Anne Bruton is Professor of Respiratory Rehabilitation within the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton. She was the first physiotherapist to be awarded an NIHR Senior Research Fellowship (which she holds from 2013-2018) to fund her research into non-pharmacological approaches to the management of chronic respiratory disease. Anne’s research is aimed at finding and evaluating innovative solutions to respiratory problems. She and her team conduct studies that vary from exploring the patient experience, through testing new ways of monitoring respiratory disease, to clinical trials of therapies.

i) Non-pharmacological therapies for respiratory disorders (breathing techniques, pulmonary rehabilitation, oxygen therapy). This area encompasses breathing retraining for asthma (effectiveness, method of delivery, physiological outcomes), the development of patient-friendly, efficient and reliable portable oxygen delivery systems, and exploring perceptions of patients attending pulmonary rehabilitation.

ii) Non-invasive respiratory monitoring (computerised lung sounds, breathing pattern analysis, respiratory physiology) This area encompasses the longitudinal monitoring of chronic respiratory disorders (such as asthma and COPD), and baseline/outcome assessments to determine the effectiveness of specific respiratory interventions. The team are developing novel techniques for use in both acute and home settings.

iii) Finding strategies to facilitate adherence to respiratory therapies and promote self-management. This area runs as an essential binding thread through all my research programmes. At present Anne's main interest is in facilitating adherence to breathing therapies, pulmonary rehabilitation and oxygen therapies.

Giving hope, ticking boxes or securing services? A qualitative study of respiratory physiotherapists' views on goal-setting with people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Summers, Rachael, Ballinger, Claire, Nikoletou, Dimitra, Garrod, Rachel, Bruton, Anne and Leontowitsch, Miranda Published:2016Publication:Clinical RehabilitationPage Range:1-35 Interactive digital interventions to promote self-management in adults with asthma: systematic review and meta-analysis - McLean, Gary, Murray, Elizabeth, Hanlon, Peter, Band, Becky, Mofatt, Keith R., Bruton, Anne, Thomas, Mike, Yardley, Lucy and Mair, Frances S. Published:2016Publication:BMC Pulmonary MedicinePage Range:1-34 The feasibility of recording speech breathing patterns before and after pulmonary rehabilitation in an out-patient environment - Tehrany, R.M., Bruton, A. and Barney, A. Published:2016Publication:Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory MedicinePage Range:1-20 Breathing exercises for adults with asthma - Bruton, A. Published:2015Publication:Drug and Therapeutics BulletinVolume:53, (11)Page Range:126-129doi:10.1136/dtb.2015.11.0361