Professor Delyth James
Professor of Health Psychology in Pharmacy Practice
Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences
Overview
Delyth is a Professor of Health Psychology in Pharmacy Practice within the School of Sport and Health Sciences at Cardiff Metropolitan University and elected Vice-Chair of the Professoriate. Over her career Delyth has generated a total grant income of nearly £2m for conducting scholarship and research activities.
She is a registered pharmacist with over 20 years' experience of working in clinical practice in London and the Southeast of England. Delyth's academic career (in England and Wales) has focussed on close collaboration with healthcare professionals to undertake applied research and innovative practice. Delyth's research draws on psychological theory to address problems which are central to the way people use medication.
She works at the interface of a range of other disciplines such as digital technology, art & design, and physiology to inform several different projects. Her specific areas of interest are in developing visual communication to support medication-taking, designing complex interventions in healthcare, and educating professionals to conduct effective consultations to support behaviour change.
Over her career published over 100 outputs and presented widely at national and international conferences. She is an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, sits on the Editorial Board of Pharmacy, and has reviewed manuscripts for over twenty other journals. Delyth has been Vice-Chair and member of the adjudicating panel and organising committees for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Pharmacy's Practice Research Annual Conference and the Health Services & Pharmacy Practice Research Conference.
Delyth is a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, and Fellow of the Higher Education Authority. She is also a member of the British Psychological Society and Division of Health Psychology. She is an active member of the NHS Wales Research Ethics Committee and the Pharmacy Research Wales steering group.
Research Publications
Public perceptions of community pharmacy roles in public health services: further content validity analysis of free text comments from the PubPharmQ Questionnaire
Brown, S. L., Smith, J. E., Rapado, R., Prior, A.-L. & James, D. H., 20 May 2025, In: International Journal of Pharmacy Practice.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
310 Experiences and perceptions of using a digital health intervention
Seckam, A., Ordell, R., James, D. & Crone, D., 1 Apr 2025, In: Physiotherapy. 126, Supplement 1, p. 101587Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
Embedding an Illustrator in the Process of Co-Producing Resources to Enhance Communication and Shared Decision-Making for Patients Prescribed High-Risk Medication
Morgan, A. H. & James, D. H., 6 Dec 2024, In: Patient Education and Counseling. 132, p. 108589 108589.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Health psychology and advanced communication skills for prescribers
Yemm, R., Brown, S., Hodson, K., Thomas, N. & James, D., 27 Aug 2024, In: Pharmaceutical Journal. 313, 7998Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Systematic Review of Symptoms of Pernicious Anemia
Seage, H., Bennett, A., Ward, N., semedo, L., Plattel, C., Suijker, K., Vis, J. & James, D., 10 Jul 2024, In: Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 45, 1_suppl, p. S34-S39Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Development of a Vitamin B12 deficiency Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for clinical practice and research
Suijker, K. I. M., Plattel, C. H. M., Seage, H., Ward, N., James, D. & Vis, J. Y., 10 Jul 2024, In: Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 45, 1_suppl, p. S73-S79Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Adherence to Parkinson's disease medication: A case study to illustrate reasons for non-adherence, implications for practice and engaging under-represented participants in research
James, D., Smith, J., Lane, E., Thomas, R., Brown, S. & Seage, H., 17 May 2024, In: Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy. 14, p. 100450 100450.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Using the common-sense model of illness representations to explore individuals’ experiences and perceptions of migraine and its management in the United Kingdom
Seage, C. H., Evans, R., Scott, K. Z., Nazir, W. & James, D. H., 3 Apr 2024, In: International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 32, 3, p. 223-228 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Can a mock medication-taking learning activity enable pharmacy students to experience the range of barriers and facilitators to medication adherence? An analysis informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework and COM-B model
Mantzourani, E., James, D. H., Akthar, M. A., Brown, S. L., Yemm, R., Lehnbom, E. C., Hanrahan, J. R. & Seage, C. H., 19 Dec 2023, In: Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy. 13, p. 100393 100393.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Changing medication-related beliefs: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Sheils, E., Tillett, W., James, D., Brown, S., Dack, C., Family, H. & Chapman, S. C. E., 23 Oct 2023, In: Health Psychology. 43, 3, p. 155-170 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review