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Recontextualising the lived experience of hepatitis C and its treatment (2016)
Thesis
Whiteley, D. J. (2016). Recontextualising the lived experience of hepatitis C and its treatment. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/979740

BACKGROUND: Rapid advances in the treatment of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) have been witnessed in clinical practice over the last five years. Pharmacological developments have ended the reliance on the drug interferon-α as a component of successful t... Read More about Recontextualising the lived experience of hepatitis C and its treatment.

The Care of Kin: A case study approach to kinship care in the South of England & Zululand , South Africa (2016)
Thesis
Davey, J. (2016). The Care of Kin: A case study approach to kinship care in the South of England & Zululand , South Africa. (Thesis). Bournemouth University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2756324

This thesis focuses on kinship care specifically for children and young people requiring this provision away from their biological parent and for whom Children’s Social Services, United Kingdom and Child Welfare Agencies, South Africa, have a statuto... Read More about The Care of Kin: A case study approach to kinship care in the South of England & Zululand , South Africa.

Ibris Study: intervention supporting breastfeeding in substance dependency (2016)
Thesis
MacVicar, S. Ibris Study: intervention supporting breastfeeding in substance dependency. (Thesis). Robert Gordon University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1023772

Introduction: Breastfeeding offers the substance exposed mother and child potential short and long-term health benefits, with breast milk shown to alleviate the severity of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Substance dependent women, however, have limite... Read More about Ibris Study: intervention supporting breastfeeding in substance dependency.

Understanding the lived experience of how individuals aged between 33 and 62 years of age diagnosed with coronary heart disease (CHD) feel they obtain emotional support post percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (2016)
Thesis
McHale, S. Understanding the lived experience of how individuals aged between 33 and 62 years of age diagnosed with coronary heart disease (CHD) feel they obtain emotional support post percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/977873

Background
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is a major cause of ill health in Scotland and one of the main methods of symptom management for this disease is Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). This treatment relieves the symptoms of the disease bu... Read More about Understanding the lived experience of how individuals aged between 33 and 62 years of age diagnosed with coronary heart disease (CHD) feel they obtain emotional support post percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Exploring the lived experiences of suicidality: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the loved one’s perspective (2016)
Thesis
Hanson, R. Exploring the lived experiences of suicidality: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the loved one’s perspective. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/976907

Objectives. This study explored the lived experience of family members who were living with a suicidal loved one. The psychosocial impact that this experience had on the loved one, their views on support services and their support needs were all expl... Read More about Exploring the lived experiences of suicidality: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the loved one’s perspective.

WazzUp Mama?! The development of an intervention to prevent and reduce maternal distress during pregnancy (2016)
Thesis
Kuipers, Y. (2016). WazzUp Mama?! The development of an intervention to prevent and reduce maternal distress during pregnancy. (Thesis). Maastricht University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2871410

Intervention Mapping was used as a framework to develop a midwife-led intervention to prevent or reduce maternal distress during pregnancy. An extensive needs assessment showed that both pregnant women and midwives needed to be taught to recognise th... Read More about WazzUp Mama?! The development of an intervention to prevent and reduce maternal distress during pregnancy.

The level and determinants of well-being among Polish economic migrants in Scotland - testing the Sustainable Happiness Model; a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study (2015)
Thesis
Bak-Klimek, A. (2015). The level and determinants of well-being among Polish economic migrants in Scotland - testing the Sustainable Happiness Model; a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9829

Background: The available research on economic migration suggested that immigrants may be less happy than the indigenous populations. It was found that relatively stable dispositional factors such as optimism, and cognitive-behavioural factors such a... Read More about The level and determinants of well-being among Polish economic migrants in Scotland - testing the Sustainable Happiness Model; a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study.

The Vicious Cycle: Interrelationship among trauma, substance misuse and offending from the perspective of Scottish incarcerated women – an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (2015)
Thesis
Sierka, A. The Vicious Cycle: Interrelationship among trauma, substance misuse and offending from the perspective of Scottish incarcerated women – an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9825

Background: Existing literature strongly supports the existence of significant relationships among trauma, substance misuse and offending in incarcerated women. However, these experiences are rarely explored simultaneously, the understanding of the n... Read More about The Vicious Cycle: Interrelationship among trauma, substance misuse and offending from the perspective of Scottish incarcerated women – an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.

Sustaining Community Health Initiatives for People Aging with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (2014)
Thesis
Spassiani, N. Sustaining Community Health Initiatives for People Aging with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities. (Thesis). University of Illinois at Chicago. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3596286

People with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) are more likely to experience the aging process earlier and at a more rapid rate than individuals without I/DD. Therefore, it is imperative that I/DD agencies are able to support people aging... Read More about Sustaining Community Health Initiatives for People Aging with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities.