News archive: qualitative

Martin, J.G., Uny, I., Mitchell, D., Ford, A., Begley, A., Howell, R., Fitzpatrick, D., Mackay, D., Lewsey, J. and Fitzgerald, N., 2026. ‘Alcohol problems are definitely twenty-four seven’—a qualitative interview study exploring the presenting features of alcohol-related ambulance call-outs in Scotland (IMPAACT study). Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, pp.1-11.  

Dimova, E. D., Smith, M., Shortt, N. K., Mitchell, R. J., Pearce, J. R., Clemens, T. L., & Emslie, C. (2026). How do residents perceive alcohol availability and its impact on drinking behaviour? A qualitative study. Health & Place, 98, 103616.

Mitchell, G., Maxwell, K. J., O’Donnell, R., Cook, M., Uny, I., Emslie, C., … & Fitzgerald, N. (2025). Its a bit of a mess: the impact of later alcohol trading hours for bars and nightclubs in Scotland according to qualitative interviews with local stakeholders. medRxiv, 2025-10.

Sharp, C., Mohan, A., Mitchell, D., & Fitzgerald, N. (2025). Exploring views and experiences of a unique alcohol assertive outreach model, the primary care alcohol nurse outreach service (PCANOS): a qualitative study. BMC Primary Care, 26(1), 61.

Purves R, Mohan A, O’Donnell R, Egan M, Maani N, Fitzgerald N. Innovation and diversity in public health team engagement in local alcohol premises licensing: qualitative interview findings from the ExILEnS study [published online ahead of print January 8 2025]. Public Health Res 2025. https://doi.org/10.3310/RNVD1542

Our fourth seminar of the 2024 Alcohol Occasionals was delivered by Dr Danielle Mitchell on  Wednesday 19 June.   Alcohol places a significant burden on UK ambulance services, with at least one-in-six ambulance call-outs in Scotland being alcohol-related. Ambulance staff in England have reported feeling inadequately prepared for alcohol-related call-outs in surveys, however no previous research has explored their views...

Atkinson, A. M., Meadows, B. R., Hobin, E., Vanderlee, L. M., & Sumnall, H. (2024). Qualitative analysis of UK women’s attitudes to calorie-based alcohol marketing and alcohol calorie labelling. Health Promotion International, 39(1), daae006.

Masterton, W., Carver, H., Booth, H., McCulloch, P., Ball, L., Mitchell, L., … & Parkes, T. (2024). A qualitative exploration of the relevance of training provision in planning for implementation of managed alcohol programs within a third sector setting. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 1-10.

Dimova, E. D., Shortt, N. K., Mitchell, R. J., Lekkas, P., Pearce, J. R., Clemens, T. L., & Emslie, C. (2023). “Availability is the poor cousin of marketing and pricing”: qualitative study of stakeholders’ views on policy priorities around tobacco and alcohol availability. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 1-12.

Barrie, K., Heydtmann, M.,  McKean, R. (2023). A Qualitative Study of the Views of Alcohol Frequent Attenders at Royal Alexandra Hospital, Renfrewshire.