Medicine Theses: Recent submissions
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Coping with asthma : investigation and intervention using the self-regulation model
(University of St Andrews, 1995) - ThesisThe Self-Regulation Model (Leventhal, Nerenz & Steele, 1984) highlights the roles of patients' illness representations, coping, emotional reactions and appraisal of coping in the progression of chronic disease. This thesis ... -
Quality of care for people with mental handicap and challenging behaviour : an investigation of the impact of staff training in goal attainment scaling and behavioural procedures
(University of St Andrews, 1992) - ThesisThis study examined the contribution to quality of care of a goal planning technique called Goal Attainment Scaling and its impact upon the quality of life of people with severe mental handicaps and challenging ... -
The regulation of haemopoietic stem cell and progenitor cell proliferation by humoral factors
(University of St Andrews, 1984) - ThesisThe mechanisms which regulate the growth fraction of the haemopoietic stem cell (CFU-S) and granulocyte macrophage progenitor cell (GM-CFC) have been investigated. In normal murine bone marrow (NMBM) a small proportion ... -
Defining a role for the peduncolopontine tegmental nucleus in striatal outflow
(University of St Andrews, 1996) - ThesisThe pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPTg) lies within the pontomesencephalon and contains cholinergic and non-cholinergic neurones. It has extensive afferent and efferent connections throughout the brain. Early ... -
Physical activity and perceived benefits and barriers in adults aged 55-74
(University of St Andrews, 1997) - ThesisIn order to increase the number of older adults physically active enough to obtain the health benefits of exercise, inactive individuals must firstly be identified, and attention must then be focused on determinants of ...