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Barbara Johnson
Researcher at City University London
Publications - 12
Citations - 370
Barbara Johnson is an academic researcher from City University London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Palliative care. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 12 publications receiving 357 citations. Previous affiliations of Barbara Johnson include Queen Mary University of London & University College London.
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Do you know I have Asperger's syndrome? Risks of a non-obvious disability.
TL;DR: In this article, the risks of having a non-obvious disability, Asperger's syndrome [AS], are explored, focusing on the riskiness associated with being on the margins of normality, where personal experience (and theoretical concepts) of being ‘different’ and ‘normal’ merge.
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Exploring symptoms in patients managed without dialysis: a qualitative research study
TL;DR: Findings indicate that as symptoms escalate and death approaches, some symptoms, such as fluid overload and lethargy become difficult to treat indicating that death is close.
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Identification of the defective NADPH-oxidase component in chronic granulomatous disease: a study of 57 European families.
Colin M. Casimir,Margaret C. Chetty,M.-C. Bohler,R C Garcia,Andre Fischer,C. Griscelli,Barbara Johnson,Anthony W. Segal +7 more
TL;DR: Chronic Granulomatous Disease manifests as a predisposition to infection as a result of defective function of the NADPH oxidase of phago‐cytic cells and proteins identified as part of this system include two subunits of a cytochrome b (cy tochrome b‐245) and two cytosolic factors.
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Reasons Renal Patients Give for Deciding Not to Dialyze: A Prospective Qualitative Interview Study
TL;DR: Little was known about those who decide not to embark on dialysis and how they make this decision, and the decision needs to be regularly revisited to check patients' and caregivers' understanding and to allow for reversal of the decision if fitting.
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Using Action Research to Address Loss of Personhood in a Continuing Care Setting
TL;DR: A three-year action research project, aimed to support staff in recognizing and responding to loss of personhood in a continuing care setting, provides a possible mechanism for putting it into practice through a systems and psychodynamically informed approach.