I am a Senior NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Fellow and applied health researcher.

My background is in medicine, public health and applied health research. I work across the ARC and AHSN leading projects prioritised by regional stakeholders and evaluating initiatives implemented across different settings and pathways of care. I also serve as a link to the NHS Beneficial Changes Network to evaluate responses to the pandemic. I currently lead a joint ARC/AHSN project on lipid management in Deep End practices in NENC.

I am an experienced mixed-methods researcher who is strongly committed to applied health research that has the potential to impact policy and practice. I have worked on projects related to respiratory, obstetrics and gynaecology, incontinence and musculoskeletal conditions. My research interests can be described under two themes: 1) development and evaluation of health interventions; 2) management of chronic conditions in primary and palliative care.

My methodological expertise includes systematic review, mixed methods methodology, qualitative research, conduct and analysis of RCTs, and implementation evaluation. I also have experience using a co-production model with stakeholders to develop health interventions and dissemination/implementation strategies.

I am an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I actively contribute to teaching and supervision activities for both under and postgraduate students. I also supervise PhD candidates.

• Fu Y, Mason A, Boland AC, Linklater G, Dimitrova V, Doñate-Martínez A, Bennett MI. Palliative Care Needs and Integration of Palliative Care Support in COPD: A Qualitative Study. CHEST 2021, 159(6), 2222-2232.
• Fu Y, Nelson EA, McGowan L. An evidence-based self-management package for urinary incontinence in older women: a mixed methods feasibility study. BMC Urology 2020, 20, 43.
• Allsop M, Ziegler L, Fu Y, Rudd S, Bennett MI. Is oxygen an effective treatment option to alleviate the symptoms of breathlessness for patients dying with COVID-19 and what are the potential harms?. Oxford COVID-19 Evidence Service: The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine; University of Oxford, 2020.
• Fu Y, Nelson EA, McGowan L. Multifaceted self-management interventions for older women with urinary incontinence: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. BMJ Open 2019, 9(8), e028626.
• Aggarwal VR, Fu Y, Main CJ, Wu J. The effectiveness of self-management interventions in adults with chronic orofacial pain: A systematic review, Meta-analysis and Meta-regression. European Journal of Pain 2019, 23(5), 849-865.
• Fu Y, Yu G, McNichol E, Marczewski K, Closs SJ. The association between patient-professional partnerships and self-management of chronic back pain: a mixed methods study. European Journal of Pain 2018, 22(7), 1229-1244.
• Fu Y, McNichol E, Marczewski K, Closs JS. The Management of Chronic Back Pain in Primary Care Settings: Exploring Perceived Facilitators and Barriers to the Development of Patient–Professional Partnerships. Qualitative Health Research 2018, 28(9), 1462-1473.
• Fu Y, McNichol E, Marczewski K, Closs SJ. Exploring the Influence of Patient-Professional Partnerships on the Self-Management of Chronic Back Pain: A Qualitative Study. Pain Management Nursing 2016, 17(5), 339-349.
• Fu Y, Persson MSM, Bhattacharya A, Goh S-L, Stocks J, Van Middelkoop M, Bierma-Zeinstra SMA, Walsh D, Doherty M, Zhang W. Identifying placebo responders and predictors of response in osteoarthritis: a protocol for individual patient data meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews 2016, 5(183).
• Fu Y, McNichol E, Marczewski K, Closs SJ. Patient-professional partnerships and chronic back pain self-management: a qualitative systematic review and synthesis. Health & Social Care in the Community 2016, 24(3), 247-259.
• Persson M, Fu Y, Bhattacharya A, Goh SL, Middelkoop M, Bierma-Zeinstra SMA, Walsh D, Doherty M, Zhang WY. Relative efficacy of topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and topical capsaicin in osteoarthritis: protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews 2016, 5(165).
• Fu Y, Yu G, McNichol E, Marczewski K, Closs SJ. The effects of patient-professional partnerships on the self-management and health outcomes for patients with chronic back pain: a quasi-experimental study. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2016, 59, 197-207.
• Yu G, Fu Y, Sessions JG, Wall M. A Multilevel Cross-Lagged Structural Equation Analysis for Reciprocal Relationship between Social Capital and Health. Social Science & Medicine 2015, 142, 1-8.