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The Impact on Wellbeing of Receiving an Additional Support Need (ASN) Diagnosis as an Adult.
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Building social equity and person-centred innovation into the end TB response [Letter to the editor]
No full textFrom Crossref journal articles via Jisc Publications RouterHistory: ppub 2024-11-01, issued 2024-11-01Publication status: PublishedItem is not available in this repository.Reducing systemic inequities in testing, access to care, social protection – and in the scientific process – is essential to end TB. Incorporating social science methods and expertise on inequity into the mainstream TB response would help ensure that political commitments to equity move beyond symbolic gestures. We convened a meeting between TB social scientists, people with lived experience, civil society and community members to discuss equity within the global TB response. Here, we propose five means by which a social science lens can strengthen equitable, person-centred responses and reconcile the public health significance of TB with the principles of social justice.pubpu
Effect of Childs’ disability on mothers’ mental health in Lagos state, Nigeria
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Caring for a child with a disability can be overwhelming due to the societal barriers people with disability face which makes them depend on people for daily survival, especially family members leading to increased child caregiving. In Nigeria, most parents, especially mothers, undergo various traumatic experiences figuring out what society and the future hold for their child with a disability, and this also affects their mental well-being.
Methods
This mixed-method research made use of primary data which was collected through the survey and interview methods. It was analyzed using descriptive statistics to get the frequency and simple percentage of the respondents’ opinions which was represented with a simple bar chat. While thematic analysis was used for the interview, the results were used to triangulate the survey findings. The analysis of the in-depth information gained in this work was guided by the bio-psychosocial model of health and the social model of disability.
Results
The research findings revealed that the majority of the mothers are stigmatized by their Childs’ disability which puts them away from social engagements like parties, religious centers, and family functions. The findings further revealed that increased parenting stress, loss of hope and social connectedness, and increased family dysfunction were also the effects of child’s disability on the mother’s mental health.
Conclusion
The areas of effects identified by the research have shown the areas where progress, practice, and policy are needed to help these mothers achieve positive mental health, and also regular engagement with and support to the mothers will lead to improved health outcomes
Policy landscape to act on Vaping Among Adults: a comparative review between United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand.
No full textThis study examines vaping policy landscapes in the UK, the US, and New Zealand, focusing on the complexities and differences in their approaches. The UK prioritizes harm reduction and consumer safety, with 6.4% of young adults reporting vaping. The US grapples with fragmented policies and increasing vaping rates, which have reached 20% among young adults. New Zealand emphasizes evidence-based policies and preventive measures, with 11% of young adults vaping. The comparative review explores adopted policies, assesses the impact of regulations like non- taxation, advertising rules, and age limits on vaping prevalence and perceptions, and identifies unintended consequences. Using a case study approach, the study explores specific environments, regulations, and behaviors regarding vaping among adults in the selected countries. Search following PRISMA guidelines was conducted across prominent scientific databases and additional sources to comprehensively explore the existing body of research related to vaping up to 2024. Findings reveal that the UK's harm reduction strategy has effectively reduced smoking rates to 13.9% while maintaining low adult vaping prevalence at 6.4%. The US faces ongoing challenges due to regulatory inconsistencies and mixed evidence on vaping's role in smoking cessation, with smoking rates at 14% and vaping rates at 20% among young adults. New Zealand has successfully reduced smoking rates to 9.4% through integrated tobacco control strategies and evidence-based public health campaigns, although adult vaping remains a concern at 11% despite strict preventive measures. In conclusion, the study emphasizes the importance of cohesive, evidence-driven regulatory approaches that align public health goals with consumer access and industry innovation. Recommendations include adopting clear, consistent regulations, focusing on public health education, and ensuring that policies are adaptable to new evidence and emerging trends
A REVIEW OF RECENT INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE CHILD UNDER-NUTRITION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
No full textThis thesis takes a critical look at new nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) that aim to reduce child under-nutrition. The main goals of the study are to explore and compare how these interventions were planned and carried out, to see how well they work in different situations, and to find problems and gaps that need to be filled for future changes. The study adopts a systematic review approach and a thematic analysis to fulfil these objectives. Eighteen sources from the last ten to 15 (2011-2024) years representing scholarly works and strategy reports from international healthcare and intervention agencies were reviewed.
The thematic analysis identified ‘Importance of Child Under-nutrition in SSA’, ‘Delivery Routes and Channel’, ‘Established Resolutions’, ‘Adoption of Technology’, and ‘Multi-stakeholder Partnerships’ as the most important themes in the sample. The theme suggested that child under-nutrition is still a critical and likely increasing problem. While resolutions and implementation strategies have been established but context-specific factors such as poor resources, insufficient manpower, poor system resilience, and insecurity are limiting factors to the execution of intervention programs.
The study suggests:
• The promotion of international and cross-sector collaboration
• The adoption and research of emerging digital technologies for improving intervention coverage and efficiency.
• Support for monitoring systems in the region to increase data capture and support program planning and evaluation.
• Support for capacity development to improve economic productivity and reduce dependence on imported foods
Shaping disability literacy in the primary school
Get PDFThis is a pre-publication version of the following article: Jones, S. (2024) ‘Shaping disability literacy in the primary school’, The Psychologist.Sian E. Jones uses play and imagination to address ableism in educational settings.https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/shaping-disability-literacy-primary-schoolpubpu
Leaving or Staying “Home” in a Time of Rupture: International Students’ Experiences of Loneliness and Social Isolation during COVID-19
Get PDFOlivia Sagan - ORCID: 0000-0001-6128-8499
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6128-8499Mhairi Scally-Robertson - ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3740-5285AM replaced with VoR 2024-01-15.During COVID-19, international students were faced with the decision of remaining in their country of study or returning to their home countries, with little knowledge of when they would next be able to return or leave. Both choices left the students vulnerable to feelings of loneliness and social isolation. This paper examines how international students at a Scottish university experienced and navigated leaving or staying “home” and how loneliness and social isolation characterised these experiences. We further contextualise these experiences through Holbraad et al.’s (2019) prism of “rupture”. The data were generated between February-July 2021 through semi-structured focus groups and qualitative questionnaire comments and were analysed through Thematic Analysis. We discuss three themes: 1) Liminal Friends and Strangers, 2) Sense of Home and Family, and 3) Staying or Leaving the Country. The study contributes to the expanding body of research on experiences of loneliness and social isolation amongst international students.pubpu
Exploring Postcards as an Accessible Creative Method
No full textLauren Bouvier - ORCID: 0000-0003-0237-5941
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0237-5941Item is not available in this repository.This chapter focuses on researching arts and cultural festivals by utilising postcards as a tool for accessible data collection. Themes of nostalgia and storytelling are threaded throughout this study of memory making, and a discussion of considerations is proposed for those contemplating using postcards to engage with participants as a creative research method.https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781032686424-7/exploring-postcards-accessible-creative-method-lauren-bouvier?context=ubx&refId=18e4ac19-c82e-4718-b1d8-bc6c646773bcinpressinpres
Frame Running as a community-based exercise option for young people with moderate-to-severe walking impairments: a feasibility study
Get PDFMarietta van der Linden - ORCID: 0000-0003-2256-6673
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2256-6673Pelagia Koufaki - ORCID: 0000-0002-1406-3729 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1406-3729Kavi Jagadamma - ORCID: 0000-0003-2011-0744 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2011-0744Eleanor Curnow - ORCID: 0000-0001-9332-8248 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9332-8248Frame Running is an adapted community-based exercise option for people with moderate-to-severe walking impairments. This mixed-methods study aimed to examine the feasibility of 1) community-based Frame Running by young people with moderate-to-severe walking impairments and 2) conducting future studies on the impact of Frame Running on functional mobility and cardiometabolic disease risk factors. Weekly training sessions and data collection occurred in two sites. Quantitative data were collected at baseline, and after 12 (both sites) and 24 (one site) weeks of training, followed by interviews or focus groups. Consent and retention rates, attendance and outcome measure completion rates were calculated. Qualitative data were analysed abductively using concurrent inductive and deductive thematic content analysis. Data for the assessments at baseline, 12 and 24 weeks were available for 23, 15 and 5 participants respectively. Participants were aged 5-25 with most diagnosed with cerebral palsy (GMFCS II-IV). Consent, intervention drop-out and adherence rates were 55%, 17% and 83% respectively with no serious adverse events. Outcome measure completion rates ranged between 60% and 98%. Themes related to facilitators to participating in Frame Running were mostly identified in the personal and social domains with barriers more common in the environmental and policy domains. The study results support the existing evidence that Frame Running is a safe and acceptable community-based exercise option for those with moderate-to-severe walking impairments. Themes identified in personal, social, environmental, and policy domains can guide the implementation of community-based Frame Running participation. Our feasibility data can inform the design of future definitive studies.20
Music therapy and music psychology: Dialogues, theses and antitheses [in Greek]
No full textGiorgos Tsiris - ORCID: 0000-0001-9421-412X https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9421-412XItem is not available in this repository
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