A5043504461- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Romani and Gypsy Studies
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Infant Health and Development
- Torture, Ethics, and Law
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Community Health and Development
Glasgow Caledonian University
2010-2019
Health & Life (Taiwan)
2017
Centre for Nursing Innovation
2004-2016
DePaul University
2015
Royal Jubilee Hospital
2013
Gwinnett College
2011
Georgia Gwinnett College
2011
NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital
2003
Cornell University
2003
New York Hospital Queens
2003
Mental health is an important component of overall and wellbeing crucial for a happy meaningful life. The prevalence mental problems amongst children adolescent high; with estimates suggesting 10-20% suffer from at any given time. These include internalising (e.g. depression social anxiety) externalising behavioural aggression anti-social behaviour). Although capital has been shown to be associated health/behavioural in young people, attempts consolidate the evidence form review have...
Summary Aim To explore the impact of parent‐to‐parent support when a child is born with disability. Design The research approach was qualitative. Data were collected retrospectively and derived from in‐depth interviews parents. audio‐taped transcribed then analysed using constant comparative procedures. Setting Scotland. Participants parents 63 children congenital upper limb deficiency. Findings early weeks months following birth their baby difficult emotional time for most Feelings...
Background. Stroke is the third most common cause of death in industrialized countries and a major adult disability. However, burden caring for stroke survivors usually rests with family members who have neither chosen nor volunteered role ‘carer’. Aims. This paper reports on study which aimed to describe experience survivor at one year after Scotland. Study design. Semi‐structured, taped interviews were conducted 90 carers data analysed using NUD*IST. The part larger study, included...
ABSTRACT Aim To evaluate the psychometric properties of an adaptation Alcohol and Problems Perceptions Questionnaire to measure attitudes staff working with drug users (the DDPPQ). Design Postal survey: a questionnaire was mailed participants on two occasions. Setting A large urban National Health Service (NHS) mental health service. Participants stratified random sample medical staff, clinical psychologists, occupational therapists nurses ( n = 672) who work within generic health,...
Smoking in people with mental health problems (MHPs) is an important public concern as rates are two to three times higher than the general population. While a strong evidence base exists encourage and support smoking cessation wider population, there limited guide tailoring of interventions for MHPs, including minimal understanding their needs. This paper presents findings from theoretically-driven formative research which explored barriers facilitators MHPs. The aim, guided by MRC...
Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller people are marginalized worldwide experience severe health inequalities, even in comparison to other ethnic minority groups. While diverse hard categorize, these communities highly cohesive members have a strong sense of identity as group apart from the majority population. Researchers commonly challenges accessing, recruiting, retaining research participants communities, linked their outsider status, insular nature, history discrimination. In this article,...
Gypsies, Travellers and Roma (referred to as Travellers) are less likely access health services including immunisation. To improve immunisation rates, it is necessary understand what helps hinders individuals in these communities taking up immunisations. This study had two aims. was a qualitative, cross-sectional interview informed by the Social Ecological Model. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 174 from six communities: Romanian Roma, English Gypsy/Irish (Bristol), Gypsy...
Objective: To explore the experience of caregiving in informal carers stroke patients. Design: The research approach was qualitative. Data were collected one year after occurred using a semi-structured interview. audio-taped interviews transcribed and following this process analysed thematically constant comparative procedures. Setting: West Scotland. Subjects: Twenty-two Results: results are presented under headings: Preparation for discharge/feelings about discharge; early weeks/months at...
The aim of this study was to explore older current/former smokers' views on smoking, stopping and smoking cessation resources services. Despite the fact that smokers have been identified as a priority group, there is currently dearth age-related research guide practice. adopted qualitative approach used health belief model conceptual framework. Twenty current former aged ≥ 65 years were recruited through general practices forum for adults in West Scotland. Data collected using semistructured...
This paper focuses on the role of actors that operate outside formal health systems, but nevertheless have a vital, if often under-recognised, in supporting public health. The specific example used is 'social enterprise', an organisation seeks, through trading, to maximise social returns, rather than distribution profits shareholders or owners. In this we advance empirical and theoretical understanding causal pathways at work enterprises, by considering them as particularly complex form...
Complications during pregnancy, childbirth and/or the postnatal period may result in admission of a baby to neonatal unit (NNU). While survival and long-term prospects high-risk infants are enhanced by admission, enforced separation parent child have psychological consequences for both. There is need develop evaluate interventions help parents 'feel closer' their circumstances where they physically separated from them. In this paper we present findings an in-depth, theoretically-driven,...
In the pre-school years sleep problems are one of most common subjects on which parents seek advice from health professionals. majority cases a sleepless child causes significant stress within family, and if do not obtain sufficient this can have detrimental effect their physical emotional well-being. small number who wakes frequently will settle back to may be at risk abuse. recent it has been suggested that possible prevent developing by providing with in post-natal period. Parents stated...
Stroke is a major cause of disability and family disruption carries high risk recurrence. Lifestyle factors that increase the recurrence include smoking, unhealthy diet, excessive alcohol consumption physical inactivity. Guidelines recommend secondary prevention interventions, which active provision lifestyle information, should be initiated in hospital, continued by community-based healthcare professionals (HCPs) following discharge. However, stroke patients report receiving little/no...
Background. Despite a plethora of information on the prevention pressure sores, they remain significant problem in both hospital and community settings. The need to reduce incidence sores has been well documented; unfortunately there is little evidence suggest improvement. reasons for this lack improvement have explored, but picture remains unclear. While some studies suggested that nurses appropriate knowledge prevent developing (but do not use their knowledge), others nurses' preventive...
Aim. To explore the smoking‐related health beliefs of older people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Background. Globally, smoking is a major cause COPD and symptoms present typically mid to later life. Substantial numbers continue smoke even though cessation known slow rate progression prevent further deterioration in lung function. There evidence suggest that, although long‐term smokers can successfully quit help specialist structured programmes, those find it more...
No AccessJournal of UrologyClinical Urology: Original Article1 Jun 1997Postmortem Sperm Procurement Susan M. Kerr, Arthur Caplan, Glenn Polin, Steve Smugar, Kathryn O'Neill, and Sara Urowitz KerrSusan Kerr More articles by this author , CaplanArthur Caplan PolinGlenn Polin SmugarSteve Smugar O'NeillKathryn O'Neill UrowitzSara View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64700-1AboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints...
Cross-sector collaboration has been promoted by government policies in the United Kingdom and many western welfare states for decades. Literature on joint working focused predominantly strategic level, neglecting role of individual practitioners putting 'joined-up working' into practice. This paper takes case 'social prescribing' west Scotland as an instance joined-up working, which primary healthcare professionals are encouraged to refer patients non-medical sources support third sector....