Crispin Jenkinson

BA, MA, MSc, DPhil

Professor of Health Services Research and Director, HSRU

Health Services Research Unit

Crispin Jenkinson is Professor of Health Services Research, Director of the Health Services Research Unit, and a Senior Research Fellow of Harris Manchester College. He graduated from Bedford College (University of London) before coming to Oxford where he gained an MSc in Psychology and then undertook research on the psychological impact of long-term illness for a DPhil. Prior to joining the department in 1992, he was a research fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford. His main research interests include patient reported outcomes and health status measurement, the evaluation of patient experiences of medical care, and methodology. He has extensive experience of developing and validating outcome measures and, in collaboration with others, has conducted randomised controlled trials in which such instruments have been primary end-points. He has written and edited a number of books as well as having published over 150 peer reviewed papers.

Key publications

Deep brain stimulation plus best medical therapy versus best medical therapy alone for advanced Parkinson's disease (PD SURG trial): a randomised, open-label trial.
Journal article

Williams A. et al, (2010), Lancet Neurol, 9, 581 - 591
The development and validation of a quality of life measure for the carers of people with Parkinson's disease (the PDQ-Carer).
Journal article

Jenkinson C. et al, (2012), Parkinsonism Relat Disord, 18, 483 - 487
The Stroke Impact Scale: validation in a UK setting and development of a SIS short form and SIS index.
Journal article

Jenkinson C. et al, (2013), Stroke, 44, 2532 - 2535
The Oxford Participation and Activities Questionnaire: study protocol.
Journal article

Morley D. et al, (2013), Patient Relat Outcome Meas, 5, 1 - 6

Recent publications

Early recovery following lower limb arthroplasty: Qualitative interviews with patients undergoing elective hip and knee replacement surgery. Initial phase in the development of a patient-reported outcome measure.
Journal article

Strickland LH. et al, (2018), J Clin Nurs, 27, 2598 - 2608
Living with breathlessness in chronic heart failure: a qualitative study.
Journal article

Walthall H. et al, (2017), J Clin Nurs, 26, 2036 - 2044
Measuring the impact of parental illness
Chapter

Kelly L. et al, (2017), Children’s and young people’s response to parental illness, 221 - 244
Children and Young People’s Response to Parental Illness A Handbook of Assessment and Practice
Book

Morley DP. et al, (2017)
Children’s and young people’s response to parental illness: introduction and overview
Chapter

Morley DP. and Jenkinson C., (2017), Children and Young People’s Response to Parental Illness: A Handbook of Assessment and Practice, 1 - 4

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