Tony Ryan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3887247 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tony Ryan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tony |
| FAMILY NAME | Ryan |
| SIGNATURE | RYAN T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Sheffield |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8549-3101 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 72 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Voices unheard
Purpose Elder mistreatment (EM) is a complex, universal health and social problem predominantly studied in the indigenous (white) populations of Western countries. This has led to consideration of dominant explanations as universal, potentially masking crucial cultural and ethnic differences. This study aims to fill the gap in elder mistreatment literature for the Pakistani community, offering unique perspectives to inform culturally sensitive po…
Moving on' for Adults With a Learning Disability and Their Families
Ending familial co-residence, termed 'moving on' by participants, is an increasingly relevant life transition for people with a learning disability due to increasing life expectancy and policy developments. Nevertheless, there is an absence of research exploring this transition experience in a United Kingdom (UK) context. This constructivist grounded theory study therefore aimed to explore, conceptualise, and theorise the 'moving on' experiences …
Couples affected by dementia and their experiences of advance care planning
Global policy places emphasis on the implementation and usage of advance care planning (ACP) to inform decision making at the end of life. For people with dementia, where its use is encouraged at the point of diagnosis, utilisation of ACP is relatively poor, particularly in parts of Europe. Using a constructivist grounded theory methodology, this study explores the ways in which co-residing couples considered ACP. Specifically, it seeks to unders…
Energy poverty and social relations
Energy poverty is widely understood to be a complex and multi-faceted problem, with a range of drivers. In thispaper we draw on secondary qualitative data on energy poverty from the UK, as well as conceptual thinkinginformed by the capabilities approach, to explore a previously understudied facet of energy poverty: socialrelations. We focus particularly on how relationships with family, friends, agencies and distant others impact onpeople’s abili…
Elder mistreatment in South Asian communities
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to perform a review of the literature of empirical studies on elder mistreatment (EM) in South Asians, and to discuss key implications for policy, practice and research. Design/methodology/approach For this review, multiple electronic databases in the international health and social science were searched and supplemented by grey literature and cross-references. Quality of papers was assessed by two authors aga…
PP58 Prevention of Stroke following a TIA – who Receives Care? A descriptive study of Patients Referred to TIA Clinics between 2007-2010 in a NHS Foundation Trust
Background A TIA can offer a vital warning to the risk of a disabling or fatal stroke. Appropriate help seeking behaviour, followed by referral to TIA services allows diagnosis and treatment of conditions that are major risk factors for stroke such as hypertension, as well as opportunities to alter behavioural risk factors. The incidence, and prevalence of stroke and the risk of mortality following stroke is substantially higher in patients from …
Current health and social care issues in a community detoxification centre
This paper addresses the nature of alcohol detoxification in the context of community-based centres. The social and health care features of detoxification in such services are identified. Practical aspects of working within the guidelines and spirit of the National Health Service and Community Care Act (Department of Health 1990), implemented in April 1993, are also suggested. The paper also discusses issues and criteria for emergency and non-eme…
Independent sector mental health care
The aims of this study were (i) to map the extent of all mental health placements in the independent sector, for adults of working age, and elderly people (excluding those with a diagnosis of dementia placed in Local Authority care homes), on a census date, across the areas in which the study was commissioned; (ii) to identify the characteristics of the population in placements; (iii) to explore some of the characteristics of the placements and t…
A step in the right direction
It is more than a decade since the government announced that Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) should close their long-stay mental handicap hospitals. The North West Regional Health Authority's (NWRHA) commitment to the resettlement of people with learning difficulties into ordinary housing in the community pre-dated the government's cost-driven initiative. In 1982 the Region published A Model District Service, a strategy document supported by b…
Risk management and system failure analysis in mental health investigations
This editorial explores the way in which mental health investigations are developing in England and in particular those involving a homicide. A move away from traditional panel inquiries and towards investigations using root cause analysis (RCA) is aimed at shifting the focus from individual blame to identifying system failure. Thus it is envisaged by policy makers that the RCA approach will offer greater learning opportunities for mental health …
Part of the family
The development of community-based services for people with dementia brings new challenges for health and social care providers, not least that of sustaining an enthusiastic workforce who are motivated to provide care and support under potentially isolating and difficult conditions. The present paper, based on interview data gathered from a group of community-based dementia care workers, seeks to identify their sources of job satisfaction and rew…
What Does it Mean to Listen to People with Dementia
A total of 19 people with dementia were interviewed as part of a study into unmet respite care need amongst caregivers and day-care attenders in Sheffield. Some important contextual debates associated with conducting social research with people with dementia are considered. These include informed consent, competency, and how the interests of caregivers and people with dementia are bound together. A form of process consent was used in conducting s…
Exploring the risk management strategies of mental health service users
This article describes an exploratory study of risk management strategies employed by users of mental health services. A wide range of risks was examined in 22 semi-structured interviews with users, designed to explore their risk management experiences from the onset of their illness to the time of interview. The grounded theory approach, first developed by Glaser and Strauss (1968), was used to collect and analyse the data and test the three the…
Perceived risks associated with mental illness
Older People with Learning Difficulties Leaving Institutional Care—A Case of Double Jeopardy
People with learning difficulties are now surviving into old age and more and more of them are being resettled from long-stay hospitals. The main purpose of this article is to examine some of the key barriers facing, and dilemmas involved in, the provision of community-based services to this newly emerging user group. The findings of some recent field research on older people with learning difficulties who have been resettled into the community a…
Energy poverty and social relations
Energy poverty is widely understood to be a complex and multi-faceted problem, with a range of drivers. In thispaper we draw on secondary qualitative data on energy poverty from the UK, as well as conceptual thinkinginformed by the capabilities approach, to explore a previously understudied facet of energy poverty: socialrelations. We focus particularly on how relationships with family, friends, agencies and distant others impact onpeople’s abili…
What Does it Mean to Listen to People with Dementia
A total of 19 people with dementia were interviewed as part of a study into unmet respite care need amongst caregivers and day-care attenders in Sheffield. Some important contextual debates associated with conducting social research with people with dementia are considered. These include informed consent, competency, and how the interests of caregivers and people with dementia are bound together. A form of process consent was used in conducting s…
Part of the family
The development of community-based services for people with dementia brings new challenges for health and social care providers, not least that of sustaining an enthusiastic workforce who are motivated to provide care and support under potentially isolating and difficult conditions. The present paper, based on interview data gathered from a group of community-based dementia care workers, seeks to identify their sources of job satisfaction and rew…
Perceived risks associated with mental illness
Moving on' for Adults With a Learning Disability and Their Families
Ending familial co-residence, termed 'moving on' by participants, is an increasingly relevant life transition for people with a learning disability due to increasing life expectancy and policy developments. Nevertheless, there is an absence of research exploring this transition experience in a United Kingdom (UK) context. This constructivist grounded theory study therefore aimed to explore, conceptualise, and theorise the 'moving on' experiences …
Older People with Learning Difficulties Leaving Institutional Care—A Case of Double Jeopardy
People with learning difficulties are now surviving into old age and more and more of them are being resettled from long-stay hospitals. The main purpose of this article is to examine some of the key barriers facing, and dilemmas involved in, the provision of community-based services to this newly emerging user group. The findings of some recent field research on older people with learning difficulties who have been resettled into the community a…
Perceived risks associated with mental illness
Exploring the risk management strategies of mental health service users
This article describes an exploratory study of risk management strategies employed by users of mental health services. A wide range of risks was examined in 22 semi-structured interviews with users, designed to explore their risk management experiences from the onset of their illness to the time of interview. The grounded theory approach, first developed by Glaser and Strauss (1968), was used to collect and analyse the data and test the three the…
What Does it Mean to Listen to People with Dementia
A total of 19 people with dementia were interviewed as part of a study into unmet respite care need amongst caregivers and day-care attenders in Sheffield. Some important contextual debates associated with conducting social research with people with dementia are considered. These include informed consent, competency, and how the interests of caregivers and people with dementia are bound together. A form of process consent was used in conducting s…
Risk management and system failure analysis in mental health investigations
This editorial explores the way in which mental health investigations are developing in England and in particular those involving a homicide. A move away from traditional panel inquiries and towards investigations using root cause analysis (RCA) is aimed at shifting the focus from individual blame to identifying system failure. Thus it is envisaged by policy makers that the RCA approach will offer greater learning opportunities for mental health …
Part of the family
The development of community-based services for people with dementia brings new challenges for health and social care providers, not least that of sustaining an enthusiastic workforce who are motivated to provide care and support under potentially isolating and difficult conditions. The present paper, based on interview data gathered from a group of community-based dementia care workers, seeks to identify their sources of job satisfaction and rew…
Current health and social care issues in a community detoxification centre
This paper addresses the nature of alcohol detoxification in the context of community-based centres. The social and health care features of detoxification in such services are identified. Practical aspects of working within the guidelines and spirit of the National Health Service and Community Care Act (Department of Health 1990), implemented in April 1993, are also suggested. The paper also discusses issues and criteria for emergency and non-eme…
Independent sector mental health care
The aims of this study were (i) to map the extent of all mental health placements in the independent sector, for adults of working age, and elderly people (excluding those with a diagnosis of dementia placed in Local Authority care homes), on a census date, across the areas in which the study was commissioned; (ii) to identify the characteristics of the population in placements; (iii) to explore some of the characteristics of the placements and t…
A step in the right direction
It is more than a decade since the government announced that Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) should close their long-stay mental handicap hospitals. The North West Regional Health Authority's (NWRHA) commitment to the resettlement of people with learning difficulties into ordinary housing in the community pre-dated the government's cost-driven initiative. In 1982 the Region published A Model District Service, a strategy document supported by b…
PP58 Prevention of Stroke following a TIA – who Receives Care? A descriptive study of Patients Referred to TIA Clinics between 2007-2010 in a NHS Foundation Trust
Background A TIA can offer a vital warning to the risk of a disabling or fatal stroke. Appropriate help seeking behaviour, followed by referral to TIA services allows diagnosis and treatment of conditions that are major risk factors for stroke such as hypertension, as well as opportunities to alter behavioural risk factors. The incidence, and prevalence of stroke and the risk of mortality following stroke is substantially higher in patients from …
Elder mistreatment in South Asian communities
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to perform a review of the literature of empirical studies on elder mistreatment (EM) in South Asians, and to discuss key implications for policy, practice and research. Design/methodology/approach For this review, multiple electronic databases in the international health and social science were searched and supplemented by grey literature and cross-references. Quality of papers was assessed by two authors aga…
Energy poverty and social relations
Energy poverty is widely understood to be a complex and multi-faceted problem, with a range of drivers. In thispaper we draw on secondary qualitative data on energy poverty from the UK, as well as conceptual thinkinginformed by the capabilities approach, to explore a previously understudied facet of energy poverty: socialrelations. We focus particularly on how relationships with family, friends, agencies and distant others impact onpeople’s abili…
Couples affected by dementia and their experiences of advance care planning
Global policy places emphasis on the implementation and usage of advance care planning (ACP) to inform decision making at the end of life. For people with dementia, where its use is encouraged at the point of diagnosis, utilisation of ACP is relatively poor, particularly in parts of Europe. Using a constructivist grounded theory methodology, this study explores the ways in which co-residing couples considered ACP. Specifically, it seeks to unders…
Voices unheard
Purpose Elder mistreatment (EM) is a complex, universal health and social problem predominantly studied in the indigenous (white) populations of Western countries. This has led to consideration of dominant explanations as universal, potentially masking crucial cultural and ethnic differences. This study aims to fill the gap in elder mistreatment literature for the Pakistani community, offering unique perspectives to inform culturally sensitive po…
Moving on' for Adults With a Learning Disability and Their Families
Ending familial co-residence, termed 'moving on' by participants, is an increasingly relevant life transition for people with a learning disability due to increasing life expectancy and policy developments. Nevertheless, there is an absence of research exploring this transition experience in a United Kingdom (UK) context. This constructivist grounded theory study therefore aimed to explore, conceptualise, and theorise the 'moving on' experiences …
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