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Email counselling and the therapeutic relationship: A grounded theory analysis of therapists' experiences (2014)
Thesis
Francis-Smith, C. Email counselling and the therapeutic relationship: A grounded theory analysis of therapists' experiences. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/806306

Provision of online counselling in its many forms has increased dramatically over the last 10 years, however research findings suggest that many therapists have concerns about whether a therapeutic relationship can be successfully engendered online,... Read More about Email counselling and the therapeutic relationship: A grounded theory analysis of therapists' experiences.

Does the inclusion of a problem-solving component to standard care improve concordance with the self-management programme for adolescents living with diabetes? (2014)
Thesis
Lewis, A. Does the inclusion of a problem-solving component to standard care improve concordance with the self-management programme for adolescents living with diabetes?. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/810694

To investigate if problem-solving activity, not used in the UK, could support UK adolescent’s living with diabetes to improve self-management of their condition leading to improvements in self-care and glycaemic control when delivered alongside usual... Read More about Does the inclusion of a problem-solving component to standard care improve concordance with the self-management programme for adolescents living with diabetes?.

Visual data in qualitative research: The contribution of photography to understanding the mental health hospital environment (2014)
Thesis
Byrne, E. Visual data in qualitative research: The contribution of photography to understanding the mental health hospital environment. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/811690

This thesis presents an in-depth investigation of the use of participatory photography in qualitative research in a mental health setting in one regional area of England, UK. Whilst the field of visual methods has been growing for several years, ther... Read More about Visual data in qualitative research: The contribution of photography to understanding the mental health hospital environment.

The impact of managing a child’s chronic fatigue syndrome/ myalgic encephalopathy (CFS/ME) on family relationships (2014)
Thesis
Haig-Ferguson, A. The impact of managing a child’s chronic fatigue syndrome/ myalgic encephalopathy (CFS/ME) on family relationships. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/811869

Although there is a large body of research literature concerning the impact of childhood chronic illness on family relationships, very little of this has specifically focussed on the impact of childhood Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalopath... Read More about The impact of managing a child’s chronic fatigue syndrome/ myalgic encephalopathy (CFS/ME) on family relationships.

An analysis of the application of the MESH intervention in asthma (2014)
Thesis
Denford, S. An analysis of the application of the MESH intervention in asthma. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/812650

Background: Asthma control is currently suboptimal for many individuals with asthma. A number of systematic reviews show that interventions are effective for improving asthma self-care in adults. However, the processes underpinning successful interve... Read More about An analysis of the application of the MESH intervention in asthma.

Placing a child with learning disabilities into out-of-home care: Parents’ and caregivers’ decision making processes and ‘breaking point’: A grounded theory exploration (2014)
Thesis
Andrews, R. Placing a child with learning disabilities into out-of-home care: Parents’ and caregivers’ decision making processes and ‘breaking point’: A grounded theory exploration. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/813561

Research suggests that parents of children with learning disabilities are particularly vulnerable to stress and that parental distress impacts negatively on family functioning, parenting roles and relationships, behaviours, socialisation and the psyc... Read More about Placing a child with learning disabilities into out-of-home care: Parents’ and caregivers’ decision making processes and ‘breaking point’: A grounded theory exploration.

"It's all life:" An exploration of the eloquence of embodiment in postwar adults (2014)
Thesis
Woodspring, N. "It's all life:" An exploration of the eloquence of embodiment in postwar adults. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/813710

In recent years, the academic field of gerontology has developed a newfound interest in the body. A curiosity about temporality, in its many manifestations: chronology, generation, rhythmicity, pace, anticipation, and history, to name a few, is grow... Read More about "It's all life:" An exploration of the eloquence of embodiment in postwar adults.

User participation in the design and development of Web 2.0 technologies for people with learning difficulties (2014)
Thesis
Fanou, S. K. User participation in the design and development of Web 2.0 technologies for people with learning difficulties. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/817107

In the twenty-first century People with Learning Difficulties (PWLD) still face oppression, discrimination and exclusion from the mainstream of social life. Over recent decades the policy of the United Kingdom’s (UK) government and activist organisat... Read More about User participation in the design and development of Web 2.0 technologies for people with learning difficulties.

Children's, parents', peers' and professionals'experiences of language impairment: A multi-perspective study to identify psychosocial goals for intervention (2014)
Thesis
Hambly, H. Children's, parents', peers' and professionals'experiences of language impairment: A multi-perspective study to identify psychosocial goals for intervention. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/817115

Children with language impairment (LI) can experience a wide range of social and emotional difficulties in addition to linguistic difficulties, but there is limited understanding about how LI impacts on these broader, psychosocial aspects of children... Read More about Children's, parents', peers' and professionals'experiences of language impairment: A multi-perspective study to identify psychosocial goals for intervention.

Young people's cultural discourses on alcohol: A Q methodological enquiry (2014)
Thesis
Brandling, J. L. Young people's cultural discourses on alcohol: A Q methodological enquiry. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/817303

Widespread alcohol use by young people in the UK is characterised problematically. Alcohol research has concentrated in three domains, the intra-personal, the inter-personal and the cultural, concentrating upon consumption frequency and quantity as w... Read More about Young people's cultural discourses on alcohol: A Q methodological enquiry.