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Adjusting to burn injury: What do we know? (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Rumsey, N. (2011, November). Adjusting to burn injury: What do we know?. Presented at Annual Conference of the South African Burn Society, Cape Town, South Africa

The UK’s National Burn Care Review (NBCR, 2005) concluded that there was “consistent and incontrovertible evidence” that burn injuries can result in considerable psychosocial distress throughout the patient journey, and that support and interventions... Read More about Adjusting to burn injury: What do we know?.

I don’t like the way I look (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Rumsey, N., & Persson, M. (2011, October). I don’t like the way I look. Presented at Invited talk, University of Klaipeda, Lithuania

The psychosocial impact of Epidermolysis bullosa (2011)
Journal Article
Dures, E., Morris, M., Gleeson, K., & Rumsey, N. (2011). The psychosocial impact of Epidermolysis bullosa. Qualitative Health Research, 21(6), 771-782. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732311400431

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a disease in which the skin blisters in response to minimal friction, causing painful wounds. Despite the potentially severe nature of epidermolysis bullosa, research on the psychosocial issues is scarce. The aims of the... Read More about The psychosocial impact of Epidermolysis bullosa.

Psychosocial issues in cleft lip and palate (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Stock, N. M., & Rumsey, N. (2011, April). Psychosocial issues in cleft lip and palate. Paper presented at CFSGBI Annual Scientific Conference, York, UK

Mixed methods in health psychology: Theoretical and practical considerations of the third paradigm (2011)
Journal Article
Gleeson, K., Morris, M., Dures, E., & Rumsey, N. (2011). Mixed methods in health psychology: Theoretical and practical considerations of the third paradigm. Journal of Health Psychology, 16(2), 332-341. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105310377537

This article has two purposes: to examine why mixed methods is a legitimate approach particularly well suited to health psychology; and to describe the challenges inherent in conducting mixed methods research. First, arguments justifying the status o... Read More about Mixed methods in health psychology: Theoretical and practical considerations of the third paradigm.

Why we study appearance (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D., & Rumsey, N. (2011, February). Why we study appearance. Paper presented at GWR Seminar, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

Body image: I don't like the way I look (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Rumsey, N. (2011, February). Body image: I don't like the way I look. Presented at Psychology in Action event for GSCE and A-Level students, Disneyland Paris, France

Face transplantation (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Rumsey, N. (2011, February). Face transplantation. Paper presented at AHRB Seminar Series, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

Appearance concerns in ophthalmic patients (2011)
Journal Article
Williams, E., White, P., Walsh, E., Thompson, A., Saul, K., Newell, R., …Newman, S. (2011). Appearance concerns in ophthalmic patients. Eye, 25(8), 1039-1044. https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2011.116

Aims This study Aim ed to determine the psychosocial and appearance-related concerns of a sample of ophthalmic patients by measuring a range of psychological, social, and demographic factors. Methods Standardized psychological measures including anxi... Read More about Appearance concerns in ophthalmic patients.

A qualitative study of the experiences of people who identify themselves as having adjusted positively to a visible difference (2011)
Journal Article
Walsh, E., Saul, K., James, H., Williams, E., Jenkinson, E., Byron-Daniel, J., …Rumsey, N. (2011). A qualitative study of the experiences of people who identify themselves as having adjusted positively to a visible difference. Journal of Health Psychology, 16(5), 739-749. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105310390246

© The Author(s) 2011. Individual and group interviews explored experiences of positive adjustment among 12 people with a range of visible differences. Thematic analysis identified four main themes: importance of appearance; personal growth; relations... Read More about A qualitative study of the experiences of people who identify themselves as having adjusted positively to a visible difference.