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Dr Joy Probyn's Outputs (14)

“We just have to keep stitching ourselves back into the fabric of the shop”: the lived experiences of older volunteers in the charity retail sector (2024)
Thesis

Charity shops have long been found to promote sociability, nurture experiences of belonging and act as spaces for community, caring and well-being. Older people remain the demographic most likely to participate in this setting and charity shop volunt... Read More about “We just have to keep stitching ourselves back into the fabric of the shop”: the lived experiences of older volunteers in the charity retail sector.

Exploring Awareness and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours for the Prevention of Hypertension in Rural Communities in Central Uganda (2024)
Thesis

Abstract
Background
Globally, hypertension is a major risk factor for mortality and most deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. The prevalence of hypertension is highest in the rural communities of Central Uganda where awareness is lowes... Read More about Exploring Awareness and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours for the Prevention of Hypertension in Rural Communities in Central Uganda.

It’s like being on a tight-rope : an ethnography of the working lives of professional stand-up comedians in the UK (2021)
Thesis
Hurdsfield, T. It’s like being on a tight-rope : an ethnography of the working lives of professional stand-up comedians in the UK. (Thesis). University of Salford

While previous research has tended to examine the personalities of stand-up comedians, this research contributes to a gap in the literature by ethnographically studying the working lives and lived experiences of professional stand-up comedians on the... Read More about It’s like being on a tight-rope : an ethnography of the working lives of professional stand-up comedians in the UK.

Biosciences for antibiotic resistance : a mixed methods study assessing the level of knowledge and learning experiences among preregistration nursing students in Uganda (2021)
Thesis
Nantamu, M. Biosciences for antibiotic resistance : a mixed methods study assessing the level of knowledge and learning experiences among preregistration nursing students in Uganda. (Thesis). University of Salford

Biosciences form the basis on which our understanding of human biology and body functions is established. They guide nurses to detect risks to health and improve and sustain health through informed decisions. Task-shifting has expanded the scope of p... Read More about Biosciences for antibiotic resistance : a mixed methods study assessing the level of knowledge and learning experiences among preregistration nursing students in Uganda.

Returning to work after childbirth : an exploration of mothers’ experiences in the United Kingdom (2021)
Thesis
Carey, C. Returning to work after childbirth : an exploration of mothers’ experiences in the United Kingdom. (Dissertation). University of Salford

This thesis reports an interpretive phenomenological study of women’s experiences of returning to work after having children and the impact of this on their work-life balance (WLB), income, and career progression. Previous research relating to mother... Read More about Returning to work after childbirth : an exploration of mothers’ experiences in the United Kingdom.

Cardiologists' and patients' views about the informed consent process and their understanding of the anticipated treatment benefits of coronary angioplasty : a survey study (2019)
Journal Article

Background: Percutaneous coronary intervention is a common revascularisation technique. Serious complications
are uncommon, but death is one of them. Seeking informed consent in advance of percutaneous coronary intervention
is mandatory. Research s... Read More about Cardiologists' and patients' views about the informed consent process and their understanding of the anticipated treatment benefits of coronary angioplasty : a survey study.

Percutaneous coronary intervention patients' and cardiologists' experiences of the informed consent process in Northern England : a qualitative study (2017)
Journal Article
Probyn, J., Greenhalgh, J., Holt, J., Conway, D., & Astin, F. (2017). Percutaneous coronary intervention patients' and cardiologists' experiences of the informed consent process in Northern England : a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 7(6), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015127

Objective
Informed consent is central to ethical medical
practice, but little is known about how the process
takes place in clinical practice. Percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) is a common revascularisation
procedure. Studies report that... Read More about Percutaneous coronary intervention patients' and cardiologists' experiences of the informed consent process in Northern England : a qualitative study.

Recruiting participants into your study : the importance of valid informed consent (2017)
Journal Article
Probyn, J., Howarth, M., & Maz, J. (2017). Recruiting participants into your study : the importance of valid informed consent. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 12(2), 66-69. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2017.12.2.66

A properly planned recruitment strategy is instrumental to research success. This paper provides an overview of the recruitment process for your research study. The authors present a five-stage model incorporating the following steps: defining your s... Read More about Recruiting participants into your study : the importance of valid informed consent.

Development and psychometric testing of the online Adolescent Diabetes Needs Assessment Tool (ADNAT) (2013)
Journal Article
Cooper, H., Spencer, J., Lancaster, G., Titman, A., Johnson, M., Wheeler, S., & Lwin, R. (2014). Development and psychometric testing of the online Adolescent Diabetes Needs Assessment Tool (ADNAT). Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70(2), 454-468. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12235

Aim. To report on the development and psychometric testing of the Adolescent
Diabetes Needs Assessment Tool.
Background. The UK has the fifth largest paediatric diabetes population in the
world, but one of the poorest levels of diabetes control, h... Read More about Development and psychometric testing of the online Adolescent Diabetes Needs Assessment Tool (ADNAT).

The lived experiences of young people (13-16 years) with Type 1 diabetes and their parents - a qualitative phenomenological study
Journal Article
Probyn, J., Cooper, H., & Milton, B. (in press). The lived experiences of young people (13-16 years) with Type 1 diabetes and their parents - a qualitative phenomenological study. Diabetic Medicine, 30(1), e17-e24. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.12021

Aims
Within a programme of research aiming to develop a technology-based educational intervention for young people
with Type 1 diabetes, this study aimed to explore adolescents’ and parents’ experiences of living with Type 1 diabetes from an inter... Read More about The lived experiences of young people (13-16 years) with Type 1 diabetes and their parents - a qualitative phenomenological study.