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Heather Buchanan

Professor in Health Psychology, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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Biography

Professor Heather Buchanan is a Chartered Psychologist and Health & Care Professionals Council registered Health Psychologist. Heather joined the 糖心原创 in January 2007 and is based in the Academic Unit of Lifespan & Population Health in the Medical School. She completed her undergraduate degree in Social Sciences majoring in Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University (with one year as an International Exchange Student at Lock Haven University, Pennsylvania) followed by an MSc in Psychology by research at the University of Stirling. She then moved to Newcastle University's Dental School where she obtained her PhD in Psychology and Dentistry. She has previously held roles at Tianjin Normal University as Visiting Professor with a Thousand Talents Award from the Chinese Government as well as professional roles within the UK Division of Health Psychology (Scientifc Chair, Conference Lead and Policy Lead). Heather is Course Director for the MSc Health Psychology. She currently has six PhD students and regularly supports clinical academics to submit fellowship grant applications for PhD funding across nursing, medicine and dentistry. She is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the British Journal of Health Psychology as well as acting as acting as a mentor for Early Career Researchers. She is a network member of BeSide (Behaviour Support in Dentistry) and BeCind (Behaviour Change in Dentistry). Her main research interest is in the patient experience. Her work includes: (1) applying psychology to the dental context (2) the patient experience of medical procedures/surgery and psychological factors that may influence this (3) adherence to treatment advice and (3) patient-practitioner communication including cross-cultural perspectives.

Expertise Summary

Keywords:

Dental anxiety; oral health; dental phobia; patient experience; adherence to treatment advice; patient-practitioner communication.

Teaching Summary

Heather is the Course Director of the MSc Health Psychology and convenes the following modules:

  • Context & Perspectives in Health Psychology
  • Healthcare Contexts
  • Professional Skills in Health Psychology

She is the recipient of both individual and group Lord Dearing Awards for teaching excellence; several Personal Tutor Oscars and a School of Medicine Teaching Excellence Award.

Research Summary

Her main research interest is in the patient experience. Her work includes: (1) applying psychology to the dental context (2) the patient experience of medical procedures/surgery and psychological… read more

Recent Publications

  • WU L, BUCHANAN H and TOPCU G, 2022. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 82(4), 437-444
  • COULSON, N.S. and BUCHANAN, H., 2022. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 24(7), e27648
  • FIELDING C, BRAMLEY L, STALKER C, BRAND S, TOFT S and BUCHANAN H, 2022. The Journal of Vascular Access. (In Press.)
  • HEWSON DW, WORCESTER F, SPRINKS J, SMITH M, BUCHANAN H, BREEDON P and HARDMAN J, 2022. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 128(1), 186-197

PhD Supervision

Caitlin Sorrell. Online support groups and dental phobia: A feasibility study. (Part-time). 2025.

Katie Fielding. A mixed methods study to determine the feasibility of a multi-centre randomised control trial to compare patient's experience of buttonhole and rope ladder cannulation of arteriovenous fistulae for haemodialysis. NIHR Fellowship. 2024.

Sophie Carlisle. Improving the Effectiveness of Vaccines by Enhancing Positive Mood. Joan Browne Legacy Fund. 2021.

Karen Shepherd. (Part-time). Exploring the role of online support groups for parents of adolescents with Type 1 diabetes. 2021

Michelle Stubley. A qualitative exploration of Persistent Frequent Attendance in primary care: Patient and GP perspectives. Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Healthcare Research East Midlands and the NIHR 2021

Abdullah AL gunmeeyn. The Quality of Nursing Care and Patient Satisfaction in the King Hussein Cancer Centre (KHCC). Jordanian Government Scholarship. 2019.

Kieran Ayling. Psycho-behavioural Influences on Vaccine Success: Towards a Brief, Non-pharmacological Primary Care Intervention. NIHR School for Primary Care Research funding. 2017.

Gogem Topcu. Quality of life in carers of individuals with multiple sclerosis. UoN Vice Chancellor Award Studentship. 2016.

Hannah Jones. The early intervention dental trial: a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of oral health advice for young people with serious mental illness. National Institute for Health Research funding. 2016.

Hussain Shammasi (DDent). Behaviour management techniques for referred anxious children: Clinician and patient perspectives. Saudi Arabian Government sponsorship. 2014.

Oonagh Meade . The role of online support groups for people affected by neuromuscular disorders and their family carers. Institute of Work, Health & Organisations Studentship. 2013

Kasia Campbell. The empowering processes occurring within online support groups for prostate cancer. Institute of Work, Health & Organisations Studentship 2012.

Althea Valentine. Children's experience and concepts of stress. University Studentship 2012.

Aimee Aubeeluck Quality of Life in Informal Carers of Huntington's Disease Patients. University Studentship 2005.

Current PhD students:

Bethany Lucas. Adherence to hypertensive medication. NIHR Fellowship. 2022-2026.

Mariam Abdelnaser. Transition to adolescent diabetic health services in Egypt. Funded by the Egyptian Government. 2022-2026.

Rosie Reyneke. Development of novel implementation frameworks for improved uptake of preventive medicine and vaccination in production animal practice. BBSRC DTP CASE studentship. 2021 - 2025.

Sally Danby. The negative effects of online support groups for supporting individuals with chronic conditions. (Part-time). 2020 - 2026.

Stage 2 Supervision (Independent Route)

  • Althea Valentine; awarded December 2010.

Current Research

Her main research interest is in the patient experience. Her work includes: (1) applying psychology to the dental context (2) the patient experience of medical procedures/surgery and psychological factors that may influence this (3) adherence to treatment advice and (3) patient-practitioner communication including cross-cultural perspectives. Within this research, Professor Buchanan takes a lifespan approach using both qualitative and quantitative methods.

  • WU L, BUCHANAN H and TOPCU G, 2022. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 82(4), 437-444
  • COULSON, N.S. and BUCHANAN, H., 2022. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 24(7), e27648
  • FIELDING C, BRAMLEY L, STALKER C, BRAND S, TOFT S and BUCHANAN H, 2022. The Journal of Vascular Access. (In Press.)
  • HEWSON DW, WORCESTER F, SPRINKS J, SMITH M, BUCHANAN H, BREEDON P and HARDMAN J, 2022. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 128(1), 186-197
  • TOPCU G, BUCHANAN H, AUBEELUCK A and 脺LSEVER H, 2021. British Journal of Health Psychology. 26(2), 360-384
  • FIELDING, CATHERINE A., HADFIELD, AMANDA, WHITE, KELLY, WATERS, DAN, JAMES, CATHRYN, BUCHANAN, HEATHER, FLUCK, RICHARD J. and SELBY, NICHOLAS M., 2021. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR ACCESS.
  • CARLISLE, S., AYLING, K., JIA, R., BUCHANAN, H. and VEDHARA, K., 2021. Health Psychology Review. Published Ahead of Print Online: 16 September 2021,
  • WU L and BUCHANAN H, 2021. Frontiers: Psychology. 021(12), 721670
  • BUCHANAN H, BAKER S and NEWTON JT, 2021. Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology. 49, 385-93
  • MAC GIOLLA, P, NEWTON JT, DALY B, LIMERES J, HOSEY MT, YARASCAVITCH C, MACAULEY Y, BUCHANAN H, NUNN J, FREEMAN R, STIRLING C and HEALY O, 2021. Special Care in Dentistry.
  • GRISOIA BM, PAULA A, BUCHANAN H, HILL K, DHYPPOLITO IM and OLIVERA B, 2021. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 31(2), 168-83
  • WU L and BUCHANAN H, 2020. Psychology, Health & Medicine.. 25(7), 812-823
  • COYNE E, LANGHAM H, TOMLIN M, HOPE W, JOHNSON C, BYRNE C, BEBB C and BUCHANAN H, 2019. Journal of Renal Care. 45(1), 20-28
  • AYLING K, FAIRCLOUGH L, BUCHANAN H, WETHERELL M and VEDHARA K, 2019. Health Psychology. 67, 314-323
  • WU LEI, BUCHANAN H, ZHAO Y, WANG P, ZHAN Z and ZHAO B, 2019. Frontiers in Psychology. 10, 1847
  • HEWSON D, WORCESTER F, SPRINKS J, SMITH M, BUCHANAN H, BREEDON P, HARDMAN J and BEDFORTH N, 2019. Trials. 20(129),
  • HEWSON D, SHANMUGANATHAN S, CHIKKABBAIAH V, BUCHANAN H and HARDMAN J, 2019. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 36(5), 381-83
  • MEADE, O., BUCHANAN, H. and COULSON, N., 2018. Disability and Rehabilitation. 40(19), 2300-2310
  • ALSHAMMASI, HUSSAIN, BUCHANAN, HEATHER and ASHLEY, PAUL, 2018. International journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 28(1), 62-70.
  • AYLING K, FAIRCLOUGH L, TIGHE P, TODD I, HALLIDAY V, GARIBALDI J, ROYAL S, HAMED A, BUCHANAN H and VEDHARA K, 2018. Brain, behavior, and immunity. 314-23
  • PATEL V, BUCHANAN H, HUI M, PATEL P, GUPTA P, KINDER A and THOMAS H, 2018. British Medical Journal Open. 8, 1-7
  • JONES, B, BUCHANAN, H and HARCOURT, D, 2017. Journal of Health Psychology. 22(3), 364-74
  • 2017. Coping styles in Children. In: Dental Anxiety and Phobia in Paediatric Patients 1. Springer.
  • TOPCU G, BUCHANAN H, AUBEELUCK A and GARIP G, 2016. Psychology & Health. 31(6), 693-710
  • GARBATT K, HARCOURT D and BUCHANAN H, 2016. Journal of Health Psychology. (In Press.)
  • BRENNAN ML, WRIGHT N, WAPENAAR W, JARRATT S, HOBSON-WEST P, RICHENS IF, KALER J, BUCHANAN H, HUXLEY JN and O'CONNOR HM, 2016. Animals : an open access journal from MDPI. 6(10),
  • GUPTA P, PATEL P, HORNE R, BUCHANAN H, WILLIAMS B and TOMASZEWSKI M, 2016. Current Hypertension Reports. 18, 89
  • MALTBY J, PATERSON K, DAY L, JONES C, KINNEAR H and BUCHANAN H, 2015. British Journal of Health Psychology. 21(2), 374-88
  • ROCKLIFFE H, LIGHTMAN S, RHIDIAN E, BUCHANAN H, GORDON U and VEDHARA K, 2014. Human Reproduction Update. 20(4), 594-613
  • SHEPHERD L, TATTERSALL H and BUCHANAN H, 2014. Burns. 40(8), 1624-34
  • SNELLER J, PAREKH S and BUCHANAN H, 2014. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 24(6), 409-16
  • BUCHANAN H, MARKSON L, BERTRAND E, GREAVES S, PARMAR R and PATERSON KB, 2014. Frontiers in Psychology: Cognition. 5, 671
  • AUBEELUCK, A and BUCHANAN, H, 2014. A Psychometric Comparison of Two Carer Quality of Life Questionnaires in Huntington's Disease: Implications for Neurodegenerative Disorders - A response to: Hagell and Smith (2013). Journal of Huntington's Disease.. 2(3), 315-322
  • CAMPBELL K, COULSON NS and BUCHANAN H, 2013. Empowering processes within prostate cancer online support groups. International Journal of Web Based Communities. 9(1), 51-66
  • PORRIT, J, BUCHANAN H, HALL M, GILCHRIST F and MARSHMAN Z, 2013. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology.. 41(2), 130-142
  • BUCHANAN, H., VAN WIJK, A., COULSON, N.S., EJEDIMU, W. and ASIMAKOPOULOU, K., 2013. Pre-operative expectations and recovery outcomes for third molar extraction surgery in Nigeria Social Science & Dentistry. 2(2), 88-94
  • DAVIES EB and BUCHANAN H, 2013. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 23(4), 297-309
  • GREY E, HARCOURT D, O' SULLIVAN D, KILPATRICK N and BUCHANAN H, 2013. British Dental Journal.
  • TOPCU G and BUCHANAN H, 2013. Can cognitive vulnerability explain dental fear? Social Science & Dentistry. 2(2), 58-72
  • AUBEELUCK, A.V., BUCHANAN, H. and STUPPLE, E.J.N., 2012. Quality of Life Research. 21(8), 1425-1435
  • EDMUNDS, R. and BUCHANAN, H., 2012. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 40(1), 17-25
  • HEATHER BUCHANAN and NEIL COULSON, 2012. Phobias Palgrave MacMillan.
  • BUCHANAN H, SCOTT S, FOSTER P, BAKER S and HILL K, 2012. Health psychology in dentistry Health Psychology Update. 21(2),
  • BUCHANAN H, 2012. Acquisition and measurement of dental anxiety. Social Sciences & Dentistry. 2(1), 20-24
  • BARROS L, BUCHANAN H, 2011. Correspondence between dentist and child ratings of dental anxiety in Portugal: A preliminary study. Rev Port Estomatol Med Dent Cir Maxilofac: Portuguese Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 52(1), 13-15
  • CROKER, S. and BUCHANAN, H., 2011. British Journal of Developmental Psychology. 29(3), 409-424
  • ANAGNOSTOPOULOS, F., BUCHANAN, H., FROUSIOUNIOTI, S., NIAKAS, D. and POTAMIANOS, G., 2011. Behavioral Medicine. 37(4), 132-9
  • VAN WIJK, A., BUCHANAN, H., COULSON, N.S. and HOOGSTRATEN, J., 2010. Patient Education and Counseling. 79(1), 94-99
  • BEKKER, H.L., BUCHANAN, H. and LUTHER, F., 2010. Cutting Edge: New developments in making patients鈥� orthodontic choices better. Journal of Orthodontics. 37(3), 217-224
  • JONES L, BUCHANAN H, 2010. New Zealand validation of the Revised Smiley Faces Program for assessing children鈥檚 dental anxiety. New Zealand Dental Journal. 106(4), 132-6.
  • BUCHANAN, H, COULSON, N.S and MALIK, S, 2010. Health-related internet support groups and dental anxiety: the fearful patient鈥檚 online journey International Journal of Web Based Communities. 6(4), 362-75
  • BUCHANAN, H., 2010. Child: Care, Health and Development. 36(4), 534-538
  • VALENTINE, A, BUCHANAN, H and KNIBB, R, 2010. Patient Education And Counseling. 79(2), 255-257
  • PUXLEY F, BUCHANAN H, 2009. Investigating the experience of having a brother with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: An exploratory study Health Psychology Update. 18(1), 9-15
  • VAN WIJK, A, BUCHANAN, H and COULSON, N.S., 2009. At: Cochrane Database Systematic Review
  • HAINSWORTH J and BUCHANAN, H., 2009. Clinical Psychology in Dentistry. A Guide to Commissioners of Clinical Psychology Services At: Division of Clinical Psychology: Leicester
  • DOHRENBUSCH, R., BUCHANAN, H., LIPKA, S. and OTT, R., 2008. Journal of Pain. 9(10), 927-939
  • COULSON, NS and BUCHANAN, H, 2008. Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology. 36(1), 43-46
  • COULSON, NS, BUCHANAN, H and AUBEELUCK, A, 2007. Patient Education And Counseling. 68(2), 173-178
  • AUBEELUCK, A and BUCHANAN, H, 2007. Clinical Genetics. 71(5), 434-445
  • BUCHANAN, H and COULSON, NS, 2007. Patient Education And Counseling. 66(3), 263-269
  • BUCHANAN, H and COULSON, NS, 2007. Child Care Health And Development. 33(4), 441-447
  • AUBEELUCK A and BUCHANAN, H., 2006. Developing a scale to measure the impact of Huntington鈥檚 Disease on the quality of life of spousal carers. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. April 2(2), 126-33
  • AUBEELUCK, A and BUCHANAN, H, 2006. Using 'Photovoice' to investigate the quality of life of Huntington's Disease Family Carers. Dementia. 5(1), 95-116
  • VAN WIJK, AJ, MCNEIL, DW, HO, CJ, BUCHANAN, H and HOOGSTRATEN, J, 2006. European Journal Of Oral Sciences. 114(3), 204-208
  • BUCHANAN, H, 2005. British Dental Journal. 199(6), 359-362
  • BUCHANAN H and NIVEN, N., 2003. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 13, 368-9
  • BUCHANAN, H and NIVEN, N., 2003. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 13, 9-12
  • COULSON, N. S. and BUCHANAN, H., 2002. Health Education Journal. VOL 61(PART 4), 309-319
  • BUCHANAN, H and NIVEN, N., 2002. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 12(1), 47-52

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