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The Effect Of Gaze Angle On Visual Acuity In Infantile Nystagmus, Mj Dunn, D Wiggins, Jm Woodhouse, Th Margrain, Cm Harris, Jt Erichsen

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.

River Terraces And Alluvial Fans: The Case For An Integrated Quaternary Fluvial Archive, A. E. Mather, M. Stokes, E. Whitfield

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.

Drug Cue Reactivity Involves Hierarchical Instrumental Learning: Evidence From A Biconditional Pavlovian To Instrumental Transfer Task, Lorna Hardy, Chris Mitchell, Tina Seabrooke, Lee Hogarth

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.

Infants' First Words Are Not Phonetically Specified: Own Name Recognition In British English-Learning 5-Month-Olds, Luche C Delle, Caroline Floccia, Lionel Granjon, Thierry Nazzi

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.

Psychological Interventions For Coronary Heart Disease, Suzanne H. Richards, Lindsey Anderson, Caroline E. Jenkinson, Ben Whalley, Karen Rees, Philippa Davies, Paul Bennett, Zulian Liu, Robert West, David R. Thompson, Rod S. Taylor

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.

Lifestyle Factors And Alzheimer's Disease In People With Down Syndrome, Athena V. Kenshole, Deanna Gallichan, Sabine Pahl, John Clibbens

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.

Does Study Duration Have Opposite Effects On Recognition And Repetition Priming?, Christopher J. Berry, Emma V. Ward, David R. Shanks

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.

Cultural Differences In Attention: Eye Movement Evidence From A Comparative Visual Search Task., Albandri Alotaibi, Geoffrey Underwood, Alastair D. Smith

School of Psychology

Individual differences in visual attention have been linked to thinking style: analytic thinking (common in individualistic cultures) is thought to promote attention to detail and focus on the most important part of a scene, whereas holistic thinking (common in collectivist cultures) promotes attention to the global structure of a scene and the relationship between its parts. However, this theory is primarily based on relatively simple judgement tasks. We compared groups from Great Britain (an individualist culture) and Saudi Arabia (a collectivist culture) on a more complex comparative visual search task, using simple natural scenes. A higher overall number of fixations …

Neural Correlates Of Evidence Accumulation During Value-Based Decisions Revealed Via Simultaneous Eeg-Fmri, M. Andrea Pisauro, Elsa Fouragnan, Chris Retzler, Marios G. Philiastides

School of Psychology

AbstractCurrent computational accounts posit that, in simple binary choices, humans accumulate evidence in favour of the different alternatives before committing to a decision. Neural correlates of this accumulating activity have been found during perceptual decisions in parietal and prefrontal cortex; however the source of such activity in value-based choices remains unknown. Here we use simultaneous EEG–fMRI and computational modelling to identify EEG signals reflecting an accumulation process and demonstrate that the within- and across-trial variability in these signals explains fMRI responses in posterior-medial frontal cortex. Consistent with its role in integrating the evidence prior to reaching a decision, this region …

Variation In Referral And Access To New Psychological Therapy Services By Age: An Empirical Quantitative Study, Sophie Pettit, Adam Qureshi, William Lee, Alex Stirzaker, Alex Gibson, William Henley, Richard Byng

Peninsula Medical School

Background Older people with common mental health problems (CMHPs) are known to have reduced rates of referral to psychological therapy. AimTo assess referral rates to the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services, contact with a therapist, and clinical outcome by age. Design and setting Empirical research study using patient episodes of care from South West of England IAPT services. Method By analysing 82 513 episodes of care (2010–2011), referral rates and clinical improvement were compared with both total population and estimated prevalence in each age group using IAPT data. Probable recovery of those completing treatment was calculated for each …

Measuring Treatment Satisfaction In Ms: Is The Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire For Medication Fit For Purpose?, Patrick Vermersch, Jeremy Hobart, Catherine Dive-Pouletty, Sylvie Bozzi, Steven Hass, Patricia K. Coyle

Peninsula Medical School

Background: The Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM) was designed to assess patient treatment satisfaction in chronic diseases. Its performance has not been examined in multiple sclerosis (MS). The 14 items of the TSQM cover four domains: Effectiveness, Side Effects, Convenience, and Global Satisfaction. Objective: To evaluate performance of the TSQM in patients with relapsing MS, using data collected from the TENERE study (NCT00883337), in which 324 patients received oral teriflunomide or subcutaneous interferon beta-1a for ≥48 weeks. Methods: Five measurement properties were examined using traditional psychometric methods: data completeness, scale-to-sample targeting, scaling assumptions, reliability (including test-retest), and construct validity …

Core Principles To Reduce Current Variations That Exist In Grading Of Midwifery Practice In The United Kingdom, Margaret Fisher, Susan Way, Sam Chenery-Morris, Judith Jackson, Heather Bower

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.

Po213 Sonar Identifies Research Training Needs In A Clinical Training Program, E Abdelgadir, D Patel, M O’Gara, O Leach, Oa Masri, S Bhattacharjee, A Shah, J Talbot, H Zafar, C Carroll

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

Po077 Evaluating A Nurse-Led Diagnosis Pathway In Parkinson’S Disease, A Robinson, E Pearson, F Murphy, J Davis, C Carroll

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

How To Use Metrics, Measures & Insights To Commission Person Centred Coordinated Care: A Guide For Commissioners., H Lloyd, J Close, J Horrell, H Wheat, J Valeras

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.

Health Information Needs, Source Preferences And Engagement Behaviours Of Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer Across The Care Continuum: Protocol For A Scoping Review, Carol A. Tucker, Mp Martin, Ray B. Jones

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.

Neural Signatures Of Spatial Statistical Learning: Characterizing The Extraction Of Structure From Complex Visual Scenes, Elisabeth A. Karuza, Lauren L. Emberson, Matthew E. Roser, Daniel Cole, Richard N. Aslin, Jozsef Fiser

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.

“Damp In Bathroom. Damp In Back Room. It's Very Depressing!” Exploring The Relationship Between Perceived Housing Problems, Energy Affordability Concerns, And Health And Well-Being In Uk Social Housing, Gt Boomsma, S Pahl, Rv Jones, A Fuertes

School of Psychology

Social housing residents often struggle with achieving adequate levels of warmth in their home on a limited household budget. Additionally, other housing problems such as damp are common. Previous research has found a link between housing problems and poor health and reduced well-being, but this relationship is complex and poorly understood. A survey among UK social housing residents (N=536) investigated the association between cold and damp housing, as well as the role of energy affordability concerns in the relationship between housing problems and health. The findings indicated that struggles with keeping warm related to a cluster of damp and mould …

Outcomes Of Specialist Discharge Coordination And Intermediate Care Schemes For Patients Who Are Homeless: Analysis Protocol For A Population-Based Historical Cohort, Ruth M. Blackburn, Andrew Hayward, Michelle Cornes, Martin Mckee, Dan Lewer, Martin Whiteford, Dee Menezes, Serena Luchenski, Alistair Story, Spiros Denaxas, Michela Tinelli, Fatima B. Wurie, Richard Byng, Michael C. Clark, James Fuller, Mark Gabbay, Nigel Hewett, Alan Kilmister, Jill Manthorpe, Joanne Neale, Robert W. Aldridge

Peninsula Medical School

IntroductionPeople who are homeless often experience poor hospital discharge arrangements, reflecting ongoing care and housing needs. Specialist integrated homeless health and care provision (SIHHC) schemes have been developed and implemented to facilitate the safe and timely discharge of homeless patients from hospital. Our study aims to investigate the health outcomes of patients who were homeless and seen by a selection of SIHHC services.Methods and analysisOur study will employ a historical population-based cohort in England. We will examine health outcomes among three groups of adults: (1) homeless patients seen by specialist discharge schemes during their hospital admission; (2) homeless patients not …

Internet Risks For Children: Parents' Perceptions And Attitudes: An Investigative Study Of The Saudi Context, Norah Alqahtani, Steven Furnell, Shirley Atkinson, Ingo Stengel

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Internet has become a part of our children's daily activities at home and at school. The benefits of the Internet for children are huge and include education and entertainment. However, the same technologies also pose some risks that parents need to identify and guard against. A lack of awareness can cause children to encounter serious danger and become victims of Internet criminals. To the best of the authors' knowledge, no previous research has been conducted in Saudi Arabia on parent's awareness of the risks of Internet use to their children and how Saudi's parents seek to mitigate those risks. This …

Security Education And Awareness: Just Let Them Burn?, S Furnell, I Vasileiou

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd It is now readily recognised that cyber-security is not just a technical issue, with many breaches highlighting insufficient attention towards human aspects. One of the fundamental reasons for this is that people are not naturally equipped with the skills, instincts and behaviours required to ensure appropriate protection and so need support in order to help them understand what they should be doing and learn how to do it. However, looking at the evidence from surveys over the years, it becomes clear that security awareness, training and education often hold the curious distinction of being overlooked as …

Debt Counselling For Depression In Primary Care: An Adaptive Randomised Controlled Pilot Trial (Decoder Study), Mark B. Gabbay, Adele Ring, Richard Byng, Pippa Anderson, Rod S. Taylor, Caryn Matthews, T Harris, Vashti Berry, Paula Byrne, Elliot Carter, Pam Clarke, Laura Cocking, Suzanne Edwards, Richard Emsley, Mauro Fornasiero, Lucy Frith, S Harris, Peter Huxley, Siw Jones, Peter Kinderman, Michael King, Liv Kosnes, Daniel Marshall, Dave Mercer, Carl May, Debbie Nolan, Ceri Phillips, Tim Rawcliffe, Alexandra V. Sardani, Elizabeth Shaw, Sam Thompson, Jane Vickery, Brian Wainman, Mark Warner

Peninsula Medical School

BackgroundDepression and debt are common in the UK. Debt Counselling for Depression in Primary Care: an adaptive randomised controlled pilot trial (DeCoDer) aimed to assess the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the addition of a primary care debt counselling advice service to usual care for patients with depression and debt. However, the study was terminated early during the internal pilot trial phase because of recruitment delays. This report describes the rationale, methods and findings of the pilot study, and implications for future research.ObjectivesThe overarching aim of the internal pilot was to identify and resolve problems, thereby assessing the feasibility of …

A Formal Approach To Discovering Simultaneous Additive Masking Between Auditory Medical Alarms, Bassam Hasanain, Andrew D. Boyd, Judy Edworthy, Matthew L. Bolton

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.

Patient Safety In Community Dementia Services: What Can We Learn From The Experiences Of Caregivers And Healthcare Professionals?, Sophie Behrman, Philip Wilkinson, Helen Lloyd, Charles Vincent

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.

Social Geology — Integrating Sustainability Concepts Into Earth Sciences, Iain S. Stewart, Joel C. Gill

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Most geologists would argue that geoscientific knowledge, experience, and guidance is critical for addressing many of society's most acute environmental challenges, yet few geologists are directly engaged in current discourses around sustainable development. That is surprising given that several attributes make modern geoscience well placed to make critical contributions to contemporary sustainability thinking. Here, we argue that if geoscientists are to make our know-how relevant to sustainability science, two aspects seem clear. Firstly, the geoscience community needs to substantially broaden its constituency, not only forging interdisciplinary links with other environmental disciplines but also drawing from the human and behavioral sciences. …

Environmental Impact Assessments Of The Xiaolangdi Reservoir On The Most Hyperconcentrated Laden River, Yellow River, China, Dongxian Kong, Chiyuan Miao, Jingwen Wu, Alistair G.L. Borthwick, Qingyun Duan, Xiaoming Zhang

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

No abstract provided.

Assessment Of Fidelity In Individual Level Behaviour Change Interventions Promoting Physical Activity Among Adults: A Systematic Review, Jeffrey D. Lambert, Colin J. Greaves, Paul Farrand, Rosina Cross, Anne M. Haase, Adrian H. Taylor

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

Organizational Image/Reputation, Filip Lievens

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Organizational image refers to people’s global impressions of an organization and is defined as people’s loose structures of knowledge and beliefs about an organization. Organizational image represents the net cognitive reactions and associations of customers, investors, employees, and applicants to an organization’s name. Accordingly, it serves as a template to categorize, store, and recall organization-related information.

A Journey Towards Conscientisation: Motives Of Volunteers Who Support Asylum Seekers, Refugees And Detainees, Sarah Koelsch

Theses

The focus of this case study is an examination of the factors that motivate people to engage in volunteerism working with asylum seekers. In the research project, volunteering is understood as a civic responsibility of an active member of society which involves social interactions that foster social inclusion: active citizenship. The co-researcher agency of this project is the Perth based Centre for Asylum seekers, Refugees and Detainees (CARAD). The project aim is to investigate the values, belief systems, and attitudes of CARAD’s volunteers. This informed the decision to employ a social constructionist approach and is intended to enable further understanding …

Exploring The Concept Of Receptivity To Bereavement Support: Implications For Palliative Care Services In Rural, Regional And Remote Western Australia, Pippa Blackburn

Theses

Background: Palliative care services are primary organisations that provide bereavement support in Australia and aim to mitigate potential adverse outcomes of grief and bereavement The success of bereavement services depends, in part, on how ‘receptive’ the bereaved are to receiving support. Although palliative care services provide support services for bereaved carers and families, there still remains a discord between what is delivered, what is needed and factors that deter or encourage a person’s receptiveness to support.

Purpose: The aim of this research was to examine utilisation of bereavement support through the ‘lens’ of receptivity. Bereavement and receptivity are complex multifactorial …