Communication is central to group activities, both within the human and animal worlds, incorporating systems of signs, symbols, actions or sounds (Oxford University Press 2002) in order to transmit meaning, through the ...

Background: Despite the problem of inadequate recruitment to randomised trials, there is little evidence to guide researchers on decisions about how people are effectively recruited to take part in trials. The PRioRiTy ...

The aim of this scoping review of the available research evidence was to explore the experiences and perceptions of people with mental health difficulties through the use of blogs. A search of relevant electronic databases ...

Education programs can help families of trans young people to accept and support a trans family member. However, little has been written about the design and development of such programs. This article seeks to fill this ...

Background: Parents of children with rare conditions increasingly use the Internet to source information on their child’s condition. This study reports on part of a larger study whose overall aim was to identify the Internet ...

Background Citizen participation in policy decision-making is a key principal of government as part of creating an inclusive society. The critical policy literature on the discourse of social inclusion/exclusion argues ...

Background: The concept of Meaning in Life (MIL) is understood to be central aspect of service user defined recovery in mental health. MIL takes on renewed importance in the context of widespread endorsement of the recovery ...

At present in Europe there are 50 million people living at any one time with multimorbidity. However, our healthcare systems have not been designed to effectively support these people in their daily care needs. ProACT ...