All Outputs (68)

Living positively with dementia: a systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative literature (2015)
Journal Article
Wolverson, E., Clarke, C., & Moniz-Cook, E. (2016). Living positively with dementia: a systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative literature. Aging and Mental Health, 20(7), 676-699. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2015.1052777

Objective: Little is known about how and to what extent people with dementia live positively with their condition. This study aimed to review and carry out a synthesis of qualitative studies where accounts of the subjective experiences of people with... Read More about Living positively with dementia: a systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative literature.

Exploring patient-neurosurgical team inter-relationships throughout the perioperative period of awake craniotomy (2015)
Thesis
Dearden, R. S. (2015). Exploring patient-neurosurgical team inter-relationships throughout the perioperative period of awake craniotomy. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217828

The portfolio thesis is divided into three parts: a systematic literature review, an empirical study, and appendices.

Part one is a systematic literature review exploring definitions, measures and influencers of health-related quality of life (HRQ... Read More about Exploring patient-neurosurgical team inter-relationships throughout the perioperative period of awake craniotomy.

The role, impact and experience of humour in later life and dementia (2015)
Thesis
Irwin, H. (2015). The role, impact and experience of humour in later life and dementia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217547

The portfolio thesis is divided into three parts:

Part one is a systematic literature review in which the empirical literature relating to humour interventions in later life is reviewed. The systematic literature review explores the key features o... Read More about The role, impact and experience of humour in later life and dementia.

Responses to dementia : a qualitative exploration of self and others (2015)
Thesis
Patterson, K. M. (2015). Responses to dementia : a qualitative exploration of self and others. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217527

This portfolio thesis contains three parts: a systematic literature review, an empirical paper, and a set of appendices.

Person-centred and social constructionist approaches to dementia have proposed that the experience of living with the conditio... Read More about Responses to dementia : a qualitative exploration of self and others.

An exploration of the motherhood decision (2014)
Thesis
Marklew, H. (2014). An exploration of the motherhood decision. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216272

The portfolio thesis is separated into three parts: a meta-synthesis of qualitative research, an empirical study and appendices.

Part one is a meta-synthesis reviewing the published qualitative literature regarding the decision to remain childfree... Read More about An exploration of the motherhood decision.

An exploration of illness representations in older age (2013)
Thesis
Yennadiou, H. (2013). An exploration of illness representations in older age. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214951

The portfolio thesis is divided into three parts:

Part one is a systematic literature review exploring the literature in relation to illness representations and older people living with health conditions. A systematic search of three databases ide... Read More about An exploration of illness representations in older age.

Remaining hopeful in early-stage dementia: a qualitative study (2010)
Journal Article
Wolverson, E., Clarke, C., & Moniz-Cook, E. (2010). Remaining hopeful in early-stage dementia: a qualitative study. Aging and Mental Health, 14(4), 450-460. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607860903483110

Objectives: Improving the quality of life for people living with dementia is widely accepted as an important outcome in dementia care services. Positive psychology, the systematic study of strengths, capacities, and personal resources, is one framewo... Read More about Remaining hopeful in early-stage dementia: a qualitative study.

A Multi-Modal Deep Learning Approach to the Early Prediction of Mild Cognitive Impairment Conversion to Alzheimer's Disease
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rana, S. S., Ma, X., Pang, W., & Wolverson, E. (2020, December). A Multi-Modal Deep Learning Approach to the Early Prediction of Mild Cognitive Impairment Conversion to Alzheimer's Disease. Presented at 2020 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Big Data Computing, Applications and Technologies (BDCAT), Leicester, United Kingdom

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has been described as the intermediary stage before Alzheimer's Disease - many people however remain stable or even demonstrate improvement in cognition. Early detection of progressive MCI (pMCI) therefore can be utili... Read More about A Multi-Modal Deep Learning Approach to the Early Prediction of Mild Cognitive Impairment Conversion to Alzheimer's Disease.