Research interests:
I joined Tayside Institute for Health Studies University of Abertay Dundee in July 2005 as a Senior Research Fellow. I have a wealth of experience in conducting health services research using both qualitative and quantitative methods. I am a core funded senior member of the Alliance for Self Care Research, being the lead systematic reviewer in this consortium. My research interests include understanding adherence to health care technologies, systematic review methodologies (including both qualitative and quantitative synthesis). I also have a special interest in the treatment and management of depressive disorders and of schizophrenia.

Currently funded research:

Researching the Occupational Demands of offshore work in Upstream Oil and Gas Industry Department of Trade and Industry. £140,000.
MacGillivray, Cowan, Guise & McLeod, in association with the Oil and Gas Industry Offshore Contractors Association and partners.
January 2006 to June 2007

A review of the effectiveness of interventions, approaches and models at individual, community and population level that are aimed at changing health outcomes through changing knowledge attitudes and behaviour. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). £28,738
Jepson, Kearney, Rowa-Dewar, and MacGillivray.
April 2006 to August 2006

Scoping Review to Inform the Development of Patient-directed Self-management interventions in people with chronic illness.
NHS Tayside. £ 39,977
Jones, MacGillivray, & Wyke.
September 2005 to May 2006

Promoting the use of personal Asthma Action Plans: A systematic review.
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (QIS). £30,672.
Ring, Wyke, Malcolm, MacGillivray, Dixon, Hoskins, Pinnock, and Sheikh.
May 2006 to September 2006

A review of the effectiveness of mass media interventions which both encourage quit attempts and reinforce current and recent attempts to quit smoking.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). £37,559.
Jepson, Harris, MacGillivray, Hastings, Kearney, and Rowa Dewar.
July 2006 to September 2006

Publications since June 2005:

Arroll B, Ogston S, Reid I, Sullivan F, Williams B, Crombie I, & MacGillivray S: Efficacy and tolerability of tricyclic antidepressants and SSRIs compared with placebo for treatment of depression in primary care: a meta-analysis. Annals of Family Medicine. 2005; 3449-456

Pagliari C, Sloan D, Gregor P, Sullivan F, Detmer D, Kahan JP, Oortwijn W, & MacGillivray S. What Is eHealth (4): A Scoping Exercise to Map the Field
Journal of Medical Internet Research 2005;7(1):e9
(URL: http://www.jmir.org/2005/1/e9/)