Sara S McMillan
Biographic Data
| ID | 5805325 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sara S McMillan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sara S |
| FAMILY NAME | McMillan |
| SIGNATURE | MCMILLAN S S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Griffith University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3427-4467 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1950 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Exploring early career pharmacists’ sources of stress and their coping strategies
BACKGROUND: Workplace stress is inversely correlated with job satisfaction and, when left unmanaged, can manifest as burnout. Prior research shows pharmacists under the age of thirty years and Early Career Pharmacists (ECPs) are at an especially high risk of burnout. This study aimed to: (i) explore the experiences of ECPs dealing with stress, (ii) determine the sources of stress and joy experienced by ECPs, and (iii) to explore strategies used b…
Side Effects of Psychotropic Medications Experienced by a Community Sample of People Living With Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
BACKGROUND: Psychotropic medications are a common treatment modality for people living with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI). While effective in reducing relapse and hospitalisation, psychotropic medications cause numerous side effects, varying in nature and severity. Identification and management of side effects is crucial in the ongoing management of SPMI. OBJECTIVE: To characterise the side effects of psychotropic medications, exper…
Addressing the challenge of engaging in paid work while undertaking unpaid caring
Purpose This paper aims to explore challenges and opportunities associated with young carers' employment in Australia. Design/methodology/approach Using a multi-stakeholder approach, this study captures the reflections of stakeholders ( n = 8) and young carers ( n = 10) about opportunities for, and experiences of, paid employment for young carers. Findings Despite many organisations internationally increasingly pushing diversity agendas and sugge…
Experiences of goal planning in Australian community pharmacy settings for people experiencing mental illness
BACKGROUND: Person-centred goal planning is increasingly being incorporated into healthcare interventions. People experiencing severe and persistent mental illnesses (SPMIs) have high levels of co-occurring health conditions, reducing their life expectancy when compared with the general population. As medications are commonly used in the treatment of SPMIs, community pharmacists are well-placed to support the health and wellbeing of this populati…
Psychological distress in community-dwelling individuals living with severe and persistent mental illness
OBJECTIVES: To explore psychological distress levels, using the validated Kessler 6 (K6), as well as the relationship between demographics and K6 scores, and incidence of mental health crises in a cohort of community-dwelling people living with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI). METHODS: People living with SPMI taking antipsychotic or mood stabiliser medications were recruited from Australian community pharmacies between September 2020 …
A training programme for community pharmacists to support people living with severe and persistent mental illness
Objective: The Bridging the Gap Between Physical and Mental Illness in Community Pharmacy ( PharMIbridge) randomised controlled trial (RCT) aims to test the effectiveness of a pharmacist-led support service in improving medication adherence, and the physical and mental health of people living with severe and persistent mental illness compared to a standard medication review service. Method: Using the six-step intervention mapping (IM) framework, …
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Kessler-6 Psychological Distress (K6) Scale in a Community Sample of People Living with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
Exploring mental health clients' current medication knowledge, beliefs and experience with healthcare providers in the community in South Australia
In Australia, mental illness has been recognised as a National Health Priority area, with the coronavirus pandemic adding a layer of urgency to the need to address the multiple health problems faced by clients with mental illnesses. Whilst much has been done in efforts to support these clients, little is known about their medication knowledge and experience with health professionals. The aim of the study was to explore the knowledge and beliefs o…
Medication management in the context of mental illness
Young people persevered with taking medication to manage a mental illness within a healthcare system that does not adequately support this vulnerable population. There remains a clear directive for healthcare professionals to provide credible information that proactively engages young people as healthcare participants, and for policy makers to consider financial burden for this population with limited financial capacity
You don’t throw these things out
Inappropriate medicine storage, use, and/or disposal practices raises public health concerns, particularly as there is a free returned medicines scheme available, and that this particular participant group were considered experienced medicine users. Healthcare professionals must act to address consumer misconceptions around the quality use of medicines, including medicine retention, storage and disposal. Future research is warranted to explore co…
Understanding paid peer support in mental health
This study aimed to explore, articulate and expand on existing concepts of recovery and paid peer support within consumer-operated mental health organizations. Focus groups and interviews were conducted with 32 participants to identify elements of paid peer support work in two organizations in Queensland, Australia. Participants included peer-supported consumers, paid peer support workers, managers and other key stakeholders. Through a grounded t…
Support for Australian carers from community pharmacy
The feasibility of an individualised carer support service delivered in community pharmacies was assessed from the perspective of carer participants using a pre-post questionnaire and semistructured interviews. Eligible pharmacies were required to offer a medication management service relevant to carers and have a semiprivate space for conversations. Carers were required to self-identify as an unpaid support person for someone with a chronic cond…
Burden of treatment for chronic illness
You say treatment, I say hard work’
The aim of this study was to explore treatment burden among people with a variety of chronic conditions and comorbidities and their unpaid carers. The burden of living with ongoing chronic illness has been well established. However, the burden associated with proactively treating and managing chronic illness, commonly referred to as 'treatment burden', is less understood. This study helps to bridge this gap in our understanding by providing an in…
Price Control. Government Intervention or the Free Market
Price Control. Government Intervention or the Free Market? Price Control. Government Intervention or the Free Market ?' By F. R. J. Jervts. (London : Hutchinson's Scientific and Technical Publications, 1949. Pp. 224. 12s. 6d.)Individual Firm Adjustments Under Op A. By S. S. Mcmillan. (Bloomington, Indiana: The Principia Press, 1949. Pp. xv + 256.) G. C. Allen G. C. Allen University College, London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford …
Understanding paid peer support in mental health
This study aimed to explore, articulate and expand on existing concepts of recovery and paid peer support within consumer-operated mental health organizations. Focus groups and interviews were conducted with 32 participants to identify elements of paid peer support work in two organizations in Queensland, Australia. Participants included peer-supported consumers, paid peer support workers, managers and other key stakeholders. Through a grounded t…
You say treatment, I say hard work’
The aim of this study was to explore treatment burden among people with a variety of chronic conditions and comorbidities and their unpaid carers. The burden of living with ongoing chronic illness has been well established. However, the burden associated with proactively treating and managing chronic illness, commonly referred to as 'treatment burden', is less understood. This study helps to bridge this gap in our understanding by providing an in…
Exploring mental health clients' current medication knowledge, beliefs and experience with healthcare providers in the community in South Australia
In Australia, mental illness has been recognised as a National Health Priority area, with the coronavirus pandemic adding a layer of urgency to the need to address the multiple health problems faced by clients with mental illnesses. Whilst much has been done in efforts to support these clients, little is known about their medication knowledge and experience with health professionals. The aim of the study was to explore the knowledge and beliefs o…
Price Control. Government Intervention or the Free Market
Price Control. Government Intervention or the Free Market? Price Control. Government Intervention or the Free Market ?' By F. R. J. Jervts. (London : Hutchinson's Scientific and Technical Publications, 1949. Pp. 224. 12s. 6d.)Individual Firm Adjustments Under Op A. By S. S. Mcmillan. (Bloomington, Indiana: The Principia Press, 1949. Pp. xv + 256.) G. C. Allen G. C. Allen University College, London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford …
You say treatment, I say hard work’
The aim of this study was to explore treatment burden among people with a variety of chronic conditions and comorbidities and their unpaid carers. The burden of living with ongoing chronic illness has been well established. However, the burden associated with proactively treating and managing chronic illness, commonly referred to as 'treatment burden', is less understood. This study helps to bridge this gap in our understanding by providing an in…
Burden of treatment for chronic illness
You don’t throw these things out
Inappropriate medicine storage, use, and/or disposal practices raises public health concerns, particularly as there is a free returned medicines scheme available, and that this particular participant group were considered experienced medicine users. Healthcare professionals must act to address consumer misconceptions around the quality use of medicines, including medicine retention, storage and disposal. Future research is warranted to explore co…
Understanding paid peer support in mental health
This study aimed to explore, articulate and expand on existing concepts of recovery and paid peer support within consumer-operated mental health organizations. Focus groups and interviews were conducted with 32 participants to identify elements of paid peer support work in two organizations in Queensland, Australia. Participants included peer-supported consumers, paid peer support workers, managers and other key stakeholders. Through a grounded t…
Support for Australian carers from community pharmacy
The feasibility of an individualised carer support service delivered in community pharmacies was assessed from the perspective of carer participants using a pre-post questionnaire and semistructured interviews. Eligible pharmacies were required to offer a medication management service relevant to carers and have a semiprivate space for conversations. Carers were required to self-identify as an unpaid support person for someone with a chronic cond…
Medication management in the context of mental illness
Young people persevered with taking medication to manage a mental illness within a healthcare system that does not adequately support this vulnerable population. There remains a clear directive for healthcare professionals to provide credible information that proactively engages young people as healthcare participants, and for policy makers to consider financial burden for this population with limited financial capacity
A training programme for community pharmacists to support people living with severe and persistent mental illness
Objective: The Bridging the Gap Between Physical and Mental Illness in Community Pharmacy ( PharMIbridge) randomised controlled trial (RCT) aims to test the effectiveness of a pharmacist-led support service in improving medication adherence, and the physical and mental health of people living with severe and persistent mental illness compared to a standard medication review service. Method: Using the six-step intervention mapping (IM) framework, …
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Kessler-6 Psychological Distress (K6) Scale in a Community Sample of People Living with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
Exploring mental health clients' current medication knowledge, beliefs and experience with healthcare providers in the community in South Australia
In Australia, mental illness has been recognised as a National Health Priority area, with the coronavirus pandemic adding a layer of urgency to the need to address the multiple health problems faced by clients with mental illnesses. Whilst much has been done in efforts to support these clients, little is known about their medication knowledge and experience with health professionals. The aim of the study was to explore the knowledge and beliefs o…
Experiences of goal planning in Australian community pharmacy settings for people experiencing mental illness
BACKGROUND: Person-centred goal planning is increasingly being incorporated into healthcare interventions. People experiencing severe and persistent mental illnesses (SPMIs) have high levels of co-occurring health conditions, reducing their life expectancy when compared with the general population. As medications are commonly used in the treatment of SPMIs, community pharmacists are well-placed to support the health and wellbeing of this populati…
Psychological distress in community-dwelling individuals living with severe and persistent mental illness
OBJECTIVES: To explore psychological distress levels, using the validated Kessler 6 (K6), as well as the relationship between demographics and K6 scores, and incidence of mental health crises in a cohort of community-dwelling people living with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI). METHODS: People living with SPMI taking antipsychotic or mood stabiliser medications were recruited from Australian community pharmacies between September 2020 …
Side Effects of Psychotropic Medications Experienced by a Community Sample of People Living With Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
BACKGROUND: Psychotropic medications are a common treatment modality for people living with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI). While effective in reducing relapse and hospitalisation, psychotropic medications cause numerous side effects, varying in nature and severity. Identification and management of side effects is crucial in the ongoing management of SPMI. OBJECTIVE: To characterise the side effects of psychotropic medications, exper…
Addressing the challenge of engaging in paid work while undertaking unpaid caring
Purpose This paper aims to explore challenges and opportunities associated with young carers' employment in Australia. Design/methodology/approach Using a multi-stakeholder approach, this study captures the reflections of stakeholders ( n = 8) and young carers ( n = 10) about opportunities for, and experiences of, paid employment for young carers. Findings Despite many organisations internationally increasingly pushing diversity agendas and sugge…
Exploring early career pharmacists’ sources of stress and their coping strategies
BACKGROUND: Workplace stress is inversely correlated with job satisfaction and, when left unmanaged, can manifest as burnout. Prior research shows pharmacists under the age of thirty years and Early Career Pharmacists (ECPs) are at an especially high risk of burnout. This study aimed to: (i) explore the experiences of ECPs dealing with stress, (ii) determine the sources of stress and joy experienced by ECPs, and (iii) to explore strategies used b…
Medicine (11 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Mental health (7 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Mental illness (5 works) · Schizophrenia research and treatment (5 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works)