Staff Profile

 

Patience Kunonga is a Research Associate for the Evidence Synthesis Group in the Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University.  Patience is also one of the core team members delivering outputs for the National Institute for Health Research Older People and Frailty Policy Research Unit (NIHR OPFPRU). OPFPRU is a collaboration between the University of Manchester, Newcastle University and the London School of Economics, which aims to answer policymakers’ questions and help the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to make informed decisions about the lives of older people. Prior to her OPF PRU role, Patience supported the delivery of the NIHR Innovation Observatory, established at Newcastle University in 2017. The Innovation Observatory is a national horizon scanning and intelligence research centre, with a focus on the provision of early awareness signals and access to timely intelligence to support national decision making around health care innovation.

 

MSc in Public Health and Health Services Research

• Introduction to Systematic Reviewing and Critical Appraisal Module - HSC8055
• Dissertation - DTC3002

Patience’s expertise in research spans reviews of effectiveness of interventions, prediction and prognostic reviews, and qualitative research. Her role includes using robust methods to identify all available primary research literature, extract appropriate data and deliver a meticulous summary in response to a research question. Patience’s research interests include social care, public health and evidence synthesis. Patience holds a Master of Public Health degree from Newcastle University and is currently working towards a PhD to develop a bespoke framework for the incorporation of assessments of health inequalities and/or inequities within evidence synthesis. 

• Articles

  • Kunonga TP, Spiers GF, Richmond C, Beyer FR, Bower P, Hanratty B, Craig D. Health interventions and the unseen impact on equality. The Lancet Healthy Longevity 2023, 4(1), E8-E9.
  • Kunonga TP, Hanratty B, Bower P, Craig D. A systematic review finds a lack of consensus in methodological approaches in health inequality/inequity focused reviews. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2023, 156, 76-84.
  • Hiu S, Bryant A, Gajjar K, Kunonga PT, Naik R. Ultra-radical (extensive) surgery versus standard surgery for the primary cytoreduction of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2022, (8), CD007697.
  • Kontogiannis V, Coughlan D, Javanbakht M, Kunonga P, Beyer F, Richmond C, Bryant A, Bajwa D, Ellis RA, Vale L. Optimal Surveillance Strategies for Early-Stage Cutaneous Melanoma Post Primary Tumour Excision: An Economic Evaluation. MDM Policy & Practice 2022, 7(1), 1-11.
  • Hiu SKW, Bigirumurame T, Kunonga P, Bryant A, Pillai M. Neuropsychiatric Inventory domains cluster into neuropsychiatric syndromes in Alzheimer;s disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Brain and Behavior 2022, epub ahead of print.
  • Bryant A, Hiu S, Kunonga P, Gajjar K, Craig D, Vale L, Winter-Roach BA, Elattar A, Naik R. Impact of residual disease as a prognostic factor for survival in women with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer after primary surgery. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2022, (9), CD015048.
  • Spiers GF, Kunonga TP, Stow D, Hall A, Kingston A, Williams O, Beyer F, Bower P, Craig D, Todd C, Hanratty B. Factors associated with unmet need for support to maintain independence in later life: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative evidence. Age and Ageing 2022, 51(10), 1-11.
  • Spiers GF, Liddle J, Kunonga TP, Whitehead IO, Beyer F, Stow D, Welsh C, Ramsay SE, Craig D, Hanratty B. What are the consequences of caring for older people and what interventions are effective for supporting unpaid carers? A rapid review of systematic reviews. BMJ Open 2021, 11(9), e046187.
  • Chawla K, Kunonga TP, Stow D, Barker R, Craig D, Hanratty B. Prevalence of loneliness amongst older people in high-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS ONE 2021, 16(7), e0255088.
  • Vale L, Kunonga P, Coughlan D, Kontogiannis V, Astin M, Beyer F, Richmond C, Wilson D, Bajwa D, Javanbakht M, Bryant A, Akor W, Craig D, Lovat P, Labus M, Nasr Batoul, Cunliffe T, Hinde H, Shawgi M, Saleh D, Royle P, Steward P, Lucas R, Ellis R. Optimal surveillance strategies for Patients with stage 1 cutaneous melanoma post primary tumour excision: three systematic reviews and an economic model. Health Technology Assessment 2021, 25(64).
  • Spiers GF, Kunonga TP, Hall A, Beyer F, Boulton E, Parker S, Bower P, Craig D, Todd C, Hanratty B. Measuring frailty in younger populations: a rapid review of evidence. BMJ Open 2021, 11, e047051.
  • Hall A, Boulton E, Kunonga P, Spiers G, Beyer F, Bower P, Craig D, Todd C, Hanratty B. Identifying older adults with frailty approaching end-of-life: A systematic review. Palliative Medicine 2021, Epub ahead of print.
  • Kunonga TP, Spiers GF, Beyer FR, Hanratty B, Boulton E, Hall A, Bower P, Todd C, Craig D. Effects of Digital Technologies on Older People's Access to Health and Social Care: Umbrella Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2021, 23(11), e25887.
  • Dawson S, Kunonga P, Beyer F, Spiers G, Booker M, McDonald R, Cameron A, Craig D, Hanratty B, Salisbury C, Huntley A. Does health and social care provision for the community dwelling older population help to reduce unplanned secondary care, support timely discharge and improve patient well-being? A mixed-method meta review of systematic reviews. F1000Research 2020, 9, 857.
  • Barker RO, Craig D, Spiers G, Kunonga P, Hanratty B. Who Should Deliver Primary Care in Long-term Care Facilities to Optimize Resident Outcomes? A Systematic Review. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2018, 19(12), 1069-1079.

• Review

  • Spiers GF, Kunonga TP, Beyer F, Craig D, Hanratty B, Jagger C. Trends in health expectancies: A systematic review of international evidence. BMJ Open 2021, 11(5), e045567.