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Species | N HallowellSummaryAffiliation: University of Edinburgh Country: UK Publications
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Accommodating risk: responses to BRCA1/2 genetic testing of women who have had cancerN Hallowell
The Medical School, Public Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, UK
Soc Sci Med 59:553-65. 2004..It is observed that women's responses to their genetic risk are influenced by the degree to which they have accommodated their risk status in their biography following their diagnosis and treatment of cancer...
Encounters with medical professionals: a crisis of trust or matter of respect?Nina Hallowell
Public Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, UK
Med Health Care Philos 11:427-37. 2008..I conclude by describing how respect, as evidenced by "being taken seriously", is important for the development of trusting Patient-HCP relationships...- Distinguishing research from clinical care in cancer genetics: theoretical justifications and practical strategiesNina Hallowell
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Soc Sci Med 68:2010-7. 2009..Finally, we discuss the implications of these findings for the process of informed consent... - Guilt, blame and responsibility: men's understanding of their role in the transmission of BRCA1/2 mutations within their familyNina Hallowell
Public Health Sciences, The Medical School, University of Edinburgh, and Western Australia Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care Research, Perth, UK
Sociol Health Illn 28:969-88. 2006..It is argued that narrative reconstruction enables these men to reconcile their genetic identity, self and family... - Men's decision-making about predictive BRCA1/2 testing: the role of familyN Hallowell
Public Health Sciences, The Medical School, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
J Genet Couns 14:207-17. 2005..There was evidence that (adult) children were excluded from the decision-making, and some expressed resentment about this. The implications of these findings for the practice of genetic counseling are discussed... - An investigation of patients' motivations for their participation in genetics-related researchN Hallowell
Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG
J Med Ethics 36:37-45. 2010..Qualitative interview study... - Communication about genetic testing in families of male BRCA1/2 carriers and non-carriers: patterns, priorities and problemsN Hallowell
Public Health Sciences, The Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Clin Genet 67:492-502. 2005..Some of the problems arising from the adoption of different disclosure patterns are identified and the implications for clinical practice are discussed... - High-risk premenopausal women's experiences of undergoing prophylactic oophorectomy: a descriptive studyNina Hallowell
Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Genet Test 8:148-56. 2004..This study suggests there is a need to inform women about potential physical and emotional sequelae of oophorectomy prior to undergoing this procedure... - Healthcare professionals' and researchers' understanding of cancer genetics activities: a qualitative interview studyN Hallowell
Public Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, UK
J Med Ethics 35:113-9. 2009..To describe individuals' perceptions of the activities that take place within the cancer genetics clinic, the relationships between these activities and how these relationships are sustained... - Diabetes service provision: a qualitative study of the experiences and views of Pakistani and Indian patients with Type 2 diabetesJ Lawton
Research Unit in Health, Behaviour and Change, School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Diabet Med 23:1003-7. 2006..To explore Pakistani and Indian patients' experiences of, and views about, diabetes services in order to inform the development of culturally sensitive services... 
Initiating insulin as part of the Treating To Target in Type 2 Diabetes (4-T) trial: an interview study of patients' and health professionals' experiencesNicholas Jenkins
Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Diabetes Care 33:2178-80. 2010..To explore patients' and health professionals' experiences of initiating insulin as part of the Treating To Target in Type 2 Diabetes (4-T) randomized controlled trial...- 'We should change ourselves, but we can't': accounts of food and eating practices amongst British Pakistanis and Indians with type 2 diabetesJulia Lawton
Community Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Medical School, Edinburgh, UK
Ethn Health 13:305-19. 2008..To look at food and eating practices from the perspectives of Pakistanis and Indians with type 2 diabetes, their perceptions of the barriers and facilitators to dietary change, and the social and cultural factors informing their accounts... - Contextualising accounts of illness: notions of responsibility and blame in white and South Asian respondents' accounts of diabetes causationJulia Lawton
Research Unit in Health, Behaviour and Change, School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, The University of Edinburgh Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, UK
Sociol Health Illn 29:891-906. 2007.... - Perceptions and experiences of taking oral hypoglycaemic agents among people of Pakistani and Indian origin: qualitative studyJulia Lawton
Research Unit in Health, Behaviour and Change, School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9AG
BMJ 330:1247. 2005..To explore British Pakistani and British Indian patients' perceptions and experiences of taking oral hypoglycaemic agents (OHAs)... - 'I can't do any serious exercise': barriers to physical activity amongst people of Pakistani and Indian origin with Type 2 diabetesJ Lawton
Research Unit in Health, Behaviour Change, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK
Health Educ Res 21:43-54. 2006..We recommend a realistic and culturally sensitive approach, which identifies and capitalizes on the kinds of activities patients already do in their everyday lives... - Participants' experiences of intensifying insulin therapy during the Treating to Target in Type 2 Diabetes (4-T) trial: qualitative interview studyN Jenkins
Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Diabet Med 28:543-8. 2011..To explore participants' experiences of intensifying insulin therapy during the Treating to Target in Type 2 Diabetes (4-T) trial...