Eleanor van den Heuvel

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About Eleanor

Eleanor has been at BIB since 1996 working on a range of different projects at the interface of Biology and Engineering. She has spent a number of years developing assistive technology for continence management problems and has granted patents in this field. She has also investigated assistive technology for dementia.  Eleanor has expertise in running large multidisciplinary projects, have coordinated a €2 million EU framework 5 grant and more recently been Principal Investigator on a £1.6 million (full economic cost) New Dynamics of Ageing collaborative research programme grant. She is a member of the British Society for Gerontology where she serves as part of the Generations Review editorial team.  Eleanor is also part of the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) peer review college. Eleanor is an active member of Brunel Institute for Ageing Studies and director of the Assistive Technology and ageing stream.

Major Grants

Operating grant funded by Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Improving Continence across continents (CIHR) ($225,000 CAN) 2010-2012 Co-Investigator

Operating grant funded by Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Development and validation of a questionnaire to measure the psychosocial impact of assistive technologies for continence in elderly individuals. ($225,000 CAN) 2009-20011 Co-Investigator

Collaborative Programme Grant funded by the cross council New dynamics of Ageing Programme: Tackling Ageing Continence through Theory Tools and Technology (TACT3) 2008-2012 Principal Investigator (£1.6 million Full economic cost)

Research, development and demonstration of a novel non-invasive continence management system,  EU FP5 Grant Ref QLK6-CT-2002-02576, Jan 2003 –June 2006 (€1,870,588) Project Coordinator

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Publications

Journal Papers

(2013) Agnew, R., van den Heuvel, EA. and Tannenbaum, C., Efficiency of using community organisations as catalysts for recruitment to continence promotion trials, Clinical Trials 10 (1) : 151- 159

(2012) van den Heuvel, EA., Jowitt, F. and McIntyre, A., Awareness, requirements and barriers to use of Assistive Technology designed to enable independence of people suffering from Dementia (ATD), Technology and Disability 24 (2) : 139- 148 Download publication

(2011) Fernandes, B., Gaydecki, P., Jowitt, F. and van den Heuvel, EA., Urinary incontinence: A vibration alert system for detecting pad overflow, Assistive Technology 23 (4) : 218- 224

(2011) Van den Heuvel, EA., Jowitt, F., Long, A., Worthington, J., Slack, M., Drake, M., Fernandes, B. and Gaydecki, P., Smart underwear-an assistive technology developed for continence pad users., Assistive Technology Research Series 29 26- 32

(2010) Van den Heuvel, EA., Bichard, J., Gilhooly, M., Parker, S., Long, A., Ratcliffe, N., McKee, K. and Gaydecki, P., Tackling ageing continence through theory, tools & technology (TACT3), International Journal of Aging in Society 1 (2) : 83- 96

(2009) van den Heuvel, E., Tackling ageing continence through theory, tools and technology (TACT3) (Conference abstract), Gerontologist 49 (Supplement 2) : 239- 239

(2008) Xu, Y., Macaulay, MC., Jowitt, FA., Clarke-O'Neill, SR., Fader, MJ., van den Heuvel, EA. and Cottenden, AM., A computerised real-time measurement system to locate the position of the urine stream in designing urine collection devices for women, Medical Engineering and Physics 30 (4) : 531- 537

(2007) Macaulay, M., van den Heuvel, E., Jowitt, F., Clarke-O'Neill, S., Kardas, P., Blijham, N., Leander, H., Xu, Y., Fader, M. and Cottenden, A., A noninvasive continence management system - Development and evaluation of a novel toileting device for women, Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing 34 (6) : 641- 648

(2006) van den Heuvel, E., Clarke-O'Neill, S., Cottenden, A. and Macauley, MC., Female urinals for women with impaired mobility, Nursing Times 102 (42) : 42- 43, 45, 47

(2003) Sutherland, IA., Hawes, D., van den Heuvel, R., Janaway, L. and Tinnion, E., Resolution in CCC: The effect of operating conditions and phase system properties on scale-up, Journal of Liquid Chromatomatography & Related Technologies 26 (9-10) : 1475- 1491

(2003) Tinnion, E., Jowitt, F., Clarke-O'Neill, S., Cottenden, AM., Fader, M. and Sutherland, I., The further development of the active urine collection device: A novel continence management system, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 217 (4) : 291- 296

(2003) Tinnion, E., Jowitt, F., Clarke-O'Neill, S., Cottenden, AM., Fader, M. and Sutherland, I., The further development of the active urine collection device: a novel continence management system, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 217 (4) : 291- 296

(2000) Tinnion, E. and Jowitt, F., The active urine collection device: A novel continence management system focusing particularly on the needs of disabled women, Disability and Rehabilitation 22 (16) : 745- 748

Conference Papers

(2011) Agnew, R., van den Heuvel, E. and Tannenbaum, C., Recruiting for continence promotion trials: Barriers and solutions for optimizing efficiency, 41st Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society (ICS), Neurourology and Urodynamics (30) : 1160- 1162

(2012) Agnew, R., van den Heuvel, E. and Tannenbaum, C., Comparative impact of continence promotion interventions targeting older women reluctant to seek care for urinary incontinence., Annual Scientific Meeting of the American-Geriatrics-Society, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY (60) : S81- S81

(2011) Jutai, JW., Southall, K., van den Heuvel, E., Cotterill, N. and Long, A., MEASURING THE OUTCOMES FOR CONTINENCE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, , GERONTOLOGIST (51) : 396- 396

(2011) Gilhooly, ML., van den Heuvel, E., Jowitt, F., Sutherland, I. and Bichard, J., REDUCING THE IMPACT OF CONTINENCE DIFFICULTIES FOR OLDER ADULTS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY, TREATMENTS AND THEORY (TACT3), , GERONTOLOGIST (51) : 296- 296

(2011) Southall, K., Jutai, JW. and van den Heuvel, E., URINARY CONTINENCE INTERVENTIONS: ASSESSING OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT, , GERONTOLOGIST (51) : 395- 396

(2010) Gilhooly, ML., van den Heuvel, E., Jowitt, F., Sutherland, I., Bichard, J., Gaydecki, P., Ratcliff, N. and Parker, S., Tackling ageing continence through theory, tools and technology (TACT3) (Conference abstract), , Gerontologist (50) : 39- 39