Dr Ulric Abonie

Assistant Professor

School: Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation

I am a physiotherapist with a clinical background in cardiorespiratory rehabilitation. I have a strong passion for learning, teaching and research. My research interests are in the areas of self-management and physical activity behaviour in chronic conditions, and cardiorespiratory rehabilitation. I currently teach on the BSc (Hons) and MSc (Pre Registration) Physiotherapy programmes.

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Key Publications

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Effectiveness of Pilates on fatigue in persons with chronic conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Abonie, U., Ackah, M., Kelly, M. 30 Jan 2026, In: Disability and Rehabilitation
“Rest recharges my energy”; experiences and perceptions of rest in adults with long-term conditions and fatigue in rehabilitation: a qualitative study, Ackah, M., Deary, V., Abonie, U., Hettinga, F., Hackett, K. 30 Jan 2026, In: Disability and Rehabilitation
Author Correction: Effectiveness of physical activity interventions on reducing perceived fatigue among adults with chronic conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials: Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41075-8, published online 04 September 2023, Barakou, I., Sakalidis, K., Abonie, U., Finch, T., Hackett, K., Hettinga, F. 22 Jan 2025, In: Scientific Reports
Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, Hay, S., Ong, K., Santomauro, D., Aalipour, M., Aalruz, H., Ababneh, H., Abaraogu, U., Abate, B., Abbafati, C., Abbas, N., Abbasifard, M., Abbasi-Kangevari, M., Abd ElHafeez, S., Abdalla, A., Abdalla, M., Abdallah, E., Abdeeq, B., Abdel Razeq, N., Abdelgalil, A., Abdel-Hameed, R., Abdelmasseh, M., Abdelnabi, M., Abdel-Rahman, W., Abd-Elsalam, S., Abdi, S., Abdollahi, M., Abdoun, M., Abdous, A., Abdul Aziz, J., Abdulah, D., Abdulkader, R., Abdullahi, A., Abdullahi, A., Abdul-Rahman, T., Abdykerimova, K., Abebe Getahun, H., Abedi, A., Abedi, A., Abejew, A., Abeldaño Zuñiga, R., Abhilash, E., Abidi, S., Abie, A., Abiodun, O., Abiodun, O., Aboagye, R., Abohashem, S., Abolhassani, H., Abonie, U., Shiue, I. 18 Oct 2025, In: The Lancet
Exploring rest advice in fatigue interventions in rehabilitation among adults with long-term conditions: a systematic scoping review of the reporting of rest in randomised controlled trials, Ackah, M., Abonie, U., Hackett, K., Deary, V., Owiredu, D., Hettinga, F. 1 Sep 2025, In: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Global age-sex-specific all-cause mortality and life expectancy estimates for 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1950–2023: a demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, Abonie, U. 18 Oct 2025, In: The Lancet
Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, Hay, S., Abonie, U. 18 Oct 2025, In: The Lancet
Global burden of lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, Sirota, S., Bender, R., Villanueva Dominguez, R., Abonie, U., Naghavi, M., Murray, C., Kyu, H. 15 Dec 2025, In: The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors in 204 Countries and Territories, 1990-2023, Abonie, U. 2 Dec 2025, In: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Global, regional, and national trends in routine childhood vaccination coverage from 1980 to 2023 with forecasts to 2030: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, Haeuser, E., Byrne, S., Nguyen, J., Raggi, C., McLaughlin, S., Bisignano, C., Harris, A., Smith, A., Lindstedt, P., Smith, G., Herold, S., Nesbit, O., Noyes, T., Shalev, N., Olana, L., Aalipour, M., Aalruz, H., Abbasifard, M., Abbaspour, F., Abbastabar, H., Abd ElHafeez, S., Abdallah, E., Abdel-Hameed, R., Abdelkader, A., Abd-Elsalam, S., Abdisa, W., Abdoun, M., Abdous, A., Abdulah, D., Abdullahi, A., Abdullahi, A., Abdul-Rahman, T., Abdykerimova, K., Abedi, A., Abejew, A., Abeldaño Zuñiga, R., Abidi, S., Abiodun, O., Abo Kasem, R., Aboagye, R., Abolhassani, H., Abonie, U., Aborode, A., Abourashed, N., Abouzid, M., Abramov, D., Abreu, L., Abtahi, D., Abu Farha, R., Abubakar, B., Mosser, J. 19 Jul 2025, In: The Lancet

PGR Supervision

Drusilla Asante Development of a Tailored Intervention to Improve Participation in Physical Activity in Pregnant Women. Start Date: 01/10/2023 End Date: 11/07/2025
Martin Ackah Exploring and understanding the role of rest in the rehabilitation of adults with long-term conditions with fatigue Start Date: 01/10/2022