Selected Publications

• Prinjha S, Evans J, Ziebland S, and McPherson A (2011) 'A mastectomy for something that wasn't even truly invasive cancer'. Women's understandings of having a mastectomy for screen-detected DCIS: a qualitative study. J Med Screen, 18(1):34-40.

• Prinjha S, Field K, and Rowan K (2009) What patients think about ICU follow-up services: a qualitative study. Crit Care, 13(2):R46.

• Field Kate, Prinjha Suman, and Rowan Kathy (2008) 'One patient amongst many': a qualitative analysis of intensive care unit patients' experiences of transferring to the general ward. Crit Care, 12(1):R21.

• Prinjha Suman, Evans Julie, and McPherson Ann (2006) Women's information needs about ductal carcinoma in situ before mammographic screening and after diagnosis: a qualitative study. J Med Screen, 13(3):110-4.

• Ziebland Sue, Chapple Alison, Dumelow Carol, Prinjha Suman, and Rozmovits Linda (2004) How the internet affects patients' experience of cancer: a qualitative study. BMJ, 328(7439):564.

Dr Suman Prinjha

Suman Prinjha is an anthropologist and obtained her PhD in 1999 from the London School of Economics. She has been a Senior Researcher for the DIPEx Research Group, based at the University of Oxford, since 2001 (www.healthtalkonline.org). She has produced 5 DIPEx modules: breast screening, breast cancer, epilepsy, patients' experiences of intensive care, and
relatives' experiences of intensive care.

Since 2001, Suman has conducted over 200 qualitative interviews across the UK, over 100 of which have been on women's experiences of breast screening and breast cancer. All of this research has been made available to patients and health professionals via the DIPEx website and peer-reviewed papers. Currently, she is building on her research interest in breast conditions and working on a new DIPEx site on Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS, a precancerous breast condition).

Suman's research interests include patients' experiences of breast cancer, breast screening and intensive care, BME health and South Asian cultural identities.  

Top 5 publications:

Kate Field, Suman Prinjha, Kathy Rowan. ‘One patient amongst many’:  a qualitative analysis of ICU patients’ experiences of transferring to the general ward. Critical Care 2008, 12:R21

Suman Prinjha, Julie Evans, Ann McPherson. Women’s information needs about ductal carcinoma in situ before mammographic screening and after diagnosis: a qualitative study. In Journal of Medical Screening 2006; 13:110-114

Suman Prinjha, Alison Chapple, Andrew Herheimer, Ann McPherson. Many people with epilepsy want to know more: a qualitative study. In Family Practice 2005; 22:435-441

Sue Ziebland, Alison Chapple, Carol Dumelow, Julie Evans, Suman Prinjha and Linda Rozmovits How the internet affects patients' experience of cancer: a qualitative study. In British Medical Journal 2004; 328:564-567

Ann McPherson, Suman Prinjha, Julie Evans. A novel intervention aimed at increasing the emotional adjustment of breast cancer patients. In: The effective management of breast cancer, 3rd edition. Ed Andrew Miles. Cardiff: Clyvedon Press. 2004