Lauren Taylor

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The first part of my project focused on qualitative insights into patients' beliefs about their asthma treatments and is the first of its kind to explore patient barriers to implementation of the new GINA treatment guidelines. It is already known that patient perceptions of their inhalers are associated with patients’ adherence to treatment, and thus the longer-term success of the medical regimen. However, there is limited qualitative research available to explore patients' perceptions of their asthma treatment since the GINA guideline change in 2021, which has replaced SABA with ICS/formoterol as reliever treatment. I am also working on developing an online asthma intervention.

This study aimed to explore patients’ perceptions around their asthma treatment, with a specific focus on how this might affect implementation of the GINA guidelines. It has identified a number of barriers which may prevent successful implementation or adoption of the new guidelines.

About me

I completed my BSc in psychology at St Mary’s University in 2013 and went on to complete my part time MSc in Health Psychology at the University of Westminster, graduating in 2016. I have recently completed my PhD in Health Psychology with Stage Two training at the University of Surrey. I find it interesting how different people can handle illness in many different and often unique ways. I thoroughly enjoyed my Health Psychology module during my BSc and I loved every moment of MSc. I am extremely passionate about this field and I am excited to become part of it. I want to be able to help people in managing their illnesses.

Publications

Aazh H, Taylor L, Danesh AA, Moore BCJ (2023) The Effectiveness of Unguided Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Tinnitus for Patients with Tinnitus Alone or Combined with Hyperacusis and/or Misophonia: A Preliminary Analysis [published online ahead of print, 2023 May 5]. J Am Acad Audiol. 2023;10.1055/a-2087-0262. doi:10.1055/a-2087-0262 

Dibb B, Woodgate F and Taylor L (2023) When things go wrong: experiences of vaginal mesh complications. Int Urogynecol J (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-022-05422-z

Taylor L and Dibb B (2022) Exploring users and non-users views of the Digital Twin on a mHealth app: a Thematic, qualitative approach, Cogent Psychology, 9:1, DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2022.2079802 

Taylor L, Ranaldi H, Amirova A, Zhang L, Ahmed AA and Dibb B (2022) Using virtual representations in mHealth application interventions for health-related behaviour change: A systematic review, Cogent Psychology, 9:1, DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2022.2069906 

Amirova A, Taylor L, Volkmer B, Ahmed N, Chater AM, Fteropoulli T. (2022) Informing behaviour change intervention design using systematic review with Bayesian meta-analysis: physical activity in heart failure [published online ahead of print, 2022 Jun 23]. Health Psychol Rev. 2022;1-29. doi:10.1080/17437199.2022.2090411

Research Activity

I presented and won Best Poster at the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research Annual Scientific Meeting 2023 in Swansea. I will be presenting at the British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology Conferences in 2023.

Acknowledgements

I would like to acknowledge Professor Robert Horne, Dr Zoe Moon and Hannah Truscott for their support on this project.