A5055842592- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Social Media in Health Education
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Human Health and Disease
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Media Influence and Health
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Public Health Scotland
2021-2022
Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy
2018-2022
University of Edinburgh
2017-2022
Asthma UK
2017-2018
Body dissatisfaction is among the most common mental health challenges experienced by women and has been identified as a risk factor for disordered eating. Research found that exposure to social media images depicting thin, muscular bodies, often dubbed 'fitspiration', may contribute body dissatisfaction. Image-centred platforms, such Instagram, have rising popularity adolescents young adults. However, little known about content of produced different fitness-related sources, those from...
Abstract Background To reduce COVID-19 infection rates during the initial stages of pandemic, UK Government mandated a strict period restriction on freedom movement or ‘lockdown’. For young people, closure schools and higher education institutions social distancing rules may have been particularly challenging, coming at critical time in their lives for emotional development. This study explored people’s experiences Government’s response to pandemic related government messaging. Methods...
The emergence of the B.1.617.2 Delta variant concern was associated with increasing numbers severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections and COVID-19 hospital admissions. We aim to study national population level SARS-CoV-2 hospitalisations by vaccination status provide insight into association on temporal trends during time in which became dominant Scotland.We used Scotland-wide Early Pandemic Evaluation Enhanced Surveillance (EAVE II) platform, covering period...
Co-production of interventions is reliant on good communication and consensus between participants researchers, but attending in-person meetings workshops hard for time-constrained groups such as new mums, who may be geographically dispersed without reliable transport. Discussions with a lay advisory group resulted in the decision to hold workshop over secret Facebook group. The aim this study was test feasibility co-production activities. In example presented, population women previous...
<h3>Introduction and Objectives</h3> Asthma is the commonest long-term condition in children with attacks impacting on both school attendance quality of life. Identifying child at increased risk future asthma could inform clinical management targeting care. We aimed to systematically review literature identify weight factors associated aged 5–12 years. <h3>Methods</h3> Using Cochrane methodology, we searched six databases undertook forward backward citation searches, no date/language...
Abstract Background : Co-production of interventions is reliant on good communication and consensus between participants researchers but attending in-person meetings workshops hard for time-constrained groups such as new mums, who may be geographically dispersed without reliable transport. Discussions with a lay advisory group resulted in the decision to hold workshop over secret Facebook group. The aim this study was test feasibility co-production activities. In example presented,...
Abstract Background : Co-production is reliant on good communication and consensus between participants but attending in-person meetings workshops hard for time-constrained groups such as new mums, who may be geographically dispersed without reliable transport. Discussions with a lay advisory group resulted in the decision to hold workshop over secret Facebook group. The aim of this study was test feasibility co-production activities. In example presented here, population women previous...
Abstract Background : Co-production of interventions is reliant on good communication and consensus between participants researchers but attending in-person meetings workshops hard for time-constrained groups such as new mums, who may be geographically dispersed without reliable transport. Discussions with a lay advisory group resulted in the decision to hold workshop over secret Facebook group. The aim this study was test feasibility co-production activities. In example presented,...
Abstract Background : Co-production of interventions is reliant on good communication and consensus between participants researchers but attending in-person meetings workshops hard for time-constrained groups such as new mums, who may be geographically dispersed without reliable transport. Discussions with a lay advisory group resulted in the decision to hold workshop over secret Facebook group. The aim this study was test feasibility co-production activities. In example presented,...