Outputs (6)

Patients' experiences of primary healthcare and dermatology provision for alopecia (2023)
Journal Article
Zucchelli, F., van Dalen, M., Sharratt, N., Johnson, A., & Chambers, J. (2024). Patients' experiences of primary healthcare and dermatology provision for alopecia. Skin Health and Disease, 4(2), Article e324. https://doi.org/10.1002/ski2.324

Background: Alopecia describes a group of dermatological conditions characterised by hair loss, which are either non‐scarring or scarring in nature, and range from bald patches to complete body hair loss, to general thinning. In the UK, the General P... Read More about Patients' experiences of primary healthcare and dermatology provision for alopecia.

Establishing the financial burden of alopecia areata and its predictors (2023)
Journal Article
Zucchelli, F., Harries, M., Messenger, A., & Montgomery, K. (2024). Establishing the financial burden of alopecia areata and its predictors. Skin Health and Disease, 4(1), Article e301. https://doi.org/10.1002/ski2.301

Background: Alopecia areata (AA) can have a significant impact on wellbeing. Consequently, individuals with AA often seek treatments or products to promote hair regrowth or camouflage their hair loss that incur a financial cost to the individual. Obj... Read More about Establishing the financial burden of alopecia areata and its predictors.

Health professionals’ experiences of supporting British Armed Forces veterans with conflict-related, appearance-altering injuries (2023)
Journal Article
Williams, V., Paskell, R., Zucchelli, F., & Williamson, H. (in press). Health professionals’ experiences of supporting British Armed Forces veterans with conflict-related, appearance-altering injuries. Military Behavioral Health,

Numerous British Armed Forces personnel have sustained conflict-related injuries that have altered their appearance. Previous evidence indicates this population may be at risk of appearance-related concerns and that civilian health professionals may... Read More about Health professionals’ experiences of supporting British Armed Forces veterans with conflict-related, appearance-altering injuries.

Training health professionals to support patients with appearance-affecting conditions: A pan-European evaluation of an acceptance and commitment therapy approach to patient communication (2023)
Journal Article
Zucchelli, F., Persson, M., Argyrides, M., Bigaki, M., Donnelly, O., Drevenšek, M., …Williamson, H. (2023). Training health professionals to support patients with appearance-affecting conditions: A pan-European evaluation of an acceptance and commitment therapy approach to patient communication. European Journal of Health Communication, 4(3), 53-71. https://doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2023.304

AbstractMultidisciplinary health professionals (HPs) are involved in supporting patients who have conditions that affect their appearance. With appearance-associated distress common in this group, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) an... Read More about Training health professionals to support patients with appearance-affecting conditions: A pan-European evaluation of an acceptance and commitment therapy approach to patient communication.

Do congenital and acquired causes of visible difference predict distinct appearance-related psychosocial outcomes? (2023)
Journal Article
Zucchelli, F., Dalen, M. V., Bhatia, R., White, P., Hamlet, C., & Harcourt, D. (2023). Do congenital and acquired causes of visible difference predict distinct appearance-related psychosocial outcomes?. Body Image, 45, 355-361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.03.016

Having a visible difference caused by an appearance-altering condition or injury can impact psychosocial wellbeing. It remains unestablished whether the time at which a visible difference manifests, namely pre-memory (congenital) or later (acquired),... Read More about Do congenital and acquired causes of visible difference predict distinct appearance-related psychosocial outcomes?.

Experiences and impact of the UK lockdown amongst adults who have a facial visible difference (2023)
Journal Article
Tollow, P., Hamlet, C., Zucchelli, F., Williamson, H., & Harcourt, D. (2023). Experiences and impact of the UK lockdown amongst adults who have a facial visible difference. Current Psychology, 42(23), 20337-20346. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-04089-5

Globally, COVID-19 has been shown to have had a wide ranging and significant impact on individuals’ daily living, and physical and mental health. However, there are some groups of individuals who may encounter unique challenges with regards to COVID-... Read More about Experiences and impact of the UK lockdown amongst adults who have a facial visible difference.