Andrea Gibson

Registered Nurse – Adult (Level 2) 1988

Registered Nurse – Adult 1994

Research Sister

Phone: 0113 2067628

Email: medagiba@leeds.ac.uk

Andrea joined the Patient Reported Outcomes Group as a research nurse in 2014. She has worked in Oncology since 2004 this has included chemotherapy delivery including toxicity assessment and a member of the Phase One clinical trials team at LTHT.

Since joining the team Andrea has worked significantly on projects involving patients remotely reporting  symptoms of cancer treatment. During this time she has developed and created patient facing websites with patient self-management advice, an e-learning training package for clinical staff and plays a key role in training colleagues in study management and I.T. practices that are relevant to the projects undertaken.

Presentations and Publications

  • Holch P, Absolom K, Henry A, Walker K, Gibson A, Hudson E, Rogers Z… Velikova G. (2022). Online symptom monitoring during pelvic radiotherapy: randomised pilot trial of eRAPID intervention. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics – in press. https://www.redjournal.org/article/S0360-3016(22)03416-2/fulltext#seccesectitle0001
  • Absolom K, Warrington L, Hudson E, Hewison J, Morris C, Holch P, Carter R, Gibson A, Holmes M, Clayton B, Rogers Z, McParland L, Conner M, Glidewell L, Woroncow B, Dawkins B, Dickinson S, Hulme C, Brown J, Velikova G. Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial of eRAPID: eHealth Intervention During Chemotherapy. J Clin Oncol. 2021 Mar 1;39(7):734-747. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.02015. Epub 2021 Jan 8. PMID: 33417506.
  • Warrington L, Absolom K, Holch P, Gibson A, Clayton B, Velikova G. Online tool for monitoring adverse events in patients with cancer during treatment (eRAPID): field testing in a clinical setting. BMJ Open 2019;9:e025185. URL: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025185
  • Absolom K, Gibson A & Velikova G. Engaging Patients and Clinicians in Online Reporting of Adverse Effects During Chemotherapy for Cancer: The eRAPID System (Electronic Patient Self-Reporting of Adverse Events: Patient Information and aDvice). Med Care. 2019 May;57 Suppl 5 Suppl 1:S59-S65. https:doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001085.
  • Gibson A, Holch P, Carter R, Clayton B, Dickinson S, Davidson S, Routledge J, Glennon J, Henry A, Franks K , Velikova G.(16th March 2017) Development of online patient advice for the self-management of low-level radiotherapy and chemotherapy related toxicities (eRAPID): Involvement of patients and staff. In The British Psychosocial Oncology Society’s (BPOS) Annual Conference. Vol. 26 (suppl 2.). Pp 10-28. Oxford: Psycho-oncology.
  • Warrington L, Absolom K, Holmes M, Rogers Z, Gibson A, Clayton B, Mukerjee R, Hughes N, Velikova G. (16th March 2017) ‘It’s almost like a chemo buddy’. Cancer patient’s engagement with an online system to report symptoms and side-effects of treatment online (eRAPID). In The British Psychosocial Oncology Society’s (BPOS) Annual Conference. Vol. XX. Pp 1-XX. Oxford: Psycho-oncology
  • Absolom K, Warrington L, Gibson A, Homles M, Rogers Z, Holch P, Clayton B, Morris C, Bamforth L, Carter R, Brown J, Hulme C, Hewison J, Henry K, Conner M, Samy F & Velikova G. November 2016. eRAPID electronic patient self-Reporting of Adverse-events- Patient Information and aDvice: Results from internal pilot phase of an RCT in systemic cancer treatment. The 2017 National Cancer Research Institute Conference. Liverpool.
  • Absolom K, Warrington L, Gibson A, Holmes M, Rogers Z, Clayton B, Holch P & Velikova G. October 2016. eRAPID electronic patient self-reporting of adverse- events—patient information and advice: results from pilot phase of an RCT in systemic cancer treatment. The 23rd ISOQOL Annual Conference. Copenhagen.
  • Holch P, Gibson A, Rogers Z, Holmes M, Clayton B, Henry A, Davidson S, Routledge J & Velikova G. October 2016. Usability testing of an online symptom report and management system in radical prostate radiotherapy (RT) patients: preliminary findings of the eRAPID RT programme. The 18th International Psycho Oncology Society Congress (IPOS) Conference. Dublin.
  • Warrington L, Absolom K, Holmes M, Rogers Z, Gibson A, Clayton B, Holch P, Carter R, Kellar I, Conner M, Velikova G. (March 2016) Does the Patient Activation Measure (PAM) predict engagement with an online system for patients to report and manage symptoms during and after cancer treatment? In The British Psychosocial Oncology Society’s (BPOS) Annual Conference. Vol. 25. pp 1-22. Cambridge: Psycho-oncology
  • Warrington L, Absolom K, Holch P, Gibson A, Horne B, Carter R, Bamforth L, Velikova G (2015) Developing a system for cancer patients to report symptoms and side-effects of treatment online (eRAPID): Patient experiences from a usability study. Psycho-Oncology 24: 7-8
  • Warrington L, Absolom K, Holch P, Gibson A, Horne B, Carter R, Bamforth L, Velikova G (July 2015) Usability study of eRAPID: an online system for cancer patients to report symptoms and side-effects during treatment. In Yorkshire Cancer Research Annual Meeting. Harrogate
  • Warrington L, Absolom K, Holch P, Gibson A, Horne B, Carter R, Bamforth L, Velikova G. (June 2015) Usability study of eRAPID: an online system for cancer patients to report symptoms and side-effects during treatment. In Faculty of Medicine and Health Postgraduate Conference. Leeds
  • Gibson A, Absolom K, Warrington L, Holch T, Holmes M, Clayton B, Rogers Z, Velikova G. (June 2015) An Overview of eRAPID: electronic patient self-Reporting of Adverse-events: Patient Information and aDvice. A Randomised controlled trial in systemic cancer treatment. In UK Clinical Trials Conference for Supportive Care in Cancer Research. Sheffield
  • Warrington L, Absolom K, Holch P, Gibson A, Horne B, Carter R, Bamforth L, Velikova G. (June 2015) Usability study of eRAPID: an online system for cancer patients to report symptoms and side-effects during treatment. In MHealth. Galway
  • Warrington L, Absolom K, Holch P, Gibson A, Horne B, Carter R, Bamforth L, Velikova G (June 2015) Usability study of eRAPID: an online system for cancer patients to report symptoms and side-effects during treatment. In Innovations in Health Psychology. Galway
  • Warrington L, Absolom K, Holch P, Gibson A, Clayton B, Carter R, Bamforth L, Velikova G. (May 2015) Developing a system for cancer patients to report symptoms and side-effects of treatment online (eRAPID): Patient experiences from a usability study. In White Rose Doctoral Training Centre Conference. York
  • Warrington L, Absolom K, Holch P, Gibson A, Clayton B, Carter R, Bamforth L, Velikova G. (March 2015) Developing a system for cancer patients to report symptoms and side-effects of treatment online (eRAPID): Patient experiences from a usability study. In The British Psychosocial Oncology Society (BPOS) Annual Conference Leeds: Psycho-Oncology, 24, pp 7-8
  • Gibson A, McAnena S, Beirne D. (2014) Delivering biological agents within clinical trials: Challenges and worked solutions. In The 10th Annual Conference of the UK Clinical Research Facilities. Sheffield