Stephanie Tierney
PhD, MA, BA
Departmental Lecturer and Senior Researcher
I am a health services researcher with an interest in long-term conditions, delivery of services and patients' experiences of care. I have completed work (reviews, qualitative research and mixed methods studies) on a range of health-related topics, including: understanding compassionate care, living with cystic fibrosis, working with patients who have diabetes, interventions for children with a cleft lip/palate, experiencing anorexia nervosa, managing heart failure, improving hospital discharge, supporting people caring for someone with dementia.
My current research focuses on social prescribing and how it can help to address wider determinants of health. I have conducted projects on the link worker role (who connect people to community assets and services), and on the contribution of the cultural sector to social prescribing.
Recent publications
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Understanding and Improving Older People's Well-Being through Social Prescribing Involving the Cultural Sector: Interviews from a Realist Evaluation.
Journal article
Gorenberg J. et al, (2023), J Appl Gerontol
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Social prescribing in the NHS-is it too soon to judge its value?
Journal article
Westlake D. et al, (2023), BMJ
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Understanding the roles and work of paramedics in primary care: A national cross-sectional survey
Journal article
Eaton G. et al, (2022), BMJ Open, 12
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Self-growth, wellbeing and volunteering - Implications for social prescribing: A qualitative study
Journal article
Turk A. et al, (2022), SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 2, 100061 - 100061
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The Effectiveness of Positive Psychology Interventions for Promoting Well-being of Adults Experiencing Depression Compared to Other Active Psychological Treatments: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Journal article
Lim WL. and Tierney S., (2022), Journal of Happiness Studies