Marie E Barker
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 982682 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Marie E Barker |
| NOMBRES | Marie E |
| APELLIDO | Barker |
| FIRMA | BARKER M E |
| AFILIACIONES | MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2976-0217 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 81 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 62 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 81 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1968 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Young women's health behaviours in context
The Bukhali trial is being implemented with young women (18–28 years) in Soweto, South Africa. A qualitative longitudinal study was conducted to explore Bukhali trial participants' perceptions of health and their health behaviours over time and in the context of their life circumstances. This article reports an interpretation of interview data from a sub-sample of 11 of 35 participants who participated in four interviews conducted over 12 months.…
Children's Communication Choices About Musculoskeletal Pain and Injury
INTRODUCTION: Musculoskeletal pain and injury are common in childhood. To assess and manage children's pain appropriately, it is crucial to understand their perspective on how the problem started and how it feels. There are multiple barriers to children being heard. Offering visual-based communication opportunities, in addition to traditional language-based communication, could potentially help children to retell their experiences. The aim of the…
Scaling up evidence-based digital early life nutrition interventions in a county setting
Background Few effective health interventions transition from smaller efficacy or effectiveness studies to real-world implementation at scale, representing a gap between evidence and practice. Recognising this, we have developed Nutrition Now – a tailored digital resource building on four efficacious dietary interventions, aiming to improve nutrition in the important first 1,000 days of life. Nutrition Now targets and guides expectant parents and…
Misaligned or misheard? Physical activity and healthy eating messaging to ethnic minority communities during the Covid-19 pandemic
This mixed-methods study identified physical activity (PA) and healthy eating messages produced during the COVID-19 pandemic and explored how they were received by UK ethnic minority communities. A scoping review of research and grey literature identified categories of PA and healthy eating messaging targeted at ethnic minorities. Individual and group interviews were conducted, audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed using inductive thematic ana…
What Does ‘Preconception Health’ Mean to People? A Public Consultation on Awareness and Use of Language
INTRODUCTION: There is growing scientific and policy recognition that optimising health before a potential pregnancy (preconception health) improves reproductive outcomes and the lifelong health of future children. However, public awareness on this topic is low. We conducted a public consultation to develop language recommendations and identify and prioritise approaches to inform research and improve public awareness of preconception health. METH…
Addressing unmet social needs for improved maternal and child nutrition
Maternal and child malnutrition persists globally, despite existing healthcare and social protection systems. Socio-economic disadvantages contribute to high malnutrition rates, particularly in poor urban communities where many disadvantaged mothers cannot fully benefit from services. To address these disparities, a novel social needs framework has been proposed, emphasising the importance of addressing individuals' unmet needs to enhance the ben…
Identifying pregnant and postpartum women’s priorities for enhancing nutrition support through social needs programmes in a resource-constrained urban community in South Africa
Women expressed strong views about which programmes should be prioritised to support mothers and pregnant women in addressing their social needs and improving nutrition. Key areas included providing support with job searching and entrepreneurship, accessing childcare and the healthy foods recommended at clinics, as well as finding information on available community and government services. Leveraging multisectoral collaboration, aligned policy ob…
Playing it safe? An evolutionary life history theory perspective on Canadian adolescent play during the Covid-19 pandemic
Playing during adolescence is hypothesized to prepare young people to respond to unexpected future challenges. But, when extrinsic environmental risks are high, adolescents are expected to prioritize immediate-payoff behaviours over playing. It is unclear, though, how an ecological shock like a spike in community spread of a potentially deadly virus might affect adolescent play. Using data from a socio-demographically-diverse sample of 460 Canadi…
The interplay between social and food environments on UK adolescents’ food choices
Factors from social and food environments can influence the food choices of adolescents in ways not experienced during childhood. Evidence suggests these two environments influence adolescents’ food choices independently, but there is limited knowledge of how the interplay between these environments influence adolescents’ diets. An enhanced understanding of this interplay surrounding adolescent food choice could aid the development of more nuance…
Behaviour change interventions improve maternal and child nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa
Evidence that nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions can improve maternal and child nutrition status in sub-Saharan Africa is inconclusive. Using behaviour change theory and techniques in intervention design may increase effectiveness and make outcomes more predictable. This systematic review aimed to determine whether interventions that included behaviour change functions were effective. Six databases were searched systematical…
‘ We were not allowed to gather even for Christmas. ’ Impact of Covid-19 on South African young people
COVID-19 prevention measures including lockdowns, school closures, and restricted movement disrupted young people's lives. This longitudinal qualitative study conducted in Soweto, South Africa aimed to explore young people's knowledge and perceptions of COVID-19, vaccination, and the impact of infections. A convenience sample of 30 young black people (n = 15 men; n = 15 women, aged 16-21 years) from Soweto participated in 24 focus group discussio…
Lessons learned from talking with adults about nutrition
Improving diet and dietary behaviour of men and women before pregnancy has the potential to benefit both their current and long-term health and the health of their children. Little is known, however, about adults' perception of diet's role in prepregnancy health. This study aimed to explore the state of knowledge and awareness of preconception nutritional health in adults within the fertile age range and what they perceived could motivate healthy…
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…
What values drive communities’ nutrition priorities in a resource constrained urban area in South Africa
Our study demonstrates how public engagement can facilitate the incorporation of community values and programmatic preferences into nutrition priority setting, enabling a responsive approach to local community needs, especially in resource constrained contexts. Findings could guide policy makers to facilitate more appropriate decisions and to improve nutrition in the first 1000 days of life
Inequalities in energy drink consumption among UK adolescents
Objective: To examine energy drink consumption among adolescents in the UK and associations with deprivation and dietary inequalities. Design: Quantitative dietary and demographic data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) repeated cross-sectional survey were analysed using logistic regression models. Qualitative data from semi-structured interviews were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. Setting: UK. Participants: Quantitat…
Food choice in transition
Engaging community members in setting priorities for nutrition interventions in rural northern Ghana
This study used “Choosing All Together” (CHAT), a deliberative engagement tool to prioritise nutrition interventions and to understand reasons for intervention choices of a rural community in northern Ghana. The study took an exploratory cross-sectional design and used a mixed method approach to collect data between December 2020 and February 2021. Eleven nutrition interventions were identified through policy reviews, interaction with different s…
Young people’s experiences of Covid-19 messaging at the start of the UK lockdown
Young people want to be listened to and feel they have a part to play in responding to a national crisis such as the COVID-19 epidemic. To reduce the likelihood of disenfranchising the next generation, Government and the media should focus on developing messaging that reflects young people's values and concerns and to provide opportunities for young people to become involved in responses to future crises
Recent UK retirees’ views about the work-related factors which influenced their decision to retire
Recent retirees explained that their decision to retire was multi-factorial but work-related factors contributed importantly. Potentially, employers could: review workers' perceptions about their work; their capacity in relation to job demands; increase flexibility; and facilitate a supportive work community to encourage longer working lives
How do we engage people in testing for Covid-19? A rapid qualitative evaluation of a testing programme in schools, GP surgeries and a university
Participants' and stakeholders' motivations, challenges and concerns need to be understood and these insights used to modify the programme in a continuous, real-time process to ensure and sustain engagement with testing over the extended period necessary. Community leaders and stakeholder organisations should be involved throughout programme development and implementation to optimise engagement
Investigating the normalization and normative views of gestational weight gain
Objectives Gestational weight gain (GWG) is increasingly monitored in the United States and Canada. While promoting healthy GWG offers benefits, there may be costs with over‐surveillance. We aimed to explore these costs/benefits. Methods Quantitative data from 350 pregnant survey respondents and qualitative focus group data from 43 pregnant/post‐partum and care‐provider participants were collected in the Mothers to Babies (M2B) study in Hamilton,…
The roles of men and women in maternal and child nutrition in urban South Africa
Industrialization and urbanization processes have challenged deeply held traditional gender norms and facilitated the emergence of modern ideologies in South Africa. This paper seeks to explore the gendered roles of family members on maternal and child nutrition and investigate indications of perceived change in related practices. A qualitative secondary analysis was conducted of data from nine focus group discussions (FGDs) held with men (n = 3)…
Men are not playing their roles’ , maternal and child nutrition in Nanoro, Burkina Faso
Objective: To collect context-specific insights into maternal and child health and nutrition issues, and to explore potential solutions in Nanoro, Burkina Faso. Design: Eleven focus groups with men and women from eleven communities, facilitated by local researchers. Setting: The study took place in the Nanoro Health district, in the West-Central part of Burkina Faso. Participants: Eighty-six men (18–55 years) and women by age group: 18–25; 26–34 …
Adolescent nutrition and physical activity in low-income suburbs of Abidjan, Côte d’lvoire
Objective: To explore adolescents’ perceptions, knowledge and behaviours regarding nutrition and physical activity in low-income districts of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, taking into consideration their caregivers’ perspectives. Design: Two investigators conducted six focus group discussions. Setting: The study was carried out in two low-income suburbs, Yopougon and Port-Bouët, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Participants: Adolescents and their caregivers …
Community perspectives on maternal and child health during nutrition and economic transition in sub-Saharan Africa
Objective: To explore community perceptions on maternal and child nutrition issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. Design: Thirty focus groups with men and women from three communities facilitated by local researchers. Setting: One urban (Soweto, South Africa) and two rural settings (Navrongo, Ghana and Nanoro, Burkina Faso) at different stages of economic transition. Participants: Two hundred thirty-seven men and women aged 18–55 years, mostly subsistenc…
Making every contact count
A total of 148 health and social care practitioners were trained in skills to support behaviour change: creating opportunities to discuss health behaviours, using open discovery questions, listening, reflecting and goal-setting. At three time points post-training, use of the skills was evaluated and compared with use of skills by untrained practitioners. Trained practitioners demonstrated significantly greater use of these client-centred skills t…
How do mothers manage their preschool children's eating habits and does this change as children grow older? A longitudinal analysis
The Southampton Initiative for Health
The Southampton Initiative for Health is a training intervention with Sure Start Children's Centre staff designed to improve the diets and physical activity levels of women of childbearing age. Training aims to help staff to support women in making changes to their lifestyles by improving three skills: reflection on current practice; asking 'open discovery' questions; and goal-setting. The impact of the training on staff practice is being assesse…
Process evaluation in complex public health intervention studies
Objective Infections with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) such as Gram-negative bacteria have high morbidity and mortality with limited treatment options. Colistin, an antibiotic active against MDRO, was rarely used due to frequent adverse effects, but its use has now been recommended among adults. In this study, we determined the efficacy of colistin for the treatment of sepsis in neonates. Design/setting/patients/outcomes We conducted a r…
Variety and quality of healthy foods differ according to neighbourhood deprivation
Educational attainment, perceived control and the quality of women's diets
Women of lower educational attainment have lower food involvement and eat less fruit and vegetables
Does living in a food insecure household impact on the diets and body composition of young children? Findings from the Southampton Women's Survey
BACKGROUND: Little is known about food insecurity in the UK. The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence and factors associated with food insecurity in a UK cohort and to examine whether the diets, reported health and anthropometry of young food insecure children differed from those of other children. METHODS: The Southampton Women's Survey is a prospective cohort study in which detailed information about the diets, lifestyle and body co…
A mixed-methods investigation to explore how women living in disadvantaged areas might be supported to improve their diets
Mixed-methods explored the potential for using Sure Start Children's Centres (SSCCs) to deliver an intervention to improve the diets of disadvantaged women and their children. In an 'expert' discussion, SSCC staff described gaining women's trust, meeting needs and bringing about change as key to engaging women successfully. Structured observations in SSCCs showed they host activities in an environment conducive to building relationships and meeti…
Specific psychological variables predict quality of diet in women of lower, but not higher, educational attainment
Wow! They really like celeriac! Kindergarten teachers' experiences of an intervention to increase 1-year-olds’ acceptance of vegetables
Exposure to varied foods in early life is important for short- and long-term health and development. Strategically introducing toddlers to new vegetables is not a common practice in Norwegian kindergartens. Therefore, we developed, conducted, and evaluated a web-based cluster randomised kindergarten intervention, Pre-schoolers' Food Courage 2.0. The purpose of the current qualitative study was to explore kindergarten teachers' experience of imple…
Measuring young women's self-efficacy for healthy eating
Healthy eating in women of childbearing age is critical to the health of future generations. Interventions that increase women's dietary self-efficacy may be particularly effective at improving healthy eating. However, no validated tool exists to measure self-efficacy for healthy eating in this specific population. We therefore designed a new questionnaire (the 8-Item Self-Efficacy for Healthy Diet Scale) using a think-aloud study and expert pane…
Implementation of new Healthy Conversation Skills to support lifestyle changes - what helps and what hinders? Experiences of Sure Start Children’s Centre staff
Effective communication is necessary for good relationships between healthcare practitioners and clients. This study examined barriers and facilitators to implementing new communication skills. One hundred and ten Sure Start Children's Centre staff attended one of 13 follow-up workshops in Southampton, UK between May 2009 and February 2011 to reflect on the use of new skills following a training course in communication, reflection and problem-sol…
Child protection revisited
This paper explores selected findings from a qualitative study of the 1989 Children Act, which examined ways in which the new definitions of significant harm were being interpreted in practice. Significant harm is seen as a major site where state intervention and family autonomy are balanced, especially through establishing thresholds for intervention. The data are analysed in relation to the social work processes of assessment, intervention and …
Young women's and midwives' perspectives on improving nutritional support in pregnancy
Improving recruitment to clinical trials during pregnancy
Behaviour, body composition and diet in adolescent girls
Early steps in implementing the new community care
This paper presents findings from a research project in which needs-led assessments and care management were examined during the early years of implementation of the 1990 NHS and Community Care Act. The findings are analysed in relation to a model of social work processes, i.e. phases of assessment, intervention and evaluation. A purposive sample of 24 cases was used, spanning elderly, physical disability, learning disability and community mental…
One Method for Producing Automatic Control of English Phonology and Structure
The bilingual Mexican-American child represents one of the most vexing educational problems in Texas and other states in the Southwest. He represents problems that are only superficially similar to those posed by bilingual school children in the immigrant centers of the United States-European and Cuban immigrants, for example. He is unlike the European in that generally his ancestors lived in the area long before it was settled by the Englishspea…
For the Bilingual Classroom
Resource Guide to Bilingual Education
La literatura infantil en espanol y su papel en el desarrollo del autoconcepto del nino
Luis Gonzdlez (Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico: Hurac.n, 1976); German de Granda, Transculturaci6n e interferencia lingiiistica en el Puerto Rico contempordneo: (1898-1968) (Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico: Edil, 1972). 'Diaz Quifiones, p. 133. 'Diaz Quifiones, p. 132. 6Queremos aclarar que las limitaciones de espacio han eliminado de este trabajo toda una serie de ejemplos que amplian y clarifican este concepto
Bilingual Education for Hispanic Students in the United States
Tecnica para la narracion de cuentos infantiles
El espanol y su estructura
Child protection revisited
This paper explores selected findings from a qualitative study of the 1989 Children Act, which examined ways in which the new definitions of significant harm were being interpreted in practice. Significant harm is seen as a major site where state intervention and family autonomy are balanced, especially through establishing thresholds for intervention. The data are analysed in relation to the social work processes of assessment, intervention and …
Assessing the diet of adolescent girls in the UK
Objective: To assess the ability of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ1) and a food checklist (FCL) to determine energy and macronutrient intakes of adolescent girls in the general population. Design: Energy and macronutrient intakes determined by FFQ1 and the FCL were compared with those from a 7-day weighed dietary record (WDR). The reproducibility of FFQ1 was assessed by a comparison of intakes with those from a repeated questionnaire (FFQ2) …
Early steps in implementing the new community care
This paper presents findings from a research project in which needs-led assessments and care management were examined during the early years of implementation of the 1990 NHS and Community Care Act. The findings are analysed in relation to a model of social work processes, i.e. phases of assessment, intervention and evaluation. A purposive sample of 24 cases was used, spanning elderly, physical disability, learning disability and community mental…
Behaviour, body composition and diet in adolescent girls
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…
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
A social marketing approach to improving the nutrition of low-income women and children
Objective To identify approaches for interventions to improve the nutrition of low-income women and children. Design Seven focus groups were conducted with low-income women caring for young children in their households. They discussed shopping, eating at home, eating out and healthy eating. The discussions were recorded and subjected to qualitative thematic analysis. Setting A semi-rural community in Oregon, USA. Subjects There were seventy-four …
Educational attainment, perceived control and the quality of women's diets
Impact of mothers' negative affectivity, parental locus of control and child‐feeding practices on dietary patterns of 3‐year‐old children
The aims of the current study were to (1) identify dietary patterns in 3-year-old children; (2) investigate the extent to which negative affectivity, external parental locus of control and control-oriented child-feeding practices (pressure to eat and restriction) relate to these dietary patterns; and (3) to examine to what extent external parental locus of control and control-oriented child-feeding practices serve as mediators for these effects. …
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…
Specific psychological variables predict quality of diet in women of lower, but not higher, educational attainment
The Southampton Initiative for Health
The Southampton Initiative for Health is a training intervention with Sure Start Children's Centre staff designed to improve the diets and physical activity levels of women of childbearing age. Training aims to help staff to support women in making changes to their lifestyles by improving three skills: reflection on current practice; asking 'open discovery' questions; and goal-setting. The impact of the training on staff practice is being assesse…
Food labelling and dietary behaviour
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Variety and quality of healthy foods differ according to neighbourhood deprivation
Implementation of new Healthy Conversation Skills to support lifestyle changes - what helps and what hinders? Experiences of Sure Start Children’s Centre staff
Effective communication is necessary for good relationships between healthcare practitioners and clients. This study examined barriers and facilitators to implementing new communication skills. One hundred and ten Sure Start Children's Centre staff attended one of 13 follow-up workshops in Southampton, UK between May 2009 and February 2011 to reflect on the use of new skills following a training course in communication, reflection and problem-sol…
Does living in a food insecure household impact on the diets and body composition of young children? Findings from the Southampton Women's Survey
BACKGROUND: Little is known about food insecurity in the UK. The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence and factors associated with food insecurity in a UK cohort and to examine whether the diets, reported health and anthropometry of young food insecure children differed from those of other children. METHODS: The Southampton Women's Survey is a prospective cohort study in which detailed information about the diets, lifestyle and body co…
A mixed-methods investigation to explore how women living in disadvantaged areas might be supported to improve their diets
Mixed-methods explored the potential for using Sure Start Children's Centres (SSCCs) to deliver an intervention to improve the diets of disadvantaged women and their children. In an 'expert' discussion, SSCC staff described gaining women's trust, meeting needs and bringing about change as key to engaging women successfully. Structured observations in SSCCs showed they host activities in an environment conducive to building relationships and meeti…
Medicine (70 obras) · Psychology (55 obras) · Environmental health (37 obras) · Gerontology (34 obras) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (34 obras) · Sociology (31 obras) · Nursing (30 obras) · Qualitative research (26 obras) · Focus group (24 obras) · Psychological intervention (24 obras)