Alan Emond
Biographic Data
| ID | 1740046 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alan Emond |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alan |
| FAMILY NAME | Emond |
| SIGNATURE | EMOND A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bristol |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8029-2987 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Trauma, Resilience, and Mental Health in Migrant and Non-Migrant Youth
Resilience is a dynamic process of positive adaptation to significant adversity. While there has been substantial focus on risks and negative outcomes associated with youth migrancy, there is limited evidence of the relationship between the adversity of migration, and resilience, wellbeing, and positive mental health in adolescents. This international study aimed to explore the differences in resilience, wellbeing, and mental health behaviors in …
Problem Gambling in Early Adulthood
The aims of this study were to investigate stability of problem gambling between 20 and 24 years of age, and the antecedents and consequences of problem gambling at age 20 years. Young adult participants in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) completed computer-administered gambling surveys on paper, or online. Responses to the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) were complete for 2624 participants at 20 years, and 192…
A review of guidance on fish consumption in pregnancy
Objective Public health messages to reduce Hg exposure for pregnant women have focused exclusively on advice on fish consumption to limit Hg exposure, with little account being taken of the positive contribution of fish to nutritional quality. The aim of the present review was to compare and contrast the content and presentation of national guidelines on fish consumption in pregnancy, and comment on their evidence base and impact on consumption. …
Challenges of developing and conducting an international study of resilience in migrant adolescents
The sequelae of migration and the effects of local migration policies on children’s physical and mental health are critical to examine, particularly given the historically high numbers of migrants and displaced people. The vulnerability of the study sample and the need to work across cultures and contexts makes research on this group challenging. We outline lessons learned through conducting a pilot study of resilience resources and mental health…
Maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy and intelligence quotients in the offspring at 8 years of age
Dietary intake during pregnancy may influence child neurodevelopment and cognitive function. This study aims to investigate the associations between dietary patterns obtained in pregnancy and intelligence quotients (IQ) among offspring at 8 years of age. Pregnant women enrolled in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children completed a food frequency questionnaire at 32 weeks' gestation (n = 12,195). Dietary patterns were obtained by clus…
Dietary patterns by cluster analysis in pregnant women
Little is known about how dietary patterns of mothers and their children track over time. The objectives of this study are to obtain dietary patterns in pregnancy using cluster analysis, to examine women's mean nutrient intakes in each cluster and to compare the dietary patterns of mothers to those of their children. Pregnant women (n = 12 195) from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children reported their frequency of consumption of 47 …
Intake of game birds in the UK
Objective Concern has recently been expressed about Pb levels in Pb-shot game meat. Our aim was to determine the consumption of game birds in a representative sample population in the UK, and in children and women of childbearing age in particular. Design Population-based cross-sectional cohort study. Data from 4 d diet diaries from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS; 2008–2010) were extracted to analyse data on game bird consumption…
OP44 Race, Bullying and Self-Esteem at the Transition Between Primary and Secondary School
Background Studies from the US have suggested that children who experience racial discrimination have higher rates of depression, anxiety, behavioural disorders, and lower self-esteem. Children are generally more vulnerable to such problems at the transition from one school to another. Our aim was to investigate the associations between race, bullying, mood, behavioural difficulties and self-esteem during the transition to secondary school in a p…
Does low birthweight influence the nutritional status of children at school age? A cohort study in northeast Brazil
Birthweight is recognized to be a determinant of a full term infant's early growth pattern; however, few studies have explored whether this effect is sustained into school age, especially in developing countries. We have used a cohort study from North East Brazil to investigate factors determining the anthropometric status of eight-year-old children born at full-term with low or appropriate weight. A cohort of 375 full-term infants was recruited …
Individual factors explain neighbourhood variations in accidents to children under 5 years of age
Patterns of breastfeeding in a UK longitudinal cohort study
Although exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of infant life is recommended in the UK, there is little information on the extent of exclusive breastfeeding. This study has taken the 1996 and 2003 World Health Organization (WHO) definitions of breastfeeding and investigated breastfeeding rates in the first 6 months of life in infants born to mothers enrolled in a longitudinal, representative, population-based cohort study--the Avon Longi…
Neighbourhood variations in child accidents and related child and maternal characteristics
The effectiveness of community-based interventions to improve maternal and infant health in the Northeast of Brazil
Inequalities in health care in poor urban populations can be reduced by integrated community-based interventions, including the use of health agents recruited from the local community
Health and social factors for health visitor caseload weighting
The reliability and validity of data collection and recording for a health visitor caseload weighting system operating in a large combined acute and community trust in Bristol was examined. Client families were recruited from all participating (service) health visitors and were interviewed by a research health visitor attached to the project. The presence or absence of 28 health needs factors, selected for their known impact on health in the long…
Health visitor understanding and rating of 28 health and social factors used as part of a health visitor caseload weighting system
This paper reports the results of the first stage of an evaluation study of a health visitor caseload weighting system. In Bristol, health visitor caseloads are compiled annually to complete caseload weighting summaries based on 28 health and social factors known to reflect long-term health outcome. The main study aims to determine the validity and reliability of the caseload weighting system by assessing health visitor variation in interpretatio…
Health visitor understanding and rating of 28 health and social factors used as part of a health visitor caseload weighting system
This paper reports the results of the first stage of an evaluation study of a health visitor caseload weighting system. In Bristol, health visitor caseloads are compiled annually to complete caseload weighting summaries based on 28 health and social factors known to reflect long-term health outcome. The main study aims to determine the validity and reliability of the caseload weighting system by assessing health visitor variation in interpretatio…
The effectiveness of community-based interventions to improve maternal and infant health in the Northeast of Brazil
Inequalities in health care in poor urban populations can be reduced by integrated community-based interventions, including the use of health agents recruited from the local community
Health and social factors for health visitor caseload weighting
The reliability and validity of data collection and recording for a health visitor caseload weighting system operating in a large combined acute and community trust in Bristol was examined. Client families were recruited from all participating (service) health visitors and were interviewed by a research health visitor attached to the project. The presence or absence of 28 health needs factors, selected for their known impact on health in the long…
Patterns of breastfeeding in a UK longitudinal cohort study
Although exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of infant life is recommended in the UK, there is little information on the extent of exclusive breastfeeding. This study has taken the 1996 and 2003 World Health Organization (WHO) definitions of breastfeeding and investigated breastfeeding rates in the first 6 months of life in infants born to mothers enrolled in a longitudinal, representative, population-based cohort study--the Avon Longi…
Neighbourhood variations in child accidents and related child and maternal characteristics
Individual factors explain neighbourhood variations in accidents to children under 5 years of age
Does low birthweight influence the nutritional status of children at school age? A cohort study in northeast Brazil
Birthweight is recognized to be a determinant of a full term infant's early growth pattern; however, few studies have explored whether this effect is sustained into school age, especially in developing countries. We have used a cohort study from North East Brazil to investigate factors determining the anthropometric status of eight-year-old children born at full-term with low or appropriate weight. A cohort of 375 full-term infants was recruited …
OP44 Race, Bullying and Self-Esteem at the Transition Between Primary and Secondary School
Background Studies from the US have suggested that children who experience racial discrimination have higher rates of depression, anxiety, behavioural disorders, and lower self-esteem. Children are generally more vulnerable to such problems at the transition from one school to another. Our aim was to investigate the associations between race, bullying, mood, behavioural difficulties and self-esteem during the transition to secondary school in a p…
Intake of game birds in the UK
Objective Concern has recently been expressed about Pb levels in Pb-shot game meat. Our aim was to determine the consumption of game birds in a representative sample population in the UK, and in children and women of childbearing age in particular. Design Population-based cross-sectional cohort study. Data from 4 d diet diaries from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS; 2008–2010) were extracted to analyse data on game bird consumption…
Dietary patterns by cluster analysis in pregnant women
Little is known about how dietary patterns of mothers and their children track over time. The objectives of this study are to obtain dietary patterns in pregnancy using cluster analysis, to examine women's mean nutrient intakes in each cluster and to compare the dietary patterns of mothers to those of their children. Pregnant women (n = 12 195) from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children reported their frequency of consumption of 47 …
Maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy and intelligence quotients in the offspring at 8 years of age
Dietary intake during pregnancy may influence child neurodevelopment and cognitive function. This study aims to investigate the associations between dietary patterns obtained in pregnancy and intelligence quotients (IQ) among offspring at 8 years of age. Pregnant women enrolled in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children completed a food frequency questionnaire at 32 weeks' gestation (n = 12,195). Dietary patterns were obtained by clus…
A review of guidance on fish consumption in pregnancy
Objective Public health messages to reduce Hg exposure for pregnant women have focused exclusively on advice on fish consumption to limit Hg exposure, with little account being taken of the positive contribution of fish to nutritional quality. The aim of the present review was to compare and contrast the content and presentation of national guidelines on fish consumption in pregnancy, and comment on their evidence base and impact on consumption. …
Challenges of developing and conducting an international study of resilience in migrant adolescents
The sequelae of migration and the effects of local migration policies on children’s physical and mental health are critical to examine, particularly given the historically high numbers of migrants and displaced people. The vulnerability of the study sample and the need to work across cultures and contexts makes research on this group challenging. We outline lessons learned through conducting a pilot study of resilience resources and mental health…
Trauma, Resilience, and Mental Health in Migrant and Non-Migrant Youth
Resilience is a dynamic process of positive adaptation to significant adversity. While there has been substantial focus on risks and negative outcomes associated with youth migrancy, there is limited evidence of the relationship between the adversity of migration, and resilience, wellbeing, and positive mental health in adolescents. This international study aimed to explore the differences in resilience, wellbeing, and mental health behaviors in …
Problem Gambling in Early Adulthood
The aims of this study were to investigate stability of problem gambling between 20 and 24 years of age, and the antecedents and consequences of problem gambling at age 20 years. Young adult participants in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) completed computer-administered gambling surveys on paper, or online. Responses to the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) were complete for 2624 participants at 20 years, and 192…
Medicine (14 works) · Demography (10 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Demography (9 works) · Population (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Pregnancy (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Biology (4 works)