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  Qualitative research in aspects of medical education and patient involvement in research


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Dr H Lempp  Applications accepted all year round  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

About the Project

Dr Lempp is a medical sociologist working in the Academic Department of Rheumatology and is seeking students interested in pursuing a PhD in patient involvement in research, psycho-social aspects of long-term conditions, interface of physical and mental health in long-term conditions, Quality of Life, development of patient generated outcome measures, impact of gender and ethnicity in health and illness, undergraduate medical education, psychological interventions.

References

Lempp H. & Seale C. (2004) The hidden curriculum in undergraduate medical education: qualitative study of medical students’ perceptions of teaching. British Medical Journal, 329: 770 -773.
Simpson C. Franks C. Morrison C. & Lempp H. (2005). The patient’s journey: rheumatoid arthritis. British Medical Journal, 331: 887-889.
Lempp H. & Seale C. (2006) Medical students’ perceptions in relation to ethnicity and gender: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Education, 6:17.
Lempp H. Scott DL. & Kingsley GH. (2006) Patients’ views on the quality of health care for RA: a qualitative study. Rheumatology (Oxford) 45 (12):1522-1528.
Lempp H. Scott DL. & Kingsley GH. (2006) The personal impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis on patients’ identity: a qualitative study. Chronic Illness, 2:109-120.
Lempp H, Kingsley G. Qualitative assessments. Bailliere’s Clinical Rheumatology 2007;21(5):857-69.
Graves H. Scott DL. Lempp H. Weinman J. Illness Beliefs Predict Disability in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research; 67(5): 417-423.
Lempp H. Hatch S. Carville S. Choy E. (2009) Patients’ experiences of living with and receiving treatment for fibromyalgia syndrome: a qualitative study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 10:124.
Lempp H. Thornicroft G. Leese M. Fearns N. Graves H. Khoshaba B. Lasalvia A. Scott DL & Tansella M. (2009) Implications of long-term conditions for both mental and physical health: comparison of rheumatoid arthritis and schizophrenia. Quality of Life Research; 18(6): 699-707
Howard L. Davies E. Barley E. Rigg A. Davies E. Lempp H. Taylor D. Rose D. Thornicroft G. (2010) A diagnosis of cancer in people who are mentally ill: practical and ethical issues raised. The Lancet Oncology 11, 797-804.
Pollard L. Graves H. Scott D, Kingsley GH. & Lempp H. (2011) Perceived barriers to integrated care in rheumatoid arthritis: views of recipients and providers of care in an inner-city setting. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders; 12:19.
Lempp H. Ibrahim F. Shaw T. Hofmann D. Graves H. Thornicroft G. Scott I. Kendrick T. David L. Scott (2011) Quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and depression: comparative study. International Review of Psychiatry. 23(1): 118–124.
Thornicroft G. Lempp H. Tansella M. (2011) The place of implementation science in the translational medicine continuum. Psychological Medicine; (Feb.15) 1-7.