Contact Details
- Phone
- 64 3 364 3859
- shirley.harris@otago.ac.nz
- Position
- Senior Lecturer
- Department
- Department of Nursing (Christchurch)
- Qualifications
- MHealSc (Distn) (Otago), BN (CPIT)
- Research summary
- Respiratory health
Research
Shirley works part time as a Senior Lecturer for the Centre for Postgraduate Nursing Studies.
She has a clinical role within primary practice at Allenton Medical Centre in Ashburton and as a casual nurse at Ashburton Hospital. Shirley also volunteers as a Paramedic with St John Ambulance Services.
Shirley has a broad clinical background including emergency, surgical, acute medical, primary health and palliative care.Shirley's interests are in primary health and advanced nursing practice. Her research interests include Long-Term Oxygen Therapy in COPD and she commenced a PhD in 2014. Her research interests are related to her clinical practice and focus on slef-management with long-term conditions. In particular her interest is on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and how people manage thier oxygen therapy. Her master's research examined how patients adhered to long-term oxygen therapy. Shirley has been involved in developing the pilot study for the RCT 'Life balance: A feasibility study' and developed the symptom management component of this project. Shirely is interested in exploring innovative interventions to improve symptom management in COPD.
Publications
Harris, S., Jordan, J., Wilkinson, A., & Seaton, P. (2025). Investigating the feasibility of an 8-week mindful breathing programme on breathlessness and self-efficacy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: An open-label study. Pilot & Feasibility Studies, 11, 56. doi: 10.1186/s40814-025-01649-x Journal - Research Other
Rees, S. N., Crowe, M., & Harris, S. (2020). The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) communities' mental health care needs and experiences of mental health services: An integrative review of qualitative studies. Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing. doi: 10.1111/jpm.12720 Journal - Research Article
Tu'ulua, L., Jones, V., & Harris, S. (2019). Exploring the phenomenon of psychological insulin resistance in two Pacific Islands clients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus who are New Zealand residents. In A. Finigan, P. Vakaoti, R. Richards & M. Schaaf (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices XVI. (pp. 33). Dunedin, New Zealand: The Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/pacific Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Burrell, B., Jordan, J., Crowe, M., Wilkinson, A., Jones, V., Harris, S., & Gillon, D. (2019). Using intervention mapping to design a self-management programme for older people with chronic conditions. Nursing Inquiry, 26, e12265. doi: 10.1111/nin.12265 Journal - Research Article
Burrell, B., Jordan, J., Crowe, M., Wilkinson, A., Williman, J., Jones, V., Harris, S., & Gillon, D. (2016). Life-balance self-management programme for community-based older adults living with chronic disease: A feasibility study. European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare, 4(3), 459-466. doi: 10.5750/ejpch.v4i3.1128 Journal - Research Article