Robert O''Brien
Biographic Data
| ID | 305753 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert O''Brien |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | O''Brien |
| SIGNATURE | BRIEN R O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nottingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0300-8430 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 82 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
“I want to get out … I've got a child at home”: Intersubjectivity, reality disjunctures and distress in the care of people living with dementia in the acute hospital
The pivotal role of language in achieving and maintaining intersubjectivity in interaction creates particular problems where one party has a medical condition affecting language use. Dementia can have significant impact on language comprehension, expression and memory; this creates challenges not only for people living with dementia (PLWD) but also those who care for them. In UK hospitals approximately 25% of beds are occupied by PLWD (Alzheimer'…
Conversation Analysis Based Simulation (Cabs): A method for improving communication skills training for healthcare practitioners
BACKGROUND: Actors portraying simulated patients are widely used in communication skills training in healthcare, but debates persist over the authenticity of these interactions. However, healthcare professionals value simulation-based training because of the opportunity to think and react in real time, which alternatives cannot provide. OBJECTIVE: To describe a method for the use of simulation which maximises authenticity by grounding training in…
Tele-Rehabilitation for People with Dementia during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case-Study from England
The COVID-19 pandemic required innovative ways of delivering rehabilitation. This study supports that people with dementia can use tele-rehabilitation, but success is reliant on having a caregiver and an enthusiastic and known therapist
Avoiding repair, maintaining face: Responding to hard-to-interpret talk from people living with dementia in the acute hospital
When people living with dementia say 'no: Negotiating refusal in the acute hospital setting
A quarter of UK acute hospital beds are occupied by people living with dementia (PLWD). Concerns have been raised by both policy makers and carers about the quality of communication between hospital staff and PLWD. PLWD may experience communication impairments such as word finding difficulties, limited ability to construct coherent narratives and difficulties understanding others. Since much healthcare delivery occurs through talk, healthcare pro…
Should I stay or should I go? How healthcare professionals close encounters with people with dementia in the acute hospital setting
Around a quarter of hospital beds in the UK are occupied by patients living with dementia (PWD), and communication impairments are common across all types of dementia, often exacerbated by the hospital environment. Unsurprisingly, healthcare professionals (HCPs) report particular challenges in caring for this patient group, whilst trying to recognise and value their personhood as per the underpinning ethos of person-centred care. However, whilst …
Insufficient Sleep in Adolescents and Young Adults: An Update on Causes and Consequences
Chronic sleep loss and associated sleepiness and daytime impairments in adolescence are a serious threat to the academic success, health, and safety of our nation’s youth and an important public health issue. Understanding the extent and potential short- and long-term repercussions of sleep restriction, as well as the unhealthy sleep practices and environmental factors that contribute to sleep loss in adolescents, is key in setting public policie…
Letter from the Co-Editors of Sociological Perspectives
Still Separate and Unequal? A City-Level Analysis of the Black-White Gap in Homicide Arrests since 1960
More than four decades ago, the Kerner Report chronicled the violent disturbances of the 1960s and predicted that the United States was rapidly moving toward two racially separate and unequal societies. Resulting concerns about black and white inequality form a critical chapter in the history of sociological research. Few studies, however, explore trends in racial inequality in rates of violence. Has the gap between black and white violence rates…
North American Integration and International Relations Theory
Although North American integration has been the topic of heated public debate, it has not yet received adequate theoretical attention from the field of international relations. This article reviews the movement to codify North American integration, and explores the implications for integration and international relations theory. The first section reviews the intellectual history of integration theory as it developed in the European context. The …
Are social class measures interchangeable
Still Separate and Unequal? A City-Level Analysis of the Black-White Gap in Homicide Arrests since 1960
More than four decades ago, the Kerner Report chronicled the violent disturbances of the 1960s and predicted that the United States was rapidly moving toward two racially separate and unequal societies. Resulting concerns about black and white inequality form a critical chapter in the history of sociological research. Few studies, however, explore trends in racial inequality in rates of violence. Has the gap between black and white violence rates…
Should I stay or should I go? How healthcare professionals close encounters with people with dementia in the acute hospital setting
Around a quarter of hospital beds in the UK are occupied by patients living with dementia (PWD), and communication impairments are common across all types of dementia, often exacerbated by the hospital environment. Unsurprisingly, healthcare professionals (HCPs) report particular challenges in caring for this patient group, whilst trying to recognise and value their personhood as per the underpinning ethos of person-centred care. However, whilst …
Avoiding repair, maintaining face: Responding to hard-to-interpret talk from people living with dementia in the acute hospital
When people living with dementia say 'no: Negotiating refusal in the acute hospital setting
A quarter of UK acute hospital beds are occupied by people living with dementia (PLWD). Concerns have been raised by both policy makers and carers about the quality of communication between hospital staff and PLWD. PLWD may experience communication impairments such as word finding difficulties, limited ability to construct coherent narratives and difficulties understanding others. Since much healthcare delivery occurs through talk, healthcare pro…
North American Integration and International Relations Theory
Although North American integration has been the topic of heated public debate, it has not yet received adequate theoretical attention from the field of international relations. This article reviews the movement to codify North American integration, and explores the implications for integration and international relations theory. The first section reviews the intellectual history of integration theory as it developed in the European context. The …
Are social class measures interchangeable
Are social class measures interchangeable
North American Integration and International Relations Theory
Although North American integration has been the topic of heated public debate, it has not yet received adequate theoretical attention from the field of international relations. This article reviews the movement to codify North American integration, and explores the implications for integration and international relations theory. The first section reviews the intellectual history of integration theory as it developed in the European context. The …
Still Separate and Unequal? A City-Level Analysis of the Black-White Gap in Homicide Arrests since 1960
More than four decades ago, the Kerner Report chronicled the violent disturbances of the 1960s and predicted that the United States was rapidly moving toward two racially separate and unequal societies. Resulting concerns about black and white inequality form a critical chapter in the history of sociological research. Few studies, however, explore trends in racial inequality in rates of violence. Has the gap between black and white violence rates…
Letter from the Co-Editors of Sociological Perspectives
Insufficient Sleep in Adolescents and Young Adults: An Update on Causes and Consequences
Chronic sleep loss and associated sleepiness and daytime impairments in adolescence are a serious threat to the academic success, health, and safety of our nation’s youth and an important public health issue. Understanding the extent and potential short- and long-term repercussions of sleep restriction, as well as the unhealthy sleep practices and environmental factors that contribute to sleep loss in adolescents, is key in setting public policie…
Should I stay or should I go? How healthcare professionals close encounters with people with dementia in the acute hospital setting
Around a quarter of hospital beds in the UK are occupied by patients living with dementia (PWD), and communication impairments are common across all types of dementia, often exacerbated by the hospital environment. Unsurprisingly, healthcare professionals (HCPs) report particular challenges in caring for this patient group, whilst trying to recognise and value their personhood as per the underpinning ethos of person-centred care. However, whilst …
When people living with dementia say 'no: Negotiating refusal in the acute hospital setting
A quarter of UK acute hospital beds are occupied by people living with dementia (PLWD). Concerns have been raised by both policy makers and carers about the quality of communication between hospital staff and PLWD. PLWD may experience communication impairments such as word finding difficulties, limited ability to construct coherent narratives and difficulties understanding others. Since much healthcare delivery occurs through talk, healthcare pro…
Tele-Rehabilitation for People with Dementia during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case-Study from England
The COVID-19 pandemic required innovative ways of delivering rehabilitation. This study supports that people with dementia can use tele-rehabilitation, but success is reliant on having a caregiver and an enthusiastic and known therapist
Avoiding repair, maintaining face: Responding to hard-to-interpret talk from people living with dementia in the acute hospital
Conversation Analysis Based Simulation (Cabs): A method for improving communication skills training for healthcare practitioners
BACKGROUND: Actors portraying simulated patients are widely used in communication skills training in healthcare, but debates persist over the authenticity of these interactions. However, healthcare professionals value simulation-based training because of the opportunity to think and react in real time, which alternatives cannot provide. OBJECTIVE: To describe a method for the use of simulation which maximises authenticity by grounding training in…
“I want to get out … I've got a child at home”: Intersubjectivity, reality disjunctures and distress in the care of people living with dementia in the acute hospital
The pivotal role of language in achieving and maintaining intersubjectivity in interaction creates particular problems where one party has a medical condition affecting language use. Dementia can have significant impact on language comprehension, expression and memory; this creates challenges not only for people living with dementia (PLWD) but also those who care for them. In UK hospitals approximately 25% of beds are occupied by PLWD (Alzheimer'…
Medicine (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Dementia (4 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Political science (3 works)