Megan Pledger

Dados Biográficos

ID6662386
NOMEMegan Pledger
PRENOMESMegan
SOBRENOMEPledger
ASSINATURAPLEDGER M
AFILIAÇÕESVictoria University of Wellington
ORCID0000-0003-1669-8346
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES5
TOTAL COMO AUTOR6
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2005
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2022
ÍNDICE H1

  • Consequences of barriers to primary health care for children in Aotearoa New Zealand

    Open AccessMark Jeffreys, Kirsten Smiler et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2022

    Inequities in the provision of accessible primary health care contribute to poor health outcomes and health inequity. This study evaluated inequities in the prevalence and consequences of barriers that children face in seeing a general practitioner (GP) in Aotearoa New Zealand. We analysed data on 5,947 children from the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study cohort on barriers to seeing a GP in the previous year, reported by mothers when t…

  • Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown and Wellbeing

    Open AccessTara N Officer, Fiona Imlach et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    In 2020, in the first COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, Aotearoa New Zealand consistently maintained stringent public health measures including stay-at-home lockdowns and distancing responses. Considering the widespread disruption to social functioning caused by the pandemic, this paper aimed to explore environmental and social factors that influenced the wellbeing of individuals during the first lockdown in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our mixed-methods stud…

  • A realist evaluation of local networks designed to achieve more integrated care

    Open AccessHarry Rea, Jacqueline Cummings et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2019

    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 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021

  • A Realist Evaluation of Local Networks Designed to Achieve More Integrated Care

    Open AccessLesley Middleton, Harry Rea et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2019Citada por: 5Referências: 6

    Given the multi-component and evolving nature of initiatives seeking to better integrate care, the realist evaluative emphasis on surfacing early the theories to explain how change is expected to occur helps overcome the challenge of evaluating "a moving target

  • The health status of New Zealand workers

    Open AccessMegan Pledger, Jacqueline Cummings et al.ARTICLEKōtuitui New Zealand Journal of…2009Referências: 1

    The relationship between occupation and health is examined using the New Zealand Health Survey 2002/03. SF‐36 domain scores, health service use, and health risk factors were analysed using regression or logistic regression in two ways: (1) in an unadjusted model with occupation alone; or (2) in an adjusted model with occupation, ethnicity, age, sex, and the interactions of age crossed with sex. Significant differences were found between occupatio…

  • Evaluation of a regional community action intervention in New Zealand to improve age checks for young people purchasing alcohol

    Open AccessTaisia Huckle, Kim Conway et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2005

    This paper describes the evaluation of a regional community action intervention to reduce access to alcohol from off-license premises by minors. The intervention focussed on: (1) monitoring alcohol sales made without age identification from off-licenses; (2) utilizing data on alcohol sales for media advocacy and direct contact with alcohol retailers and (3) working with key enforcement staff to encourage increased monitoring and enforcement of mi…