Pharmacy consultation outcomes during a lung cancer awareness campaign

Copyright: © 2015 Stephanie Bancroft, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.Lung cancer remains a condition that is frequently diagnosed too late for optimum prognosis [1]. Several factors seem to contribute to this, but there is good evidence that response to potential symptoms of lung cancer and awareness of the condition varies between men and women. This is believed to contribute to delayed diagnosis in men, with reluctance to report minor symptoms to a general medical practitioner (GP) identified as one cause [2]. In response to this, audit data from a two week health improvement campaign undertaken by 29 pharmacies in North West London during Lung Cancer Awareness Month in 2013, was subjected to analysis that included gender as a variable. The results suggest that this analysis was justified.Non peer reviewedFinal Published versio

Pharmacy Consultation Outcomes During a Lung Cancer Awareness Campaign

An opportunistic lung cancer awareness campaign was undertaken by 29 pharmacies in NW London. Evaluation findings included a statistically significant difference between the in-pharmacy outcomes for men and women. Referral to a GP was more likely to be the sole outcome for women than men (p<0.01) and inclusion of an OTC product was a more likely outcome for men than women (p<0.0045). Sample size 105 (53 women; 52 men). This is consistent with lung cancer awareness findings within other areas of healthcare

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Couples' experiences of postnatal depression: a framing analysis of cultural identity, gender and communication

Difficulties in communication have been associated with fathers’ perceived lack of support for mothers suffering postnatal depression (PND). This paper investigates why the communication of the experience of PND is so difficult and considers how these difficulties might be linked, in part, to the diagnostic process. The study explores, through in-depth interviews, how six Australian couples talked about the new mothers’ experience of mild to moderate PND. Framing analysis revealed discrepancies in the couples’ explanations of the mothers’ PND. The application of the concept of ‘framing’ has come to the study of mental health by way of Goffman's work on how experience becomes organised. Goffman used the technique of ‘frame analysis’ to identify and describe the taken-for-granted sociocultural elements that give meaning to a situation. This study identified that mothers and fathers used different frames, with mothers understanding their postnatal experience primarily from within an ‘identity’ frame and fathers understanding the mothers’ experience primarily through a ‘psychological’ or ‘physical hardship’ frame. Implications for health service providers are considered

Couples' experiences of postnatal depression: A framing analysis of cultural identity, gender and communication

Difficulties in communication have been associated with fathers' perceived lack of support for mothers suffering postnatal depression (PND). This paper investigates why the communication of the experience of PND is so difficult and considers how these difficulties might be linked, in part, to the diagnostic process. The study explores, through in-depth interviews, how six Australian couples talked about the new mothers' experience of mild to moderate PND. Framing analysis revealed discrepancies in the couples' explanations of the mothers' PND. The application of the concept of 'framing' has come to the study of mental health by way of Goffman's work on how experience becomes organised. Goffman used the technique of 'frame analysis' to identify and describe the taken-for-granted sociocultural elements that give meaning to a situation. This study identified that mothers and fathers used different frames, with mothers understanding their postnatal experience primarily from within an 'identity' frame and fathers understanding the mothers' experience primarily through a 'psychological' or 'physical hardship' frame. Implications for health service providers are considered.Postnatal depression Framing Motherhood Fatherhood Communication Cultural identity Australia