All Outputs (32)

Optimizing mood prior to influenza vaccination in older adults: A three-arm randomized controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Ayling, K., Brown, M., Carlisle, S., Bennett, R., Buchanan, H., Dumbleton, J., …Vedhara, K. (2023). Optimizing mood prior to influenza vaccination in older adults: A three-arm randomized controlled trial. Health Psychology, 43(2), 77-88. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001267

Objective: This trial explored the psychological and immunological effects of two brief interventions, targeting improving positive mood, administered to older adults immediately prior to influenza vaccination. The primary aim was to examine whether... Read More about Optimizing mood prior to influenza vaccination in older adults: A three-arm randomized controlled trial.

The role of online support groups in supporting individuals affected by HIV/AIDS: A scoping review of the literature (2022)
Journal Article
Coulson, N., & Buchanan, H. (2022). The role of online support groups in supporting individuals affected by HIV/AIDS: A scoping review of the literature. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24(7), Article e27648. https://doi.org/10.2196/27648

Background: Online support groups provide opportunities for individuals affected by HIV and AIDS to seek information, advice, and support from peers. However, whether and how engagement with online support groups helps individuals affected by HIV and... Read More about The role of online support groups in supporting individuals affected by HIV/AIDS: A scoping review of the literature.

Translation and Validation of the Short Form of the Fear of Dental Pain Questionnaire in China (2021)
Journal Article
Wu, L., Buchanan, H., & van Wijk, A. J. (2021). Translation and Validation of the Short Form of the Fear of Dental Pain Questionnaire in China. Frontiers in Psychology, 12(721670), https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.721670

The short form of the Fear of Dental Pain Questionnaire (s-FDPQ) is a validated measure developed to screen patients for their fear of pain associated with dental procedures. As there is a high prevalence of dental fear/anxiety in Chinese adults, the... Read More about Translation and Validation of the Short Form of the Fear of Dental Pain Questionnaire in China.

Translation and Validation of the Short Form of the Fear of Dental Pain Questionnaire in China (2021)
Journal Article
Wu, L., Buchanan, H., & van Wijk, A. J. (2021). Translation and Validation of the Short Form of the Fear of Dental Pain Questionnaire in China. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 721670. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.721670

The short form of the Fear of Dental Pain Questionnaire (s-FDPQ) is a validated measure developed to screen patients for their fear of pain associated with dental procedures. As there is a high prevalence of dental fear/anxiety in Chinese adults, the... Read More about Translation and Validation of the Short Form of the Fear of Dental Pain Questionnaire in China.

Do online support groups help individuals affected by HIV/AIDS?: A systematic review of the quantitative and qualitative literature (2021)
Working Paper
Coulson, N. S., & Buchanan, H. Do online support groups help individuals affected by HIV/AIDS?: A systematic review of the quantitative and qualitative literature

Background: Online support groups provide opportunities for individuals affected by HIV/AIDS to seek information, advice and support from peers. However, if and how engagement with online support groups helps individuals affected by HIV/AIDS remains... Read More about Do online support groups help individuals affected by HIV/AIDS?: A systematic review of the quantitative and qualitative literature.

Informal carers’ experiences of caring for someone with Multiple Sclerosis: A photovoice investigation (2020)
Journal Article
Topcu, G., Buchanan, H., Aubeeluck, A., & Ülsever, H. (2021). Informal carers’ experiences of caring for someone with Multiple Sclerosis: A photovoice investigation. British Journal of Health Psychology, 26(2), 360-384. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12482

Objectives: This study explores the lived experiences of carers of people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), specifically in relation to their quality of life (QoL), through the use of images and narratives, with the aim of gaining a nuanced insight into... Read More about Informal carers’ experiences of caring for someone with Multiple Sclerosis: A photovoice investigation.

Translation and validation of the Revised Dental Beliefs Survey (DBS-R) in China (2019)
Journal Article
Wu, L., & Buchanan, H. (2020). Translation and validation of the Revised Dental Beliefs Survey (DBS-R) in China. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 25(7), 812-823. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2019.1668568

Patient perceptions of behaviours and attitudes of dentists are associated with dental fear and poor dental attendance in Western countries. However, there is a paucity of research exploring patient perceptions of the dentist in China. One reason for... Read More about Translation and validation of the Revised Dental Beliefs Survey (DBS-R) in China.

Translation and Validation of a Chinese Version of the Mindfulness in Parenting Questionnaire (MIPQ) (2019)
Journal Article
Wu, L., Buchanan, H., Zhao, Y., Wang, P., Zhan, Z., Zhao, B., & Fan, B. (2019). Translation and Validation of a Chinese Version of the Mindfulness in Parenting Questionnaire (MIPQ). Frontiers in Psychology, 10, Article 1847. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01847

Objective: To translate the Mindfulness in Parenting Questionnaire (MIPQ) into Standard Mandarin and then explore the reliability and validity of this newly translated measure in a large sample of Chinese middle school parents. Methods: We transla... Read More about Translation and Validation of a Chinese Version of the Mindfulness in Parenting Questionnaire (MIPQ).

Mood and influenza vaccination in older adults: A randomized controlled trial. (2019)
Journal Article
Ayling, K., Fairclough, L., Buchanan, H., Wetherell, M. A., & Vedhara, K. (2019). Mood and influenza vaccination in older adults: A randomized controlled trial. Health Psychology, 38(11), 984-996. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000786

Objective: Positive mood on the day of vaccination has been associated with subsequent antibody responses to the influenza vaccine in older adults. The primary aim of this trial was to examine whether a brief intervention was able to enhance positive... Read More about Mood and influenza vaccination in older adults: A randomized controlled trial..

Anaesthetist-controlled versus patient-maintained effect-site targeted propofol sedation during elective primary lower-limb arthroplasty performed under spinal anaesthesia (ACCEPTS): study protocol for a parallel-group randomised comparison trial (2019)
Journal Article
Hewson, D. W., Worcester, F., Sprinks, J., Smith, M. D., Buchanan, H., Breedon, P., …Bedforth, N. M. (2019). Anaesthetist-controlled versus patient-maintained effect-site targeted propofol sedation during elective primary lower-limb arthroplasty performed under spinal anaesthesia (ACCEPTS): study protocol for a parallel-group randomised comparison trial. Trials, 20(1), Article 129. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3228-4

Background The clinical efficacy of effect-site targeted patient-maintained propofol sedation (PMPS) compared to anaesthetist-controlled propofol sedation (ACPS) for patients undergoing awake joint replacement surgery is currently unknown. There is... Read More about Anaesthetist-controlled versus patient-maintained effect-site targeted propofol sedation during elective primary lower-limb arthroplasty performed under spinal anaesthesia (ACCEPTS): study protocol for a parallel-group randomised comparison trial.

‘You have to treat the person, not the mouth only’: UK dentists’ perceptions of communication in patient consultations (2018)
Journal Article
Nowak, M. J., Buchanan, H., & Asimakopoulou, K. (2018). ‘You have to treat the person, not the mouth only’: UK dentists’ perceptions of communication in patient consultations. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 23(6), 752-761. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2018.1457167

Effective communication between patients and health professionals is a key component of patient-centred care. Although there is a large body of literature focusing on doctor-patient communication, there has been limited research related to dentist-pa... Read More about ‘You have to treat the person, not the mouth only’: UK dentists’ perceptions of communication in patient consultations.

Dentists' use of validated child dental anxiety measures in clinical practice: a mixed methods study (2017)
Journal Article
Alshammasi, H., Buchanan, H., & Ashley, P. (2018). Dentists' use of validated child dental anxiety measures in clinical practice: a mixed methods study. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 28(1), 62-70. https://doi.org/10.1111/ipd.12302

Background: Assessing anxiety is an important part of the assessment of a child presenting for dental treatment; however, the use of dental anxiety scales in practice is not well-documented. Aims: To introduce child dental anxiety scales, and to m... Read More about Dentists' use of validated child dental anxiety measures in clinical practice: a mixed methods study.

Positive mood on the day of influenza vaccination predicts vaccine effectiveness: A prospective observational cohort study (2017)
Journal Article
Ayling, K., Fairclough, L., Tighe, P., Todd, I., Halliday, V., Garibaldi, J., …Vedhara, K. (2018). Positive mood on the day of influenza vaccination predicts vaccine effectiveness: A prospective observational cohort study. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 67, 314-323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2017.09.008

© 2017 Influenza vaccination is estimated to only be effective in 17–53% of older adults. Multiple patient behaviors and psychological factors have been shown to act as ‘immune modulators’ sufficient to influence vaccination outcomes. However, the re... Read More about Positive mood on the day of influenza vaccination predicts vaccine effectiveness: A prospective observational cohort study.

Psychological interventions for reducing postoperative morbidity in dental surgery in adults (2017)
Journal Article
van Wijk, A., Buchanan, H., & Coulson, N. (2017). Psychological interventions for reducing postoperative morbidity in dental surgery in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017(9), https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD007777.pub2

© 2017 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To evaluate the effect of psychological interventions for reducing postoperative morbidi... Read More about Psychological interventions for reducing postoperative morbidity in dental surgery in adults.

The use of an online support group for neuromuscular disorders: a thematic analysis of message postings (2017)
Journal Article
Meade, O., Buchanan, H., & Coulson, N. S. (2018). The use of an online support group for neuromuscular disorders: a thematic analysis of message postings. Disability and Rehabilitation, 40(19), 2300-2310. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2017.1334239

Purpose: People affected by neuromuscular disorders can experience adverse psychosocial consequences and difficulties accessing information and support. Online support groups provide new opportunities for peer support. The aim of this study was to un... Read More about The use of an online support group for neuromuscular disorders: a thematic analysis of message postings.

How to screen for non-adherence to antihypertensive therapy (2016)
Journal Article
Gupta, P., Patel, P., Horne, R., Buchanan, H., Williams, B., & Tomaszewski, M. (in press). How to screen for non-adherence to antihypertensive therapy. Current Hypertension Reports, 18(12), Article 88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11906-016-0697-7

The quality of assessment of non-adherence to treatment in hypertensive is poor. Within this review, we discuss the different methods used to assess adherence to blood-pressure-lowering medications in hypertension patients. Subjective reports such as... Read More about How to screen for non-adherence to antihypertensive therapy.

Using online blogs to explore positive outcomes after burn injuries (2016)
Journal Article
Garbett, K., Harcourt, D., & Buchanan, H. (2017). Using online blogs to explore positive outcomes after burn injuries. Journal of Health Psychology, 22(13), https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105316638549

This study uses blog analysis, a new and novel technique, to explore the positive outcomes experienced by burn survivors. This study examined 10 burn survivor blogs to offer a unique, longitudinal insight into burn survivor recovery. Using thematic a... Read More about Using online blogs to explore positive outcomes after burn injuries.

Caregiving in multiple sclerosis and quality of life: a meta-synthesis of qualitative research (2016)
Journal Article
Topcu, G., Buchanan, H., Aubeeluck, A., & Garip, G. (2016). Caregiving in multiple sclerosis and quality of life: a meta-synthesis of qualitative research. Psychology and Health, 31(6), 693-710. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2016.1139112

Objective: The lack of adequate conceptualisation and operationalisation of quality of life (QoL) limits the ability to have a consistent body of evidence to improve QoL research and practice in informal caregiving for people with multiple sclerosis... Read More about Caregiving in multiple sclerosis and quality of life: a meta-synthesis of qualitative research.

Social ranking effects on tooth-brushing behaviour (2015)
Journal Article
Maltby, J., Paterson, K., Day, L., Jones, C., Kinnear, H., & Buchanan, H. (2016). Social ranking effects on tooth-brushing behaviour. British Journal of Health Psychology, 21(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12173

Objective: A tooth-brushing social rank hypothesis is tested suggesting tooth-brushing duration is influenced when individuals position their behaviour in a rank when comparing their behaviour with other individuals. Design: Study 1 used a correlati... Read More about Social ranking effects on tooth-brushing behaviour.

The experiences of older adults living with an appearance altering burn injury: an exploratory qualitative study (2015)
Journal Article
Jones, B. A., Buchanan, H., & Harcourt, D. (2017). The experiences of older adults living with an appearance altering burn injury: an exploratory qualitative study. Journal of Health Psychology, 22(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105315603473

Advances in medical treatment mean more older people are living with burn injuries. However, little is known about experiences and support needs of this group. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of semi-structured interviews with 10 burn surviv... Read More about The experiences of older adults living with an appearance altering burn injury: an exploratory qualitative study.