A5022087938- Family and Disability Support Research
- Family Support in Illness
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Policing Practices and Perceptions
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Healthcare Systems and Challenges
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Community Health and Development
- History of Medical Practice
University of Exeter
2017-2024
NIHR Exeter Clinical Research Facility
2021
Heavitree Hospital
2021
National Institute for Health Research
2019
King's College London
2019
King's College - North Carolina
2019
National Foundation for Educational Research
2012
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
2001
ABSTRACT The close relationship between children's vocabulary size and their later academic success has led researchers to explore how development might be promoted during the early school years. We describe a study that explored effectiveness of naturalistic classroom storytelling as an instrument for teaching new 6- 9-year-old children. examined whether learning was facilitated by encountering words in single versus multiple story contexts, or provision age-appropriate definitions they...
To investigate the perceptions and experience of Pakistani women who have urinary incontinence problems.Data were collected from a sample group six with problems. A female Miripuri Punjabi speaker conducted recorded semi-structured interviews women. The interviewer interpreted these recordings onto another tape. Data then analysed categorised.The had low self-esteem also felt sinful because their incontinence. Muslim are obliged to perform ritual cleansing prayer five times day. If they pass...
Abstract Background Parent carers of children with special educational needs or disability are at higher risk poor mental and physical health. The need for a tailored, peer-led group programme was raised by parent carers, who co-developed the Healthy Carers researchers. This study aimed to test feasibility delivery in community settings, acceptability randomised controlled trial design. Methods Participants were individually concealed allocation structured access online resources...
Community champions have been employed across various settings to disseminate evidence-based public health information. The Building Babies' Brains programme trains work with parents in communities, equipping them child development knowledge and parental engagement strategies. We explored what makes community effective distributing information parents, including how the champion-parent relationship champions' personal characteristics affect dissemination.
Background A proportionate universal (PU) approach to early years’ service provision has been advocated improve children’s health and development reduce inequality, by ensuring that services provide timely high-quality parenting support commensurate with need. Process-oriented research is critical examine the factors contribute to, or hinder, effective delivery/implementation of such a model in community-based family services. This study aimed assess delivery, acceptability feasibility new...
Parent carers of children with special educational needs or disability are at risk poorer mental and physical health. In response to these needs, we codeveloped the 'Healthy Carers' (HPC) programme. This study examined views experiences participants in HPC feasibility trial inform programme refinement.HPC is a peer-led group-based intervention (supported by online materials) for primary disabled children, encouraging behaviours linked health well-being. It was delivered two lead six...
Many have argued that the development of evidence-based policing (EBP) depends on those in law enforcement agencies receiving appropriate training research methodologies and data analysis. Despite this, there are few detailed accounts such its delivery. This paper describes evaluates contribution workshops for police officers staff driving forward EBP. The workshops, developed based a model used healthcare, sought to provide attendees with knowledge, skills, confidence engage evidence during...
Government iniatives have emphasized the need for development of patient-led services. There is a commitment within these initiatives service user involvement in high quality, safe and accessible care which meets needs local population that implementation this initiative should be existing funding. The achieving sustainable quality maternity (ASQUAM) model aims to identify areas improvement involve users non-threatening, multidisciplinary group discussions decision making, through process...
Children exposed to domestic violence are at risk for a range of psychosocial difficulties, which may be mitigated by improving their caregiver's mental health and capacity parent. Life coaching is promising behaviour change approach the empowerment, efficacy well-being carers who parenting alone following violence. This study evaluated feasibility novel life programme. Using pre- post-test design, Family Vision© (FV) programme was implemented in two community settings. The offered single...
Abstract Background Parent carers of disabled children are at increased risk mental and physical health problems. They often experience challenges to maintaining good which have implications for their well-being ability care children. In response these needs, researchers parent developed the Healthy Carers (HPC) programme. It is a peer-led, group-based intervention that promotes behaviours associated with well-being. The aims this trial assess acceptability HPC programme feasibility its...
Parents of disabled children report poorer inpatient experiences when they stay in hospital, and some staff finding communicating with challenging. This study tested the feasibility implementing a training package for on paediatric wards to improve communication children, especially those difficulties, their families. The was developed parent carers clinicians, comprises manual, video talking about real experiences, discussion points local resources. 50-minutes is intended in-house delivery...
Abstract Background Collaborative working between academic institutions and those who provide health social care has been identified as integral in order to produce acceptable, relevant, timely research, for outputs be useful practical implement. The ExCHANGE Collaboration aims bring together researchers people working, living visiting homes build capacity, share mobilise knowledge, identify key areas future research. This paper describes an embedded, formative, realist theory-driven...
Context: Care homes in the UK were hit badly by COVID-19 pandemic, with numerous outbreaks and deaths of residents staff.Objectives: To capture impact pandemic on care home staff well-being share insights learning about how to optimise support for workforce.Methods: Fifteen senior from looking after older people England interviewed between December 2020 March 2021, when sector was still under strict restriction measures.The topic guide developed consultation staff.Interviews transcribed...