This is a qualitative study which uses Grounded Theory as its methodological framework and Symbolic Interactionism as a theoretical base to understand the experience of family caregivers for Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) patients with regard to social support during their rehabilitation process at home. The components (themes and categories) of the phenomenon assuming home care and specificall...

Aim The aim of this study was to explore first-line nurse managers' perceptions of the challenges involved in decision-making concerning older patients who wish to die. Design A descriptive qualitative design in three communities in Norway between January 2016 and June 2016. Methods Qualitative focus group interviews with eight first-line nurse managers. Results One main theme and two the...

Following surgery for esophageal cancer, patients can experience complex physical, social, and emotional changes. Investigation of these challenges, particularly from the perspective of the patient and his or her carer, has been limited. The current study explored the emotional and cognitive experiences of esophageal cancer survivors and those of their carers, using focus groups conducted with ...

Rural and remote health is an established area in medical and social science research. Several rural health journals are known internationally and indexed in major literature databases such as MEDLINE and the Web of Science. Populations in rural and remote areas are often disadvantaged in terms of available health resources, health literacy, access to health care, and health outcomes. The devel...

This study aims to explore patients' reactions to the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and their health related quality of life. We adopted a qualitative exploratory study design using a thematic analysis. Twelve patients with T2DM for more than a 2-year duration were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. Both purposive and theoretical samplings were used for data col...

Earth Hour (EH) is a large-scale campaign launched by the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) every year to raise awareness about environmental issues. Although the EH campaign is active on social media, there is currently no systematic way of assessing its impact on public engagement and the topics they post about. In this paper we study engagement towards the 2014 EH campaign on Twitter. By anal...

This study explored self concepts in matched groups of adolescents and adults with Williams syndrome (WS) and Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), using Damon and Hart's semi-structured interview. The main findings were that the WS participants were more productive in their responses to the interview, providing more self characteristics. The WS group also used more social and psychological categories i...

This study explored self concepts in matched groups of adolescents and adults with Williams syndrome (WS) and Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), using Damon and Hart's (1988) semi-structured interview. The main findings were that the WS participants were more productive in their responses to the interview, providing more self characteristics. The WS group also used more social and psychological categ...

Computer games have become increasingly cooperative social activities that are often being played with several collocated gamers, frequently in front of spectators who react and participate in the gameplay experience. Physical controllers are enriching the gaming interface by allowing players to use their bodies to control the game. We highlight another gameplay theme: in-game authorship of con...

Earth Hour (EH) is a large-scale campaign launched by the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) every year to raise awareness about environmental issues. Although the EH campaign is active on social media, there is currently no systematic way of assessing its impact on public engagement and the topics they post about. In this paper we study engagement towards the 2014 EH campaign on Twitter. By anal...