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Overview

Paul Bissell is affiliated with the University of Huddersfield in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including General Health Professions, Epidemiology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Surgery.

Their scholarly work addresses multiple topics within health and social sciences. Key areas of focus include:

  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies

Paul Bissell has contributed to several academic publications, including papers on diverse subjects. Notable papers include:

  • "The association between obesity and quality of life: a retrospective analysis of a large-scale population-based cohort study," 2021, BMC Public Health
  • "Negotiating identities of 'responsible drinking': Exploring accounts of alcohol consumption of working mothers in their early parenting period," 2021, Sociology of Health & Illness
  • "Factors Influencing COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Nepali People in the UK: A Qualitative Study," 2022, Vaccines
  • "Health facility preparedness of maternal and neonatal health services: a survey in Jumla, Nepal," 2021, BMC Health Services Research
  • "'I just need to know what they are and if you can help me': Medicalization and the search for legitimacy in people diagnosed with non-epileptic attack disorder," 2023, Epilepsy & Behavior

The venues where Paul Bissell's work frequently appears are:

  • BMC Health Services Research
  • BMC Public Health
  • Sociology of Health & Illness
  • Vaccines
  • Epilepsy & Behavior

Collaborative research features prominently in Paul Bissell's career. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Marian Peacock
  • John Stephenson
  • Annette Haywood
  • Jon M Dickson
  • Richard A. Grünewald

Best Publications

  • How do parents' child-feeding behaviours influence child weight? Implications for childhood obesity policy

    Heather R Clark;Elizabeth Goyder;Paul Bissell;Lindsay Blank

  • From compliance to concordance: barriers to accomplishing a re-framed model of health care interactions.

    Paul Bissell;Carl R May;Peter R Noyce

  • Interventions employing mobile technology for overweight and obesity: an early systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

    R. Bacigalupo;P. Cudd;C. Littlewood;Paul Bissell

  • The association between obesity and quality of life: a retrospective analysis of a large-scale population-based cohort study.

    John Stephenson;Christine Smith;Ben Kearns;Annette Haywood

  • Consumerism and professional work in the community pharmacy

    Derek Hibbert;Paul Bissell;Paul R. Ward

  • The MEDMAN study: a randomized controlled trial of community pharmacy-led medicines management for patients with coronary heart disease

    Mariesha Jaffray;Christine M. Bond;M. C. Watson;Philip Hannaford

  • The role of social networks in the development of overweight and obesity among adults: a scoping review

    Katie Powell;John Wilcox;Angie Clonan;Paul Bissell

  • Nurse and pharmacist supplementary prescribing in the UK—A thematic review of the literature

    Richard Jason Cooper;Claire Anderson;Tony Avery;Paul Bissell

  • Dependency denied: health inequalities in the neo-liberal era.

    Marian Peacock;Paul Bissell;Jenny Owen

  • Explaining Party Activism: The Case of the British Conservative Party

    Paul F. Whiteley;Patrick Seyd;Jeremy Richardson;Paul Bissell

  • Moral work in women's narratives of breastfeeding.

    Kath Ryan;Paul Bissell;Jo Alexander

  • Credibility and the ‘professionalized’ lay expert: Reflections on the dilemmas and opportunities of public involvement in health research

    Jill Thompson;Paul Bissell;Cindy Cooper;Chris J Armitage

  • Causes of preventable drug-related hospital admissions: a qualitative study

    R Howard;A. Avery;Paul Bissell

  • The contribution of female community health volunteers (FCHVs) to maternity care in Nepal: a qualitative study

    Sarita Panday;Paul Bissell;Edwin van Teijlingen;Padam Simkhada

  • The Dependent Consumer: Reflections on Accounts of the Risks of Non-Prescription Medicines

    Paul Bissell;Paul R. Ward;Peter R. Noyce

  • Exploring the Impact of Patient and Public Involvement in a Cancer Research Setting

    Jill Thompson;Paul Bissell;Cindy L. Cooper;Chris J. Armitage

  • Supplying emergency contraception via community pharmacies in the UK: reflections on the experiences of users and providers.

    Paul Bissell;Claire Anderson

  • Adherence to behavioural interventions in multiple sclerosis: Follow-up meeting report (AD@MS-2)

    Chris Heesen;Jared Bruce;Robert Gearing;Rona Moss-Morris

  • Stakeholders’ views of UK nurse and pharmacist supplementary prescribing

    Richard Cooper;Claire Anderson;Tony Avery;Paul Bissell

  • Appropriateness measurement: application to advice-giving in community pharmacies.

    Paul Bissell;Paul R. Ward;Peter R. Noyce

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Ward
Paul Ward Torrens University Australia
Julie Ratcliffe
Julie Ratcliffe Flinders University
Simon D. M. White
Simon D. M. White Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics
Elizabeth Goyder
Elizabeth Goyder University of Sheffield
Edwin van Teijlingen
Edwin van Teijlingen Bournemouth University
Jared M. Bruce
Jared M. Bruce University of Missouri–Kansas City
Rona Moss-Morris
Rona Moss-Morris King's College London
Markus Reuber
Markus Reuber University of Sheffield
Christopher J. Armitage
Christopher J. Armitage University of Manchester
Carl May
Carl May London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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