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Attempts to bridge the gap between research and practice result in a family therapy approach which employs clients as co-researchers

There are times when researchers identify a concept or phenomenon which becomes widely known and used in many areas. The construct takes on a life beyond the original scholarship. An example of this is the notion of “emotional labour” coined by Arlie Russell Hochschild to describe the work of nurses and others when regulating their responses in stressful situations, and managing the demands of patients, families, and colleagues.1 Another case is the step-like “paradigm shifts” in which s...

Deprescribing aims to reduce polypharmacy and inappropriate medication use. Both General Practitioners (GPs) and older adults have expressed a willingness to consider deprescribing. However, deprescribing is often deferred in practice. The aim of this study was to identify factors which influence GP and older adult decisions about deprescribing in primary care. Semi-structured interviews were used in this qualitative study, conducted in a regional area in Australia. Participants included GPs and...