Dr Clare Whitfield's Outputs (22)

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.

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.

Teaching person-centered practice to pre-registration physiotherapy students: a qualitative study (2023)
Journal Article
Killingback, C., Tomlinson, A., Thompson, M., Whitfield, C., & Stern, J. (2023). Teaching person-centered practice to pre-registration physiotherapy students: a qualitative study. Physiotherapy theory and practice, https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2023.2236195

Introduction: There has been a call for healthcare to consider more explicitly the needs of the individual patient by adopting a person-centered approach to practice. Consideration needs to be given to how this is taught to pre-registration physiothe... Read More about Teaching person-centered practice to pre-registration physiotherapy students: a qualitative study.

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.

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.

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].

Experiences of Sexual Health Literacy in Sexual Relationship among Female Adolescent Students with Unplanned Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study (2020)
Journal Article
Narkbubpha, R., Deoisares, W., Pongjaturawit, Y., Graham, M., & Whitfield, C. (2020). Experiences of Sexual Health Literacy in Sexual Relationship among Female Adolescent Students with Unplanned Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study. Thai Pharmaceutical and Health Science Journal, 15(2), 106-115

Objective: To describe the experiences of sexual health literacy in sexual relationship among female adolescent students with unplanned pregnancy. Method: In this qualitative study, 20 informants were purposively sampled and interviewed until the dat... Read More about Experiences of Sexual Health Literacy in Sexual Relationship among Female Adolescent Students with Unplanned Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study.

‘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.

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.

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’.

Sexual health information seeking: a survey of adolescent practices (2013)
Journal Article
Whitfield, C., Jomeen, J., Hayter, M., & Gardiner, E. (2013). Sexual health information seeking: a survey of adolescent practices. Journal of clinical nursing, 22(23-24), 3259-3269. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12192

Aims and objectives: To identify sources of information and support preferred by young people to understand adolescent practices as adolescents develop a sexual health knowledge base. Background: Statistics suggest that adolescents are not always mak... Read More about Sexual health information seeking: a survey of adolescent practices.

Can compassion be taught to lessen the effects of compassion fatigue? (2012)
Journal Article
Lee, M., Laurenson, M., & Whitfield, C. (2012). Can compassion be taught to lessen the effects of compassion fatigue?. Journal of Care Services Management, 6(3), 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1179/1750168713y.0000000016

Background: Recent concerns about the lack of compassionate care have led to investigations in the way care is delivered and the need to embed values into the caring system. The idea that healthcare
professionals are deficient in compassion and suff... Read More about Can compassion be taught to lessen the effects of compassion fatigue?.

East Riding Teenage Pregnancy & Young Peoples Advisory Board: A Survey of Teenage Sexual Health: Knowledge, Behaviour and Attitudes in East Yorkshire (2010)
Report
Jomeen, J., & Whitfield, C. (in press). East Riding Teenage Pregnancy & Young Peoples Advisory Board: A Survey of Teenage Sexual Health: Knowledge, Behaviour and Attitudes in East Yorkshire. Hull: East Riding of Yorkshire NHS; East Riding of Yorkshire Council

A consultation with young people aged 13-16 at the secondary schools within the East Riding using a survey and SPSS for statistical data analysis.

Report for Skills for Care - An evaluation of the impact of service user and carer involvement in the University of Hull social work degree courses (2010)
Report
Holden, S., Adamson, S., & Whitfield, C. (2010). Report for Skills for Care - An evaluation of the impact of service user and carer involvement in the University of Hull social work degree courses. York: Skills for Care

This report is commissioned by Skills for Care from the University of Hull Social Work Department. Its aim is to evaluate the outcomes of the involvement of service users and carers in the training of social work students. Although much importance is... Read More about Report for Skills for Care - An evaluation of the impact of service user and carer involvement in the University of Hull social work degree courses.