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Graduating Physicians' Experiences of Surgical Procedures 2006
In this survey conducted in 2006, final year medical students were sent an electronic questionnaire measuring their skills in 28 basic surgical procedures. The present study was a follow-up to the 1997 survey, and its aim was to assess how the training of surgical procedure skills had developed during eight years. For each surgical procedure, the respondents indicated...
Finnish Views on Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008
The study examined Finnish views of alternative treatment methods and complementary therapy. Data collection was funded by the Finnish Medical Association, the Association of Finnish Pharmacies and Pharmaceutical Information Centre. First, the respondents were presented with a variety of treatment methods, and they were asked whether they believed that they could be used to...
Finnish Views on Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2018
The study examined Finnish views of alternative treatment methods and complementary therapy. First, the respondents were presented with a variety of treatment methods, and they were asked whether they believed that they could be used to treat illnesses or conditions (e.g. surgical operations, over-the-counter drugs, herbal medicines, acupuncture, traditional Chinese...
Wellcome Trust Monitor 1, 2009
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Wellcome Trust Monitor is a unique survey of UK adults' (and in some waves, young people's) views around science and biomedical research. The findings are representative of the UK population and provide fresh and significant insights to inform science communication practice and how research priorities...
Wellcome Trust Monitor 2, 2012
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Wellcome Trust Monitor is a unique survey of UK adults' (and in some waves, young people's) views around science and biomedical research. The findings are representative of the UK population and provide fresh and significant insights to inform science communication practice and how research priorities...
Mental Health of Chinese Women in Britain, 1945-2000
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this exploratory study of the mental health of Chinese women in Britain was to identify issues of cultural difference between the Chinese community and the health system in contemporary Britain, which may have resulted in an under-estimation of their mental health problems.
Statistics showed...
Medical Student Survey, University of Birmingham, 1974
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To collect a large amount of information about medical students, with particular emphasis upon details of their cultural activities and their political and ethical views. The intention was to discover any correlations between these activities. Data were collected about attitudes towards general practice...
Wellcome Trust Monitor 3, 2015
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Wellcome Trust Monitor is a unique survey of UK adults' (and in some waves, young people's) views around science and biomedical research. The findings are representative of the UK population and provide fresh and significant insights to inform science communication practice and how research priorities...
Public Attitudes to Animal Research Survey, 2016
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Public Attitudes to Animal Research Survey, 2016 was conducted between 4th March and 4th April 2016 with a representative sample of the adult population (aged 15+) of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). It was commissioned by the Office for Life Sciences, a joint body that is part of the UK...
Knee Exoskeleton Design and Validation, 2021-2022
The project collected quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative datasets include engineering diagrams for exoskeleton design drawings, sensor data processing algorithms and exoskeleton controlling algorithms. The knee exoskeleton prototype validation data from laboratory trial sessions consisted of quantitative datasets to include knee motion data (knee flexion/...
Doing Embryo Ethics: Safety and Efficacy in Research and Practice, 2004-2007
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This qualitative project explored the social and discursive construction of ethics in research laboratories and clinics working with human embyros. The dataset contains semi-structured interviews with clinicians, scientists, and related professionals.
The study contributed towards understanding...
Being a Doctor: a Sociological Analysis, 2005-2006
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Amongst members of the medical profession there has been much discussion in recent years about the nature and content of medical work and the appropriate role that doctors should play in contemporary health and social care. There has even been a suggestion that there needs to be a ‘cultural revolution’ in...
Future in Britain Survey, 1970
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this survey was to study the perceptions of the future held by the public (those between 15 and 44 years) and by the `elite' (those in positions of power and influence in Britain). The survey was conducted in 1970 for the Social Science Research Council (now Economic and Social Science...
Outpatients and their Doctors: a Study of Patients, Potential Patients, General Practitioners and Hospital Doctors, 1989
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of the study is twofold:
1. To look at the responsiveness of outpatient services to patients; their experiences and views of the process of referral and the extent and circumstances in which they want and seek a referral.
2. To consider the outcome of attendance at outpatient clinics as...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1996
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes...
Wellcome Trust Monitor Waves 1-3 Combined Adults Data, 2009-2015
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Wellcome Trust Monitor is a unique survey of UK adults' (and in some waves, young people's) views around science and biomedical research. The findings are representative of the UK population and provide fresh and significant insights to inform science communication practice and how research priorities...
Wellcome Global Monitor, 2018
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Wellcome Global Monitor is the first global survey of how people worldwide think and feel about key science and health challenges - including such critical topics as public trust in scientists, attitudes towards vaccines and how inclusive or exclusive people believe the benefits of science to be.The...