The roll-out of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has changed contexts of HIV risk, but the influence on HIV incidence among young women is not clear. We aimed to summarise direct estimates of HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women since ART and before large investments in targeted prevention for those in sub-Saharan Africa. We…Continue Reading Recent levels and trends in HIV incidence rates among adolescent girls and young women in ten high-prevalence African countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Category: Health and Social Care
Care(Less)
Originally posted on HARG by Claire Markham Care(less) is a new 360° film work by artist Lindsay Seers. Using a combination of lens based and digital 360° images, viewed within a virtuality headset, Seers explores the hallucinatory and embodied effect of VR. In this, her first work using virtual reality technology, visitors can experience what…Continue Reading Care(Less)
Researching Healthcare Availability for Probation Clients: An Illustration of Methodological Challenges and Lessons in Surveying Organisations
This article critically reflects on the methodological approach used in a multi-method study of healthcare provision for probation service clients in England. The study involved gathering data from a range of large criminal justice and health organisations. Drawing on the literature and using learning from this study as an example, we address two central questions…Continue Reading Researching Healthcare Availability for Probation Clients: An Illustration of Methodological Challenges and Lessons in Surveying Organisations
Taxonomy of the form and function of primary care services in or alongside emergency departments: concepts paper
Worldwide, increasing pressure on emergency departments from rising demand,has led to much interest in different models of service delivery, including the use of primary care services in or alongside emergency departments. However, the way these primary care services look and operate varies depending on local context and whether they are required to operate closer to…Continue Reading Taxonomy of the form and function of primary care services in or alongside emergency departments: concepts paper
Nima Moghaddam Publishes New Article with NIHR Collaborators
Objective: Routine outcome monitoring (ROM) is a well-evidenced means of improving psychotherapy’s effectiveness. However, it is unclear how meaningful ROM is for problems that span physical and mental health, such as severe health anxiety. Physical and mental health comorbidities are common amongst severe health anxiety sufferers and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a recommended treatment. Method: Seventy-nine…Continue Reading Nima Moghaddam Publishes New Article with NIHR Collaborators
No Pets Allowed? Companion Animals, Older People and Residential Care
This article is concerned with a particular site of inter-species relationships. Using the lens of liminality, it examines forced separation of older people from their companion animals when they move to a residential or nursing home in the UK. Such residential spaces frequently either exclude companion animals or fail to make adequate provision for them…Continue Reading No Pets Allowed? Companion Animals, Older People and Residential Care
Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for insomnia in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a set of neurodevelopmental disorders characterised by behavioural, communication and social impairments. The prevalence of sleep disturbances in children with ASD is 40–80%, with significant effects on quality of life for the children and carers. This systematic review is aimed to synthesise evidence of the effects of behavioural interventions to…Continue Reading Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for insomnia in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Community Health Trainers in the UK – identity, identity work and boundary work
This article contributes empirical findings and sociological theoretical perspectives to discussions of the role of community lay health workers, including in improving the health of individuals and communities. We focus on the role of the Health Trainer (HT), at its inception described as one of the most innovative developments in UK Public Health policy. University…Continue Reading Community Health Trainers in the UK – identity, identity work and boundary work
Supporting People Affected by Cancer: Partnership Working with Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support is made up of a network of millions of professionals, volunteers, campaigners and people affected by cancer and is one of the UK’s largest charities. In November 2013, the UoL signed a formal partnership agreement with Macmillan. From the outset Dr Ros Kane was a member of the steering group charged with…Continue Reading Supporting People Affected by Cancer: Partnership Working with Macmillan Cancer Support