Matthew Davies

ORCID: 0000-0003-3343-9717
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Research Areas
  • Historical Economic and Social Studies
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Medieval Literature and History
  • Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
  • American Constitutional Law and Politics
  • Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Policing Practices and Perceptions
  • Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
  • Medieval History and Crusades
  • Cultural History and Identity Formation
  • Law, logistics, and international trade
  • American History and Culture
  • Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes
  • Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Scottish History and National Identity
  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Historical Economic and Legal Thought
  • Digital and Traditional Archives Management
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Music Therapy and Health
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism

St. Vincent's University Hospital
2019

University of Bedfordshire
2019

Morriston Hospital
2001-2018

The University of Adelaide
2011-2016

Mary Baldwin College
2016

Royal Holloway University of London
2016

ICMA Centre
2016

University of Reading
2016

Bishop's University
2016

Guildhall Library
2016

BackgroundPelvic exenteration for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) and recurrent (LRRC) is technically challenging but increasingly performed in specialist centres. The aim of this study was to compare outcomes over time.

10.1002/bjs5.50153 article EN cc-by BJS Open 2019-03-06

Websites offer new opportunities to provide health-related information rural communities. However, how acceptable they are this population is unknown. This paper describes the consumer-led development of a website that provides rural-specific on psychosocial care for South Australians affected by cancer, and examines its acceptability users. The Country Cancer Support was developed with people cancer living in Australia (N = 11), using Participatory Action Research Framework evidence-based...

10.1111/ecc.12533 article EN European Journal of Cancer Care 2016-07-13

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a pervasive and debilitating mental health condition. Current literature suggests that children of families where parent has diagnosis BPD may be particularly vulnerable to experiencing psychological psychosocial difficulties. However, there limited understanding the mechanisms by which difficulties transmitted from child. Furthermore, fear stigma intervention child protection services barriers these parents engaging in research about their parenting...

10.1080/18387357.2015.1065554 article EN Advances in Mental Health 2015-07-03

ObjectiveA parental diagnosis of borderline personality disorder has been associated with high levels parenting distress and greater risk psychopathology psychosocial issues among their children. The aim the present study was to investigate experience parents who have a perceptions regarding access appropriate supports resources.MethodsEleven mothers one father past and/or participated in focus groups which they were asked questions about experiences service provision. Participants aged...

10.1111/ap.12174 article EN Australian Psychologist 2016-06-16

10.1016/j.ejso.2019.04.005 article EN European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2019-05-08

Abstract The aim of this study was to explore mental health clinicians' opinions regarding the impact a parental diagnosis borderline personality disorder (BPD) on offspring and factors that may protect these children from developing emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. Expert 64 clinicians were collected through voluntary anonymous online qualitative survey. Thematic analysis data revealed five main themes relating BPD symptoms offspring. Children in families observed develop...

10.1002/pmh.1274 article EN Personality and Mental Health 2014-09-09

Blood platelet measurement is a widely available and inexpensive test that performed routinely. Platelets are thought to act by inducing inflammation play role in clotting antimicrobial defence. A postoperative rise the count (thrombocytosis) often dismissed as an incidental finding, but there growing evidence suggest it may indicator underlying pathology. It correlates with significant pyogenic infections well multiple malignancies. In addition this, recent research indicates thrombocytosis...

10.1155/2018/1978639 article EN cc-by Gastroenterology Research and Practice 2018-08-26

BackgroundWeight loss maintenance is a complex and an enduring problem. A substantial amount of research subsequent treatments have been based on behavioural medical interventions with limited success. Much less known regarding reliable psychological predictors successful weight maintenance, especially those related to the field positive psychology that aims improve health happiness. This cross‐sectional study among first explore differences between maintainers (defined as losing 10% body...

10.1111/cp.12073 article EN Clinical Psychologist 2015-07-08

Ensuring patients with Atrial fibrillation (AF) are appropriately anticoagulated across NHS Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (BCCG) the primary goal of reducing AF-related strokes.With Inspira Health, BCCG adopted Primary Care Fibrillation (PCAF) Service which is led by Consultant Cardiologists. PCAF uses retrospective clinical audit to identify who require prospective face-to-face review on need for anticoagulation.34 GP practices participated covering a 376 311 population (80%...

10.1111/ijcp.13465 article EN International Journal of Clinical Practice 2019-12-19

The rulers of London in the late middle ages sought to safeguard future their important river crossing by placing its administration hands a specially created institution. By mid-fourteenth century Bridge House, as it became known, had been endowed with large portfolio properties which provided bulk revenue needed for frequent, and often urgent, repairs Bridge's structure: many 130 shops stood on bridge itself. As well providing information technicalities bridge-building or wider issues...

10.2307/2597769 article EN The Economic History Review 1996-08-01

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the key political factors behind introduction Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) attempt address some major tensions in democratic governance police. Design/methodology/approach Using a literature review, examines changing face police accountability England Wales over last 50 years. Findings Three critical insights emerge from analysis. First, politicization began 1980s well before PCCs was fact one antecedents PCCs. Second, finds that...

10.1108/sc-07-2013-0014 article EN Safer Communities 2013-12-19
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