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Improving Well-being and Health for People with Dementia (WHELD): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2014)
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Whitaker, R., Fossey, J., Ballard, C., Orrell, M., Moniz-Cook, E., Woods, R. T., …Khan, Z. (2014). Improving Well-being and Health for People with Dementia (WHELD): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 15(1), Article ARTN 284. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-284

Background People with dementia living in care homes often have complex mental health problems, disabilities and social needs. Providing more comprehensive training for staff working in care home environments is a high national priority. It is import... Read More about Improving Well-being and Health for People with Dementia (WHELD): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Evil, child abuse and the caring professions (2014)
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Humphrey, C. (2015). Evil, child abuse and the caring professions. Journal of religion and health, 54(5), 1660-1671. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-014-9898-z

The aim of this paper is to explore the ways in which the concept of evil has been invoked in relation to child abuse. First, the scene is set by juxtaposing professional discourses which have eschewed the concept of evil and public opinion which is... Read More about Evil, child abuse and the caring professions.

Oil and gas wells and their integrity: implications for shale and unconventional resource exploitation (2014)
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Davies, R. J., Almond, S., Ward, R. S., Jackson, R. B., Adams, C., Worrall, F., …Whitehead, M. A. (2014). Oil and gas wells and their integrity: implications for shale and unconventional resource exploitation. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 56, 239-254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2014.03.001

Data from around the world (Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, the Netherlands, Poland, the UK and the USA) show that more than four million onshore hydrocarbon wells have been drilled globally. Here we assess all the reliable datasets (25)... Read More about Oil and gas wells and their integrity: implications for shale and unconventional resource exploitation.

Factors associated with social interactions between deaf children and their hearing peers: A systematic literature review (2013)
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Batten, G., Oakes, P. M., & Alexander, T. (2014). Factors associated with social interactions between deaf children and their hearing peers: A systematic literature review. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 19(3), 285-302. https://doi.org/10.1093/deafed/ent052

Research indicates that deaf children can have marked social difficulties compared with their hearing peers. Factors that influence these social interactions need to be reviewed to inform interventions. A systematic search of 5 key databases and 3 sp... Read More about Factors associated with social interactions between deaf children and their hearing peers: A systematic literature review.

Towards an understanding of how children read and spell irregular words: the role of nonword and orthographic processing skills (2013)
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Johnston, R., McGeown, S., & Moxon, G. E. (2014). Towards an understanding of how children read and spell irregular words: the role of nonword and orthographic processing skills. Journal of Research in Reading, 37(1), 51-64. https://doi.org/10.1111/jrir.12007

This study examined, in 180 children aged from 6 to 9years, to what extent irregular word reading and spelling were predicted by vocabulary knowledge, reading frequency, orthographic processing and nonword reading skill. Consistent with models of rea... Read More about Towards an understanding of how children read and spell irregular words: the role of nonword and orthographic processing skills.

A paradigmatic map of professional education research (2013)
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Humphrey, C. (2013). A paradigmatic map of professional education research. Social Work Education, 32(1), 3-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2011.643863

This article maps out research in professional education with reference to a threefold typology of paradigms i.e. the positivist, interpretivist and critical paradigms. The rationale for such an endeavour is fourfold. First, it directs attention to t... Read More about A paradigmatic map of professional education research.

The influence of 'cognitive busyness' on causal attributions of challenging behaviour in dementia: a preliminary experimental study (2012)
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Parker, S., Clarke, C., Moniz-Cook, E., & Gardiner, E. (2012). The influence of 'cognitive busyness' on causal attributions of challenging behaviour in dementia: a preliminary experimental study. Aging and Mental Health, 16(7), 836-844. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2012.684668

This study investigated the influence of cognitive busyness (competing cognitive demands) on residential care staff attributions of challenging behaviour (CB) related to dementia. Following the model of attribution formation proposed by Gilbert, Pelh... Read More about The influence of 'cognitive busyness' on causal attributions of challenging behaviour in dementia: a preliminary experimental study.

Exploring the psychological processes underlying touch: lessons from the Alexander Technique (2012)
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Jones, T., & Glover, L. (2014). Exploring the psychological processes underlying touch: lessons from the Alexander Technique. Clinical psychology and psychotherapy : an international journal of theory & practice, 21(2), 140-153. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.1824

The experience of touch is significant; both in its positive implications and in how it attracts caution and controversy. Accordingly, physical contact within psychological therapy has been shown to improve well-being and the therapeutic relationship... Read More about Exploring the psychological processes underlying touch: lessons from the Alexander Technique.

Interventions in foster and kinship care: A systematic review (2012)
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Kinsey, D., & Schlösser, A. (2013). Interventions in foster and kinship care: A systematic review. Clinical child psychology and psychiatry, 18(3), 429-463. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104512458204

Foster care is a complex setting in which to provide therapeutic interventions due to the high rates of difficulty, poor outcomes and high numbers of professionals and carers involved. This systematic review aims to examine interventions that have be... Read More about Interventions in foster and kinship care: A systematic review.

Dilemmas in doing insider research in professional education (2012)
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Humphrey, C. (2013). Dilemmas in doing insider research in professional education. Qualitative Social Work, 12(5), 572-586. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325012446006

This article explores the dilemmas I encountered when researching social work education in England as an insider researcher who was simultaneously employed as an educator in the host institution. This was an ethnographic project deploying multiple me... Read More about Dilemmas in doing insider research in professional education.

Finding the unexpected: an account of a writing group for women with chronic pelvic pain (2012)
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Evans, K., & Glover, L. (2012). Finding the unexpected: an account of a writing group for women with chronic pelvic pain. Journal of Poetry Therapy, 25(2), 95-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/08893675.2012.680724

The focus of this article is on a creative writing group developed for women with chronic pelvic pain. The authors address whether their experiences have anything to say about how creative writing sits within the current Western health paradigm and i... Read More about Finding the unexpected: an account of a writing group for women with chronic pelvic pain.

Risk factors for the onset of non-specific neck pain: A systematic review (2010)
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McLean, S. M., May, S., Klaber-Moffett, J., Sharp, D. M., & Gardiner, E. (2010). Risk factors for the onset of non-specific neck pain: A systematic review. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 64(7), 565-572. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2009.090720

Objective Neck pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder, but little is known about which individuals develop neck pain. This systematic review investigated factors that constitute a risk for the onset of non-specific neck pain. Design and setting A... Read More about Risk factors for the onset of non-specific neck pain: A systematic review.

What does having a fertility problem mean to couples? (2009)
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Glover, L., McLellan, A., & Weaver, S. M. (2009). What does having a fertility problem mean to couples?. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 27(4), 401-418. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646830903190896

The meaning of fertility problems for couples and how partners differed in their appraisals of their fertility problems were the main areas of interest in this research. Ten couples recruited via an infertility clinic took part in semi-structured int... Read More about What does having a fertility problem mean to couples?.

Can training community mental health nurses to support family carers reduce behavioural problems in dementia? An exploratory pragmatic randomised controlled trial (2008)
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Moniz-Cook, E., Elston, C., Gardiner, E., Agar, S., Silver, M., Win, T., & Wang, M. (2008). Can training community mental health nurses to support family carers reduce behavioural problems in dementia? An exploratory pragmatic randomised controlled trial. International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 23(2), 185-191. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.1860

Background: Community mental health nurses (CMHNs) are the backbone of specialist mental health services in the UK. This study evaluated the effects of training CMHNs in a systematic psychosocial intervention (PSI), to help family carers manage behav... Read More about Can training community mental health nurses to support family carers reduce behavioural problems in dementia? An exploratory pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: self-perceptions and the concept of bother (2005)
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Gannon, K., Glover, L., O'Neill, M., & Emberton, M. (2005). Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: self-perceptions and the concept of bother. BJU international, 96(6), 823-827. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05720.x

OBJECTIVE To explore the meaning that men attach to their experiences of having lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and to understand 'bother' in the context of those meanings. PATIENTS AND METHODS Sixteen men with symptoms suggestive of LUTS and/or... Read More about Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: self-perceptions and the concept of bother.

The illness experiences of women with fibroids: An exploratory qualitative study (2004)
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Nicholls, C., Glover, L., & Pistrang, N. (2004). The illness experiences of women with fibroids: An exploratory qualitative study. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 25(3-4), 295-304. https://doi.org/10.1080/01674820400024430

Previous research suggests that women attending gynaecology clinics experience high rates of psychological distress and psychiatric morbidity. Although the reasons for this are poorly understood, certain conditions appear to cause women particularly... Read More about The illness experiences of women with fibroids: An exploratory qualitative study.

Returning home after intensive care: a comparison of symptoms of anxiety and depression in ICU and elective cardiac surgery patients and their relatives (2004)
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Young, E., Eddleston, J., Ingleby, S., Streets, J., McJanet, L., Wang, M., & Glover, L. (2005). Returning home after intensive care: a comparison of symptoms of anxiety and depression in ICU and elective cardiac surgery patients and their relatives. Intensive care medicine, 31(1), 86-91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-004-2495-y

Objective: This study gathered data on symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients and relatives after discharge from intensive care and examined whether the intensive care population differ from an elective cardiac surgery group with regards to t... Read More about Returning home after intensive care: a comparison of symptoms of anxiety and depression in ICU and elective cardiac surgery patients and their relatives.

Masculinity, infertility, stigma and media reports (2004)
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Gannon, K., Glover, L., & Abel, P. (2004). Masculinity, infertility, stigma and media reports. Social science & medicine, 59(6), 1169-1175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.01.015

There is growing concern about the health of men in the developed West. Compared with women they have higher rates of morbidity and mortality and are less likely to seek out and employ medical services. Several authors have drawn on social constructi... Read More about Masculinity, infertility, stigma and media reports.

An exploration of the nature and causes of distress in women attending gynecology outpatient clinics (2002)
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Glover, L., Novakovic, A., & Hunter, M. S. (2002). An exploration of the nature and causes of distress in women attending gynecology outpatient clinics. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 23(4), 237-248. https://doi.org/10.3109/01674820209074678

This study evaluates the distress experienced by women attending gynecology outpatient clinics (GOCs). We investigate causes of this distress and explore women's own experience of their distress. A questionnaire survey of 197 women attending GOCs was... Read More about An exploration of the nature and causes of distress in women attending gynecology outpatient clinics.