Publications 2010 and before
2010 and before Publications
2010
Joice, A & Mercer, SW 2010, 'An evaluation of the impact of a large group psycho-education programme (Stress Control) on patient outcome: does empathy make a difference?', The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1754470X10000012
Lam, CL, Yuen, NY, Mercer, SW & Wong, W 2010, 'A pilot study on the validity and reliability of the Patient Enablement Instrument (PEI) in a Chinese population', Family Practice, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 395-403. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmq021
Lo, YYC, Lam, CLK, Mercer, SW & Fong, DYT 2010, 'Does vocational training in family medicine have an impact on antibiotic prescribing pattern?', Family Practice, vol 28 issue 1: https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmq065
Mercer, SW, Siu, JY, Hillier, SM, Lam, CLK, Lo, YYC, Lam, T & Griffiths, SM 2010, 'A qualitative study of the views of patients with long-term conditions on family doctors in Hong Kong', BMC Family Practice, vol. 11, no. 46. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-11-46
Wong, LYE, Leung, PC, Tang, JL & Mercer, SW 2010, 'Use of dietary supplements by breast cancer patients undergoing conventional cancer treatment', Patient preference and adherence, vol. 2010, no. 4, pp. 407-414. https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S13639
2009
Chan, EYY, Mercer, SW, Yue, C, Wong, SYS & Griffiths, S 2009, 'Mental health of migrant children: an overview of the literature', International journal of mental health nursing, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 44-52. https://doi.org/10.2753/IMH0020-7411380303
Chung, VCH, Law, MPM, Wong, SYS, Mercer, SW & Griffiths, SM 2009, 'Postgraduate education for Chinese medicine practitioners: a Hong Kong perspective', BMC Medical Education, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-9-10
Fung, C & Mercer, SW 2009, 'A qualitative study of patients' views on quality of primary care consultations in Hong Kong and comparison with the UK CARE measure', BMC Family Practice, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-10-10
Fung, CSC, Hua, A, Tam, L & Mercer, SW 2009, 'Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the CARE Measure in a primary care setting in Hong Kong', Family Practice, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 398-406. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmp044
Gillies, J, Mercer, SW, Lyon, A, Scott, M & Watt, GCM 2009, 'Distilling the essence of general practice: a learning journey in progress', British Journal of General Practice, vol. 59, no. 562, pp. 167-176. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp09X420626
Jiang, JY, Wong, MC, Ali, MK, Griffiths, S & Mercer, SW 2009, 'Association of antihypertensive monotherapy with serum sodium and potassium levels in Chinese patients', American journal of hypertension, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 243-249. https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2008.359
Jiang, JY, Wong, MCS, Zhang, XH, Fung, H, Griffiths, S & Mercer, SW 2009, 'Profiles of mortality among Chinese hypertensive patients in Hong Kong: a cohort study', Journal of Human Hypertension, vol. 23, no. 11, pp. 735-742. https://doi.org/10.1038/jhh.2009.22
Luo, J, Daines, L, Charalambous, A, Adams, MA, Annesley-Williams, DJ & Dolan, P 2009, 'Vertebroplasty: only small cement volumes are required to normalize stress distributions on the vertebral bodies', Spine, vol. 34, no. 26, pp. 2865-73. https://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b4ea1e
Mercer, SW, Smith, SM, Wyke, S, O'Dowd, T & Watt, GCM 2009, 'Multimorbidity in primary care: developing the research agenda', Family Practice, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 79-80. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmp020
Mercer, SW 2009, 'How useful are clinical guidelines for the management of obesity in general practice?', British Journal of General Practice, vol. 59, no. 568, pp. 863-868. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp09X472917
Murphy, DJ, Bruce, DA, Mercer, SW & Eva, KW 2009, 'The reliability of workplace-based assessment in postgraduate medical education and training: a national evaluation in general practice in the United Kingdom', Advances in Health Sciences Education, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 219-232. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-008-9104-8
Neumann, M, Bensing, J, Mercer, SW, Ernstmann, N, Ommen, O & Pfaff, H 2009, 'Analyzing the 'nature' and 'specific effectiveness' of clinical empathy: A theoretical overview and contribution towards a theory-based research agenda', Patient Education and Counseling, vol. 74, no. 3, pp. 339-346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2008.11.013
Wong, SY, Mercer, SW, Leung, J & Woo, J 2009, 'The relationship between clinically relevant depressive symptoms and episodes and duration of all cause hospitalization in Southern Chinese elderly', Journal of affective disorders, vol. 113, no. 3, pp. 272-278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2008.06.008
Yam, HK, Mercer, SW, Wong, LY, Chan, WK & Yeoh, EK 2009, 'Public and private healthcare services utilization by non-institutional elderly in Hong Kong: Is the inverse care law operating?', Health Policy, vol. 91, no. 3, pp. 229-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.12.012
2008
Howie, JGR, Heaney, DJ, Maxwell, M, Freeman, GK & Mercer, SW 2008, 'Further observations on enablement', British Journal of General Practice, vol. 58, no. 552, pp. 499-500. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp08X319477
McGregor, W, Jabareen, H, O'Donnell, CA, Mercer, SW & Watt, GCM 2008, 'Impact of the 2004 GMS contract on practice nurses : a qualitative study', British Journal of General Practice, vol. 58, no. 555, pp. 711-719. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp08X342183
Mercer, SW 2008, 'Measuring the human aspects of care in medicine', British Medical Journal. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/17410/>
Mercer, SW 2008, 'How useful are clinical guidelines for obesity management?', International Journal of Obesity, vol. 32, pp. S1-S2. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/17402/>
Mercer, SW 2008, 'Family medicine, general practice and primary healthcare in Hong Kong: an outsider's view [Invited editorial]', Hong Kong Practitioner, vol. 30. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/17403/>
Mercer, SW & Murphy, DJ 2008, 'Validity and reliability of the CARE Measure in secondary care', Clinical Governance, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 269-283. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777270810912969
Mercer, SW, Neumann, M, Wirtz, M, Fitzpatrick, B & Vojt, G 2008, 'General practitioner empathy, patient enablement, and patient-reported outcomes in primary care in an area of high socio-economic deprivation in Scotland - a pilot prospective study using structural equation modelling', Patient Education and Counseling, vol. 73, no. 2, pp. 240-245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2008.07.022
Mercer, SW, Hatch, DJ, Murray, A, Murphy, DJ & Eva, HW 2008, 'Capturing patients' views on communication with anaesthetists: the CARE measure', Clinical Governance, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 128-137. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777270810867320
Mercer, SW & Lean, M 2008, 'Request for slimming tablets', British Medical Journal, vol. 337, pp. a1287. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a1287
Thompson, EA, Mathie, RT, Baitson, ES, Barron, SJ, Berkovitz, SR, Brands, M, Fisher, P, Kirby, TM, Leckridge, RW, Mercer, SW, Nielsen, HJ, Ratsey, DHK, Reilly, D, Roniger, H & Whitmarsh, TE 2008, 'Towards standard setting for patient-reported outcomes in the NHS homeopathic hospitals', Homeopathy, vol. 97, no. 3, pp. 114-121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.homp.2008.06.005
Wong, SYS, Mercer, SW, Woo, J & Leung, J 2008, 'The influence of multi-morbidity and self-reported socio-economic standing on the prevalence of depression in an elderly Hong Kong population', BMC Public Health, vol. 8, pp. 119. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-8-119
Wong, MCS, Chan, ACY, Kwan, WK, Mercer, SW, Griffiths, SM & Yiu, YK 2008, 'Collaboration between family medicine and internal medicine: a new model of care for effective primary care', Hong Kong Practitioner, vol. 30, pp. 60-69. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/17401/>
Wong, MCS, Jiang, JY, Ali, MK, Fung, H, Griffiths, S & Mercer, SW 2008, 'Antihypertensive drug class and dyslipidemia: risk association among Chinese patients with uncomplicated hypertension', Journal of Human Hypertension, vol. 22, pp. 648-651. https://doi.org/10.1038/jhh.2008.46
Wong, MCS, Jiang, JY, Fung, H, Griffiths, S & Mercer, SW 2008, 'Antihypertensive drug class and impaired fasting glucose: a risk association study among Chinese patients with uncomplicated hypertension', BMC clinical pharmacology, vol. 8, no. 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6904-8-6
Wong, MCS, Jiang, Y, Tang, JL, Lam, AT, Fung, H & Mercer, SW 2008, 'Health services research in the public healthcare system in Hong Kong: An analysis of over 1 million antihypertensive prescriptions between 2004-2007 as an example of the potential and pitfalls of using routinely collected electronic patient data', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 8, no. 138. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-8-138
Wong, MCS, Jiang, JY, Lam, AT, Fung, H, Griffiths, S & Mercer, SW 2008, 'Patterns of antihypertensive prescribing, discontinuation and switching among a Hong Kong Chinese population from over one million prescriptions', Journal of Human Hypertension, vol. 22, no. 10, pp. 714-716. https://doi.org/10.1038/jhh.2008.83
2007
Cawston, PG, Mercer, SW & Barbour, RS 2007, 'Involving deprived communities in improving the quality of primary care services: does participatory action research work?', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-7-88
McKinstry, B, Walker, J, Porter, M, Fulton, C, Tait, A, Hanley, J & Mercer, S 2007, 'The impact of general practitioner morale on patient satisfaction with care: a cross-sectional study', BMC Family Practice, vol. 8, pp. 57. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-8-57
Mercer, SW & MacDonald, R 2007, 'Disability and human rights', The Lancet, vol. 370, no. 9587, pp. 548-549. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/16977/>
Mercer, SW, Fitzpatrick, B, Gourlay, G, Vojt, G, Mcconnachie, A & Watt, GCM 2007, 'More time for complex consultations in a high deprivation practice is associated with increased patient enablement', British Journal of General Practice, vol. 57, no. 545, pp. 960-966. https://bjgp.org/content/57/545/960
Mercer, SW & Watt, GCM 2007, 'The inverse care law: clinical primary care encounters in deprived and affluent areas of Scotland', The Annals of Family Medicine, vol. 5, pp. 503-510. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.778
Mercer, SW, Cawston, PG & Bikker, AP 2007, 'Quality in general practice consultations; a qualitative study of the views of patients living in an area of high socio-economic deprivation in Scotland', BMC Family Practice, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-8-22
Reilly, D, Mercer, SW, Bikker, AP & Harrison, T 2007, 'Outcome related to impact on daily living: preliminary validation of the ORIDL instrument', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 139. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-7-139
2006
Finucane, A & Mercer, SW 2006, 'An exploratory mixed methods study of the acceptability and effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for patients with active depression and anxiety in primary care', BMC Psychiatry, vol. 6, no. 14, pp. 1-14. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/22135/>
Mercer, SW, Sevar, K & Sadutshan, TD 2006, 'Using clinical audit to improve the quality of obstetric care at the Tibetan Delek Hospital in North India: a longitudinal study', Reproductive Health, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 1-4. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/22138/>
Mercer, SW & Howie, JGR 2006, 'CQI-2 -- a new measure of holistic interpersonal care in primary care consultations', British Journal of General Practice, vol. 56, no. 525, pp. 262-268. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/18199/>
Price, S, Mercer, SW & McPherson, H 2006, 'Practitioner empathy, patient enablement and health outcomes: A prospective study of acupuncture patients', Patient Education and Counseling, vol. 63, pp. 239-245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2005.11.006
Ruwanpura, E, Mercer, SW, Ager, A & Duveen, G 2006, 'Cultural and spiritual constructions of mental distress and associated coping mechanisms of Tibetans in exile: implications for western interventions', Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 19, pp. 187-202. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/22136/>
2005
Bikker, AP, Mercer, SW & Reilly, D 2005, 'A pilot prospective study on the consultation and relational empathy, patient enablement, and health changes over 12 months in patients going to the Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital', Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 591-600. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2005.11.591
Hasegawa, H, Reilly, D, Mercer, SW & Bikker, AP 2005, 'Holism in primary care: the views of Scotland's general practitioners', Primary Health Care Research & Development, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 320-328. https://doi.org/10.1191/1463423605pc248oa
Mercer, SW, Ager, A & Ruwanpura, E 2005, 'Psychosocial distress of Tibetans in exile: integrating western interventions with traditional beliefs and practice', Social Science and Medicine, vol. 60, pp. 179-189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.04.025
Mercer, SW 2005, 'Practitioner empathy, patient enablement and health outcomes of patients attending the Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital: a retrospective and prospective comparison', Wiener Medizinishce Wochenschrift, vol. 155, no. 21/22, pp. 498-501. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/22142/>
2004
Bikker, A, Mercer, S & Reilly, D 2004, 'Empathy, enablement and outcome: a 1-year prospective study at the Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital', Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, vol. 9, pp. 31-31. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-7166.2004.tb04535.x
Mercer, SW, Watt, GCM, Maxwell, M & Heaney, DH 2004, 'The consultation and relational empathy (CARE) measure: development and preliminary validation and reliability of an empathy-based consultation process measure', Family Practice, vol. 21, pp. 699-705. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmh621
Mercer, SW & Reilly, D 2004, 'A qualitative study of patient's views on the consultation at the Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital, an NHS integrative complementary and orthodox medical care unit', Patient Education and Counseling, vol. 53, pp. 13-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0738-3991(03)00242-8
2003
Bikker, A, Mercer, S & Reilly, D 2003, 'Predictive validity of the CARE measure at the Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital', Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 519-519. https://doi.org/10.1111/fct.2003.8.issue-4
McPherson, H, Mercer, SW, Scullion, T & Thomas, KJ 2003, 'Empathy, enablement, and outcome: an exploratory study on acupuncture patients' perceptions', Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 869-876. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/18198/>
Mercer, SW 2003, 'An empathy-based consultation quality measure for use in CAM and conventional-care settings', Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 153-153. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-7166.2003.tb05818.x
Mercer, SW, Dieppe, P, Chambers, R & MacDonald, R 2003, 'Equality for people with disabilities in medicine: time for action and partnerships', British Medical Journal, vol. 327, no. 7420, pp. 882-883. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/15893/>
2002
Mercer, SW & Reynolds, W 2002, 'Empathy and quality of care', British Journal of General Practice, vol. 52, no. Supple, pp. 9-12. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/22134/>
Mercer, SW, Watt, GCM & Reilly, D 2002, 'Patient enablement at the Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital', Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 102-102. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-7166.2002.tb03381.x
Mercer, SW & Reilly, D 2002, 'A qualitative study of consultations at the Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital', Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 101-101. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-7166.2002.tb03380.x
Mercer, SW, Reilly, DT & Watt, GCM 2002, 'The importance of empathy in the enablement of patients attending the Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital', British Journal of General Practice, vol. 52, pp. 901-905. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/19781/>
Mercer, SW, Hasegawa, H, Reilly, D & Bikker, AP 2002, 'Length of consultations. Time and stress are limiting holistic care in Scotland', BMJ, vol. 325, no. 7374, pp. 1241.
Powell, B, Mercer, SW & Harte, C 2002, 'Measuring the impact of rehabilitation services on the quality of life of disabled people in Cambodia', Disasters, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 175-191. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/22137/>