Dr Grace Dibben-Santillan

  • Research Associate (MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit)

email: Grace.Dibben@glasgow.ac.uk

MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8TB

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ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187

Biography

Grace is currently a research associate, working within the complexity in health programme and providing research support across a number of projects. She is a statistician for the cardiac rehabilitation Cochrane review centre. 

Grace holds a BSc in Mathematics and Sport and Exercise Sciences and an MSc in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation from the University of Chester, and a PhD in Medical Studies from the University of Exeter. In her PhD research she investigated the effect of cardiac rehabilitation on physical activity levels of patients with heart failure, and developed improved methods to estimate physical activity intensity using accelerometers in heart failure patients. 

She is experienced in quantitative research methods, using accelerometry to measure physical activity, cardiac rehabilitation and systematic reviews and meta-analysis. 

 

Current projects

  • Developing SPIRIT, CONSORT and STROBE extensions for accelerometry reporting guidance
  • An overview of systematic reviews for (Personalised Exercise-Rehabilitation FOR people with Multiple longterm conditions (multimorbidity) - The PERFORM research programme; Funded by: NIHR)
  • Behaviour change techniques and theoretical mechanisms within psychological interventions seeking to improve work outcomes among individuals with chronic pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis (Funded by: NIHR, collaboration with Glasgow Caledonian University)
  • PACES: social connectedness and physical activity in ageing

Here are links to her researchgate and ORCID pages.

 

 

Research interests

Grace's research interests include:

  • Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
  • Quantitative research methods
  • Physical activity and health
  • Physical activity measurement methods
  • Cardiac rehabilitation
  • Chronic disease
  • Lifestyle behaviour change
  • Randomised controlled trials

Publications

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Number of items: 20.

2025

Anderson, M. et al. (2025) Social network characteristics associated with mid-to-older aged adults’ co-engagement in physical activity. PLoS ONE, 20(5), e0319981. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319981) (PMID:40333665)

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

Sun, Yanhe, Witham, Miles D., Clegg, Andy, Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011, Dibben, Grace ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, McAllister, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3550-1764 and Hanlon, Peter ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5828-3934 (2024) A scoping review of the measurement and analysis of frailty in randomised controlled trials. Age and Ageing, 53(11), afae258. (doi: 10.1093/ageing/afae258) (PMID:39572393) (PMCID:PMC11581818)

Olsen, J. R. et al. (2024) Individual, social and area level factors associated with older people’s walking: analysis of an UK household panel study (Understanding Society). Social Science and Medicine, 358, 117083. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117083) (PMID:39226800)

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)

2023

Dibben, G. O. et al. (2023) Adolescents’ interactive electronic device use, sleep and mental health: a systematic review of prospective studies. Journal of Sleep Research, 32(5), e13899. (doi: 10.1111/jsr.13899) (PMID:37029099)

Dibben, Grace Olivia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Hannay, Jennifer R. and Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2023) Exercise training in heart failure. Heart, (doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-321132) (PMID:37460196) (Early Online Publication)

Satyamurthy, Akhila, Poojary, Ganesha, Dibben, Grace ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Padmakumar, Ramachandran, Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 and Babu, Abraham Samuel (2023) Exercise training in pulmonary hypertension: an updated systematic review with meta-analysis. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 43(4), pp. 237-244. (doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000765) (PMID:36655898)

Purcell, Carrie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2651-9201, Dibben, Grace ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Hilton Boon, Michele ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2240-7923, Matthews, Lynsay ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5760-1080, Palmer, Victoria J., Thomson, Meigan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2171-9159, Smillie, Susie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4748-0710, Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2023) Social network interventions to support cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention in the management of people with heart disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023(6), CD013820. (doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013820.pub2) (PMID:37378598) (PMCID:PMC10305790)

Dibben, Grace O. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Faulkner, James, Oldridge, Neil, Rees, Karen, Thompson, David R., Zwisler, Ann-Dorthe and Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2023) Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis. European Heart Journal, 44(6), pp. 452-469. (doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac747) (PMID:36746187) (PMCID:PMC9902155)

Dibben, Grace O. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Hillsdon, Melvyn, Dalal, Hasnain M., Tang, Lars H., Doherty, Patrick Joseph and Taylor, Rod ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2023) Home-based cardiac rehabilitation and physical activity in people with heart failure: a secondary analysis of the REACH-HF randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open, 13(2), e063284. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063284) (PMID:36759035) (PMCID:PMC9923308)

2022

Dibben, Grace O. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Faulkner, James, Oldridge, Neil, Rees, Karen, Thompson, David R, Zwisler, Anne-Dorthe and Taylor, Rod ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2022) Exercise-based Cardiac Rehabilitation for Coronary Heart Disease – An Updated Cochrane Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. BACPR Annual Conference 2022, Birmingham, UK, 6-7 Oct 2022. (doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-BACPR.6)

Shah, Shraddha, Dibben, Grace ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Ketkar, Aditi, Hare, David L., Myers, Jonathan, Franklin, Barry, Babu, Abraham Samuel and Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2022) Identifying the optimal exercise prescription for patients with coronary artery disease undergoing cardiac rehabilitation: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized control trials. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), 12317. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph191912317) (PMID:36231615) (PMCID:PMC9566022)

2021

Dibben, Grace ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Faulkner, James, Oldridge, Neil, Rees, Karen, Thompson, David R., Zwisler, Ann-Dorthe and Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2021) Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021(11), CD001800. (doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001800.pub4) (PMID:34741536) (PMCID:PMC8571912)

Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011, Dibben, Grace ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Faulkner, James and Dalal, Hasnain (2021) More evidence of cardiac rehabilitation: need to consider patient quality of life. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 37(10), pp. 1681-1682. (doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.01.012) (PMID:33484838)

2020

Dibben, Grace O. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Gandhi, Manish M., Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011, Dalal, Hasnain M., Metcalf, Brad, Doherty, Patrick, Tang, Lars H., Kelson, Mark and Hillsdon, Melvyn (2020) Physical activity assessment by accelerometry in people with heart failure. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 12, 47. (doi: 10.1186/s13102-020-00196-7) (PMID:32817798) (PMCID:PMC7425563)

Dibben, Grace Olivia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Hillsdon, Melvyn, Salal, Hasnain M., Metcalf, Brad, Doherty, Patrick, Tang, Lars Hermann and Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2020) Factors associated with objectively assessed physical activity levels of heart failure patients. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, 11(4), 655.

2019

Dibben, Grace Olivia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011, Dalal, Hasnain M. and Hillsdon, Melvyn (2019) One size does not fit all— application of accelerometer thresholds in chronic disease. International Journal of Epidemiology, 48(4), p. 1380. (doi: 10.1093/ije/dyz164) (PMID:31373639)

2018

Dibben, Grace Olivia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Dalal, Hasnain M, Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011, Doherty, Patrick, Tang, Lars Hermann and Hillsdon, Melvyn (2018) Cardiac rehabilitation and physical activity: systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart, 104(17), pp. 1394-1402. (doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312832) (PMID:29654095) (PMCID:PMC6109237)

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Articles

Anderson, M. et al. (2025) Social network characteristics associated with mid-to-older aged adults’ co-engagement in physical activity. PLoS ONE, 20(5), e0319981. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319981) (PMID:40333665)

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)

Sun, Yanhe, Witham, Miles D., Clegg, Andy, Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011, Dibben, Grace ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, McAllister, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3550-1764 and Hanlon, Peter ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5828-3934 (2024) A scoping review of the measurement and analysis of frailty in randomised controlled trials. Age and Ageing, 53(11), afae258. (doi: 10.1093/ageing/afae258) (PMID:39572393) (PMCID:PMC11581818)

Olsen, J. R. et al. (2024) Individual, social and area level factors associated with older people’s walking: analysis of an UK household panel study (Understanding Society). Social Science and Medicine, 358, 117083. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117083) (PMID:39226800)

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)

Dibben, G. O. et al. (2023) Adolescents’ interactive electronic device use, sleep and mental health: a systematic review of prospective studies. Journal of Sleep Research, 32(5), e13899. (doi: 10.1111/jsr.13899) (PMID:37029099)

Dibben, Grace Olivia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Hannay, Jennifer R. and Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2023) Exercise training in heart failure. Heart, (doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-321132) (PMID:37460196) (Early Online Publication)

Satyamurthy, Akhila, Poojary, Ganesha, Dibben, Grace ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Padmakumar, Ramachandran, Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 and Babu, Abraham Samuel (2023) Exercise training in pulmonary hypertension: an updated systematic review with meta-analysis. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 43(4), pp. 237-244. (doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000765) (PMID:36655898)

Purcell, Carrie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2651-9201, Dibben, Grace ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Hilton Boon, Michele ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2240-7923, Matthews, Lynsay ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5760-1080, Palmer, Victoria J., Thomson, Meigan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2171-9159, Smillie, Susie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4748-0710, Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2023) Social network interventions to support cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention in the management of people with heart disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023(6), CD013820. (doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013820.pub2) (PMID:37378598) (PMCID:PMC10305790)

Dibben, Grace O. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Faulkner, James, Oldridge, Neil, Rees, Karen, Thompson, David R., Zwisler, Ann-Dorthe and Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2023) Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis. European Heart Journal, 44(6), pp. 452-469. (doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac747) (PMID:36746187) (PMCID:PMC9902155)

Dibben, Grace O. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Hillsdon, Melvyn, Dalal, Hasnain M., Tang, Lars H., Doherty, Patrick Joseph and Taylor, Rod ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2023) Home-based cardiac rehabilitation and physical activity in people with heart failure: a secondary analysis of the REACH-HF randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open, 13(2), e063284. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063284) (PMID:36759035) (PMCID:PMC9923308)

Shah, Shraddha, Dibben, Grace ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Ketkar, Aditi, Hare, David L., Myers, Jonathan, Franklin, Barry, Babu, Abraham Samuel and Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2022) Identifying the optimal exercise prescription for patients with coronary artery disease undergoing cardiac rehabilitation: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized control trials. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), 12317. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph191912317) (PMID:36231615) (PMCID:PMC9566022)

Dibben, Grace ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Faulkner, James, Oldridge, Neil, Rees, Karen, Thompson, David R., Zwisler, Ann-Dorthe and Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2021) Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021(11), CD001800. (doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001800.pub4) (PMID:34741536) (PMCID:PMC8571912)

Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011, Dibben, Grace ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Faulkner, James and Dalal, Hasnain (2021) More evidence of cardiac rehabilitation: need to consider patient quality of life. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 37(10), pp. 1681-1682. (doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.01.012) (PMID:33484838)

Dibben, Grace O. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Gandhi, Manish M., Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011, Dalal, Hasnain M., Metcalf, Brad, Doherty, Patrick, Tang, Lars H., Kelson, Mark and Hillsdon, Melvyn (2020) Physical activity assessment by accelerometry in people with heart failure. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 12, 47. (doi: 10.1186/s13102-020-00196-7) (PMID:32817798) (PMCID:PMC7425563)

Dibben, Grace Olivia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Hillsdon, Melvyn, Salal, Hasnain M., Metcalf, Brad, Doherty, Patrick, Tang, Lars Hermann and Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2020) Factors associated with objectively assessed physical activity levels of heart failure patients. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, 11(4), 655.

Dibben, Grace Olivia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011, Dalal, Hasnain M. and Hillsdon, Melvyn (2019) One size does not fit all— application of accelerometer thresholds in chronic disease. International Journal of Epidemiology, 48(4), p. 1380. (doi: 10.1093/ije/dyz164) (PMID:31373639)

Dibben, Grace Olivia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Dalal, Hasnain M, Taylor, Rod S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011, Doherty, Patrick, Tang, Lars Hermann and Hillsdon, Melvyn (2018) Cardiac rehabilitation and physical activity: systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart, 104(17), pp. 1394-1402. (doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312832) (PMID:29654095) (PMCID:PMC6109237)

Conference or Workshop Item

Dibben, Grace O. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5187, Faulkner, James, Oldridge, Neil, Rees, Karen, Thompson, David R, Zwisler, Anne-Dorthe and Taylor, Rod ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2022) Exercise-based Cardiac Rehabilitation for Coronary Heart Disease – An Updated Cochrane Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. BACPR Annual Conference 2022, Birmingham, UK, 6-7 Oct 2022. (doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-BACPR.6)

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Grants

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

  • Cost-effectiveness analysis of health protection interventions for Inclusion Health populations
    UK Health Security Agency
    2024 - 2025
     

Supervision

Professional activities & recognition

Selected international presentations

  • 2019: ACSM Annual Meeting (Orlando, USA)