Dr Olga Boiko PhD

Dr Olga Boiko

Institute of Applied Health Research
Research Fellow

Contact details

Email
o.boiko@bham.ac.uk
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Address
Murray Learning Centre - first floor
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT

Olga is a medical sociologist with the expertise in process evaluations, implementation research and theories of health and illness. She is a qualitative and mixed-method methodologist who has been exploring patients’ and professional stakeholders’ perspectives in order to understand their experiences of health and health care. Olga’s recent interests are coalesced around implementation science, in particular, the acceptability of different interventions (including novel medicines), monitoring tools, guidelines and screening programs.

ORCiD: 0000-0002-1310-1949

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Qualifications

  • PhD in Medical Sociology, University of Sheffield, 2009
  • MSc in Social Work, Gothenburg University, 2001
  • MPhil in Sociology, Saratov State Technical University, 1999
  • BSc in Psychology, Saratov State University, 1996 

Biography

Olga’s PhD focused on the ethnography of dental encounters scrutinised with the help of Luhmann’s systems theory which allowed for the development of a new analytical methodology, such as form analysis. Since then, Olga was involved in a wide range of studies set at primary, secondary healthcare interface including doctor-patient interactions, PROM development and implementation, workforce retention, evaluation of research-academic collaborations and NICE guidelines, antibiotics reduction, evaluation of integrated care systems, and quality improvement studies. In 2022-2024 she had an industrial appointment with a consulting company and delivered evidence-based solutions for pharmaceutical companies in the US and Europe. Olga is currently coordinating a Work package within the European research program which aimed at eliciting the impacts of the population screening for Type 1 Diabetes and is also involved in participatory research with disadvantaged communities.  

Teaching

Olga has taught on Masters in Public Health as well as other healthcare-related modules.

Research

Research interests

  • Implementation science
  • Healthcare evaluations
  • Experiences of health and illness

 Current projects

  • EDENT1FI (Horizon 2020) - European action for the diagnosis of early non-clinical type 1 diabetes for disease interception study
  • IMPACT (NIHR RfPB) - Improving Participation in Type 1 Diabetes Research in Children and Young People from Disadvantaged Communities

Publications

Watson K, Sheldon H, Boiko O, Sevdalis N. et al. (2024) Remote monitoring of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a mixed methods evaluation across six hospitals in London, UK. Rheumatology. Feb 24:keae112.

Sanderson M, Allen P, Osipovic D, Petsoulas C, Boiko O, Lorne K (2023) Developing architecture of system management in the English NHS: evidence from a qualitative study of three Integrated Care Systems. BMJ Open, 13 (2) e065993

Sheldon H, Boiko O, Martin M, Demetriou L, Watson K. et al. (2022) Evaluation of the scale up of remote monitoring in rheumatology outpatients across three NHS Trusts in South East London, UK: study protocol. Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1195041/v1.

Boiko O., Edwards M., Miles S, Zchaler S, Rafferty AM. (2021)  Interprofessional deficits in patient flow management: an interview study of the views of Emergency Department staff involved in patient admissions. Journal of Interprofessional care.  May-Jun;35(3):334-342.

Boiko O, Allen P, Osipovic D, Sanderson M, Checkland K. (2020) NHS procurement and the origins of the NHS PPE crisis. British Journal of Healthcare Management 16 (9).

Boiko O, Burgess C, Fox R, Ashworth M, Gulliford M. et al (2020) Risks of use and non-use of antibiotics in primary care. Qualitative study of prescribers' views. BMJ Open 10(10):e038851.

Boiko O, Burgess C, Gulliford M. (2020) Revisiting patient expectations and experiences of antibiotics in an era of antimicrobial resistance: Qualitative study. Health Expectations. 23(5): 1250–1258.

Sharma S, Boiko O, Rafferty AM. (2020) The role and contribution of nurses to patient flow management in acute hospitals: a systematic review of mixed methods studies. International Journal of Nursing Studies. Oct:110:103709.

Gulliford M, Sun X, Charlton J, Winter J, Bunce C, Boiko O, Fox R, Little P, Moore M, Hay A, Ashworth M. (2020) Serious bacterial infections and antibiotic prescribing in primary care: cohort study using electronic health records in the UK. BMJ Open V.10, issue 2.

Halter, M., Boiko, O., Pelone, F., Beignton, C., Harris, R., Gale, J., Gourlay, S., Drennan, V. (2017) The determinants and consequences of adult nursing staff turnover: a systematic review of systematic reviews. BMC Health Services Research. 17:824.

Halter, M., Pelone, F., Boiko, O., Beignton, C., Harris, R., Gale, J., Gourlay, S., Drennan, V. (2017) Interventions to reduce adult nursing turnover: a systematic review of systematic reviews. The Open Nursing Journal. 11: 108-123.

De Raeve P, Rafferty AM, Bariball L, Young R, Boiko O. (2017) EU accession: A policy window opportunity for nursing? Health Policy. 121(3): 292-299

Farrington C, Burt J, Boiko O, Campbell J, Roland M. (2016) Doctors’ engagement with patient experience surveys in primary and secondary care: a qualitative study. Health Expectations. 20: 385–394.

Boiko O, Campbell J, Elmore N, Davey A, Roland M and Burt J. (2015) The role of patient experience surveys in quality assurance and improvement: a focus group study in English general practice. Health Expectations. 18 (6): 1982-1994. 

Maramba I, Davey A, Elliott M, Roberts M, Roland M, Brown F, Burt J, Boiko O, Campbell J. (2015) Web-based textual analysis of free-text patient experience comments form a survey in primary care JMIR Medical Informatics. Vol 3(2): 1-12.

Boiko O, Sheaff R, Child S and Gericke C. (2014) Risk, dangers and competing clinical decisions on venous thromboembolism in hospital in-patients.Sociology of Health and Illness. Vol 36(6): 932-947.

Bateman A, Sheaff R, Child S, Boiko O, Ukoumunne O, Nokes T, Copplestone A, and Gericke C. (2013) The implementation of nice guidance on venous thromboembolism risk assessment and prophylaxis: a before-after observational study to assess the impact on patient safety across four hospitals in England. BMC Health Services Research, 13: 203.

Child S, Sheaff R, Boiko O, Bateman A, Gericke C. (2013) Has incentive payment improved venous thrombo-embolism risk assessment and treatment of hospital in-patients. F1000 Research. http://f1000r.es/8k.

Gibson BJ., Boiko, O. (2012) The experience of health and illness: polycontextural meaning and accounts of illness. Social Theory & Health 10 (2), 156-187.

Bateman, AG., Sheaff, R., Child, S., Boiko, O., Ukoumunne, O., CA Gericke.  (2011) The impact of the implementation of NICE guidance on Venous Thromboembolism risk assessment and patient safety across four hospitals in England. Value in Health, 15 (7), A535.

Boiko OV, Robinson PG, Ward PR and Gibson BJ (2011) Form and semantics of communication in dental encounters: oral health, probability and time. Sociology of Health and Illness. Vol 33(1): 17-32.

Child, S., Boiko, O., Sheaff, R., Nokes, T., Copplestone A. (2011) Implementing models of care to prevent venous thromboembolism in hospital in-patients: which is the best method? British Journal of Haematology, 153, 88.

Gibson, B., Boiko, OV., Robinson, P., Barlow, A., Player, T., Locker, D. (2010) The everyday impact of dentine sensitivity: personal and functional aspects. Social Science and Dentistry, 1(1), 11-20.

Boiko, O. (2010) Dentist-patient communication: how do the models correspond? Social Science and Dentistry. Vol 1 (2): 57-67.

Boiko OV, Baker SR, Gibson BJ, Locker D, Sufi F, Barlow A and Robinson PG. (2010) Construction and validation of the quality of life measure for dentine hypersensitivity (DHEQ).Journal of Clinical Periodontology. Vol 37(11): 973-980.

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