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Learning Motivational Interviewing: a thematic analysis exploring Health Professionals' training experiences
(Queen Margaret University, 2011)Aims: This study explores how training in Motivational Interviewing (MI) is experienced and given meaning by 23 multi-disciplinary health professionals. It uses a qualitative interpretative thematic analysis, aiming to ... -
'Definitely she used the word poison, I liked that'. Elderly Sikh immigrants' experience of a culturally adapted preventative health intervention
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2016)Aims: Punjabi Sikh immigrants are more likely to develop and live with lifestyle related illnesses than the host population. Identifying factors that influence these health inequalities is challenging. Various socio-cultural ... -
A qualitative study exploring the experiences of access and pathways to health care among BME community groups residing in Ayrshire
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2017)A review of the literature showed that Black and minority ethnic (BME) communities carry a disproportionately higher burden of illness than the general population and experience greater inequalities in health and health ... -
Investigating the psychosocial outcomes of young adult survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2016)While several studies report survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer to have affected outcomes in areas such as health-related quality of life, psychological health, education, employment and relationships, other ... -
Effectiveness of an internet-based pain self-management intervention for individuals living with chronic pain
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2015)Background: Chronic pain is a prevalent healthcare problem which influences each aspect of an individual's life. A biopsychosocial approach is the dominant one to be taken in the understanding and treatment of chronic pain ... -
Art Therapy and Poverty: A Study of the Alignment of Practices and Therapeutic Goals of Art Therapists working in Contexts of Multiple Deprivation in Scotland
(Queen Margaret University, 2016)Background: The impact that poverty can have on children and young people (CYP) is pervasive and can affect their emotional wellbeing, educational attainment, future life chances and can put pressure on family relationships. ... -
Needs of female offenders with substance misuse issues: offenders' and service workers' perspectives
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2016)Background Female prisoners in Scotland have been found to have higher levels of drug dependence when compared too male prisoners. Females require gender-specific interventions designed to address their needs. Many of the ... -
Do you hear the people sing? The impact of a community choir in a forensic setting.
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2015)This study considers the health benefits that may be experienced by patients and staff in a medium secure forensic setting when singing in a choir. It also investigates how shared participation in choral experiences might ... -
A cognitive behavioural therapy in the form of self-help for patients with sleep disturbance and chronic health conditions
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2015)Background: Sleep disturbance, including insomnia disorder, is common among patients with chronic health conditions, and is associated with psychological difficulties and impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL). ... -
Efficacy and acceptability of an online intervention to increase physical activity and perceived behavioural control
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2015)Aim: Physical activity has long been recognised as a means of enhancing and protecting health, but the levels of engagement are far from optimal in Scotland. Previous research has demonstrated that increasing perceived ... -
Red flag screening for serious pathology presenting in cervical spine musculoskeletal disorders
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2013)Aim To develop a list of red flag clinical indicators for possible serious pathology masquerading as, or presenting alongside, neck related musculoskeletal disorders in the adult population. Background Musculoskeletal ... -
How the experience of living with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator influences the educational needs and concerns of patients and their partners.
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2012)Background: The aim of this study was to develop an understanding of how the experience of living with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) influenced patients and their partners' educational needs and concerns. ... -
Experiences of women with endometriosis: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2012)Background: Endometriosis is a common, yet enigmatic chronic gynaecological condition, with an unknown aetiology and no cure, affecting approximately 6-10% of females of a reproductive age. Symptoms include heavy menstrual ... -
Does gaining control of smoking behaviours have a positive impact on glycaemic control in patients with Type 2 diabetes?
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2015)Background Smoking cigarettes is a well-documented cause of ill-health and is associated (Cigarette smoking among people with diabetes increases the risk of developing long-term complications. Although smoking cessation ... -
Negotiating healthcare through partnership: An exploration of the perceived and observed factors that enable or inhibit partnership between young “expert” patients with Cystic Fibrosis and the Healthcare Professionals with whom they interact.
(Queen Margaret University, 2014-01-06)Since the late eighties healthcare policy has seen a shift from a paternalistic model of care to that of an inclusive partnership approach which encourages engagement, responsibility and self-management of long term ... -
The parent programme: a psycho-educational intervention for parents of children with autism
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2013)Background Having a child with autism places significant demands on parents. Few interventions address parental understanding of the meaning behind child behaviour, and the relationship this has with parental stress. ... -
Stress and coping in university employees: a longitudinal evaluation of stress, personality, coping and psychological distress
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2013)Background: Internationally, high levels of stress and Psychological Distress have been identified in university employees. There have been calls to investigate stress over time and to include measures of coping and ... -
Exploring psychosocial risk factors for stroke in young women exposed to domestic violence
(Queen Margaret University, 2009)Background and purpose: The incidence of stroke is projected to increase worldwide and reduction of risk of the first stroke is therefore important. First stroke in young women often poses a diagnostic challenge but it has ... -
The psychological and social processes influencing health and safety in small to medium-sized enterprises
(Queen Margaret University, 2009)AIM: Small and medium sized enterprises have notable difficulties in engaging with health and safety activity and experience proportionally higher levels of accidents than larger businesses. SMEs have also been described ... -
Experiences of freedom and personal growth in a community arts group for mental health: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(Queen Margaret University, 2013)Background: The relationship between art and mental health has evolved from a main focus on art therapy to include community arts approaches with wider and more socially-based links to health. The proliferation of community ...
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