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Ethnography and Ethics in Your Own Workplace: Reconceptualising Dialysis Care from an Insider Nurse Researcher (2018)
Book Chapter
Wood, A. (2018). Ethnography and Ethics in Your Own Workplace: Reconceptualising Dialysis Care from an Insider Nurse Researcher. In E. Garnett, J. Reynolds, & S. Milton (Eds.), Ethnographies and Health (51-66). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. https

This chapter presents reflections on the author’s experience in conducting ethnographic research in a setting in which they had an existing professional role as a registered and practising nurse. The position held and how this was negotiated within t... Read More about Ethnography and Ethics in Your Own Workplace: Reconceptualising Dialysis Care from an Insider Nurse Researcher.

United Kingdom Health Promotion Initiatives for Healthy Aging (2017)
Book Chapter
Dawkes, S., & Cheung, S. T. (2017). United Kingdom Health Promotion Initiatives for Healthy Aging. In B. Fong, P. Yuen, & A. Ng (Eds.), Sustainable Health and Long-Term Care Solutions for an Aging Population, 91-102. IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-263

People are living longer but not, unfortunately, living longer healthy lives as there is an increasing number of years spent in ill-health from the age of 65 years onwards. Rates of chronic non-communicable diseases are increasing. This purpose of th... Read More about United Kingdom Health Promotion Initiatives for Healthy Aging.

Eating Habits of Young Persons for Healthy Aging: An Exploratory Study Involving University Students in Hong Kong (2017)
Book Chapter
Cheung, S. T., & Dawkes, S. (2017). Eating Habits of Young Persons for Healthy Aging: An Exploratory Study Involving University Students in Hong Kong. In B. Fong, A. Ng, & P. Yuen (Eds.), Sustainable Health and Long-Term Care Solutions for an Aging Popula

Fruits and vegetables are important parts of healthy eating and they provide excellent sources of vitamins, minerals, and dietary fiber in our diet. Those who consume fruits and vegetables regularly have a reduced risk of many chronic diseases. Accor... Read More about Eating Habits of Young Persons for Healthy Aging: An Exploratory Study Involving University Students in Hong Kong.

Sociocultural and Technological Barriers Across all Phases of Implementation for Mobile Health in Developing Countries (2015)
Book Chapter
O'Connor, Y., O'Connor, S., Heavin, C., Gallagher, J., & O'Donoghue, J. (2016). Sociocultural and Technological Barriers Across all Phases of Implementation for Mobile Health in Developing Countries. In D. Al-Jumeily, A. Hussain, C. Mallucci, & C. Oliver

In recent years scholars are realising the importance of examining mobile health (mHealth) implementation in developing countries. A vast array of research exists which focuses on barriers of mHealth adoption in such domains. However, the majority of... Read More about Sociocultural and Technological Barriers Across all Phases of Implementation for Mobile Health in Developing Countries.