Shift Recording in Residential Child Care (2012)
Journal Article
Hardy, M. (2012). Shift Recording in Residential Child Care. Ethics and Social Welfare, 6(1), 88-96. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2012.651894

Recording is a task often perceived by residential child care workers as boring or taking time away from the ‘real work’, direct engagement with young people. It is required by legislation and policy but has been undertheorized and treated as a techn... Read More about Shift Recording in Residential Child Care.

Talking to older women with intellectual disabilities about participating in breast cancer screening. (2011)
Book Chapter
Willis, D., Kennedy, C., & Kilbride, L. (2011). Talking to older women with intellectual disabilities about participating in breast cancer screening. In V. P. Prasher (Ed.), Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Disabilities (91-96). Nova Science Publishers

Role emerging placements crossing into new areas of practice: opportunities for OTs? Crossing borders: challanges and opportunities promoting best practice and collaboration amongst occupational therapists in All-Ireland. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Warren, A., Linnane, E., McKay, E. A., & Taylor, A. (2011, December). Role emerging placements crossing into new areas of practice: opportunities for OTs? Crossing borders: challanges and opportunities promoting best practice and collaboration amongst occupational therapists in All-Ireland. Paper presented at AOTI & COT

Down the Berlin Wall - wheelchair provision a basic human right. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gowran, R. J., McKay, E. A., & O'Regan, A. (2011, November). Down the Berlin Wall - wheelchair provision a basic human right. Paper presented at ESS - European Seating Symposium

A grounded theory longitudinal study of carers’ experiences of caring for people with dementia (2011)
Journal Article
Lin, M.-C., Macmillan, M., & Brown, N. (2012). A grounded theory longitudinal study of carers’ experiences of caring for people with dementia. Dementia, 11(2), 181-197. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301211421362

Introduction Increasingly the provision of care for older people with dementia has shifted from institutions to the community. This has resulted in an increase in burden and a reduction in autonomy for those who care for these individuals.


Aims... Read More about A grounded theory longitudinal study of carers’ experiences of caring for people with dementia.

How do women spend their time in prison and how does it impact on their quality of life? (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McKay, E. A., Clarkin, A., & Higgins, A. (2011, August). How do women spend their time in prison and how does it impact on their quality of life?. Paper presented at 33rd Conference of the International Association for Time Use Research

Measuring and mapping adolescent time use and well-being - an occupational perspective. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hunt, E., McKay, E. A., & Perry, I. (2011, August). Measuring and mapping adolescent time use and well-being - an occupational perspective. Paper presented at The 33rd International Association of Time Use Research Conference

Is it my job? Alcohol brief interventions: knowledge and attitudes among future health-care professionals in Scotland (2011)
Journal Article
Gill, J. S., & O'May, F. P. (2011). Is it my job? Alcohol brief interventions: knowledge and attitudes among future health-care professionals in Scotland. Alcohol and alcoholism : international journal of the Medical Council on Alcoholism, 46, 441-450. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agr049

Aims: To document knowledge and perceptions relating to the professional role in the area of alcohol misuse within a sample of first year (n = 278) and final year (n = 527) medical, nursing and allied health professional (NAHP) students in Scotland.... Read More about Is it my job? Alcohol brief interventions: knowledge and attitudes among future health-care professionals in Scotland.

Housing First: Considering Components for Successful Resettlement of Homeless People with Multiple Needs (2011)
Journal Article
Nicholls, C. M., & Atherton, I. (2011). Housing First: Considering Components for Successful Resettlement of Homeless People with Multiple Needs. Housing Studies, 26(5), 767-777. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2011.581907

‘Housing First’ programmes in the US involve the provision of mainstream scatter sited permanent housing at the initial stage of support for homeless individuals with multiple needs. This is in contrast to dominant approaches (in the US and Europe) t... Read More about Housing First: Considering Components for Successful Resettlement of Homeless People with Multiple Needs.

Exploring mental health clients' experiences of inclusion: an international study. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McKay, E. A., Sumsion, T., Haracz, K., Donellan, G., Mahon, D., & Sheldon, S. (2011, June). Exploring mental health clients' experiences of inclusion: an international study. Paper presented at Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists

Engaging mental health clients in participatory action research on social inclusion: results from two U.K. studies on accessing leisure in the community. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bryant, W., Craik, C., & McKay, E. A. (2011, April). Engaging mental health clients in participatory action research on social inclusion: results from two U.K. studies on accessing leisure in the community. Paper presented at 2011 Annual Conference & Expo

Creating occupational engagement to maximise recovery in mental health: the place of occupation analysis. (2011)
Book Chapter
McKay, E. A., & Robinson, K. (2011). Creating occupational engagement to maximise recovery in mental health: the place of occupation analysis. In L. McKenzie, & G. O'Toole (Eds.), Occupational Analysis in Practice (217-232). Wiley

Sustainable wheelchair provision. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gowran, R., Murray, E., Sund, T., McKay, E. A., & O'Regan, B. (2011, August). Sustainable wheelchair provision. Presented at Association of Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe, Maastricht, Netherlands

This session is to heighten awareness, generate debate, facilitate dialogue, reflect and review current practices and unite as a community of people with a common goal to build a system for sustainable wheelchair provision within their own country. M... Read More about Sustainable wheelchair provision..

Prison health needs assessment for alcohol problems. (2010)
Preprint / Working Paper
Parkes, T., MacAskill, S., Brooks, O., Jepson, R., Atherton, I., Doi, L., McGhee, S., & Eadie, D. Prison health needs assessment for alcohol problems

An occupational perspective on participatory action research. (2010)
Book Chapter
Bryant, W., McKay, E., Beresford, P., & Vacher, G. (2010). An occupational perspective on participatory action research. In F. Kronenberg, N. Pollard, & D. Sakellariou (Eds.), Occupational Therapies without Borders - Volume 2: Towards an ecology of occupation-based practices (365-375). (2nd)

The Tertiary Turn: Locating “The Academy” in Autobiographical Accounts of Activism in Manchester, UK and Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand (2010)
Journal Article
Kyle, R. G., Milligan, C., Kearns, R. A., Larner, W., Fyfe, N. R., & Bondi, L. (2011). The Tertiary Turn: Locating “The Academy” in Autobiographical Accounts of Activism in Manchester, UK and Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. Antipode, 43(4), 1181-1214. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8330.2010.00820.x

Activists often strategically negotiate sectoral boundaries by switching between public, private and voluntary sectors over the life course in order to pursue their aims. This paper draws on a cross-national study that explored the extent of this int... Read More about The Tertiary Turn: Locating “The Academy” in Autobiographical Accounts of Activism in Manchester, UK and Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.

Differences in 5-year survival after a 'homeless' or 'housed' drugs-related hospital admission: a study of 15-30-year olds in Scotland (2010)
Journal Article
Dibben, C., Dibben, C., Atherton, I., Doherty, J., & Baldacchino, A. (2011). Differences in 5-year survival after a 'homeless' or 'housed' drugs-related hospital admission: a study of 15-30-year olds in Scotland. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 65(9), 780-785. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2009.101352

Background Young drug misusers and the homeless both have a greater risk of death than their peers. This study sought to estimate the additional impact of homelessness on the risk of death for young drugs misusers.


Methods From all admissions t... Read More about Differences in 5-year survival after a 'homeless' or 'housed' drugs-related hospital admission: a study of 15-30-year olds in Scotland.

Equality and access to general health care for people with learning disabilities: reality or rhetoric? (2010)
Journal Article
Brown, M., MacArthur, J., McKechanie, A., Hayes, M., & Fletcher, J. (2010). Equality and access to general health care for people with learning disabilities: reality or rhetoric?. Journal of Research in Nursing, 15(4), 351-361. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987110370019

This paper contributes to the growing debate relating to meeting the health needs of people with learning disabilities when accessing general health services. It is set within the context of a population that has historically experienced poor care an... Read More about Equality and access to general health care for people with learning disabilities: reality or rhetoric?.

An interprofessional exploration of the 2:1 and 1:1 models of practice education in occupational therapy and physiotherapy. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Connor, A., Cahill, M., & McKay, E. A. (2010, May). An interprofessional exploration of the 2:1 and 1:1 models of practice education in occupational therapy and physiotherapy. Paper presented at 14th Ottowa Conference on the Assessment of Competence in Medicine and the Healthcare Professions

Using the ICF as a framework to explore mental health users' experiences of activities, participation and environment: an international study. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McKay, E. A., Henderick, A., Doran, S., Sumsion, T., & Haracz, K. (2010, May). Using the ICF as a framework to explore mental health users' experiences of activities, participation and environment: an international study. Paper presented at 15th World Federation of occupational Therapists