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Health Care Sciences & Services
Helen Coughlan, David Quin, Kevin O'Brien, Colm Healy, Jack Deacon, Naoise Kavanagh, Niamh Humphries, Mary C. Clarke, Mary Cannon
Summary: This research project successfully translated qualitative research findings into online public mental health animations targeting young people. The animations were cost-effective and reached a broad audience through social media platforms. Collaboration between researchers, the Arts, and online sectors proved to be crucial in maximizing the impact of knowledge transfer activities.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Lakshmi Ganapathi, Aylur K. Srikrishnan, Clarissa Martinez, Gregory M. Lucas, Shruti H. Mehta, Vinita Verma, Allison M. McFall, Kenneth H. Mayer, Areej Hassan, Shobini Rajan, Conall O'Cleirigh, Sion Kim Harris, Sunil S. Solomon
Summary: The HIV epidemic in India primarily affects key populations such as people who inject drugs, with young PWID facing barriers to engaging in services. The study found that lack of services for non-injection opioid dependence, inadequate knowledge, reliance on informal sources for injecting equipment, low risk perception, and psychosocial and structural factors all influenced service engagement among young PWID.
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Health Policy & Services
Samantha Thomas, May C. van Schalkwyk, Mike Daube, Hannah Pitt, Darragh McGee, Martin McKee
Summary: Children around the world are exposed to extensive marketing for gambling products, which normalizes gambling as harmless entertainment despite evidence of its harms. Regulatory efforts to protect children from gambling marketing are inconsistent and inadequate. A comprehensive public health approach is urgently needed to limit the influence of gambling marketing on young people.
HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hannah Pitt, Samantha L. Thomas, Joanne Watson, Russell Shuttleworth, Kevin Murfitt, Susan Balandin
Summary: The study found that people with intellectual disabilities engage in gambling in a similar way to the general community, with some individuals taking personal responsibility measures to reduce risks. Therefore, it is important to understand different pathways and ensure protection for this population sub-group.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Emily Alice Bray, Yenna Salamonson, Bronwyn Everett, Ajesh George, Isabel A. Chapman, Lucie Ramjan
Summary: This study explores the experiences of young people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and their parents/caregivers during the transition from pediatric to adult healthcare. The findings highlight the need for a coordinated and streamlined handover process, as well as access to comprehensive transition information, to improve the transition experiences of young people with SCI.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Yanli Zhao, Ronnell D. Dela Rosa, Qiushi Zhang, Wei Zhao, Hui Xu, Rui Wang, Ling Ma
Summary: This study aims to synthesize evidence on the experiences and needs of parents of young people who self-harm, in order to inform mental health practice and the development of interventions. Qualitative studies will be included, and the findings will be synthesized using a meta-aggregation approach to understand the challenges and needs of parents in caring for self-harming children. Assessing the confidence in the synthesized findings will help determine optimal care approaches and recommendations.
Article
Sport Sciences
Erik Denison, Nicholas Faulkner, Kerry S. O'Brien, Ruth Jeanes, Mitch Canning
Summary: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a short social-cognitive educational intervention delivered by professional rugby union players in reducing homophobic language among youth sport participants. The results found that the intervention did not significantly reduce homophobic language, suggesting the need for other approaches, such as peer-to-peer education and enforcement of policies, to address this issue.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sarah Marko, Samantha L. Thomas, Kim Robinson, Mike Daube
Summary: This study aimed to understand how gamblers conceptualized responsibility for gambling harm. The results showed that gamblers primarily understood gambling harm as being a matter of personal responsibility, and government responsibility was generally limited to providing information for informed gambling choices. Therefore, changing public communication strategies towards evidence-based approaches is needed to address gambling-related harms.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Isabella de Vere Hunt, Sidney Owen, Adaure Amuzie, Vanessa Nava, Anna Tomz, Leandra Barnes, June K. Robinson, Jenna Lester, Susan Swetter, Eleni Linos
Summary: This study explored the awareness and perspectives of melanoma among black people. The findings suggest that black people have low awareness and understanding of melanoma, and do not perceive themselves to be at risk. There is a need for targeted public health messages and education on melanoma for this population.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Monica Lakhanpaul, Susrita Roy, Lorna Benton, Marie Lall, Rajesh Khanna, Virendra Kumar Vijay, Sanjay Sharma, Logan Manikam, Neha Santwani, Hanimi Reddy, Hemant Chaturvedi, Shereen Allaham, Satya Prakash Pattanaik, Tol Singh, Pramod Pandya, Priyanka Dang, Priti Parikh
Summary: This interdisciplinary qualitative study explores the factors impacting feeding practices in rural India. The study focuses on health, education, engineering, and environment factors and aims to develop suitable interventions to improve infant and young child feeding practices. The research identifies local feeding practices, needs, and opportunities, and analyzes the qualitative data to design interventions tailored to the context. The study emphasizes the importance of mother's role, knowledge and attitude towards feeding, availability of services and resources, and the impact of agriculture and migration cycles on food availability.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Simone McCarthy, Samantha L. Thomas, Hannah Pitt, Maria E. Bellringer
Summary: The study found that older women's perceptions of gambling risks are influenced by their early entertainment experiences rather than their current gambling behaviors. They prioritize maintaining respected social identities within venues and often downplay or ignore the risks associated with EGMs. Older women go through a process of risk negotiation where social interaction benefits outweigh potential harms from gambling machines.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hannah Pitt, Samantha L. Thomas, Melanie Randle, Sean Cowlishaw, Grace Arnot, Sylvia Kairouz, Mike Daube
Summary: This study involved qualitative interviews with 54 young people in Australia, aged 11-17, and identified five strategies proposed by young people to counter the normalisation of gambling, including reducing accessibility of gambling products, changing gambling infrastructure, untangling the relationship between gambling and sport, imposing restrictions on advertising, and adjusting commercial messages about gambling.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Louise Brennan, Liz Brewster, Judith Lunn, Fiona Egboko, Dora Pestotnik Stres, Pallavi Patel, Rachel Isba
Summary: This study aims to address health inequalities in children by identifying and presenting approaches taken by hospitals. The study will use a four-step approach to identify specific interventions for health inequalities. The findings will be presented in tabular form and used to inform guidelines for children's hospitals in the UK.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kathleen Maltzahn, Mary Whiteside, Helen Lee, John Cox, Sarah MacLean
Summary: This study investigated the gambling harm experienced by bingo players in different populations in Victoria, Australia. The results showed that while bingo games are mostly positive for players, a minority of players and their families do experience notable harm. This harm was caused by traditional paper-based games, new technologies, and the proximity of bingo sessions to electronic gambling machines. The study suggests that commercial, technological, and regulatory changes are increasing the risk of harm to bingo players, and reforms are needed to protect the distinct nature of bingo as a lower-risk form of gambling.
Article
Health Policy & Services
Christian Nyemcsok, Hannah Pitt, Peter Kremer, Samantha L. Thomas
Summary: The study aimed to understand key priorities for preventing and reducing gambling-related harm in the UK and identify barriers and facilitators to the engagement of individuals with lived experience of gambling-related harm, known as Experts by Experience (EbyE), in gambling research, education, treatment, and policy development. The study conducted semi-structured interviews with 20 EbyE gamblers aged 29-60 years from the UK between March and July 2020. Participants were motivated to advocate for gambling reform and raise awareness of their experiences with gambling addiction or disorder. They highlighted the need for initiatives to prevent harm associated with product design, individual engagement, and marketing practices in the gambling industry. The reliance on voluntary contributions by the gambling industry for research, education, and treatment was considered a potential barrier to reform. Participants recommended the creation of independent structures that actively involve EbyE in decision-making processes. An independent body run by and for EbyE was suggested as a mechanism to represent the voices of those affected by gambling-related harm. Individuals with lived experience of gambling-related harm, including their affected social networks, bring valuable insights and perspectives and should be recognized as important stakeholders in co-producing strategies to prevent and reduce gambling-related harm.
HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
