Joanna M Kesten
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 6575920 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Joanna M Kesten |
| PRENOMES | Joanna M |
| SOBRENOME | Kesten |
| ASSINATURA | KESTEN J M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3674-6045 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2013 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
A Critical Review of Substance‐Use Services for Individuals Engaged in the Sex Industry Through In‐Person Work
In the United Kingdom, drug use has been reported to be higher among individuals involved in the sex industry through in‐person work compared with those not engaged in such work. In addition, those who engage in more visible forms of in‐person work in the sex industry—such as street‐based exchange—are more likely to have challenges with drug and alcohol use compared with individuals working in less visible, in‐person settings. Services often stru…
Engagement in rapid public health research among young people from underserved communities
This research explored barriers to engagement in rapid public health co-production. Working with communities to co-produce rapid recruitment and research procedures to suit the needs and the context in which young people live is necessary
Understanding and learning from rural drug service adaptations to opioid substitution therapy during the Covid-19 pandemic
Introduction In April 2020, in response to government COVID-19 advice, changes were made to the way English drug services operated. Methadone and buprenorphine were typically dispensed in 1- to 2-week supplies, and key working was conducted by phone/online. Previous studies have examined the impact of these changes on people from urban settings. This study adds the experiences and perspectives of people receiving care from drug services in rural …
Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Qualitative Exploration of Stigma and Other Factors Influencing Opioid Agonist Treatment Journeys
(1) The harm-reduction benefits of opioid agonist treatment (OAT) are well-established; however, the UK government's emphasis on "recovery" may be contributing to a high proportion of people leaving treatment and low retention rates. We wanted to develop a rich and nuanced understanding of the factors that might influence the treatment journeys of people who use OAT. (2) We explored factors at each level of the socioecological system and consider…
Acceptability of, and barriers and facilitators to, a pilot physical health service for people who inject drugs
The experience of conducting collaborative and intensive pragmatic qualitative (CLIP-Q) research to support rapid public health and healthcare innovation
A key challenge for qualitative methods in applied health research is the fast pace that can characterize the public health and health and care service landscape, where there is a need for research informed by immediate pragmatic questions and relevant findings are required quickly to inform decision-making. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the pace at which evidence was needed to inform urgent public health and healthcare decision-making. This …
Living Under Coronavirus and Injecting Drugs in Bristol (Lucid-B)
This study captures the significant impacts and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of PWID. While rapid adaptations to service delivery to help mitigate the risks of COVID-19 were appreciated and some changes such as relaxation of supervised daily OST consumption were viewed positively, barriers to access need further attention. Going forwards there may be opportunities to harness the positive aspects of some changes to services
Acceptability and potential impact of delivering sexual health promotion information through social media and dating apps to MSM in England
Overall, these findings support the development of new interventions that use dating apps and social media for sexual health promotion
Knowledge and Attitudes of General Practitioners and Sexual Health Care Professionals Regarding Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for Young Men Who Have Sex with Men
Men who have sex with men (MSM) may be at higher risk for human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers. Healthcare professionals' recommendations can affect HPV vaccination uptake. Since 2016, MSM up to 45 years have been offered HPV vaccination at genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics in a pilot programme, and primary care was recommended as a setting for opportunistic vaccination. Vaccination prior to potential exposure to the virus (i.e., sexu…
How parents perceive screen viewing in their 5–6 year old child within the context of their own screen viewing time
The majority of parents in this study who exceeded the SV threshold expressed minimal concern and a relaxed approach to managing SV for themselves and their child(ren), suggesting a need to raise awareness amongst these parents about the time they spend engaging in SV. Parents may understand their SV-related parenting practices more clearly if they are encouraged to examine their own SV behaviours. Designing interventions aimed to create environm…
The Antibiotic Guardian campaign
AGs were motivated to reduce AMR and most felt they fulfilled their pledges although for many this appeared to be through reinforcement of existing behaviours. We recommend that the campaign engages those without pre-existing knowledge of AMR by increasing its visibility, capitalising on the diffusion of its message and including more awareness-raising content for those with limited AMR knowledge
Rejoinder to
Acceptability of low dead space syringes and implications for their introduction
The potential yield of active play in the prevention of cancer
Literature has shown that participation in physical activity is associated with a reduction in the incidence of certain cancers. Physical activity levels across the life course are low. Since cellular damage from an inactive lifestyle accumulates over time, promoting physical activity from childhood is fundamental for cancer prevention. To date, interventions to promote physical activity in children have been unsuccessful over the long term. Phys…
Process evaluation of the Bristol girls dance project
ISRCTN52882523 Registered 25th April 2013
Community readiness for adolescents’ overweight and obesity prevention is low in urban South Africa
Religious leaders recognised that they act as role models within the community and thus have a role to play in improving adolescent health. They have some knowledge about the overweight/obesity issue and some of the resources could be made available to support overweight/obesity prevention-related initiatives. However, the low community knowledge of efforts and the negative prevailing attitude of the community towards overweight and obesity highl…
The contribution of media analysis to the evaluation of environmental interventions
This analysis has contributed to the wider evaluation of the busway, helping to understand its nature and implementation and informing hypotheses about how the local population interact with the infrastructure by attending to the significance of representations in the media
A critical discussion of the Community Readiness Model using a case study of childhood obesity prevention in England
Recent reforms to the public health system in England aim to generate co-ordinated action between local authorities, healthcare systems and communities to target local health priorities. To support this effort, researchers must contribute and evaluate appropriate strategies for designing interventions tailored to community-specific needs. One strategy is to apply the Community Readiness Model (CRM), which uses key informant interviews to assess a…
Assessing community readiness for overweight and obesity prevention in pre-adolescent girls
This study has identified the readiness level within a UK community to address the behaviours related to overweight and obesity prevention in pre-adolescent girls. The focus of an intervention in this community should initially be resources and raising awareness of the issue within the community
PP64 The Contribution of Media Analysis to the Evaluation of Environmental Interventions
Background The media has the potential to define the terms in which we think about the world, both reflecting and constructing reality. Media content can consequently increase people’s awareness of, and shape their interactions with, public health interventions. As part of a mixed-method, natural experimental evaluation of the travel, physical activity and health impacts of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway (CGB), this paper analyses related print…
A critical discussion of the Community Readiness Model using a case study of childhood obesity prevention in England
Recent reforms to the public health system in England aim to generate co-ordinated action between local authorities, healthcare systems and communities to target local health priorities. To support this effort, researchers must contribute and evaluate appropriate strategies for designing interventions tailored to community-specific needs. One strategy is to apply the Community Readiness Model (CRM), which uses key informant interviews to assess a…
The experience of conducting collaborative and intensive pragmatic qualitative (CLIP-Q) research to support rapid public health and healthcare innovation
A key challenge for qualitative methods in applied health research is the fast pace that can characterize the public health and health and care service landscape, where there is a need for research informed by immediate pragmatic questions and relevant findings are required quickly to inform decision-making. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the pace at which evidence was needed to inform urgent public health and healthcare decision-making. This …
Assessing community readiness for overweight and obesity prevention in pre-adolescent girls
This study has identified the readiness level within a UK community to address the behaviours related to overweight and obesity prevention in pre-adolescent girls. The focus of an intervention in this community should initially be resources and raising awareness of the issue within the community
PP64 The Contribution of Media Analysis to the Evaluation of Environmental Interventions
Background The media has the potential to define the terms in which we think about the world, both reflecting and constructing reality. Media content can consequently increase people’s awareness of, and shape their interactions with, public health interventions. As part of a mixed-method, natural experimental evaluation of the travel, physical activity and health impacts of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway (CGB), this paper analyses related print…
The contribution of media analysis to the evaluation of environmental interventions
This analysis has contributed to the wider evaluation of the busway, helping to understand its nature and implementation and informing hypotheses about how the local population interact with the infrastructure by attending to the significance of representations in the media
A critical discussion of the Community Readiness Model using a case study of childhood obesity prevention in England
Recent reforms to the public health system in England aim to generate co-ordinated action between local authorities, healthcare systems and communities to target local health priorities. To support this effort, researchers must contribute and evaluate appropriate strategies for designing interventions tailored to community-specific needs. One strategy is to apply the Community Readiness Model (CRM), which uses key informant interviews to assess a…
Process evaluation of the Bristol girls dance project
ISRCTN52882523 Registered 25th April 2013
Community readiness for adolescents’ overweight and obesity prevention is low in urban South Africa
Religious leaders recognised that they act as role models within the community and thus have a role to play in improving adolescent health. They have some knowledge about the overweight/obesity issue and some of the resources could be made available to support overweight/obesity prevention-related initiatives. However, the low community knowledge of efforts and the negative prevailing attitude of the community towards overweight and obesity highl…
How parents perceive screen viewing in their 5–6 year old child within the context of their own screen viewing time
The majority of parents in this study who exceeded the SV threshold expressed minimal concern and a relaxed approach to managing SV for themselves and their child(ren), suggesting a need to raise awareness amongst these parents about the time they spend engaging in SV. Parents may understand their SV-related parenting practices more clearly if they are encouraged to examine their own SV behaviours. Designing interventions aimed to create environm…
The Antibiotic Guardian campaign
AGs were motivated to reduce AMR and most felt they fulfilled their pledges although for many this appeared to be through reinforcement of existing behaviours. We recommend that the campaign engages those without pre-existing knowledge of AMR by increasing its visibility, capitalising on the diffusion of its message and including more awareness-raising content for those with limited AMR knowledge
Rejoinder to
Acceptability of low dead space syringes and implications for their introduction
The potential yield of active play in the prevention of cancer
Literature has shown that participation in physical activity is associated with a reduction in the incidence of certain cancers. Physical activity levels across the life course are low. Since cellular damage from an inactive lifestyle accumulates over time, promoting physical activity from childhood is fundamental for cancer prevention. To date, interventions to promote physical activity in children have been unsuccessful over the long term. Phys…
Knowledge and Attitudes of General Practitioners and Sexual Health Care Professionals Regarding Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for Young Men Who Have Sex with Men
Men who have sex with men (MSM) may be at higher risk for human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers. Healthcare professionals' recommendations can affect HPV vaccination uptake. Since 2016, MSM up to 45 years have been offered HPV vaccination at genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics in a pilot programme, and primary care was recommended as a setting for opportunistic vaccination. Vaccination prior to potential exposure to the virus (i.e., sexu…
Acceptability and potential impact of delivering sexual health promotion information through social media and dating apps to MSM in England
Overall, these findings support the development of new interventions that use dating apps and social media for sexual health promotion
Living Under Coronavirus and Injecting Drugs in Bristol (Lucid-B)
This study captures the significant impacts and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of PWID. While rapid adaptations to service delivery to help mitigate the risks of COVID-19 were appreciated and some changes such as relaxation of supervised daily OST consumption were viewed positively, barriers to access need further attention. Going forwards there may be opportunities to harness the positive aspects of some changes to services
Acceptability of, and barriers and facilitators to, a pilot physical health service for people who inject drugs
The experience of conducting collaborative and intensive pragmatic qualitative (CLIP-Q) research to support rapid public health and healthcare innovation
A key challenge for qualitative methods in applied health research is the fast pace that can characterize the public health and health and care service landscape, where there is a need for research informed by immediate pragmatic questions and relevant findings are required quickly to inform decision-making. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the pace at which evidence was needed to inform urgent public health and healthcare decision-making. This …
Understanding and learning from rural drug service adaptations to opioid substitution therapy during the Covid-19 pandemic
Introduction In April 2020, in response to government COVID-19 advice, changes were made to the way English drug services operated. Methadone and buprenorphine were typically dispensed in 1- to 2-week supplies, and key working was conducted by phone/online. Previous studies have examined the impact of these changes on people from urban settings. This study adds the experiences and perspectives of people receiving care from drug services in rural …
Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Qualitative Exploration of Stigma and Other Factors Influencing Opioid Agonist Treatment Journeys
(1) The harm-reduction benefits of opioid agonist treatment (OAT) are well-established; however, the UK government's emphasis on "recovery" may be contributing to a high proportion of people leaving treatment and low retention rates. We wanted to develop a rich and nuanced understanding of the factors that might influence the treatment journeys of people who use OAT. (2) We explored factors at each level of the socioecological system and consider…
Engagement in rapid public health research among young people from underserved communities
This research explored barriers to engagement in rapid public health co-production. Working with communities to co-produce rapid recruitment and research procedures to suit the needs and the context in which young people live is necessary
A Critical Review of Substance‐Use Services for Individuals Engaged in the Sex Industry Through In‐Person Work
In the United Kingdom, drug use has been reported to be higher among individuals involved in the sex industry through in‐person work compared with those not engaged in such work. In addition, those who engage in more visible forms of in‐person work in the sex industry—such as street‐based exchange—are more likely to have challenges with drug and alcohol use compared with individuals working in less visible, in‐person settings. Services often stru…
Medicine (20 obras) · Sociology (15 obras) · Nursing (12 obras) · Public health (12 obras) · Qualitative research (12 obras) · Psychology (11 obras) · Political science (10 obras) · Psychological intervention (8 obras) · Public relations (8 obras) · Environmental health (7 obras)