Dr Sarah Hallas
Elderly Care Researcher
ORCID 000-008-473-0553
Sarah is a research fellow in the Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research. She has worked on the HERO (Home-based Extended Rehabilitation programme for frail Older people) trial, and the Novavax and RECOVERY COVID 19 trials. She has contributed to the mapping review for the POPPY (Pain in Older PeoPle with FrailtY) study. Sarah currently manages the national Community Ageing Research Study 75+ (CARE75+).
Before joining the Unit Sarah has undertaken a PhD which developed a core outcome set for venous leg ulceration research evaluations. Sarah is a registered nurse and has worked predominantly in hepatology, palliative and elderly care services.
Sarah’s research interests include ageing, leg ulcers, core outcome sets, hepatology, loneliness and mental health.
Recent Publications
Brown L, Antcliff D, Clegg A, Grice A, Schofield P, Suleman A, Williams A, Harrison N, Kime N, Wright A, Lam N, Howdon D, Tebaldi D, Mossabir R, Hallas S, Crocker TF, Forster A. Developing the evidence and associated service models to improve pain management in older people living with frailty: a synopsis of the POPPY mixed method, co-design study. Health and Social Care Delivery Research 2026;14(18):1-42. https://doi.org/10.3310/gjlb4820
Hallas S, Nelson EA, O’Meara S, Gethin G, Adderley U, Meskell P, Nixon J, O’Loughlin A, Probst S, Tawfick W, Wild T. Development of a core outcome set for use in research evaluations of interventions for venous leg ulceration: International eDelphi consensus. Journal of Tissue Viability 2024;33(2):324-331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtv.2024.02.006.
Lam N, Green J, Hallas S, Forster A, Crocker TF, Andre D, Ellwood A, Clegg A, Brown L, on behalf of the POPPY Programme Group. Mapping review of pain management programmes and psychological therapies for community-dwelling older people living with pain. European Geriatric Medicine 2023; https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-023-00871-1
Hallas S, Nelson EA, O’ Meara S, Gethin G. Identifying outcomes reported in trials of interventions in venous leg ulceration for a core outcome set development: A scoping review, Journal of Tissue Viability 2022;31(4):751-760. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtv.2022.07.013
Brown L, Heaven A, Quinn C, Goodwin V, Chew-Graham C, Mahmood F, Hallas S, Jacob I, Brundle C, Best K, Daffu-O’Reilly A, Spilsbury K, Young TA, Hawkins R, Hanratty B, Teale E, Clegg A. Community Ageing Research 75+ (CARE75+) REMOTE study: a remote model of recruitment and assessment of the health, well-being and social circumstances of older people. BMJ Open 2021;11(11):e048524. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048524
Hallas, S. K. 2019. Development of a Core Outcome Set for Use in Research Evaluations of Interventions Used for Venous Leg Ulceration. PhD thesis, University of Leeds
Hallas, S., Nelson, A, O’Meara, S., Adderley, U., Meskell, P., Nixon, J., O’Loughlin, A., Probst, S., Tawfick, W., Wild, T and Gethin, G. 2021. Development of a Core outcome set for Venous leg ulceration (CoreVen) research evaluations (protocol). Journal of Tissue Viability. 30(3), pp.317-323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtv.2021.03.005
Hallas S, Nelson A, O’ Meara S, Gethin G. Meeting Report: Core outcome set for Venous leg ulceration “CoreVen”. European Wound Management Association 2017;18(2): 27-31.