All Outputs (8)

Disadvantaged former miners’ perspectives on smoking cessation: A qualitative study (2013)
Journal Article
White, S., & Baird, W. (2013). Disadvantaged former miners’ perspectives on smoking cessation: A qualitative study. Health Education Journal, 72(6), 755-760. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896912468817

Objective:
To explore disadvantaged former miners’ perspectives in north Derbyshire, United Kingdom (UK) on smoking and smoking cessation.
Methods:
In-depth, audiotaped interviews with 16 disadvantaged former miners who smoked or had stopped smoki... Read More about Disadvantaged former miners’ perspectives on smoking cessation: A qualitative study.

MPharm graduates’ perspectives on their undergraduate preparation for public health activities in practice: A qualitative study (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Mulligan, L., White, S., & Gifford, A. (2013, September). MPharm graduates’ perspectives on their undergraduate preparation for public health activities in practice: A qualitative study. Poster presented at Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Annual Conference 2013, Birmingham, UK

Focal points
This study took a qualitative approach to exploring MPharm graduates’ involvement in local public health activities and their perspectives on how their undergraduate course had prepared them for this

Most participants reported regula... Read More about MPharm graduates’ perspectives on their undergraduate preparation for public health activities in practice: A qualitative study.

Pharmacy students’ knowledge of and perceptions of shisha pipe smoking: A questionnaire study (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Dhabali, H., White, S., & Khideja, N. (2013, September). Pharmacy students’ knowledge of and perceptions of shisha pipe smoking: A questionnaire study. Poster presented at Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Annual Conference 2013, Birmingham, UK

Narghile, hubble-bubble and hookah are among the many names used for what is perhaps most commonly known as a shisha or water-pipe, through which substances (usually tobacco and often combined with other substances such as fruit molasses) are smoked.... Read More about Pharmacy students’ knowledge of and perceptions of shisha pipe smoking: A questionnaire study.

Perspectives of community pharmacy staff on Healthy Living Pharmacies: A qualitative study (2013)
Journal Article
Brooks, D., Hopps, A., & White, S. (2013). Perspectives of community pharmacy staff on Healthy Living Pharmacies: A qualitative study. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 21(S2),

The HLP initiative has led to quality and productivity improvements in community pharmacy, and better public access to health and wellbeing services.1 Key features include quality and performance criteria for services provided and trained Healthy Liv... Read More about Perspectives of community pharmacy staff on Healthy Living Pharmacies: A qualitative study.

A qualitative study of cardiac rehabilitation patients' perspectives on taking medicines: implications for the 'medicines-resistance' model of medicine-taking (2013)
Journal Article
White. (2013). A qualitative study of cardiac rehabilitation patients' perspectives on taking medicines: implications for the 'medicines-resistance' model of medicine-taking. BMC Health Services Research, 302 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-302

BACKGROUND: The appropriate use of medicines continues to be an important area of inter-disciplinary research activity both in the UK and beyond. Key qualitative work in this area in the last decade has included the 'medicines resistance' model of me... Read More about A qualitative study of cardiac rehabilitation patients' perspectives on taking medicines: implications for the 'medicines-resistance' model of medicine-taking.

Cardiac rehabilitation: impact of graded exercise in the recovery period following myocardial infarction (2013)
Journal Article
White, S. (in press). Cardiac rehabilitation: impact of graded exercise in the recovery period following myocardial infarction. Research Reports in Clinical Cardiology, 2013(4), 115-124. https://doi.org/10.2147/rrcc.s30955

This paper reviews the impact of graded exercise undertaken as part of a cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program in the recovery period following a myocardial infarction, focusing on how CR may be best provided and the evidence-base relating to exercise-... Read More about Cardiac rehabilitation: impact of graded exercise in the recovery period following myocardial infarction.

An educational framework for managing and supporting medication adherence in Europe (2013)
Journal Article
White, S., Clyne, W., & Mshelia, C. (2013). An educational framework for managing and supporting medication adherence in Europe. Pharmacy Education, 13, 118-120

Introduction: Decisions about taking medicines ultimately lie with patients, so health professionals need to engage with patients to manage and support medication adherence. Health professionals need appropriate education to do this. We aimed to deve... Read More about An educational framework for managing and supporting medication adherence in Europe.

Undergraduate pharmacy students’ perspectives on personal stress associated with learning, teaching and assessment in dispensing: a qualitative study (2013)
Presentation / Conference
White, S., Potter, J., & Brennan, M. (2013, May). Undergraduate pharmacy students’ perspectives on personal stress associated with learning, teaching and assessment in dispensing: a qualitative study. Presented at Health Services Research & Pharmacy Practice Conference, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK

Anecdotal reports abound among UK undergraduate pharmacy students of dispensing, particularly dispensing examinations, being more stressful than other elements of the
MPharm course. However, there appears to be a lack of
research exploring this iss... Read More about Undergraduate pharmacy students’ perspectives on personal stress associated with learning, teaching and assessment in dispensing: a qualitative study.