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Understanding the Decision-Making Process for Haemodialysis Refusal in Oman: A Grounded Theory Approach. (2025)
Thesis
Al Zadjali, S. (2025). Understanding the Decision-Making Process for Haemodialysis Refusal in Oman: A Grounded Theory Approach. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/5086170

Background: Haemodialysis (HD) is an invasive routine life-sustaining therapy for End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) individuals, and it remains the common modality of Kidney Replacement Therapy (KRT). ESKD is a permanent kidney failure due to complete... Read More about Understanding the Decision-Making Process for Haemodialysis Refusal in Oman: A Grounded Theory Approach..

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.

A Grounded Theory of Medication Administration Safety in Palestinian Critical Care Units (2024)
Thesis
Anabtawi, R. A Grounded Theory of Medication Administration Safety in Palestinian Critical Care Units. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4866292

Introduction
Administering medication is a critical skill that requires a professional nurse who understands the steps of the medication administration process and is highly skilled in calculating the medication dosage to ensure safe medication admi... Read More about A Grounded Theory of Medication Administration Safety in Palestinian Critical Care Units.

A qualitative study using a constructivist grounded theory approach to investigate factors in Jordan that impact psychiatric medication-taking behaviour in schizophrenia and Bipolar I disorder (2024)
Thesis
Obiedate, K. M. A qualitative study using a constructivist grounded theory approach to investigate factors in Jordan that impact psychiatric medication-taking behaviour in schizophrenia and Bipolar I disorder. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4625339

Introduction:
Medication-taking behaviour remains a challenging issue in mental health settings. It is widely understood that most people with mental disorders do not take their medications as prescribed. This behaviour is moderated by many factors... Read More about A qualitative study using a constructivist grounded theory approach to investigate factors in Jordan that impact psychiatric medication-taking behaviour in schizophrenia and Bipolar I disorder.

Gender influence on career progression to leadership for Maltese Female Nursing Managers (2024)
Thesis
Sciberras, . M. Gender influence on career progression to leadership for Maltese Female Nursing Managers. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4617807

Aim: The aim of this study is to explore what gender issues hamper the career progression of Charge Nurses and Deputy Charge Nurses to leadership positions in the Maltese State Healthcare System.
Background: Women are underrepresented in headship po... Read More about Gender influence on career progression to leadership for Maltese Female Nursing Managers.

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.

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.

Making sense of ‘best start’ : exploring the early experiences of mothers in low-socioeconomic areas (2022)
Thesis
Miles, H. B. Making sense of ‘best start’ : exploring the early experiences of mothers in low-socioeconomic areas. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224605

The central concern of this thesis is to better understand how mothers in low- socioeconomic areas, in a city in the north of England experience early mothering. It is particularly interested in broadening understandings of how these lived experience... Read More about Making sense of ‘best start’ : exploring the early experiences of mothers in low-socioeconomic areas.

The duration and influencing factors of patient delay among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in a high burden area, Thailand (2020)
Thesis
Kampanart Chaychoowong. The duration and influencing factors of patient delay among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in a high burden area, Thailand. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223068

Background
Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Although there have been many campaigns and strategies to end tuberculosis across the world for over two decades, it still remains in the... Read More about The duration and influencing factors of patient delay among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in a high burden area, Thailand.

Development and feasibility testing of a webpage-based diabetes education in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus in China (2020)
Thesis
Zhao, X. Development and feasibility testing of a webpage-based diabetes education in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus in China. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222971

Aim: This study aimed to develop a diabetes mellitus educational material specifically for 10-19-year adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) based on the health belief model, and to develop webpages for adolescents to study the material.... Read More about Development and feasibility testing of a webpage-based diabetes education in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus in China.

Gendering cities of culture : city/capital of culture mega-events and the potential for gender equality (2019)
Thesis
Grabher, B. Gendering cities of culture : city/capital of culture mega-events and the potential for gender equality. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223173

In the context of the transformative ambitions of event-based, culture-led urban regeneration, this thesis interrogates the production of cultures of gender equality in City/ Capital of Culture mega-events. Inspired by Donostia/ San Sebastián as Euro... Read More about Gendering cities of culture : city/capital of culture mega-events and the potential for gender equality.

Living precarity, enduring bias : exploring the gendered experiences of UK early career academics (2019)
Thesis
Shand, L. E. Living precarity, enduring bias : exploring the gendered experiences of UK early career academics. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222554

This research explores the gendered lives of Early Career Academics (ECAs) within the gender regime of the neoliberal university and examines the commonalities and differences of their lived experience. Overall, participants lives were characterised... Read More about Living precarity, enduring bias : exploring the gendered experiences of UK early career academics.

Fathering in the city : diverse masculinities and care giving practices in New York City (2019)
Thesis
Gallais, C. Fathering in the city : diverse masculinities and care giving practices in New York City. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221975

This thesis is about primary caregiving fathers in New York City. It aims to explore the changing nature of masculinities in relation to fatherhood. Starting with the premise that not all masculinities are equal, it asks whether, and if yes, how, dif... Read More about Fathering in the city : diverse masculinities and care giving practices in New York City.

Equality building in Europe: praxis, paradoxes, and the transformative potential of gender+ training (2019)
Thesis
Enderstein, A.-M. Equality building in Europe: praxis, paradoxes, and the transformative potential of gender+ training. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222940

The last six decades have seen measurable progress in equality policies and projects in Europe, but as existing research demonstrates, this work is characterised by paradoxes and faces significant opposition in the current sociopolitical environment.... Read More about Equality building in Europe: praxis, paradoxes, and the transformative potential of gender+ training.

An ethnographic study of women's experiences of breastfeeding in the Karo Highlands of Indonesia (2018)
Thesis
Pinem, M. L. An ethnographic study of women's experiences of breastfeeding in the Karo Highlands of Indonesia. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221998

This thesis is an ethnographic study of women's experiences of breastfeeding. Based in the Karo Highlands of Indonesia on the island of Sumatera and a marginalised location in terms of geography, ethnicity, religion, and state policy, the aim of this... Read More about An ethnographic study of women's experiences of breastfeeding in the Karo Highlands of Indonesia.

Rethinking presence : a grounded theory of nurses and teleconsultation (2015)
Thesis
Barrett, D. 1. Rethinking presence : a grounded theory of nurses and teleconsultation. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217787

[Introduction]: Ensuring the provision of equitable, high quality care is becoming progressively more challenging in a context of an ageing population, increased prevalence of long term conditions and a prolonged period of public spending austerity.... Read More about Rethinking presence : a grounded theory of nurses and teleconsultation.

Developing and validating a scale to study mentors' behaviour in nursing education (2015)
Thesis
Chen, Y. Developing and validating a scale to study mentors' behaviour in nursing education. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219498

Aim
To study the conceptualization of mentors‘ behaviour and develop and validate a scale based on that to assess students‘ expectation and measure mentors‘ actual performance.

Background
In the field of clinical nursing education in China, ment... Read More about Developing and validating a scale to study mentors' behaviour in nursing education.

Commercialization of agriculture in Nigeria : a gender analysis of cash crop production in Yekemi, Osun State (2015)
Thesis
Afolabi, M. M. Commercialization of agriculture in Nigeria : a gender analysis of cash crop production in Yekemi, Osun State. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219061

The commercialization of agriculture is seen as a cornerstone of processes of development and modernisation and the incorporation of rural farmers into this economy shows their importance as a major pillar in the economy. In Nigeria, cash crop produc... Read More about Commercialization of agriculture in Nigeria : a gender analysis of cash crop production in Yekemi, Osun State.

Part-time study, full-time lives: Stories of success from part-time undergraduate students (2008)
Thesis
Medhurst, P. W. Part-time study, full-time lives: Stories of success from part-time undergraduate students. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208976

This thesis is concerned with part-time undergraduate students within the higher education system in England. In particular it focusses on the strategies this group of students employ to complete their degrees successfully. I place the experience of... Read More about Part-time study, full-time lives: Stories of success from part-time undergraduate students.