WHO WE ARE
Welcome to Asthma Applied Research Stirling (SMART).
We seek to understand how and why people with asthma do or do not take their asthma medication as suggested by their healthcare professionals. We use different methods to research the individual, social and contextual components of medication adherence and self-management behaviour.
Our research has been funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), and the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS).
If you are interested in taking part in our research or in case you have other questions, please email Pamela Rackow (pamela.rackow@stir.ac.uk).
RECENT WORK
Asthma Teamwork Intervention
PYTA-UK (Parent Youth Teamwork Approach) is a parent-youth teamwork intervention with a purpose of supporting young people aged 8 to 16 with asthma medication adherence. It was originally developed in the United States and adapted for the UK-NHS context. PYTA-UK consists of 4 modules that cover unique aspects of adherence, delivered as counselling sessions between a trained professional, adolescent, and parent.
OUR TEAM
Pamela Rackow
Jacqui Ackermann
Maja Robertson
Maria Broletti
Ewelina Dytrych
