Professor Eileen Cowey

  • Professor of Nursing Studies (Nursing & Health Care)

telephone: 0141 330 2069
email: Eileen.Cowey@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns: She/her/hers

School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, Nursing & Health Care School, 59 Oakfield Avenue, Gilmorehill Campus, Glasgow, G12 8LL

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ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9241-9500

Research interests

Biography
Eileen Cowey graduated Bachelor of Nursing with Honours and the McGirr Prize from the University of Glasgow in 1991 and with a Master of Nursing in 1997. Eileen is a registered nurse and her clinical background includes coronary care, intensive care, surgical and occupational health nursing. She serves on the steering committee of the National Stroke Nursing Forum (UK), is secretary of the Scottish Stroke Nurses Forum and sits on the NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Stroke MCN Education Sub-committee. Eileen is also a reviewer for various palliative, rehabilitation and nursing journals and stroke conferences.

Eileen joined the Nursing and Health Care School as a stroke care researcher in 2009 and is now also part of the undergraduate and postgraduate teaching teams.

Research interests
Eileen is interested in mixing qualitative and quantitative methods in multi-centre studies, in the use of rapid evidence assessment and systematic synthesis, and in fostering research collaborations. Her research to date has investigated the interface between stroke care and palliative care.

Publications

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Number of items: 32.

2023

Alhusayni, A. I. S., Cowey, E. S. , Coulter, E. , Barber, M. and Paul, L. (2023) Personalised online upper-limb physiotherapy for stroke survivors during the inpatient phase: A feasibility study. Healthcare, 11(18), 2582. (doi: 10.3390/healthcare11182582) (PMID:37761779) (PMCID:PMC10531470)

Chu, S. H., Zhao, X., Komber, A., Cheyne, J., Wu, S., Cowey, E. , Kutlubaev, M. and Mead, G. (2023) Systematic review: Pharmacological interventions for the treatment of post-stroke fatigue. International Journal of Stroke, (doi: 10.1177/17474930231196648) (Early Online Publication)

2021

Mason, B. et al. (2021) Core outcome measures for palliative and end-of-life research after severe stroke: mixed-method Delphi study. Stroke, 52(11), pp. 3507-3513. (doi: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.032650) (PMID:34266306) (PMCID:PMC8547585)

Cowey, E. , Schichtel, M., Cheyne, J. D., Tweedie, L., Lehman, R., Melifonwu, R. and Mead, G. E. (2021) Palliative care after stroke: a review. International Journal of Stroke, 16(6), pp. 632-639. (doi: 10.1177/17474930211016603) (PMID:33949268)

2020

Albalawi, A., Kidd, L. and Cowey, E. (2020) Factors contributing to the patient safety culture in Saudi Arabia: a systematic review. BMJ Open, 10(10), e037875. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037875) (PMID:33055115) (PMCID:PMC7559108)

Giffen, S. and Cowey, E. (2020) Why GPs refer to chaplaincy: a qualitative study. Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, 8(1), pp. 5-25. (doi: 10.1558/hscc.40236)

Edwards, S. A., Ioannou, A., Carin-Levy, G., Cowey, E. , Brady, M., Morton, S., Sande, T. A., Mead, G. and Quinn, T. J. (2020) Properties of pain assessment tools for use in people living with stroke: systematic review. Frontiers in Neurology, 11, 792. (doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00792)

2019

Cowey, E. (2019) Pain Assessment and Management After Stroke. 5th European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC 2019), Milan, Italy, 22-24 May 2019.

Skinner, M. and Cowey, E. (2019) Recognising and responding to the spiritual needs of adults from minority religious groups in acute, chronic and palliative UK healthcare contexts. Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, 7(1), (doi: 10.1558/hscc.36718)

2018

Cowey, E. (2018) Acute Stroke Nursing; What’s Next? UK Stroke Forum Conference, Telford, UK, 04-06 Dec 2018.

Doubal, F. et al. (2018) The key challenges of discussing end-of-life stroke care with patients and families: a mixed-methods electronic survey of hospital and community healthcare professionals. Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 48(3), pp. 217-224. (doi: 10.4997/JRCPE.2018.305) (PMID:30191909)

Cowey, E. , Mcfeely, C. , Sykes, A. and MacIntosh, G. (2018) Undergraduate Nursing Students Participating in Admissions Interviews – An Innovation? An Exploratory Study. NET2018 Conference, Cambridge, UK, 04-06 September 2018.

Cowey, E. (2018) The Concept of Palliative Care in Stroke: Help or Hindrance? 4th European Stroke Organisation Conference ​(ESOC 2018), Gothenburg, Sweden, 16-18 May 2018.

Kendall, M., Cowey, E. , Mead, G., Barber, M., McAlpine, C., Stott, D. J. , Boyd, K. and Murray, S. A. (2018) Outcomes, experiences and palliative care in major stroke: a multicentre, mixed-method, longitudinal study. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 190(9), E238-E246. (doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170604) (PMID:29507155)

AlBalawi, A., Kidd, L. and Cowey, E. (2018) Factors contributing to patient safety culture in Saudi Arabia: a protocol for systematic review [Protocol]. Other. University of York.

Ioannou, A. et al. (2018) Incidence, types and nature of post-stroke pain: systematic review of literature and meta-analysis [Protocol]. Other. University of York.

2017

Kendall, M., Cowey, E. , Murray, S.A., Barber, M., Borthwick, S., Boyd, K., McAlpine, C., Stott, D. and Mead, G. (2017) Experiences and Multi-Dimensional Needs of People With Major Stroke and their Family Carers. British Geriatrics Society Autumn Meeting, Glasgow, UK, 23-25 Nov 2016. i46. (doi: 10.1093/ageing/afx070.162)

Barber, M., Kendall, M., Cowey, E. , Borthwick, S., Boyd, K., McAlpine, C., Stott, D.J. , Mead, G.E. and Murray, S.A. (2017) Is Palliative Care Appropriate for All People After Major Stroke. 3rd European Stroke Organisation Conference 2017, Prague, Czech Republic, 16-18 May 2017. p. 426. (doi: 10.1177/2396987317705242)

2016

Rowat, A., Pollock, A., St. George, B., Cowey, E. , Booth, J. and Lawrence, M. (2016) Top ten research priorities relating to stroke nursing: a rigorous approach to establish a national nurse-led research agenda. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 72(11), pp. 2831-2843. (doi: 10.1111/jan.13048) (PMID:27322215)

2015

Cowey, E. , Smith, L. N., Stott, D. J. , McAlpine, C. H., Mead, G. E., Barber, M. and Walters, M. (2015) Impact of a clinical pathway on end-of-life care following stroke: a mixed methods study. Palliative Medicine, 29(3), pp. 249-259. (doi: 10.1177/0269216314551378) (PMID:25249241)

Wu, S. et al. (2015) Interventions for post-stroke fatigue. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015(7), CD007030. (doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007030.pub3) (PMID:26133313)

2013

Mead, G.E., Cowey, E. and Murray, S.A. (2013) Life after stroke: is palliative care relevant? International Journal of Stroke, 8(6), pp. 447-448. (doi: 10.1111/ijs.12061)

Tolmie, E., Stanley, J., Cowey, E. , Alexander, G., Brand, D., Jackson, T., Dhillon, B. and McAlpine, C. (2013) Development of a Best Practice Statement for Screening, Assessment and Management of Vision Problems in the First 30 days After an Acute Stroke. In: RCN International Research Conference 2014, Glasgow, UK, 02-04 Apr 2014,

Tolmie, E., Stanley, J., Cowey, E. , Alexander, G., Brand, D., Jackson, T., Dhillon, B. and McAlpine, C. (2013) Quick Reference Guide, Best Practice Statement for Screening, Assessment and Management of Vision Problems in the First 30 Days After an Acute Stroke. Documentation. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

2012

Cowey, E. , Smith, L.N., Booth, J. and Weir, C.J. (2012) Urinary catheterisation in acute stroke: clinical realities. A mixed methods study. Clinical Rehabilitation, 26(5), pp. 470-479. (doi: 10.1177/0269215511426160)

Cowey, E. (2012) End of life care for patients following acute stroke. Nursing Standard, 26(27), pp. 42-46.

2011

Cowey, E. (2011) Best practice statement: pain management following acute stroke. Health Improvement Scotland,

Smith, L.N. and Cowey, E. (2011) Good Practice Guidelines Concerning Regional Telemedicine Services for Chronic Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). Documentation. European Regional Telemedicine Forum.

2010

Hector, R. and Cowey, E. (2010) Best practice statement: end of life care following acute stroke. Other. NHS Quality Improvement Scotland.

Cowey, E. , Smith, L.N., Campbell, L., Dennis, M., Fraser, H., Hector, R. and McAlpine, C.H. (2010) Rapid evidence assessment (REA) as a method for developing a best practice statement on end of life care in acute stroke. International Journal of Stroke, 5(3),

2009

Smith, L.N., Booth, J., Cowey, E. , Langhorne, P. , McAlpine, C.H., Muir, K., Stott, D.J. and Weir, C. (2009) Decision to insert an indwelling urinary catheter in newly diagnosed stroke patients. International Journal of Stroke, 4(2), (doi: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2009.00354.x)

1993

Wallace, E. (1993) Nursing a teenager with burns. British Journal of Nursing, 2(5), pp. 278-81.

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Number of items: 32.

Articles

Alhusayni, A. I. S., Cowey, E. S. , Coulter, E. , Barber, M. and Paul, L. (2023) Personalised online upper-limb physiotherapy for stroke survivors during the inpatient phase: A feasibility study. Healthcare, 11(18), 2582. (doi: 10.3390/healthcare11182582) (PMID:37761779) (PMCID:PMC10531470)

Chu, S. H., Zhao, X., Komber, A., Cheyne, J., Wu, S., Cowey, E. , Kutlubaev, M. and Mead, G. (2023) Systematic review: Pharmacological interventions for the treatment of post-stroke fatigue. International Journal of Stroke, (doi: 10.1177/17474930231196648) (Early Online Publication)

Mason, B. et al. (2021) Core outcome measures for palliative and end-of-life research after severe stroke: mixed-method Delphi study. Stroke, 52(11), pp. 3507-3513. (doi: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.032650) (PMID:34266306) (PMCID:PMC8547585)

Cowey, E. , Schichtel, M., Cheyne, J. D., Tweedie, L., Lehman, R., Melifonwu, R. and Mead, G. E. (2021) Palliative care after stroke: a review. International Journal of Stroke, 16(6), pp. 632-639. (doi: 10.1177/17474930211016603) (PMID:33949268)

Albalawi, A., Kidd, L. and Cowey, E. (2020) Factors contributing to the patient safety culture in Saudi Arabia: a systematic review. BMJ Open, 10(10), e037875. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037875) (PMID:33055115) (PMCID:PMC7559108)

Giffen, S. and Cowey, E. (2020) Why GPs refer to chaplaincy: a qualitative study. Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, 8(1), pp. 5-25. (doi: 10.1558/hscc.40236)

Edwards, S. A., Ioannou, A., Carin-Levy, G., Cowey, E. , Brady, M., Morton, S., Sande, T. A., Mead, G. and Quinn, T. J. (2020) Properties of pain assessment tools for use in people living with stroke: systematic review. Frontiers in Neurology, 11, 792. (doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00792)

Skinner, M. and Cowey, E. (2019) Recognising and responding to the spiritual needs of adults from minority religious groups in acute, chronic and palliative UK healthcare contexts. Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, 7(1), (doi: 10.1558/hscc.36718)

Doubal, F. et al. (2018) The key challenges of discussing end-of-life stroke care with patients and families: a mixed-methods electronic survey of hospital and community healthcare professionals. Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 48(3), pp. 217-224. (doi: 10.4997/JRCPE.2018.305) (PMID:30191909)

Kendall, M., Cowey, E. , Mead, G., Barber, M., McAlpine, C., Stott, D. J. , Boyd, K. and Murray, S. A. (2018) Outcomes, experiences and palliative care in major stroke: a multicentre, mixed-method, longitudinal study. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 190(9), E238-E246. (doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170604) (PMID:29507155)

Rowat, A., Pollock, A., St. George, B., Cowey, E. , Booth, J. and Lawrence, M. (2016) Top ten research priorities relating to stroke nursing: a rigorous approach to establish a national nurse-led research agenda. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 72(11), pp. 2831-2843. (doi: 10.1111/jan.13048) (PMID:27322215)

Cowey, E. , Smith, L. N., Stott, D. J. , McAlpine, C. H., Mead, G. E., Barber, M. and Walters, M. (2015) Impact of a clinical pathway on end-of-life care following stroke: a mixed methods study. Palliative Medicine, 29(3), pp. 249-259. (doi: 10.1177/0269216314551378) (PMID:25249241)

Wu, S. et al. (2015) Interventions for post-stroke fatigue. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015(7), CD007030. (doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007030.pub3) (PMID:26133313)

Mead, G.E., Cowey, E. and Murray, S.A. (2013) Life after stroke: is palliative care relevant? International Journal of Stroke, 8(6), pp. 447-448. (doi: 10.1111/ijs.12061)

Cowey, E. , Smith, L.N., Booth, J. and Weir, C.J. (2012) Urinary catheterisation in acute stroke: clinical realities. A mixed methods study. Clinical Rehabilitation, 26(5), pp. 470-479. (doi: 10.1177/0269215511426160)

Cowey, E. (2012) End of life care for patients following acute stroke. Nursing Standard, 26(27), pp. 42-46.

Cowey, E. (2011) Best practice statement: pain management following acute stroke. Health Improvement Scotland,

Cowey, E. , Smith, L.N., Campbell, L., Dennis, M., Fraser, H., Hector, R. and McAlpine, C.H. (2010) Rapid evidence assessment (REA) as a method for developing a best practice statement on end of life care in acute stroke. International Journal of Stroke, 5(3),

Smith, L.N., Booth, J., Cowey, E. , Langhorne, P. , McAlpine, C.H., Muir, K., Stott, D.J. and Weir, C. (2009) Decision to insert an indwelling urinary catheter in newly diagnosed stroke patients. International Journal of Stroke, 4(2), (doi: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2009.00354.x)

Wallace, E. (1993) Nursing a teenager with burns. British Journal of Nursing, 2(5), pp. 278-81.

Research Reports or Papers

AlBalawi, A., Kidd, L. and Cowey, E. (2018) Factors contributing to patient safety culture in Saudi Arabia: a protocol for systematic review [Protocol]. Other. University of York.

Ioannou, A. et al. (2018) Incidence, types and nature of post-stroke pain: systematic review of literature and meta-analysis [Protocol]. Other. University of York.

Tolmie, E., Stanley, J., Cowey, E. , Alexander, G., Brand, D., Jackson, T., Dhillon, B. and McAlpine, C. (2013) Quick Reference Guide, Best Practice Statement for Screening, Assessment and Management of Vision Problems in the First 30 Days After an Acute Stroke. Documentation. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Smith, L.N. and Cowey, E. (2011) Good Practice Guidelines Concerning Regional Telemedicine Services for Chronic Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). Documentation. European Regional Telemedicine Forum.

Hector, R. and Cowey, E. (2010) Best practice statement: end of life care following acute stroke. Other. NHS Quality Improvement Scotland.

Conference or Workshop Item

Cowey, E. (2019) Pain Assessment and Management After Stroke. 5th European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC 2019), Milan, Italy, 22-24 May 2019.

Cowey, E. (2018) Acute Stroke Nursing; What’s Next? UK Stroke Forum Conference, Telford, UK, 04-06 Dec 2018.

Cowey, E. , Mcfeely, C. , Sykes, A. and MacIntosh, G. (2018) Undergraduate Nursing Students Participating in Admissions Interviews – An Innovation? An Exploratory Study. NET2018 Conference, Cambridge, UK, 04-06 September 2018.

Cowey, E. (2018) The Concept of Palliative Care in Stroke: Help or Hindrance? 4th European Stroke Organisation Conference ​(ESOC 2018), Gothenburg, Sweden, 16-18 May 2018.

Kendall, M., Cowey, E. , Murray, S.A., Barber, M., Borthwick, S., Boyd, K., McAlpine, C., Stott, D. and Mead, G. (2017) Experiences and Multi-Dimensional Needs of People With Major Stroke and their Family Carers. British Geriatrics Society Autumn Meeting, Glasgow, UK, 23-25 Nov 2016. i46. (doi: 10.1093/ageing/afx070.162)

Barber, M., Kendall, M., Cowey, E. , Borthwick, S., Boyd, K., McAlpine, C., Stott, D.J. , Mead, G.E. and Murray, S.A. (2017) Is Palliative Care Appropriate for All People After Major Stroke. 3rd European Stroke Organisation Conference 2017, Prague, Czech Republic, 16-18 May 2017. p. 426. (doi: 10.1177/2396987317705242)

Conference Proceedings

Tolmie, E., Stanley, J., Cowey, E. , Alexander, G., Brand, D., Jackson, T., Dhillon, B. and McAlpine, C. (2013) Development of a Best Practice Statement for Screening, Assessment and Management of Vision Problems in the First 30 days After an Acute Stroke. In: RCN International Research Conference 2014, Glasgow, UK, 02-04 Apr 2014,

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Grants

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

  • Reaching consensus for core outcome measures for palliative and end-of-life care after severe stroke
    Chief Scientist Office
    2019 - 2019
     
  • Understanding experiences and multi-dimensional needs of people with major stroke: A mixed methods study.
    Chief Scientist Office
    2014 - 2016
     
  • Development of a Best Practice Statement for Vision Problems After Stroke.
    Scottish Government
    2013 - 2014
     

Research datasets

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Number of items: 1.

2021

Alhusayni, A. I. S., Cowey, E. , Paul, L. and Dybus, A. (2021) Web-based physiotherapy for people undergoing stroke rehabilitation. [Data Collection]

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Eileen Cowey