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RECOGNISINGPOSSIBILITIES

9thAnnualDoctoralStudentAssociationConference

Thursday27thofApril2017,QMU

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CONTENTS

RecognisingPossibilities...........................................................................................................................................................1

Contents....................................................................................................................................................................................2

WelcomefromtheDoctoralStudentAssociationCo-chairs.....................................................................................................3

Introducingourkeynotespeaker,ProfessorJeremyBradshaw................................................................................................4

Keynoteabstract........................................................................................................................................................................4

ProgrammeofEvents-Morning...............................................................................................................................................5

ProgrammeofEvents–Afternoon............................................................................................................................................6

Abstractsinorderofappearance..............................................................................................................................................7

SimonOnwe(assessedseminar)...............................................................................................................................................7

CarolineCheng(assessedseminar)...........................................................................................................................................7

AnnaTrejnowska.......................................................................................................................................................................8

KarenMatthews........................................................................................................................................................................8

VikashKumar(assessedseminar)..............................................................................................................................................9

HamidaAlHarthi........................................................................................................................................................................9

MayaPuspitasari.......................................................................................................................................................................9

AilseEspie................................................................................................................................................................................10

GeorgiaAndreopoulou(assessedseminar).............................................................................................................................10

MichaelBlaney........................................................................................................................................................................11

BenBullen................................................................................................................................................................................11

LyndaRussell...........................................................................................................................................................................11

ZuwainaHumaidAlMahrouqi.................................................................................................................................................12

NiamhKinsella.........................................................................................................................................................................12

AnnaMariaRisso(assessedseminar)......................................................................................................................................13

NormahfuzahAhmad...............................................................................................................................................................13

DermotFitzsimons.................................................................................................................................................................144

VickyMakellaraki.....................................................................................................................................................................14

PosterSession..........................................................................................................................................................................15


WELCOMEFROMTHEDOCTORALSTUDENTASSOCIATIONCO-CHAIRS.

Welcometothe9thannualQMUDoctoralStudentAssociationconference.

WhenwetookourrolesasDSAco-chairsandstartedtoconsiderandplanourworkfortheyeartherewereafewideasthatwewerekeentodevelop.Thefirstideawasthatconnectingwithdoctoralcandidatesacrosstheuniversitytoshareourworkcancreateastrong,supportive,welcomingcommunityoflearners.Byattendingthis conference and DSA events throughout the year you have become part of and shaped the growingcommunity. We hope that you enjoy today, feel that you are part of that community and get somethingvaluablefromtheconference.Secondly,wewerekeentoworkcollaborativelywithpeople,schools,divisions,boardsandcommitteesacrosstheuniversityinordertocreateconnectionsandinfluenceforandgiveavoicetodoctoralcandidatesinQMU.Withthisinmind,wehavecontinuedtoworktocreatesafespacesinwhichyou (as doctoral candidates) can share your questions, experiences and challenges. We hope that theconferencebecomessuchaspaceandencourageyoutosharethesechallenges,experiences, ideasetc.withother doctoral candidates today but also beyond the conference space. Finally, we established a focus onstrength, positivity and opportunity in relation to our work as the DSA. Our conference theme- ‘realisingpossibilities’ has emerged from this focus.We are passionate about directing our attention to the positiveaspects of doctoral experience and drawing on strengths and opportunities to support others tomake themostoftheirdoctoralexperienceandofthemselves.

Finally, thank you to all of the people that have made this event possible. Thank you to QMU Centre forAcademicPractice (CAP)andProf.RoniBamber,QMUDeputyPrincipleDr.RichardButt, theQMULearningResourceCentre (LRC),Nairn’s, The ScottishGraduate School forArts andHumanities and IQChocolate foryour help and generous donations. Thank you to the Graduate School at Queen Margaret University forsupportingthisevent.

Thankyouall forbeinghere,sharingyourworkandsupportingothers.We look forwardtoconnectingwithyouandhearingaboutalloftheworkthatispresentedheretoday.

Bestwishes,

Anna,Melissa,NiamhandRobert

DoctoralStudentAssociationCo-chairs


INTRODUCINGOURKEYNOTESPEAKER,PROFESSORJEREMYBRADSHAW

Professor JeremyBradshaw is currentlyProfessorofMolecularBiophysics andAssistant

PrincipalResearcherDevelopmentatUniversityofEdinburgh.Hisareasof responsibility

as Assistant Principal Researcher Development include: overseeing research training at

postgraduateandpostdoctoralresearcherlevels,formulationandpromotionofstrategic

initiatives,convenetheSenatusResearcherExperienceCommitteeandthePostgraduate

StudentAppealsCommittee,andrepresentationoftheUniversityexternalboards.

KEYNOTEABSTRACTGettingthemostfromyourdoctorate

Drawing on experience of his own doctorate, of his own doctoral students and of involvement in doctoral

educationatinstitutional,nationalandinternationallevels,Jeremywillpresentstrategiesandpracticaladvice

aboutmakingthemostofyourdoctoralstudies.

#QMUDSA17


PROGRAMMEOFEVENTS-MORNING

9.00–9.15 WelcomefromQMUprincipalandvice-chancellorProfessorPetraWend

9.15–10.00 KeynotespeakerProfessorJeremyBradshaw

10.00–10.25 Simon Onwe (assessed seminar) - Postgraduate nursing education in Nigeria:understanding registered and graduated students’ experiences in their journeys toprogrammecompletionorwithdrawal.

10.25-10.50 Caroline Cheng (assessed seminar) - “How are they managing life in Scotland?” AreflectionfromasubjectivewellbeingstudyoftheChineserefugeesinScotland

10.50-11.10amCoffeebreak&postersinatriumoutsideHalleLectureTheatre

11.10-11.15 Anna Trejnowska – Experiences of living with a brain tumour diagnosis from theindividuals’andcaregivers’perspectives:anInterpretativePhenomenologicalAnalysis

11.15-11.20 KarenMatthews–CirrhosisScreeningwithaPortableFibroscan®DeviceinacommunityAlcoholSupportService:afeasibilityStudy

11.20-11.45 Vikash Kumar (assessed seminar) - Health System Integration in Non CommunicableDiseaseServiceDeliveryinIndia:AnInstitutionalEthnographyStudy

11.45-11.50 HamidaAlHarthi–ExploringtherelationshipbetweenlifeexperiencesandearlyrelapseamongimprisonedusersofillegaldrugsinOman

11.50-11.55 Maya Puspitasari – Investigating the washback effect of the national examination onIndonesianclassroompractices

11.55-12.15 AilsaEspie–Transnationaleducationprogrammes(TNE)innursing–whatcanwelearn?

12.15–13.00LunchbreakinPianoBar


PROGRAMMEOFEVENTS–AFTERNOON

13.00–13.25 Georgia Andreopoulou (assessed seminar) - Psychometric properties of walkingperformance and lower limb function measures used to assess effects of assistivetechnologytotreatfootdropinmultiplesclerosis–ACOSMINreview

13.25–13.30 MichaelBlaney–Freedombridge:Men integrating into life intheRepublicof Irelandaftersuccessfullyseekingasylum.Whatopportunitiesdoesemploymentpresent?Isitpossible for work to play a significant role to refugees to integrate into the hostcommunity?

13.30–13.50 BenBullen–CharcotNeuroarthropathyPatient Education amongNHSandacademicPodiatristsinScotland

13.50-14.10 NormahfuzahAhmad–Digitalmediatechnologies:Challengesandfutureexistenceofconventionalbroadcasttelevisionnews

14.10–14.30 LyndaRussell–Recognisingthepossibilitiesofsupportingwomenwithaddictionswhohavehadtheirchildrenremovedtodevelopservicesandtrainingforstaff

14.30–14.50 ZuwainaHumaidAlMahrouqi–AssessmentofDietaryIntakesofNormalWeight,OverweightandObeseOmaniFemaleTeenagers

14.50–15.10Coffeebreak&postersinatriumoutsideHalleLectureTheatre

15.10–15.15 NiamhKinsella–Explorationofontologyusingcriticalcreativereflection

15.15–15.40 AnnaRisso(assessedseminar)–Whatarethemosteffectiveparametersforexercisebasedsensorimotor training inadultswithorwithoutorthopaedicandsports relatedconditions?Asystematicreviewofcurrentliterature.

15.40–16.00 DermotFitzsimons–ReachingtheEndoftheSentence:LanguageandcommunicationResearchinaYoungOffenderInstitution

16.00–16.20 Vicky Makellaraki – Delivering collaborative programmes in languages other thanEnglish:exploringthepossibilitiesforqualityassurancemechanisms

16.20–16.30 Conferenceclosure

16.30Drinksreceptioninatriumandposter/presentationawards


ABSTRACTSINORDEROFAPPEARANCE

SIMONONWE(ASSESSEDSEMINAR)

PostgraduatenursingeducationinNigeria:understandingregisteredandgraduatedstudents’experiencesintheirjourneystoprogrammecompletionorwithdrawal.

Nigerian nursing education grew from initially limited numbers of missionary establishments to a moresubstantial expansion of urban hospital-based schools from 1945. Postcolonial emancipation sparked theUniversityof Ibadan intoopening the firstDepartmentofNursing inNigeria in1965.The firstpostgraduatenursingprogrammecommenced in1988at theObafemiAwolowoUniversity,OsunState. TheUniversityofIbadan in Oyo State and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in Enugu State started their own postgraduatecourses in 1996 and 2003 respectively. These three universities remain the main postgraduate nursingeducationprovidersinNigeriaforapopulationofapproximately180millionpeople.Nonetheless,Governmentandprofessionalstakeholders,includingtheNigerianNursingandMidwiferyCouncil,areconcernedbythelowgraduation rate of these students (10%), and their relatively high rate of attrition (20%). The study aims toexplore theexperiencesofpostgraduatenursing studentsenrolledwith thepostgraduatenursingeducationprogrammesinNigeria.Thepostgraduatenursingstudentsandstaffofnursingeducationcoordinatingbodieswererecruitedtothisstudypurposivelyandbysnowballing.Theresearchmethodusedwasqualitativeinquiryutilisingface-to-faceinterviews,themethodologybeingguidedbyacriticalrealistperspectivewithregardtoagencyandstructure.35participantswereusedforthestudy.Thefindingsrevealthatstudents’experiencesof delay in graduation hinge on students-factors, lecturers-factors, policy issues, and social structures andmechanismsinNigeria.Inconclusion,thereisadelayinprogrammecompletionperiodasaresultofmultiplefactors.

CAROLINECHENG(ASSESSEDSEMINAR)“How are theymanaging life in Scotland?”A reflection from a subjectivewellbeing study of the ChineserefugeesinScotland

The2011Censusshows33,706ChinesepeoplelivinginScotland,makingChinesethesecondlargestminoritygroup residing in Scotland. Therewere about 80 new refugees from China in the years between 2013 and2015.However, this population is almost invisible in service delivery inGlasgow,wheremost refugees live.Remarkably little research has been carried out on the UK Chinese community despite the fact that itconstitutes the third largestethnicminority in theUK.This studyproposed to fill thegapof findingout thechallengesoftheChineserefugees,andunderstandtheneedsofthisunderstudiedpopulation.Mostwellbeingresearch projects adopt a quantitative approach and this study focuses on finding out the subjectiveexperiences of Chinese refugees and how social connections serve as a mean to achieve wellbeing. Thisresearcherhas theprivilegetoexplorethe factorscontributingtoagood life for20ChineseasylumseekersandrefugeesinmainlytheGlasgowareaasthefirststageofawellbeingstudy.Semi-structuredinterviewwasconductedtofindoutthecoreconstructsofwellbeingfromtheChinesepeople’sperspectivesandthematicanalysiswasemployedinthedataanalysisprocess.Thetopfivethemesthatcomeupthemostarechildren’seducation and learning opportunities, living environment, transportation, good health and access to healthcare,andfreedomtopursueone’sdreams.


ANNATREJNOWSKAExperiencesof livingwithabrain tumourdiagnosis from the individuals’ and caregivers’ perspectives: anInterpretativePhenomenologicalAnalysis

Background:Diagnosisofabraintumourbringsuniquechallengestothepsychosocialadjustmentprocessforthosediagnosedandtheir informalcaregivers.Braintumourhasbeendescribedasa ‘familydisease’duetothe significant changes it brings to the closest social network, including shifts in social roles, relationshipdynamics etc. This study seeks to gain an understanding of the lived experience of being diagnosedwith abraintumour,withafocusonexploringpatients’andcaregivers’understandingsofmeaningofsocialsupportforthem.

Methods: Individuals with a brain tumour diagnosis and caregivers will be recruited via charitableorganisations, such as brainstrust. A purposive sample of 8-12 patients and 8-12 informal caregivers willparticipate in semi-structured interviews, which will be audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. DatacollectionandanalysiswillbecarriedoutusingInterpretativePhenomenologicalAnalysis,asbestsuitedtoaidunderstandingoftheexperiencesinaparticularcontext.

Findings: Findings stemming from this project will provide a greater understanding of the subjectiveexperienceofabraintumourdiagnosisofbothpatientsandcaregivers.

Discussion: Implications of the current project include aiding development of guidance for supportiveorganisationsandcliniciansregardingadviceforfamiliesfacingchallengesinadjustmenttothediagnosis.

KARENMATTHEWSCirrhosisScreeningwithaPortableFibroscan®DeviceinaCommunityAlcoholSupportService:aFeasibilityStudy

Scottishstandardiseddeathratesfromalcoholrelatedharm,includingcirrhosis,arehigherthanintherestofthe UK with mortality rates in the most deprived decile being 6 times that of the least. Liver disease issymptomless andusually presents late. Early diagnosis of cirrhosis allows assessment for complications andsurveillance, treatment and lifestyle changes to prevent progression of the disease; thus improving survivaleveninadvancedcases.Liverstiffnessisanindicatorofcirrhosis.AFibroscan®isaquick,painless,noninvasivemethod formeasuring liver stiffnesswhich gives an instant result in kilopascals (kPa)with a reading >7kPasuggestiveofpossiblecirrhosis.

Aimofstudy:

• MonitortheuptakeofaFibroscan®inindividualsaccessingonecommunityalcoholsupportservice.• Determine theprevalenceof undiagnosed cirrhosis in individuals accessing one community alcohol

supportserviceinNorthEastEdinburgh• MonitorengagementfollowingreferraltoEdinburghRoyalInfirmaryspecialistliverservicesofthose

individualsreferredbecauseofaFibroscanreading>7kPa.

Method:Thestudyisadvertisedwithintheserviceandnumberedresearchinformationpacksareavailableonrequest toindividuals who self-identified as harmful drinkers. Consented individuals with Fibroscan® result>7kPaarereferredtoanurse-ledserviceforassessment,resultsofwhichdetermineonwardreferraltoaliverspecialist.Participantsaremonitoredforcompliancewithappointmentsandfollow-upinterventions.

Results:Earlyindicationsshowexcellentuptake,significantdiseaseandahighcompliancewithliverservicesofferingpotentialforearlyinterventionandimprovedhealthoutcomes.


VIKASHKUMAR(ASSESSEDSEMINAR)Health System Integration in Non Communicable Disease Service Delivery in India: An InstitutionalEthnographyStudyHealth system integrationhasbeen in thepublichealthagenda foralmost fourdecades since theAlma-Atadeclaration that emphasise integrated primary health care. It has been considered as ameans to improveaccess tohealth services and improvehealthoutcomes. Itwasbelieved that an integratedapproachwouldaddress some of the health system’s problems caused by donor driven program and targeted diseaseinterventions such as service duplication, fragmentation within the local health system, poor coordination,interuptioninroutineservicedelivery.Currently,thereisgrowingrecognitiontoadopttheintegratedhealthsystemapproachforthelongtermsustainabilityofdiseasecontrolprogramsandhealthsystemstrengthening(Lawnetal.,2008).Theaimofthepaperistohighlightthestrengthofinstitutionalethnographyapproachtostudy “integrated health system”. Institutional ethnography emphasizes connections among the sites andsituations of everyday life, professional practice, and policymaking. It focuses on local experiences inconfronting and analysing howpeople are being dominated and shapedby an external process and forces.Institutional ethnography approach allows researcher to explore andmap the complex process and systemunderinquiryfromstandpointofpeopleinvolvedinit.

HAMIDAALHARTHIExploring theRelationshipbetween Life ExperiencesandEarlyRelapseamong ImprisonedUsersof IllegalDrugsinOman

IllegaldruguseisamajorconcernamongOmaniyouthinthecountry.Thereisanincreasingnumberofusersof illegal drugs in prison and due to early relapse. Therefore, the ethnographical method is proposed toexplore the lifeexperiencesof imprisonedusersof illegaldrugsand the relationshipbetweenthisandearlyrelapse. 10 participantswill be recruited from the Central Prison ofOman for this study, using a purposivesamplingmethod.EthicalprincipleswillbeconsideredandethicalapprovalwillbegrantedfromQMUethicalcommitteeandRoyalOmanPolice.Additionally,informedconsentwillbeobtainedfromtheparticipants,andtheconfidentialityofcollecteddatawillbemaintained.Datawillbecollectedusingfacetofaceinterviewsandfieldobservations.DataanalysiswillbecarriedoutusingathematicanalysisframeworkandNVivo10software.

MAYAPUSPITASARIInvestigatingthewashbackeffectofthenationalexaminationonIndonesianclassroompractices

Fromdifferentcontextsandresearchstudies, therearesomeevidencesto implythatexaminationcanhaveunintendedwashback effects on classroom practices. This paper presents pilot study findings onwashbackeffect in the context of English national examination for final year lower secondary school students inIndonesia.Theinvestigationfocusedonaspectsincludingteachers’,students’andparents’perceptionsontheinfluencesofthenationalexaminationontheclassroompractices.

Three qualitative methods; classroom observation, semi-structured interviews and focus group discussionwere employed in two lower secondary schools in Kabupaten Bandung. This study involved two Englishteachers,50finalyearstudents,oneschoolprincipalandoneparent.

After theclassroomobservationand interviewshadbeenconducted, the findings indicated thatpublic lowersecondaryschoolteacherandstudentsweremoreinfluencedbythenationalexaminationthanthosebasedintheprivate school.Oneof the reasonswas shownby the students’ expression in the focus groupdiscussionwhentheywereaskedtowhichuppersecondaryschooltheywishedtocontinueaftergraduation.Thestudentsinthepublicschoolmentionedvariedschoolstoanswerthequestionwhilethoseintheprivateschoolstatedasingleresponse,thenearestpublicuppersecondaryschoolfromtheirhomes.Thestudyalsosuggestedthattheschool principal and the parentswere less influenced by the national examination as they believed that theteachershaddonethebestthingtohelpthestudentsprepare.Implicationsforfurtherresearchareconsideredintheconclusions.


AILSEESPIETransnationaleducationprogrammes(TNE)innursing-whatcanwelearn?

Transnationaleducation(TNE)isthetermusedtodescribeprogrammesofeducationundertakenbystudentsina‘hostcountry’whichisdifferentfromthe‘homecountry’(Trahar2015).Theseprogrammesmake a significant contribution touniversities andother educationproviders across theglobeandprovideadditionalin-countryeducationalpossibilitiesforstudents.Thereissignificantliteratureonthedifferentkindsofeducationalpartnershipsandprogrammesavailablebutthe factors thatdeterminethesuccessor failureof thesestill remain largelyunknown(Watervaletal2015,Benahnia2015). Inaddition, there is littleevidenceabouttherealvalueofTNEfor thestudentsthemselves(BritishCouncil2013,HigherEducationAcademy2014)andsoIhopemystudywillbeafirststepinexploringtheseareas.Through an ethnographic approach I hope to develop understanding of how TNE nursing programmes aredesignedanddelivered,howstudentsarehelped to learnandhowtheyapply their learning intopractice. Iplan to observe how teaching and learning of the curriculum is undertaken in country and how the socialrealityofnursingisplayedoutforthestudentsinpracticeinGreeceandEgypt.ThestudywillbeinformedbyLeininger’s (1995) culture care diversity and universality theory and her ethnonursing research method.Leininger’s theorybrings togethercultureandcareandprovidesa conceptual framework forunderstandingcultural diversity and humanistic caring within a qualitative approach. My presentation will focus on myplannedmethodologyandonsomeoftheopportunitiesandchallengesImayencounter.GEORGIAANDREOPOULOU(ASSESSEDSEMINAR)Psychometricpropertiesofwalkingperformanceandlowerlimbfunctionmeasuresusedtoassesseffectsofassistivetechnologytotreatfootdropinmultiplesclerosis–ACOSMINreview.

BackgroundAssistivetechnology(AT)suchasFunctionalElectricalStimulation(FES)andAnkleFootOrthoses(AFOs) to treat footdrop isoftenusedbypeoplewithMultipleSclerosis (pwMS),but there isan increasingdemandfromhealthcareandmedicalinsuranceproviderstoprovideevidencedemonstratingthebenefitsofATusingpsychometricallysoundoutcomes.

ObjectiveThissystematicreviewfirstlyidentifiedthemeasurescurrentlyusedtoassessthebenefitsofATandsecondlysynthesizedthepsychometricevidenceinpwMSforasubsetofthesemeasures.

MethodsTwosearchesinfourdatabaseswereconducteduptoJune2016byusingspecificsearchstrategies.Methodological quality was rated based on the COSMIN guidelines and the overall level of evidence wasscoredaccordingtotheCochranecriteria.

ResultsThe first search identified 27measures,with the 10meterwalk test (10mWT), gait kinematics andPhysiologicalCostIndex(PCI)mostfrequentlyused.Thesecond,mainsearch,resultedin36studiesevaluating8 measures.Moderate to strong level of evidence was found for one or more psychometric properties ofMultiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12 (MSWS-12), Timed 25 Foot Walk (T25FW), 10mWT and 6MWT. NopsychometricstudiesforgaitkinematicsandPCIinpwMSwereidentifiedandtherewaslackofevidenceformeasurementerror.

Conclusion There is moderate to strong evidence supporting the use of several outcome measures forassessingtheeffectsofATonwalkingperformance.However,thereisalackofevidenceforothercommonlyusedoutcomemeasuressuchas3DgaitkinematicsandPCI.


MICHAELBLANEYFreedombridge:MenintegratingintolifeintheRepublicofIrelandaftersuccessfullyseekingasylum.Whatopportunities does employment present? Is it possible for work to play a significant role to refugees tointegrateintothehostcommunity?

Mymainresearchquestionis:WhatroledoesemploymentplayintheintegrationofrefugeemeninIreland?For this conference, this presentation will focus on what opportunities does employment present? Is itpossibleforworktoplayasignificantroleforrefugeestointegrateintothehostcommunity?Toanswerthesequestions,theresearchwillfollowacohortofpost-asylummenwhohavebeengrantedtherighttoworkandare now living in the community. It will use Ager & Strang’s Understanding Integration: A ConceptualFramework(2008)asamodeltounderpinthestudy.

WhenanasylumseekercomestoIrelandtheyenteralegalprocess.Theyaredispersedacross17countiestoone of 35 hostels known as Direct Provision (DP) centres with bed and board and receive €19.10 (about£16.50)perweek.Theyarenotentitledtoworkorenterhigherleveleducation.55%havebeeninthesystemformorethan5years(McMahon,2015)andmanyhavebecomeinstitutionalised(O’Reilly,2013).Isitpossibletore-startlifeandfindajob?Willopportunitiesstillappearandcantheyengagemeaningfullyintoasocietytheyhavebeenmarginalisedfromsincetheirarrival?

Thispresentationwillrecognisethepossibilitiesworkpresents,butalsohighlightthechallengesthemenface.Traitsconnectedwithmeaningfulworkandissuesaroundfundamentalpillarssuchasidentity,masculinityandself-esteem,thatareexpectedtoemergefromthisresearch,willbepresented.

BENBULLENCharcotNeuroarthropathyPatientEducationamongNHSandacademicPodiatristsinScotland

Delayed diagnosis of Charcot Neuroarthropathy (CN) may result in significant deformity, associated withulceration, amputation and a reduced quality of life. Little is currently known as to how this condition isdiscussed among ‘at risk’ individuals in Scotland. An opportunity to explore this aspect of practice wasrecognised throughout a Development and Evaluation of Professional Practice (DEPP) module at QueenMargaret University (QMU). A modified Delphi approach, employing mixed methods, was undertaken todetermine current practice and gain consensus among a group of NHS podiatry colleagues and Lecturers inPodiatry in Scotland.Novel visual tools developed throughout a precedingAdvancing Professional PracticeAmodulewere also evaluated. A convergence codingmatrix allowed identification of four themes concerningrespondents,person-centredcareandthecontentandcontextofCNpatienteducation.

LYNDARUSSELLRecognisingthepossibilitiesofsupportingwomenwithaddictionswhohavehadtheirchildrenremovedtodevelopservicesandtrainingforstaff

PreviousresearchhasmainlyfocusedonchildrenwithintheCareSystemortheirfoster/adoptiveparents.Asaresult,thereislimitedinformationabouttheneedsandexperiencesofwomenwhohavehadtheirchildrenremovedbysocialservices.Researchsuggeststhatfollowingremovalthereisdeteriorationinmentalhealth,an increase or relapse in drug and/or alcohol use, suicide attempts and further pregnancies. Qualitativestudiesusetheterm‘disenfranchisedgrief’todescribetheexperiencesoflossofachildwhileacknowledgingthe stigma and shame of the removal and their mother’s role in the loss. This study aims to develop anunderstandingof theneedsofwomenwithinAddictionServices inNorthWestGlasgowwhohavehadtheirchildrenremovedfromtheircarebutalsotocollaboratewiththisgroupofmotherstodevelopaninterventionfor mothers, a training package for addiction staff and good practice guidelines for other staff who havecontactwiththisgroupofwomeni.e.GPs,maternityservices,socialworkers.Wewantthisgroupofwomento recognise the possibilities that life could be different, they could develop alternative coping styles tomanagethegriefattachedtotheirlossandthat,ratherthanfeelingstigmaandshame,theirknowledge,skillsandexperiencescanbeuseful inthedevelopmentofservicesandtraining. Ultimatelythisgroupofwomencouldfeelempoweredratherthanblamedandshamed.


ZUWAINAHUMAIDALMAHROUQIAssessmentofDietaryIntakesofNormalWeight,OverWeightandObeseOmaniFemaleTeenagers’

For many years, obesity and overweight have been global health issues that affect all age groups, fromchildren to adults and the elderly. Obesity and overweight is a problem in Oman, particularly for femaleadolescents. Therefore, a studywas conducted to investigate lifestyle choices among girls aged from15-18year in Ibri district, Oman. One such lifestyle choice is food habits. A total of 59 students (normal weight(n=30),overweight/obese (n=29))wererandomlyselected fromtwoschools toparticipate in thisstudy.Un-weighed7-daydietdiarieswereusedasdatacollection instruments.EthicalprincipleswereconsideredandethicalapprovalwasgrantedfromQMUethicalcommitteeandMinistryofEducation inOman.Additionally,informedconsentwasobtainedfromtheparticipantsandtheirparentsandtheconfidentialityofthecollecteddatawasmaintained.Datafromtheun-weighed7-daydietdiarieswereanalysedusingMicrosoftExcel2010programme and the nutritional software analysis package Netwisp 4.0 (Tinuviel Software). The findingshighlightedthat,therewerenosignificantdifferencesinreporteddietaryintakesbetweenthethreelevelsofBMI groups, p>.05. However under-reporting (as assessed by estimating energy requirements) was high inobeseOmanifemaleadolescentsandacrossallBMIgroups.Thefindingsshow41%participantswerenormalreporters and 59%were under-reporters. Daily reported EI and allmacronutrients were higher among thenormal reporterswhen compared to the under reporterswith the difference being statistically significance(p<.001). In conclusion, the study reveals that the reported food habits do not have a major impact onincreasingtheparticipants’bodyweight.

NIAMHKINSELLAExplorationofontologyusingcriticalcreativereflection

Anexplorationandunderstandingofselfinrelationtovaluesandbeliefsisunderstoodtobeanessentialpartof learning to be a person-centred facilitator or researcher and to begin a process of research that isunderpinnedbyperson-centredness(McCanceandMcCormack2017;VanLieshout2017).

The PhD study that this exploration is related to involves explorationof the values andbeliefs and ‘self’ ofoccupationaltherapistswhentheyimplementthetailoredactivityprogramme(Gitlinetal.2008)inpractice.Thisstudyisunderpinnedbyassumptionsofperson-centrednessandoccupation.

Thepaintingsthatarepresentedarecreativeexpressionsthatweremadeinreactiontolearningandresearchexperiences that occurred over the first year of a PhD while I was designing the study. They each hold adifferentmeaningthatwasaccompaniedbycriticalreflectivedialoguethatemergedasaresultofthecreativeexpression.Theyfacilitatedunderstandingofmypositionasaresearcherandapersoninrelationtothestudyandunderstandingofaphilosophicalandtheoreticalframeworktounderpinthestudy.

Thiscriticalcreativereflectionprocessalsoresultedintherealisationofhumanflourishing,anassumptionofcriticalcreativityandanintentionalmeansandendofthiskindofresearch(McCormackandTitchen2006).


ANNAMARIARISSO(ASSESSEDSEMINAR)Whatarethemosteffectiveparametersforexercisebasedsensorimotortraininginadultswithorwithoutorthopaedicandsportsrelatedconditions?Asystematicreviewofcurrentliterature.

Objectives: Sensorimotor training (SMT) is a typeof training that focuses on improving the (afferent) inputfromdistal joints inorder to alter the (efferent)motoroutput. Indoing so, this improves the sensorimotorsystem, that translates into an improved joint function in reaction to balance, instability and performanceduring daily tasks and sporting activities. Considering the importance of the sensorimotor system, thedevelopmentofSMTasarehabilitationplatformfortranslationofuseinotherconditions,hasbeenusedbyseveralresearchers,withthehopeofexploringits'effects.Exercise-basedSMTstudieshaveshownsignificantimprovements in the selected outcomemeasures of choice, but the rationale as to dose-response and itseffectivenesshasbeenlackingincurrentSMTresearch.Inaddition,thevastarrayofinconsistenciesbetweentheavailableresearchinhibitsanytypeofgeneralizabilityforrecommendationforclinicaluse.Thepurposeofthis systematic review study, was to evaluate the current literature on SMT using exercise in the adultpopulationwithorwithoutorthopaedic,sportrelatedormusculoskeletal injuriesandwhattypeofoutcomemeasures are being used to evaluate such effects. Data sources: Five databases: Medline, SPORTDiscus,Cochrane Library, CINHAL and SCOPUS were searched between January 2011 and January 2016. Reviewmethods: The systematic review was performed using guidelines set by the Preferred Reporting Items forSystematicReviewsandMeta-Analysis(PRISMA).Pre-definedinclusionandexclusioncriteriaweredevelopedandused to identify the eligible articles. Eligible articleswere summarised and critically reviewedusing theCONSORTchecklist forobservational studiesby two independent reviewers.The final22articles,wereusedforfurtherdataextractionandanalysisforapossibleMeta-Analysis.Progressandpreliminaryresultswillbediscussedduringthe15-minutepresentation.

NORMAHFUZAHAHMADDigitalmediatechnologies:Challengesandfutureexistenceofconventionalbroadcasttelevisionnews

One of the many contributing factors that shapes societal progression is through the development andadaptation of technology. Technological transformation affects any society within which it functions. Themedia industry is an industry that is highlymalleable to changes in technology. In a continuous fast-pacedtechnological change we currently live in, information derived from digitalisation of media technology haseliminated conventional forms of barriers inwhichwe seek and consume information. Digitalisation of themedia industry and multiplatform practice have revolutionised methods of news production, delivery andconsumption. Existence and functions of legacy news media organisations are challenged by audience-participatory attributes of new media through proliferation of User-Generated Contents (UGC), mediaautomationandmushroomingdigitalmediaorganisations.Mediadigitalisationempowersaudienceswiththeability to select various platforms to receive news and information, giving audiences voices and greaterautonomythrougheliminationof top-down information flow.Foreseeingapossibly lessdominantsourceofnewsmedium,conventionalnewsproductionarepressuredtoadheretosocietaldemandsthroughnumerousformsofmediaautomationandincreasedaudienceengagement,orriskitsfutureexistenceasanewssourcein the digitalised world of news media. This article discusses technological challenges affecting legacybroadcasttelevisionnewsstationswhilsttakingintoaccountafuturedirectionofahighlynetworked,digitisedmediasphere.


DERMOTFITZSIMONSReachingtheEndoftheSentence:LanguageandcommunicationResearchinaYoungOffenderInstitution

Atleast60%ofincarceratedyoungmenintheUKhavelanguageandcommunicationneeds,whichmayhavehitherto beenunidentified andunmet (Bryan et al, 2007). Criminal justice processes require a high level ofdemandonlanguageabilities,e.g.givingyour“sideofthestory”,justifyingyouractions,negotiating/avoidingescalation of potentially threatening situations. Language difficulties are also a risk factor for behaviouralproblemsandvolatilepeerrelationships(Beitchmanetal,2001;RedmondandRice,1998).Thesedifficultiescansubsequentlyimpedeaccesstotargetedservicesandinterventions.

Little is known about the perspectives of the men themselves regarding their own communication andlanguageabilities. In addition, the language/communication skills of youngmenmost at riskwithinprison -thoseplacedinsegregationunits–arenotdescribedintheliterature.Triangulatingstandardizedassessment,semi-structuredinterviewsandclinicalhistory,thisstudycontributesnewinformationandknowledgetothefield by detailing the views and language skills of those young men who have experienced segregation inprison,andprovidesevidenceforongoingsupportoftheirlanguageandcommunicationneeds,bothinprisonandintransitiontothecommunity.

In keepingwith the conference theme - “recognising possibilities” - I discuss preliminary findings and howplanning and conducting research in a shared prison/healthcare setting has its own set ofmethodological,ethical,andorganisationalconsiderations.Recognisingpossibilitiesandopportunitiesinthisoftenchallengingandunpredictableinstitutionalenvironment,andrespondingtomakebestuseofsuchpossibilities,hasbeenessentialtomeetingmyresearchgoals.

VICKYMAKELLARAKIDeliveringcollaborativeprogrammesinlanguagesotherthanEnglish:exploringthepossibilitiesforqualityassurancemechanisms

Mywork-basedissuerevolvesaroundtheinclusionofalanguageotherthanEnglishinprogrammesofferedbyUKhighereducationinstitutionsundercollaborativeagreements.

Non Anglo-Saxon language of affiliation would not only realistically tick a number of boxes in UK highereducationinstitutions’strategicplansandinternationalstrategiesintermsofinterculturalcommunicationandcommunitiesoflearnersbutitwouldalsostrengthennationalidentitiesandtrulyempowerhostinstitutions.

My purpose from a professional’s perspective is to identify quality assurancemechanisms employed byUKhighereducationinstitutionsdeliveringprogrammesinlanguagesotherthanEnglishagainsttherequirementssetbytheUKQualityAssuranceAgencyforHigherEducation(QAA).Inthisrespect,IwillbelookingintotheUKQuality Code for Higher Education, the audits for overseas provision in Greece (conducted in 2008 and2015) and institutional case studies in Singapore (2011) and China (2012) aiming at highlighting cases ofdifferenthomeandhostinstitutionsaswellaslanguagecombinations.

Findingsmayleadintoanenhancedapproachinlinewitheffectivequalityassurancepracticesandtherealitiesoftransnationaleducationalpartnerships.


POSTERSESSION

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PosterNo

Name Title

1 MauroDiLullo MauriceBlanchot:Communismandpoliticsinthetwentyfirstcentury

2 MauroDiLullo JeanGenet,HamasandpoliticalIslam

3 HusseinAliHusseinAl-Sarri Prediction themain features of soil behaviour with a new unified anisotropicconstitutive`ANICASM`model

4 GasimAlaswad Assessingandmonitoring themoisturemovementwithin surface-zone concreteundersimulatedhotclimaticconditions

5 BorisMocialov AssociatveLearninginResponseAdaptatonusingSignLanguage

6 SitiAzuraKhalid TransformationalleadershipinthepublicsectorinMalaysia:aproposedholisticmodelindevelopingresponsivenewleaders.

7 MelissaAkoral ‘Ithadamindofitsown’:InterpretativePhenomenologicalAnalysisofpsychosisexperience

8 AnnaTrejnowska Adjustmenttoabraintumourdiagnosis:theroleofattachmentstyleandsocialsupport.

9 NicolaMcGuire Finding the Factors Associated with Length of Hospitalisation: a SystematicReviewandMeta-Analysis

10 MaryamShafiei-Deh-Abad DeepRecessionsandSlowRecoveries

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