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  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
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  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

John Weinman is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Family Practice, Clinical Psychology, Surgery, General Health Professions, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

Their work covers a range of topics, frequently addressing Medication Adherence and Compliance, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Peripheral Artery Disease Management, Pharmaceutical Studies and Practices, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Mobile Health and mHealth Applications, and Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Effect of a Home-Based, Walking Exercise Behavior Change Intervention vs Usual Care on Walking in Adults With Peripheral Artery Disease, 2022, JAMA
  • Risk-mitigating behaviours in people with inflammatory skin and joint disease during the COVID-19 pandemic differ by treatment type: a cross-sectional patient survey, 2020, British Journal of Dermatology
  • A systematic review of factors affecting adherence to malaria chemoprophylaxis amongst travellers from non-endemic countries, 2020, Malaria Journal
  • Illness perceptions predict distress in patients with chronic kidney disease, 2021, BMC Psychology
  • Describing the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic in people with psoriasis: findings from a global cross-sectional study, 2021, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

They have published extensively in multiple venues, with frequent publication outlets including:

  • British Journal of Dermatology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Physiotherapy
  • International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
  • British Journal of Health Psychology

Frequent collaborators in their research include Sam Norton, Satveer K. Mahil, Helen McAteer, Lucy Moorhead, and Juliet N. Barker.

John Weinman has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire

    Elizabeth Broadbent;Keith J. Petrie;Jodie Main;John Weinman

  • The Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R)

    Rona Moss-Morris;John Weinman;Keith J. Petrie;Robert Horne

  • The beliefs about medicines questionnaire: The development and evaluation of a new method for assessing the cognitive representation of medication

    Robert Horne;John Weinman;Maittew Hankins

  • Patients' beliefs about prescribed medicines and their role in adherence to treatment in chronic physical illness

    Robert Horne;John Weinman

  • The illness perception questionnaire: A new method for assessing the cognitive representation of illness

    John Weinman;Keith J. Petrie;Rona Moss-morris;Rob Horne

  • The place of inter-rater reliability in qualitative research: an empirical study.

    David Armstrong;Ann Gosling;John Weinman;Theresa Marteau

  • Measures in Health Psychology: A User's Portfolio

    Marie Johnston;Stephen Wright;John Weinman

  • Self-regulation and Self-management in Asthma: Exploring The Role of Illness Perceptions and Treatment Beliefs in Explaining Non-adherence to Preventer Medication

    Robert Horne;John Weinman

  • Changing illness perceptions after myocardial infarction: an early intervention randomized controlled trial.

    Keith J Petrie;Linda D Cameron;Chris J Ellis;Deanna Buick

  • Role of patients' view of their illness in predicting return to work and functioning after myocardial infarction: longitudinal study

    Keith J Petrie;John Weinman;Norman Sharpe;Judith Buckley

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire

    Elizabeth Broadbent;Carissa Wilkes;Heidi Koschwanez;John Weinman

  • The use and reporting of cluster analysis in health psychology: A review

    Jane. Clatworthy;Deanna. Buick;Matthew. Hankins;Matthew. Hankins;John. Weinman

  • Doctor-patient communication and patient satisfaction: a review.

    S Williams;J Weinman;J Dale

  • Patient-centredness in chronic illness: what is it and does it matter?

    Susan Michie;Jane Miles;John Weinman

  • Illness perceptions, coping and functioning in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and psoriasis

    M Scharloo;A.A Kaptein;J Weinman;J.M Hazes

  • Why illness perceptions matter

    Keith J Petrie;John Weinman

  • Memory bias in clinical anxiety.

    Karin Mogg;Andrew Mathews;John Weinman

  • Perceived stress and cortisol levels predict speed of wound healing in healthy male adults.

    Marcel Ebrecht;Justine Hextall;Lauren-Grace Kirtley;Alice Taylor

  • Selective Processing of Threat Cues in Anxiety States: A Replication

    Karin Mogg;Andrew Mathews;John Weinman

  • Perceptions of Health and Illness: Current Research and Applications

    Keith J. Petrie;John A. Weinman

  • The self-regulation of health and illness behaviour

    John Weinman;M Heijmans;M J Figueiras

Frequent Co-Authors

Rob Horne
Rob Horne University College London
Keith J. Petrie
Keith J. Petrie University of Auckland
Stanton Newman
Stanton Newman City, University of London
Susan Ayers
Susan Ayers City, University of London
Theresa M. Marteau
Theresa M. Marteau University of Cambridge
Andrew Baum
Andrew Baum University of Pittsburgh
Kenneth A. Wallston
Kenneth A. Wallston Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Kavita Vedhara
Kavita Vedhara University of Nottingham
Robert West
Robert West University College London
Sam Norton
Sam Norton King's College London

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