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Local and global impacts on educating occupational therapists. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McKay, E. A., & Ryan, S. (2006, December). Local and global impacts on educating occupational therapists. Paper presented at 14th International Congress of World Federation of Occupational Therapists

Illicit drugs and driving (2006)
Journal Article
Myant, K., Hope, S., McIntosh, J., O'Brien, T., McKeganey, N., & Stradling, S. G. (2006). Illicit drugs and driving. Scottish Executive Research Unit,

Investigates the prevalence and social context of drug driving in Scotland

'Binge drinking? It's good, it's harmless fun': a discourse analysis of accounts of female undergraduate drinking in Scotland (2006)
Journal Article
Guise, J. M. F., & Gill, J. S. (2006). 'Binge drinking? It's good, it's harmless fun': a discourse analysis of accounts of female undergraduate drinking in Scotland. Health Education Research, 22, 895-906. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cym034

Binge drinking in young people, particularly females and students, is a source of some concern to those engaged in health education. The concept is usually defined in terms of quantities of alcohol consumed within a relatively short space of time. Re... Read More about 'Binge drinking? It's good, it's harmless fun': a discourse analysis of accounts of female undergraduate drinking in Scotland.

Descriptors and accounts of alcohol consumption: methodological issues piloted with female undergraduate drinkers in Scotland. (2006)
Journal Article
Gill, J. S., Donaghy, M., Guise, J. M. F., & Warner, P. (2006). Descriptors and accounts of alcohol consumption: methodological issues piloted with female undergraduate drinkers in Scotland. Health Education Research, 22, 27-36. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyl037

Excessive drinking among young women continues to attract adverse media attention and is the target of UK government-led initiatives. Reliable research on alcohol consumption is needed to inform/evaluate public health interventions. This pilot study,... Read More about Descriptors and accounts of alcohol consumption: methodological issues piloted with female undergraduate drinkers in Scotland..

A new research agenda: improving health care in general hospitals (2006)
Journal Article
Brown, M., & MacArthur, J. (2006). A new research agenda: improving health care in general hospitals. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 15(11), 1362-1370. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01408.x

Aim and objectives.  To set out the research required to improve the health of people with learning disabilities in general hospital settings. The objectives are: (i) to share service developments in a mapping exercise to provide a picture of current... Read More about A new research agenda: improving health care in general hospitals.

Inter- and Intra-individual Variation in Applied Force When Listening at a Surface, and Resulting Variation in Earprints (2006)
Journal Article
Meijerman, L., Nagelkerke, N. J. D., Van Basten, R., Van Der Lugt, C., De Conti, F., Drusini, A. G., Giacon, M., Sholl, S., Vanezis, P., & Maat, G. J. R. (2006). Inter- and Intra-individual Variation in Applied Force When Listening at a Surface, and Resulting Variation in Earprints. Medicine, Science and the Law, 46(2), 141-151. https://doi.org/10.1258/rsmmsl.46.2.141

We aimed to explore the level of inter- and intra-individual variation in applied force when listening at a surface, and assess the resulting variation in earprints. We further intended to identify possible sources of this variation. Forty subjects e... Read More about Inter- and Intra-individual Variation in Applied Force When Listening at a Surface, and Resulting Variation in Earprints.

A review of major influences on current public health policy in developed countries in the second half of the 20th century (2006)
Journal Article
Irvine, L., Elliott, L., Wallace, H., & Crombie, I. K. (2006). A review of major influences on current public health policy in developed countries in the second half of the 20th century. The journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, 126(2), 73-78. https://doi.org/10.1177/1466424006063182

Public health policy underwent substantial transformation during the latter half of the 20th century. The landmark statement was the 1948 World Health Organization (WHO) constitution, which identified good health as a fundamental right and gave the r... Read More about A review of major influences on current public health policy in developed countries in the second half of the 20th century.

Communication – difficult questions (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nicol, J. (2006, January). Communication – difficult questions. Presented at Annual Scottish Chaplaincy Conference

Communication – difficult questions

Informal to Formal: Nurse Verification of Expected Death (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nicol, J. (2006, January). Informal to Formal: Nurse Verification of Expected Death. Poster presented at PPDNF Conference “Transformational Practice"

Informal to Formal: Nurse Verification of Expected Death