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Dr Emma Lidington, PhD

Emma

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Cancer Behavioural Science

Email: e.lidington@qmul.ac.uk

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I joined the Cancer Prevention Trials Unit (previously at King’s College London) in February 2022 as a post-doctoral research associate in behavioural science. My background is in psychobiology and public health research. I did my PhD on the care experiences and supportive care needs of young adults with cancer. I also conducted similar work focusing on the development and use of patient-reported outcomes in cancer research and routine care and is currently the Publications Editor of the EORTC Quality of Life Group.

I moved from the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust where I was a trial manager in a new team implementing a system for digitally collecting patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials.

My research now focuses on using behavioural science to understand and encourage participation in cancer prevention clinical trials and the acceptability and psychological impact of new cancer screening programmes. 

Research

Research Interests:

•    Understanding the psychological impact and acceptability of new screening tests and programmes, for example in relation to a new at-home urine testing kit for bladder cancer and the new capsule sponge test for oesophageal cancer
•    Understanding barriers and facilitators to uptake of new screening tests and programmes
•    Exploring the use of patient-reported outcomes to assess relevant psychological concepts
•    Understanding and improving the inclusivity of population-based cancer screening trials

 

Publications

  • Schmeising‐Barnes N, Derksen C, Jones CK et al. (2026). How has Acceptability Been Defined and Measured in Cancer Screening Research? A Scoping Review. nameOfConference


  • Lidington E, Schmeising-Barnes N, Goff M et al. (publicationYear). Acceptability of at-home urine self-testing for bladder health problems: a qualitative study. nameOfConference


  • Hamzeh H, Meer S, Rothmund-Grenier M et al. (2026). Mapping the EORTC item library to the World Health Organization international classification of functioning, disability and health: a content analysis. nameOfConference


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  • Dragan T, Hubel N, Lehmann J et al. (publicationYear). Integration of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Clinical Practice for Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Survey. nameOfConference


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  • Rammant E, Ramsey I, M. de Ligt K et al. (2026). Barriers and facilitators for implementing patient-reported outcome measures in oncology practices: an umbrella review. nameOfConference


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  • Lidington E, Stiles M, Maudsley J et al. (publicationYear). Establishing a set of acceptable demographic questions for use in health research through public consultation. nameOfConference


  • Lidington E, Ragupathy D, Schmeising‐Barnes N et al. (2026). The Psychological Impact of Screen‐Detected Cancer: A Systematic Review. nameOfConference


  • Sodergren SC, Husson O, Janssen S et al. (2025). Development of a Health-Related Quality of Life Tool for Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer. nameOfConference


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  • Kelley-Jones C, Schmeising-Barnes N, Bonfield S et al. (publicationYear). Challenges of assessing acceptability in the context of cancer screening: a behavioral science perspective. nameOfConference


  • Vrancken Peeters NJMC, Georgopoulou S, Kulakowski R et al. (2025). Effect of a digital tool on breast cancer specific health-related quality of life and psychological distress: secondary results from the ADAPT study. nameOfConference


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