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Habitus and homeland: Educational aspirations, family life and culture in autobiographical narratives of educational experience in rural Wales
(Article)We use the concept of habitus to illuminate the autobiographical narratives of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds in mid-twentieth century rural Wales who were successful at university. The participants' constructions ... -
The habitus of hygiene: Discourses of cleanliness and infection control in nursing work
(Article)This paper reports upon a qualitative interview study of 22 matrons, infection control staff and operating theatre staff who were questioned about their working lives and the role they played in the control of healthcare ... -
Haemoglobinopathies, antenatal screening and the midwife.
(Article)Key Points Lack of national enforceable and funded standards for screening for the haemoglobinopathies means that a great deal of discretion is devolved to the individual midwife. Naive conceptions of ‘race’ and lack of ... -
Haemorrhoids and anal fissures
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Half the Man I Was”: Exploring Accounts of Emasculation and Estrangement amongst British Men Living with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
(Article)Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, unpredictable, autoimmune condition primarily affecting women. In the current study eight British men recruited through a support organisation, with established SLE, aged ... -
Hand hygiene: product preference and compliance.
(Article)Hospitals are trying to improve patient hand hygiene by providing hnadwashing products at the bedside. Patients' compliance with handwashing depends on their satisfaction with hygiene products but no one has looked at which ... -
Hand washing in a neonatal unit.
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Happiness and aphasia groups
(Conference / Image)TITLE OF POSTER: HAPPINESS AND APHASIA GROUPS KEYWORDS: INTERACTION, WELLBEING, OUTCOME WHY THE STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN The National Clinical Guidelines for stroke (Royal College of Physicians, 2012) highlight the ... -
Harbingers of feminism?: Gender, cultural capital and education in mid-20th century rural Wales
(Article)This paper reports the results of a small scale narrative study of men and women who grew up in mid-20th rural Wales and their reminiscences regarding women and education. Although the dominant image of Wales during that ... -
Hard to reach: easy to omit.
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Have you ever talked to any women with Turner Syndrome?’ Using Universal Design and photo elicitation interviews in research with women with mild cognitive impairment
(Article)A growing body of methodological research literature demonstrates the importance of adapting research design to address the specific needs of participants from minority groups (Humphries, 2017). The aim is to treat ... -
Having children outside a heterosexual relationship – options for persons living with HIV
(Article)This article presents information about the social, legal and medical issues that medical and non-medical practitioners in the UK should consider in order to signpost options for people living with HIV (PLWH) who are not ... -
Head and Neck Cancers: Time intervals from first symptom recognition to diagnosis and the relationship with stage at diagnosis
(Presentation)The aim of the study was to improve understanding of the intervals from first symptom recognition to diagnosis for head and Neck Cancers (HNCs) and explore their relationship with stage at diagnosis -
Health and wellbeing across the life course
(Book)The main aim of this book is to synthesize the existing body of national and international literature on health and well-being across all the life stages and the life course approach into one text and to provide the reader ... -
Health care professionals' personal and professional views of herbal medicines in the United Kingdom
(Article)Healthcare professionals (HCPs) have a pivotal role in optimising patient care and should be familiar with Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM). The aim of the study was to explore UK based HCPs personal and ... -
Health communication and adolescents: What do their emails tell us?
(Article)Background. It is widely known that barriers exist in communication between adolescents and health professionals. However, little is known about the actual language used by young people articulating such difficulties and ...