Goodfellow, A., Frank, J., McAteer, J., Rankin, J. (2017). Improving preconception health and care: a situation analysis. BMC Health Services Research, 17, 595 (see here: https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-017-2544-1) Background The purpose of this situation analysis was to explore the views of health and non-health professionals working with women of childbearing age on …
Jan Pringle, Kathryn L. Mills, John McAteer, Ruth Jepson, Emma Hogg, Neil Anand & Sarah-Jayne Blakemore | John Martyn Chamberlain (Reviewing Editor). The physiology of adolescent sexual behaviour: A systematic review Objectives: To examine physiological influences of adolescent sexual behaviour, including associated psychosocial factors. Methods: Systematic review. Results: Thirteen studies …
Two tales of cardiovascular risks, middle-aged women living in Sweden and Scotland: a cross-sectional comparative study http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/bmjopen-2017-016527?ijkey=4oP5RXAa0m0yPKf&keytype=ref New BMJ article by some of us at SCPHRP, and a team of Swedish collaborators, finds Scottish middle-aged women to be much less health than their Swedish counterparts, even after adjusting for the …
Doi L, Jepson R, Hardie S (2017) Realist evaluation of an enhanced health visiting programme. PLoS ONE 12(7): e0180569. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180569 The health visitors’ role in many countries is changing. In Scotland, the role has undergone substantial changes through the introduction of an enhanced health visiting programme, which includes increased, structured …
1. Doi L, Wason D, Malden S, Jepson R (2017) A Realist Evaluation of the Refocused School Nurse Programme within Early Adopter Sites in Scotland. Scottish Government, Edinburgh. http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/07/2706/0 The school health service is a universally accessible service provided to children and young people, aged 5-19 years and their families. …
Welcome to the Summer edition of the SCPHRP magazine, our second edition of 2017 We have had a busy 2017 so far at SCPHRP, we’ve said hello to a whole load of new people and said goodbye to a few. In this edition of the magazine we are sharing updates …
This study examines the impact of 20mph speed limits on safety and public health. Rates of traffic accidents and injuries before and after the change will be measured to look at whether road safety has been enhanced. Any change in transport use will also be scrutinised by examining the take-up …
A Secondary Qualitative Analysis by Christina Katan In collaboration with Trellis A community garden is a piece of land that is cultivated by members of a community. These gardens are gaining popularity in the UK, especially in areas of deprivation. With recent publications on the evidence of gardens and improved …
This evaluation was carried out as part of a larger outcomes evaluation of the Eat Well – Keep Active course run by CHANGES. Stage 2 followed on from Stage 1 (Robertson 2013) and was a prospective evaluation of people taking part in two consecutive Courses in November 2013 and June …
Background The Triple P parenting programme has been reported to improve child mental health at population level, but it consumes substantial resources. Previous published work has suggested improvements in whole population scores in the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) Total Difficulties Scale among samples of children following introduction of the …
