PhD
Research Fellow
- Email Address
- sheela.tripathee@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 438127
- Office Address
Academic Urology Unit
Health Sciences Building (2nd Floor)
University of Aberdeen
Foresterhill
Aberdeen AB25 2ZD
Tel: +44 (0)1224 438127
Email: sheela.tripathee@abdn.ac.uk- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Dr Sheela Tripathee is a Research fellow at the Academic Urology Unit at University of Aberdeen. Sheela joined AUU in January 2019. She has previously worked at University of Dundee and the Rockefeller University New York.
Sheela's current research focus is on how clinical trials, health systems and context impact health behaviour change and health outcome.
Sheela has expertise in qualitative methods and evidence synthesis. Her previous work focused on review of health policies, and effectiveness of health interventions. She has collaborated with universities and institutions across the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, India and Nepal. She advocates patient and public involvement in health research, policy and care.
2009 - 2014 University of Dundee, College of medicine dentistry and nursing, UK
2007 - 2008 The Rockefeller University, New York, USA
2006 - 2007 ABC News, New York, USA
Sheela is interested in supervising Masters/PhD projects related to health behaviour change, global health, cancer care, health systems research, urology, nutrition, physical activity, and overweight/obesity.
Qualifications
- PhD (Funded by Medical Reasearch Council, UK) Health Sciences2018 - University of Glasgow
- MRes Public Health2014 - University of Dundee, UK
- BA (Hons, Dean's list) Media Studies2007 - City University of New York, USA
External Memberships
European Association of Urology (EAU)
The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA)
Latest Publications
Patients and health care professionals’ perception of weekly prophylactic catheter washout in adults living with long-term catheters: Qualitative Study of the CATHETER II Trial
Tripathee, S., Abdel-Fattah, M., Johnson, D., Constable, L., Cotton, S., Cooper, D., MacLennan, G., Evans, S., Young, A. J., Dimitropoulos, K., Hashim, H., Kilonzo, M., Larcombe, J., Little, P., Murchie, P., Myint, P. K., N'Dow, J., Paterson, C., Powell, K., Scotland, G., Thiruchelvam, N., Norrie, J., Omar, M. I., MacLennan, S.BMJ Open, vol. 15, no. 4, e087206Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCATHETER II, a randomised controlled trial comparing the clinical and cost effectiveness of various washout policies versus no washout policy in preventing catheter associated complications in adults living with long term catheters
Abdel-Fattah, M., Omar, M. I., Johnson, D., Cooper, D., Constable, L., Tripathee, S., MacLennan, S., Cotton, S., Norrie, J., MacLennan, G., Catheter II TeamEuropean Association of Urology Annual Congress 2025, pp. A0090Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsICANEQUAL multi-stakeholder partnership: Reducing inequalities in liver cancer (HCC) diagnosis, treatment and care across the UK
Tripathee, S., Treweek, S., Van Hemelrijck, M., Ross, P., Watson, V., MacLennan, G., Guntupalli, A. M., Adams, J., Majmudar, B., Murchie, P., Bekheit, M., MacLennan, S. J.NIHR Open Research, vol. 5, no. 5Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13723.1
CATHETER II: a randomised controlled trial comparing the clinical and cost effectiveness of various washout policies versus no washout policy in preventing catheter associated complications in adults living with long term catheters
Abdel-Fattah, M., Omar, M. I., Johnson, D., Cooper, D., Constable, L., Tripathee, S., MacLennan, S., Dimitropoulos, K., Evans, S., Hashim, H., Kilonzo, M., Larcombe, J., Little, P., Murchie, P., Myint, P. K., N'Dow, J., Paterson, C., Powell, K., Scotland, G., Thiruchelvam, N., Young, A., Cotton, S., Norrie, J., MacLennan, G.BMJ Open, vol. 14, no. 12, e087203Contributions to Journals: ArticlesWeb-based interventions for fear of cancer recurrence: a scoping review with a focus on suggestions for the development and evaluation of future interventions
Zibaite, S., Tripathee, S., Moffat, H., Elsberger, B., MacLennan, S.PloS ONE, vol. 19, no. 11, e0312769Contributions to Journals: Articles
Research Overview
Research Interests
Health inequality, Cancer care, Global health, Behaviour change, Health service policies, Qualitative studies embedded within RCT
Family/couple context, Weight loss, Dietary practices, Physical activity
Current Research
An overview of current projects:
Stakeholder engagement in the design and implementation of cancer care:
- ICANEQUAL – Reducing inequalities in treatment allocation and cancer care for those diagnosed with liver cancer
- PIONEER – Enhancing prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment through the power of big data in Europe; exploring treatment outcomes that matter most to patients with advanced prostate cancer in order to inform the development of prostate cancer Core Outcome Sets. https://prostate-pioneer.eu/
- ICANTREAT Nepal (Lead) – Increasing participation in breast cancer screening and treatment in Nepal ICANTREAT Nepal aims to create a firm foundation of knowledge and data in cancer care in Nepal through data audit and stakeholders engagement. Improving Cancer Care & Treatment • I Can Treat
The design and delivery of care and after care - Urology and other long-term conditions
- SIMS LTFU – Surgical management of female stress urinary incontinence; embedded qualitative study exploring patients outcome and perceptions.
5. CATHETER II – Understanding the patient experience of care; embedded qualitative study within a clinical trial exploring patients’ experience of living with long-term catheter and various catheter washout policies, and health care professionals' perception of ‘Catheter II’ trial delivery and outcomes. CatheterII (abdn.ac.uk)
The design and implementation of better cancer care
- Renal Cancer Core Outcome Sets (R-COS) (Co-applicant) – Core Outcome Sets (COS) for localised, locally advanced, and metastatic stages of kidney cancer. The COMET registration, giving full study details is accessible here: https://www.comet-initiative.org/studies/details/1406
Funding and Grants
S Maclennan (PI), Tripathee S (co-applicant) (2021). NHS Grampian, Endowment Research Grant
Tripathee S (PI) (2020). University of Aberdeen, GCRF Pump-priming grant
Maclennan S (PI), Tripathee S (co-applicant) (2019). University of Aberdeen, ISSF International Partnership Award
Tripathee S (2016) University of Glasgow, Principal’s Early Career Mobility Fund
Tripathee S (2014) Medical Research Council UK, PhD Studentship
Turner S, Tripathee S (co-applicant) (2012). General Dental Council, Evidence Review Grant
Teaching Responsibilities
Course Coordinator PU5040: Health, Well-being and Behaviour Change
Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
Post graduate research supervision.
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The role of Hospital-Based Cancer Registries (HBCRs) as information systems in the delivery of evidence-based integrated cancer care: a scoping review
Tripathee, S., MacLennan, S., Poobalan, A., Omar, M. I., Guntupalli, A.Health System, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 177-191Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA protocol for the development of Core Outcome Sets for effectiveness trials and clinical audits in Renal Cell Cancer (R-COS)
MacLennan, S., Winter, L. M., Beyer, K., Lawlor, A., Tripathee, S., Dabestani, S., Marconi, L., Giles, R. H., Woodward, R., Bex, A., Zondervan, P.BJU International, vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 504-512Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe need for core outcome sets in renal cancer clinical effectiveness research
MacLennan, S., Wintner, L. M., Omar, M. I., Beyer, K., Lawlor, A., Tripathee, S., Dabestani, S., Marconi, L., Giles, R. H., Woodward, R., Van Hemelrijck, M., Bex, A., Zondervan, P.Mini-invasive Surgery, vol. 7, 23Contributions to Journals: EditorialsHow Well do Polygenic Risk Scores Identify Men at High Risk for Prostate Cancer? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Siltari, A., Lönnerbro, R., Pang, K., Shiranov, K., Asiimwe, A., Evans-Axelsson, S., Franks, B., Kiran, A., Murtola, T. J., Schalken, J., Steinbeisser, C., Bjartell, A., Auvinen, A., N'Dow, J., Smith, E. J., Shepherd, R., Ribal, M., Mottet, N., Moris, L., Lardas, M., Willemse, P. P., Gandaglia, G., Campi, R., Nicoletti, R., Gacci, M., Briganti, A., Ratti, M. M., Alleva, E., Leardini, L., Sisca, E. S., Bangma, R., Roobol, M., Remmers, S., Tilki, D., Visakorpi, T., Talala, K., Tammela, T., van Hemelrijck, M., Bayer, K., Lejeune, S., Byrne, S., Fialho, L., De Meulder, P. P. B., Auffray, C., Hijazy, A., Power, S., Kermani, N. Z., van Bochove, K., MacLennan, S., Tripathee, S., PIONEER ConsortiumClinical genitourinary cancer, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 316.e1-316.e11Contributions to Journals: Review articlesRandomised controlled trial comparing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of various washout policies versus no washout policy in preventing catheter associated complications in adults living with long-term catheters: study protocol for the CATHETER II study
Abdel-fattah, M., Johnson, D., Constable, L., Thomas, R., Cotton, S., Tripathee, S., Cooper, D., Boran, S., Dimitropoulos, K., Evans, S., Granitsiotis, P., Hashim, H., Kilonzo, M., Larcombe, J., Little, P., MacLennan, S., Murchie, P., Myint, P., N’Dow, J., Norrie, J., Omar, M. I., Paterson, C., Scotland, G., Thiruchelvam, N., MacLennan, G.Trials, vol. 23, no. 1, 630Contributions to Journals: ArticlesOutcomes of importance to men with advanced prostate cancer: PIONEER interview study
Tripathee, S., Healey, J., Beyer, K., Venderbos, L. D., Van Hemelrijck, M., Roobol, M. J., Huber, J., Smith, E. J., Omar, M. I., N'Dow, J., MacLennan, S., MacLennan, S., PIONEER Consortium37th Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology, pp. S1550Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(22)01129-0
Patients’ and Health Care Professionals’ Expectations, Experience, and Perception of the Outcomes of Various Washout Policies in Preventing Catheter-associated Complications: Qualitative Study of the CATHETER II
Tripathee, S., Omar, I., Abdel-Fattah, M., MacLennan, S.European Urology Focus, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 235-238Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2021.02.010
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The Key Role of Patient Involvement in the Development of Core Outcome Sets in Prostate Cancer
Beyer, K., MacLennan, S., Moris, L., Lardas, M., Lardas, M., Mastris, K., Hooker, G., Greene, R., Briers, E., Omar, M. I., Healey, J., Tripathee, S., Gandaglia, G., Venderbos, L. D., Smith, E. J., Bjorkqvist, J., Asiimwe, A., Huberm, J., Roobol, M. J., Zong, J., Bjartell, A., N'Dow, J., Brigantii, A., MacLennan, S., Van Hemelrijck, M., The PIONEER ConsortiumEuropean Urology FocusContributions to Journals: ArticlesIncreasing Engagement for Breast Cancer Screening and Treatment: The "ICANTREAT" Community of Expertise Initiative
Kathrikolly, T. R., Nair, S., Poobalan, A., Shetty, R. S., Tripathee, S., MacLennan, S. J.Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, vol. 21, no. 12, pp. 3655-3659Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBenefits of an embedded qualitative study within clinical trials: Patient values and preferences
Tripathee, S., Omar, M. I., MacLennan, S.35th Annual EAU CongressContributions to Conferences: Abstracts