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Walking with farmers and talking about suicidal feelings: An interpretative phenomenological analysis (2020)
Thesis
Woollacott, R. Walking with farmers and talking about suicidal feelings: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/4723665

There is a lack of information about how farmers in South West England experience suicidal feelings in relation to their farming identities. This study therefore adds to the limited knowledge base of the phenomenological experiences of farmers from t... Read More about Walking with farmers and talking about suicidal feelings: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Living with cystic fibrosis: Patients' experiences of diagnosis in adulthood (2020)
Thesis
Sharma, N. Living with cystic fibrosis: Patients' experiences of diagnosis in adulthood. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/3321017

There is a paucity of research investigating what it is like to be diagnosed and to live with cystic fibrosis (CF) in adulthood. Understanding the experiences of these adults and the impact of the condition can provide information to help healthcare... Read More about Living with cystic fibrosis: Patients' experiences of diagnosis in adulthood.

Towards evidence based psychosocial interventions to support workers in reducing the health and wellbeing impacts of working shifts (2020)
Thesis
Hazleton, S. Towards evidence based psychosocial interventions to support workers in reducing the health and wellbeing impacts of working shifts. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/4598084

Shift work is becoming more prevalent as a working pattern, with current literature suggesting that working shifts may negatively impact on many aspects of health and wellbeing. Following requests from organisations for public health support in this... Read More about Towards evidence based psychosocial interventions to support workers in reducing the health and wellbeing impacts of working shifts.

Coronavirus disease 2019 mortality: A multivariate ecological analysis in relation to ethnicity, population density, obesity, deprivation and pollution (2020)
Journal Article
Bray, I., Gibson, A., & White, J. (2020). Coronavirus disease 2019 mortality: A multivariate ecological analysis in relation to ethnicity, population density, obesity, deprivation and pollution. Public Health, 185, 261-263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.06.056

Background: There is emerging evidence about characteristics that may increase the risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mortality, but they are highly correlated. Methods: An ecological analysis was used to estimate associations between these... Read More about Coronavirus disease 2019 mortality: A multivariate ecological analysis in relation to ethnicity, population density, obesity, deprivation and pollution.

Chemotherapy induces a genotoxic bystander effect in cell lines from the human bone marrow; evaluation of the role of the redox microenvironment (2020)
Thesis
Okeke, K. Chemotherapy induces a genotoxic bystander effect in cell lines from the human bone marrow; evaluation of the role of the redox microenvironment. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/2812709

Modern chemotherapeutic regimens for adult and childhood leukaemia rely on the use of a combination of various cytotoxic agents. Unfortunately, haematopoietic stem cell transplant, a last resort treatment for haematologic malignancies requires high d... Read More about Chemotherapy induces a genotoxic bystander effect in cell lines from the human bone marrow; evaluation of the role of the redox microenvironment.

How can approaches aimed at preventing Female Genital Mutilation be improved and developed using participatory methods with second-generation young people in the UK? (2020)
Thesis
Ali, S. How can approaches aimed at preventing Female Genital Mutilation be improved and developed using participatory methods with second-generation young people in the UK?. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/3221462

Background: There is considerable interest in Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at global level, and within the United Nations Development Programme Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), goal 5.3 aims to eliminate all harmful practices, including reduc... Read More about How can approaches aimed at preventing Female Genital Mutilation be improved and developed using participatory methods with second-generation young people in the UK?.

Negotiating an alcoholic identity within the Alcoholics Anonymous Twelve-Step recovery model: A narrative inquiry (2020)
Thesis
Rankine, J. Negotiating an alcoholic identity within the Alcoholics Anonymous Twelve-Step recovery model: A narrative inquiry. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/4971609

Although the only requirement for membership to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a desire to stop drinking, the claiming of an alcoholic identity is perceived to be the first step towards recovery within the AA Twelve-Step model. US based literature has... Read More about Negotiating an alcoholic identity within the Alcoholics Anonymous Twelve-Step recovery model: A narrative inquiry.

Exploring the subjectivities of people with alopecia areata - a critical qualitative study to inform applied psychology practice (2020)
Thesis
Davey, L. Exploring the subjectivities of people with alopecia areata - a critical qualitative study to inform applied psychology practice. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/3236744

Alopecia areata (AA) is an unpredictable appearance changing hair loss condition that biomedicine is currently powerless to cure. The physical symptoms are not painful or life-threatening but people living with AA report high levels of distress and a... Read More about Exploring the subjectivities of people with alopecia areata - a critical qualitative study to inform applied psychology practice.

“Being the person people can’t handle”: A grounded theory exploration of British women’s constructions of living childfree through choice (2020)
Thesis
Hill, M. “Being the person people can’t handle”: A grounded theory exploration of British women’s constructions of living childfree through choice. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1491089

This is a qualitative research project, exploring how being childfree through choice is constructed by British women who self-identify with this term. Using a grounded theory approach to analyse rich narratives gathered through semi-structured interv... Read More about “Being the person people can’t handle”: A grounded theory exploration of British women’s constructions of living childfree through choice.