Key Readings

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González, R., Carvacho, H., & Jiménez-Moya, G. (2022). Psychology and Indigenous People. Annual Review of Psychology, 73, 431–459. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-012921-045304

Heard, E., Fitzgerald, L., Wigginton, B., & Mutch, A. (2020). Applying intersectionality theory in health promotion research and practice. Health Promotion International, 35(4), 866–876. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daz080

Lawrence, W., & Barker, M. (2016). Improving the health of the public: What is the role of health psychologists? Journal of Health Psychology, 21(2), 135–137. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105314528013

These readings have been chosen by the author to support and enhance the chapter material.

Lokugamage, A. U., Ahillan, T., & Pathberiya, S. D. C. (2020). Decolonising ideas of healing in medical education. Journal of Medical Ethics, 46(4), 265–272. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2019-105866

McLeroy, K. R., Bibeau, D., Steckler, A., & Glanz, K. (1988). An ecological perspective on health promotion programs. Health Education Quarterly, 15(4), 351–377. https://doi.org/10.1177/109019818801500401

Syed, S., Syed, S., & Bhardwaj, K. (2020) The role of the bio-psychosocial model in public health. The Journal of Medical Research, 8(5), 252-252. https://doi.org/10.31254/jmr.2020.6517

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Greenhalgh T. (1997). How to read a paper. Getting your bearings (deciding what the paper is about). British Medical Journal, 315(7102), 243–246. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.315.7102.243

Renjith, V., Yesodharan, R., Noronha, J. A., Ladd, E., & George, A. (2021). Qualitative methods in health care research. International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 12, 20. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_321_19

Segerstrom, S. C., Diefenbach, M. A., Hamilton, K., O’Connor, D. B., Tomiyama, A. J., & Behavioral Medicine Research Council (2023). Open science in health psychology and behavioral medicine: A statement from the Behavioral Medicine Research Council. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 57(5), 357–367. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaac044

Thambinathan, V., & Kinsella, E. A. (2021). Decolonizing methodologies in qualitative research: creating spaces for transformative praxis. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 20, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069211014766

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Betts, G. J., Young, K. A., Wise, J. A., Johnson, E., Poe, B., Kruse, D. H., Korol, O., Johnson, J. E., Womble, M., & DeSaix, P., Blaker, W., Bowers, J., Barlow, M., Hortsch, M., Bradshaw, E., Tallman, K., Campbell., B., Tarapore, R., Jablanovic, B., …Elf, P. (2022). Anatomy and Physiology 2e (p. 15.3). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/1-introduction

(Holt, R. R., Schmitz, Hf H., Mhawish, R., Komarnytsky, S., Nguyen, T., Caveney, P. M., & Munafo, J. P. (2025). Comfort Foods in the twenty-first century: Friend or foe? Annual Review of Food Science and Technology, 16(1), 433–458. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-food-111523-122109

O’Connor, D. B., Thayer, J. F., & Vedhara, K. (2021). Stress and Health: A Review of Psychobiological Processes. Annual Review of Psychology, 72, 663–688. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-062520-122331

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Bircher J. (2005). Towards a dynamic definition of health and disease. Medicine, Health Care, and Philosophy, 8(3), 335–341. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-005-0538-y

Evandrou, M., Falkingham, J., Feng, Z., & Vlachantoni, A. (2016). Ethnic inequalities in limiting health and self-reported health in later life revisited. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 70(7), 653–662. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2015-206074

Krahn, G. L., Walker, D. K., & Correa-De-Araujo, R. (2015). Persons with disabilities as an unrecognized health disparity population. American Journal of Public Health,105(2), S198–S206. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2014.302182  

Sabater Minarim, D., Morgan, K. M., Buckley, K., Riviere, P., Ochoa, C., Deshler, L. N., Duran, E. A., Mehtsun, W. T., Rose, B. S., & Banegas, M. P. (2025). Racial and ethnic disparities in perceived healthcare discrimination and health outcomes. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 10.1007/s11606-025-09627-y. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-09627-y

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Alturbag, M. (2024). Factors and reasons associated with appointment non-attendance in hospitals: A narrative review. Cureus 16(4): e58594. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.58594

Aremu, T. O., Oluwole, O. E., Adeyinka, K. O., & Schommer, J. C. (2022). Medication adherence and compliance: Recipe for improving patient outcomes. Pharmacy, 10(5), 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy10050106

Dale, S. K., Bogart, L. M., Wagner, G. J., Galvan, F. H., & Klein, D. J. (2016). Medical mistrust is related to lower longitudinal medication adherence among African-American males with HIV. Journal of Health Psychology, 21(7), 1311–1321. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105314551950

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Harding, T., & Oetzel, J. (2019). Implementation effectiveness of health interventions for indigenous communities: A systematic review. Implementation Science,14(1), 76. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-019-0920-4

Marcu, A., Marke, L., Armes, J., Whitaker, K. L., & Ream, E. (2022). Adapting a breast cancer early presentation intervention for Black women: A focus group study with women of Black African and Black Caribbean descent in the United Kingdom. European Journal of Cancer Care, 31(6), e13652. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13652

Michie, S., van Stralen, M. M. & West, R. (2011). The behaviour change wheel: A new method for characterising and designing behaviour change interventions. Implementation Science, 6, 42 https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-6-42

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Hall, J. M., & Fields, B. (2015). “It’s killing us!” Narratives of Black adults about microaggression experiences and related health stress. Global Qualitative Nursing Research,2, 2333393615591569. https://doi.org/10.1177/2333393615591569

Jacob, G., Faber, S. C., Faber, N., Bartlett, A., Ouimet, A. J., & Williams, M. T. (2023). A Systematic review of Black people coping with racism: Approaches, analysis, and empowerment. Perspectives on Psychological, 18(2), 392–415. https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916221100509

O’Connor, D. B., Thayer, J. F., & Vedhara, K. (2021). Stress and health: A review of psychobiological processes. Annual Review of Psychology, 72, 663–688. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-062520-122331

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Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, 78, 17–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcad.2023.04.011

Estupiñán Fdez de Mesa, M., Marcu, A., Ream, E., & Whitaker, K. L. (2025). Understanding and tackling cancer inequities: What opportunities does intersectionality offer researchers, policymakers, and providers? A scoping review. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 43(1), 105–132. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2024.2361642

Hill-Briggs, F., & Fitzpatric , S. L. (2023). Overview of Social Determinants of Health in the Development of Diabetes. Diabetes Care, 46(9), 1590–1598. https://doi.org/10.2337/dci23-0001

Tuffrey-Wijne, I., & Davies, J. (2007). This is my story: I’ve got cancer. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 35, 7-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3156.2006.00421.x

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Boerner, K. E., Chambers, C, T., Gahagan, J., Keogh, E., Fillingim, R. B., & Mogil, J. (2018). Conceptual complexity of gender and its relevance to pain. Pain 159(11), 2137-2141, https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001275

Craig, K. D., Holmes, C., Hudspith, M., Moor, G., Moosa-Mitha, M., Varcoe, C., & Wallace, B. (2020). Pain in persons who are marginalized by social conditions. Pain, 161(2), 261–265. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001719

Gaspar Fernandes, L., Davies, C., Jaye, C., Hay-Smith, J., & Devan, H. (2025). “We do not stop being Indigenous when we are in pain”: An integrative review of the lived experiences of chronic pain among Indigenous peoples. Social Science & Medicine, 373, 117991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117991

Moayedi, M., & Davis, K. D. (2013). Theories of pain: from specificity to gate control. Journal of Neurophysiology, 109(1), 5–12. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00457.2012

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Cain, C. L., Surbone, A., Elk, R., & Kagawa-Singer, M. (2018). Culture and palliative care: preferences, communication, meaning, and mutual decision making. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 55(5), 1408–1419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.01.007

Wakefield, D., Kane, C. E., Chidiac, C., Braybrook, D., Harding, R. (2021). Why does palliative care need to consider access and care for LGBTQ people? Palliative Medicine, 35(10), 1730-1732. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163211055011

Waran, E., O’Connor, N., Zubair, M. Y., & May, P. (2016). ‘Finishing up’ on country: Challenges and compromises. Internal Medicine Journal, 46(9), 1108–1111. https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.13186

Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance. (2020). Global Atlas of Palliative Care (2^nd edn.). Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance. https://www.palliativecare.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Global-Atlas-2nd-Edition-2020.pdf