Olga van den Akker

Summary

Affiliation: Aston University
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi A longitudinal pre-pregnancy to post-delivery comparison of genetic and gestational surrogate and intended mothers: confidence and genealogy
    Olga B A van den Akker
    Department of Psychology, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
    J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 26:277-84. 2005
  2. ncbi Coping, quality of life and psychological symptoms in three groups of sub-fertile women
    Olga B A van den Akker
    Psychology Department, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
    Patient Educ Couns 57:183-9. 2005
  3. ncbi A review of family donor constructs: current research and future directions
    Olga van den Akker
    School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, UK
    Hum Reprod Update 12:91-101. 2006
  4. ncbi Psychosocial aspects of surrogate motherhood
    Olga B A van den Akker
    Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
    Hum Reprod Update 13:53-62. 2007
  5. ncbi The socio-cultural and biological meaning of parenthood
    Satvinder Purewal
    Department of Psychology, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
    J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 28:79-86. 2007
  6. ncbi Psychological trait and state characteristics, social support and attitudes to the surrogate pregnancy and baby
    Olga B A van den Akker
    Department of Psychology, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
    Hum Reprod 22:2287-95. 2007
  7. ncbi eHealth as a challenge to 'expert' power: a focus group study of internet use for health information and management
    Louise S Donnelly
    School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University Birmingham, UK
    J R Soc Med 101:501-6. 2008
  8. ncbi Attitudes and intention to donate oocytes for research
    Satvinder Purewal
    Department of Psychology, School of Health and Social Sciences, Middlesex University, Ravensfield Building, The Burroughs, Hendon, London NW4 4BT, UK
    Fertil Steril 93:1080-7. 2010

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi A longitudinal pre-pregnancy to post-delivery comparison of genetic and gestational surrogate and intended mothers: confidence and genealogy
    Olga B A van den Akker
    Department of Psychology, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
    J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 26:277-84. 2005
    ..The ethical and clinical implications of the results are discussed in relation to appropriate self-selection and confidence with the surrogate process and the importance of genetic offspring...
  2. ncbi Coping, quality of life and psychological symptoms in three groups of sub-fertile women
    Olga B A van den Akker
    Psychology Department, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
    Patient Educ Couns 57:183-9. 2005
    ..Treatment specific counselling of individuals use of coping strategies early on in their in/subfertility career to cope with the reality of prolonged childlessness is indicated...
  3. ncbi A review of family donor constructs: current research and future directions
    Olga van den Akker
    School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, UK
    Hum Reprod Update 12:91-101. 2006
    ....
  4. ncbi Psychosocial aspects of surrogate motherhood
    Olga B A van den Akker
    Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
    Hum Reprod Update 13:53-62. 2007
    ..Normal population surveys, on the contrary, are less accepting of third party reproduction; they have no personal need to reconsider and hence maintain their original normative cognitively consonant state...
  5. ncbi The socio-cultural and biological meaning of parenthood
    Satvinder Purewal
    Department of Psychology, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
    J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 28:79-86. 2007
    ....
  6. ncbi Psychological trait and state characteristics, social support and attitudes to the surrogate pregnancy and baby
    Olga B A van den Akker
    Department of Psychology, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
    Hum Reprod 22:2287-95. 2007
    ..Furthermore, the psychological effects of the arrangement have not been determined in a prospective longitudinal study, making this the first quantitative report of psychological functioning in SMs and IMs...
  7. ncbi eHealth as a challenge to 'expert' power: a focus group study of internet use for health information and management
    Louise S Donnelly
    School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University Birmingham, UK
    J R Soc Med 101:501-6. 2008
    ..To investigate current use of the internet and eHealth amongst adults...
  8. ncbi Attitudes and intention to donate oocytes for research
    Satvinder Purewal
    Department of Psychology, School of Health and Social Sciences, Middlesex University, Ravensfield Building, The Burroughs, Hendon, London NW4 4BT, UK
    Fertil Steril 93:1080-7. 2010
    ..The aims of this study were to investigate volunteer (nonpatient) women's attitudes and intentions to donate using components of the Theory of Planned Behavior and their attitudes toward parenthood through structural equation modeling...