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Assets-based approaches to developing age friendly communities: Learning from the Bristol Ageing Better programme (2021)
Journal Article
Beardmore, A., Beynon, P., Crabbe, C., Fry, C., Fullforth, J., Groome, J., …White, J. (2022). Assets-based approaches to developing age friendly communities: Learning from the Bristol Ageing Better programme. Working with Older People, 26(1), 53-63. https://doi.org/10.1108/WWOP-07-2021-0038

Purpose: International attention is increasingly turning to the challenge of creating age-friendly environments. This study aims to examine the application of asset-based approaches in undertaking community development projects with older people. The... Read More about Assets-based approaches to developing age friendly communities: Learning from the Bristol Ageing Better programme.

Dare (2021)
Digital Artefact
Banks, E., & White, J. (2021). Dare. [Digital Video]

Synopsis 14 year old Jess is excited when Jake asks her out after a game of Dare one day after school. However, Jake has a particular plan in mind which will change her feelings for him and her approach to relationships forever. 'Dare' is a 15 mi... Read More about Dare.

Effects of Bristol Ageing Better Projects for older people (2021)
Report
Jones, M., Beardmore, A., & White, J. (2021). Effects of Bristol Ageing Better Projects for older people. Bristol, UK: National Lottery Community Fund

Bristol Ageing Better is a city-wide programme running between 2015-2022 aimed at reducing social isolation and loneliness amongst older people. The programme has run a wide range of initiatives to promote community involvement, participation in soci... Read More about Effects of Bristol Ageing Better Projects for older people.

BAB outcomes report - For screen (2021)
Report
Jones, M., Beardmore, A., & White, J. (2021). BAB outcomes report - For screen. National Lottery Community Fund

Towards an age friendly Bristol? Understanding the context and development of the Bristol Ageing Better programme (2021)
Report
MacKintosh, S., Jones, M., Beardmore, A., White, J., & BAB Community Researchers. (2021). Towards an age friendly Bristol? Understanding the context and development of the Bristol Ageing Better programme. Bristol, UK: National Lottery Community Fund

The Bristol Ageing Better (BAB) programme began in 2015 during a time of significant demographic, social, economic, political and policy change. This report looks, not at the projects commissioned by BAB, but at the underlying context. Using research... Read More about Towards an age friendly Bristol? Understanding the context and development of the Bristol Ageing Better programme.

Youth and parent perceptions on participating in specialized multidisciplinary pain rehabilitation options: A qualitative timeline effect analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Hurtubise, K., Brousselle, A., Noel, M., Jordan, A., White, J., Rasic, N., & Camden, C. (2021). Youth and parent perceptions on participating in specialized multidisciplinary pain rehabilitation options: A qualitative timeline effect analysis. Canadian Journal of Pain, 5(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2020.1858709

Background: Little is known about how the specialized treatment journey is perceived by youth with pain-related disability and their parents. Aims: Describe and compare the treatment effects and outcomes as perceived by youth and their parents enroll... Read More about Youth and parent perceptions on participating in specialized multidisciplinary pain rehabilitation options: A qualitative timeline effect analysis.

Apart but not Alone: Neighbour support and the COVID-19 lockdown (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Biddle, M., & Jones, M. (2020, September). Apart but not Alone: Neighbour support and the COVID-19 lockdown. Presented at Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research e-Conference 2020 - ‘Times like these’: Researching civil society responses to and recovery from COVID-19

Our presentation covers the following themes: (a) Characteristics of neighbour support during the UK COVID-19 lockdown, including a comparison with more formal voluntary and statutory sector support; (b) relationship between area-based deprivation an... Read More about Apart but not Alone: Neighbour support and the COVID-19 lockdown.

Apart but not alone? A cross-sectional study of neighbour support in a major UK urban area during the COVID-19 lockdown (2020)
Journal Article
Jones, M., Beardmore, A., Biddle, M., Gibson, A., Ismail, S. U., McClean, S., & White, J. (2020). Apart but not alone? A cross-sectional study of neighbour support in a major UK urban area during the COVID-19 lockdown. Emerald Open Research, 2, Article 37. https://doi.org/10.35241/emeraldopenres.13731.1

Background: Evidence from a range of major public health incidents shows that neighbour-based action can have a critical role in emergency response, assistance and recovery. However, there is little research to date on neighbour-based action during t... Read More about Apart but not alone? A cross-sectional study of neighbour support in a major UK urban area during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Apart but not alone - Neighbour support and the Covid-19 lockdown (2020)
Report
Beardmore, A., Jones, M., Biddle, M., White, J., Ismail, S., McClean, S., …Sabey, A. (2020). Apart but not alone - Neighbour support and the Covid-19 lockdown

Initial findings from the survey in Bristol and the West Country, 6th - 12th April 2020 (days 14-20 of the UK Government Coronavirus Restrictions)

Adolescent perceptions of sleep and influences on sleep behaviour: A qualitative study (2019)
Journal Article
Godsell, S., & White, J. (2019). Adolescent perceptions of sleep and influences on sleep behaviour: A qualitative study. Journal of Adolescence, 73, 18-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2019.03.010

© 2019 Introduction: Adolescent sleep deprivation is a growing public health problem. This qualitative study explores adolescents’ perceptions of sleep and sleep behaviour, enhancing the current limited body of qualitative research in this area. Meth... Read More about Adolescent perceptions of sleep and influences on sleep behaviour: A qualitative study.

Developing a practical approach to evaluating public involvement in research (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Kok, M., Davies, R., & White, J. (2018, November). Developing a practical approach to evaluating public involvement in research

Aim: The session aims to share a prototype workshop on evaluating public involvement in research. Background: Public involvement (PI) in research has been steadily advancing in recent years. In the UK, we have strong policy commitment to PI in re... Read More about Developing a practical approach to evaluating public involvement in research.

Synthesising conceptual frameworks for patient and public involvement in research - A critical appraisal of a meta-narrative review (2018)
Journal Article
Evans, D., Hopewell-Kelly, N., Kok, M., & White, J. (2018). Synthesising conceptual frameworks for patient and public involvement in research - A critical appraisal of a meta-narrative review. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 18(1), 116. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-018-0572-0

© 2018 The Author(s). Background: A number of conceptual frameworks for patient and public involvement (PPI) in research have been published in recent years. Although some are based on empirical research and/or existing theory, in many cases the basi... Read More about Synthesising conceptual frameworks for patient and public involvement in research - A critical appraisal of a meta-narrative review.

Reconcilable differences?: Portuguese obstetricians' and midwives' contrasting perspectives on childbirth, and women’s birthing experiences (2018)
Journal Article
White, J., & Queiros, F. (2018). Reconcilable differences?: Portuguese obstetricians' and midwives' contrasting perspectives on childbirth, and women’s birthing experiences. Etnográfica, 22(3), 643-668

Based on recent ethnographic research in Portugal, this paper examines contrasting perspectives of doctors and midwives regarding their roles in childbirth, the institutional contexts in which these divergent perspectives are enacted and sustained, a... Read More about Reconcilable differences?: Portuguese obstetricians' and midwives' contrasting perspectives on childbirth, and women’s birthing experiences.

The role of the family in HIV status disclosure among women in Vietnam: Familial dependence and independence (2017)
Journal Article
Nguyen, C. T., Dinh, D., White, J. L., Hipwell, M., & Pharris, A. (2018). The role of the family in HIV status disclosure among women in Vietnam: Familial dependence and independence. Health Care for Women International, 39(4), 415-428. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2017.1358723

© 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Insights into disclosure by people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) can inform strategies for treatment and support, yet Vietnamese women's self-disclosure patterns are poorly understood. We conducted interviews... Read More about The role of the family in HIV status disclosure among women in Vietnam: Familial dependence and independence.

Assessing the performance of maternity care in Europe: A critical exploration of tools and indicators (2015)
Journal Article
Escuriet, R., White, J., Beeckman, K., Frith, L., Leon-Larios, F., Loytved, C., …Van Teijlingen, E. (2015). Assessing the performance of maternity care in Europe: A critical exploration of tools and indicators. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-1151-2

© 2015 Escuriet et al. Background: This paper critically reviews published tools and indicators currently used to measure maternity care performance within Europe, focusing particularly on whether and how current approaches enable systematic appraisa... Read More about Assessing the performance of maternity care in Europe: A critical exploration of tools and indicators.

The linked response: Lessons emerging from integration of HIV and reproductive health services in Cambodia (2013)
Journal Article
White, J., Delvaux, T., Chhea, C., Saramony, S., Ouk, V., & Saphonn, V. (2013). The linked response: Lessons emerging from integration of HIV and reproductive health services in Cambodia. AIDS Research and Treatment, 2013, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/504792

A qualitative assessment was made of service provider and user perceptions of the quality of integrated reproductive health services established through a pilot intervention in Cambodia. The intervention aimed to promote pregnant women's HIV testing... Read More about The linked response: Lessons emerging from integration of HIV and reproductive health services in Cambodia.

Monstrous fears: Experiences of pregnancy and opiate use in Vietnam, and strategies for support (2013)
Journal Article
White, J., & Oosterhoff, P. (2013). Monstrous fears: Experiences of pregnancy and opiate use in Vietnam, and strategies for support. Journal of Drug Issues, 43(1), 4-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022042612466644

Maternity for opiate users in Vietnam is challenging due to the criminalization of drug use, stigmatization, and poor specialist knowledge among health providers. This article outlines action research conducted among Vietnamese women who had experien... Read More about Monstrous fears: Experiences of pregnancy and opiate use in Vietnam, and strategies for support.

Deconstructing 'barriers' to access: Minority ethnic women and medicalised maternal health services in Vietnam (2012)
Journal Article
White, J., Oosterhoff, P., & Huong, N. T. (2012). Deconstructing 'barriers' to access: Minority ethnic women and medicalised maternal health services in Vietnam. Global Public Health, 7(8), 869-881. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2012.679743

Low maternal health service utilisation amongst minority ethnic women in Vietnam is often attributed to 'traditional customs'. Drawing on secondary data and original, qualitative research amongst Hmong and Thai communities, this paper analyses minori... Read More about Deconstructing 'barriers' to access: Minority ethnic women and medicalised maternal health services in Vietnam.