All Outputs (260)

Looking age-appropriate while growing old gracefully: A qualitative study of ageing and body image among older adults (2016)
Journal Article
Jankowski, G. S., Diedrichs, P. C., Williamson, H., Harcourt, D., & Christopher, G. (2016). Looking age-appropriate while growing old gracefully: A qualitative study of ageing and body image among older adults. Journal of Health Psychology, 21(4), 550-561. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105314531468

© SAGE Publications. Body dissatisfaction can be significantly detrimental to wellbeing. Little is known about older adults' body image, despite the fact that ageing causes unique bodily changes and that sociocultural pressures to resist these change... Read More about Looking age-appropriate while growing old gracefully: A qualitative study of ageing and body image among older adults.

The experiences of older adults living with an appearance altering burn injury: An exploratory qualitative study (2015)
Journal Article
Jones, B. A., Jones, B., Harcourt, D., & Buchanan, H. (2017). The experiences of older adults living with an appearance altering burn injury: An exploratory qualitative study. Journal of Health Psychology, 22(3), 364-374. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105315603473

© The Author(s) 2015. 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 intervie... Read More about The experiences of older adults living with an appearance altering burn injury: An exploratory qualitative study.

The psychosocial impact of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment amongst Black, South Asian and White women: Do differences exist between ethnic groups? (2015)
Journal Article
Patel, G., Harcourt, D., Rumsey, N., Naqvi, H., & White, P. (2015). The psychosocial impact of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment amongst Black, South Asian and White women: Do differences exist between ethnic groups?. Diversity and Equality in Health and Care, 12(1),

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in females, affecting women of all ethnic groups. Until now, very little research has captured the psychosocial impact of the disease amongst Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) women, and that which ha... Read More about The psychosocial impact of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment amongst Black, South Asian and White women: Do differences exist between ethnic groups?.

Health professionals’ views on psychosocial issues amongst burns survivors and the provision of psychosocial support: An online survey (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D., Cadogan, J., Quadri, A., & Lawrence, J. (2015, May). Health professionals’ views on psychosocial issues amongst burns survivors and the provision of psychosocial support: An online survey. Paper presented at British Burn Association Annual Conference, Birmingham, UK

A qualitative account of parents’ experiences of supporting a child with a burn injury (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, C., Rumsey, N., Pleat, J., & Harcourt, D. (2015, May). A qualitative account of parents’ experiences of supporting a child with a burn injury. Paper presented at British Burns Association Annual Conference, Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham, UK

Psychosocial interventions for young people living with a disfigurement (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D. (2015, May). Psychosocial interventions for young people living with a disfigurement. Paper presented at 25th Primary Care & Public Health Conference, NEC, Birmingham

Supporting patients considering breast reconstruction (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D. (2015, March). Supporting patients considering breast reconstruction. Presented at Barts Health and Homerton University Hospital Breast Cancer Academic Away Day, London

Why do women have breast reconstruction? (and how can we help them to make the decision that is best for them?) (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D. (2015, March). Why do women have breast reconstruction? (and how can we help them to make the decision that is best for them?). Presented at Specialty Skills in Breast Surgery: Principles in Breast Reconstruction (Level 1), Royal College of Surgeons of England

Developing young person’s Face IT: Online psychosocial support for adolescents struggling with conditions or injuries affecting their appearance (2015)
Journal Article
Williamson, H., Griffiths, C., & Harcourt, D. (2015). Developing young person’s Face IT: Online psychosocial support for adolescents struggling with conditions or injuries affecting their appearance. Health Psychology Open, 2(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102915619092

© The Author(s) 2015. A participatory action approach with potential users and clinical experts was employed to design and evaluate the acceptability of young person’s Face IT (YP Face IT), an online intervention incorporating cognitive behavioural t... Read More about Developing young person’s Face IT: Online psychosocial support for adolescents struggling with conditions or injuries affecting their appearance.

Older adults' experiences of living with cleft lip and palate: A qualitative study exploring aging and appearance (2015)
Journal Article
Hamlet, C., & Harcourt, D. (2015). Older adults' experiences of living with cleft lip and palate: A qualitative study exploring aging and appearance. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 52(2), e32-e40. https://doi.org/10.1597/13-308

© Copyright 2015 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Objective: To explore older adults' experiences of living with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P), focusing on aging and appearance. Design: An exploratory-descriptive qualitative study. Pa... Read More about Older adults' experiences of living with cleft lip and palate: A qualitative study exploring aging and appearance.

Exploring the lived experience of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment amongst Gujarati speaking Indian women (2015)
Journal Article
Patel-Kerai, G., Harcourt, D., Rumsey, N., & Naqvi, H. (2015). Exploring the lived experience of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment amongst Gujarati speaking Indian women. Diversity and Equality in Health and Care, 12(1), 9-17

A systematic review of patient reported outcome measures used in child and adolescent burn care (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, C., Rumsey, N., Armstrong-James, L., White, P., Pleat, J., & Harcourt, D. (2014, October). A systematic review of patient reported outcome measures used in child and adolescent burn care. Paper presented at 17th Congress of the International Society for Burn Injuries, Sydney, Australia

A systematic review of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) used in child and adolescent burn research (2014)
Journal Article
Harcourt, D., Pleat, J., Rumsey, N., White, P., Armstrong-James, L., Griffiths, C., …Harcourt, D. (2015). A systematic review of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) used in child and adolescent burn research. Burns, 41(2), 212-224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2014.07.018

Crown Copyright © 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved. Introduction: Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) can identify important information about patient needs and therapeutic progress. The aim of this review was to ide... Read More about A systematic review of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) used in child and adolescent burn research.

Appearance concerns and psychosocial adjustment following head and neck cancer: A cross-sectional study and nine-month follow-up (2014)
Journal Article
Clarke, S. A., Newell, R., Thompson, A., Harcourt, D., & Lindenmeyer, A. (2014). Appearance concerns and psychosocial adjustment following head and neck cancer: A cross-sectional study and nine-month follow-up. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 19(5), 505-518. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2013.855319

Psychosocial difficulties have been reported in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients, yet only few studies have assessed the impact of altered appearance following HNC treatment using theoretically selected measures of appearance-related distress. Thi... Read More about Appearance concerns and psychosocial adjustment following head and neck cancer: A cross-sectional study and nine-month follow-up.

Why do women have breast reconstruction? (and how can we help them to make the decision that is best for them?) (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D. (2014, September). Why do women have breast reconstruction? (and how can we help them to make the decision that is best for them?). Presented at Specialty Skills in Breast Surgery: Principles in Breast Reconstruction (Level 1), Royal College of Surgeons of England, UK

Does appearance matter? (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D. (2014, July). Does appearance matter?. Presented at US Scleroderma Foundation National Patient Education Conference 2014, Anaheim, California, USA

Using innovative methods in appearance research (2014)
Book Chapter
Harcourt, D. (2014). Using innovative methods in appearance research. In N. Rumsey, & D. Harcourt (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Appearance. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Where might we go from here? (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D., & Rumsey, N. (2014, July). Where might we go from here?. Paper presented at Appearance Matters 6, Bristol, UK

A photographic exploration of family burn camp (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Armstrong-James, L., Harcourt, D., Rumsey, N., Williamson, H., & Cadogan, J. (2014, July). A photographic exploration of family burn camp. Poster presented at Appearance Matters 6, Bristol, England

Background: The psychosocial impact of a burn may include adjusting to changes in appearance as a result of the injury such as scarring, or in some cases, amputation. There are a number of interventions to help young people manage the challenges of... Read More about A photographic exploration of family burn camp.

A qualitative account of adolescents’ experiences of living with a burn injury (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, C., Harcourt, D., Rumsey, N., & Pleat, J. (2014, June). A qualitative account of adolescents’ experiences of living with a burn injury. Presented at Building a Children’s Burns Research Network Conference, M-Shed, Bristol, UK