Managing a changing appearance
(2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Diana Harcourt's Outputs (269)
Using mixed methods in the development of an intervention (PEGASUS) to elicit patients’ expectations of appearance altering treatment (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
The Centre for Appearance Research: Making a difference through research (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
The psychosocial impact of burns scarring (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Why do women have breast reconstruction? (and how can we help them to make the decision that is best for them?) (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Happy being me in the UK: A controlled evaluation of a school-based body image intervention with pre-adolescent children (2013)
Journal Article
This study evaluated an adapted version of 'Happy Being Me', a school-based body image intervention, with girls and boys aged 10-11 years. Forty-three children participated in a three-week intervention, and 45 children formed a control group. Both gr... Read More about Happy being me in the UK: A controlled evaluation of a school-based body image intervention with pre-adolescent children.
Supporting rehabilitation for people affected by visible difference (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Looking 'the same': Experiences of women who have had corrective surgery for breast asymmetry (2013)
Journal Article
Qualitative interviews with ten women found that following corrective surgery for congenital breast asymmetry, women were still concerned with the symmetry of their breasts and expressed high ideals regarding symmetry. Although women found an improve... Read More about Looking 'the same': Experiences of women who have had corrective surgery for breast asymmetry.
A qualitative study of patients' motivations and expectations for dental implants (2013)
Journal Article
Objective To explore patients' motivations and expectations for dental implants.Design Single-setting, qualitative interview study.Subjects, setting and method Semi-structured, telephone interviews were conducted with nine patients who had consulted... Read More about A qualitative study of patients' motivations and expectations for dental implants.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of Face IT, a computer-based psychosocial intervention for disfigurement-related distress (2012)
Journal Article
Some people who have a visible difference (disfigurement) experience psychosocial adjustment problems that can lead to social anxiety and isolation. The aim of thisstudy was to assess the effectiveness of a new computerised CBT-based intervention (Fa... Read More about Evaluation of the effectiveness of Face IT, a computer-based psychosocial intervention for disfigurement-related distress.
PEGASUS: Feasibility of an intervention to elicit patients’ expectations of breast reconstructive surgery (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Oxford handbook of the psychology of appearance (2012)
Book
The shifting nature of women's experiences and perceptions of ductal carcinoma in situ (2012)
Journal Article
Aim. This paper is a report of a descriptive qualitative study of the evolution of women's perceptions and experiences of ductal carcinoma in situ from the period near to diagnosis to 1year later. Background. Ductal carcinoma in situ is a non-invasiv... Read More about The shifting nature of women's experiences and perceptions of ductal carcinoma in situ.
Does appearance matter? (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Men's experiences of gynaecomastia and corrective surgery: A qualitative report (2012)
Journal Article
Plastic surgery: Breast reconstruction and breast reduction (2012)
Book Chapter
The psychology of appearance: The future (2012)
Book Chapter
Patients' experiences of appearance changes following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (2011)
Journal Article
Background: No previous research has explored the impact of the many appearance changes that can occur in patients following bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Objective: This research aimed to explore in depth patients' experiences of appearance cha... Read More about Patients' experiences of appearance changes following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.
Appearance matters in oncology (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Understanding normality: A qualitative analysis of breast cancer patients concepts of normality after mastectomy and reconstructive surgery (2011)
Journal Article
Background: As survival rates increase, many people have to adjust to life after cancer. This includes adjusting to life after surgery. While previous research suggests that patients commonly strive to be 'normal' after mastectomy and reconstructive... Read More about Understanding normality: A qualitative analysis of breast cancer patients concepts of normality after mastectomy and reconstructive surgery.