Karen Rodham
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 247966 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Karen Rodham |
| PRENOMES | Karen |
| SOBRENOME | Rodham |
| ASSINATURA | RODHAM K |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Bath |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5377-1998 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 17 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 100 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1998 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
How do trainee physical educators conceptualize the appearance of “health”, and how might their conceptualizations influence their teaching approaches? A qualitative exploration through the lens of we…
Current understandings of bodies and health are predominantly informed by a weight normative viewpoint that supports the supremacy of an idealized body type as reflecting optimal health and wellbeing. Studies have shown that physical educators hold negative assumptions about, and lower expectations of the abilities of higher weight students. However, how trainee physical educators’ conceptualizations about the health of bodies might influence the…
I think most people feel like healthcare professionals tell them to take their treatments and judge them for not taking them”
OBJECTIVE: Previous research exploring patient-practitioner communication in relation to adherence in cystic fibrosis (CF) is limited. This UK study explored the views of adults with CF on how treatment adherence (related to all CF treatments) is discussed in routine CF care. METHODS: 12 White British adults (ten females; aged 20-37 years; mean 30.1 years) with CF participated in semi-structured interviews. RESULTS: Three overarching themes were …
Understanding the psychological and social influences on office workers taking breaks; a thematic analysis
Objective: There is a growing trend whereby office workers refrain from taking breaks at work. Previous research has not explored how employees understand the enablers and barriers to taking breaks. This study explored how office-based workers describe their behaviour in relation to, and perceive the notion of, taking breaks.Design: Five focus groups were held with 27 employees of differing levels of seniority at a local authority in the UK. Indu…
Supporting and sustaining care at home
Supporting a parent with dementia living in their own home is a challenging care issue which has potential for negative physical, emotional and psychosocial impacts. This research explores the experiences of adult daughters who sustain this arrangement as well as managing the competing demands of their lives. Using a qualitative approach, semistructured interviews were conducted between March and October 2017. Eight adult females in the United Ki…
The Presentation of Self-Harm Recovery
Little is known about how recovery from self-harm is understood by individuals with personal experience of self-harm. YouTube is an important online venue for posting and discussion of user-generated self-harm videos. Drawing on this material, this study explores how self-harm recovery is presented on YouTube. The 30 most highly-viewed videos about recovery from self-harm were thematically analysed. Three themes were identified: 1) a desire for c…
Everyone assumes a man to be quite strong
Current literature has overlooked the impact of chronic illness on masculine identity. We therefore aimed to investigate the impact of rheumatoid arthritis (a long term condition, affecting more women than men) on masculine identity. Six focus groups with 22 men with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (data reported elsewhere) followed by five one-to-one interviews with men (English, mean age: 59 years) sampled to reflect a heterogeneous experience of lif…
Men, rheumatoid arthritis, psychosocial impact and self-management
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease affecting fewer men than women. We systematically reviewed the literature on impact and self-management of rheumatoid arthritis in men. A total of 28 papers were included and grouped into two categories: psychosocial impact of rheumatoid arthritis, and coping and self-management. This review finds gender differences relating to quality of life, work, distress, self-management, coping and support. We concl…
The NSSI Paradox
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is commonly shared online. In the offline world, secrecy is a sign of "real" or authentic self-injury; therefore, openly sharing NSSI in the online context could be considered a paradoxical behavior. We explored how users of an online NSSI site negotiated this apparent paradox. Contrary to our expectations, contributing text and photographs to an online site did not appear to compromise authentic identity. We sugge…
Exploring analytical trustworthiness and the process of reaching consensus in interpretative phenomenological analysis
Typically authors explain how they conduct interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), but fail to explain how they ensured that their analytical process was trustworthy. For example, a minority mention that they ‘reached consensus’ after having engaged in a shared analysis of the data, but do not explain how they did so. In this article, we report on our experience of engaging in a shared analysis and aim to stimulate discussion about the pr…
Doing weight
This paper explores the role of online ‘body talk’ (text‐based communication about bodies and bodily experiences) in the management, negotiation and development of eating disorder related identities. Two anorexia related Internet discussion forums (a ‘pro‐ana’ and a ‘recovery’ website) were analyzed through the means of discourse analysis. The analysis focused on the type of body‐talk produced in the different sites and the functions of this talk…
"Experiencing "The Other Side
Work-related pressures and susceptibility to health problems mean that many general practitioners (GPs) will, at some stage, experience the role of patient. However qualitative evidence about their experiences of illness and patienthood is sparse. Our study offers an interpretative perspective on GPs' experiences of illness and the influence that this has had on their practice. Seventeen GPs who had experienced significant illness took part in se…
The Presentation of "Pro-Anorexia" in Online Group Interactions
Although pro-anorexia online support forums and the narratives that occur within them are increasingly the focus of research, none, to date, focuses closely on issues of identity within this online context. Our aim in conducting this study was to examine the presentation of pro-anorexia via an interpretive phenomenological analysis of postings to a pro-anorexia ("pro-ana") online discussion forum. Analysis indicates that pro-anorexic identities a…
The Ethics of Using the Internet to Collect Qualitative Research Data
The practice of conducting research online is in its infancy. Consequently there is debate concerning the ethical implications of online data collection. We outline three approaches to online data collection and focus specifically on the issues of consent and anonymity of participants. We conclude that ethical issues raised when planning and implementing online data collection are no different to those raised by more traditional approaches to dat…
Investigating the "Self" in Deliberate Self-Harm
In this study, the authors explored how a group of young people aged 16 to 26 years (who identified themselves as having engaged in deliberate self-harm) made sense of the self by conducting two online focus groups and four e-mail interviews. They analyzed data using interpretive phenomenological analysis. The concept of validation was the primary means of making sense of the self and concerned the desire to be considered legitimate and of worth.…
Factors associated with suicidal phenomena in adolescents
Deliberate self harm in adolescents
Objective: To determine the prevalence of deliberate self harm in adolescents and the factors associated with it. Design: Cross sectional survey using anonymous self report questionnaire. Setting: 41 schools in England. Participants: 6020 pupils aged 15 and 16 years. Main outcome measure: Deliberate self harm. Results: 398 (6.9%) participants reported an act of deliberate self harm in the previous year that met study criteria. Only 12.6% of episo…
The Ouch! Factor
Qualitative health research often slams into sensitive barriers in attempting to understand the phenomena under scrutiny. John D. Brewer pointed out that textbooks tend to view areas of sensitivity as purely ethical issues. However, research within sensitive areas requires practical solutions that are not always linked to ethical dilemmas. Practical difficulties abound and demand flexibility and tact on the researcher's part if valuable research …
The Presentation of "Pro-Anorexia" in Online Group Interactions
Although pro-anorexia online support forums and the narratives that occur within them are increasingly the focus of research, none, to date, focuses closely on issues of identity within this online context. Our aim in conducting this study was to examine the presentation of pro-anorexia via an interpretive phenomenological analysis of postings to a pro-anorexia ("pro-ana") online discussion forum. Analysis indicates that pro-anorexic identities a…
Exploring analytical trustworthiness and the process of reaching consensus in interpretative phenomenological analysis
Typically authors explain how they conduct interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), but fail to explain how they ensured that their analytical process was trustworthy. For example, a minority mention that they ‘reached consensus’ after having engaged in a shared analysis of the data, but do not explain how they did so. In this article, we report on our experience of engaging in a shared analysis and aim to stimulate discussion about the pr…
Doing weight
This paper explores the role of online ‘body talk’ (text‐based communication about bodies and bodily experiences) in the management, negotiation and development of eating disorder related identities. Two anorexia related Internet discussion forums (a ‘pro‐ana’ and a ‘recovery’ website) were analyzed through the means of discourse analysis. The analysis focused on the type of body‐talk produced in the different sites and the functions of this talk…
The Ouch! Factor
Qualitative health research often slams into sensitive barriers in attempting to understand the phenomena under scrutiny. John D. Brewer pointed out that textbooks tend to view areas of sensitivity as purely ethical issues. However, research within sensitive areas requires practical solutions that are not always linked to ethical dilemmas. Practical difficulties abound and demand flexibility and tact on the researcher's part if valuable research …
"Experiencing "The Other Side
Work-related pressures and susceptibility to health problems mean that many general practitioners (GPs) will, at some stage, experience the role of patient. However qualitative evidence about their experiences of illness and patienthood is sparse. Our study offers an interpretative perspective on GPs' experiences of illness and the influence that this has had on their practice. Seventeen GPs who had experienced significant illness took part in se…
Investigating the "Self" in Deliberate Self-Harm
In this study, the authors explored how a group of young people aged 16 to 26 years (who identified themselves as having engaged in deliberate self-harm) made sense of the self by conducting two online focus groups and four e-mail interviews. They analyzed data using interpretive phenomenological analysis. The concept of validation was the primary means of making sense of the self and concerned the desire to be considered legitimate and of worth.…
Supporting and sustaining care at home
Supporting a parent with dementia living in their own home is a challenging care issue which has potential for negative physical, emotional and psychosocial impacts. This research explores the experiences of adult daughters who sustain this arrangement as well as managing the competing demands of their lives. Using a qualitative approach, semistructured interviews were conducted between March and October 2017. Eight adult females in the United Ki…
Everyone assumes a man to be quite strong
Current literature has overlooked the impact of chronic illness on masculine identity. We therefore aimed to investigate the impact of rheumatoid arthritis (a long term condition, affecting more women than men) on masculine identity. Six focus groups with 22 men with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (data reported elsewhere) followed by five one-to-one interviews with men (English, mean age: 59 years) sampled to reflect a heterogeneous experience of lif…
The Presentation of Self-Harm Recovery
Little is known about how recovery from self-harm is understood by individuals with personal experience of self-harm. YouTube is an important online venue for posting and discussion of user-generated self-harm videos. Drawing on this material, this study explores how self-harm recovery is presented on YouTube. The 30 most highly-viewed videos about recovery from self-harm were thematically analysed. Three themes were identified: 1) a desire for c…
The Ouch! Factor
Qualitative health research often slams into sensitive barriers in attempting to understand the phenomena under scrutiny. John D. Brewer pointed out that textbooks tend to view areas of sensitivity as purely ethical issues. However, research within sensitive areas requires practical solutions that are not always linked to ethical dilemmas. Practical difficulties abound and demand flexibility and tact on the researcher's part if valuable research …
Deliberate self harm in adolescents
Objective: To determine the prevalence of deliberate self harm in adolescents and the factors associated with it. Design: Cross sectional survey using anonymous self report questionnaire. Setting: 41 schools in England. Participants: 6020 pupils aged 15 and 16 years. Main outcome measure: Deliberate self harm. Results: 398 (6.9%) participants reported an act of deliberate self harm in the previous year that met study criteria. Only 12.6% of episo…
Factors associated with suicidal phenomena in adolescents
Investigating the "Self" in Deliberate Self-Harm
In this study, the authors explored how a group of young people aged 16 to 26 years (who identified themselves as having engaged in deliberate self-harm) made sense of the self by conducting two online focus groups and four e-mail interviews. They analyzed data using interpretive phenomenological analysis. The concept of validation was the primary means of making sense of the self and concerned the desire to be considered legitimate and of worth.…
The Ethics of Using the Internet to Collect Qualitative Research Data
The practice of conducting research online is in its infancy. Consequently there is debate concerning the ethical implications of online data collection. We outline three approaches to online data collection and focus specifically on the issues of consent and anonymity of participants. We conclude that ethical issues raised when planning and implementing online data collection are no different to those raised by more traditional approaches to dat…
The Presentation of "Pro-Anorexia" in Online Group Interactions
Although pro-anorexia online support forums and the narratives that occur within them are increasingly the focus of research, none, to date, focuses closely on issues of identity within this online context. Our aim in conducting this study was to examine the presentation of pro-anorexia via an interpretive phenomenological analysis of postings to a pro-anorexia ("pro-ana") online discussion forum. Analysis indicates that pro-anorexic identities a…
Doing weight
This paper explores the role of online ‘body talk’ (text‐based communication about bodies and bodily experiences) in the management, negotiation and development of eating disorder related identities. Two anorexia related Internet discussion forums (a ‘pro‐ana’ and a ‘recovery’ website) were analyzed through the means of discourse analysis. The analysis focused on the type of body‐talk produced in the different sites and the functions of this talk…
"Experiencing "The Other Side
Work-related pressures and susceptibility to health problems mean that many general practitioners (GPs) will, at some stage, experience the role of patient. However qualitative evidence about their experiences of illness and patienthood is sparse. Our study offers an interpretative perspective on GPs' experiences of illness and the influence that this has had on their practice. Seventeen GPs who had experienced significant illness took part in se…
Exploring analytical trustworthiness and the process of reaching consensus in interpretative phenomenological analysis
Typically authors explain how they conduct interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), but fail to explain how they ensured that their analytical process was trustworthy. For example, a minority mention that they ‘reached consensus’ after having engaged in a shared analysis of the data, but do not explain how they did so. In this article, we report on our experience of engaging in a shared analysis and aim to stimulate discussion about the pr…
Men, rheumatoid arthritis, psychosocial impact and self-management
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease affecting fewer men than women. We systematically reviewed the literature on impact and self-management of rheumatoid arthritis in men. A total of 28 papers were included and grouped into two categories: psychosocial impact of rheumatoid arthritis, and coping and self-management. This review finds gender differences relating to quality of life, work, distress, self-management, coping and support. We concl…
The NSSI Paradox
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is commonly shared online. In the offline world, secrecy is a sign of "real" or authentic self-injury; therefore, openly sharing NSSI in the online context could be considered a paradoxical behavior. We explored how users of an online NSSI site negotiated this apparent paradox. Contrary to our expectations, contributing text and photographs to an online site did not appear to compromise authentic identity. We sugge…
Everyone assumes a man to be quite strong
Current literature has overlooked the impact of chronic illness on masculine identity. We therefore aimed to investigate the impact of rheumatoid arthritis (a long term condition, affecting more women than men) on masculine identity. Six focus groups with 22 men with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (data reported elsewhere) followed by five one-to-one interviews with men (English, mean age: 59 years) sampled to reflect a heterogeneous experience of lif…
The Presentation of Self-Harm Recovery
Little is known about how recovery from self-harm is understood by individuals with personal experience of self-harm. YouTube is an important online venue for posting and discussion of user-generated self-harm videos. Drawing on this material, this study explores how self-harm recovery is presented on YouTube. The 30 most highly-viewed videos about recovery from self-harm were thematically analysed. Three themes were identified: 1) a desire for c…
Understanding the psychological and social influences on office workers taking breaks; a thematic analysis
Objective: There is a growing trend whereby office workers refrain from taking breaks at work. Previous research has not explored how employees understand the enablers and barriers to taking breaks. This study explored how office-based workers describe their behaviour in relation to, and perceive the notion of, taking breaks.Design: Five focus groups were held with 27 employees of differing levels of seniority at a local authority in the UK. Indu…
Supporting and sustaining care at home
Supporting a parent with dementia living in their own home is a challenging care issue which has potential for negative physical, emotional and psychosocial impacts. This research explores the experiences of adult daughters who sustain this arrangement as well as managing the competing demands of their lives. Using a qualitative approach, semistructured interviews were conducted between March and October 2017. Eight adult females in the United Ki…
I think most people feel like healthcare professionals tell them to take their treatments and judge them for not taking them”
OBJECTIVE: Previous research exploring patient-practitioner communication in relation to adherence in cystic fibrosis (CF) is limited. This UK study explored the views of adults with CF on how treatment adherence (related to all CF treatments) is discussed in routine CF care. METHODS: 12 White British adults (ten females; aged 20-37 years; mean 30.1 years) with CF participated in semi-structured interviews. RESULTS: Three overarching themes were …
How do trainee physical educators conceptualize the appearance of “health”, and how might their conceptualizations influence their teaching approaches? A qualitative exploration through the lens of we…
Current understandings of bodies and health are predominantly informed by a weight normative viewpoint that supports the supremacy of an idealized body type as reflecting optimal health and wellbeing. Studies have shown that physical educators hold negative assumptions about, and lower expectations of the abilities of higher weight students. However, how trainee physical educators’ conceptualizations about the health of bodies might influence the…
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