Deborah Ritchie

Summary

Affiliation: University of Edinburgh
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Covert observation in practice: lessons from the evaluation of the prohibition of smoking in public places in Scotland
    Mark Petticrew
    MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow, UK
    BMC Public Health 7:204. 2007
  2. ncbi Action to achieve smoke-free homes: an exploration of experts' views
    Deborah Ritchie
    Nursing Studies, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, UK
    BMC Public Health 9:112. 2009
  3. ncbi One size fits all? A process evaluation--the turn of the 'story' in smoking cessation
    D Ritchie
    School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    Public Health 121:341-8. 2007
  4. ncbi "But it just has that sort of feel about it, a leper"--stigma, smoke-free legislation and public health
    Deborah Ritchie
    School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK
    Nicotine Tob Res 12:622-9. 2010
  5. ncbi 'People pull the rug from under your feet': barriers to successful public health programmes
    Deborah Ritchie
    Nursing Studies, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, UK
    BMC Public Health 8:173. 2008
  6. ncbi Public places after smoke-free--a qualitative exploration of the changes in smoking behaviour
    Deborah Ritchie
    UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies, Nursing Studies, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, UK
    Health Place 16:461-9. 2010
  7. ncbi Issues of participation, ownership and empowerment in a community development programme: tackling smoking in a low-income area in Scotland
    Deborah Ritchie
    Department of Sociology, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, UK
    Health Promot Int 19:51-9. 2004
  8. ncbi Smoking in the home after the smoke-free legislation in Scotland: qualitative study
    Richard Phillips
    Public Health Sciences, Division of Community Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Medical School, Edinburgh EH8 9AG
    BMJ 335:553. 2007
  9. ncbi The re-shaping of the life-world: male British Bangladeshi smokers and the English smoke-free legislation
    Gill Highet
    Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, GP Section, 20 West Richmond Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9DX, UK
    Ethn Health 16:519-33. 2011
  10. ncbi Smoking cessation for older people: neither too little nor too late
    Neneh Rowa-Dewar
    Center for Population Health Science, University of Edinburg
    Br J Community Nurs 15:578-82. 2010

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Publications10

  1. ncbi Covert observation in practice: lessons from the evaluation of the prohibition of smoking in public places in Scotland
    Mark Petticrew
    MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow, UK
    BMC Public Health 7:204. 2007
    ..A workshop was therefore convened to identify practical lessons learned so far from the Scottish evaluation...
  2. ncbi Action to achieve smoke-free homes: an exploration of experts' views
    Deborah Ritchie
    Nursing Studies, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, UK
    BMC Public Health 9:112. 2009
    ..Drawing on findings from a qualitative Scottish study, this paper identifies key issues and challenges that need to be considered when developing action to promote smoke-free homes at the national and local level...
  3. ncbi One size fits all? A process evaluation--the turn of the 'story' in smoking cessation
    D Ritchie
    School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    Public Health 121:341-8. 2007
    ....
  4. ncbi "But it just has that sort of feel about it, a leper"--stigma, smoke-free legislation and public health
    Deborah Ritchie
    School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK
    Nicotine Tob Res 12:622-9. 2010
    ..Relatively little consideration has been given to the potentially negative, albeit unintended, consequences of smoke-free policies within different social and cultural contexts, in particular the increased stigmatization of smokers...
  5. ncbi 'People pull the rug from under your feet': barriers to successful public health programmes
    Deborah Ritchie
    Nursing Studies, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, UK
    BMC Public Health 8:173. 2008
    ....
  6. ncbi Public places after smoke-free--a qualitative exploration of the changes in smoking behaviour
    Deborah Ritchie
    UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies, Nursing Studies, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, UK
    Health Place 16:461-9. 2010
    ..Pre-legislation differences in the communities appeared to influence the extent of these changes. Cultural and social contexts are important in shaping smoking behaviours and locating change within public places...
  7. ncbi Issues of participation, ownership and empowerment in a community development programme: tackling smoking in a low-income area in Scotland
    Deborah Ritchie
    Department of Sociology, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, UK
    Health Promot Int 19:51-9. 2004
    ..In addition, the different understandings raise questions about the appropriateness and viability of utilizing community development approaches in this context...
  8. ncbi Smoking in the home after the smoke-free legislation in Scotland: qualitative study
    Richard Phillips
    Public Health Sciences, Division of Community Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Medical School, Edinburgh EH8 9AG
    BMJ 335:553. 2007
    ....
  9. ncbi The re-shaping of the life-world: male British Bangladeshi smokers and the English smoke-free legislation
    Gill Highet
    Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, GP Section, 20 West Richmond Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9DX, UK
    Ethn Health 16:519-33. 2011
    ..To explore how male Bangladeshi smokers adapted to the English smoke-free legislation...
  10. ncbi Smoking cessation for older people: neither too little nor too late
    Neneh Rowa-Dewar
    Center for Population Health Science, University of Edinburg
    Br J Community Nurs 15:578-82. 2010
    ..In this article the authors acknowledge and challenge these concerns to encourage community nurses to embed smoking cessation in their daily practice with older people...