M Barker
Biographic Data
| ID | 14421 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M Barker |
| GIVEN NAMES | M |
| FAMILY NAME | Barker |
| SIGNATURE | BARKER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| ORCID | 0009-0004-5174-2343 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Resilience in adolescence during the Covid-19 crisis in Canada
Support for youth during times of crisis is essential to future population health because adolescence is a period in the life course which shapes the health behaviours, socio-economic capacities, and neurophysiology of these future parents/carers and leaders. Efforts to promote resilience in adolescents should leverage the factors identified above: helping them find structure and senses of purpose through strong social connections, well-supported…
Process evaluation of complex interventions
Process evaluation is an essential part of designing and testing complex interventions. New MRC guidance provides a framework for conducting and reporting process evaluation studies
Bob Geldof and the Aid Industry
The central role that celebrities maintain within global society provides a good illustration of the essentially hollow and manipulative nature of contemporary democracies. Corporate elites literal
PP65 What is the Effect of a Behaviour Change Intervention on the Diets and Physical Activity Levels of Women Attending Sure Start Children’s Centres in Southampton? Findings from a Non-Randomised Con…
Background A major component of the government response to the obesity epidemic includes action in communities to improve people’s health behaviour. This study evaluated the effects of a community-based intervention on dietary quality and physical activity of women from disadvantaged backgrounds. The intervention consisted of training Sure Start Children’s Centre (SSCC) staff in skills to support behaviour change. Methods We conducted a non-rando…
Food insecurity, well-being and inequalities in diet in UK women
Objective Prevalence of household food insecurity varies between populations, but is higher among those who have low incomes, poor educational attainment and low sense of well-being. The impact of household food insecurity on an individual's quality of diet depends on their role within the household and mothers may be more adversely affected than other family members. Studies have linked food insecurity with mental health problems in women of chi…
Democracy or polyarchy? US-funded media developments in Afghanistan and Iraq post 9/11
Constraints on food choices of women in the UK with lower educational attainment
Objective Women of lower educational attainment have less balanced and varied diets than women of higher educational attainment. The diets of women are vital to the long-term health of their offspring. The present study aimed to identify factors that influence the food choices of women with lower educational attainment and how women could be helped to improve those choices. Design We conducted eight focus group discussions with women of lower edu…
Women of lower educational attainment have lower food involvement and eat less fruit and vegetables
Why are rural Indian women so thin? Findings from a village in Maharashtra
Objective To identify social, behavioural and cultural factors that explain the thinness of young women relative to their men in rural Maharashtra, India. Design Twelve focus group discussions were conducted to explore the villagers' understanding of why women in their area might be thinner than men. Setting Pabal village and surrounding hamlets, in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India. Subjects Samples of young mothers and fathers, grandmothe…
Postnatal support for mothers living in disadvantaged inner city areas
Study objective: To evaluate the effect of two forms of postnatal social support for disadvantaged inner city mothers on maternal and child health outcomes. Design: Randomised controlled trial with economic and process evaluations and follow up at 12 and 18 months. The two intervention groups received either the offer of a year of monthly supportive listening home visits by a support health visitor (SHV), or a year of support from community group…
Crashing Out
Journal Article Crashing Out Get access Martin Barker Martin Barker Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Screen, Volume 43, Issue 1, Spring 2002, Pages 74–78, https://doi.org/10.1093/screen/43.1.74 Published: 01 March 2002
Behaviour, body composition and diet in adolescent girls
Disability in young adults
STUDY OBJECTIVES--To describe the prevalence of disability in young adults and estimate the contribution that injuries make to disability. DESIGN--The study uses data from a British longitudinal survey, the National Child Development Study (1958 cohort). Disability at age 23 was ascertained from three questions asked in an interview with cohort members in 1981: these related to longstanding illness that limits activity, permanent disability follo…
A Primary Prevention Programme for Migrant Children in a Queensland High School
Quantitative Methods
Women of lower educational attainment have lower food involvement and eat less fruit and vegetables
Postnatal support for mothers living in disadvantaged inner city areas
Study objective: To evaluate the effect of two forms of postnatal social support for disadvantaged inner city mothers on maternal and child health outcomes. Design: Randomised controlled trial with economic and process evaluations and follow up at 12 and 18 months. The two intervention groups received either the offer of a year of monthly supportive listening home visits by a support health visitor (SHV), or a year of support from community group…
Bob Geldof and the Aid Industry
The central role that celebrities maintain within global society provides a good illustration of the essentially hollow and manipulative nature of contemporary democracies. Corporate elites literal
Behaviour, body composition and diet in adolescent girls
Quantitative Methods
A Primary Prevention Programme for Migrant Children in a Queensland High School
Disability in young adults
STUDY OBJECTIVES--To describe the prevalence of disability in young adults and estimate the contribution that injuries make to disability. DESIGN--The study uses data from a British longitudinal survey, the National Child Development Study (1958 cohort). Disability at age 23 was ascertained from three questions asked in an interview with cohort members in 1981: these related to longstanding illness that limits activity, permanent disability follo…
Behaviour, body composition and diet in adolescent girls
Crashing Out
Journal Article Crashing Out Get access Martin Barker Martin Barker Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Screen, Volume 43, Issue 1, Spring 2002, Pages 74–78, https://doi.org/10.1093/screen/43.1.74 Published: 01 March 2002
Postnatal support for mothers living in disadvantaged inner city areas
Study objective: To evaluate the effect of two forms of postnatal social support for disadvantaged inner city mothers on maternal and child health outcomes. Design: Randomised controlled trial with economic and process evaluations and follow up at 12 and 18 months. The two intervention groups received either the offer of a year of monthly supportive listening home visits by a support health visitor (SHV), or a year of support from community group…
Why are rural Indian women so thin? Findings from a village in Maharashtra
Objective To identify social, behavioural and cultural factors that explain the thinness of young women relative to their men in rural Maharashtra, India. Design Twelve focus group discussions were conducted to explore the villagers' understanding of why women in their area might be thinner than men. Setting Pabal village and surrounding hamlets, in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India. Subjects Samples of young mothers and fathers, grandmothe…
Democracy or polyarchy? US-funded media developments in Afghanistan and Iraq post 9/11
Constraints on food choices of women in the UK with lower educational attainment
Objective Women of lower educational attainment have less balanced and varied diets than women of higher educational attainment. The diets of women are vital to the long-term health of their offspring. The present study aimed to identify factors that influence the food choices of women with lower educational attainment and how women could be helped to improve those choices. Design We conducted eight focus group discussions with women of lower edu…
Women of lower educational attainment have lower food involvement and eat less fruit and vegetables
Food insecurity, well-being and inequalities in diet in UK women
Objective Prevalence of household food insecurity varies between populations, but is higher among those who have low incomes, poor educational attainment and low sense of well-being. The impact of household food insecurity on an individual's quality of diet depends on their role within the household and mothers may be more adversely affected than other family members. Studies have linked food insecurity with mental health problems in women of chi…
PP65 What is the Effect of a Behaviour Change Intervention on the Diets and Physical Activity Levels of Women Attending Sure Start Children’s Centres in Southampton? Findings from a Non-Randomised Con…
Background A major component of the government response to the obesity epidemic includes action in communities to improve people’s health behaviour. This study evaluated the effects of a community-based intervention on dietary quality and physical activity of women from disadvantaged backgrounds. The intervention consisted of training Sure Start Children’s Centre (SSCC) staff in skills to support behaviour change. Methods We conducted a non-rando…
Bob Geldof and the Aid Industry
The central role that celebrities maintain within global society provides a good illustration of the essentially hollow and manipulative nature of contemporary democracies. Corporate elites literal
Process evaluation of complex interventions
Process evaluation is an essential part of designing and testing complex interventions. New MRC guidance provides a framework for conducting and reporting process evaluation studies
Resilience in adolescence during the Covid-19 crisis in Canada
Support for youth during times of crisis is essential to future population health because adolescence is a period in the life course which shapes the health behaviours, socio-economic capacities, and neurophysiology of these future parents/carers and leaders. Efforts to promote resilience in adolescents should leverage the factors identified above: helping them find structure and senses of purpose through strong social connections, well-supported…
Medicine (10 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Gerontology (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Educational attainment (3 works)