Health educators are often criticised for unrealistic optimism about the potential of their
educational interventions to promote health-enhancing behaviour change–in the absence of back…

This study was designed to investigate the pattern of obstetric morbidity and to determine
the frequency of serious life-threatening episodes as a basis for clinical audit. The records of …

The role of theory in qualitative research is often underplayed but it is relevant to the quality
of such research in three main ways. Theory influences research design, including decisions …

OBJECTIVE--To describe and evaluate the management of patients with motor neurone
disease from the perspective of a hospice. DESIGN--Retrospective analysis of hospice medical …

Social and cultural research involves taking a particular view of the world, choosing a way
of seeing a topic that is different from other possible ways. The selection of certain things …

All social research involves ethical decision making, yet ethical issues are often difficult to
define and harder still to work with. Ethical issues may become relevant in the decision to …

Dyspnea in patients with advanced cancer is a common symptom that is difficult to treat. This
study investigated whether oxygen helps to relieve rest dyspnea in patients with advanced …

Background Self-harm is prevalent in adolescence. It is often a behaviour without verbal
expression, seeking relief from a distressed state of mind. As most adolescents who self-harm …

… Simba asks his mother if he can go to the water-hole with his best friend, Nala (cub by
Niketa Calame, adult by Moira Kelly). Their parents agree but only if Mufasa’s majordomo, the …

The crisis generated by the emergence and pandemic spread of COVID‐19 has thrown into
the global spotlight the dangers associated with novel diseases, as well as the key role of …