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Biography

Dr Heather Buchanan is a Chartered Psychologist and Health & Care Professionals Council registered Health Psychologist. Heather joined the University of Nottingham 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. Heather is Course Director for the MSc Health Psychology and is the Lead for Postgraduate Taught Education in the Academic Unit Lifespan & Population Health. She currently has four PhD students. She is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the British Journal of Health Psychology and 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 and (3) the experience of chronic illness for the individual and family members.

Expertise Summary

Keywords:

Oral health, dental phobia, anxiety measurement, kidney disease, burns, informal caregivers.

Teaching Summary

Heather convenes the following modules:

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

Research Summary

Dr Buchanan's main current research interests are (1) applying psychology to the dental context (including the development of assessment tools for measurement of dental anxiety) (2) how individuals… read more

Recent Publications

• WU L, BUCHANAN H and TOPCU G, 2022. Are dental-related psychological variables important for dental attendance in China? A cross-sectional study Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 82(4), 437-444
• COULSON, N.S. and 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), e27648
• FIELDING C, BRAMLEY L, STALKER C, BRAND S, TOFT S and BUCHANAN H, 2022. Patients’ Experiences of Cannulation of Arteriovenous Access for Haemodialysis: A Qualitative Systematic Review The Journal of Vascular Access. (In Press.)
• HEWSON DW, WORCESTER F, SPRINKS J, SMITH M, BUCHANAN H, BREEDON P and HARDMAN J, 2022. Patient-maintained versus anaesthetist-controlled propofol sedation during elective primary lower limb arthroplasty performed under spinal anaesthesia: a randomised controlled trial British Journal of Anaesthesia. 128(1), 186-197

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PhD Supervision

Awarded:

Oonagh Meade. The role of online support groups for people affected by neuromuscular disorders and their family carers. 2013.

Kasia Campbell. The empowering processes occurring within online support groups for prostate cancer. 2012.

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

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

Current:

Hannah Jones. The early intervention dental trial: a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of oral health advice for young people with serious mental illness. 2011-2014.

Gogem Topcu. Quality of life in carers of individuals with multiple sclerosis. 2012-2015.

Karen Shepherd. Exploring the role of online support groups for adolescents with Type 1 diabetes. 2013-2016.

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Stage 2 Supervision (Independent Route)

• Althea Valentine; awarded December 2010.
• Gogem Topcu 2014 -

Current Research

Dr Buchanan's main current research interests are (1) applying psychology to the dental context (including the development of assessment tools for measurement of dental anxiety) (2) how individuals (and family members) experience and cope with chronic illness and (3) the patient experience of surgery and psychological factors that can influence this. Within this research Dr Buchanan takes a lifespan approach using both qualitative and quantitative methods.

• WU L, BUCHANAN H and TOPCU G, 2022. Are dental-related psychological variables important for dental attendance in China? A cross-sectional study Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 82(4), 437-444
• COULSON, N.S. and 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), e27648
• FIELDING C, BRAMLEY L, STALKER C, BRAND S, TOFT S and BUCHANAN H, 2022. Patients’ Experiences of Cannulation of Arteriovenous Access for Haemodialysis: A Qualitative Systematic Review The Journal of Vascular Access. (In Press.)
• HEWSON DW, WORCESTER F, SPRINKS J, SMITH M, BUCHANAN H, BREEDON P and HARDMAN J, 2022. Patient-maintained versus anaesthetist-controlled propofol sedation during elective primary lower limb arthroplasty performed under spinal anaesthesia: a randomised controlled trial British Journal of Anaesthesia. 128(1), 186-197
• TOPCU G, BUCHANAN H, AUBEELUCK A and 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
• FIELDING, CATHERINE A., HADFIELD, AMANDA, WHITE, KELLY, WATERS, DAN, JAMES, CATHRYN, BUCHANAN, HEATHER, FLUCK, RICHARD J. and SELBY, NICHOLAS M., 2021. A narrative systematic review of randomised controlled trials that compare cannulation techniques for haemodialysis JOURNAL OF VASCULAR ACCESS.
• CARLISLE, S., AYLING, K., JIA, R., BUCHANAN, H. and VEDHARA, K., 2021. The effect of choice interventions on retention-related, behavioural and mood outcomes: A systematic review with meta-analysis Health Psychology Review. Published Ahead of Print Online: 16 September 2021,
• WU L and BUCHANAN H, 2021. Translation and Validation of the Short Form of the Fear of Dental Pain Questionnaire in China. Frontiers: Psychology. 021(12), 721670
• BUCHANAN H, BAKER S and NEWTON JT, 2021. Adopting the COM-B model and TDF framework in oral and dental research: A narrative review 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. BeSiDe Time to Move Behaviour Support in Dentistry from an Art to a Science Special Care in Dentistry.
• GRISOIA BM, PAULA A, BUCHANAN H, HILL K, DHYPPOLITO IM and OLIVERA B, 2021. Prevalence of dental anxiety in children and adolescents globally: a systematic review with meta-analyses International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 31(2), 168-83
• WU L and BUCHANAN H, 2020. Translation and validation of the Revised Dental Beliefs Survey (DBS-R) in China 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. Young adults with chronic kidney disease: An exploration of their relationships and support networks Journal of Renal Care. 45(1), 20-28
• AYLING K, FAIRCLOUGH L, BUCHANAN H, WETHERELL M and VEDHARA K, 2019. Mood and Influenza Vaccination in Older Adults: A Randomised Controlled Trial Health Psychology. 67, 314-323
• WU LEI, BUCHANAN H, ZHAO Y, WANG P, ZHAN Z and ZHAO B, 2019. Translation and validation of a Chinese version of the Mindfulness in Parenting Questionnaire (MIPQ) Frontiers in Psychology. 10, 1847
• HEWSON D, WORCESTER F, SPRINKS J, SMITH M, BUCHANAN H, BREEDON P, HARDMAN J and BEDFORTH N, 2019. Anaesthetist-controlled versus patientmaintained 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(129),
• HEWSON D, SHANMUGANATHAN S, CHIKKABBAIAH V, BUCHANAN H and HARDMAN J, 2019. A prospective observational study of effect-site targeted, patient-maintained propofol sedation for lower limb orthopaedic surgery performed under spinal anaesthesia. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 36(5), 381-83
• MEADE, O., BUCHANAN, H. and COULSON, N., 2018. The use of an online support group for neuromuscular disorders: a thematic analysis of message postings Disability and Rehabilitation. 40(19), 2300-2310
• ALSHAMMASI, HUSSAIN, BUCHANAN, HEATHER and ASHLEY, PAUL, 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.
• AYLING K, FAIRCLOUGH L, TIGHE P, TODD I, HALLIDAY V, GARIBALDI J, ROYAL S, HAMED A, BUCHANAN H and VEDHARA K, 2018. Positive Mood on the Day of Influenza Vaccination Predicts Vaccine Effectiveness: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study. Brain, behavior, and immunity. 314-23
• PATEL V, BUCHANAN H, HUI M, PATEL P, GUPTA P, KINDER A and THOMAS H, 2018. How do specialist trainee doctors acquire skills to practice patient centred care? A Qualitative Exploration British Medical Journal Open. 8, 1-7
• JONES, B, BUCHANAN, H and 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), 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. Caregiving in multiple sclerosis and quality of life: A meta-synthesis of qualitative research. Psychology & Health. 31(6), 693-710
• GARBATT K, HARCOURT D and BUCHANAN H, 2016. Using online blogs to explore positive outcomes after burn injuries. 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. Exploring Attitudes and Beliefs towards Implementing Cattle Disease Prevention and Control Measures: A Qualitative Study with Dairy Farmers in Great Britain. Animals : an open access journal from MDPI. 6(10),
• GUPTA P, PATEL P, HORNE R, BUCHANAN H, WILLIAMS B and TOMASZEWSKI M, 2016. How to Screen for Non-Adherence to Antihypertensive Therapy Current Hypertension Reports. 18, 89
• MALTBY J, PATERSON K, DAY L, JONES C, KINNEAR H and BUCHANAN H, 2015. Social ranking effects on tooth-brushing behaviour. British Journal of Health Psychology. 21(2), 374-88
• ROCKLIFFE H, LIGHTMAN S, RHIDIAN E, BUCHANAN H, GORDON U and VEDHARA K, 2014. A review of psychosocial factors associated with emotional adjustment in in vitro fertilisation patients. Human Reproduction Update. 20(4), 594-613
• SHEPHERD L, TATTERSALL H and BUCHANAN H, 2014. Looking in the mirror for the first time after facial burns: A mixed methods study Burns. 40(8), 1624-34
• SNELLER J, PAREKH S and BUCHANAN H, 2014. The Impact of Amelogenesis Imperfecta (AI) and Support Needs of adolescents with AI and their Parents: An Exploratory Study International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 24(6), 409-16
• BUCHANAN H, MARKSON L, BERTRAND E, GREAVES S, PARMAR R and PATERSON KB, 2014. Effects of social gaze on visual-spatial imagination 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. Assessing children’s dental anxiety: A systematic review of current measures. 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. An exploratory study investigating children’s perceptions of dental behavioural management techniques International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 23(4), 297-309
• GREY E, HARCOURT D, O' SULLIVAN D, KILPATRICK N and BUCHANAN H, 2013. A qualitative study of patients' motivations and expectations for dental implants. 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. 'All the burden on all the carers': exploring quality of life with family caregivers of Huntington's disease patients Quality of Life Research. 21(8), 1425-1435
• EDMUNDS, R. and BUCHANAN, H., 2012. Cognitive vulnerability and the aetiology and maintenance of dental anxiety 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. Scientific reasoning in a real world context:the effect of prior belief and outcome on children's hypothesis-testing strategies British Journal of Developmental Psychology. 29(3), 409-424
• ANAGNOSTOPOULOS, F., BUCHANAN, H., FROUSIOUNIOTI, S., NIAKAS, D. and POTAMIANOS, G., 2011. Self-efficacy and oral hygiene beliefs about tooth-brushing in dental patients: a model-guided study Behavioral Medicine. 37(4), 132-9
• VAN WIJK, A., BUCHANAN, H., COULSON, N.S. and HOOGSTRATEN, J., 2010. Preparatory information for third molar extractions: does preference for information and behavioral involvement matter? Patient Education and Counseling. 79(1), 94-99
• BEKKER, H.L., BUCHANAN, H. and LUTHER, F., 2010. Cutting Edge: New developments in making patients’ 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’s 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’s online journey International Journal of Web Based Communities. 6(4), 362-75
• BUCHANAN, H., 2010. Assessing dental anxiety in children: the Revised Smiley Faces Program Child: Care, Health and Development. 36(4), 534-538
• VALENTINE, A, BUCHANAN, H and KNIBB, R, 2010. A Preliminary Investigation Of 4 To 11-Year-Old Children's Knowledge And Understanding Of Stress 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. Protocol for Psychological interventions for reducing postoperative morbidity in dental surgery in adults 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. Impact of chronic somatoform and osteoarthritis pain on conscious and preconscious cognitive processing Journal of Pain. 9(10), 927-939
• COULSON, NS and BUCHANAN, H, 2008. Self-Reported Efficacy Of An Online Dental Anxiety Support Group: A Pilot Study Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology. 36(1), 43-46
• COULSON, NS, BUCHANAN, H and AUBEELUCK, A, 2007. Social Support In Cyberspace: A Content Analysis Of Communication Within A Huntington's Disease Online Support Group Patient Education And Counseling. 68(2), 173-178
• AUBEELUCK, A and BUCHANAN, H, 2007. The Huntington's Disease Quality Of Life Battery For Carers: Reliability And Validity Clinical Genetics. 71(5), 434-445
• BUCHANAN, H and COULSON, NS, 2007. Accessing Dental Anxiety Online Support Groups: An Exploratory Qualitative Study Of Motives And Experiences Patient Education And Counseling. 66(3), 263-269
• BUCHANAN, H and COULSON, NS, 2007. Consumption Of Carbonated Drinks In Adolescents: A Transtheoretical Analysis Child Care Health And Development. 33(4), 441-447
• AUBEELUCK A and BUCHANAN, H., 2006. Developing a scale to measure the impact of Huntington’s 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. A Short English Version Of The Fear Of Dental Pain Questionnaire European Journal Of Oral Sciences. 114(3), 204-208
• BUCHANAN, H, 2005. Development Of A Computerised Dental Anxiety Scale For Children: Validation And Reliability British Dental Journal. 199(6), 359-362
• BUCHANAN H and NIVEN, N., 2003. Further evidence for the validity of the Facial Image Scale. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 13, 368-9
• BUCHANAN, H and NIVEN, N., 2003. Self-report informational treatment techniques used by dentists to treat dentally anxious children A preliminary investigation International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 13, 9-12
• COULSON, N. S. and BUCHANAN, H., 2002. Student attendance at dental checkups: An application of the Transtheoretical Model Health Education Journal. VOL 61(PART 4), 309-319
• BUCHANAN, H and NIVEN, N., 2002. Validation of a Facial Image Scale to assess child dental anxiety. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 12(1), 47-52