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The pharmaceuticalisation of sleep and wakefulness : a social scientific investigation of stakeholder interests, policies and practices

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Gabe, Jonathan, Williams, Simon J. and Coveney, Catherine (2015) The pharmaceuticalisation of sleep and wakefulness : a social scientific investigation of stakeholder interests, policies and practices. [Dataset]

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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-851877

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Abstract

Concerns are frequently expressed in scientific, professional and popular culture about the personal and social costs and consequences of poor sleep. At the same time concerns are being voiced about the 'appropriate' role and use of pharmaceuticals in the management of sleep problems, both inside and outside the doctors' surgery and the sleep clinic. This project provides a timely and topical social scientific investigation of these developments and debates. It focuses on sleep and wakefulness promoting drugs in contemporary Britain since 2000, framed in terms of the role of pharmaceuticals in the medical, social and personal management of sleep problems. The project examines both 'upstream' issues regarding the development and regulation of sleep and wakefulness promoting drugs and 'downstream' issues regarding their meaning and use in medical practice and everyday/night life. These issues were investigated through a qualitative, multi-method study comprising documentary sources, semi-structured interviews, focus groups and detailed case-studies with key stakeholders in field - ranging from sleep scientists, doctors and policymakers to patients, pressure groups and other key members of the public with an interest in these matters. Results are being communicated and disseminated to both academic and non-academic audiences and user groups, including scientists, doctors, patients, pressure groups and policymakers.

Item Type: Dataset
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology
Type of Data: Qualitative interview data
Publisher: UK Data Archive
Official Date: 28 October 2015
Dates:
DateEvent
28 October 2015Published
14 July 2017Updated
Collection date:
Date fromDate to
1 April 20111 February 2015
Status: Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Copyright Holders: University of Warwick, University of Sussex, Royal Holloway, University of London
Description:

Data record consists of 2 data files, the nVivo project files in .nvp format and the interview transcripts in a zip archive, 2 documentation files, including the interview protocol in .rtf format, and an index readme file.
All project data is contained within the NVivo file 'pharmaceuticalisation of sleep and wakefulness in Britain since 2000'.
This was a multi-method and multi-site qualitative study which included documentary research, 16 semi-structured interviews, and 23 focus groups with key stakeholders.
The Data Collection is available for download to users registered with the UK Data Service. All requests are subject to the permission of the data owner or his/her nominee. Please email the contact person for this data collections to request permission to access the data, explaining your reason for wanting access to do the data. Once permission is obtained, please forward this to the ReShare administrator.

RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
ES/H028870/1[ESRC] Economic and Social Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000269
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Contributors:
ContributionNameContributor ID
Contact PersonWilliams, Simon J.35608
Data contributorAbraham, JohnUNSPECIFIED

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