All Outputs (17)

Considerations for psychosocial support following burn injury-A family perspective (2007)
Journal Article

As part of a larger study involving burned adults and parents of burned children, family members were asked for their views regarding the impact of burn on themselves and the family (N = 50). The aim is to describe the range of psychosocial issues th... Read More about Considerations for psychosocial support following burn injury-A family perspective.

Psychosocial aspects of craniofacial deformity (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Managing appearance changes resulting from cancer treatment: Resilience in adolescent females (2007)
Journal Article

Typically, adolescence is marked by cognitive and physical developments impacting on self-esteem, independence and sexual awareness, often resulting in increased appearance awareness and dissatisfaction. Adolescents with cancer have the additional bu... Read More about Managing appearance changes resulting from cancer treatment: Resilience in adolescent females.

Adjustment to appearance changes resulting from meningococcal septicaemia during adolescence: A qualitative study (2007)
Journal Article

Statement of purpose: Meningococcal Septicaemia (ms) is an acute, life-threatening illness characterized by rapid progression and if not treated swiftly can result in death within hours. Those who survive may require skin grafting or amputation of di... Read More about Adjustment to appearance changes resulting from meningococcal septicaemia during adolescence: A qualitative study.

"Ur skin is the thing that everyone sees and you cant change it!": Exploring the appearance-related concerns of young people with psoriasis (2007)
Journal Article

Purpose: The failure of research to capture the qualitative experiences of young people who have chronic skin conditions means that their psychosocial needs are poorly understood. Using a grounded theory approach, this study facilitated group discuss... Read More about "Ur skin is the thing that everyone sees and you cant change it!": Exploring the appearance-related concerns of young people with psoriasis.

Visible difference amongst children and adolescents: Issues and interventions (2007)
Journal Article

Whether present at birth or acquired later in life, a visible difference (disfigurement) can have considerable psychological ramifications for children and adolescents. Whilst many young people adapt to the demands placed upon them and appear relativ... Read More about Visible difference amongst children and adolescents: Issues and interventions.

Measuring the quality of life of youth with facial differences (2007)
Journal Article

Objective: To describe the Facial Differences Module of the Youth Quality of Life Instruments (YQOL-FD) and present results evaluating domain structure, internal consistency, reproducibility, validity, and respondent burden. Design: A multisite obser... Read More about Measuring the quality of life of youth with facial differences.

Psychological aspects of breast augmentation patients (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Reconstructive & cosmetic surgery (2007)
Book Chapter

Facial disfigurement & dysmorphology (2007)
Book Chapter

Evaluating the impact of the health trainers (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Evaluation of the acceptability and usability of a computer-based psychosocial intervention (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Life with a cleft lip/palate (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Psychological aspects of cosmetic surgery patients (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for adults, adolescents and children (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Doing synchronous online focus groups with young people: Methodological reflections (2007)
Journal Article

Although online focus groups are emerging as a worthwhile methodological approach for qualitative researchers, reporting has been constrained in several ways. The majority of studies report asynchronous groups, whereas others employ synchronous excha... Read More about Doing synchronous online focus groups with young people: Methodological reflections.

Face transplantation: A review of the technical, immunological, psychological and clinical issues with recommendations for good practice (2007)
Journal Article

Three years ago, the Working Party on Facial Transplantation concluded that until there was more information available about risks any potential patient would be exposed to, it would be unwise to proceed with transplantation of the human face. Over t... Read More about Face transplantation: A review of the technical, immunological, psychological and clinical issues with recommendations for good practice.