Dr Tracy Ibbotson

  • SPCRN Research Co-ordinator (General Practice & Primary Care)

email: Tracy.Ibbotson@glasgow.ac.uk

Room 315, Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8TB

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ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9224-6467

Biography

Dr Tracy Ibbotson has been a research coordinator in the West Node of the Scottish Primary Care Research Network since 2011 and leads Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) work in the network.

Tracy has been working in health services research for 25 years after completing a PhD in Psychosocial Oncology at the Christie Hospital, University of Manchester. She was employed as a research fellow in the Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Glasgow (1992-1995) and the Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen (1995-1997). Whilst working as a senior lecturer in the Nursing at Midwifery School at the University of Glasgow from 1998 to 2005, she was the Director for the MSc (MedSci) programme and was responsible for introducing problem based learning into the teaching of research methods. During a career break, Tracy worked as a health services researcher in General Practice & Primary Care (2005-2011) before joining the SPCRN team in 2011.

Publications

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2025

Fraser, H. L. et al. (2025) Cost-effectiveness of the ReDIRECT/counterweight-plus weight management programme to alleviate symptoms of long COVID. Nature Communications, 16(1), 5592. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59909-6) (PMID:40593486) (PMCID:PMC12218384)

Taylor, R. et al. (2025) Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the rehabilitation enablement in chronic heart failure facilitated self-care rehabilitation intervention for people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and their caregivers: rationale and protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial – REACH-HFpEF trial. BMJ Open, 15(5), e094254. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-094254) (PMID:40436450) (PMCID:PMC12121609)

Steell, L. et al. (2025) Multimorbidity clusters and their associations with health-related quality of life in two UK cohorts. BMC Medicine, 23, 1. (doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03811-3)

2024

Combet, E. et al. (2024) Remotely delivered weight management for people with long COVID and overweight: the randomized wait-list-controlled ReDIRECT trial. Nature Medicine, 31(1), pp. 258-266. (doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-03384-x) (PMID:39779922) (PMCID:PMC11750722)

Krauth, S. J. et al. (2024) Association of latent class analysis-derived multimorbidity clusters with adverse health outcomes in patients with multiple long-term conditions: comparative results across three UK cohorts. EClinicalMedicine, 74, 102703. (doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102703)

Dibben-Santillan, G. et al. (2024) Evidence for exercise-based interventions across 45 different long-term conditions: an overview of systematic reviews. EClinicalMedicine, 72, 102599. (doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102599) (PMID:39010975) (PMCID:PMC11247153)

Simpson, S. et al. (2024) Personalised Exercise-Rehabilitation FOR people with Multiple long-term conditions (PERFORM): protocol for a randomised feasibility trial. BMJ Open, 14(4), e083255. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083255) (PMID:38580370) (PMCID:PMC11002422)

Haag, L. et al. (2024) Baseline characteristics in the Remote Diet Intervention to REduce long-COVID Symptoms Trial (ReDIRECT). NIHR Open Research, 4, 7. (doi: 10.3310/nihropenres.13522.1) (PMID:39145102) (PMCID:PMC11320183)

2023

Hastie, C. E. et al. (2023) True prevalence of long-COVID in a nationwide, population cohort study. Nature Communications, 14, 7892. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-43661-w) (PMID:38036541) (PMCID:PMC10689486)

Purcell, Carrie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2651-9201, Purvis, Anthony, Cleland, John G.F. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1471-7016, Cowie, Aynsley, Dalal, Hasnain M., Ibbotson, Tracy ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9224-6467, Murphy, Clare and Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2023) Home-based cardiac rehabilitation for people with heart failure and their caregivers: a mixed-methods analysis of the roll out an evidence-based programme in Scotland (SCOT:REACH-HF study). European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22(8), pp. 804-813. (doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvad004) (PMID:36617216)

Haag, L. et al. (2023) The remote diet intervention to reduce Long COVID symptoms trial (ReDIRECT): protocol for a randomised controlled trial to determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a remotely delivered supported weight management programme for people with Long COVID and excess weight, with personalised improvement goals. NIHR Open Research, 2, 57. (doi: 10.3310/nihropenres.13315.2) (PMID:37881302) (PMCID:PMC10593354)

Hastie, C. E. et al. (2023) Natural history of long-COVID in a nationwide, population cohort study. Nature Communications, 14, 3504. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-39193-y) (PMID:37311808) (PMCID:PMC10263377)

2022

O'Donnell, Catherine A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5368-3779, Macdonald, Sara ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5380-6943, Browne, Susan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1785-1429, Albanese, Alessio, Blane, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3872-3621, Ibbotson, Tracy ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9224-6467, Laidlaw, Lynn, Heaney, David and Lowe, David J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4866-2049 (2022) Widening or narrowing inequalities? The equity implications of digital tools to support COVID-19 contact tracing: a qualitative study. Health Expectations, 25(6), pp. 2851-2861. (doi: 10.1111/hex.13593) (PMID:36063060) (PMCID:PMC9538145)

Hastie, C. E. et al. (2022) Outcomes among confirmed cases and a matched comparison group in the Long-COVID in Scotland Study. Nature Communications, 13, 5663. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-33415-5) (PMID:36224173) (PMCID:PMC9556711)

Hastie, C. E. et al. (2022) Do we need consent to obtain consent? Public and participant feedback to using personal health data for recruitment. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 76(8), pp. 697-698. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2022-219214) (PMID:35672086) (PMCID:PMC9279750)

Morrow, A. et al. (2022) Prevention and early treatment of the long-term physical effects of COVID-19 in adults: design of a randomised controlled trial of resistance exercise—CISCO-21. Trials, 23, 660. (doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06632-y) (PMID:35971155) (PMCID:PMC9376905)

2020

Purcell, Carrie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2651-9201, Daw, P., Kerr, Claire, Cleland, John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1471-7016, Cowie, A., Dalal, H., Ibbotson, Tracy ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9224-6467, Murphy, C. and Taylor, Rod ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2020) Protocol for an implementation study of an evidence-based home cardiac rehabilitation programme for people with heart failure and their caregivers in Scotland (SCOT:REACH-HF). BMJ Open, 10(12), e040771. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040771) (PMID:33277287) (PMCID:PMC7722379)

2005

Carlisle, Caroline and Ibbotson, Tracy ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9224-6467 (2005) Introducing problem-based learning into research methods teaching: student and facilitator evaluation. Nurse Education Today, 25(7), pp. 527-41.

1996

Ibbotson, T. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9224-6467, Wyke, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7509-8247, McEwan, J., Macintyre, S. and Kelly, M. (1996) Uptake of cervical screening in general practice: The effect of practice organisation, structure and deprivation. Journal of Medical Screening, 3(1), pp. 35-39.

Myles, S., Wyke, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7509-8247, Ibbotson, T. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9224-6467, Macintyre, S., McEwan, J. and Kelly, M. (1996) Costs and remuneration for cervical screening in general practice: Report of a study in the West of Scotland. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 1(4), pp. 217-223.

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Articles

Fraser, H. L. et al. (2025) Cost-effectiveness of the ReDIRECT/counterweight-plus weight management programme to alleviate symptoms of long COVID. Nature Communications, 16(1), 5592. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59909-6) (PMID:40593486) (PMCID:PMC12218384)

Taylor, R. et al. (2025) Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the rehabilitation enablement in chronic heart failure facilitated self-care rehabilitation intervention for people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and their caregivers: rationale and protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial – REACH-HFpEF trial. BMJ Open, 15(5), e094254. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-094254) (PMID:40436450) (PMCID:PMC12121609)

Steell, L. et al. (2025) Multimorbidity clusters and their associations with health-related quality of life in two UK cohorts. BMC Medicine, 23, 1. (doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03811-3)

Combet, E. et al. (2024) Remotely delivered weight management for people with long COVID and overweight: the randomized wait-list-controlled ReDIRECT trial. Nature Medicine, 31(1), pp. 258-266. (doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-03384-x) (PMID:39779922) (PMCID:PMC11750722)

Krauth, S. J. et al. (2024) Association of latent class analysis-derived multimorbidity clusters with adverse health outcomes in patients with multiple long-term conditions: comparative results across three UK cohorts. EClinicalMedicine, 74, 102703. (doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102703)

Dibben-Santillan, G. et al. (2024) Evidence for exercise-based interventions across 45 different long-term conditions: an overview of systematic reviews. EClinicalMedicine, 72, 102599. (doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102599) (PMID:39010975) (PMCID:PMC11247153)

Simpson, S. et al. (2024) Personalised Exercise-Rehabilitation FOR people with Multiple long-term conditions (PERFORM): protocol for a randomised feasibility trial. BMJ Open, 14(4), e083255. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083255) (PMID:38580370) (PMCID:PMC11002422)

Haag, L. et al. (2024) Baseline characteristics in the Remote Diet Intervention to REduce long-COVID Symptoms Trial (ReDIRECT). NIHR Open Research, 4, 7. (doi: 10.3310/nihropenres.13522.1) (PMID:39145102) (PMCID:PMC11320183)

Hastie, C. E. et al. (2023) True prevalence of long-COVID in a nationwide, population cohort study. Nature Communications, 14, 7892. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-43661-w) (PMID:38036541) (PMCID:PMC10689486)

Purcell, Carrie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2651-9201, Purvis, Anthony, Cleland, John G.F. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1471-7016, Cowie, Aynsley, Dalal, Hasnain M., Ibbotson, Tracy ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9224-6467, Murphy, Clare and Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2023) Home-based cardiac rehabilitation for people with heart failure and their caregivers: a mixed-methods analysis of the roll out an evidence-based programme in Scotland (SCOT:REACH-HF study). European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22(8), pp. 804-813. (doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvad004) (PMID:36617216)

Haag, L. et al. (2023) The remote diet intervention to reduce Long COVID symptoms trial (ReDIRECT): protocol for a randomised controlled trial to determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a remotely delivered supported weight management programme for people with Long COVID and excess weight, with personalised improvement goals. NIHR Open Research, 2, 57. (doi: 10.3310/nihropenres.13315.2) (PMID:37881302) (PMCID:PMC10593354)

Hastie, C. E. et al. (2023) Natural history of long-COVID in a nationwide, population cohort study. Nature Communications, 14, 3504. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-39193-y) (PMID:37311808) (PMCID:PMC10263377)

O'Donnell, Catherine A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5368-3779, Macdonald, Sara ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5380-6943, Browne, Susan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1785-1429, Albanese, Alessio, Blane, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3872-3621, Ibbotson, Tracy ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9224-6467, Laidlaw, Lynn, Heaney, David and Lowe, David J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4866-2049 (2022) Widening or narrowing inequalities? The equity implications of digital tools to support COVID-19 contact tracing: a qualitative study. Health Expectations, 25(6), pp. 2851-2861. (doi: 10.1111/hex.13593) (PMID:36063060) (PMCID:PMC9538145)

Hastie, C. E. et al. (2022) Outcomes among confirmed cases and a matched comparison group in the Long-COVID in Scotland Study. Nature Communications, 13, 5663. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-33415-5) (PMID:36224173) (PMCID:PMC9556711)

Hastie, C. E. et al. (2022) Do we need consent to obtain consent? Public and participant feedback to using personal health data for recruitment. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 76(8), pp. 697-698. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2022-219214) (PMID:35672086) (PMCID:PMC9279750)

Morrow, A. et al. (2022) Prevention and early treatment of the long-term physical effects of COVID-19 in adults: design of a randomised controlled trial of resistance exercise—CISCO-21. Trials, 23, 660. (doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06632-y) (PMID:35971155) (PMCID:PMC9376905)

Purcell, Carrie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2651-9201, Daw, P., Kerr, Claire, Cleland, John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1471-7016, Cowie, A., Dalal, H., Ibbotson, Tracy ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9224-6467, Murphy, C. and Taylor, Rod ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2020) Protocol for an implementation study of an evidence-based home cardiac rehabilitation programme for people with heart failure and their caregivers in Scotland (SCOT:REACH-HF). BMJ Open, 10(12), e040771. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040771) (PMID:33277287) (PMCID:PMC7722379)

Carlisle, Caroline and Ibbotson, Tracy ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9224-6467 (2005) Introducing problem-based learning into research methods teaching: student and facilitator evaluation. Nurse Education Today, 25(7), pp. 527-41.

Ibbotson, T. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9224-6467, Wyke, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7509-8247, McEwan, J., Macintyre, S. and Kelly, M. (1996) Uptake of cervical screening in general practice: The effect of practice organisation, structure and deprivation. Journal of Medical Screening, 3(1), pp. 35-39.

Myles, S., Wyke, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7509-8247, Ibbotson, T. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9224-6467, Macintyre, S., McEwan, J. and Kelly, M. (1996) Costs and remuneration for cervical screening in general practice: Report of a study in the West of Scotland. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 1(4), pp. 217-223.

This list was generated on Wed Jul 16 03:44:53 2025 BST.

Grants

Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.

  • Comminversity of Partick
    National Institute for Health Research
    2024 - 2025
     
  • Orienting Policy Towards Inequality Minimising Actions (OPTIMA): A systems science approach to 20-minute neighbourhood policy and evaluation
    National Institute for Health Research
    2024 - 2027
     
  • Lactate metabolic glioma imaging in pre-operative patients
    Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser
    2024 - 2027
     
  • NanO2 in Large VessEL Occlusion Stroke: "NOVEL"
    National Institute for Health Research
    2023 - 2026
     
  • Caring for Long COVID in primary care: Using patient and professional experience to build co-designed solutions
    Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser
    2023 - 2024
     
  • Improving patient safety in post-pandemic: using patient and professional experience to improve primary care safety-netting in remote consultations?
    Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser
    2022 - 2023
     
  • REDIRECT: REmote Diet Intervention to REduce long Covid symptoms Trial
    National Institute for Health Research
    2021 - 2023
     
  • Unlocking data to inform public health policy and practice
    National Institute for Health Research
    2021 - 2021
     
  • A randomised controlled trial of a facilitated home-based rehabilitation intervention in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and their caregivers: the REACH-HFpEF Study
    National Institute for Health Research
    2021 - 2024
     
  • COVID-19 long term effects; a randomised clinical trial of resistance exercise and trial platform
    Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser
    2021 - 2023
     
  • Implementation of an evidence-based cardiac rehabilitation home programme for heart failure patients and their caregivers in Scotland: SCOT-REACH-HF project
    Heart Research UK
    2020 - 2021
     
  • Evaluation of early years pilot in North Lanarkshire - Phase 2
    North Lanarkshire Council
    2010 - 2011
     
  • Evaluation of the early years programme: a nurse-led intervention
    Lanarkshire Health Board
    2009 - 2010
     
  • An evaluation of the introduction of NHS24 in Scotland
    Scottish Executive Health Department
    2002 - 2006