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‘It is hard for mums to put themselves first’: How mothers diagnosed with breast cancer manage the sociological boundaries between paid work, family and caring for the self

Mackenzie, Catherine Ruth - In: Social Science & Medicine 117 (2014) C, pp. 96-106

This paper aims to increase understanding of how mothers diagnosed with breast cancer while in the paid workforce experience and manage their multiple demands of taking care of themselves, their children and their paid work. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 32 women who...

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Health system reform in rural China: Voices of healthworkers and service-users

Zhou, Xu Dong; Li, Lu; Hesketh, Therese - In: Social Science & Medicine 117 (2014) C, pp. 134-141

Like many other countries China is undergoing major health system reforms, with the aim of providing universal health coverage, and addressing problems of low efficiency and inequity. The first phase of the reforms has focused on strengthening primary care and improving health insurance coverage...

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Survival of the project: A case study of ICT innovation in health care

Andreassen, Hege K.; Kjekshus, Lars Erik; Tjora, Aksel - In: Social Science & Medicine 132 (2015) C, pp. 62-69

From twenty years of information and communication technology (ICT) projects in the health sector, we have learned one thing: most projects remain projects. The problem of pilotism in e-health and telemedicine is a growing concern, both in medical literature and among policy makers, who now ask...

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Aboriginal urbanization and rights in Canada: Examining implications for health

Senese, Laura C.; Wilson, Kathi - In: Social Science & Medicine 91 (2013) C, pp. 219-228

Urbanization among Indigenous peoples is growing globally. This has implications for the assertion of Indigenous rights in urban areas, as rights are largely tied to land bases that generally lie outside of urban areas. Through their impacts on the broader social determinants of health, the...

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Altruism and participation in longitudinal health research? Insights from the Whitehall II Study

Mein, Gill; Seale, Clive; Rice, Helen; Johal, Suneeta; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 12, pp. 2345-2352

Research that follows people over a period of time (longitudinal or panel studies) is important in understanding the ageing process and changes over time in the lives of older people. Older people may choose to leave studies due to frailty, or illness and this may diminish the value of the...

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Understanding the outcomes of multi-centre clinical trials: A qualitative study of health professional experiences and views

Lawton, Julia; Jenkins, Nicholas; Darbyshire, Julie; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 4, pp. 574-581

undertook a qualitative investigation of a multi-centre, UK-based, insulin trial, where differences were found between …

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Healthy ageing and home: The perspectives of very old people in five European countries

Sixsmith, J.; Sixsmith, A.; Fänge, A. Malmgren; Naumann, D. - In: Social Science & Medicine 106 (2014) C, pp. 1-9

qualitative study was part of a cross-national project entitled ENABLE-AGE which examined the relationship between home and …

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How theory is used and articulated in qualitative research: Development of a new typology

Bradbury-Jones, Caroline; Taylor, Julie; Herber, Oliver - In: Social Science & Medicine 120 (2014) C, pp. 135-141

There is a long tradition within qualitative research of theory being central and of critical importance. Qualitative … in qualitative research, how they might influence a study and how they are articulated in publications. The aim is to … provide a framework through which the relationship between theory and qualitative research can be understood. We propose a …

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Doing diagnosis: Whether and how clinicians use a diagnostic tool of uncertain clinical utility

Armstrong, Natalie; Hilton, Paul - In: Social Science & Medicine 120 (2014) C, pp. 208-214

Diagnosis is fundamental to the practice of medicine and mastery of it is central to the process of both becoming and practicing as a doctor. We focus on diagnosis as a process, in particular from the perspective of clinicians performing it. We explore how UK clinicians exercise discretion about...

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A diagnostic illusory? The case of distinguishing between “vegetative” and “minimally conscious” states

Nettleton, Sarah; Kitzinger, Jenny; Kitzinger, Celia - In: Social Science & Medicine 116 (2014) C, pp. 134-141

give rise to. Our concept emerged through a reading of debates within medical journals alongside an analysis of qualitative …

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