Rebecca Symes

ORCID: 0009-0003-4218-6405
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Research Areas
  • Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Medical Education and Admissions
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Innovations in Medical Education

University of Nottingham
2025

Leicester City Council
2025

East Midlands Academic Health Science Network
2025

University of Leicester
2024

Physical inactivity is a major risk factor for developing chronic disease and contributes to health inequalities. Many children adults do not achieve recommended physical activity targets. Active Families was pilot programme that aimed increase in families the East Midlands, UK, using volunteer peer mentor support. This study explore caregiver experiences of family participants Families. Qualitative, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 Interview transcripts explored thematic...

10.1111/cch.70053 article EN cc-by Child Care Health and Development 2025-02-24

Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of acute respiratory infection (ARI) in older adults. Vaccines that protect against severe RSV are now available. Aim We aimed to describe the incidence, presentation, severity and clinical outcomes RSV-associated ARI hospitalised adults using a new Hospital-based Sentinel Surveillance (HARISS) system England winter prior vaccine introduction. Methods Adults aged ≥65 years from seven hospitals admitted for ≥24 hours with...

10.1101/2025.04.17.25325639 preprint EN cc-by medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2025-04-19

To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of integrating Making Every Contact Count (MECC) using Healthy Conversation Skills (HCS) into an undergraduate medical curriculum test performance associated assessment.

10.1016/j.pecinn.2024.100356 article EN cc-by-nc-nd PEC Innovation 2024-11-15
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