Melanie Rogers
Biographic Data
| ID | 4127100 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melanie Rogers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melanie |
| FAMILY NAME | Rogers |
| SIGNATURE | ROGERS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Huddersfield |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2145-6651 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Incorporating the principles of Spiritually Competent Practice in mental healthcare: A qualitative exploration with service users
Though service users may view them as an important aspect of care, spiritual issues are often neglected by mental health professionals. This study explored the experiences and perceptions of mental health service users in the United Kingdom around the integration of spirituality in their care. Two new concepts which support the implementation of spirituality into clinical practice; ‘Spiritually Competent Practice’ and ‘Availability and Vulnerabil…
Nurse Practitioners’ Practice Patterns in Primary Care in Finland: A Descriptive Qualitative Study
Healthcare demands continue to increase across the globe, Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) including Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are recognised as a valuable workforce that can increase access and improve the quality of care. However, NPs are underrepresented in Finland. This study explored Finnish NPs' practice patterns and identified the common visit types to NP clinics in primary care. This descriptive qualitative study is part of a multiple-meth…
Everyday lives of older people living with multiple long-term conditions: A photo-elicitation exploration
BackgroundGlobally, ageing populations have increased the number of older adults living with multiple long-term conditions, resulting in healthcare redesign and recognition that first-person perspectives are vital to inform meaningful service transformation. This study answered the call for research with a population whose voices are not always sought, to explore ‘everyday life’ in the context of being older and living with multiple long-term con…
Embedding spirituality and compassion into clinical education: A pilot study of Spotlight sessions in Advanced Clinical Practice
The need for spiritually sensitive and compassionate health care is recognised by health-regulatory bodies, yet, they are often not taught in health professional education. Guidelines identify expected competencies, but the best teaching techniques to develop these competencies, are unknown. Spotlights are a novel teaching method designed to integrate compassion and spirituality into existing academic curricula. Spotlights entail a moment in taug…
A questionnaire-based study of attitudes to spirituality in people using mental health services and their perceptions of the relevance of the concept of spiritually competent practice
The Aim of this study was to examine the attitudes of mental health service users towards spirituality and spiritually competent practice. A validated quantitative questionnaire was designed to elicit the perceptions of spirituality and spiritually competent practice. Participants were invited to participate in the study via social media. Standard statistical procedures, including reliability analyses, were applied. Respondents who viewed spiritu…
Views of mental health practitioners on spirituality in clinical practice, with special reference to the concepts of spiritually competent practice, availability and vulnerability: A qualitative evalu…
Addressing spirituality is part of holistic care. Spirituality is hard to define and may be confused with religion. Thus, it may be neglected by practitioners in mental healthcare. This study explores the views of mental health practitioners about approaches to spirituality in their practice and the perceived utility of the concepts of ‘Spiritually Competent Practice’ and ‘Availability and Vulnerability’ for integrating spirituality into practice…
‘They come with their own ideas of what they want’: Healthcare educator, advanced practice student and manager perspectives on learning outcomes
In post-registration, professional healthcare education, learning outcomes should reflect the needs of several stakeholders, including the professionals studying the programme, workplace managers aiming to develop their workforce, and the educators teaching the programme. This study aimed to gain a multifaceted view of how these different stakeholder groups understand the learning outcomes associated with four English, postgraduate healthcare mod…
AJPHThinkTank: Bringing #PublicHealth to a Device Near You
Is Arming Teachers Our Nation’s Best Response to Gun Violence? The Perspective of Public Health Students
An editorial is presented which addresses the perspectives of graduate public health students regarding the potential arming of teachers as a means of preventing gun violence in American schools. Gun-related injuries and deaths at U.S. schools in 2018 are examined, including a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Mental well-being is assessed, along with a gag rule which is designed to prevent the number of gun v…
AJPH Instagram Photo Contest—National Public Health Week “Changing Our Future Together”
The article announces that a photograph taken by Amy Upham has been selected as the winner of the journal's 2018 Instagram Photo Contest, and it mentions the Changing Our Future Together slogan, student protesters from a Christian school in North Carolina, and the March for Our Lives event
Guided jury discretion in capital murder cases: The role of declarative and procedural knowledge
Saint Louis UniversityThis article analyzes whether state-approved jury instructions adequately guide jurydiscretion in the penalty phase of first-degree murder trials. It examines EighthAmendment jurisprudence regarding guided jury discretion, emphasizing the use of“empirical factors” to examine the quality of state-approved instructions. Psycho-logical research and testimony on the topic of the comprehensibility of juryinstructions are reviewed…
Everyday lives of older people living with multiple long-term conditions: A photo-elicitation exploration
BackgroundGlobally, ageing populations have increased the number of older adults living with multiple long-term conditions, resulting in healthcare redesign and recognition that first-person perspectives are vital to inform meaningful service transformation. This study answered the call for research with a population whose voices are not always sought, to explore ‘everyday life’ in the context of being older and living with multiple long-term con…
Guided jury discretion in capital murder cases: The role of declarative and procedural knowledge
Saint Louis UniversityThis article analyzes whether state-approved jury instructions adequately guide jurydiscretion in the penalty phase of first-degree murder trials. It examines EighthAmendment jurisprudence regarding guided jury discretion, emphasizing the use of“empirical factors” to examine the quality of state-approved instructions. Psycho-logical research and testimony on the topic of the comprehensibility of juryinstructions are reviewed…
Guided jury discretion in capital murder cases: The role of declarative and procedural knowledge
Saint Louis UniversityThis article analyzes whether state-approved jury instructions adequately guide jurydiscretion in the penalty phase of first-degree murder trials. It examines EighthAmendment jurisprudence regarding guided jury discretion, emphasizing the use of“empirical factors” to examine the quality of state-approved instructions. Psycho-logical research and testimony on the topic of the comprehensibility of juryinstructions are reviewed…
Is Arming Teachers Our Nation’s Best Response to Gun Violence? The Perspective of Public Health Students
An editorial is presented which addresses the perspectives of graduate public health students regarding the potential arming of teachers as a means of preventing gun violence in American schools. Gun-related injuries and deaths at U.S. schools in 2018 are examined, including a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Mental well-being is assessed, along with a gag rule which is designed to prevent the number of gun v…
AJPH Instagram Photo Contest—National Public Health Week “Changing Our Future Together”
The article announces that a photograph taken by Amy Upham has been selected as the winner of the journal's 2018 Instagram Photo Contest, and it mentions the Changing Our Future Together slogan, student protesters from a Christian school in North Carolina, and the March for Our Lives event
AJPHThinkTank: Bringing #PublicHealth to a Device Near You
‘They come with their own ideas of what they want’: Healthcare educator, advanced practice student and manager perspectives on learning outcomes
In post-registration, professional healthcare education, learning outcomes should reflect the needs of several stakeholders, including the professionals studying the programme, workplace managers aiming to develop their workforce, and the educators teaching the programme. This study aimed to gain a multifaceted view of how these different stakeholder groups understand the learning outcomes associated with four English, postgraduate healthcare mod…
Views of mental health practitioners on spirituality in clinical practice, with special reference to the concepts of spiritually competent practice, availability and vulnerability: A qualitative evalu…
Addressing spirituality is part of holistic care. Spirituality is hard to define and may be confused with religion. Thus, it may be neglected by practitioners in mental healthcare. This study explores the views of mental health practitioners about approaches to spirituality in their practice and the perceived utility of the concepts of ‘Spiritually Competent Practice’ and ‘Availability and Vulnerability’ for integrating spirituality into practice…
Embedding spirituality and compassion into clinical education: A pilot study of Spotlight sessions in Advanced Clinical Practice
The need for spiritually sensitive and compassionate health care is recognised by health-regulatory bodies, yet, they are often not taught in health professional education. Guidelines identify expected competencies, but the best teaching techniques to develop these competencies, are unknown. Spotlights are a novel teaching method designed to integrate compassion and spirituality into existing academic curricula. Spotlights entail a moment in taug…
A questionnaire-based study of attitudes to spirituality in people using mental health services and their perceptions of the relevance of the concept of spiritually competent practice
The Aim of this study was to examine the attitudes of mental health service users towards spirituality and spiritually competent practice. A validated quantitative questionnaire was designed to elicit the perceptions of spirituality and spiritually competent practice. Participants were invited to participate in the study via social media. Standard statistical procedures, including reliability analyses, were applied. Respondents who viewed spiritu…
Incorporating the principles of Spiritually Competent Practice in mental healthcare: A qualitative exploration with service users
Though service users may view them as an important aspect of care, spiritual issues are often neglected by mental health professionals. This study explored the experiences and perceptions of mental health service users in the United Kingdom around the integration of spirituality in their care. Two new concepts which support the implementation of spirituality into clinical practice; ‘Spiritually Competent Practice’ and ‘Availability and Vulnerabil…
Nurse Practitioners’ Practice Patterns in Primary Care in Finland: A Descriptive Qualitative Study
Healthcare demands continue to increase across the globe, Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) including Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are recognised as a valuable workforce that can increase access and improve the quality of care. However, NPs are underrepresented in Finland. This study explored Finnish NPs' practice patterns and identified the common visit types to NP clinics in primary care. This descriptive qualitative study is part of a multiple-meth…
Everyday lives of older people living with multiple long-term conditions: A photo-elicitation exploration
BackgroundGlobally, ageing populations have increased the number of older adults living with multiple long-term conditions, resulting in healthcare redesign and recognition that first-person perspectives are vital to inform meaningful service transformation. This study answered the call for research with a population whose voices are not always sought, to explore ‘everyday life’ in the context of being older and living with multiple long-term con…
Medicine (10 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Alternative medicine (4 works) · Health care (4 works) · Psychotherapist (4 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Spirituality (4 works)