Forty patients with rheumatoid arthritis were randomly recruited from an outpatient population for an in-depth, qualitative interview. The aim was to identify factors that influence whether patients feel they have any control over their condition. The data were analysed using Colaizzi's procedural steps. Four major categories that positively influence perceptions of control were identified. The...

Anna Rutherford interviewed Peter Carroll in London in October, 1979, when The Chrzstz(m Brothers was playing at the Riverside Studios. This journal article is available in Kunapipi: http://ro.uow.edu.au/kunapipi/vol2/iss2/5

introduction: motorcycling is a risky activity and motorcyclists are vulnerable to road accidents. the behavior of motorcyclists is a significant factor of accident. unfortunately there is little information regarding social and mental characteristics of motorcyclists which lead to the accident. the purpose of this study was to gain an in-depth qualitative understanding of reasons for riding a ...

Assessment of decision-making capacity (DMC) can be difficult in acquired brain injury (ABI) particularly with the syndrome of organic personality disorder (OPD) (the "frontal lobe syndrome"). Clinical neuroscience may help but there are challenges translating its constructs to the decision-making abilities considered relevant by law and ethics. An in-depth interview study of DMC in OPD was und...