Susan Philpin
Biographic Data
| ID | 301841 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan Philpin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan |
| FAMILY NAME | Philpin |
| SIGNATURE | PHILPIN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swansea University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Memories, identity and homeliness
Mealtimes in residential care homes are fundamentally social occasions, providing temporal structure to the day and opportunities for conversation and companionship. Food and drink are imbued with social meanings and used to express and create relationships between people. There is a dearth of research exploring care home residents' mealtime experiences in the United Kingdom. This paper reports on particular findings from a qualitative study whic…
Addressing the nutritional needs of older people in residential care homes
In the UK and Europe, malnutrition in older people is a significant and continuing problem. Malnutrition predisposes to disease, impedes recovery from illness, increases mortality and is costly to society. Despite the high number of older people potentially at risk, malnutrition in care homes has been under explored. There is concern that national guidelines regarding the nutritional care of older people in residential care homes are not always i…
Contesting Illness
P. Moss and K. Teghtsoonian (eds) Contesting Illness: Processes and Practices. Toronto : University of Toronto Press , 2008 £22.50 (pbk) viii + 347pp . ISBN 978-0-8020-9512-1 This eclectic collection of seventeen provocative and challenging essays adds to the burgeoning literature concerning the ways in which power relations constitute people's experiences and interpretations of illness or disability in industrialised Western societies. The term …
Risk and nursing practice
The Fibromyalgia Story
Barker, K.K. The Fibromyalgia Story: Medical Authority and Women's Worlds of Pain . Philadelphia : Temple University Press , 2005 (pbk) 252 pp . ISBN 1-59213-161-1 Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) refers to a collection of chronic, unexplained, diffuse symptoms, primarily affecting women, which include ‘chronic, widespread pain and a host of associated symptoms, including fatigue, headaches, sleep irregularities, irritable bowel syndrome, irritable bl…
Solving inequities in provider distribution
The distribution of primary health care professionals in England and Wales is inequitable, with relatively lower concentrations of professionals in deprived areas. The objective of the present study was to determine whether graduate health professionals would be willing to work in under-served areas in return for educational loan repayment. The study group consisted of a convenience sample of 50 newly qualified and trainee general practitioners, …
Nursing for a multi-Ethnic Society (Book)
Memories, identity and homeliness
Mealtimes in residential care homes are fundamentally social occasions, providing temporal structure to the day and opportunities for conversation and companionship. Food and drink are imbued with social meanings and used to express and create relationships between people. There is a dearth of research exploring care home residents' mealtime experiences in the United Kingdom. This paper reports on particular findings from a qualitative study whic…
Addressing the nutritional needs of older people in residential care homes
In the UK and Europe, malnutrition in older people is a significant and continuing problem. Malnutrition predisposes to disease, impedes recovery from illness, increases mortality and is costly to society. Despite the high number of older people potentially at risk, malnutrition in care homes has been under explored. There is concern that national guidelines regarding the nutritional care of older people in residential care homes are not always i…
Nursing for a multi-Ethnic Society (Book)
Solving inequities in provider distribution
The distribution of primary health care professionals in England and Wales is inequitable, with relatively lower concentrations of professionals in deprived areas. The objective of the present study was to determine whether graduate health professionals would be willing to work in under-served areas in return for educational loan repayment. The study group consisted of a convenience sample of 50 newly qualified and trainee general practitioners, …
The Fibromyalgia Story
Barker, K.K. The Fibromyalgia Story: Medical Authority and Women's Worlds of Pain . Philadelphia : Temple University Press , 2005 (pbk) 252 pp . ISBN 1-59213-161-1 Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) refers to a collection of chronic, unexplained, diffuse symptoms, primarily affecting women, which include ‘chronic, widespread pain and a host of associated symptoms, including fatigue, headaches, sleep irregularities, irritable bowel syndrome, irritable bl…
Risk and nursing practice
Contesting Illness
P. Moss and K. Teghtsoonian (eds) Contesting Illness: Processes and Practices. Toronto : University of Toronto Press , 2008 £22.50 (pbk) viii + 347pp . ISBN 978-0-8020-9512-1 This eclectic collection of seventeen provocative and challenging essays adds to the burgeoning literature concerning the ways in which power relations constitute people's experiences and interpretations of illness or disability in industrialised Western societies. The term …
Addressing the nutritional needs of older people in residential care homes
In the UK and Europe, malnutrition in older people is a significant and continuing problem. Malnutrition predisposes to disease, impedes recovery from illness, increases mortality and is costly to society. Despite the high number of older people potentially at risk, malnutrition in care homes has been under explored. There is concern that national guidelines regarding the nutritional care of older people in residential care homes are not always i…
Memories, identity and homeliness
Mealtimes in residential care homes are fundamentally social occasions, providing temporal structure to the day and opportunities for conversation and companionship. Food and drink are imbued with social meanings and used to express and create relationships between people. There is a dearth of research exploring care home residents' mealtime experiences in the United Kingdom. This paper reports on particular findings from a qualitative study whic…
Medicine (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Focus group (2 works) · Nutrition and Health in Aging (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Qualitative research (2 works)