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Loneliness and Social Capital among older women: An ethnographic exploration in a Northern UK City (2024)
Thesis
Matassini, S. Loneliness and Social Capital among older women: An ethnographic exploration in a Northern UK City. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4866265

This ethnographic study explores the experiences of loneliness in older women in a Northern UK City, drawing on the theoretical frameworks of capital. Loneliness is a complex emotional state characterised by sadness, emptiness, and a lack of companio... Read More about Loneliness and Social Capital among older women: An ethnographic exploration in a Northern UK City.

Exploring the experiences of support with parentally bereaved children and their surviving parents using constructivist grounded theory (2023)
Thesis
Wray, A. Exploring the experiences of support with parentally bereaved children and their surviving parents using constructivist grounded theory. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4609487

Background: In the UK, 46,300 children are bereaved of a parent each year. We understand bereaved people need a supportive response from those around them. However, there is limited evidence to inform our understanding of this.
Aim: To explore how c... Read More about Exploring the experiences of support with parentally bereaved children and their surviving parents using constructivist grounded theory.

Caring from a distance: carers’ experiences of keeping in touch with care home residents during COVID-19 closures (2022)
Journal Article
White, C., Whitfield, C., Wolverson, E., & Wray, J. (2024). Caring from a distance: carers’ experiences of keeping in touch with care home residents during COVID-19 closures. International Journal of Care and Caring, 8(2), 264-286. https://doi.org/10.1332/239788221X16666566787347

In response to COVID-19, many care homes closed to visitors and new ways for carers and residents to stay in touch were tried. This UK study employed an online survey to explore carer experiences of staying in touch from a distance. The research high... Read More about Caring from a distance: carers’ experiences of keeping in touch with care home residents during COVID-19 closures.

Experiences of repeat pregnancy in Thai adolescent mothers (2022)
Thesis
Arayajaru, P. Experiences of repeat pregnancy in Thai adolescent mothers. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4247330

Aims: The study aims to increase the understanding of the experiences of repeat adolescent mothers in the context in which they live.
Objective: To explore the experiences of adolescent mothers who have at least one living child and are at least 6 m... Read More about Experiences of repeat pregnancy in Thai adolescent mothers.

Teaching person-centred practice in physiotherapy curricula: a literature review (2021)
Journal Article
Killingback, C., Tomlinson, A., Stern, J., & Whitfield, C. (2022). Teaching person-centred practice in physiotherapy curricula: a literature review. Physical Therapy Reviews, 27(1), 40-50. https://doi.org/10.1080/10833196.2021.2000287

Background: There is a growing expectation that healthcare should focus on the needs of the individual patient with the philosophy of person-centred practice as the central model for care delivery. Given the importance of person-centred practice, the... Read More about Teaching person-centred practice in physiotherapy curricula: a literature review.

Incidence and impact of incivility in paramedicine: a qualitative study (2021)
Journal Article
Credland, N. J., & Whitfield, C. (in press). Incidence and impact of incivility in paramedicine: a qualitative study. Emergency Medicine Journal, https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2020-209961

Background: Incivility or rudeness is a form of interpersonal aggression. Studies suggest that up to 90% of healthcare staff encounter incivility at work with it being considered 'part of the job'. Methods: Qualitative, in-depth, semistructured inter... Read More about Incidence and impact of incivility in paramedicine: a qualitative study.

aDolescents gEnder surVey, rEsponsible coupLes evaluatiOn, and capacity building Project in India (DEVELOP): a study protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] (2021)
Journal Article
Ahankari, A., Hayter, M., Whitfield, C., Ali, P., Giridhari, S., Tambe, S., Kabra, P., Rayamane, K., & Ovseiko, P. (2021). aDolescents gEnder surVey, rEsponsible coupLes evaluatiOn, and capacity building Project in India (DEVELOP): a study protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]. F1000Research, 8, Article 958. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.19521.2

Domestic violence and assault (DVA) against women is a serious concern in India. This affects the health and wellbeing of victims and their dependents. Published evidence has documented a variety of reasons for such violence in Indian societies, pavi... Read More about aDolescents gEnder surVey, rEsponsible coupLes evaluatiOn, and capacity building Project in India (DEVELOP): a study protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved].

‘A fifty mile round trip to change a lightbulb’: An exploratory study of carers’ experiences of providing help, care and support to families and friends from a distance (2020)
Journal Article
White, C., Wray, J., & Whitfield, C. (2020). ‘A fifty mile round trip to change a lightbulb’: An exploratory study of carers’ experiences of providing help, care and support to families and friends from a distance. Health and Social Care in the Community, 28(5), 1632-1642. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12988

While the role of carers has been widely investigated, the experiences of those who care from a distance have been little explored, especially in the United Kingdom. However, contemporary patterns of family life suggest that this may be a significant... Read More about ‘A fifty mile round trip to change a lightbulb’: An exploratory study of carers’ experiences of providing help, care and support to families and friends from a distance.

Other Girls: a qualitative exploration of teenage mothers views on teen pregnancy in contemporaries (2019)
Journal Article
Jones, C., Whitfield, C., Seymour, J., & Hayter, M. (2019). Other Girls: a qualitative exploration of teenage mothers views on teen pregnancy in contemporaries. Sexuality and Culture, 23(3), 760–773. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-019-09589-4

Perspectives that consider teenage mothers as a ‘social problem’ are well described in the literature. However, the attitudes towards teenage mothers held by other teenage mothers are not well understood. Given the growing use of peer support in the... Read More about Other Girls: a qualitative exploration of teenage mothers views on teen pregnancy in contemporaries.

A qualitative meta-synthesis of young peoples' experiences of ‘sexting’ (2016)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, Y., Whitfield, C., Hannigan, S., Azam Ali, P., & Hayter, M. (2016). A qualitative meta-synthesis of young peoples' experiences of ‘sexting’. British Journal of School Nursing, 11(4), 183-191. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjsn.2016.11.4.183

Objective: To conduct a meta-synthesis of the qualitative research to explore young people's experiences and use of smart phones to send and receive sexually focused messages and images. Design: A qualitative meta-synthesis was conducted on the retri... Read More about A qualitative meta-synthesis of young peoples' experiences of ‘sexting’.