Professor John Atkinson
12 successful Research Degree completions 5 Phd examinations
Successful grant awards
- Chief Scientist's Office, Scotland, Health Services Research Committee: A Descriptive and Evaluative Study of District Nursing Intervention with Homeless Men K/OPR/2/2/D46, Oct 1992 to Jan 1994. Research Fellow and main applicant
- Kintyre directorate, Lomond and Argyll Primary Healthcare NHS Trust: Designed Healthcare- patient's cancer journey- a qualitative study of patients ' experience receiving care from oncology centres in Glasgow and community care
in Kintyre., Aug 2000 to Nov 2000. Principal Investigator
- National Children's Homes - Action for Children Scotland, Argyll and Clyde Health Board: Description and Evaluation of the National Children's Home,
Kilbarchan, support services for Children with Learning Difficulties, Apr 2001 to Nov 2001. Principal Investigator
- Scottish Government Health Department: Evaluation Pastoral Care Initiative for pre-registration
Nursing Students in Scottish HEIs, 2009 to 2010. Principal Investigator
- National Health Service Education Scotland: Evaluation of Flying Start Programme Scotland for newly qualified Nurses, Midwives
& Allied Health Professionals, 2008 to 2009. Principal Investigator
- Natural Environment Research Council Environment and Human Health: A pilot study examining micro-nutrient deficiency in maternity and child
health with scope for agricultural and educational intervention in soil-food-human transfer in two villages in Malawi, 2007 to 2009. Principal Investigator
Research Training
Post Graduate Diploma in Education, University of Stirling, University of Stirling, Nurse Teaching, 1991
Ph.D., Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow Caledonian
University, Nursing, 1997
Selected Publications
Membride H, McFadyen J, Atkinson J (2015) The challenge of meeting children's Mental Health needs. British Journal of School
Nursing. Vol 10: No1 Published Online: February 2015
Stefanowicz FA, Dinesh T, O'Reilly DSJ, Dickinson N, Atkinson J, Hursthouse A, Rankin J, Duncan A (2013) Erythrocyte
selenium concentration as a marker of selenium status . Clinical Nutrition January 2013
Snowden A, Atkinson J (2012). Concurrent Analysis: A Pragmatic Justification Nursing Philosophy 13 (2):126-141.
Banks P, Roxburgh M,
Kane H, Lauder W, Jones M, Kydd A, Atkinson J (2011) Flying Start NHSTM :easing the transition from student to registered health professional Journal of Clinical Nursing 20:23-24 pp3567-3576
Tayyem R, Ali a, Atkinson J, Martin C
(2011) Analysis of Health-Related Quality-of –Life Instruments Measuring The Impact of Bariatric Surgery: systematic review of the instruments used and their content validity. The Patient: Patient-Centred Outcomes Research 4:2 pp 73-87 (15)
Rooney LK, Bhopal R, Halani L, Levy M, Partridge M, Netuveli G, Car J, Griffiths C, Atkinson J, Lindsay G, Sheikh A (2011) Promoting recruitment of minority ethnic groups into research: qualitative study exploring the views of South Asian people with
asthma, Journal of Public Health, 32 (4)
Atkinson PA, Atkinson JM, Martin CR, Rankin J (2010) Historical perspectives on resilience and concepts of relevance for mental health/ Prospettive storiche sulla resilienza e alcuni concetti di
rilievo per la salute mentale correlati alla resilienza, Rivista Sperimentale di Freniatria, CXXXIV (1), 21-40
Atkinson J, Christley Y (2010) Chapter 8 Katherine Kolcaba, Pioneering Theories in Nursing, London, Quay
Books, ISBN=1-85642-4006 (bookchapter)
Tayyem R, Ali A, Atkinson J, Martin C (2010) International Handbook of Behavior, Diet, and Nutrition, Bariatric Surgery And Health Related Quality Of Life, New York, Springer,
Dickinson
N, Gulliver J, Macpherson G, Atkinson J, Rankin J, Cummings M, Nisbet Z, Hursthouse A, Taylor A, Burghardt W (2009) A framework to explore micronutrient deficiency in maternal and child health in Malawi, Southern Africa, Proceedings of the Joint Environment
and Human Health Programme: Annual Science Day Conference and Workshop 8 (1), S13
Atkinson J in, Stevens E, Jackson S, Milligan S eds (2009) "Providing Palliative Care for Marginalised and Disenfranchised People" in Palliative Nursing: Across
the Spectrum of Care, WileyBlackwell
Fleming MP, Martin CR, Miles J, Atkinson JM (2009) The utility of the Illness Perception Questionnaire in the evaluation of mental health practitioners' perspectives on patients with schizophrenia,
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 15 (5), 826-831
Dickinson N, Macpherson G, Hursthouse AS, Atkinson J (2008) Micronutrient Deficiencies in Maternity and Child Health: a review of environmental and social
context and implications for Malawi, Environmental Geochemistry & Health online
C R Martin, R Allan, M Fleming, J Atkinson (2008) Mood and smoking in schizophrenia, Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing
Atkinson
J, Crowe M (2006) Interdisciplinary Research : Diverse Approaches in Science,Technology,Health and Society, Chichester UK, Wiley, ISBN=1-86156-470-8
Aitken M, Walsh W, Atkinson J, Implementing Clinical Supervision: Evaluation of Renfrewshire
Division Pilot, Clinical Faculty report, Paisley Scotland, University of Paisley Clinical Faculty, 1(2), 17 May 2006, ISBN=1-903978-30-0
Atkinson J (2006) The person with HIV/AIDS In Alexander M, Fawcett J, Runciman P (eds),
Nursing Practice Hospital and Home - The Adult, 3rd Edition, Edinburgh, Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, 1288 pages, ISBN=0443074577 (bookchapter)
Atkinson J, Aitken M, Evaluation of the Renfrewshire Older Adults Community Mental Health
Team, University of Paisley Clinical Faculty Report, Paisley, Scotland UK, University of Paisley Clinical Faculty, 1(1), 21, 16 Feb 2006, ISBN=1-903978-29-7
Lamont E, Muir E, McDonald H, Atkinson J (2005) Taking Stock of Dietary Management,
Diabetes Update (Spring), 30-35
Atkinson J, Cowan S, Balanced working lives: a can do approach to nursing employment, Centre for Change and Innovation, Scottish Executive Health Department, http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/sehd/facingthefuture/Docs/28-creatingbalancedworkinglives.pdf,
2003
Atkinson J, Kennedy E, Who are you to tell me what good parenting is? Findings from a descriptive study of stakeholders at a respite centre for severely disabled children in South-West Scotland, 15 Nov 2002
Atkinson J, Kennedy
E, Talking straight to patients with cancer, Primary Health Care, 12(5), 24-25, June 2002
Atkinson J, Kennedy E, Goldsworthy S, Drummond S (June 2002) Patients cancer journeys in Kintyre - A qualitative study of the care, support and information
needs of people with cancer and their careers, European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 6 (2), 85-92
Atkinson J, Goldworthy S, A qualitative study of patients' cancer journeys from the Campbeltown area of Scotland - resonance with experience in
rural Ireland, Transforming Healthcare, Full paper published with proceedings, November 2001
Atkinson, J in Alexander MF, Fawcett JN, Runciman PJ (Eds), Chapter 37: The Person with HIV/Aids, Nursing Practice - Hospital & Home
- The Adult, 2nd edition, October 2000
Atkinson, J., foreword by Patricia Benner, Nursing Homeless Men - A Study of Proactive Intervention, August 2000
Atkinson, John, How do you feel? - Nursing Single Homeless Men, Nursing
Times, 96, 42, 20 Jul 2000
Atkinson, J., Caring for homeless people with mental illness and distress - challenging professional assumptions and recommendations for changing practice, Full paper Annual Nursing Research Conference Trinity College
Dublin, June 2000
Dreghorn J, Atkinson J in Twinn S, Andrews S, Roberts B eds, Chapter 5: Contextual Setting - Homelessness, Community Health Nursing Care, 1996
Atkinson J, (1977-1995) 47 publications
regarding health and social care, various journals