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Contact Details

Phone
+64 21 0296 3623
Email
jean.hay-smith@.otago.ac.nz
Position
Professor, and Academic Head of the Rehabilitation Teaching and Research Unit
Department
Department of Medicine (Wellington)
Qualifications
MSc PhD
Research summary
Management of urinary incontinence, treatment adherence, health behaviour change
Teaching
  • Postgraduate thesis supervision (PhD and Master's degrees)
  • REHB 701 Rehabilitation Principles
  • HASC 701 Working in Interprofessional Clinical Teams
Memberships
  • New Zealand Continence Association
  • International Continence Society

Research

Jean's interests include (specifically) the management of continence problems, and (more broadly) supporting behaviour change in rehabilitation settings. With regard to research methodology, Jean has experience of highly quantitative designs (such as systematic review and meta-analysis, and randomised trials), observational designs (such as before and after studies), and qualitative approaches (such as qualitative and interpretative description, reflexive thematic analysis, and interpretative phenomenological analysis).

She has a growing interest in co-design, and implementation research. Jean is the Academic Lead of RTRU. She also greatly enjoys postgraduate thesis supervision and teaching.

Additional details

  • Member, Divisional Interprofessional Education Governance Group
  • Co-convenor, Women in Leadership Otago
  • Member, Academic Leadership Advisory Group

Publications

Donnelly, S., Walker, S., McMillan, J., & Hay-Smith, J. (2026). How do senior hospital doctors perceive their role in supporting junior colleagues with navigating ethical issues in end-of-life care? BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/spcare-2025-006023 Journal - Research Article

Vingerhoets, C., Hay-Smith, J., & Graham, F. (2026). 'Beyond the surface': A qualitative study exploring the experiences of stroke survivors and their families in sharing their values, preferences, and circumstances in inpatient rehabilitation. Disability & Rehabilitation. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2026.2627995 Journal - Research Article

Yonis, A., Dean, S. G., Warren, F. C., Taylor, R. S., Levack, W., & Hay-Smith, J. (2025). Navigating blinding challenges in complex intervention trials: Insights from a UK researcher survey. Trials, 26(1), 501. doi: 10.1186/s13063-025-09223-9 Journal - Research Article

Fernandes, L. G., Davies, C., Jaye, C., Hay-Smith, J., & Devan, H. (2025). “We do not stop being Indigenous when we are in pain”: An integrative review of the lived experiences of chronic pain among Indigenous peoples. Social Science & Medicine, 373, 117991. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117991 Journal - Research Article

Fernandes, A. C. N. L., Jorge, C. H., Weatherall, M., Ribeiro, I. V., Wallace, S. A., & Hay-Smith, E. J. C. (2025). Pelvic floor muscle training with feedback or biofeedback for urinary incontinence in women (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 3, CD009252. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009252.pub2 Journal - Research Article

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