A5044315294- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Global Health Care Issues
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Academic Writing and Publishing
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Healthcare Systems and Challenges
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Statistics Education and Methodologies
- Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Biotechnology and Related Fields
- Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
University of Bath
2015-2024
Queen's University Belfast
2020-2023
American College of Financial Services
2021
Peerless Hospital & B.K.Roy Research Centre
2020
Freeport-McMoRan (United States)
2013
University of Ulster
2009
This study tested the habit discontinuity hypothesis, which states that behaviour change interventions are more effective when delivered in context of life course changes. The assumption was habits (temporarily) disturbed, people sensitive to new information and adopt a mind-set is conducive change. A field experiment conducted among 800 participants, who received either an intervention promoting sustainable behaviours, or were no-intervention control condition. In both conditions half...
Qualifications such as "global warming hysteria" and "energy policy schizophrenia" put forward by some climate change skeptics, usually outside the academic arena, may suggest that people who seriously worry about environment suffer from psychological imbalance. The present study aimed to refute this thesis. While habitual worrying in general is strongly associated with psychopathological symptoms, a survey near-zero correlation was found between ecological pathological worry. Instead,...
Bio-based plastics are produced from bio-based raw materials such as sugar cane, potatoes, corn, and agricultural slaughterhouse waste. The evolution of the market is affected by stakeholders involved owing to their role in production processes, environmental guidelines purchasing decisions. It therefore imperative understand perceptions order inform development sector. This novel exploratory study investigates opinions three stakeholder groups: professionals plastic processors; university...
Many students struggle with statistical concepts such as interaction. In an experimental group, participants took a paper-and-pencil test and then were given training to establish equivalent classes containing four different interactions. All formed the equivalence showed maintenance when probes contained novel negative exemplars. Thereafter, second test. Participants in control group received two versions of without equivalence-based instruction. increased scores after forming...
Despite significant investment to increase recycling facilities and kerbside collection of waste materials, plastic packaging is frequently discarded as litter, resulting in environmental harm. This research uses qualitative methods explore the contextual psychological factors that influence disposal behaviour from perspectives consumers. also reports key results a brief online survey exploring consumer toward plastics recycling. A total N = 18 adults living Northern Ireland (NI)...
Background Avoiding food allergens when eating outside the home presents particular difficulties for allergic (FA) and intolerant (FI) consumers a lack of allergen information in restaurants takeaways causes unnecessary restrictions. Across Europe, legislation effective from December 2014, aims to improve by requiring providers non-prepacked foods supply related content within their foods. Methods Using in-depth interviews with 60 FA/FI adults 15 parents/carers children, we aimed identify...
Intellectual humility, which entails openness to other views and a willingness listen engage with them, is crucial for facilitating civil dialogue progress in debate between opposing sides. In the present research, we tested whether intellectual humility can be reliably detected discourse experimentally increased by prior self-affirmation task. Three hundred three participants took part 116 audio- video-recorded group discussions. Blind condition, linguists coded participants' create an...
This article investigated what the term "sustainability" meant to a group of proenvironmental people living in Peterborough, east England. The data was collected and analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analyses. Recycling came most readily mind those interviewed. Results revealed that respondents attributed unsustainable behavior themselves others "lack thought." various strands analysis, when drawn together into coherent framework, highlight business life continues perpetuate...
ABSTRACT Veterans transitioning from the military to civilian life may encounter difficulties in different domains of functioning. Most research this area comes US and Israel, with Northern Ireland (NI) United Kingdom, remaining an understudied population. This qualitative study aimed examine nature transition experiences NI by analyzing responses (N = 252) open-ended question related process, a self-report survey. Thematic analysis highlighted both positive negative across high-level...
Previous research exploring the psychological, social, and environmental barriers to recycling has predominantly focused on consumer attitude behaviour. However, plastic system involves a chain of stakeholders with role in decision-making actions relation production management post-use, affirming need explore recycle across various other implicated lifecycle product packaging. To expand this evidence-base, N = 12 in-depth qualitative semi-structured interviews explored perspectives some...
The primary and secondary impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic are claimed to have had a detrimental impact on health professional retention within UK National Health Service (NHS). This study set out identify priorities for intervention by scaling relative importance of widely cited push (leave) influences.During Summer/Autumn 2021, UK-wide opportunity sample (n=1958) NHS professionals completed an online paired-comparisons exercise determine salience work-related stress, workload intensity,...
In the UK, smoking prevalence in people with depression (34%) and anxiety (29%) is more than double that of general population (13%). People who stop improve their mental health comparable effect sizes found for antidepressants. England, online psychological therapy a standard treatment anxiety. Online an acceptable setting cessation support; however, integrated support not available. This novel study aims to assess acceptability feasibility intervention, trial procedures, offered alongside...
Occupational health nurses work in a variety of settings and some have chosen to practice the profession as consultants. The process consulting is similar that other disciplines but only two small descriptive studies offer functions roles specific occupational nurse This article provides an overview practice, process, functions, consultants, presents common characteristics successful
1. Hospital employees often do not recognize the chemical hazards that exist in their work environment. 2. Formaldehyde and xylene are common histology pathology laboratories. Occupational environmental health nurses need to be familiar with effects may result from exposure these chemicals. 3. Although does have medical/health surveillance requirements set by OSHA, medical evaluation of exposed above action level is effective occupational practice. 4. require surveillance. how implement...
Writing for publication is a responsibility of all profession's members; however, nurses may not have had the opportunity to learn process writing and publishing manuscripts in professional journals. The begins with an idea that focused on slanted toward particular audience. Nurse authors must then create space their fast-paced day environment supports concentration creativity. Several strategies can be used, including reading well-written manuscripts, assist quality are likely published.
Purpose Staff shortage in the UK National Health Service has a long history, but is widely predicted to become acute over next decade. Falling enrolment rates health professional training and restrictions migrant labour recruitment have brought the, traditionally neglected, issue of staff retention into sharp relief. The purpose this paper represent first large scale systematic appraisal relative salience recognised headline drivers employee exodus from NHS. Design/methodology/approach data...
The world continues to face an unprecedented threat from the COVID-19 pandemic. Physical distancing has been identified as one of methods reducing transmission. As a result, businesses, schools, and institutes education were closed due such measures well restrictions on travel social gatherings. Working home, telework, on-line meetings are now norm. businesses have reopened, they will be looking for guidance how work safely. Even those sectors that continued function need ramp up functioning...
ABSTRACT Little is known about the perspectives of health-care workers when it comes to prolonging their working lives. This exploratory paper focuses on physiotherapists and aims offer new insights into underlying processes that may influence perceptions ageing how they impact motivation work longer. Data gathering took form focus groups with 43 National Health Service physiotherapists. A thematic analysis was used characterise articulate key concepts meanings. The applied interpretive...
To explore and portray the perspectives of National Health Service Ambulance personnel related to latest rise in occupational pension age.Data gathering took form 35 in-depth interviews. A thematic analysis was used characterise articulate key concepts meanings. The applied interpretive techniques, as views expressed were from personal experiences, allowed for an shared meanings.The themes reported captured desire many exit their employment well advance retirement age, despite satisfaction...