Elaine Denny
Professor of Health Sociology
School of Health Sciences
- Email:
- elaine.denny@bcu.ac.uk
- Phone:
- +44 (0)121 331 6035
Elaine Denny has a background in hospital and community nursing and taught health sociology to students on health related courses for 20 years. Her research interests focus around women as recipients and providers of health care, and she has published work on women’s experience of IVF, the experience of endometriosis, and on the occupation of nursing.
Elaine has co-authored with Sarah Earle a health sociology text ‘Sociology for Nurses’ the second edition of which is which was published in 2010. Also with Sarah Earle she has edited The Sociology of Long Term Conditions. Recent research includes a NHS Research for Patient Benefit funded collaborative study on endometriosis and cultural diversity aimed at improving services for minority ethnic women.
She is also involved in exploring the patient perspective in a number of NHS NIHR funded clinical trials in collaboration with Birmingham Women’s Hospital, where she is an Honorary Research Associate, and Bart’s and the London NHS Trust.
Current Activity
Writing
Co-editor of Sociology for Midwives (commissioned by Polity)
The sociology of pain (commissioned by Polity)
2012-14 Member Data Monitoring Committee UK Multicentre Pragmatic Randomised Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial of Cutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation in Patients with Faecal Incontinence. Funded by HTA
PhD supervision
Director of studies 2
Second supervisor 1
Areas of Expertise
- Women's health and health care.
- Reproductive issues.
- The occupation of nursing.
- Long term illness.
- The sociology of pain.
- Qualitative research methods.
Qualifications
BSc, MA, PhD, RN
Memberships
Collaborators:
- Birmingham Women's Hospital
- New Cross Hospital
- Aston University
- De Montfort University
Research
Current Research
2013-17 PRE-EMPT: Preventing Recurrence of Endometriosis by Means of long acting Protestogen Therapy Research grant £1,837,557.60 awarded by NIHR HTA programme (Lead Professor Siladitya Bhattacharya)
2012-2013 Endometriosis: Improving the Experience of Couples. Grant of £71255.18 received from ESRC (Lead Prof Lorraine Culley, De Montfort University)
2011-14 Antiepileptic drug management in Pregnancy: An evaluation of effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and acceptability of dose adjustment strategies Research grant £1,799,181 received from NIHR HTA programme (Lead Prof K S Khan, Queen Mary University, London)
2008-13 A Randomised Controlled Trial of Outpatient Polyp Treatment (OPT) for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding. Research grant £1,090,723 received from NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme (Lead Mr T J Clarke, Birmingham Women’s Hospital)
Recent research
2011-12 The experience of being a family with twins or triplets Grant from BCU Centre for health and Social Care pilot funds.
2007-12 The PLUTO Trial: Percutaneous Shunting for Lower Urinary Tract Obstruction Research grant £1,040,047 received from NIHR HTA programme (Lead Prof M Kilby, University of Birmingham)
2007-10 Endometriosis and cultural diversity: improving services for minority ethnic women. Research grant £252,342 received from NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme (Lead Prof E Denny)
Publications
Books
Denny E. Earle S (eds) (2010) Sociology for Nurses, Cambridge, Polity Press 2nd edn ISBN 978-0-7456-4624-4 (hb) 978-0-7456-4625-1 (pb)
Denny E, Earle S (eds) (2009) The Sociology of Long Term Conditions and Nursing Practice. Palgrave ISBN 978-0-230-51646-5 (pb)
Denny E. Earle S (eds) (2005) Sociology for Nurses, Cambridge, Polity Press. ISBN 0-7456-3100-2 (hb) 0-7456-3100-0 (pb)
Book chapters
Hudson, N. and Culley, L. and Law, C. and Mitchell, H. and Denny, E. and Raine-Fenning, N. (2015) 'We needed to change the mission statement of the marriage': Biographical disruptions, appraisals and revisions among couples living with endometriosis. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. (In Press)
Denny, E. and Quinlan-Jones, E. and Bibila, S. and Kilby, M. (2014) The experience of pregnant women with a diagnosis of fetal lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO). Midwifery, 30 (6). pp. 636-642. ISSN 02666138 (ISSN)
Harvey, M.E. and Athi, R. and Denny, E. (2014) Exploratory study on meeting the health and social care needs of mothers with twins. Community Practitioner, 87 (2). pp. 28-31. ISSN 14622815 (ISSN)
Culley, L. and Law, C. and Hudson, N. and Denny, E. and Mitchell, H. and Baumgarten, M. and Raine-Fenning, N. (2013) The social and psychological impact of endometriosis on women's lives: A critical narrative review. Human Reproduction Update, 19 (6). pp. 625-639. ISSN 13554786
Weckesser, A. and Denny, E. (2013) Women living with epilepsy, experiences of pregnancy and reproductive health: A review of the literature. Seizure, 22 (2). pp. 91-98. ISSN 10591311
Denny E (2012) ‘Experiencing and managing medically unexplained conditions: The case of chronic pelvic pain in women’ In Lloyd C, Heller T (eds) Long Term Conditions: Challenges in Health and Social Care Practice London: Sage ISBN 978-0857027498 (hb) 978-0857027504 (pb) pp37-49
Sparkes E, Duarte R, Raphael J, Denny E, Ashford R (2012) Qualitative exploration of psychological factors associated with spinal cord stimulation Chronic Illness 8:4: 239 – 251
Denny E (2011) ‘Case study 5: Reviewing qualitative evidence to evaluate patient experience’ In Khan K S, Kleijnen J and Antes G Systematic Reviews to Support Evidence-Based Medicine London, Hodder Education 2nd edn ISBN 978-1-853157-94-3 (pb) pp 131-138
Denny, E (2011) The Experience of Living with Endometriosis. In: Deep Pelvic Endometriosis: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Springer, pp. 79-92. ISBN 978-88-470-1865-5
Denny E, Earle S (2010) ‘Chronic illness, disability and the politics of health’ In Denny E, Earle S (eds) The Sociology of Long Term Conditions and Nursing Practice. Basingstoke, Palgrave
Mitchell A, Denny E, Earle S (2010) ‘Social perspectives on depression’ In Denny E, Earle S (eds) The Sociology of Long Term Conditions and Nursing Practice. Basingstoke, Palgrave
Denny E. (2010) ‘Nursing as an Occupation’ In Denny E. Earle S (eds) Sociology for Nurses, Cambridge, Polity Press 2nd edn
Shelton P, Denny E (2010) ‘Hospitals and institutions’ In Denny E. Earle S (eds) Sociology for Nurses, Cambridge, Polity Press 2nd edn
Watson N, Denny E (2010) ‘Chronic illness and disability’ In Denny E. Earle S (eds) Sociology for Nurses, Cambridge, Polity Press 2nd edn
Denny E (2009) ‘Heartsink patients and intractable conditions’ In Denny E, Earle S (eds) The Sociology of Long Term Conditions and Nursing Practice. Basingstoke, Palgrave
Articles
Clark, T.J. and Middleton, L.J. and Cooper, N.A. and Diwakar, L. and Denny, E. and Smith, P. and Gennard, L. and Stobert, L. and Roberts, T.E. and Cheed, V. and Bingham, T. and Jowett, S. and Brettell, E. and Connor, M. and Jones, S.E. and Daniels, J.P. (2015) A randomised controlled trial of outpatient versus inpatient polyp treatment (OPT) for abnormal uterine bleeding. Health Technology Assessment, 19 (61). pp. 1-194. ISSN 13665278
Cooper, N.A.M. and Clark, T.J. and Middleton, L. and Diwakar, L. and Smith, P. and Denny, E. and Roberts, T. and Stobert, L. and Jowett, S. and Daniels, J. (2015) Outpatient versus inpatient uterine polyp treatment for abnormal uterine bleeding: Randomised controlled non-inferiority study. BMJ (Online), 350. ISSN 09598146
Denny, E. (2015) Pakistan's CMW program—gap between theory and reality. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 122 (2). ISSN 14700328 (ISSN)
Denny E, Culley L, Papadopoulos I and Apenteng P. (2011) ‘From Womanhood to Endometriosis: Findings from Focus Groups with Women from Different Ethnic Groups’ Diversity in Health and Care 8:3:167-80
Denny, E. (2012) Experiencing and managing medically unexplained conditions: The case of chronic pelvic pain in women. In: Long-Term Conditions: Challenges in Health and Social Care. SAGE Publications Inc., pp. 37-49. ISBN 9781446288757 (ISBN)
Denny E (2011) The Millennium Development Goals: Women’s health 10 years on Diversity in Health and Care 8:5-7 (guest editorial)
Denny E (2009) “I don’t know from one day to another how I will feel” Pain and uncertainty in women with endometriosis, Qualitative Health Research 19:7:285-95 ISSN 1049-7323
Denny E, Mann CH (2008) ‘Endometriosis and the primary care consultation’ European Journal of Gynaecology and Reproductive Biology 39:1:111-15 ISSN 0301-2115
Denny E, Mann CH (2007) ‘A clinical overview of endometriosis: a misunderstood disease’ British Journal of Nursing 16:11:12-18 (commissioned by journal) ISSN 0966-0461
Denny E, Mann CH (2007) ‘Endometriosis associated dyspareunia: the impact on women’s lives’ Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care 33:3:189-93 ISSN 1471-1893
Denny E, Khan K (2006) ‘Systematic reviews of qualitative evidence: What are the experiences of women with endometriosis?’ Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 26:6:501-6 ISSN 0114-3615
Reports
Morris RK, Malin GL, Quinlan-Jones E, Middleton LM, Diwakar L, Hemming K, Burke D, Daniels J, Denny E, Barton P, Roberts TE, Khan KS, Deeks J, and Kilby MD (2012) The PLUTO study: Evaluation of the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and acceptability of percutaneous vesicoamniotic shunting for lower urinary tract obstruction. HTA monograph
Denny E, Culley L, Papadopoulos I and Apenteng P (2010) Endometriosis and Cultural Diversity: Improving Services for Minority Ethnic Women Birmingham, Birmingham City University ISBN 978-1-901073-09-6