Browsing PhD Theses Collection by Title
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Problematic Versus Non-Problematic Location-Based Dating App Use: Exploring the Psychosocial Impact of Grindr Use Patterns Among Gay and Bisexual Men
(2019-10-11)The use of online dating applications (apps) among men who have sex with men (MSM) has become a common occurrence in today’s digital age. One example is Grindr, the first location-based dating app of its kind, which was ... -
The Problems of Applying Theories of Depiction to Non-Figurative Art
(2011-02-01)Generally speaking depictive theories attempt to explain the experience of looking at paintings and drawings, in particular they describe the process by which a viewer makes sense of a surface that has been intentionally ... -
Processes of Compromise in International Development Consultancies - Getting Heard as a Social Scientist
(2020-04-30)This thesis explores the theme of compromise from the perspective of a social scientist working in the technically oriented environment of international development. My involvement is through my employment in a Danish ... -
Processes of culture change in organisations : the contribution of an external facilitator
(University of Hertfordshire, 2005)This thesis explores processes of organisational and culture change as experienced by an external consultant/facilitator. Through a reflexive inquiry into my own experience of how change happens, I have come to challenge ... -
Processes of Improvisation in Change Management from the Perspective of a UK Management Consultant
(2018-07-25)Organisational improvisation is often seen as a way for corporations to be able to cope with emergent strategies (Cunha, et al, 1999) and a way to meet the challenges of modern ways of working which include agility, ... -
The Production of Phygital Social Spaces: a Study on the Influential Factors that Foster New Interactions amongst Second-Generation British Nigerian Youth
(2021-10-08)British Nigerian youths use of social media is undoubtedly altering the characteristics of urban festival landscapes, which no longer can be described merely as a physical construct. Shifts in the space-making paradigm ... -
Professional Learning for Children's Centre Leaders
(2013-04-16)This thesis investigates the experiences of Children’s Centre leaders of the National Professional Qualification in Integrated Centre Leadership (NPQICL) who find themselves in a newly developed role and lacking a professional ... -
The Professional Support Needs and Experiences of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: a Mixed Methods Study
(2015-08-25)There are in excess of one million people across the UK people living with atrial fibrillation (AF), a long term condition that can lead to stroke and other complications, costing the NHS over £2,200 million per year. ... -
Professionalism, Evidence and Power: Key Themes Influencing the Management of a Mental Health Programme in the National Health Service in England
(University of Hertfordshire, 2012-01-23)This thesis critically examines a national programme in mental health which has been driven by the implementation of National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance. Assumptions which underpin research ... -
Promoting Mental Health: Students' Perspectives and Experiences of a University Environment
(2011-07-13)The aim of this flexible, multi-method case-study (after Yin 1994, 2003), was to elicit the 'student perspective' on issues relating to mental well-being within the Higher Education Institution setting. It has been guided ... -
A prospective observational study to investigate the effect of prehospital airway management strategies on mortality and morbidity of patients who experience return of spontaneous circulation post cardiac arrest and are transferred directly to regional Heart Attack Centres by the Ambulance Service
(2017-11-10)Introduction The most appropriate airway management technique for use by paramedics in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is yet to be determined and evidence relating to the influence of airway management strategy on outcome ... -
Psychological Adjustment to the Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis: a Longitudinal Evaluation of Perceptions of and Adherence to Medication
(2012-02-22)Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, progressive autoimmune disease causing inflammation of the synovium resulting in severe pain, joint disfigurement and disability as well as malaise, fatigue and a depressed immune ... -
Psychological Distress and Access to Services Among a Community Sample of the South Asian Population in South East England
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-11-24)South Asian people are less likely to have their mental health needs recognised and experience inequality in access to services, compared to the White British population in the UK. Attempts through government policy to ... -
The Psychological Effects of Considering a Move Into Residential Care: An Age-Related Study
(2010-05-26)This study aimed to examine the psychological effects of considering a move into residential care. It sought to explore the wistful ‘prefactual’ and ‘counterfactual’ evaluation of ‘what if’ and ‘if only’ scenarios. Sanna, ... -
Psychological Therapists’ Experiences of the Death of a Parent in Childhood
(2021-01-11)Research examining psychological therapists’ personal experiences of bereavement is limited, despite existing research and anecdotal accounts indicating its profound impact on the self and therapeutic practice. Situated ... -
Public Involvement in Environmental Matters and the Funding Constraints in Securing Access to Justice
(2008-10-20)This thesis brings together six works published between 2003 and 2007 which consider public involvement in environmental matters. The later works focus on access to justice, one of three elements of public involvement. The ... -
Public involvement in primary care : an analysis of policy implementation
(University of Hertfordshire, 2006)Public involvement in primary care has gained increasing acceptance through a sustained position in government policy since New Labour began in 1997. When Primary Care Groups (PCGs) were introduced (Department of Health ... -
Pulsed short wave therapy : its clinical use and physiological effects in healthy subjects and osteoarthritic patients
(University of Hertfordshire, 2004)PSWT is a commonly used electrotherapy modality and surveys have shown it to be one of the most widely used modalities among physiotherapists in the UK. Nevertheless, the literature supporting its therapeutic effects and ... -
Purchasing Intentions and Behaviour in China: a Comparison of Chinese Consumers in Key Cities - Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chongqing
(2012-01-11)This research is a study of purchasing intentions and behaviors in China. Consumers from four key cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, and Guangzhou were studied and differences in intentions and behavior as well ... -
Qualified Clinical Psychologists' Experiences of Working with Children with Life-Limiting Conditions: a Qualitative Study
(2012-11-20)Background: Despite the increased presence of clinical psychologists in paediatric services, including palliative care teams, there has been little research into their experience of working with children with life-limiting ...