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Showing 1 to 20 of 218 for “"610 Medicine & health"”.
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Self-regulatory strategies for brain injury patients: how can the therapeutic relationship in cognitive rehabilitation therapy help?
Background and aim: The research aimed to describe how clinicians use the therapeutic relationship to facilitate the process of training patients use a self-regulatory strategy to aid an executive impairment due to an acquired brain injury (ABI). The research was motivated by the underdeveloped …
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"There’s literally nothing else I can do apart from cope": a Foucauldian discourse analysis of shame, coping, and the operation of power in parents' narrative accounts of adolescent substance use
This qualitative study applied a Foucauldian discourse analysis to explore the discourses which characterised and constructed parents' narrative accounts of their experiences of parenting an adolescent who misused substances. The analysis identified three dominant discourses; risk management, moral …
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An exploration into the decision-making process of female patients going abroad for bariatric surgery: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
… for people with severe obesity and serious health complications such as type 2 diabetes (Courcoulas et al., 2024; Ebadinejad et al., 2022). Decision making forms an important part of the pre-surgery process to have bariatric surgery, including deciding whether to have surgery abroad, which …
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Rhinovirus neutralisation and the role of TRIM21
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How do first-generation Chinese immigrant clients experience the cross-cultural therapeutic relationship with white British therapists in the UK? An interpretative phenomenological analysis
… immigrants (FGCIs) are vulnerable to mental health problems due to migration and acculturation difficulties (Furnham & Li, 1993). However, they are under-represented in mental health services (GOV.UK, 2020) and tend to disengage prematurely when they seek psychotherapy (Pedersen et al., …
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"It's a kind of a privilege": clinicians' experiences of delivering community-based group therapy to men who have sexually offended - an interpretative phenomenological study
Background: Therapists delivering psychological treatment to men who have sexually offended do valuable work preventing future harm to potential victims, society, and the clients themselves. Despite the critical nature of their work, therapists' experiences of delivering group therapy to this …
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"It really kind of like cuts my existence into two": an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of adults with sickle cell disease receiving curative Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)
… been funded for adults with SCD by the National Health Service (NHS) in England. Rationale: The provision of psychology support is deemed important for patients undergoing HSCT, as studies have found a high prevalence of psychological distress is reported (Amonoo et al., 2019). Most research into …
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Thesis portfolio
… the course of my two-year placement as a Trainee Health Psychologist, working in Nurture Health and in CO-LAB Innovation Hub, Kidderminster Hospital (Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust). Competence 2: Behaviour change intervention: This case study is a 3000-word report (plus a 500-word …
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Development and characterisation of air-liquid interface exposure systems for cell and tissue cultures
… cellular responses, toxicity, and overall health. Aerosols possess opposing qualities, serving both as hazards and therapeutic tools, which underscores the critical necessity for rigorous safety testing. This thesis describes the development and characterisation of in vitro aerosol and …
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Evaluation of phosphate knowledge and the effectiveness of a phosphate management protocol to achieve optimum serum phosphate levels in haemodialysis patients
… rates of hyperphosphataemia and associated health risks, in haemodialysis patients indicate that controlling serum phosphate levels remains a challenge in the 21st century. The aims of this study were to evaluate ( 1 ) the effectiveness of a phosphate management protocol designed to optimise …
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Haematological and nutritional status of Sudanese women with sickle cell trait and anaemia: does sickle cell trait compromise birth outcomes?
… In this study, (n=39) sickle cell anaemia and healthy control (n=36) non-pregnant childbearing age women were recruited, anthropometric data and blood samples were collected for haematological study. The aim was to study the effect of sickle cell anaemia on the general health and nutritional …
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Development, validation and implementation of a novel dietary salt monitor in type 2 diabetes in UK
… of these patients in collaboration with their health professionals in NHS, private medical setting and signposted at online platforms as Diabetes UK to reach out to diabetic community, at large.
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Navigating the frontier: a grounded theory study of how therapists address sexuality in therapy
… to navigate the frontier of sexuality in a healthy, meaningful, and affirming manner. This study draws upon cultural-historical and activity theories (CHAT) to build upon therapists’ experiences and puts forward a model of addressing sexuality that goes beyond Cartesian arguments and model …
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Reflective practice: key to the future of nursing?: a comparative study of the nursing practice of graduate and non-graduate nurses
… as a profession when considered alongside other healthcare professions.
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