Joy Merrell
Biographic Data
| ID | 3798153 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joy Merrell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joy |
| FAMILY NAME | Merrell |
| SIGNATURE | MERRELL J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swansea University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 43 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Food or medicine? The food–medicine interface in households in Sylhet
Previous academic research has concentrated on the nutritional and pharmacological properties of culturally constructed food-medicines (Etkin and Ross, 1982; Owen and Johns, 2002, Pieroni and Quave, 2006). However, our findings indicate a contextualisation of the food-plant spectrum based on both local beliefs and wider structural factors, and thus not necessarily characteristics intrinsic to the products׳ pharmacological or nutritional propertie…
Influence of Adult Knee Height, Age at First Birth, Migration, and Current Age on Adult Physical Function of Bangladeshi Mothers and Daughters in the United Kingdom and Bangladesh
In the United Kingdom, Bangladeshi women have the lowest self-reported levels of physical activity and some of the highest levels of metabolic disease of all ethnic groups. To better understand these risks for poor health we employed life course and intergenerational hypotheses to predict lower body physical function in a sample of 121 Bangladeshi mothers (40–70 years old) and one of their adult daughters (17–36 years old) living in Bangladesh or…
A Qualitative Study of Women's Decision to View or Not View an Ultrasound Image Before Early Medication Abortion
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…
Food, home and health
BACKGROUND: This paper explores the nature of food and plants and their meanings in a British Bengali urban context. It focuses on the nature of plants and food in terms of their role in home making, transnational connections, generational change and concepts of health. METHODS: An ethnographic approach to the research was taken, specific methods included participant observation, focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews. Thirty wome…
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…
Accessibility and equity of health and social care services
There is a paucity of information regarding the extent and nature of caring provided by minority ethnic communities. The proportion of older people from these communities will dramatically increase in the next 20 years, which will be accompanied by increasing health and social care needs and an increased demand for carers. A qualitative, exploratory study was conducted to identify the health and social care needs of informal carers, who were cari…
You don’t do it for nothing’
Despite the fact that approximately 11.5 million women each year participate in formal voluntary activity, little is known about their experiences of volunteering in the National Health Service (NHS) and in particular, their experiences of working together with paid workers in direct client care. Arguably, this is because of the sensitive nature of voluntarism and concerns regarding the potential for exploitation. Much of women's voluntary activi…
Ambiguity
Ambiguity
Accessibility and equity of health and social care services
There is a paucity of information regarding the extent and nature of caring provided by minority ethnic communities. The proportion of older people from these communities will dramatically increase in the next 20 years, which will be accompanied by increasing health and social care needs and an increased demand for carers. A qualitative, exploratory study was conducted to identify the health and social care needs of informal carers, who were cari…
You don’t do it for nothing’
Despite the fact that approximately 11.5 million women each year participate in formal voluntary activity, little is known about their experiences of volunteering in the National Health Service (NHS) and in particular, their experiences of working together with paid workers in direct client care. Arguably, this is because of the sensitive nature of voluntarism and concerns regarding the potential for exploitation. Much of women's voluntary activi…
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…
Food, home and health
BACKGROUND: This paper explores the nature of food and plants and their meanings in a British Bengali urban context. It focuses on the nature of plants and food in terms of their role in home making, transnational connections, generational change and concepts of health. METHODS: An ethnographic approach to the research was taken, specific methods included participant observation, focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews. Thirty wome…
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…
You don’t do it for nothing’
Despite the fact that approximately 11.5 million women each year participate in formal voluntary activity, little is known about their experiences of volunteering in the National Health Service (NHS) and in particular, their experiences of working together with paid workers in direct client care. Arguably, this is because of the sensitive nature of voluntarism and concerns regarding the potential for exploitation. Much of women's voluntary activi…
Ambiguity
Accessibility and equity of health and social care services
There is a paucity of information regarding the extent and nature of caring provided by minority ethnic communities. The proportion of older people from these communities will dramatically increase in the next 20 years, which will be accompanied by increasing health and social care needs and an increased demand for carers. A qualitative, exploratory study was conducted to identify the health and social care needs of informal carers, who were cari…
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…
Influence of Adult Knee Height, Age at First Birth, Migration, and Current Age on Adult Physical Function of Bangladeshi Mothers and Daughters in the United Kingdom and Bangladesh
In the United Kingdom, Bangladeshi women have the lowest self-reported levels of physical activity and some of the highest levels of metabolic disease of all ethnic groups. To better understand these risks for poor health we employed life course and intergenerational hypotheses to predict lower body physical function in a sample of 121 Bangladeshi mothers (40–70 years old) and one of their adult daughters (17–36 years old) living in Bangladesh or…
A Qualitative Study of Women's Decision to View or Not View an Ultrasound Image Before Early Medication Abortion
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…
Food, home and health
BACKGROUND: This paper explores the nature of food and plants and their meanings in a British Bengali urban context. It focuses on the nature of plants and food in terms of their role in home making, transnational connections, generational change and concepts of health. METHODS: An ethnographic approach to the research was taken, specific methods included participant observation, focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews. Thirty wome…
Food or medicine? The food–medicine interface in households in Sylhet
Previous academic research has concentrated on the nutritional and pharmacological properties of culturally constructed food-medicines (Etkin and Ross, 1982; Owen and Johns, 2002, Pieroni and Quave, 2006). However, our findings indicate a contextualisation of the food-plant spectrum based on both local beliefs and wider structural factors, and thus not necessarily characteristics intrinsic to the products׳ pharmacological or nutritional propertie…
Medicine (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Focus group (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Context (archaeology (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)