Dr Edward Purssell
Contact
- Dr Edward Purssell
- +44 (0)20 7040 5955
- edward.purssell@city.ac.uk
Postal Address
City, University of London
Northampton Square
London
EC1V 0HB
United Kingdom
Northampton Square
London
EC1V 0HB
United Kingdom
About
Overview
Edward is a paediatric nurse specialising in paediatric medicine, infectious diseases and the treatment of fever and febrile illness. His main methodological interests are meta-analysis and the use of Bayesian methods; and he has experience in the use of the R language.
He joined City in 2018 after working as a Senior Lecturer at King's College London, where he helped to establish and run the PG Diploma in Nursing programme. He has been a member of the College Research Ethics Committee, and a NICE Guideline Development Group. He is on the NICE Register of Clinical Experts.
Qualifications
- PhD, King's College London, United Kingdom
- MSc Microbiology, Birkbeck College, University of London, United Kingdom
- Fellow, Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom
- Registered Nurse (adult and child), Nursing and Midwifery Council
Employment
- Senior Lecturer, City, University of London, Oct 2018 – present
- Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, King's College London, Apr 1999 – Sep 2018
Memberships of committees
- Member: Expert Adviser Panel for the NICE Centre for Guidelines
Publications
Conference papers and proceedings (6)
- Aitken, L., Kydonaki, K., Blackwood, B., Trahair, L.G., Purssell, E., Sekhon, M. … Walsh, T. (2020). The inconsistent relationship between depth of sedation and outcome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Peven, K., Bick, D., Purssell, E., Mallick, L. and Taylor, C. (2019). Provider training and implementation of newborn care interventions at facilities in Malawi: a secondary analysis of Service Provision Assessment survey data.
- Harris, J., Armes, J., Ream, E., Purssell, E. and Cornelius, V. (2018). Lesson learnt in developing predictive risk models in psychosocial-oncology: from evidence to implementation.
- Harris, J., Cornelius, V., Purssell, E., Ream, E. and Armes, J. (2018). A systematic review to identify risk factors for anxiety after treatment for non-metastatic breast cancer and evaluate multivariate model development.
- Sturt, J., Dennick, K., Hestler, D., Hunter, B.M., Oliver, J., Purssell, E. … Fisher, L. (2015). High rates of elevated diabetes distress in research populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Waters, A. and Purssell, E. (2013). The importance attributed to religious belief plays an important role in the attitude of UK nurses towards people with HIV.
Journal articles (88)
- Harris, J., Purssell, E., Cornelius, V., Ream, E., Jones, A. and Armes, J. (2020). Development and internal validation of a predictive risk model for anxiety after completion of treatment for early stage breast cancer. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 4(1). doi:10.1186/s41687-020-00267-w.
- Harris, J., Purssell, E., Ream, E., Jones, A., Armes, J. and Cornelius, V. (2020). How to Develop Statistical Predictive Risk Models in Oncology Nursing to Enhance Psychosocial and Supportive Care. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 36(6). doi:10.1016/j.soncn.2020.151089.
- Peven, K., Bick, D., Purssell, E., Rotevatn, T.A., Nielsen, J.H. and Taylor, C. (2020). Evaluating implementation strategies for essential newborn care interventions in low- and low middle-income countries: a systematic review. Health policy and planning, 35(2). doi:10.1093/heapol/czaa122.
- Purssell, E., Drey, N., Chudleigh, J., Creedon, S. and Gould, D.J. (2020). The Hawthorne effect on adherence to hand hygiene in patient care. Journal of Hospital Infection, 106(2), pp. 311–317. doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2020.07.028.
- Drey, N., Gould, D., Purssell, E., Chudleigh, J., Moralejo, D., Gallagher, R. … Pittet, D. (2020). Applying thematic synthesis to interpretation and commentary in epidemiological studies: Identifying what contributes to successful interventions to promote hand hygiene in patient care. BMJ Quality and Safety, 29(9), pp. 756–763. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009833.
- Gould, D., Lindström, H., Purssell, E. and Wigglesworth, N. (2020). Electronic hand hygiene monitoring: accuracy, impact on the Hawthorne effect and efficiency. Journal of Infection Prevention, 21(4), pp. 136–143. doi:10.1177/1757177420907999.
- Gould, D.J., McKnight, J., Leaver, M., Keene, C., Gaze, S. and Purssell, E. (2020). Qualitative interview study exploring frontline managers’ contributions to hand hygiene standards and audit: Local knowledge can inform practice. American Journal of Infection Control, 48(5), pp. 480–484. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2020.02.005.
- Purssell, E. (2020). Can the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme check-lists be used alongside Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation to improve transparency and decision-making? Journal of Advanced Nursing, 76(4), pp. 1082–1089. doi:10.1111/jan.14303.
- Peven, K., Purssell, E., Taylor, C., Bick, D. and Lopez, V.K. (2020). Breastfeeding support in low and middle-income countries: Secondary analysis of national survey data. Midwifery, 82. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2019.102601.
- Purssell, E., Gould, D. and Chudleigh, J. (2020). Impact of isolation on hospitalised patients who are infectious: Systematic review with meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 10(2). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030371.
- Gould, D., Chudleigh, J., Purssell, E., Drey, N. and Hawker, C. (2020). Reply to the Letter to the Editor regarding “Survey to explore understanding of the principles of aseptic technique: qualitative content analysis with descriptive analysis of confidence and training”. American Journal of Infection Control, 48(2), pp. 234–235. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2019.10.015.
- Walsh, H., McNeill, A., Purssell, E. and Duaso, M. (2020). A systematic review and Bayesian meta‐analysis of interventions which target or assess co‐use of tobacco and cannabis in single or multi‐substance interventions. Addiction. doi:10.1111/add.14993.
- Frood, S. and Purssell, E. (2020). “Barriers to” and “Recommendations for” providing care and support for children living as AIDS orphans in township communities in the Eastern Cape South Africa: A cluster analysis. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 13. doi:10.1016/j.ijans.2020.100210.
- Morley, J., Grocott, P., Purssell, E. and Murrells, T. (2019). Electrochemotherapy for the palliative management of cutaneous metastases: A systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 45(12), pp. 2257–2267. doi:10.1016/j.ejso.2019.07.003.
- Xyrichis, A., Fletcher, S., Brearley, S., Philippou, J., Purssell, E., Terblanche, M. … Reeves, S. (2019). Interventions to promote patients and families' involvement in adult intensive care settings: A protocol for a mixed-method systematic review. Systematic Reviews, 8(1). doi:10.1186/s13643-019-1102-9.
- Purssell, E. (2019). Using GRADE to reduce the theory-practice gap. Nurse Education Today, 74, pp. 82–84. doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2018.12.008.
- McCrae, N. and Purssell, E. (2018). Response to “Calling for a Shared Understanding of Sampling Terminology in Qualitative Research: Proposed Clarifications Derived From Critical Analysis of a Methods Overview by McCrae and Purssell” by Stephen Gentles and Silvia Vilches (International Journal of Qualitative Research, 2017). International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 17(1). doi:10.1177/1609406918804684.
- Gould, D.J., Drey, N.S., Chudleigh, J., King, M.F., Wigglesworth, N. and Purssell, E. (2018). Isolating infectious patients: organizational, clinical, and ethical issues. American Journal of Infection Control, 46(8). doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2018.05.024.
- Gould, D.J., Chudleigh, J., Purssell, E., Hawker, C., Gaze, S., James, D. … Drey, N. (2018). Survey to explore understanding of the principles of aseptic technique: Qualitative content analysis with descriptive analysis of confidence and training. American Journal of Infection Control, 46(4), pp. 393–396. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2017.10.008.
- Gould, D.J., Navaïe, D., Purssell, E., Drey, N.S. and Creedon, S. (2018). Changing the paradigm: messages for hand hygiene education and audit from cluster analysis. Journal of Hospital Infection, 98(4), pp. 345–351. doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2017.07.026.
- Mansell, R. and Purssell, E. (2018). Treatment abandonment in children with cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 74(4), pp. 800–808. doi:10.1111/jan.13476.
- Nissen, S., Purssell, E., Shaw, K., Bailey, C., Efstathiou, N. and Dunford, C. (2018). Impaired mobility associated with an increased likelihood of death in children: A systematic review. Journal of Child Health Care, 22(1), pp. 147–158. doi:10.1177/1367493517732839.
- Bertille, N., Purssell, E., Hjelm, N., Bilenko, N., Chiappini, E., de Bont, E.G.P.M. … Chalumeau, M. (2018). Symptomatic management of febrile illnesses in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis of parents' knowledge and behaviors and their evolution over time. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 6. doi:10.3389/fped.2018.00279.
- Burgess, A. and Purssell, E. (2017). What is the relationship between increased access to HAART, relationship status and fertility decisions amongst HIV-positive women? A literature review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(23-24), pp. 3800–3810. doi:10.1111/jocn.13731.
- McCrae, N., Gettings, S. and Purssell, E. (2017). Social Media and Depressive Symptoms in Childhood and Adolescence: A Systematic Review. Adolescent Research Review, 2(4), pp. 315–330. doi:10.1007/s40894-017-0053-4.
- Purssell, E. (2017). Preventing infection in intravenous catheters in the community. British Journal of Community Nursing, 22(8), pp. 374–377. doi:10.12968/bjcn.2017.22.8.374.
- Pettit, S., Cresta, E., Winkley, K., Purssell, E. and Armes, J. (2017). Glycaemic control in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus during and after cancer treatment: A systematic review and metaanalysis. PLoS ONE, 12(5). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0176941.
- Duaso, M.J., Bakhshi, S., Mujika, A., Purssell, E. and While, A.E. (2017). Nurses’ smoking habits and their professional smoking cessation practices. A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 67, pp. 3–11. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.10.011.
- McCrae, N. and Purssell, E. (2016). Is it really theoretical? A review of sampling in grounded theory studies in nursing journals. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 72(10), pp. 2284–2293. doi:10.1111/jan.12986.
- Bertille, N., Purssell, E., Corrard, F., Chiappini, E. and Chalumeau, M. (2016). Fever phobia 35 years later: Did we fail? Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, 105(1), pp. 9–10. doi:10.1111/apa.13221.
- McCrae, N. and Purssell, E. (2015). Eligibility criteria in systematic reviews published in prominent medical journals: A methodological review. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 21(6), pp. 1052–1058. doi:10.1111/jep.12448.
- Sampat, B. and Purssell, E. (2015). Routine screening of women having caesarean section for MRSA: Ritual or rational? British Journal of Midwifery, 23(8), pp. 560–564. doi:10.12968/bjom.2015.23.8.560.
- Purssell, E. and Collin, J. (2015). Fever phobia: The impact of time and mortality – A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 56, pp. 81–89. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.11.001.
- Richardson, M. and Purssell, E. (2015). Who's afraid of fever? Archives of Disease in Childhood, 100(9), pp. 818–820. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2014-307483.
- McCrae, N., Blackstock, M. and Purssell, E. (2015). Eligibility criteria in systematic reviews: A methodological review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 52(7), pp. 1269–1276. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.02.002.
- Purssell, E. (2015). Reviewing the importance of the cold chain in the distribution of vaccines. British Journal of Community Nursing, 20(10), pp. 481–486. doi:10.12968/bjcn.2015.20.10.481.
- Purssell, E. (2014). Shingles vaccination: Background and advice for community nurses. British Journal of Community Nursing, 19(9), pp. 442–446. doi:10.12968/bjcn.2014.19.9.442.
- Akpaloo, W. and Purssell, E. (2014). Does the use of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in treating patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria reduce the risk for recurrent new falciparum infection more than artemether-lumefantrine? Malaria Research and Treatment, 2014. doi:10.1155/2014/263674.
- Purssell, E. (2014). Cyclooxygenase inhibitors inhibit antibody response through interference with MAPK/ERK pathways and BLIMP-1 inhibition. Medical Hypotheses, 83(3), pp. 372–377. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2014.06.015.
- Duaso, M.J., Mcdermott, M.S., Mujika, A., Purssell, E. and While, A. (2014). Do doctors' smoking habits influence their smoking cessation practices? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction, 109(11), pp. 1811–1823. doi:10.1111/add.12680.
- Purssell, E. (2014). Fever in children - A concept analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 23(23-24), pp. 3575–3582. doi:10.1111/jocn.12347.
- Purssell, E. and While, A.E. (2014). Czy zastosowanie leków przeciwgora̧czkowych u dzieci z ostrymi zakazeniami wydłuza czas trwania choroby? Przegla̧d systematyczny i metaanaliza. Pediatria Polska, 89(2). doi:10.1016/j.pepo.2014.02.002.
- Purssell, E. (2013). Reply. Journal of Pediatrics, 163(6), pp. 1796–1797. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.09.015.
- Purssell, E. and While, A. (2013). Parental self-efficacy and its measurement - an evaluation of a parental self-efficacy measurement scale. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 22(9-10), pp. 1487–1494. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04308.x.
- Purssell, E., Fanner, M. and Barnes, A. (2013). Needs and priorities of young people with human immunodeficiency virus. Nursing children and young people, 25(4), pp. 20–24. doi:10.7748/ncyp2013.05.25.4.20.e192.
- Purssell, E. (2013). Antipyretic use in children: More than just temperature. Jornal de Pediatria, 89(1), pp. 1–3. doi:10.1016/j.jped.2013.02.001.
- Purssell, E. and While, A.E. (2013). Does the use of antipyretics in children who have acute infections prolong febrile illness? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Pediatrics, 163(3). doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.03.069.
- Purssell, E. (2012). A topic in 10 questions: Gastrointestinal infections from a nutritional perspective. The journal of family health care, 22(1), pp. 28–29.
- Purssell, E. (2011). Systematic review of studies comparing combined treatment with paracetamol and ibuprofen, with either drug alone. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 96(12), pp. 1175–1179. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2011-300424.
- Purssell, E. and While, A. (2011). P=nothing, or why we should not teach healthcare students about statistics. Nurse Education Today, 31(8), pp. 837–840. doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2010.11.017.
- Purssell, E. (2011). Available evidence insufficient to assess safety and effectiveness of flu vaccines for older people. Evidence-Based Nursing, 13(3), pp. 72–72. doi:10.1136/ebn1064.
- Purssell, E. and While, A. (2011). Development of a scale to measure parental self-efficacy in the care of pre-school children during periods of health and minor illness: Integrating health and social policy methods. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 20(11-12), pp. 1623–1631. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03591.x.
- Purssell, E. and While, A. (2011). Knowledge about pandemic influenza in healthcare and non-healthcare students in London. Health Education Journal, 70(2), pp. 217–224. doi:10.1177/0017896910376228.
- Purssell, E. (2010). Available evidence insufficient to assess safety and effectiveness of flu vaccines for older people. Evidence-Based Nursing, 13(3), p. 72. doi:10.1136/ebn.13.3.72.
- Purssell, E. (2009). Prevention and management of gastrointestinal infections in infants from a nutritional perspective. The journal of family health care, 19(6), pp. 200–203.
- Purssell, E. (2009). Uncertainties and Anxieties about Vaccination, Answering Parent's Concerns. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 24(5), pp. 433–440. doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2009.03.002.
- Purssell, E., While, A. and Coomber, B. (2009). Tympanic thermometry--normal temperature and reliability. Paediatric nursing, 21(6), pp. 40–43.
- Purssell, E. (2009). Upper respiratory tract infection in infants from a nutritional perspective. The journal of family health care, 19(5), pp. 164–168.
- Purssell, E. (2009). Parental fever phobia and its evolutionary correlates. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 18(2), pp. 210–218. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02077.x.
- Purssell, E. (2008). Combining paracetamol and ibuprofen for fever in children. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 337. doi:10.1136/bmj.a1590.
- Purssell, E. (2008). Paracetamol with ibuprofen: Combining paracetamol and ibuprofen for fever in children. BMJ, 337(7670), p. 593.
- Purssell, E. (2008). Combining paracetamol and ibuprofen for fever in children. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 337. doi:10.1136/bmj.a1590.
- Purssell, E. (2007). Treatment of fever and over-the-counter medicines. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 92(10), pp. 900–901. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.118810.
- Purssell, E. (2007). Commentary on Farnell S, Maxwell L, Tan, S, Rhodes A & Phillips A (2005) Temperature measurement: Comparison of non-invasive methods used in adult critical care. Journal of Clinical Nursing 14, 632-639. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 16(1), pp. 217–219. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01419.x.
- Purssell, E. (2006). Response. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 15(12), p. 1595. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01686.x.
- Purssell, E. (2005). Symptoms in the host: Infection and treatment model. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 14(5), pp. 555–561. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.01109.x.
- Purssell, E. (2005). Evolutionary nursing: The case of infectious diseases. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 49(2), pp. 164–172. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03276.x.
- Purssell, E. (2004). Fever phobia revisited [2]. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 89(1), pp. 89–90.
- Purssell, E. (2004). Exploring the evidence surrounding the debate on MMR and autism. British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing), 13(14), pp. 834–838. doi:10.12968/bjon.2004.13.14.14309.
- Purssell, E. (2003). Paediatric Neurosurgery. A Handbook for the Multidisciplinary Team. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 41(3), pp. 314–315. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.t01-1-25862.x.
- Purssell, E. (2003). Community-acquired MRSA in children. Paediatric nursing, 15(2), pp. 47–51.
- Purssell, E. (2002). Commentary: Children infected with meningitis before 1 year of age were at increased risk of disability at 5 years of age. Evidence-Based Nursing, 5(2), p. 59. doi:10.1136/ebn.5.2.59.
- Purssell, E. (2002). Treating fever in children: paracetamol or ibuprofen? British journal of community nursing, 7(6), pp. 316–320. doi:10.12968/bjcn.2002.7.6.10477.
- Purssell, E. (2002). HIV and breastfeeding feedback. Professional nurse (London, England), 18(2).
- Purssell, E. (2001). Antibiotic risk should be emphasised. Professional nurse (London, England), 17(2), p. 92.
- Purssell, E. (2001). 20 years of AIDS. Paediatric nursing, 13(6), p. 3. doi:10.7748/paed.13.6.3.s1.
- Purssell, E. (2000). Physical treatment of fever. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 82(3), pp. 238–239. doi:10.1136/adc.82.3.238.
- Purssell, E. (2000). The use of antipyretic medications in the prevention of febrile convulsions in children. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 9(4), pp. 473–480. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2702.2000.00360.x.
- Purssell, E. (1999). Flu is wreaking havoc. Nursing times, 95(2), p. 43.
- Purssell, E. (1998). The diagnosis, transmission and prevention of HIV-1 in the infant under 18 months of age: Implications for nursing practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 7(4), pp. 297–306. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2702.1998.00236.x.
- Purssell, E. (1998). An infection out of season: respiratory syncytial virus. Paediatric nursing, 10(8), pp. 27–28. doi:10.7748/paed.10.8.27.s20.
- Purssell, E. (1998). A lack of attention to infection control procedures. Nursing times, 94(40), p. 45.
- Purssell, E. and Gould, D. (1997). A common ailment. Nursing times, 93(3), pp. 53–56.
- Purssell, E. (1996). Preventing nosocomial infection in paediatric wards. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 5(5), pp. 313–318. doi:10.1111/jocn.1996.5.5.313.
- Purssell, E. (1995). LISTENING TO CHILDREN: MEDICAL TREATMENT AND CONSENT. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 21(4), pp. 623–624. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2648.1995.21040623.x.
- Purssell, E. (1994). The process of normalisation in children with chronic illness. Paediatric nursing, 6(10), pp. 26–28. doi:10.7748/paed.6.10.26.s28.
- Purssell, E. (1994). Telling children about their impending death. British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing), 3(3), pp. 119–120. doi:10.12968/bjon.1994.3.3.119.
- Purssell, E., Drey, N., Chudleigh, J., Gould, D., Gallagher, R. and Hawker, C. Survey with content analysis to explore nurses’ satisfaction with opportunities to undertake continuing professional education in relation to aseptic technique. Nurse Education Today.