Dr Carolina Goncalves
Biography
I graduated from the University of Aveiro (Portugal) in 2012 with a degree in physiotherapy. After a short period of work in private practice I was awarded EU funding to do a research internship at the University of Southampton.
Following my interest in combining clinical practice and research, I completed a clinical-academic PhD in 2020. My PhD research focused on physical activity for people living with dementia (at the University of Southampton) which I did alongside working as a physiotherapist in an in-patient Older Person's Mental Health unit (St James' hospital - Solent NHS trust).
Since completing my PhD, I continued to work clinically, now as a rotational physiotherapist at Worthing hospital, where I also deliver clinical research alongside other research-active clinicians. More recently I also joined the 91¸£ÀûÍø as a physiotherapy lecturer, which has enabled me to use my clinical and research experience to teach future physiotherapists.
Research interests
I am interested in research about rehabilitation, particularly in elderly care, that can be directly applied to clinical practice.
I am currently doing research about the use of mobility scores to predict care and discharge planning of people living with dementia in a acute hospital. This is part the springboard award by the NIHR ARC Kent, Surrey and Sussex. I am also supporting colleagues using technology to support rehabilitation in several population groups, including older people following hip fractures and intensive care survivors.
My current research interests include:
- mobility and physical activity levels in acute hospitals
- falls prevention and rehabilitation after falls
- physical activity for people living with dementia
- use of technology in rehabilitation
- intensive care survival and rehabilitation
- outcome measurement
- patient and public involvement and engagement
Teaching responsibilities
I contribute to teaching across the pre-registration MSc in physiotherapy at the university of 91¸£ÀûÍø. I am the module co-ordinator for "Professional principles and clinical management" and "Complex cases in physiotherapy".
Research outputs
2024
Wodecka, L., Koulouglioti, C., Viera Goncalves, A. C., Hill, A., Hodgson, L.
1 May 2024, In: Journal of the Intensive Care Society. 25, 2, p. 181 - 189
Research output: Article
2023
Hewage, K., Fosker, S., Venn, R., Goncalves, A. C., Koulouglioti, C., Hodgson, L.
1 Mar 2023, In: Future Healthcare Journal. 10, 1, p. 14-20, 7p.
Research output: Article
Gonçalves, A., Williams, A., Koulouglioti, C., Leckie, T., Hunter, A., Fitzpatrick, D., Richardson, A., Hardy, B., Venn, R., Hodgson, L.
1 Jan 2023, In: Nursing in Critical Care. 28, 1, p. 80-88
Research output: Article
2022
Hunter, A., Leckie, T., Coe, O., Hardy, B., Fitzpatrick, D., Goncalves, A. C., Standing, M., Koulouglioti, C., Richardson, A., Hodgson, L.
2 May 2022, In: JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies. 9, 2, 11p., e25494
Research output: Article
2021
Hunter, A., Leckie, T., Fitzpatrick, D., Goncalves, A. C., Richardson, A., Hodgson, L.
4 May 2021, In: Future Healthcare Journal. 8, 2, p. e326-e329
Research output: Article
2020
Souto-Miranda , S., Goncalves, A. C., Valente, C., Freitas, C., Sousa, A. C. A., Marques, A.
29 Oct 2020, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 21, 10p., 7968
Research output: Article
Goncalves, A. C., Leckie, T., Hunter, A., Fitzpatrick, D., Richardson, A., Hardy, B., Koulouglioti, C., Hodgson, L.
2 Oct 2020, In: International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. 27, 10, 9p.
Research output: Article
Goncalves, A. C., Marques, A., Samuel, D., Demain, S.
1 Sep 2020, In: Physiotherapy. 108
Research output: Article
Goncalves, A. C., Demain, S., Samuel, D., Marques, A.
3 Jul 2020, In: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 1, 10, p. 1267–1274
Research output: Article
Goncalves, A. C., Samuel, D., Ramsay, M., Demain, S., Marques, A.
1 Jun 2020, In: The Gerontologist. 60, 4, p. 682–692
Research output: Article