Ann Patricia Bowling

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Professor
Ann Patricia Bowling
UK
NationalityBritish, Irish
CitizenshipBritish
Irish
OccupationResearch professor
Years active1978 to present
Known forResearch on quality of life for older people
TitleProfessor
Board member ofAgeing Research and Health Expectations (formerly), International Journal of Ageing and Human Development (formerly)
AwardsBMA Medical Book Awards – Highly Commended on Basis of Medicine 1998, 2015; Fellowship of Faculty of Public Health, Royal College of Physicians (2006)
Academic background
EducationLowestoft Grammar School
Alma materUniversities of London and Wales
ThesisDelegation in General Practice (1981)
Doctoral advisorProfessor Roy Mapes
Academic work
DisciplineSociologist
Sub-disciplinePublic Health Sociology, Social Gerontology
School or traditionSociology and Anthropology
InstitutionsUniversity of Southampton
Main interestsAgeing, quality of life, inequalities in access to health care
WebsiteU. of Southampton webpage

Ann Patricia Bowling (born 7 May 1951) is a British and Irish sociologist and academic, specializing in research on ageing, quality of life, and research methods. Bowling developed the internationally recognized[1][2][3] Older People's Quality of Life questionnaire (OPQOL).[4][5][6][citation needed] Bowling was most recently Professor of Health Sciences, University of Southampton (2012–17),[7][8][9] where she is now visiting professor.

Work

Previously Bowling was Professor of Ageing at

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (1988–91),[21] following several research posts.[22]

Bowling's main work has focused on research and policy regarding quality of life in older age, and research methods in public health. She authored widely cited textbooks on research methods in public health Measuring Health: A Review of Quality of Life Measurement Scales[23] and Research Methods in Health: Investigating Health and Health Services.[24][25][26][27][28] Both have gone through four editions.

Bowling has been a member of various editorial boards, including the

International Journal of Aging and Human Development.[29]

Honours

In July 2006, Bowling was elected Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health, of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom.[22] Measuring Health won Highly Commended in the Basis of Medicine section in the 1998 British Medical Association Medical Book Competition.[22] Research Methods in Health won Highly Commended in Basis of Medicine section in the 2015 British Medical Association Medical Book Awards.[30][31]

Academic works

Books (selected)

  • Bowling, Ann (2017). Measuring health : a review of subjective health, well-being and quality of life measurement scales (4th ed.). London: Open Univ Press.
    OCLC 951645229
    .
  • Bowling, Ann (2014). Research methods in health : Investigating health and health services (4th ed.). Milton Keynes.
    OCLC 887254158.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
    )
  • Bowling, Ann Patricia (2023). Research methods in health: Investigating health and health services (5th ed.). Maidenhead Open Univ Press McGraw Hill.
    ISBN 9780335250936
    .

Journal articles (selected)

References

  1. PMID 27317441
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  2. PMID 26420314
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  3. PMID 24118843
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  4. PMID 22999305
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  5. ^ "OPQOL - Older People's Quality of Life". eprovide.mapi-trust.org. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  6. PMID 20168974
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  7. ^ "Cancer, Palliative and End of Life Care Research Projects 2012" (PDF). southampton.ac.uk. 2012.
  8. PMID 28360239
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  9. ISSN 0140-0460
    .
  10. ISBN 9780335233649
    .
  11. ^ "Research reveals keys to quality of life in old age". www.kingston.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Leading expert joins Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences". Kingston University – London. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  13. S2CID 145787992
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  14. S2CID 143063893
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  15. ^ "Ann Bowling's research while affiliated with University College London and other places". ResearchGate. 3 August 2018.
  16. ISSN 0307-1235
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  17. ISSN 0307-1235
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  18. S2CID 71401793
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  19. S2CID 72430657
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  20. ^ Saul, Helen (25 December 1993). "Dying swans?: Audiences expect their ballet dancers to be wraith-like graceful creatures. But the price may be too high". New Scientist. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018. A survey by Ann Bowling at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London found that almost half of all professional dancers have a chronic injury.
  21. S2CID 145072545
    .
  22. ^ a b c "Professor Ann Bowling | Health Sciences | University of Southampton". www.southampton.ac.uk. University of Southampton. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  23. ISBN 9780335261949
    .
  24. ISBN 9780335262755
    .
  25. ^ "Ann Bowling - Google Scholar Page". Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  26. doi:10.1027//0269-8803.14.2.126
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  27. doi:10.3109/09638289809166107
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  28. doi:10.1002/sim.755
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  29. S2CID 44637402
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  30. ^ "Congratulations go to… | Health Sciences | University of Southampton". www.southampton.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  31. ^ BMA Medical Book Awards 2015 Programme and Awards Winners (PDF). British Medical Association. 2015. p. 15.

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