Influences of Extended Family on Intimate Partner Violence: Perceptions of Pakistanis in Pakistan and the United Kingdom.

Limited research has been undertaken on the role of extended family members in Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). This study uniquely explores the perspective of Pakistani men and women about the role of a husband and wife's families in relation to marital conflict and IPV. For this qualitative study, data were collected through 41 individual interviews, including 20 from Pakistan and 21 from the United Kingdom.

Not Managing Expectations: A Grounded Theory of Intimate Partner Violence From the Perspective of Pakistani People.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major social and public health problem affecting people from different cultures and societies. Much research has been undertaken to understand the phenomenon, its determinants, and its consequences in numerous countries. However, there is a paucity of research on IPV in many areas of the world including Pakistan.

Transient ischaemic attack: a qualitative study of the long term consequences for patients.

Background: Transient ischaemic attack (TIA) is characterised by its transient nature with symptoms of neurological dysfunction resolving within 24 hours. The occurrence of TIA is a major risk factor for stroke with 10-15% of TIA patients going on to have ischaemic stroke. Internationally, recommendations for the management of TIA focus on the need for early diagnosis and medical management of the acute increased risk of ischaemic stroke.

Intimate Partner Violence in Pakistan: A Systematic Review.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major social and public health problem affecting people in various cultures and societies. Though the issue of IPV in Pakistan has been researched since the 1990 s, no attempt has been made systematically to review the available evidence on IPV in Pakistan. This article presents findings of a systematic review of available empirical literature related to IPV in Pakistan.

Towards a methodology for cluster searching to provide conceptual and contextual "richness" for systematic reviews of complex interventions: case study (CLUSTER).

Background: Systematic review methodologies can be harnessed to help researchers to understand and explain how complex interventions may work. Typically, when reviewing complex interventions, a review team will seek to understand the theories that underpin an intervention and the specific context for that intervention. A single published report from a research project does not typically contain this required level of detail.

The care needs of Pakistani families caring for disabled children: how relevant is cultural competence?

Objective: To identify factors that Pakistani parents living in the UK and caring for children with learning disabilities felt were important components of their care and to discuss the relevance of the concept of cultural competence in the light of these findings.

Design: A qualitative study taking a constructivist approach to gain insight into participants' experiences of health care provision. In depth interviews were used to explore the ways in which personal understandings and life experiences shaped the characteristics of the therapeutic encounter that participants identified as important.

Coping strategies used by Pakistani parents living in the United Kingdom and caring for a severely disabled child.

Purpose: This study explores the coping strategies of Pakistani parents living in the UK and caring for children with severe learning disabilities. It examines factors that influenced participants' choice or ability to use the different strategies identified.

Method: Qualitative design using in-depth interviews.

Evaluating standards in cross-language research: a critique of Squires' criteria.

Innovative methods to conduct cross-language research continue to evolve. There is a need to evaluate the processes involved in cross-language research to assess the extent to which they are fit for purpose from an epistemological point of view, and the subsequent impact on quality of resultant findings. Debate continues about the application of evaluative criteria to qualitative research, not least because of the multiplicity of worldviews and perspectives associated with different qualitative research paradigms.