- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques
- Platelet Disorders and Treatments
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Complement system in diseases
- Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Diverticular Disease and Complications
- Digital Storytelling and Education
- School Health and Nursing Education
Association for Young People’s Health
2015-2024
University of Exeter
2023
University of Oxford
2023
Evelina London Children's Healthcare
2012-2019
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
2005-2011
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2006
Australian National University
1994
Background. Severe steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome (SDNS) is a common type of (NS) observed in childhood. Steroid-sparing agents such as calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) are used to avoid steroid toxicity SDNS. Tacrolimus (TAC) has been prescribed for maintaining remission NS patients who have developed treatment resistance or adverse effects with cyclosporin A (CYA) at our institution since 1995. The aim this study was compare the efficacy and complications TAC CYA management severe...
Meaningful inclusion of young people's perceptions and experiences inequalities is argued to be critical in the development pro-equity policies. Our study explored what influences their opportunities healthy within local area understandings health inequalities. Three interlinked qualitative focus group discussions, each lasting 90 100 min, with same six groups people (
Predisposition to alcoholic liver disease (ALD) may be partly genetic. Heterozygosity for the HFE mutations C282Y and/or H63D has been associated with more severe in several conditions. Studies ALD have not used controls matched alcohol consumption and results conflicting.HFE genotyping was performed two Caucasian heavy-drinking cohorts (>60 units/wk (M) or 40 (F) >5 yr): (a) 254 patients decompensated (Child's grade B C), (b) 130 similar but without disease. Results males were also compared...
Adolescent interpersonal violence, particularly gender-based violence (GBV) and dating relationship (DRV), are important public health issues frequently addressed through school-based interventions. This brief report systematically reviews the published evidence on mediational pathways for interventions to effectively reduce GBV DRV. As part of a larger systematic review funded by National Institute Health Care Research, we identified six randomized trials in which mediation analyses either...
BACKGROUND: The iron hypothesis suggests that females are protected from atherosclerosis by having lower stores than men, thus limiting oxidation of lipids. OBJECTIVE: To test the comparing cardiovascular event rates in whole blood donors compared with nondonors. DESIGN: Prospective cohort telephone survey follow up. SETTING: State Nebraska, USA. PARTICIPANTS: A sample was selected Nebraska Diet Heart Survey (NDHS) restricting for age > or = 40 years and absence clinically apparent...
ObjectivesThe Department of Health in England developed the 'You're Welcome' framework, comprising criteria for all health services seeing 11- to 19-year olds, improve their quality and coverage reduce access inequities. To date, however, have not been considered within community pharmacy service development policy. The aim this article was assess relevance pharmacy, examine ways which they are currently met, or guide future development.
In 2021, centres across all seven NHS-England regions were selected to develop pilot clinics with the aim of treating children and young people (CYP) living complications relating excess weight (CEW). We led a process core outcomes enable evaluation these clinics.A two-round Delphi process, virtual steering group meetings two patient representation workshops used agree most important for both clinicians/allied professionals representative prospective service users.A total 119 invited...
Abstract Background Improving the public’s understanding of how regional and socioeconomic inequalities create perpetuate in health, is argued to be necessary for building support policies geared towards creating a more equal society. However, research exploring public perceptions health inequalities, they are generated, limited. This particularly so young people. Our study sought explore people’s lived experiences understandings inequalities. Methods We carried out focus group discussions (...
Adolescence is the fastest changing period of development after infancy, representing a crossroad in life and an opportunity for intervention. Young people's particular health needs are distinct from those younger children adults, consequences poor adolescence last lifetime have short- long-term cost. Yet despite power these arguments, role prevention early intervention adolescent years often ignored, as concepts tend to get conflated with ‘early years’. But, there good evidence that it...
<h3>Background</h3> While employment and education rates have been extensively studied, little is known about how general well-being through early-late adolescence impacts into adulthood. Utilising participant-led research, we mapped the presence trajectories of 'assets' identified by young people (YP) as important during their to 'success' in early <h3>Methods</h3> YP four 'assets': 'appropriate skills', 'social capital', 'financial support' 'emotional support', which were across early(T1:...