A5023947997- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Sex work and related issues
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
University College London
2016-2025
National Institute for Health Research
2017-2025
Primary Health Care
2024
University of London
2021
Brighton and Sussex Medical School
2018
University of Brighton
2018
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
2018
Mère et Enfant en Milieu Tropical
2018
North Middlesex Hospital
2016
Middlesex University
2016
Health services are increasingly using digital tools to deliver care, and online consultations being widely adopted in primary care settings. The intended consequences of increase patient access the efficiency care.To identify understand unintended care.Qualitative interview study eight general practices consultation South West North England between February 2019 January 2020.Thematic analysis semi-structured interviews with 19 patients 18 practice staff.Consequences were identified that...
Health systems are seeking to harness digital tools promote patient autonomy and increase the efficiency of care worldwide. The NHS Long Term Plan created right for patients access 'digital first' primary by 2023-2024, including online full medical records.To identify understand unintended consequences records.Qualitative interview study in 10 general practices South West North England.Semi-structured individual interviews with 13 16 practice staff experience health records.Online generated...
Objectives Trans and/or gender diverse (T/GD) people in the UK are less likely to access sexual health services (SHS) than cisgender and more report negative experiences. The British Association for Sexual Health HIV (BASHH) developed expert recommendations T/GD-inclusive SHS, but these lack service user perspectives. This study addressed this gap by asking T/GD how SHS could be T/GD-inclusive. Methods Semistructured interviews (n=33) focus groups (n=26) were conducted with aged 17–71 years...
We demonstrate that pedagogic interventions utilising mediated contact and the parasocial hypothesis provide an effective means of instantiating both immediate long-term reduction in prejudice towards transgender people. Through application hypothesis, our quasi-experiment demonstrates exposure to combined intervention a panel presentation trans-themed film resulted significant self-reported immediately after this effect persisted up 6 weeks later sample 66 female university students. In...
Using a sample of male participants ( N = 136) from the Republic Ireland, aim this study was to develop psychometrically sound measure body image self-consciousness during physical intimacy (i.e., The Male Body Image Self-Consciousness Scale, M-BISC). As predicted, participants' correlated positively with their sexual anxiety and motivation become more muscular, negatively esteem, self-rated attractiveness. Limitations directions for future research are outlined.
Timely diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) enables access to antiretroviral treatment, which reduces mortality, morbidity and further transmission in people living with HIV. In the UK, late among black African persists. Novel methods enhance HIV testing this population are needed. To develop a self-sampling kit (SSK) intervention increase Africans, using existing community health-care settings (stage 1) assess feasibility for Phase III evaluation 2). A two-stage, mixed-methods...
Current understandings of sexual difficulties originate from a model that is based on the study heterosexual men and women. Most research has focused experienced by incapable engaging in vaginal penetration. To better understand men's perceptions experiences difficulties, seven focus groups 29 individual interviews were conducted with gay (n = 22), bisexual 5), 25) men. In addition, extent to which reported differ was explored. Data analyzed using thematic analysis applying an inductive...
Access to prevention options, including HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), remains a public health priority for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with (MSM), especially in London. We describe PrEP use London community sample of MSM before the introduction national programme October 2020.From June-August 2019, aged ≥ 18 recruited from commercial venues were asked self-complete sexual questionnaire provide an oral fluid anonymous antibody testing. Descriptive analyses demographic...
Syndemic theory highlights the potential for health problems to interact synergistically, compounding impact. Young adults not in education, employment or training (NEET) are more likely experience disadvantage and poorer general outcomes. However, there is little research on their sexual health, extent which this clusters with mental physical outcomes.Analysis of data from 16 24 year olds (1729 men, 2140 women) interviewed 2010-12 Britain's third National Survey Sexual Attitudes Lifestyles....
The present research further examines the psychometric properties of Motivation to Control Prejudiced Reactions Scale (MCPRS). Particular attention is paid replicability its factor structure and factorial equivalence across samples university students from Western Canada (n = 235), Eastern 556) mid-Western United States America 404). Confirmatory analysis invariance were carried out using Analysis Moment Structures (AMOS) 7.0. Results showed that while two-factor MCPRS was replicated...
Maintenance of abstinence in alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) is a major unmet therapeutic need. Digital therapeutics can deliver ongoing behavioural therapy, real-time, for chronic conditions. The aim this project was to develop and clinically test AlcoChange, novel digital ARLD.
Objective The objective of this study was to explore young people’s perspectives barriers chlamydia testing in general practice and potential intervention functions implementation strategies overcome identified barriers, using a meta-theoretical framework (the Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW)). Methods Twenty-eight semistructured individual interviews were conducted with 16–24 year olds from across the UK. Purposive convenience sampling methods used (eg, youth organisations, charities, online...
Abstract BackgroundHealth systems around the world are seeking to harness digital tools promote patient autonomy and increase efficiency of care. One example this policy in England is online access full medical records primary Since April 2019, all NHS patients have had right their record prospectively, has been “default position” since 2020.AimTo identify understand unintended consequences record.Design SettingQualitative interview study 10 general practices South West North...
Handbook of adult resilience, edited by John W. Reich, Alex J. Zautra, and Stuart Hall, New York, Guilford Press, 2010, 540 pp., US$80.00 (hardback), ISBN 978-1-60623-488-4 In a contemporary w...
ObjectivesPatient and Public Involvement (PPI) is increasingly mandated in health research.However, there little guidance on conducting PPI for research episodic infections, risk factors, hard-to-reach populations, or stigmatised behaviours.The aim of this paper to address the gap by illustrating different approaches challenging scenarios. MethodsFour case studies sexual PPI, each which discusses three stages (defining, accessing engaging with lay advisors). ResultsResearchers may need use...
The International Index of Erectile Functioning (IIEF) has been widely used to measure gay men’s erectile functioning. However, the IIEF was initially developed using a sample men whose sexual orientation unspecified. Using scales not validated for specific populations can result in inaccurate assessments. purpose current study evaluate dimensionality, reliability, and validity with large men. One thousand eighteen self-identifying as “exclusively gay” completed an online survey consisting...
Introduction: In most sub-Saharan African countries iron deficiency anaemia remains highly prevalent in children and this has not changed the last 25 years. Supplementation with hydroxide adipate tartrate (IHAT) was being investigated anaemic a phase two clinical trial (termed IHAT-GUT), conducted at Medical Research Council Unit Gambia London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) (abbreviated as MRCG hereof). This qualitative study aimed to explore personal perceptions staff relation...