All Outputs (55)

Profile of first-line nurse managers in New South Wales, Australia, in the 1990s (2001)
Journal Article
Duffield, C., Moran, P., Beutel, J., Bunt, S., Thornton, A., Wills, J., …Franks, H. (2001). Profile of first-line nurse managers in New South Wales, Australia, in the 1990s. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 36(6), 785-793. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.02036.x

Aims: To determine a demographic profile, employment history and career plans of a sample of nursing unit managers (first-line managers) in New South Wales (NSW), Australia in 1999. To compare the profile of first-line nurse managers in 1999 with tho... Read More about Profile of first-line nurse managers in New South Wales, Australia, in the 1990s.

A variable inertial system for measuring the contractile properties of human muscle (2001)
Journal Article
Pearson, S., Harridge, S., Grieve, D., Donald, W., Young, A., & Woledge, R. (2001). A variable inertial system for measuring the contractile properties of human muscle. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 33(12), 2072-2076. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005768-200112000-00015

Purpose: A flywheel system of variable inertia is described for inferring the mechanical properties of human muscle during a single explosive movement. Methods: The system consists of a lightweight aluminum disk mounted on a shaft onto which a dri... Read More about A variable inertial system for measuring the contractile properties of human muscle.

Ordinary, ambivalent and defensive: class identities in the Northwest of England (2001)
Journal Article
Savage, M., Bagnall, G., & Longhurst, B. (2001). Ordinary, ambivalent and defensive: class identities in the Northwest of England. Sociology, 35(4), 875-892. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038501035004005

This paper uses data gathered from an ESRC funded research project on social networks, social capital and lifestyle to provide an account of contemporary class identities derived from 178 in-depth interviews carried out in the Manchester area between... Read More about Ordinary, ambivalent and defensive: class identities in the Northwest of England.

Comparison of bibliographic databases for information on the rehabilitation of people with severe mental illness (2001)
Journal Article
Brettle, A., & Long, A. (2001). Comparison of bibliographic databases for information on the rehabilitation of people with severe mental illness. Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, 89(4), 353-362

Objective: The research sought to examine the overlap in coverage between several health-related databases, thus enabling the identification of the most important sources for searching for information on the rehabilitation of people with severe menta... Read More about Comparison of bibliographic databases for information on the rehabilitation of people with severe mental illness.

Making decisions about people: the organisational contingencies of illness (2001)
Book
Dennis, A. (2001). Making decisions about people: the organisational contingencies of illness. Ashgate

Key themes in European social work: theory, practice, perspectives (2001)
Book
(2001). A. Adams, P. Erath, & S. Shardlow (Eds.), Key themes in European social work: theory, practice, perspectives. Lyme Regis: Russell House Publishing

Foot-force distribution in legged robots (2001)
Presentation / Conference
Jiang, W., Liu, A., & Howard, D. (2001, September). Foot-force distribution in legged robots. Presented at CLAWAR : 4th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots, Karlsruhe

Interactive multimedia in midwifery education (2001)
Journal Article
Furber, C. (2001). Interactive multimedia in midwifery education. British Journal of Midwifery, 9(8), 502 - 505. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2001.9.8.7938

This article describes how collaboration in a European project has initiated the development of interactive learning using information technology in pre-registration midwifery education. Participation in the project has enabled new teaching methods t... Read More about Interactive multimedia in midwifery education.

Approaches to the risk of riding motorcycles: reflections on the problem of reconciling statistical risk assessment and motorcyclists' own reasons for riding (2001)
Journal Article
Lawrenson, D., & Bellaby, P. (2001). Approaches to the risk of riding motorcycles: reflections on the problem of reconciling statistical risk assessment and motorcyclists' own reasons for riding. Sociological Review, 49(3), 368-388. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-954X.00337

The manners in which motorcyclists and road safety experts assess motorcycling diverge widely. Experts view it as an extremely risky venture and imply that only the foolhardy would engage in it. Our own survey research appears to support this view. A... Read More about Approaches to the risk of riding motorcycles: reflections on the problem of reconciling statistical risk assessment and motorcyclists' own reasons for riding.

Evidence-based practice and risk: the sociology of health care grappling with knowledge and uncertainty (2001)
Book Chapter
Bellaby, P. (2001). Evidence-based practice and risk: the sociology of health care grappling with knowledge and uncertainty. In A. Edwards, & G. Elwyn (Eds.), Evidence-based patient choice: inevitable or impossible? (78-94). Oxford University Press

Applicability of an educational-behavioural joint protection programme in practice (2001)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Jeffreson, P., & Stacey, N. (2001). Applicability of an educational-behavioural joint protection programme in practice. Rheumatology, 60, https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2001.1253

Background Previous clinical trials proved an educational-behavioural joint protection (EB-JP) programme is more effective than “standard” teaching in increasing people with rheumatoid arthritis’ (RA) use of joint protection (JP). Objective This s... Read More about Applicability of an educational-behavioural joint protection programme in practice.

Feminist philosophy and information systems (2001)
Journal Article
Adam, A., & Richardson, H. (2001). Feminist philosophy and information systems. Information Systems Frontiers, 3(2), 143-154. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1011487221497

This paper offers a new approach to the philosophical foundations of information systems (IS) through feminist philosophy and, in particular, feminist epistemology. This can be used to expose the universalizing tendency of many information systems an... Read More about Feminist philosophy and information systems.

Pre-registration House Officers and consent (2001)
Journal Article
Rowland, A. (2001). Pre-registration House Officers and consent. Student BMJ, 09, 210

Offender morality and the criminal event (2001)
Book Chapter
Birkbeck, C., & Gabaldon, L. (2001). Offender morality and the criminal event. In R. Meier, L. Kennedy, & V. Sacco (Eds.), The process and structure of crime: criminal events and crime ananlysis (95-124). Transaction Publishers

Living and coping with excessive infantile crying (2001)
Journal Article
Long, T., & Johnson, M. (2001). Living and coping with excessive infantile crying. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 34(2), 155-162. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01740.x

Aim: The aim of the study was to elicit from parents how they lived and coped with a baby who cries excessively. It sought to identify factors which made coping more difficult, as well as interventions perceived by parents to be effective in improvin... Read More about Living and coping with excessive infantile crying.

The relationship between social capital and health: a case study of a socially deprived community (2001)
Report
Sixsmith, J., Boneham, M., & Goldring, J. (2001). The relationship between social capital and health: a case study of a socially deprived community

Macro and micro patterns in the development of secure custodial institutions for serious and persistent young offenders in England and Wales (2001)
Journal Article
Hagell, A., & Hazel, N. (2001). Macro and micro patterns in the development of secure custodial institutions for serious and persistent young offenders in England and Wales. Youth Justice, 1(1), 3-16. https://doi.org/10.1177/147322540100100102

During the last two centuries England and Wales have developed what is now referred to as the ‘secure estate for juveniles’: various institutions providing custody for young offenders. Overall (macro) patterns of use of custody have been shown to rel... Read More about Macro and micro patterns in the development of secure custodial institutions for serious and persistent young offenders in England and Wales.

Shoes in the cupboard - the fate of prescribed footwear? (2001)
Journal Article
Williams, A., & Meacher, K. (2001). Shoes in the cupboard - the fate of prescribed footwear?. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 25(1), 53-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/03093640108726569

Studies show that patient dissatisfaction with prescribed footwear results in low usage and that the cause is the system that provides it. The aim of this study was to compare referrer and patient perceptions of a multidisciplinary footwear clin... Read More about Shoes in the cupboard - the fate of prescribed footwear?.

An evaluation of new labour's proposals for greater puplic participation in local health service planning. How 'well' is it working in primary care groups? (2001)
Presentation / Conference
Haworth, R. (2001, March). An evaluation of new labour's proposals for greater puplic participation in local health service planning. How 'well' is it working in primary care groups?. Presented at Social Policy Association/ policyStudies Association, Evaluating Labour's Health Policies, London

Suicide/self harm (2001)
Book Chapter
Allen, S., & Beasley, S. (2001). Suicide/self harm. In N. McClelland, M. Humphreys, L. Conlon, & T. Hillis (Eds.), Forensic Nursing and Mental Disorder. Butterworth-Heinemann