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The Self and Others in CFS/ME: Reinterpreting Research Evidence (2015)
Book Chapter
Ward, C. D., & Horrocks, M. (2015). The Self and Others in CFS/ME: Reinterpreting Research Evidence. In Meanings of ME: Interpersonal and Social Dimensions of Chronic Fatigue (106-128). London: Palgrave Macmillan UK. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137467324_9

Chapter 7 provided interpersonal perspectives on CFS/ME without offering any theoretical commentary. This chapter considers how the meanings of CFS/ ME are developed between individuals and others. We begin with a critique of the cognitive-behavioura... Read More about The Self and Others in CFS/ME: Reinterpreting Research Evidence.

Meanings of CFS/ME in the Lives of Couples (2015)
Book Chapter
Horrocks, M., & Ward, C. D. (2015). Meanings of CFS/ME in the Lives of Couples. In Meanings of ME: Interpersonal and Social Dimensions of Chronic Fatigue (86-105). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137467324_8

Meanings develop within relationships, and this chapter is based on a qualitative study involving seven adults diagnosed with CFS/ME along with a ‘significant other ’. The first section concerns the couples ’ narratives of illness, with accounts of C... Read More about Meanings of CFS/ME in the Lives of Couples.

What do we know about the application of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) in healthcare practice regarding decision-making for frail and older people? A systematic literature review (2015)
Journal Article
Hinsliff-Smith, K., Feakes, R., Whitworth, G., Seymour, J., Moghaddam, N., Dening, T., & Cox, K. (2017). What do we know about the application of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) in healthcare practice regarding decision-making for frail and older people? A systematic literature review. Health and Social Care in the Community, 25(2), 295-308. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12310

Engaging communities in changing the environment to promote transport-related walking: Evaluation of route use in the 'Fitter for Walking' project (2015)
Journal Article
Adams, E. J., & Cavill, N. (2015). Engaging communities in changing the environment to promote transport-related walking: Evaluation of route use in the 'Fitter for Walking' project. Journal of Transport and Health, 2(4), 580-594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2015.09.002

Promoting walking for transport may help to increase physical activity levels. Associations between the built environment and walking for transport have been well reported. Engaging communities in making small-scale changes to local routes is one pot... Read More about Engaging communities in changing the environment to promote transport-related walking: Evaluation of route use in the 'Fitter for Walking' project.

Online Social Exergames for Seniors: A Pillar of Gamification for Clinical Practice (2015)
Book Chapter
Konstantinidis, S. T., Brox, E., Kummervold, P. E., Hallberg, J., Evertsen, G., & Hirche, J. (2015). Online Social Exergames for Seniors: A Pillar of Gamification for Clinical Practice. In N. Daniel, B. Tulu, & H. Brendryen (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Holistic Perspectives in Gamification for Clinical Practice (245-276). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9522-1.ch012

© 2016 by IGI Global. All rights reserved. The population is getting older, and the resources for care will be even more limited in the future than they are now. There is thus an aim for the society that the seniors can manage themselves as long as p... Read More about Online Social Exergames for Seniors: A Pillar of Gamification for Clinical Practice.

Barriers and facilitators to delivering injury prevention interventions in English children's centres (2015)
Journal Article
Goodenough, T., Kay, B., Deave, T., Towner, E., Stewart, J., Ablewhite, J., Hawkins, A., McDaid, L. A., Pitchforth, E., Beckett, K., & Kendrick, D. (2016). Barriers and facilitators to delivering injury prevention interventions in English children's centres. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 54(2), 60-71. https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2015.1065710

The aim of this study is to understand barriers and facilitators to the delivery of injury prevention programmes in English children's centres (CCs). Unintentional injury is a major cause of disability and death in children aged 1–4 years; those livi... Read More about Barriers and facilitators to delivering injury prevention interventions in English children's centres.