Catherine Haighton
Biographic Data
| ID | 3604232 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine Haighton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine |
| FAMILY NAME | Haighton |
| SIGNATURE | HAIGHTON C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northumbria University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8061-0428 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The effectiveness of interventions in reducing economic inactivity for people with long term health conditions and disabilities in the United Kingdom
Overall, we found limited robust evidence of what works in reducing health related economic inactivity, particularly for populations experiencing elevated levels of socio-economic deprivation. OPEN SCIENCE FRAMEWORK PREREGISTRATION: https://osf.io/aucz9
A critical commentary of the paradoxical ‘success’ of Making Every Contact Count (Mecc)
Initially implemented within healthcare settings but more recently expanded to the wider public and third sectors, Making Every Contact Count (MECC), an opportunistic approach to health behaviour change, has been widely adopted and implemented across the UK, Ireland, and beyond, despite little evidence to support improved health and wellbeing of service users. Drawing upon the contextual landscape of MECC implementation, this critical commentary …
Mechanisms to Support Interventions Involving the Police When Responding to Persons Experiencing a Mental Health Crisis
Mental health crisis interventions involving police originated in the United States. In England and Wales, street triage services (a UK term used to describe urgent mental health and police interventions) were piloted in 2013. These models involve police and mental health services working together to ensure individuals receive the required support. Evaluation findings have shown inconsistent outcomes based on studies predominately limited to sing…
Enhancing making every contact count (Mecc) training and delivery for the third and social economy (TSE) sector
OBJECTIVE: To enhance Making Every Contact Count (MECC, an opportunistic approach to health promotion), training in the Third and Social Economy (TSE, all groups and organisations primarily working towards social justice, outside of the government or household) by examining the degree to which the behavioural content of MECC training tackled significant factors influencing MECC delivery. METHODS AND MEASURES: = 5) were coded for barriers and faci…
Balancing individual rights and risks
An increasing number of older adults require residential care. Concurrently, older adults’ alcohol use is increasing. This review explored the perspectives of all relevant stakeholders on older adults’ alcohol use within residential care settings, through a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies. Eight databases were searched for qualitative studies focusing on older adults’ alcohol consumption (defined as aged ≥ 50) with…
Assessing fidelity of design and training of Making Every Contact Count (Mecc) in a mental health inpatient setting
The implementation of MECC across the mental health inpatient setting and the training package appear to be delivered as intended therefore demonstrating good fidelity and potential benefits to public health. Future research would benefit from assessing cascade training sessions from those who have completed train the trainer to evaluate ongoing fidelity of training across the trust
You Go There and You are Welcomed and People do not Judge”
Brief health and wellbeing conversations within the Third and Social Economy (TSE) sector (groups or organisations operating independently to family and government with social justice as the primary aim) could help to reduce health inequalities through increased access to disadvantaged populations. This study aimed to explore the acceptability of health and wellbeing conversations such as within the TSE, including their existence without specific…
I Genuinely Believe This Is the Most Stigmatised Group within the Social Care Sector”—Health and Social Care Professionals’ Experiences of Working with People with Alcohol-Related Brain Damage
Appropriate diagnosis, treatment and care contribute to better service engagement, improvements to wellbeing, cost savings and reductions in morbidity and mortality for people with alcohol-related brain damage. In Northeast England, large amounts of alcohol are consumed; this is reflected in the number of alcohol-related deaths in the region. However, the pathway for people with alcohol-related brain damage to receive diagnosis, treatment and car…
A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Brief Health Behaviour Change Interventions on Service Users Accessing the Third and Social Economy Sector
There are well-established relationships between socioeconomic status (SES) and all aspects of health. Brief interventions offer a cost-effective method to target health behaviours, helping to reduce these health inequalities. Furthermore, the third and social economy (TSE) sector, which encompasses all not-for-profit groups and organisations that operate outside of the family, household, and government, offers access to those of lower SES and a …
Exploring the Effects of Volunteering on the Social, Mental, and Physical Health and Well-being of Volunteers
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11266-023-00573-z
Staff perspectives on the impact of Covid 19 on the delivery of specialist domestic abuse services in the UK
Domestic abuse is a significant public health issue effecting 2.4 million adults in England and Wales each year. In March 2020 the World Health Organisation declared a global pandemic following the outbreak of COVID-19. As a result, the UK moved to a period of lockdown. There is growing evidence that highlights the unintended negative consequences of lockdown, particularly in households where abuse is present. The aim of this study was to explore…
Perceptions of nursery staff and parent views of healthy eating promotion in preschool settings
There is a need to further explore nursery staff members' personal perceptions of health and how food policies which promote healthier food in preschool settings can be embedded and implemented. Family friendly healthy eating strategies and activities which utilise nudge theory should be developed and delivered in a manner that is sensitive to parents' concerns. Preschool settings may offer an opportunity for delivery of such activities
Promoting physical activity with a school-based dance mat exergaming intervention
Our linked quantitative study (previously published) suggested that the dance mats were not particularly effective in increasing physical activity, but the qualitative results (reported here) show that the dance mats were not used routinely enough to show a significant effect on physical activity of the intervention. This research demonstrates the benefit of using mixed methods to evaluate complex physical activity interventions. Those planning a…
The effect of dance mat exergaming systems on physical activity and health – related outcomes in secondary schools
The implementation of a dance mat exergaming scheme was associated with improvement in anthropometric measurements and parameters of health-related quality of life. However, the mechanisms of these benefits are unclear as there was insufficient data from physical activity to draw robust conclusions. Qualitative findings suggest that there was declining support for the initiative over time, meaning that potential benefits may not have been achieve…
Habitus of home and traditional drinking
There is evidence that alcohol consumption among those in middle-class occupations consistently exceeds safe levels, yet there has been little research into why this occurs. This article explores the meanings associated with alcohol use among professional, managerial and clerical workers. Qualitative data were collected from five focus groups of male and female employees aged 21-55 (N=49: 32 male, 17 female). Each focus group was conducted on the…
The ‘other’ in patterns of drinking
When developing public health alcohol interventions it is important to consider the views of differing groups within the population. Our sample considered public health messages to be of no relevance to them, rather they reinforced perceptions that their own alcohol use was controlled and acceptable. To develop effective public health alcohol interventions the views of this group should be examined in more detail
The Do-Well study
Achieving a trial design that is both ethical and acceptable to potential participants, required methodological compromises. The choice of follow-up length required a trade-off between sufficient time to demonstrate health impact and the need to allow the control group access to the intervention as early as possible. The study will have implications for fundamental understanding of social inequalities and how to tackle them, and provides a model …
Habitus of home and traditional drinking
There is evidence that alcohol consumption among those in middle-class occupations consistently exceeds safe levels, yet there has been little research into why this occurs. This article explores the meanings associated with alcohol use among professional, managerial and clerical workers. Qualitative data were collected from five focus groups of male and female employees aged 21-55 (N=49: 32 male, 17 female). Each focus group was conducted on the…
Exploring the Effects of Volunteering on the Social, Mental, and Physical Health and Well-being of Volunteers
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11266-023-00573-z
The ‘other’ in patterns of drinking
When developing public health alcohol interventions it is important to consider the views of differing groups within the population. Our sample considered public health messages to be of no relevance to them, rather they reinforced perceptions that their own alcohol use was controlled and acceptable. To develop effective public health alcohol interventions the views of this group should be examined in more detail
The Do-Well study
Achieving a trial design that is both ethical and acceptable to potential participants, required methodological compromises. The choice of follow-up length required a trade-off between sufficient time to demonstrate health impact and the need to allow the control group access to the intervention as early as possible. The study will have implications for fundamental understanding of social inequalities and how to tackle them, and provides a model …
The effect of dance mat exergaming systems on physical activity and health – related outcomes in secondary schools
The implementation of a dance mat exergaming scheme was associated with improvement in anthropometric measurements and parameters of health-related quality of life. However, the mechanisms of these benefits are unclear as there was insufficient data from physical activity to draw robust conclusions. Qualitative findings suggest that there was declining support for the initiative over time, meaning that potential benefits may not have been achieve…
Habitus of home and traditional drinking
There is evidence that alcohol consumption among those in middle-class occupations consistently exceeds safe levels, yet there has been little research into why this occurs. This article explores the meanings associated with alcohol use among professional, managerial and clerical workers. Qualitative data were collected from five focus groups of male and female employees aged 21-55 (N=49: 32 male, 17 female). Each focus group was conducted on the…
Perceptions of nursery staff and parent views of healthy eating promotion in preschool settings
There is a need to further explore nursery staff members' personal perceptions of health and how food policies which promote healthier food in preschool settings can be embedded and implemented. Family friendly healthy eating strategies and activities which utilise nudge theory should be developed and delivered in a manner that is sensitive to parents' concerns. Preschool settings may offer an opportunity for delivery of such activities
Promoting physical activity with a school-based dance mat exergaming intervention
Our linked quantitative study (previously published) suggested that the dance mats were not particularly effective in increasing physical activity, but the qualitative results (reported here) show that the dance mats were not used routinely enough to show a significant effect on physical activity of the intervention. This research demonstrates the benefit of using mixed methods to evaluate complex physical activity interventions. Those planning a…
Staff perspectives on the impact of Covid 19 on the delivery of specialist domestic abuse services in the UK
Domestic abuse is a significant public health issue effecting 2.4 million adults in England and Wales each year. In March 2020 the World Health Organisation declared a global pandemic following the outbreak of COVID-19. As a result, the UK moved to a period of lockdown. There is growing evidence that highlights the unintended negative consequences of lockdown, particularly in households where abuse is present. The aim of this study was to explore…
I Genuinely Believe This Is the Most Stigmatised Group within the Social Care Sector”—Health and Social Care Professionals’ Experiences of Working with People with Alcohol-Related Brain Damage
Appropriate diagnosis, treatment and care contribute to better service engagement, improvements to wellbeing, cost savings and reductions in morbidity and mortality for people with alcohol-related brain damage. In Northeast England, large amounts of alcohol are consumed; this is reflected in the number of alcohol-related deaths in the region. However, the pathway for people with alcohol-related brain damage to receive diagnosis, treatment and car…
A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Brief Health Behaviour Change Interventions on Service Users Accessing the Third and Social Economy Sector
There are well-established relationships between socioeconomic status (SES) and all aspects of health. Brief interventions offer a cost-effective method to target health behaviours, helping to reduce these health inequalities. Furthermore, the third and social economy (TSE) sector, which encompasses all not-for-profit groups and organisations that operate outside of the family, household, and government, offers access to those of lower SES and a …
Exploring the Effects of Volunteering on the Social, Mental, and Physical Health and Well-being of Volunteers
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11266-023-00573-z
Assessing fidelity of design and training of Making Every Contact Count (Mecc) in a mental health inpatient setting
The implementation of MECC across the mental health inpatient setting and the training package appear to be delivered as intended therefore demonstrating good fidelity and potential benefits to public health. Future research would benefit from assessing cascade training sessions from those who have completed train the trainer to evaluate ongoing fidelity of training across the trust
You Go There and You are Welcomed and People do not Judge”
Brief health and wellbeing conversations within the Third and Social Economy (TSE) sector (groups or organisations operating independently to family and government with social justice as the primary aim) could help to reduce health inequalities through increased access to disadvantaged populations. This study aimed to explore the acceptability of health and wellbeing conversations such as within the TSE, including their existence without specific…
The effectiveness of interventions in reducing economic inactivity for people with long term health conditions and disabilities in the United Kingdom
Overall, we found limited robust evidence of what works in reducing health related economic inactivity, particularly for populations experiencing elevated levels of socio-economic deprivation. OPEN SCIENCE FRAMEWORK PREREGISTRATION: https://osf.io/aucz9
A critical commentary of the paradoxical ‘success’ of Making Every Contact Count (Mecc)
Initially implemented within healthcare settings but more recently expanded to the wider public and third sectors, Making Every Contact Count (MECC), an opportunistic approach to health behaviour change, has been widely adopted and implemented across the UK, Ireland, and beyond, despite little evidence to support improved health and wellbeing of service users. Drawing upon the contextual landscape of MECC implementation, this critical commentary …
Mechanisms to Support Interventions Involving the Police When Responding to Persons Experiencing a Mental Health Crisis
Mental health crisis interventions involving police originated in the United States. In England and Wales, street triage services (a UK term used to describe urgent mental health and police interventions) were piloted in 2013. These models involve police and mental health services working together to ensure individuals receive the required support. Evaluation findings have shown inconsistent outcomes based on studies predominately limited to sing…
Enhancing making every contact count (Mecc) training and delivery for the third and social economy (TSE) sector
OBJECTIVE: To enhance Making Every Contact Count (MECC, an opportunistic approach to health promotion), training in the Third and Social Economy (TSE, all groups and organisations primarily working towards social justice, outside of the government or household) by examining the degree to which the behavioural content of MECC training tackled significant factors influencing MECC delivery. METHODS AND MEASURES: = 5) were coded for barriers and faci…
Balancing individual rights and risks
An increasing number of older adults require residential care. Concurrently, older adults’ alcohol use is increasing. This review explored the perspectives of all relevant stakeholders on older adults’ alcohol use within residential care settings, through a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies. Eight databases were searched for qualitative studies focusing on older adults’ alcohol consumption (defined as aged ≥ 50) with…
Psychology (12 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Nursing (9 works) · Public health (7 works) · Qualitative research (7 works) · Psychological intervention (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Biostatistics (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Community Health and Development (4 works)