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2. 'A STUBBORN, INTRACTABLE BODY': RESISTANCE TO THE WORKHOUSE IN WALES, 1834-1877.
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Evans, Megan and Jones, Peter
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POOR laws , *RESISTANCE to government -- History , *ALMSHOUSES , *WORKHOUSES (Correctional institutions) , *HISTORY of labor unions , *LABOR unions , *NINETEENTH century , *SOCIAL history ,WELSH politics & government - Abstract
Despite a recognition that Welsh poor law authorities were less than welcoming to many of the strictures of the Poor Law Amendment Act in 1834, historians have tended to downplay the importance of their resistance in the context of the wider anti-poor law 'movement' across England and Wales. Instead, a general consensus has arisen that Welsh boards of guardians tended to resist the New Poor Law on the grounds of financial expediency or provincial insularity, rather than because of any ideological or humanitarian hostility towards its provisions. This article presents compelling evidence that this consensus is quite wrong, and demonstrates in turn that, not only were Welsh guardians far more successful in their resistance to the new workhouse regime even the most recalcitrant English unions, but that that resistance was founded upon a long-standing and coherent antipathy to the punitive nature of the workhouse as an institution, rather than simply being founded on short-term financial or practical considerations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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3. Co-operation and conflict under hard and soft contracting regimes: case studies from England and Wales.
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Hughes, David, Allen, Pauline, Doheny, Shane, Petsoulas, Christina, and Vincent-Jones, Peter
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COOPERATION ,CONTRACTING out ,MEDICAL care - Abstract
Background: This paper examines NHS secondary care contracting in England and Wales in a period which saw increasing policy divergence between the two systems. At face value, England was making greater use of market levers and utilising harder-edged service contracts incorporating financial penalties and incentives, while Wales was retreating from the 1990s internal market and emphasising cooperation and flexibility in the contracting process. But there were also cross-border spill-overs involving common contracting technologies and management cultures that meant that differences in on-the-ground contracting practices might be smaller than headline policy differences suggested. Methods: The nature of real-world contracting behaviour was investigated by undertaking two qualitative case studies in England and two in Wales, each based on a local purchaser/provider network. The case studies involved ethnographic observations and interviews with staff in primary care trusts (PCTs) or local health boards (LHBs), NHS or Foundation trusts, and the overseeing Strategic Health Authority or NHS Wales regional office, as well as scrutiny of relevant documents. Results: Wider policy differences between the two NHS systems were reflected in differing contracting frameworks, involving regional commissioning in Wales and commissioning by either a PCT, or co-operating pair of PCTs in our English case studies, and also in different oversight arrangements by higher tiers of the service. However, longterm relationships and trust between purchasers and providers had an important role in both systems when the financial viability of organisations was at risk. In England, the study found examples where both PCTs and trusts relaxed contractual requirements to assist partners faced with deficits. In Wales, news of plans to end the purchaser/provider split meant a return to less precisely-specified block contracts and a renewed concern to build cooperation between LHB and trust staff. Conclusions: The interdependency of local purchasers and providers fostered long-term relationships and cooperation that shaped contracting behaviour, just as much as the design of contracts and the presence or absence of contractual penalties and incentives. Although conflict and tensions between contracting partners sometimes surfaced in both the English and Welsh case studies, cooperative behaviour became crucial in times of trouble. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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4. The role of midwives and health visitors in promoting intergenerational language maintenance in the bilingual setting: perceptions of parents and health professionals.
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Tranter, Siobhan, Irvine, Fiona, Roberts, Gwerfyl, Spencer, Llinos, and Jones, Peter
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ANALYSIS of variance ,ATTITUDE (Psychology) ,COMMUNITY health nursing ,CONTENT analysis ,FOCUS groups ,INTERVIEWING ,MEDICAL personnel ,MIDWIVES ,MULTILINGUALISM ,NURSES' attitudes ,PATIENTS ,QUALITATIVE research ,OCCUPATIONAL roles ,THEMATIC analysis - Abstract
The increasing status and regard of indigenous minority languages across Europe, means the advantages of bilingualism for individuals and communities are now well established. We set out to elicit parents' and health professionals' views of the role of health visitors and midwives in promoting bilingualism in the family and to consider whether health professionals acknowledge the contribution that bilingualism makes to public health. A three-year study was completed to measure the impact of a language transmission initiative which depends on the input of midwives and health visitors with new parents and how its effect could be improved. This paper reports on one element of that study. A qualitative approach was used. Six focus group interviews were conducted with health visitors and midwives and 33 postnatal interviews were completed with parents across four counties in Wales. Thematic content analysis was undertaken by two researchers, a third trailed decision processes and scrutinised categories and themes. Findings suggest that health visitors and midwives perceive their roles relating to the promotion of bilingualism differently. Influences on their involvement include their language profile, contact with parents, personal experience, timing of the interaction and time in their workload. The relationship between promoting bilingualism and public health was accepted by some and denied by others. Data from the interviews with parents suggested that few health professionals discuss issues of language transmission with new parents. Some individual health visitors and midwives are willing to promote bilingualism with parents. However, there are challenges in enlisting the support of health visitors and midwives to discuss language transmission and bilingualism with parents. These findings challenge practitioners to consider their role in promoting bilingualism and its effect on public health and suggest the need for more defined responsibilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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5. If cannabis caused schizophrenia—how many cannabis users may need to be prevented in order to prevent one case of schizophrenia? England and Wales calculations.
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Hickman, Matt, Vickerman, Peter, Macleod, John, Lewis, Glyn, Zammit, Stan, Kirkbride, James, and Jones, Peter
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CANNABIS (Genus) ,PSYCHOLOGY ,SCHIZOPHRENIA ,PSYCHOSES ,YOUTH & drugs ,DRUG addiction ,MIDDLE-aged persons ,LONGITUDINAL method ,MEDIAN (Mathematics) ,SUBSTANCE abuse ,PREVENTION - Abstract
Background We consider how many cannabis users may need to be prevented in order to prevent one case of schizophrenia or psychosis [defined as number needed to prevent (NNP)]. Method Calculation for England and Wales using best available estimates of: incidence of schizophrenia; rates of heavy and light cannabis use; and risk that cannabis causes schizophrenia. Results In men the annual mean NNP for heavy cannabis and schizophrenia ranged from 2800 [90% confidence interval (CI) 2018–4530] in those aged 20–24 years to 4700 (90% CI 3114–8416) in those aged 35–39. In women, mean NNP for heavy cannabis use and schizophrenia ranged from 5470 (90% CI 3640–9839) in those aged 25–29 to 10 870 (90% CI 6786–22 732) in 35–39-year-olds. Equivalent mean NNP for heavy cannabis use and psychosis were lower, from 1360 (90% CI 1007–2124) in men aged 20–24 and 2480 (90% CI 1408–3518) in women aged 16–19. The mean and median number of light cannabis users that would need to be prevented in order to prevent one case of schizophrenia or psychosis per year are four to five times greater than among heavy users. Conclusions The number of young people who need to be exposed to an intervention to generate NNP and prevent one case of schizophrenia will be even larger. The public health importance of preventing cannabis to reduce schizophrenia or psychosis remains uncertain. More attention should be given to testing the hypothesis that cannabis is related causally to psychotic outcomes, and to considering what strategies will be the most effective in reducing heavy cannabis use among young people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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6. Prevalence of depression in older people in England and Wales: the MRC CFA Study.
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McDougall, Fiona A., Kvaal, Kari, Matthews, Fiona E., Paykel, Eugene, Jones, Peter B., Dewey, Michael E., and Brayne, Carol
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DEPRESSION in old age ,OLDER people ,PUBLIC health - Abstract
ABSTRACTBackgroundDepression in old age is an important public health problem. The aims of this study were to report the prevalence of depression in the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (MRC CFAS), a community-based, cohort.MethodFollowing screening of 13 004 people aged 65 and over from a population base, a stratified random subsample of 2640 participants received the Geriatric Mental State (GMS) examination and were diagnosed using the Automated Geriatric Examination for Computer-Assisted Taxonomy (AGECAT) algorithm.ResultsThe prevalence of depression was 8?7% [95% confidence interval (CI) 7?3?10?2], increasing to 9?7% if subjects with concurrent dementia were included. Depression was more common in women (10?4%) than men (6?5%) and was associated with functional disability, co-morbid medical disorder, and social deprivation. Prevalence remained high into old age, but after adjustment for other associated factors, it was lower in the older age groups.ConclusionsThe prevalence of depression in the elderly is high and remains high into old age, perhaps due to increased functional disability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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7. Cannabis and schizophrenia: model projections of the impact of the rise in cannabis use on historical and future trends in schizophrenia in England and Wales.
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Hickman, Matthew, Vickerman, Peter, Macleod, John, Kirkbride, James, and Jones, Peter B.
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MARIJUANA abuse ,SCHIZOPHRENIA ,DRUG abuse ,PSYCHOSES - Abstract
Aims To estimate long-term trends in cannabis use and projections of schizophrenia assuming a causal relation between cannabis use and schizophrenia. Methods Trends in cannabis use were estimated from a national survey, 2003; and incidence of schizophrenia was derived from surveys in three English cities, 1997–99. A difference equation cohort model was fitted against estimates of schizophrenia incidence, trends in cannabis exposure and assumptions on association between cannabis and schizophrenia. The model projects trends in schizophrenia incidence, prevalence and attributable fraction of cannabis induced schizophrenia. Results Between 1970 and 2002 cannabis exposure increased: incidence by fourfold; period prevalence by 10-fold; and use among under 18-year-olds by 18-fold. In 1997–99 incidence and prevalence of schizophrenia were 17 per 100 000 and 0.63% among men and 7.3 per 100 000 and 0.23% among women, respectively. If cannabis use causes schizophrenia, earlier increases in cannabis use would lead to increases in overall schizophrenia incidence and prevalence of 29% and 12% among men between 1990 and 2010. By 2010 model projections which assume an association between schizophrenia and light and heavy users suggest that approximately one-quarter of new schizophrenia cases could be due to cannabis, whereas if the association is twofold and confined to heavy cannabis users, then approximately 10% of schizophrenia cases may be due to cannabis. Conclusions If cannabis use causes schizophrenia, and assuming other causes are unchanged, then relatively substantial increases in both prevalence and incidence of schizophrenia should be apparent by 2010. More accurate data on cannabis consumption and future monitoring of schizophrenia are critical. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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8. THE COLOUR OF SAYING.
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Jones, Peter Thabit
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POETS , *DWELLINGS - Abstract
Describes the house 5 Cwmdonkin Drive of poet Dylan Thomas in Uplands, Swansea, Wales. Main entrance; Flooring; Stairs and landing; Front bedroom.
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- 2003
9. RESPONSE TO THE COMMENTARIES.
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MACLEOD, JOHN, HICKMAN, MATTHEW, VICKERMAN, PETER, KIRKBRIDE, JAMES, and JONES, PETER B.
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EDITORIALS ,MARIJUANA abuse ,DRUG abuse ,SCHIZOPHRENIA ,PSYCHOSES - Abstract
The article presents a response to several commentaries concerning the paper "B. Cannabis and schizophrenia: model projections of the impact of the rise in cannabis use on historical and future trends in schizophrenia in England and Wales." The paper took an ecological approach to the debate on whether the use of cannabis cause schizophrenia. The authors related changes in the levels of cannabis use since 1970s to incidence of schizophrenia in the late 1990s.
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- 2007
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10. Subcutaneous emphysema associated with chest tube drainage.
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Thomas, P., Jones, Peter M., Hewer, Robert D., Wolfenden, Hugh D., and Thomas, Paul S.
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PULMONARY emphysema , *CHEST diseases - Abstract
Background: Subcutaneous emphysema may complicate a pneumothorax, but may also occur as a consequence of its treatment by chest tube drainage. The aim of this study was to evaluate the factors involved in the association between subcutaneous emphysema and chest tube drainage, and the clinical outcomes in these cases. Methodology: One hundred and sixty-seven patients undergoing chest tube drainage within a 12-month period were evaluated retrospectively. There were 30 reported cases of subcutaneous emphysema (SE). Comparisons were made between those with subcutaneous emphysema and those who did not develop this complication. Results: A total of 134 patient notes were evaluated (25 SE and 109 non-SE). Subcutaneous emphysema was more commonly associated with trauma, bronchopleural fistulae, large and bilateral pneumothoraces, and mechanical ventilation. Subcutaneous emphysema was also associated with prolonged drainage, poor tube placement, tube blockage, side-port migration, and a greater number of chest tubes. Importantly, those with SE had a longer length of stay and increased mortality. Conclusion: Subcutaneous emphysema can be spontaneous or traumatic, but is associated with avoidable causes such as inadequate chest tube drainage, particularly due to poor tube placement, anchorage and blockage, and also with side-port migration into the subcutaneous tissue. It is associated with an increased morbidity and mortality, and may indicate the need for urgent chest tube replacement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2001
11. An Interview with Aeronwy Thomas.
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Jones, Peter Thabit
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POETS ,POETRY (Literary form) - Abstract
Presents an interview with Aeronwy Thomas, a poet and writer born in London, England and raised in Laugharne, Wales. Thomas was asked her age when she wrote her first poem and what the theme of that poem was. She also revealed the main literary and life influences on her poetry and prose, referring to Haiku poet Basho. In addition, Thomas expounded on the performance aspect of poetry.
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- 2006
12. graffiti Jesus.
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Cruchley-Jones, Peter
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GRAFFITI , *CHURCH & state , *JESUS Christ in art , *CHRISTIAN art & symbolism - Abstract
The article presents the author's insights regarding the appearances of Jesus in different guises and images in Rhiwbina in Cardiff, Wales. The author states that Beulah United Reformed Church has been exploring art such as these Jesus graffiti as a medium for doing theology because for them, they believe art expresses the spirit. He notes that the theology of Jesus images have stirred have been the task of any and all who have seen them.
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- 2011
13. Palaeoecology of degraded blanket mire in South Wales: Data to inform conservation management
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Chambers, Frank M., Mauquoy, Dmitri, Gent, Andy, Pearson, Freya, Daniell, John R.G., and Jones, Peter S.
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PEAT mosses , *ENVIRONMENTAL degradation , *SPHAGNUM imbricatum , *INDUSTRIAL revolution , *HOLOCENE paleoecology , *PLANT competition , *CONSERVATION biology , *HISTORY - Abstract
Many European blanket mires are degraded and contain few Sphagna. In Wales, more than half exhibit symptoms of degradation. We used palaeoecological techniques to chronicle recent vegetation history at two upland localities in South Wales to provide an understanding of the contribution of various factors in mire degradation and to aid wider conservation management strategies. The data suggest a major vegetation change post-dated the start of the industrial revolution. There was evidence for increased burning activity, but as this phenomenon was not present in all profiles it seems unlikely that fire was the principal or sole agent in vegetation change. Rather, increased atmospheric input, plus a change in grazing pressure, may have been responsible. The implications for conservation management are far-reaching. The present overwhelming dominance of Molinia at Hirwaun Common is unprecedented. So also is a local dominance of Calluna, shown in one area at Mynydd Llangatwg. Hence, the approbation often accorded to Callunetum needs to be tempered with the knowledge that its presence in the Mynydd Llangatwg landscape is not long-standing. Indeed, millennial-scale dominance of Sphagnum imbricatum characterizes the earlier record. Its demise and that of Drosera intermedia took place in historical times. Both localities show floristic impoverishment within the 20th Century, with relatively recent single-taxon supremacy. So, conservation management to reduce the current pre-eminence of Molinia would not run counter to long-established dominance; ways to achieve this are suggested. The methods used in this study have wide applicability in mire conservation. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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14. Choice vs. voice? PPI policies and the re-positioning of the state in England and Wales.
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Hughes D, Mullen C, and Vincent-Jones P
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- England, Humans, Politics, Public Sector, State Medicine legislation & jurisprudence, Wales, Health Care Reform legislation & jurisprudence, Health Policy legislation & jurisprudence, Patient Participation, State Medicine organization & administration
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Unlabelled: CONTEXT AND THESIS: Changing patient and public involvement (PPI) policies in England and Wales are analysed against the background of wider National Health Service (NHS) reforms and regulatory frameworks. We argue that the growing divergence of health policies is accompanied by a re-positioning of the state vis-à-vis PPI, characterized by different mixes of centralized and decentralized regulatory instruments., Method: Analysis of legislation and official documents, and interviews with policy makers., Findings: In England, continued hierarchical control is combined with the delegation of responsibilities for the oversight and organization of PPI to external institutions such as the Care Quality Commission and local involvement networks, in support of the government's policy agenda of increasing marketization. In Wales, which has rejected market reforms and economic regulation, decentralization is occurring through the use of mixed regulatory approaches and networks suited to the small-country governance model, and seeks to benefit from the close proximity of central and local actors by creating new forms of engagement while maintaining central steering of service planning. Whereas English PPI policies have emerged in tandem with a pluralistic supply-side market and combine new institutional arrangements for patient 'choice' with other forms of involvement, the Welsh policies focus on 'voice' within a largely publicly-delivered service., Discussion: While the English reforms draw on theories of economic regulation and the experience of independent regulation in the utilities sector, the Welsh model of local service integration has been more influenced by reforms in local government. Such transfers of governance instruments from other public service sectors to the NHS may be problematic.
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- 2009
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15. Schisms in the church: National Health Service systems and institutional divergence in England and Wales.
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Hughes D and Vincent-Jones P
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- Cognition, England, Humans, Pilot Projects, Wales, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Health Care Reform, Health Policy, Politics, State Medicine
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Since devolution, the four countries of the United Kingdom have pursued strikingly different National Health Service (NHS) reforms. While England created a supply-side market more radical than the previous internal market system, Wales moved to a softer version of the purchaser/provider split emphasizing localism. This article deploys institutional theory to analyze the forces shaping change, and describes the hybrid forms of economic organization emerging, including the economic regulation model implemented in England. The schism that has resulted in separate NHS subsystems warrants a different analysis from the more familiar phenomenon of infield divergence. We argue that schism was triggered by political-regulatory influences rather than economic or other social institutional forces, and predict that other decentralized public health care systems may follow a similar path. While political-regulatory, normative, and cognitive institutional influences push in the same direction in Wales, the misalignment of political-regulatory and normative elements in England looks set to result in a period of organizational turbulence.
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- 2008
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16. Using the critical incident technique to explore student nurses' perceptions of language awareness.
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Irvine FE, Roberts GW, Tranter S, Williams L, and Jones P
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- Humans, Quality of Health Care, Students, Nursing psychology, Wales, Education, Nursing, Language, Nurse-Patient Relations, Task Performance and Analysis
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Current evidence demonstrates that language awareness in nursing contributes to high quality patient care. Although language awareness amongst qualified nurses has been considered, there is a dearth of literature that examines how student nurses respond to language sensitivity in the healthcare setting. The critical incident technique was used to elicit the perceptions of student nurses regarding language awareness. Twenty students produced written descriptions of incidents that they had encountered during clinical practice and they subsequently reflected on these incidents. Data were analysed using framework analysis whereby meaning units were organised into themes and categories. Four distinct themes emerged from the analysis; namely, facilitating language choice, vulnerable groups, quality of care and student learning. Each theme was characterised by a number of subcategories. Student nurses identified positive and negative instances of language matters in health care that are driven by personal and organisational strategies and impact on patient care and student learning. Student nurses were conscious of the influence of language awareness on patient care and noted that structural and process elements relating to language awareness were in play in the healthcare setting. Moreover, they indicated that the consequent outcomes of these elements influenced the quality of care and student learning.
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- 2008
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17. Language awareness in the bilingual healthcare setting: a national survey.
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Roberts GW, Irvine FE, Jones PR, Spencer LH, Baker CR, and Williams C
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- Adult, Analysis of Variance, Choice Behavior, Clinical Competence, Communication Barriers, Community Health Nursing education, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Humans, Male, Needs Assessment, Nurse Midwives education, Nurse Midwives psychology, Nurse's Role psychology, Nursing Methodology Research, Qualitative Research, Self Efficacy, Surveys and Questionnaires, Wales, Attitude of Health Personnel ethnology, Awareness, Minority Groups psychology, Multilingualism, Nurse-Patient Relations, Nurses psychology
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Background: The significance of effective interpersonal communication in healthcare is well established, as is the importance of overcoming language barriers. This has a particular bearing for minority language speakers, where denying language choice can compromise the quality of healthcare provision. Nevertheless, there is limited empirical research exploring language awareness in healthcare and the factors that influence language choice for minority language speakers., Objectives: This paper reports on the nurses, midwives and health visitors (NMHV) data set of the first phase of a large-scale national study, commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government, to examine the nature and extent of Welsh language awareness amongst healthcare professionals in Wales, UK., Design: The study involved a questionnaire survey of healthcare professionals working in the public, private and voluntary sectors of healthcare., Participants: A stratified random sample of 3358 healthcare professionals was surveyed, of which 1842 (55%) were nurses, midwives and health visitors. The researcher-designed self-administered questionnaire was distributed by post to participants between July and September 2003. A total of 1042 (57%) NMHV returned their questionnaires for analysis., Results: A strong positive correlation is identified between the NMHV use of the Welsh language in practice and their Welsh language proficiency (p<.01); language attitudes (p<.01); and language region (p<.01). Mean language attitude scores are more positive than expected, particularly amongst those with limited Welsh language proficiency and those working in regions with the lowest proportions of Welsh speakers., Conclusions: In view of the universal drive for culturally and linguistically appropriate healthcare practice, the findings have important implications for bilingual and multilingual healthcare settings worldwide. The evidence emerging from this survey confirms that cross-cultural communication is enhanced by NMHV language attitudes as well as their proficiency levels. Language awareness training is therefore recommended as a way of enhancing care delivery for minority language speakers.
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- 2007
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18. Using cluster analysis to explore survey data.
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Spencer L, Roberts G, Irvine F, Jones P, and Baker C
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- Attitude of Health Personnel ethnology, Awareness, Communication Barriers, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Humans, Multilingualism, Multivariate Analysis, Professional Competence, Research Design, Surveys and Questionnaires, Wales, Cluster Analysis, Data Collection methods, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Nursing Methodology Research methods
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Llinos Haf Spencer reports on the use of the cluster analysis statistical technique in nursing research and uses data from the Welsh Language Awareness in Healthcare Provision in Wales survey as an exemplar She concludes that cluster analysis is a valuable tool to tease out patterns in data that are not initially evident in bivariate analyses and thus should be considered as a viable option for nursing research.
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19. Communicative sensitivity in the bilingual healthcare setting: a qualitative study of language awareness.
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Irvine FE, Roberts GW, Jones P, Spencer LH, Baker CR, and Williams C
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- Attitude of Health Personnel, Awareness, Choice Behavior, Communication Barriers, Delivery of Health Care economics, Delivery of Health Care methods, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Education, Health Care Costs, Health Education, Humans, Nurse-Patient Relations, Nurses psychology, Professional-Patient Relations, Wales, Communication, Health Personnel psychology, Language, Multilingualism
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Aim: This paper reports on the second phase of a national study in Wales. The research aimed to assess the level of Welsh language awareness amongst healthcare professionals across Wales, and to identify the factors that enhance language choice within service delivery., Background: The literature suggests that language sensitive healthcare practice is central to ensuring high quality care. However, it is evident that language barriers continue to compromise the quality of care within nursing and other health services. One issue that has received little attention is the level of language awareness that healthcare professionals currently demonstrate. Furthermore the factors that influence language choice for bilingual/multilingual speakers are not well explored in the literature., Methods: The study involved semi-structured interviews with a range of healthcare professionals in acute and community settings across Wales. Using a systematic sampling matrix, a purposeful sample of 83 professionals was selected to participate. Twenty-seven of the respondents were nurses, health visitors and midwives. The interviews focussed on the factors that facilitate or impede language sensitive healthcare practice. All interviews were audiotaped and, using a framework analysis approach, conceptual codes were developed and defined and categories and sub-categories were constructed to create thematic charts., Findings: Three main themes were identified: care enhancement, which focussed on the process and outcome of offering language choice to bilingual patients; organizational issues, which reflected issues relating to the infrastructure of service provision; and training implications, which focused on Welsh language learning in health care., Conclusions: Complex dynamics of language use are in operation within bilingual healthcare settings and organizational as well as individual factors are important in facilitating appropriate language use. Many of the issues highlighted are not peculiar to the Welsh context, but apply to healthcare settings across the world, where other minority languages are in use.
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