Trafficking in Human Beings and the Informal Economy
Book Chapter
Sharapov, K. (2018)
Trafficking in Human Beings and the Informal Economy. In R. Piotrowicz, C. Rijken, & B. Heide Uhl (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Human Trafficking. London, UK: Routledge
No abstract available.
Law enforcement and public health: setting the research agenda for Scotland .
Report
Murray, J., Heyman, I., Wooff, A., Dougall, N., Aston, L., & Enang, I. (2018)
Law enforcement and public health: setting the research agenda for Scotland . Dundee: Scottish Institute for Policing Research
Police Scotland’s contact with people with vulnerability and health problems has been increasing year-on-year, with significant costs and unknown outcomes associated. This is ...
Community Based Dietician Services for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Journal Article
Friedman, C., & Spassiani, N. (2018)
Community Based Dietician Services for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 15(4), 343-349. https://doi.org/10.1111/jppi.12253
Background. People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience significantly poorer health outcomes and a shorter life expectancy when compared to the ge...
Examining Patterns of Adversity in Chinese Young Adults Using the Adverse Childhood Experiences – International Questionnaire (ACE-IQ)
Journal Article
Ho, G. W. K., Chan, A. C. Y., Chien, W., Bressington, D. T., & Karatzias, T. (2019)
Examining Patterns of Adversity in Chinese Young Adults Using the Adverse Childhood Experiences – International Questionnaire (ACE-IQ). Child Abuse and Neglect, 88, 179-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.11.009
Ample evidence supports significant and enduring associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and negative outcomes later in life. Subsets of ACEs (e.g. childhood...
The Lived Experience of Codependency: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Journal Article
Bacon, I., McKay, E., Reynolds, F., & McIntyre, A. (2020)
The Lived Experience of Codependency: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 18(3), 754-771. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-018-9983-8
Codependency is a complex and debatable concept, which has been used over the years by mental health professionals to inform their practices. Researchers have attempted to ide...
Systematic review: cultural adaptation and feasibility of screening for autism in non-English speaking countries
Journal Article
Al Maskari, T. S., Melville, C. A., & Willis, D. S. (2018)
Systematic review: cultural adaptation and feasibility of screening for autism in non-English speaking countries. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-018-0200-8
Aim: To explore the feasibility of screening for Autism spectrum disorder in Non-English-Speaking Countries, the cultural influences and the nurses' role in the screening proc...
Early death and causes of death of people with Down syndrome: A systematic review
Journal Article
O'Leary, L., Hughes-McCormack, L., Dunn, K., & Cooper, S. (2018)
Early death and causes of death of people with Down syndrome: A systematic review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(5), https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12446
Background: It is thought that people with Down syndrome die younger than the general population, but that survival rates are improving.
Methods: Five databases were searched...
Apps for cardiovascular disease: The role of avatars in personalisation
Journal Article
Neubeck, L., Gallagher, R., Farquarson, B., & Clark, R. (2017)
Apps for cardiovascular disease: The role of avatars in personalisation. Health Management, 17(1), 78-80
No abstract available.
The ageing population and employers in Scotland.
Presentation / Conference
Egdell, V. (2017, September)
The ageing population and employers in Scotland. Paper presented at Employment Research Institute / National Institute of Career Education and Counselling seminar, Edinburgh Napier University
Presentation (The Ageing Population and Employers in Scotland) at Employment Research Institute/National Institute of Career Education and Counselling seminar
United Kingdom Health Promotion Initiatives for Healthy Aging
Book
Dawkes, S., & Cheung, S. T. (2017)
United Kingdom Health Promotion Initiatives for Healthy Aging. In B. Fong, P. Yuen, & A. Ng (Eds.), Sustainable Health and Long-Term Care Solutions for an Aging Population, 91-102. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-2633-9.ch005
People are living longer but not, unfortunately, living longer healthy lives as there is an increasing number of years spent in ill-health from the age of 65 years onwards. Ra...