All Outputs (13)

Ambient Air Pollution and Chronic kidney disease risk in Deltan communities: A Policy Brief, 2023 (2024)
Journal Article
Okoye, O., Carnegie, E., & Mora, L. (in press). Ambient Air Pollution and Chronic kidney disease risk in Deltan communities: A Policy Brief, 2023. F1000Research, https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.145904.1

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a persistent, devastating, yet neglected, non-communicable disease in developing and emerging countries. National, regional, and international agencies’ communications and reports on non-communicable diseases intenti... Read More about Ambient Air Pollution and Chronic kidney disease risk in Deltan communities: A Policy Brief, 2023.

‘Our bodies are not strong anymore’: a focus group study of health risk perception of ambient air pollution near a petrochemical industry (2023)
Journal Article
Okoye, O., Carnegie, E., & Mora, L. (2023). ‘Our bodies are not strong anymore’: a focus group study of health risk perception of ambient air pollution near a petrochemical industry. Journal of Public Health in Africa, 14(7), Article 2522. https://doi

Background. Ambient air pollution has persisted in less-endowed communities, resulting in exposure to unhealthy pollutants. Epidemiological studies on air pollution have been mainly quantitative, with a dearth of information on community health risk... Read More about ‘Our bodies are not strong anymore’: a focus group study of health risk perception of ambient air pollution near a petrochemical industry.

Accounts of women identified as drinking at ‘high risk’ during pregnancy: A meta-ethnography of missing voices (2023)
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Taylor, A., Whittaker, A., Chandler, A., & Carnegie, E. (2023). Accounts of women identified as drinking at ‘high risk’ during pregnancy: A meta-ethnography of missing voices. International Journal of Drug Policy, 117, Article 104061. https://doi.org/

Background Drinking alcohol during pregnancy is associated with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), and women who drink at higher levels are more likely to have a baby with FASD. Public health responses focus on population-level approaches to... Read More about Accounts of women identified as drinking at ‘high risk’ during pregnancy: A meta-ethnography of missing voices.

Air Pollution and Chronic Kidney Disease Risk in Oil and Gas- Situated Communities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2022)
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Okoye, O. C., Carnegie, E., & Mora, L. (2022). Air Pollution and Chronic Kidney Disease Risk in Oil and Gas- Situated Communities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Public Health, 67, Article 1604522. https://doi.org/10.3389/

Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed at synthesising epidemiological data on the association between long-term air pollution and kidney-related outcomes in oil and natural gas (ONG) situated communities. Methods: We synthesise... Read More about Air Pollution and Chronic Kidney Disease Risk in Oil and Gas- Situated Communities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Is Population Density Associated with Non-Communicable Disease in Western Developed Countries? A Systematic Review (2022)
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Carnegie, E. R., Inglis, G., Taylor, A., Bak-Klimek, A., & Okoye, O. (2022). Is Population Density Associated with Non-Communicable Disease in Western Developed Countries? A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Hea

Over the last three decades, researchers have investigated population density and health outcomes at differing scale. There has not been a systematic review conducted in order to synthesise this evidence. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for S... Read More about Is Population Density Associated with Non-Communicable Disease in Western Developed Countries? A Systematic Review.

Using Foucauldian Discourse Analysis to Analyze Young Women’s Constructions of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (2018)
Journal Article
Gray Brunton, C., Todorova, I., Petrova, D., Carnegie, E., & Whittaker, A. (2018). Using Foucauldian Discourse Analysis to Analyze Young Women’s Constructions of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine. Sage Research Methods Cases, https://doi.org/10.4135/9781

This case study introduces the reader to Foucauldian discourse analysis (FDA) as applied to a cross-cultural project around young women’s constructions of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. We introduce common qualitative research approaches in... Read More about Using Foucauldian Discourse Analysis to Analyze Young Women’s Constructions of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine.

Development of a cross-cultural HPV community engagement model within Scotland (2017)
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Carnegie, E., Whittaker, A., Gray Brunton, C., Hogg, R., Kennedy, C., Hilton, S., …Pow, J. (2017). Development of a cross-cultural HPV community engagement model within Scotland. Health Education Journal, 76(4), 398-410. https://doi.org/10.1177/00178969

Objective To examine cultural barriers and participant solutions regarding acceptance and uptake of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine from the perspective of Black African, White-Caribbean, Arab, Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani young people.... Read More about Development of a cross-cultural HPV community engagement model within Scotland.

Left in the dark about asthma: Older asthma patients are often unaware of their potentially fatal condition and how to manage it effectively until a severe attack strikes, say Elaine Carnegie and Angela Jones (2013)
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Carnegie, E., & Jones, A. (2013). Left in the dark about asthma: Older asthma patients are often unaware of their potentially fatal condition and how to manage it effectively until a severe attack strikes, say Elaine Carnegie and Angela Jones. Nursing Older People, 25(9), 11-11. https://doi.org/10.7748/nop2013.11.25.9.11.s14

THE PREVALENCE of asthma in older people in developed countries has been estimated at between 6 and 10 per cent of the population (Cardona et al 2011). The proportion of the overall number of asthma deaths in the over-65s remains high – 75 per cent;... Read More about Left in the dark about asthma: Older asthma patients are often unaware of their potentially fatal condition and how to manage it effectively until a severe attack strikes, say Elaine Carnegie and Angela Jones.

Improving the management of asthma in older adults (2013)
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Carnegie, E., & Jones, A. (2013). Improving the management of asthma in older adults. Nursing Standard, 28(13), 50-58. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2013.11.28.13.50.e8075

Older people with asthma are a discrete patient group that requires specialist nursing skills and knowledge. They have specific and sometimes hidden needs that will affect their quality of life unless these are addressed by caring and competent nurse... Read More about Improving the management of asthma in older adults.

Developing the community environmental health role of the nurse (2010)
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Carnegie, E., & Kiger, A. (2010). Developing the community environmental health role of the nurse. British Journal of Community Nursing, 15(6), 298-305. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2010.15.6.48372

This paper is a report from one phase of an exploratory case study. It investigated the environmental health concerns of members of communities within one city in the North East of Scotland. Individual interviews with stakeholders (n=21) and four foc... Read More about Developing the community environmental health role of the nurse.

Being and doing politics: an outdated model or 21st century reality? (2009)
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Carnegie, E., & Kiger, A. (2009). Being and doing politics: an outdated model or 21st century reality?. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 65(9), 1976-1984. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05084.x

Aim.  This paper presents a discussion of how critical social theory can be used as a tool for research, reflection and exploration of the political role of the nurse. Background.  Sociological theory can be used to examine ideologies within nursi... Read More about Being and doing politics: an outdated model or 21st century reality?.

Primary health care provision for adults with a learning disability (2003)
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Elaine, P. (2003). Primary health care provision for adults with a learning disability. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 42. (4). 413-423. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02633.x. ISSN 0309-2402.

Background. During the last decade, primary care has been designated as the main provider of health care to people with learning disabilities. Practice nurses based in primary care teams are increasingly the first points of contact with health servic... Read More about Primary health care provision for adults with a learning disability.

Caring for adults with a learning disability in the community (2001)
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Powrie, E. (2001). Caring for adults with a learning disability in the community. British Journal of Nursing. 10. (14). 928-934. doi:10.12968/bjon.2001.10.14.5281. ISSN 0966-0461.

A recurring theme within the literature is gaps in the delivery of services for people with a learning disability living in the community. These gaps occur between health professionals, primary and secondary care and specialisms within nursing. Gaps... Read More about Caring for adults with a learning disability in the community.