Heather Gage
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4522271 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Heather Gage |
| NOMBRES | Heather |
| APELLIDO | Gage |
| FIRMA | GAGE H |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Surrey |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2049-9406 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1995 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2022 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
The COV-VOL project
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Effects of a lifestyle intervention programme after 1 year of follow-up among South Asians at high risk of type 2 diabetes
INTRODUCTION: South Asians are at high risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D). We assessed whether intensive family-based lifestyle intervention leads to significant weight loss, improved glycaemia and blood pressure in adults at elevated risk for T2D. METHODS: This cluster randomised controlled trial (iHealth-T2D) was conducted at 120 locations across India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the UK. We included 3684 South Asian men and women, aged 40-70 years, wit…
Effect of price and information on the food choices of women university students in Saudi Arabia
Patients’ experiences of consultations with physician associates in primary care in England
BACKGROUND: Physician associates are new to English general practice and set to expand in numbers. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the patients' perspective on consulting with physician associates in general practice. DESIGN: A qualitative study, using semi-structured interviews, with thematic analysis. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Thirty volunteer patients of 430 who had consulted physician associates for a same-day appointment and had returned a satisfa…
Importance of mental performance in parental choice of food for children aged 4–10 years
Objective Typically, attention focuses on how nutrition affects physical health. The present study investigated the importance that parents attach to the impact of diet on mental performance when choosing food for their child. Design Questionnaire. Setting Four European countries. Subjects Parents of children aged 4–10 years ( n 1574): England ( n 397), Germany ( n 389), Hungary ( n 398) and Spain ( n 390). Results Most parents (80–85 %) consider…
Understanding the impact of European regulation on the substantiation and use of claims on food and drinks
Individual budgets for people with incontinence
Background and context Most people with urinary incontinence are given limited choice when provided with absorbent products through the British National Health Service (NHS), even though the available range is large. Objective To investigate users’ preferences for four disposable designs (inserts, all‐in‐ones, belted/T‐shaped and pull‐ups) and towelling washable/reusable products, day and night. Design Shopping experiment. Setting and participant…
Health effects of infant feeding
Parents’ decisions about whether to breastfeed their infant, and when to introduce complementary foods, are important public health issues. Breastfeeding has beneficial health effects and is widely promoted. Leaflets and magazine articles on infant feeding were collected in 2005, in five European countries (England, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Spain), and screened for statements that link feeding behaviours to infant health outcomes. A total of 12…
The effectiveness of inter-professional working for older people living in the community
Carers’ perspectives on choosing a care home for a relative with dementia
This article describes findings from a project that explored what happens to people with dementia (PWDs) following discharge from a general hospital to a residential care home. In 15 out of 109 cases referred to a hospital psychiatric liaison team, admission to a residential care home was indicated during the hospital stay. This ‘last resort’ for families, following repeated hospital admissions and a deteriorating condition, was accepted when all…
Living and dying
The aim of the study was to describe the expectations and experiences of end-of-life care of older people resident in care homes, and how care home staff and the healthcare practitioners who visited the care home interpreted their role. A mixed-method design was used. The everyday experience of 121 residents from six care homes in the East of England were tracked; 63 residents, 30 care home staff with assorted roles and 19 National Health Service…
A qualitative interview study on effects of diet on children’s mental state and performance. Evaluation of perceptions, attitudes and beliefs of parents in four European countries
Lifetime health outcomes of breast-feeding
Objective To (i) identify and describe prevailing infant feeding policy documents in five diverse European countries; (ii) analyse types of health outcomes for the infant that are associated with feeding breast milk rather than formula milk in the documents of different countries; and (iii) assess the extent to which documents reflect the WHO global recommendation of exclusive breast-feeding for 6 months. Design Documentary review and analysis. S…
Integrated working between primary health care services and care homes for older people
Introduction: Within the UK health and social care policy is placing an increasing emphasis on improving the quality of care for older people in care homes through integrated working between health and social care services. This study aims to clarify the research available on integrated working and evaluate its impact on older people in order to devise a typology for informing future service development
Why are some care homes better than others? An empirical study of the factors associated with quality of care for older people in residential homes in Surrey, England
This paper reports an empirical study that investigated associations between the quality of care received by older people in residential settings and features of the care homes in which they live. Data were gathered from the first announced inspection reports (2002-2003) of all 258 care homes for older people in one county of England (Surrey). The number of inspected standards failed in each home was used as the main indicator of quality of care.…
Sexual Activity before Marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa
Living and dying
The aim of the study was to describe the expectations and experiences of end-of-life care of older people resident in care homes, and how care home staff and the healthcare practitioners who visited the care home interpreted their role. A mixed-method design was used. The everyday experience of 121 residents from six care homes in the East of England were tracked; 63 residents, 30 care home staff with assorted roles and 19 National Health Service…
Why are some care homes better than others? An empirical study of the factors associated with quality of care for older people in residential homes in Surrey, England
This paper reports an empirical study that investigated associations between the quality of care received by older people in residential settings and features of the care homes in which they live. Data were gathered from the first announced inspection reports (2002-2003) of all 258 care homes for older people in one county of England (Surrey). The number of inspected standards failed in each home was used as the main indicator of quality of care.…
Carers’ perspectives on choosing a care home for a relative with dementia
This article describes findings from a project that explored what happens to people with dementia (PWDs) following discharge from a general hospital to a residential care home. In 15 out of 109 cases referred to a hospital psychiatric liaison team, admission to a residential care home was indicated during the hospital stay. This ‘last resort’ for families, following repeated hospital admissions and a deteriorating condition, was accepted when all…
Sexual Activity before Marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sexual Activity before Marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa
Why are some care homes better than others? An empirical study of the factors associated with quality of care for older people in residential homes in Surrey, England
This paper reports an empirical study that investigated associations between the quality of care received by older people in residential settings and features of the care homes in which they live. Data were gathered from the first announced inspection reports (2002-2003) of all 258 care homes for older people in one county of England (Surrey). The number of inspected standards failed in each home was used as the main indicator of quality of care.…
Lifetime health outcomes of breast-feeding
Objective To (i) identify and describe prevailing infant feeding policy documents in five diverse European countries; (ii) analyse types of health outcomes for the infant that are associated with feeding breast milk rather than formula milk in the documents of different countries; and (iii) assess the extent to which documents reflect the WHO global recommendation of exclusive breast-feeding for 6 months. Design Documentary review and analysis. S…
Integrated working between primary health care services and care homes for older people
Introduction: Within the UK health and social care policy is placing an increasing emphasis on improving the quality of care for older people in care homes through integrated working between health and social care services. This study aims to clarify the research available on integrated working and evaluate its impact on older people in order to devise a typology for informing future service development
A qualitative interview study on effects of diet on children’s mental state and performance. Evaluation of perceptions, attitudes and beliefs of parents in four European countries
Health effects of infant feeding
Parents’ decisions about whether to breastfeed their infant, and when to introduce complementary foods, are important public health issues. Breastfeeding has beneficial health effects and is widely promoted. Leaflets and magazine articles on infant feeding were collected in 2005, in five European countries (England, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Spain), and screened for statements that link feeding behaviours to infant health outcomes. A total of 12…
The effectiveness of inter-professional working for older people living in the community
Carers’ perspectives on choosing a care home for a relative with dementia
This article describes findings from a project that explored what happens to people with dementia (PWDs) following discharge from a general hospital to a residential care home. In 15 out of 109 cases referred to a hospital psychiatric liaison team, admission to a residential care home was indicated during the hospital stay. This ‘last resort’ for families, following repeated hospital admissions and a deteriorating condition, was accepted when all…
Living and dying
The aim of the study was to describe the expectations and experiences of end-of-life care of older people resident in care homes, and how care home staff and the healthcare practitioners who visited the care home interpreted their role. A mixed-method design was used. The everyday experience of 121 residents from six care homes in the East of England were tracked; 63 residents, 30 care home staff with assorted roles and 19 National Health Service…
Individual budgets for people with incontinence
Background and context Most people with urinary incontinence are given limited choice when provided with absorbent products through the British National Health Service (NHS), even though the available range is large. Objective To investigate users’ preferences for four disposable designs (inserts, all‐in‐ones, belted/T‐shaped and pull‐ups) and towelling washable/reusable products, day and night. Design Shopping experiment. Setting and participant…
Understanding the impact of European regulation on the substantiation and use of claims on food and drinks
Patients’ experiences of consultations with physician associates in primary care in England
BACKGROUND: Physician associates are new to English general practice and set to expand in numbers. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the patients' perspective on consulting with physician associates in general practice. DESIGN: A qualitative study, using semi-structured interviews, with thematic analysis. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Thirty volunteer patients of 430 who had consulted physician associates for a same-day appointment and had returned a satisfa…
Importance of mental performance in parental choice of food for children aged 4–10 years
Objective Typically, attention focuses on how nutrition affects physical health. The present study investigated the importance that parents attach to the impact of diet on mental performance when choosing food for their child. Design Questionnaire. Setting Four European countries. Subjects Parents of children aged 4–10 years ( n 1574): England ( n 397), Germany ( n 389), Hungary ( n 398) and Spain ( n 390). Results Most parents (80–85 %) consider…
Effect of price and information on the food choices of women university students in Saudi Arabia
Effects of a lifestyle intervention programme after 1 year of follow-up among South Asians at high risk of type 2 diabetes
INTRODUCTION: South Asians are at high risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D). We assessed whether intensive family-based lifestyle intervention leads to significant weight loss, improved glycaemia and blood pressure in adults at elevated risk for T2D. METHODS: This cluster randomised controlled trial (iHealth-T2D) was conducted at 120 locations across India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the UK. We included 3684 South Asian men and women, aged 40-70 years, wit…
The COV-VOL project
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Medicine (12 obras) · Nursing (9 obras) · Psychology (7 obras) · Environmental health (4 obras) · Health care (4 obras) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 obras) · Clinical Psychology (3 obras) · Developmental psychology (3 obras) · Family medicine (3 obras) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (3 obras)