University of Bedfordshire

About: University of Bedfordshire is a education organization based out in Luton, Bedford, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Social work. The organization has 3860 authors who have published 6079 publications receiving 143448 citations. The organization is also known as: University of Luton.

work stressors, social support, and burnout in junior doctors: exploring direct and indirect pathways

Abstract: The study tested a pathway model linking different occupational stressors, different sources of social support, and burnout. A sample of 184 junior medical doctors was used. Pathway analysis suggested that doctors who experienced increased time demands, organizational constraints, and a lack of personal confidence perceived their consultants as less supportive, whereas those who experienced greater clinical responsibility perceived their supervisors as more supportive. A lack of support from coworkers was linked with a lack of support from consultants, top management, and family. The perception of consultant support was linked with lower burnout, whereas the perception of coworker support was linked with higher burnout. The present find- ings may inform interventions aimed to support junior doctors experiencing burnout. Research suggests that medical doctors present higher rates of psychological distress than do members of the general population and experience elevated levels of work- related strain, or burnout (Grassi & Magnani, 2000; Wall, Bolden, & Borrill, 1997). According to Maslach and colleagues (Maslach, Jackson, & Leiter, 1996; Maslach, Schaufeli, & Leiter, 2001), burnout is an eventual sequela of prolonged work-related stress and manifests itself through emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and de- creased personal accomplishment. Burnout among doctors has been associated with

The geriatric minimum data set for clinical trials (GMDS)

Abstract: Background: To overcome the weak evidence base coming from often poor and insufficient clinical research in older people, a minimum data set to achieve harmonisation is highly advisable. This will lead to uniform nomenclature and to the standardisation of the assessment tools. Our primary objective was to develop a Geriatric Minimum Data Set (GMDS) for clinical research.Methods: Investigators from 33 leading Research Centres in Europe (selected based on pre-defined criteria), agreed to establish GerontoNet, a network for research collaboration. Following a systematic review of literature performed before the meeting, the expert panel identified 79 functional, cognitive, nutritional and social statements.Results: Of the initial 79 statements, 49 were found appropriate for a GMDS. After an additional stage of evaluation, a 25-item data set was proposed as the minimum set of information to be included in any future clinical trial involving older people. The GMDS covers 7 domains: general information including data on clinical diagnosis and medication use (5 items), functional performance (5 items), cognitive and emotional status (4 items), cardiovascular risk profile (3 items), nutritional status (3 items), biochemical parameters (1 set and 1 item), and social status (3 items).Conclusion: The proposed GMDS provides an enhanced opportunity for research in elderly populations with appropriate outcome measures, and would greatly facilitate meta-analysis of relevant clinical trials.

‘I’d worry about how to teach it’: British values in English classrooms

Abstract: What is meant by fundamental British values? How are they constructed and can they be taught in schools? In trying to address these questions, this paper revisits a small-scale research study commissioned by the UK’s previous New Labour government. The research was concerned to understand the extent to which schools delivered a diverse curriculum (reflecting the composition of Britain as an ethnically diverse society) as well as teacher and student conceptions of British values and contentions of shared British identities which could be explored in schools as part of the secondary citizenship curriculum. Drawing on interviews with teachers and head teachers in six case study schools across England, this paper examines school and government conceptions of shared ‘British’ values. It explores how current government promotion of British values is embedded in sociopolitical historical contexts in Britain. Using social construction theory, the paper aims to challenge conceptions of British values being...

Culture as an Issue in Knowledge Sharing: A Means of Competitive Advantage

Abstract: In order for companies to remain competitive they must be able to utilise their knowledge of customers, products, services and resources. This can be instilled in the culture of the organisation, and this becomes paramount when the organisation deals in international markets. This research paper focuses on five main attributes, most pertinent to this study, of culture (identified by Terpstra and Sarathy, and by Gesteland). These attributes are technology and material culture, religion, language, education, and business ethics. The primary data comprised of interviews from six different e-Businesses.