Lucy Whiston

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Lucy Whiston joined the DCU School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health in 2018. Her background is in social policy having completed an undergraduate degree in Sociology and Social Policy and a Masters in Applied Social Research, both in Trinity College. Her PhD through the Irish Research Council Employment Based Postgraduate Degree Programme funded by the Adelaide Health Foundation and the Irish Research Council focused on patient and family participation in healthcare design and delivery in a diabetes and a psychiatry service.  

Lucy is the Programme Manager for the DCU Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) Ignite project. This is a 3 year project to support and promote capacity building for high quality PPI in DCU health and social care research. PPI and patient and family participation in healthcare is the main focus of Lucy’s research. Other areas of interest include health policy and health services research particularly chronic disease management and addiction. Lucy’s research employs both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.

Published Report

Year Publication
2015 Darker C, Whiston L, O’Shea B. (2015) Chronic Disease Management in Ireland: Perspectives from patients and clinical stakeholders- implications and recommendations for the Irish healthcare system. Adelaide Health Foundation, . Link

Book Chapter

Year Publication
2015 Darker C, Whiston L. (2015) 'Drug Use and Abuse: Psychosocial Aspects' In: The United States : Elsevier.

Peer Reviewed Journal

Year Publication
2014 Darker CD, Palmer D, O’Reilly G, Whiston L, Smyth B. (2014) 'Young people in drug treatment in Ireland: their views on substance use aetiology, trajectory, parents’ role in substance use and coping skills'. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, .
2014 Gilroy D, O’Brien S, Barry J, Ivers J-H, Whiston L, Keenan E, et al (2014) 'Benzodiazepine use in a Methadone Maintained Opiate Dependent Cohort in Ireland'. Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems, .
2015 Darker C, Ho J, Kelly G, Whiston L, Barry J. (2015) 'Demographic and clinical factors predicting retention in methadone maintenance: results from an Irish cohort'. Irish Journal of Medical Science, :1-9.
2018 Darker CD, Donnelly-Swift E, Whiston L. . (2018) 'Demographic factors and attitudes that influence the support of the general public for the introduction of universal healthcare in Ireland: A national survey'. Health Policy, :147-156.
2018 Whiston L, Barry J, O’Keane V, Darker C. (2018) 'Patient, family and clinician preferences for the intensity and implementation of patient and family participation in healthcare design and delivery in psychiatry'. . Link
2019 Sorin GM, Darker C, Whiston L, O’Callaghan A, Barry JM, Kelly BD. (2019) 'A cross-sectional, face-to-face, community survey of mental health and deprivation in post-recession Ireland: a rising tide lifts all boats?'. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, .

Conference Contribution

Year Publication
2018 Whiston, L, Barry, J., Darker, C. (2018) SPHERE Development, implementation and evaluation of an intervention to encourage greater patient and family participation in a type 2 diabetes service Dublin, .
2016 Whiston, L, Barry, J., Darker, C. (2016) Future Health Summit Current Research: Patient and family participation in healthcare design and delivery from a mental and a medical healthcare perspective Dublin, .
2019 Whiston, L., Amering, M., Dick, S., Giffin, M., Kennan, A., Murphy, P., Scott, T., Walsh, J., Burke, H., Gallagher, P., MacGabhann, L., Matthews, A. and Lambert, V. (2019) European Quality Assurance Forum An Institutional Case Study: Developing a plan to support patient and public involvement in health and social care research Berlin, .
2015 Whiston, L, Barry, J., Darker, C. (2015) Interprofessional Learning Conference Patient and family participation in healthcare design and delivery from a mental and a medical healthcare perspective Dublin, .
2017 Whiston, L, Barry, J., Darker, C. (2017) SPHERE Conference Preferred intensity and implementation of patient and family participation in a psychiatry and a type 2 diabetes services Dublin, .
2017 Whiston, L, Barry, J., Darker, C. (2017) International Conference on Integrated Care Preferred intensity and implementation of patient and family participation in an outpatient psychiatric service and an outpatient type 2 diabetes service Dublin, .
2014 Whiston, L, Barry, J., Anderson, R., Keenan, E., Sweeney, B., Darker, C. (2014) AUDGPI Annual Scientific Meeting Brief Interventions for Illicit Drug and Alcohol Use in Methadone Maintained Patients: A cluster randomised controlled trial feasibility study Cork, .
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Research Interests

Public and patient involvement in research
Patient and family involvement in healthcare
Chronic disease management
Health services research

Research Projects

Title Role Description Start date End date
Adult autism in homelessness: prevalence, experiences and support needs in an Irish context – a mixed methods study Research Team Member 01/10/2019
Dublin Simon Community Service User Led Evaluation Research Team Member 01/05/2019
DCU Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) Ignite Programme Manager 01/02/2018 31/01/2021