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Jane Meyrick's Outputs (26)

Capturing clouds - Listening to young survivors in the design of their journey through paediatric sexual abuse referral centre services (2023)
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Project

Young people using a Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC) in the southwest UK were involved in a co-production approach to redesign their journey from the service onwards to sexual health care in a range of settings. These young people h... Read More about Capturing clouds - Listening to young survivors in the design of their journey through paediatric sexual abuse referral centre services.

Asking and telling: Addressing sexual violence in sexual health services – a UK national survey of practice. (2023)
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Sexual abuse and violence (SV/A) are common and rates are increasing. Criminal justice data shows most (85%) do not report. The harm from sexual violence ripples across generations, impacting individuals' capacity to work, and participate in family a... Read More about Asking and telling: Addressing sexual violence in sexual health services – a UK national survey of practice..

"I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want" The health and wellbeing needs of male sex workers (2023)
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Background:
Male sex workers continue to be underrepresented in both the academic literature and across health and service care provision. Previous attempts to address health and wellbeing needs are limited to a sexual health focus or are based on t... Read More about "I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want" The health and wellbeing needs of male sex workers.

A matter of guesSWork... are sexual health services meeting the needs of male sex workers? (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Introduction:
Male sex workers (MSW’s) are reported to have poorer sexual health outcomes in comparison to their female counterparts, often experiencing barriers to accessing prevention or treatment services with little research evidencing their exp... Read More about A matter of guesSWork... are sexual health services meeting the needs of male sex workers?.

P254 Barriers to sexual assault disclosure within sexual health services: a mixed method/population study (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: Internationally, the UN reports that an estimated 1 in 3 women experience physical/sexual violence during their lifetime. These rates vary across cultures, age, gender and sexual identity. However, what does not vary is that the majority... Read More about P254 Barriers to sexual assault disclosure within sexual health services: a mixed method/population study.

Post-surgical cliff after bariatric surgery: Accounts of patients and their healthcare practitioners (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The superiority of bariatric surgery for improving medical outcomes in severely obese individuals when compared to other weight loss interventions remains undisputed. However, knowledge about the psychological impact of the procedure on people’s live... Read More about Post-surgical cliff after bariatric surgery: Accounts of patients and their healthcare practitioners.

Could therapeutic writing improve outcomes for adult clients diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa? A systematic review (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This poster will present the results of a recently completed systematic review examining whether therapeutic writing could improve outcomes for clients diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa. There is a great need for new and creative psychological therapi... Read More about Could therapeutic writing improve outcomes for adult clients diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa? A systematic review.

Psychosocial interventions for quality of life and wellbeing in adults with neuromuscular disorders: Systematic review (2016)
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Background and Aim
Neuromuscular disorders (NMDs) are a heterogeneous group of acquired and inherited conditions affecting the neuromuscular system1. Most NMDS are progressive and incurable and are associated with many adverse psychosocial outcomes,... Read More about Psychosocial interventions for quality of life and wellbeing in adults with neuromuscular disorders: Systematic review.

The effect of psychosocial versus surgical weight loss interventions on body image: A systematic review (2016)
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Bariatric surgery is the most effective medical treatment for short and long term weight loss1 but should only be carried out once psychosocial interventions* in combination with diet and exercise changes are attempted 2. Body image (BI) dissatisfact... Read More about The effect of psychosocial versus surgical weight loss interventions on body image: A systematic review.

Can the inclusion of a psychosocial component to standard care improve concordance with the self-management programme for adolescents living with diabetes (2015)
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Aims: The study explored if the inclusion of a problem solving element to existing standard care could enhance adolescents’ concordance with their self-management of diabetes.

Methods: A pilot study incorporating 23 adolescents (13–18 years) with... Read More about Can the inclusion of a psychosocial component to standard care improve concordance with the self-management programme for adolescents living with diabetes.

How can patients who wish to preserve their anonymity in sexual health services get involved? An applied approach to using new and innovative ideas (2014)
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What we did
Audit – (look back at records) of the Patient Involvement (or PPI) practice of regional Sexual Health Services (N=18 via snowballing contacts)
Literature review – looked at all the papers published.
Survey of public with experience of... Read More about How can patients who wish to preserve their anonymity in sexual health services get involved? An applied approach to using new and innovative ideas.