Research

The SDHI is involved in a range of research projects, all of which include inter-disciplinary collaborations. Details of some of these projects are provided below.

If you have ideas for research that you think the SDHI could help you with, please contact:
Research Manager
Email: sdhi@dundee.ac.uk

You might also like to learn more about the funds we provide for small 'think-tanking' sessions. See our Funding web page.

We work in conjunction with University of Dundee's Research and Innovation Services and University of St Andrews' Research and Enterprise Services.

Research Projects

• Scottish Clinical Interactions Project (SCIP)
• Delivering health care through managed clinical networks (MCNs): lessons from the North
• Genetic Health in the 21st Century (21CGH) - building the infrastructure, developing the science, enhancing the knowledge base, engaging the public
• Household face-to-face survey of home-held antibiotics and awareness of good antibiotic use
• The Longitudinal Studies Centre - Scotland and the establishment of the Scottish Longitudinal Study (SLS)
• The UK Data Audit
• The provision of geographical data in longitudinal data sets
• Examining attendance in Primary Care for diabetic retinopathy screening in Tayside
• An exploration of reasons for low physical activity levels among children with moderate to severe asthma: informing the development of new interventions
• Patients' understanding, preferences and decision-making strategies for lipid-lowering and antihypertensive medication
• Managing postoperative pain in adults: the role of acute pain services in the UK
• Effective manager-physician relationships and the role of 'trust'
• The Utilisation Of Research Evidence In The Scottish National Mental Health Policy Making Process
• Organisational culture and health care performance
• Organisational Culture in Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs)
• Interprofessional Relationships at Work
• The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003: Developing a Research Programme to Investigate its Introduction and Impact
• The Learning Practice: Learning Organisations in Primary Care
• Managing to Implement Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing?
• Learning Organisations in Primary Care Practices
• Examining the cross-sample validity of the Intensive Care Questionnaire (ICEQ) between two independent critical care settings
• Randomised controlled trial comparing a self-help cognitive behavioural programme, the Angina Plan, with standard care for angina patients admitted to hospital
• Changing Lifestyle in Children - All Change: Can This Reduce Cardiovascular Risk?