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Pamela Smith
(she/her)
BSc, MSc, PhD
Research Associate
- SmithP18@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 29206 87695
- Neuadd Meirionnydd, Room 8th floor, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4YS
Overview
I am a Research Associate with a background in Health Psychology. I am based in the Cancer Screening, Prevention and Early Diagnosis (SPED) team in the Division of Population, School of Medicine. My doctoral degree focused on understanding the psychosocial influences on quit motivation and smoking cessation among older smokers from deprived backgrounds.
I'm currently working as a qualitative researcher on the Provision of smoking Cessation services for lower socio-economic groups (PROCESS) Study (funded by Cancer Research UK).
Publication
2023
- Smith, P. et al. 2023. Barriers and facilitators to engaging in smoking cessation support among lung screening participants. Nicotine & Tobacco Research (10.1093/ntr/ntad245)
2022
- Poole, R. et al. 2022. Tobacco use, smoking identities and pathways into and out of smoking among young adults: a meta-ethnography. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 17, article number: 24. (10.1186/s13011-022-00451-9)
- Smith, P. et al. 2022. Protocol for a feasibility study of a cancer symptom awareness campaign to support the rapid diagnostic centre referral pathway in a socioeconomically deprived area: Targeted Intensive Community-based campaign To Optimise Cancer awareness (TIC-TOC). BMJ Open 12(10), article number: e063280. (10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063280)
2021
- Smith, P. 2021. Understanding the influences on quit motivation and smoking cessation in older smokers from deprived backgrounds. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
- Smith, P., Daniel, R., Murray, R. L., Moore, G., Nelson, A. and Brain, K. 2021. Psychosocial determinants of quit motivation in older smokers from deprived backgrounds: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open 11(5), article number: e044815. (10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044815)
2019
- Smith, P., Poole, R., Mann, M., Nelson, A., Moore, G. and Brain, K. 2019. Systematic review of behavioural smoking cessation interventions for older smokers from deprived backgrounds. BMJ Open 9(11), article number: e032727. (10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032727)
2018
- Smith, P. et al. 2018. Feasibility and acceptability of a cancer symptom awareness intervention for adults living in socioeconomically deprived communities. BMC Public Health 18(1) (10.1186/s12889-018-5606-3)
Articles
- Smith, P. et al. 2023. Barriers and facilitators to engaging in smoking cessation support among lung screening participants. Nicotine & Tobacco Research (10.1093/ntr/ntad245)
- Poole, R. et al. 2022. Tobacco use, smoking identities and pathways into and out of smoking among young adults: a meta-ethnography. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 17, article number: 24. (10.1186/s13011-022-00451-9)
- Smith, P. et al. 2022. Protocol for a feasibility study of a cancer symptom awareness campaign to support the rapid diagnostic centre referral pathway in a socioeconomically deprived area: Targeted Intensive Community-based campaign To Optimise Cancer awareness (TIC-TOC). BMJ Open 12(10), article number: e063280. (10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063280)
- Smith, P., Daniel, R., Murray, R. L., Moore, G., Nelson, A. and Brain, K. 2021. Psychosocial determinants of quit motivation in older smokers from deprived backgrounds: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open 11(5), article number: e044815. (10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044815)
- Smith, P., Poole, R., Mann, M., Nelson, A., Moore, G. and Brain, K. 2019. Systematic review of behavioural smoking cessation interventions for older smokers from deprived backgrounds. BMJ Open 9(11), article number: e032727. (10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032727)
- Smith, P. et al. 2018. Feasibility and acceptability of a cancer symptom awareness intervention for adults living in socioeconomically deprived communities. BMC Public Health 18(1) (10.1186/s12889-018-5606-3)
Thesis
- Smith, P. 2021. Understanding the influences on quit motivation and smoking cessation in older smokers from deprived backgrounds. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Research themes
Specialisms
- Behaviour Change
- Smoking Cessation
- Health psychology
- Health Inequalities