Dr Katie Whale
BSc, MSc, Phd(W.England)
Current positions
Senior Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (THS)
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Research interests
Katie is a Health Psychologist and applied health researcher. She specialises in intervention design, behaviour change, and qualitative methods.
Her current research focuses on developing novel interventions to improve outcomes after orthopaedic surgery and for musculoskeletal conditions.
She is part of the NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, Surgical and Orthopaedic Innovation Theme, and is based the Musculoskeletal Research Unit.
Publications
Recent publications
28/03/2025The Role of Health Psychology in Surgical Prehabilitation
Musculoskeletal Care
An opportunity to sleep well in hospital
BMC Psychology
REST
BMJ Open
Musculoskeletal research priorities of people of South Asian, Black, African or Caribbean heritage in the United Kingdom
Musculoskeletal Care
Organisational factors associated with hospital costs and patient mortality in the 365 days following hip fracture in England and Wales (REDUCE)
THE LANCET HEALTHY LONGEVITY
Related people
Professor Jane Blazeby
Professor of Surgery
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Rachael Gooberman-Hill
Professor of Health and Anthropology
Bristol Medical School (THS)
Professor Andy Judge
Academic Director (REF)
Life Sciences Faculty Office
Dr Rita Patel
Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (THS)
Professor Vikki Wylde
Professor of Musculoskeletal Health
Bristol Medical School (THS)