Nicola Swain

Biographic Data

ID3817424
NAMENicola Swain
GIVEN NAMESNicola
FAMILY NAMESwain
SIGNATURESWAIN N
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Otago
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS7
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2002
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
H-INDEX2

  • First-time fathers' perception of their childbirth experiences

    Open AccessAnne M Howarth, Kate M Scott et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2019Cited by: 2References: 33

    Birth satisfaction impacts on a man's adjustment to his new role as father. Fathers have been found to have needs similar to those of mothers during pregnancy and childbirth. Research suggests that these needs may not be being met for first-time fathers. In a quantitative survey, fathers' birth satisfaction was similar to mothers. This study then used a phenomenological form of thematic analysis to gain an insight into the birth experiences of 15…

  • A communication skills intervention to minimise patient perpetrated aggression for healthcare support workers in New Zealand

    Open AccessMaria Baby, Christopher Gale et al.ARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2018References: 1

    Healthcare support workers face challenging situations in their day-to-day work but may have minimal training on how to deal with such incidents. Although staff training is often recommended as an essential part of any comprehensive approach for preventing and managing workplace violence, there is paucity of evidence on the content and effectiveness of such training. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of an intervention (communication skills…

  • A qualitative study of pain experiences in patients requiring hip and knee arthroplasty

    Open AccessJessica Leov, Ella Barrett et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2017References: 39

    The aim of this study was to conduct an in-depth investigation of experiences with pain before knee and hip replacement surgery. A total of 20 patients were interviewed, and interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to identify themes. These were as follows: living with pain, pain conceptualised, pain treatments and healthcare system. Pre-surgical pain is very disabling and is viewed as biological. There was an associated loss of independ…

  • Life satisfaction and mental health problems (18 to 35 years)

    Open AccessDavid M Fergusson, Geraldine F H Mcleod et al.ARTICLEPsychological Medicine2015

    Background Previous research has found that mental health is strongly associated with life satisfaction. In this study we examine associations between mental health problems and life satisfaction in a birth cohort studied from 18 to 35 years. Method Data were gathered during the Christchurch Health and Development Study, which is a longitudinal study of a birth cohort of 1265 children, born in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1977. Assessments of ps…

  • Taking personal responsibility for well-being increases birth satisfaction of first time mothers

    Open AccessAnne M Howarth, Nigel Swain et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2011Cited by: 5References: 26

    Birth satisfaction has been found to enhance a mother's capacity to develop a sense of maternal identity. This study used a phenomenological form of thematic analysis to gain in-depth insights into the birth experiences of first-time New Zealand mothers. Taking personal responsibility (the choices participants made in relation to being in control of and accountable for their own birth processes) was a core theme. Those participants who described …

  • Deviant Peer Affiliations, Crime and Substance Use

    Open AccessDavid M Fergusson, Nicola Swain et al.ARTICLEJournal of Abnormal Child…2002