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Bailey, Ruth, Lowton, Karen and Scambler, Sasha (2019) Threats to embodied well-being: An exploration of how disabled people negotiate barriers in hospital settings. Health. ISSN 1363-4593

Wright, Rebecca J, Lowton, Karen, Glenn, Robert, Grudzen, Corita R and Grocott, Patricia (2018) Emergency department staff priorities for improving palliative care provision for older people: a qualitative study. Palliative Medicine, 32 (2). pp. 417-425. ISSN 0269-2163

Abdulla, Aza, Wright, Pandora N, Ross, Louise E, Gallagher, Hugh, Iyasere, Osasuyi, Ma, Nan, Bartholomew, Carol, Lowton, Karen and Brown, Edwina A (2017) Proceedings From the Symposium on Kidney Disease in Older People: Royal Society of Medicine, London, January 19, 2017. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 3. pp. 1-19. ISSN 2333-7214

Xyrichis, Andreas, Lowton, Karen and Rafferty, Anne Marie (2017) Accomplishing professional jurisdiction in intensive care: an ethnographic study of three units. Social Science and Medicine, 181. pp. 102-111. ISSN 0277-9536

Wright née Blackwell, Rebecca, Lowton, Karen, Robert, Glenn, Grudzen, Corita and Grocott, Patricia (2017) Using experience-based co-design with older patients, their families and staff to improve palliative care experiences in the emergency department: a reflective critique on the process and outcomes. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 68. pp. 83-94. ISSN 0020-7489

Lowton, Karen, Hiley, Chris and Higgs, Paul (2017) Constructing embodied identity in a 'new' ageing population: a qualitative study of the pioneer cohort of childhood liver transplant recipients in the UK. Social Science & Medicine, 172. pp. 1-9. ISSN 0277-9536

Stringer, Beverley, Lowton, Karen, Tillashaikhov, Mirzagalib, Parpieva, Nargiza, Ulmasova, Dilrabo, du Cros, Philipp, Hasker, Epco and Sergeeva, Natasha (2016) ‘They prefer hidden treatment': anti-tuberculosis drug-taking practices and drug regulation in Karakalpakstan. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 20 (8). pp. 1084-1090. ISSN 1027-3719

D'Astous, Valerie, Manthorpe, Jill, Lowton, Karen and Glaser, Karen (2016) Retracing the historical social care context of autism: a narrative overview. The British Journal of Social Work, 46 (3). pp. 789-807. ISSN 0045-3102

Lowton, Karen (2016) The inner workings of an ethics review board for social science research: reflections on research in difficult contexts. Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford, 8 (1). pp. 44-54. ISSN 2040-1876

Elias, Tania and Lowton, Karen (2014) Do those over 80 years of age seek more or less medical help? A qualitative study of health and illness beliefs and behaviour of the oldest old. Sociology of Health and Illness, 36 (7). pp. 970-985. ISSN 0141-9889

Buttery, A K, Carr-White, G, Martin, F C, Glaser, K and Lowton, K (2014) Cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure: Do older people want to attend and are they referred? European Geriatric Medicine, 5 (4). pp. 246-251. ISSN 1878-7649

Buttery, Amanda K, Carr-White, Gerald, Martin, Finbarr C, Glaser, Karen and Lowton, Karen (2014) Limited availability of cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure patients in the United Kingdom: findings from a national survey. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 21 (8). pp. 928-940. ISSN 2047-4873

Jackson, Carole, Lowton, Karen and Griffiths, Peter (2014) Infection prevention as "a show": a qualitative study of nurses' infection prevention behaviours. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 51 (3). pp. 400-408. ISSN 0020-7489

Radcliffe, Eloise, Lowton, Karen and Morgan, Myfanwy (2013) Co-construction of chronic illness narratives by older stroke survivors and their spouses. Sociology of Health and Illness, 35 (7). pp. 993-1007. ISSN 0141-9889

Nicholson, C, Meyer, J, Flatley, M, Holman, C and Lowton, K (2012) Living on the margin: understanding the experience of living and dying with frailty in old age. Social Science and Medicine, 75 (8). pp. 1426-1432. ISSN 0277-9536

Laybourne, Anne H, Martin, Finbarr C, Whiting, David G and Lowton, Karen (2011) Could Fire and Rescue Services identify older people at risk of falls? Primary Health Care Research and Development, 12 (4). pp. 395-399. ISSN 1463-4236

Bond, Catherine Jane and Lowton, Karen (2011) Geriatricians' views of advance decisions and their use in clinical care in England: qualitative study. Age and Ageing, 40 (4). pp. 450-456. ISSN 0002-0729

Iles, Nicola and Lowton, Karen (2010) What is the perceived nature of parental care and support for young people with cystic fibrosis as they enter adult health services? Health and Social Care in the Community, 18 (1). pp. 21-29. ISSN 0966-0410

Lowton, Karen, Laybourne, Anne H, Whiting, David G and Martin, Finbarr C (2010) Can Fire and Rescue Services and the National Health Service work together to improve the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable older people? Design of a proof of concept study. BMC Health Services Research, 10. p. 327. ISSN 1472-6963

Lowton, Karen and Higgs, Paul (2010) New ageing populations. Nursing Older People, 22 (7). p. 10. ISSN 1472-0795

Lowton, Karen (2009) 'A bed in the middle of nowhere': parents' meanings of place of death for adults with cystic fibrosis. Social Science and Medicine, 69 (7). pp. 1056-1062. ISSN 0277-9536

Iles, Nicola and Lowton, Karen (2008) Young people with cystic fibrosis' concerns for their future: When and how should concerns be addressed, and by whom? Journal of Interprofessional Care, 22 (4). pp. 436-438. ISSN 1356-1820

Xyrichis, Andreas and Lowton, Karen (2008) What fosters or prevents interprofessional teamworking in primary and community care? A literature review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 45 (1). pp. 140-153. ISSN 0020-7489

Lowton, Karen and Ballard, Karen D (2006) Adult cystic fibrosis patients' experiences of primary care consultations: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice, 56 (528). pp. 518-525. ISSN 0960-1643

Lowton, Karen and Gabe, Jonathan (2006) Cystic fibrosis adults' perception and management of the risk of infection with Burkholderia cepacia complex. Health, Risk and Society, 8 (4). pp. 395-415. ISSN 1369-8575

Lowton, Karen (2005) Trials and tribulations: understanding motivations for clinical research participation amongst adults with cystic fibrosis. Social Science and Medicine, 61 (8). pp. 1854-1865. ISSN 0277-9536

Lowton, Karen, Mathes, Lucia, Wyatt, Hilary, Luce, Peter, While, Alison and Carmel, Simon (2005) Evaluation of transition services for young people with cystic fibrosis in Southeast London. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 19 (4). pp. 408-409. ISSN 1356-1820

Lowton, Karen (2004) Only when I cough? Adults' disclosure of cystic fibrosis. Qualitative Health Research, 14 (2). pp. 167-186. ISSN 1049-7323

Lowton, Karen and Gabe, Jonathan (2003) Life on a slippery slope: perceptions of health in adults with cystic fibrosis. Sociology of Health and Illness, 25 (4). pp. 289-319. ISSN 0141-9889

Lowton, Karen (2003) 'Double or quits': perceptions and management of organ transplantation by adults with cystic fibrosis. Social Science and Medicine, 56 (6). pp. 1355-1367. ISSN 0277-9536

Lowton, Karen and Higginson, Irene J (2003) Managing bereavement in the classroom: a conspiracy of silence? Death Studies, 27 (8). pp. 717-741. ISSN 0748-1187

Lowton, Karen (2002) Parents and partners: lay carers' perceptions of their role in the treatment and care of adults with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 39 (2). pp. 174-181. ISSN 0309-2402

Lowton, Karen, Higginson, Irene and Shipman, Cathy (2001) Evaluation of an intervention to reduce the impact of childhood bereavement at school. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 15 (4). pp. 397-398. ISSN 1356-1820

Book Section

Lowton, Karen (2018) The end of the 'experiment': positioning children with severe liver disease as potential survivors of pioneering liver transplantation. In: Ahlbeck, Jutta, Lappalainen, Päivi, Launis, Kati and Tuohela, Kirsi (eds.) Childhood, literature, and science fragile subjects. Routledge advances in sociology . Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, pp. 121-133. ISBN 9781138282407 (Accepted)

D'Astous, Valerie, Glaser, Karen and Lowton, Karen (2016) Community support needs of adults with autism in mid and later life. In: Wright, Scott D (ed.) Autism spectrum disorder in mid and later life. Jessica Kingsley, London, pp. 312-322. ISBN 9781849057721

Lowton, Karen (2012) Reconceptualising later life: using qualitative methods to refine understanding of new ageing populations. In: Leontowitsch, Miranda (ed.) Researching Later Life and Ageing: Expanding Qualitative Research Horizons. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, pp. 41-60. ISBN 9780230280472

Noonan, Ian and Lowton, Karen (2008) Emergency and urgent hospital-based care. In: Clark, Louise and Griffiths, Peter (eds.) Learning Disability and Other Intellectual Impairments: Meeting Needs Throughout Health Services. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, West Sussex, pp. 117-138. ISBN 9780470034712

Wiseman, Theresa, Lowton, Karen and Noonan, Ian (2008) Transitions in the ageing population. In: Clark, Louise and Griffiths, Peter (eds.) Learning Disability and Other Intellectual Impairments: Meeting Needs Throughout Health Services. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, West Sussex, pp. 69-87. ISBN 9780470034712

Lowton, Karen (2004) Practitioner-client relationships. In: Gabe, Jonathan, Bury, Michael and Elston, Mary (eds.) Key Concepts in Medical Sociology. SAGE Key Concepts series . SAGE, London, pp. 96-101. ISBN 0761974415

Lowton, Karen (2004) Geneticization. In: Gabe, Jonathan, Bury, Michael and Elston, Mary (eds.) Key Concepts in Medical Sociology. SAGE Key Concepts series . SAGE, London, pp. 150-155. ISBN 0761974415

Other

Lowton, Karen (2014) Written and oral evidence submitted to the House of Commons Health Select Committee's inquiry into the management of long term conditions. House of Commons, London.