Heather Buchanan

Contact

• workRoom B5 Level B, International House
  Jubilee Campus
  Wollaton Road
  Nottingham
  NG8 1BB
  UK
• work0115 846 7520
• fax0115 846 6625
• heather.buchanan@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Heather Buchanan is a chartered psychologist and registered health psychologist who joined the Institute of Work, Health & Organisations as a lecturer in health psychology in January 2007. She completed her undergraduate degree in Social Sciences majoring in Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University 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 an active member of the BPS Division of Health Psychology where she is a member of the DHP Training Committee and was previously the DHP National Conference Organiser (2005, 2006). She is Associate Editor of the International Journal of Behavioural Medicine and also a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the British Journal of Health Psychology. Within the Institute, Heather is course director for the MSc Health Psychology and has four PhD students. Her main research interests are applying psychology to the dental context and chronic illness.

Expertise Summary

Keywords:

Oral health, dental phobia, anxiety measurement, children's concepts of health and illness

Teaching Summary

Convenes the following modules:

• Context & Perspectives in Health Psychology
• Healthcare Contexts
• Personal and Professional Development
• Healthcare Settings & 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; children's reasoning… read more

Recent Publications

• AUBEELUCK AV, BUCHANAN H and STUPPLE EJN, 2012. 'All The Burden On All The Carers': Exploring Quality Of Life With Family Caregivers Of Huntington's Disease Patients. Quality Of Life Research : An International Journal Of Quality Of Life Aspects Of Treatment, Care And Rehabilitation. (In Press.)
• EDMUNDS R and BUCHANAN H, 2012. Cognitive Vulnerability And The Aetiology And Maintenance Of Dental Anxiety. Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology. 40, 17-25
• HEATHER BUCHANAN and NEIL COULSON, 2012. Phobias Palgrave MacMillan.
• 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

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PhD Supervision

• Aimee Aubeeluck; Quality of Life in Informal Carers of Huntington's Disease Patients, PhD awarded June 2005.
• Althea Valentine; Children's experience and concepts of stress.
• Kasia Campbell; [Joint Supervisor with Dr NS Coulson] The empowering processes occurring within the online support groups for prostate cancer
• Oonagh Meade; [Joint Supervisor with Dr NS Coulson] The role of online support groups for people affected by neuromuscular disorders and their family carers

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Stage 2 Supervision (Independent Route)

• Althea Valentine; awarded December 2010.

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; children's reasoning regarding oral health and the role of emotional disclosure in reducing dental anxiety and phobia) and (2) the impact of chronic illness on family members.

Past Research

Application of the transtheoretical model to dental health behaviours (e.g., dental attendance; consumption of carbonated drinks in adolescence).

Future Research

A longitudinal study exploring the efficacy of dental phobia support groups on a number of key outcomes (e.g., dental attendance).

• AUBEELUCK AV, BUCHANAN H and STUPPLE EJN, 2012. 'All The Burden On All The Carers': Exploring Quality Of Life With Family Caregivers Of Huntington's Disease Patients. Quality Of Life Research : An International Journal Of Quality Of Life Aspects Of Treatment, Care And Rehabilitation. (In Press.)
• EDMUNDS R and BUCHANAN H, 2012. Cognitive Vulnerability And The Aetiology And Maintenance Of Dental Anxiety. Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology. 40, 17-25
• HEATHER BUCHANAN and NEIL COULSON, 2012. Phobias Palgrave MacMillan.
• 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 British Journal of Developmental Psychology. 29, 409-24
• ANAGNOSTOPOULOS F, BUCHANAN H, FROUSIOUNIOTI, S, NIAKAS D, POTAMIANOS, G., 2011. Self-efficacy and oral hygiene beliefs about tooth-brushing in dental patients: A model- guided study. Behavioural Medicine. 37(4), 132-9
• 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
• VAN WIJK, AJ, BUCHANAN, H, COULSON, N and HOOGSTRATEN, J, 2010. Preparatory Information For Third Molar Extraction: Does Preference For Information And Behavioral Involvement Matter? Patient Education And Counseling. 79(1), 94-99
• 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
• BUCHANAN H, SCOTT S, FOSTER P, BAKER S and HILL K, Health psychology in dentistry Health Psychology Update. (In Press.)
• CAMPBELL K, COULSON NS and BUCHANAN H, Empowering processes within prostate cancer online support groups. International Journa of Web Based Communities. (In Press.)