggesting the need for further clinical review for a specialist opinion.

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