Improving outcomes for pregnant teenagers: development of a complex intervention to improve quality of diet
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Southampton
Department Name: MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit
Abstract
Teenage girls have the poorest quality diets of any group in the UK. Besides having to meet the demands of a growing baby whilst they are themselves still growing, the poor diets of pregnant teenagers increase the chance that they will have babies who are born small or may die in the first months of life. Teenage pregnancy is much more common amongst the poorest in our society. Pregnant teenagers have told us that they want to improve their diets and trust advice from their midwives, but midwives feel they don't have time or opportunity to discuss diet and nutrition or the confidence and knowledge to do so. We have developed and tested skills training to help health care professionals engage with and support 'hard-to-reach' groups of clients change their lifestyles. This 'Healthy Conversation Skills' training equips professionals to explore why people might want to change, to identify things that make it harder or easier for people to change, and to support them find ways to overcome their barriers to change, whatever they might be. We have shown that such conversations add little or nothing to the time taken by a standard consultation and that they increase people's confidence that they can improve their diet and lifestyle. We have also shown that additional support may be needed to sustain changes.
In partnership with pregnant teenagers and midwives, this project aims to develop an intervention from existing tools which we will modify and combine to provide pregnant teenagers with the support they tell us they need to make long-lasting improvements to their diets. We will train midwives in a modified version of Healthy Conversation Skills training so that they can explore with pregnant teenagers their wish to change their diets and lifestyles, identify with them what might make it more difficult or easier to change, support them to find their own solutions to overcoming these difficulties and help them set goals on the path to achieving change. Since pregnant teenagers are more likely than others to be from disadvantaged communities, these difficulties are likely to include lack of money and lack of support for change from family and friends. We will also provide pregnant teenagers with access to 24-hour sources of information and tools to help them sustain changes to their diets. Pregnant teenagers will be introduced to these sources by their midwives to use between appointments, and which may be booklets, websites or mobile apps. The form of this information will be decided during this development project in discussions with teenagers and their midwives, and will be based on modifications of existing resources.
We will do this by (i) including midwives, pregnant teenagers and others involved in providing care to pregnant teenagers in developing an intervention, (ii) discussing with pregnant teenagers and midwives what they need to help improve teenagers' diets, (iii) using these discussions to modify Healthy Conversation Skills training to make it suitable for use by midwives in supporting pregnant teenagers improve their diets, and to develop materials for the 24-hour source of information and support, (iv) checking with teenagers and midwives that the training and materials are acceptable and finding out whether they would like material in the form of booklets, on the internet or in mobile apps, (v) together with people who provide care for pregnant teenagers, working out how such an intervention could become part of usual maternity care across the UK, and (vi) designing in detail a study to test how effective this two-part intervention is in improving the quality of pregnant teenagers' diets. This study will be conducted by a partnership of charities, researchers, pregnant teenagers and those who provide them with maternity care, overseen by a steering group.
In partnership with pregnant teenagers and midwives, this project aims to develop an intervention from existing tools which we will modify and combine to provide pregnant teenagers with the support they tell us they need to make long-lasting improvements to their diets. We will train midwives in a modified version of Healthy Conversation Skills training so that they can explore with pregnant teenagers their wish to change their diets and lifestyles, identify with them what might make it more difficult or easier to change, support them to find their own solutions to overcoming these difficulties and help them set goals on the path to achieving change. Since pregnant teenagers are more likely than others to be from disadvantaged communities, these difficulties are likely to include lack of money and lack of support for change from family and friends. We will also provide pregnant teenagers with access to 24-hour sources of information and tools to help them sustain changes to their diets. Pregnant teenagers will be introduced to these sources by their midwives to use between appointments, and which may be booklets, websites or mobile apps. The form of this information will be decided during this development project in discussions with teenagers and their midwives, and will be based on modifications of existing resources.
We will do this by (i) including midwives, pregnant teenagers and others involved in providing care to pregnant teenagers in developing an intervention, (ii) discussing with pregnant teenagers and midwives what they need to help improve teenagers' diets, (iii) using these discussions to modify Healthy Conversation Skills training to make it suitable for use by midwives in supporting pregnant teenagers improve their diets, and to develop materials for the 24-hour source of information and support, (iv) checking with teenagers and midwives that the training and materials are acceptable and finding out whether they would like material in the form of booklets, on the internet or in mobile apps, (v) together with people who provide care for pregnant teenagers, working out how such an intervention could become part of usual maternity care across the UK, and (vi) designing in detail a study to test how effective this two-part intervention is in improving the quality of pregnant teenagers' diets. This study will be conducted by a partnership of charities, researchers, pregnant teenagers and those who provide them with maternity care, overseen by a steering group.
Technical Summary
Teenage girls have the poorest quality diets of any group in the UK. The demands of a growing baby, their own rising nutritional needs and poor quality diet increase their risk of poor pregnancy outcomes. Our work shows that pregnant teenagers want to improve their diets and trust advice from their midwives, but midwives struggle to find opportunities to discuss diet and often lack confidence and knowledge to do so. We have developed and tested training in skills designed to help health care professionals engage with and support change in hard-to-reach clients. Use of these skills increases clients' confidence that they can improve their diets and lifestyles, but they may need additional support to achieve sustained change. In partnership with pregnant teenagers and midwives, and using a person-based approach, this early phase study will develop a theoretically-driven, evidence-based intervention that combines skills training for midwives with digital or print support for pregnant teenagers to facilitate sustained dietary improvement. The support needs of pregnant teenagers and an appropriate means of providing support (e.g. web, app, print) will be determined through stakeholder engagement using qualitative research. Existing resources on which this support will be based, will then be adapted to include appropriate behaviour change and nutrition content relevant to the behavioural and social context of pregnant teenagers. Paths to implementing the intervention in maternity services will be investigated in three areas of the UK with high teenage pregnancy rates, as will the feasibility of evaluating its effectiveness in a randomised controlled trial. The main study will test the effectiveness of skills training midwives in combination with a means of additional support for change in improving pregnant teenagers' dietary quality. This work will be conducted by a partnership of charities, researchers, user groups and practitioners, overseen by a steering group.
Organisations
- University of Southampton (Lead Research Organisation)
- McMaster University (Collaboration)
- University College London (Collaboration)
- University of Manchester (Collaboration)
- University of Agder (Collaboration)
- TOMMY'S (Collaboration)
- SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- University of the Witwatersrand (Collaboration)
- KING'S COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON (Collaboration)
- University of Alberta (Collaboration)
Publications
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(2021)
Social, economic and cultural influences on adolescent nutrition and physical activity in Jimma, Ethiopia: perspectives from adolescents and their caregivers.
in Public health nutrition
Adam LM
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Use of healthy conversation skills to promote healthy diets, physical activity and gestational weight gain: Results from a pilot randomised controlled trial.
in Patient education and counseling
Baird J
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Developmental Origins of Health and Disease: A Lifecourse Approach to the Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases
in Healthcare
Banavali U
(2021)
What shapes adolescents' diet and physical activity habits in rural Konkan, India? Adolescents' and caregivers' perspectives.
in Public health nutrition
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Translating Developmental Origins: Improving the Health of Women and Their Children Using a Sustainable Approach to Behaviour Change.
in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
Barker M
(2017)
The relationship between maternal self-efficacy, compliance and outcome in a trial of vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy.
in Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA
Barker M
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Intervention strategies to improve nutrition and health behaviours before conception.
in Lancet (London, England)
Barker M
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in Journal of developmental origins of health and disease
Barker M
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in Journal of developmental origins of health and disease
Barker ME
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How do we improve adolescent diet and physical activity in India and sub-Saharan Africa? Findings from the Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition (TALENT) consortium.
in Public health nutrition
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What influences diet quality in older people? A qualitative study among community-dwelling older adults from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study, UK.
in Public health nutrition
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in Journal of advanced nursing
Chopra HV
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Conflicts between adolescents and their caregivers living in slums of Mumbai, India in relation to junk food consumption and physical activity.
in Public health nutrition
Dalaba MA
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Engaging community members in setting priorities for nutrition interventions in rural northern Ghana.
in PLOS global public health
Debpuur C
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in Public health nutrition
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in Public health nutrition
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in The Lancet
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Exploring the acceptability of controlled human infection with SARSCoV2-a public consultation.
in BMC medicine
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in The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology
Hardy-Johnson P
(2021)
Exploring the diet and physical activity behaviours of adolescents living in India and sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative evidence synthesis.
in Public health nutrition
Janha RE
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Exploring influences on adolescent diet and physical activity in rural Gambia, West Africa: food insecurity, culture and the natural environment.
in Public health nutrition
Jarman M
(2015)
Influences on the diet quality of pre-school children: importance of maternal psychological characteristics.
in Public health nutrition
Jarman M
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in Patient education and counseling
Joshi-Reddy K
(2021)
Adolescent diet and physical activity in the context of economic, social and nutrition transition in rural Maharashtra, India: a qualitative study.
in Public health nutrition
Kelly MP
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Why is changing health-related behaviour so difficult?
in Public health
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'Making every contact count': Evaluation of the impact of an intervention to train health and social care practitioners in skills to support health behaviour change.
in Journal of health psychology
Lawrence W
(2019)
How can we best use opportunities provided by routine maternity care to engage women in improving their diets and health?
in Maternal & Child Nutrition
Lawrence W
(2016)
Improving the health of the public: What is the role of health psychologists?
in Journal of health psychology
Lawrence W
(2022)
Meeting the UK Government's prevention agenda: primary care practitioners can be trained in skills to prevent disease and support self-management.
in Perspectives in public health
McKerracher L
(2020)
Knowledge about the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease is independently associated with variation in diet quality during pregnancy.
in Maternal & child nutrition
McKerracher L
(2020)
Addressing embodied inequities in health: how do we enable improvement in women's diet in pregnancy?
in Public health nutrition
Moore GF
(2015)
Process evaluation of complex interventions: Medical Research Council guidance.
in BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Morris T
(2020)
Improving pregnant women's diet and physical activity behaviours: the emergent role of health identity
in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Nagabharana TK
(2021)
What stresses adolescents? A qualitative study on perceptions of stress, stressors and coping mechanisms among urban adolescents in India.
in Wellcome open research
Prayogo E
(2018)
Who uses foodbanks and why? Exploring the impact of financial strain and adverse life events on food insecurity.
in Journal of public health (Oxford, England)
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(2017)
A Systematic Review of Digital Interventions for Improving the Diet and Physical Activity Behaviors of Adolescents.
in The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Schoenaker DAJM
(2023)
Women's preconception health in England: a report card based on cross-sectional analysis of national maternity services data from 2018/2019.
in BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Schoenaker DAJM
(2022)
Characterising and monitoring preconception health in England: a review of national population-level indicators and core data sources.
in Journal of developmental origins of health and disease
Shaw S
(2021)
Parental perspectives on negotiations over diet and physical activity: how do we involve parents in adolescent health interventions?
in Public health nutrition
Steegers EA
(2016)
Societal Valorisation of New Knowledge to Improve Perinatal Health: Time to Act.
in Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology
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(2018)
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in Lancet (London, England)
Strömmer S
(2016)
Commentary on 'Young parents' views and experiences of interactions with health professionals': tools for engaging and supporting teenage parents to improve their lives.
in The journal of family planning and reproductive health care
Strömmer S
(2021)
Young women's and midwives' perspectives on improving nutritional support in pregnancy: The babies, eating, and LifestyLe in adolescence (BELLA) study.
in Social science & medicine (1982)
Strömmer S
(2021)
How do we harness adolescent values in designing health behaviour change interventions? A qualitative study.
in British journal of health psychology
Strömmer S
(2020)
Behaviour change interventions: getting in touch with individual differences, values and emotions.
in Journal of developmental origins of health and disease
Description | 14.10.20 Mary Barker participated in national consultation - Early years healthy development review: call for evidence - MEB 2021 |
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Description | Healthy Conversation Skills Workshop to Master Students - WTL 2018 |
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Description | Informed POST note issued by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology 2016 - MEB 2017 |
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URL | http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/POST-PN-0522?utm_source=website&utm_... |
Description | Mary Barker Symposium Organiser - UK Society for Behavioural Medicine Cardiff 1-2 December 2016 - MEB 2017 |
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Impact | Mary Barker was a symposium organiser of the UK Society for Behavioural Medicine which took place in Cardiff in December 2016. |
URL | http://www.uksbm.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/UKSBM-2016-Programme1.pdf |
Description | Mary Barker gave evidence to this review - Houses of Parliament POSTNOTE No 551 March 2017 "Dietary Advice, Pregnancy & Breastfeeding" - MEB 2021 |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
URL | http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/POST-PN-0551/POST-PN-0551.pdf |
Description | Member of Independent Trial Steering Committee for BeCCY 2016 - MEB 2017 |
Geographic Reach | National |
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URL | http://www.instituteforwomenshealth.ucl.ac.uk/education/research/prospective-research-students/unfun... |
Description | Rank Prize Funds mini-symposium on precnception and lifelong health, Windemere, UK Feb 2016 - MEB 2017 |
Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | Associate Professor Mary Barker organised and ran funded Rankl Prize Funds mini-symposium on preconception and lifelong health in Windemere, UK in February 2016. |
URL | http://www.rankprize.org/index.php/symposia/nutrition |
Description | Training science teachers attending LifeLab Personal Development Day in Healthy Conversation Skills - WTL 2018 |
Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | Wendy Lawrence has delivered Healthy Conversation Skills training to science teachers to enable them to better support their students to make healthy lifestyle changes following their LifeLab programme. These were delivered on 26.04.17 and 16.01.18 |
Description | 1000 days plus: Global Nutrition Research Group (extension) ( Ward K, Barker M, Godfrey K, Norris S, Nonterah E, Sorgho H, Hofman K, Fall C, Newell ML, Hanson M - MEB 2021 |
Amount | £499,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | 2018 - 2021 NIHR Southampton BRC PhD Studentship: Optimising nutrition interventions: harnessing adolescent values and intrinsic motivations to improve diet - MEB 2021 |
Amount | £60,100 (GBP) |
Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | 2019 - 2021 N Kalita (Main Supervisor M Baker) NIHR Pre-doctoral Fellowship, Funders NIHR Academy - MEB 2021 |
Amount | £60,462 (GBP) |
Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | Barker M, Barker C, Ballinger C, Dorney S. Exploring the impact of public involvement and engagement: methods, outcomes and learning for best practice - MEB 2021 |
Amount | £21,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of Southampton |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | Barker M, Barker C, Ballinger C, Dorney S. Exploring the impact of public involvement and engagement: methods, outcomes and learning for best practice. - MEB 2021 |
Amount | £60,100 (GBP) |
Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | Scaling up evidence based early-life nutrition interventions for community resilience and lifecourse health (Nutrition Now) |
Amount | £197,000,400 (GBP) |
Organisation | Research Council of Norway |
Sector | Public |
Country | Norway |
Start |
Description | TeC-19: Exploring the experiences of young people during COVID-19 across sub-Saharan Africa and India P Hardy Johnson, M. Barker & K.Ward - MEB 2021 |
Amount | £64,681 (GBP) |
Funding ID | GCRF QR |
Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
Department | Global Challenges Research Fund |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | TeC-19: Exploring the experiences of young people during COVID-19. Barker M. 2020 - MEB 2021 |
Amount | £13,248 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of Southampton |
Department | Institute for Life Sciences |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | The Art of Creation (Sloboda D, Barker M, Dombrowski S, Rae K, Moffat T.) NIHR Global Health Research 2020-2022 - MEB 2021 |
Amount | $250,000 (CAD) |
Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | The Colt Foundation Martin Stevens PhD - MEB 2018 |
Amount | £124,303 (GBP) |
Funding ID | CF/02/17 |
Organisation | The Colt Foundation |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 06/2017 |
End | 06/2020 |
Description | UK India Africa Network for Adolscent Nutrition pump-priming grant - MEB 2018 |
Amount | £199,900 (GBP) |
Funding ID | MC_PC_MR/R018545/1 |
Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | Vogel C, Barker M, Smith D, Cooper C. The influence of the physical food environment and social networks on adolescents' dietary intakes - MEB 2021 |
Amount | £45,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | ENRICH 2013-2017 - MEB 2017 |
Organisation | University of Alberta |
Department | Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology |
Country | Canada |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | The team and Mary Barker advise this obesity prevention in pregnancy network on methods of supporting behaviour change, intervention development strategies and evaluation |
Collaborator Contribution | This partnership conducts studies of weight gain and loss during pregnancy and post partum. |
Impact | Papers are in draft. One member of the research team has received a post doctoral fellowship. The team involves nutritionists, dietitians, anthropologists, psychologists and medical professionals. |
Start Year | 2013 |
Description | Forum for Adolescent Health 1st Meeting June 2019 - MEB 2020 |
Organisation | University of Southampton |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | We are forming a multi-disciplinary research collaboration with colleagues with research interest in adolescent health across the University. Following the initial launch we had four more meetings and continue to meet regularly. |
Collaborator Contribution | This collaboration in it's initial phase and collaborators continue to attend meetings |
Impact | Plans drawn up to establish a Centre for Adolescent Health and Wellbeing at the University of Southampton. 3 grant applications submitted 2 Fellowship applications in progress Adolescent health has become an integral part of the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre reapplication. |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Improving outcomes for pregnant teenagers - MEB 2017 |
Organisation | King's College London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Mary Barker PI of the study is responsible for designing and running this study and for the complex intervention that will arise from this study. She leads the team that has developed the Healthy Conversation Skills training. She convened and ran the project meetings and the steering group meetings. |
Collaborator Contribution | Tommy's the baby charity provided stakeholder input and support for meetings. Sheffield Hallam University provided midwifery expertise, facilitated engagement with midwives and developed the nutrition content for the intervention. The University of Southampton helped develop the digital aspects of the behaviour changing intervention. The University of Manchester ensured feasibility of the planned intervention and University College London offered expertise in pregnancy in adolescence. King's College London chaired the steering group of experts in teenage pregnancy, nutrition, family nurse partnership and public health. |
Impact | There are three papers which have been written based on the data collected during this study. One is in press, another is awaiting review and a third is currently being drafted. |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Improving outcomes for pregnant teenagers - MEB 2017 |
Organisation | Sheffield Hallam University |
Department | Materials and Engineering Research Institute (MERI) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Mary Barker PI of the study is responsible for designing and running this study and for the complex intervention that will arise from this study. She leads the team that has developed the Healthy Conversation Skills training. She convened and ran the project meetings and the steering group meetings. |
Collaborator Contribution | Tommy's the baby charity provided stakeholder input and support for meetings. Sheffield Hallam University provided midwifery expertise, facilitated engagement with midwives and developed the nutrition content for the intervention. The University of Southampton helped develop the digital aspects of the behaviour changing intervention. The University of Manchester ensured feasibility of the planned intervention and University College London offered expertise in pregnancy in adolescence. King's College London chaired the steering group of experts in teenage pregnancy, nutrition, family nurse partnership and public health. |
Impact | There are three papers which have been written based on the data collected during this study. One is in press, another is awaiting review and a third is currently being drafted. |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Improving outcomes for pregnant teenagers - MEB 2017 |
Organisation | Tommy's |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Mary Barker PI of the study is responsible for designing and running this study and for the complex intervention that will arise from this study. She leads the team that has developed the Healthy Conversation Skills training. She convened and ran the project meetings and the steering group meetings. |
Collaborator Contribution | Tommy's the baby charity provided stakeholder input and support for meetings. Sheffield Hallam University provided midwifery expertise, facilitated engagement with midwives and developed the nutrition content for the intervention. The University of Southampton helped develop the digital aspects of the behaviour changing intervention. The University of Manchester ensured feasibility of the planned intervention and University College London offered expertise in pregnancy in adolescence. King's College London chaired the steering group of experts in teenage pregnancy, nutrition, family nurse partnership and public health. |
Impact | There are three papers which have been written based on the data collected during this study. One is in press, another is awaiting review and a third is currently being drafted. |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Improving outcomes for pregnant teenagers - MEB 2017 |
Organisation | University College London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Mary Barker PI of the study is responsible for designing and running this study and for the complex intervention that will arise from this study. She leads the team that has developed the Healthy Conversation Skills training. She convened and ran the project meetings and the steering group meetings. |
Collaborator Contribution | Tommy's the baby charity provided stakeholder input and support for meetings. Sheffield Hallam University provided midwifery expertise, facilitated engagement with midwives and developed the nutrition content for the intervention. The University of Southampton helped develop the digital aspects of the behaviour changing intervention. The University of Manchester ensured feasibility of the planned intervention and University College London offered expertise in pregnancy in adolescence. King's College London chaired the steering group of experts in teenage pregnancy, nutrition, family nurse partnership and public health. |
Impact | There are three papers which have been written based on the data collected during this study. One is in press, another is awaiting review and a third is currently being drafted. |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Improving outcomes for pregnant teenagers - MEB 2017 |
Organisation | University of Manchester |
Department | Manchester X-ray Imaging Facility |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Mary Barker PI of the study is responsible for designing and running this study and for the complex intervention that will arise from this study. She leads the team that has developed the Healthy Conversation Skills training. She convened and ran the project meetings and the steering group meetings. |
Collaborator Contribution | Tommy's the baby charity provided stakeholder input and support for meetings. Sheffield Hallam University provided midwifery expertise, facilitated engagement with midwives and developed the nutrition content for the intervention. The University of Southampton helped develop the digital aspects of the behaviour changing intervention. The University of Manchester ensured feasibility of the planned intervention and University College London offered expertise in pregnancy in adolescence. King's College London chaired the steering group of experts in teenage pregnancy, nutrition, family nurse partnership and public health. |
Impact | There are three papers which have been written based on the data collected during this study. One is in press, another is awaiting review and a third is currently being drafted. |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Improving outcomes for pregnant teenagers - MEB 2017 |
Organisation | University of Southampton |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Mary Barker PI of the study is responsible for designing and running this study and for the complex intervention that will arise from this study. She leads the team that has developed the Healthy Conversation Skills training. She convened and ran the project meetings and the steering group meetings. |
Collaborator Contribution | Tommy's the baby charity provided stakeholder input and support for meetings. Sheffield Hallam University provided midwifery expertise, facilitated engagement with midwives and developed the nutrition content for the intervention. The University of Southampton helped develop the digital aspects of the behaviour changing intervention. The University of Manchester ensured feasibility of the planned intervention and University College London offered expertise in pregnancy in adolescence. King's College London chaired the steering group of experts in teenage pregnancy, nutrition, family nurse partnership and public health. |
Impact | There are three papers which have been written based on the data collected during this study. One is in press, another is awaiting review and a third is currently being drafted. |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | McMaster University - Toronto Canada - MEB 2018 (updated 2019) |
Organisation | McMaster University |
Department | Faculty of Health Sciences |
Country | Canada |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Mary Barker supports the team at McMaster University in qualitative research methods and intervention design |
Collaborator Contribution | The team at McMaster are running the Mothers 2 Babies study on which Mary Barker is working |
Impact | We have written four grant applications and have drafted one paper for publication which hasn't yet been published. 2019: We now have one paper published and another two ready for submission. We have raised CAD Dollars 30,000 in further grant funding. We have conducted 12 focus group discussions with local community members in Hamilton Ontario and a stakeholder meeting. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | University of Agder Norway - MEB 2018 |
Organisation | University of Agder |
Country | Norway |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Mary Barker supports the team at the University of Agder in writing grant applications and publishing papers |
Collaborator Contribution | They invited Mary Barker to deliver lectures and attend the University and have invited Dr. Sofia Strommer to train staff in Healthy Conversation Skills |
Impact | Together we have written three grant applications one of which was funded. |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | University of Agder Norway - MEB 2019 (2018) |
Organisation | University of Agder |
Country | Norway |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Mary Barker is an Adjunct Professor and a named collaborator on the University of Agder's Centre of Excellence in Lifecourse Nutrition and provides her expertise in behavioural science. |
Collaborator Contribution | The University of Agder provides expertise in nutrition and epidemiology. |
Impact | There have been a number of visits back and forth between Norway and Southampton and sharing of information. A number of grant applications have been written and one has just been awarded by the Norwegian Research Council for 23,000,000 Norwegian Kroner. (£1,900,000) The project is called "Scaling up evidence based early-life nutrition interventions for community resilience and lifecourse health" (Short Title: Nutrition Now). |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | University of Witwatersrand Shane Norris - MEB 2018 (updated 2019) |
Organisation | University of the Witwatersrand |
Department | School of Public Health |
Country | South Africa |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Mary Barker provides qualitative research support and intervention development expertise |
Collaborator Contribution | The University of Witwatersrand runs the Ntshembo study on which Mary Barker and the team are working |
Impact | 3 research grants awarded 2 papers under review with peer reviewed journals 2 research grants - under consideration |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | #PowerofYouth Video 03.06.20 - MEB 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | 3rd June was #PowerofYouth Day. The team from LifeLab, @EACh_B, colleagues and supports made a film to support #PowerofYouthDay. Members of the Unit who took part are: Mary Barker, Millie Barrett, Sarah Shaw, Polly Hardy Johnson, Sofia Strommer, Hazel Inskip and colleagues Kath Woods-Townsend, Deb Sloboda and more. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | A Centre for Public collaboration and Participation in Health Research (CPCPHR) 03.06.20 - MEB 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Following on from the formation of the June 2019 forum for Adolescent Health Research, led by Professor George Attard; Mary Barker has chaired at the IfLS for Adolescent Health meetings, becoming a cross faculty theme to discuss funding for a Virtual Centre. Paula Twynham, EACH-B PPI member attended the meeting. The involvement of adolescent PPI representation has been set up by Prof. Graham Roberts, P.E. and PPI will be headed up by Prof. Lucy Green. In August 2020 an application to MRC/AHRC/ESRC Mental Health and the Developing Mind call for research programme was submitted by key members of the cross faculty group. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Adolescent Advisory Group Feb 2016 - MEB 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | A group of adolescents aged between 13 and 19 was convened to discuss barriers and facilitators to eating healthily and exercising more. Their views were recorded and used to inform the development of a programme grant application. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Adolescent Advisory Group June 2016 - MEB 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | A group of adolescents aged between 13 and 19 was convened to discuss barriers and facilitators to eating healthily and exercising more. Their views were recorded and used to inform the development of a programme grant application. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Association for the study of obestity annual conference Pontypridd, Wales Poster Presentaiton- WTL 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Wendy Lawrence presented a poster on behalf of the Infant and Toddler forum at the UKCO Association for the Study of Obesity annual conference Pontypridd, Wales on 07.09.17. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.aso.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Final-UKCO2017-Programme-Book.pdf |
Description | Attendance at the BRC Nutrition Conference Mary Barker 24.02.20 - MEB 2022 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | MRC LEU PPI members, paula Twynham, Rosie Mackay and retired Clouncillor Paul Lewzey attended a 2 day BRC Nutrition Conference. Presentations and discussions took place based on Public Health Policy around nutrition and was attended by 40 delegates from various disciplines including 3 members from the W.H.O. Audience and own colleagues reported change in views or opinions. Requests were received about further participation. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | BRC Nutrition Conference 24.02.20 and 25.02.20 -MEB 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | MRC LEU PPI members, Paula Twynham, Rosie Mackay and retired Councillor Paul Lewzey attended a 2 day BRC Nutrition Conference. Presentations and discussions took place based on Public Health Policy around nutrition and was attended by 40 delegates from various disciplines including 3 members from the W.H.O. Audience and own colleagues reported change in views or opinions. Requests were received about further participation. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Bournemouth, Christchurch & Pool Council Careers Education, Information, Advice & Guidance Forum Sofia 01.07.20 - MEB 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Sofia Strommer gave a 15 minute presentation at 15.45 on 1st July to the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance Forum about our COVID-19 Young People's study (TeC-19). Sofia also gave a slide presentation. This was all done via Zoom due to the COVID restrictions. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | COVID Young People's Study - BBC South Today 06.05.20 - MEB 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Mary Barker gave an interview for BBC South today during which she spoke about the research they are carrying out with young people and helping them through COVID-19. The journalist was Tom Hepworth. The interview was mentioned in the University of Southampton enews and on social media. The interview also mentioned the discussion group run by the University on young people's perspective on the pandemic. They also interviewed a number of the children who explained how the pandemic is affecting them and what they are doing to cope, which included volunteering and exercising. A copy of the interview is available. This was also tweeted with photos of the interview |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://sotonac.sharepoint.com/:v:/teams/MRCLEU/Unit%20Documents/media/med-south-today-2020-05-05.mp... |
Description | Consultations with public members regarding COVID work on behalf of BRC 23.03.20 - WTL 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Wendy Lawrence and Daniella Watson held virtual consultations with 57 adults recruited by their family and friends via facebook. The consultation ws about the COVID work being done on behalf of Rob Read at the BRC. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Consultations with public members regarding COVID work on behalf of BRC Wendy Lawrence 23.03.20 - MEB 2022 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Wendy Lawrence and Daniella Watson held virtual consultations with 57 adults recruited by their family and friends via facebook. The consultation ws about the COVID work being done on behalf of Rob Read at the BRC. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | EACH-B and LifeLab children work with Mary Barker and the LifeLab in conversations about the impact of COVID-19 - MEB 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Mary Barker, Keith Godfrey and the LifeLab team are working with teenagers to help them develop their own answers to the Coronavirus lockdown. They have developed a resource pack #forourfuture, Sport England Hubs and 4 step list of how to stay in work out. Details of this work were published in the University of Southampton News. Kath Townsend tweeted on 27th April that the new work that they'd been working on was launched today. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://uni4me.co.uk/activities/for-our-future/ |
Description | EACh-B Restart Meeting 20.10.20 Tina Horsfall - MEB 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | 20/10/2020 EACH-B RESTART MEETING: discussed all aspects of data collection and PPI recruitment and involvement. Recruitment drive by Tina and Kath to get new members and check with existing members if they want to continue. Decision taken that we will not be going into schools for data collection, it will be done remotely to include Geneactiv, Sep/Oct 2020 PPI work with teachers Millie and Sarah spoke to two teachers, one from Upper Shirley High and one from Westgate about general school issues this term, how the students are finding it, and how they think we could go about restarting EACH-B in a Covid-secure way. Written conversations are in a table that is saved on Teams in the EACH-B restart group marked 'Confidential' as some of the things shared by the USH teacher were potentially a bit sensitive and should not be shared too widely. Conversation was very open and informal. 28/10/20 Ros Horlock cannot make meeting on 25/11/20 but is still interested. Rosie Mackay resigned due to teaching commitments, a thank you e-mail was sent by Hazel and filed away in EACH-B PPI Folder. Paula Twynham will attend meeting on 25/11/2020 Kath will approach a Dad to join a group via FB and Tina has recruited Emma O'Rourke (friend of Julia Hammond) and will contact Brenda Hoult who made contact with Caroline Fall through her profile on Linked-In. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | EACh-B Twitter Account 2017 - MEB 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | EACh-B have their own twitter account and tweet their various activities at least once a week. One such tweet wrote about the interviewing of 60 teenagers at Oasis Academy Mayfield Southampton. They asked them about their life, eating well, being active and potential ways to support health. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://twitter.com/each_b?lang=en-gb |
Description | Filmed Discussion of Developmental Origins of Health & Disease and the Role of Nutrition Feb 2017 - MEB 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Mary Barker was interviewed by a representative of Danone Nutricia UK about her work on maternal nutrition and the developmental origins of adult health disease. The film is to be shown at an international meeting of Danone Nutricia. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Invited Attendee to closed ESRC -funded workshop on evidence-policy gap in behaviour change and public health Mary Barker Jan 2017 - MEB 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Mary Barker was invited to attend a closed ESRC-funded workshop on evidence-policy gap in behaviour change and public health in January 2017. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ |
Description | Launch of EACh-B Dec 2017 - MEB 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | As a result of the launch meeting a newspaper article appeared in the Southern Daily Echo entitled "Campaign to beat obesity is just a game". This came as a result of the funding from NIHR for the EACh-B project of which Mary Barker is Project Lead associate. The University of Southampton e-News also reported on this new programme. The news was also tweeted by members of the team |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | LifeLab Ambassadors April 2016 - MEB 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | A second meeting of teenagers who had attended LifeLab was convened. Methods for supporting improving diets and physical activity were discussed with this group and decisions made about the intervention study and the evaluation of the LifeLab plus intervention. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | LifeLab Ambassor's Group Dec 2015 - MEB 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | A group of teenagers who attended LifeLab was convened and discussions held about barriers and facilitators to eating healthily and exercising more. Findings from this consultation were used to inform the development of a programme grant application and large intervention study. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MRC LEU Research Review Panel 5 July 2017 - MEB 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | A panel meeting of our Lay Advisory Committee took place on 5th July 2017. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MRC LEU Research Review Panel Jan 2018 - MEB 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | A meeting of the MRC LEU Lay panel took place |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | MRC Research Review Panel - Jan 2017 - MEB 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Members of our MRC Research Review Panel met to discuss the Unit's research programme and all recent applications. Projects and proposals were discussed and the panel advised on their acceptability and feasibility. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MRC Research Review Panel Jan 2016 - MEB 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Members of our MRC Research Review Panel met to discuss the Unit's research programme and all recent applications. Projects and proposals were discussed and the panel advised on their acceptability and feasibility. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MRC Research Review Panel July 2016 - MEB 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Members of our MRC Research Review Panel met to discuss the Unit's research programme and all recent applications. Projects and proposals were discussed and the panel advised on their acceptability and feasibility. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Meet the Scientist - Sofia Strommer 09.11.16 - SS 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | On 9th November 2016 Sofia Strommer took part in a Meet the Scientist session, which is a component activity of LifeLab, and gave a talk to some children from a local secondary school about what her work involves. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.southampton.ac.uk/per/stories/case_studies/meet_the_scientist.page |
Description | Oral Presentation UK Society for Behavioural Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting Taylor Rose Dec 2016 - TR 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Taylor Rose gave an oral presentation on "Systematic review of digital interventions for improving the diet and physical activity behaviours of adolescents at the UK Society for Behavioural Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting which took place in Cardiff, in December 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.uksbm.org.uk/cardiff-2016/ |
Description | PPI (Patient or Participant Public Involvement) Virtual Coffee Morning Tina Horsfall & Julia Hammond 08.07.20 - MEB 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Tina Horsfall and Julia Hammond were invited by Caroline Barker, lead PPI at the WTCRF/BRC, to give an overview of the different COVID tests and their involvement in the Saliva testing preparation work. One spokesman at the event commented on everyone's behalf that it was the best 'real account' he had heard about all the Covid testing - especially 'behind the scenes' which he did not think was portrayed so well on the national news. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | PPI (Patient or Participant Public Involvement) Virtual Coffee Mornings 25.05.20 - MEB 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MRC LEU Research Review Panel members, Paul Lewzey, Cllr Srah Bogle and Paula Twynham attended a virtual coffee morning facilitated by Caroline Barker, Lead PPI at the WTCRF/BRC. Mary Barker gave a presentation on the TeC19 study. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Pint of Science 2017 - MEB WTL and CV 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Wendy Lawrence, Mary Barker and Christina Vogel all took part in the national Pint of Science 2017 event. They attended theView Sports Centre, Thornhill Road, Southampton for the evening where their topic was "Healthy Choices: Are you being influenced" and they shared their findings about supermarkets and how they shape what we eat and spoke about healthy conversation skills as well as healthy eating and why is it difficult. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2017/05/pint-of-science-2017.page |
Description | Poster Presentation - UK Society for Behavioural Medicine Conference, Cardiff (Sofia Strommer) 2016 - SS 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Sofia Strommer gave a poster presentation entitled "Improving nutritional status in pregnant teenagers: development of a complex intervention to support change in diet and lifestyle" at the UK Society for Behavioural Medicine Conference which took place in Cardiff in December 2016. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.uksbm.org.uk/cardiff-2016/ |
Description | Poster Presentation at European Health Psychology Society Aberdeen, Scotland August 2016 Sofia Strommer - SS 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Sofia Strommer gave a poster presentation entitled "How to improve recruitment to pregnancy trials: learning from the experiences of participants and refusers" at the European Health Psychology Society and British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology Conference in Aberdeen, Scotland, in August 2016. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://ehps2016.org/ |
Description | Poster presentation - University of Southampton Public Lectures Lecture 1 Public Health London UK Feb 2016 Taylor Rose - TR 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Taylor Rose gave a poster presentation at the University of Southampton Public Lectures: Lecture 1, Public Health, London UK in February 2016 on "Systematic review of interventions to improve the dietary behaviours of adolescents". |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/events/2016/02/public-health.page |
Description | Pregnant Teenagers Engagement Group Feb 2016 - MEB 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Patients, carers and/or patient groups |
Results and Impact | The pregnant and recently pregnant teenagers provided their views on issues with eating during pregnancy and on the support they currently get for eating better during pregnancy. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Pregnant Teenagers Engagemet Group July 2016 - MEB 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Patients, carers and/or patient groups |
Results and Impact | The pregnant and recently pregnant teenagers were asked for the views on existing digital supports for eating better during pregnancy. A discussion was held and their views recorded. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Publicity for Award for most downloaded paper 2017 - MEB 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | University of Southampton e news printed an article congratulating Associate Professor Mary Barker and Professor Mike Kelly on receiving a joint award from the Royal Society for Public for this paper. The paper won the award 2017 for the most downloaded article in 2016 and will be presented to them at the Health and Wellbeing Awards in October in London. This paper also received numerous mentions on various websites, tweets etc. details of some are attached. http://paullmo.com/2016/09/why-is-changing-health-related-behaviour-so-difficult/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2016/05/13/why-is-changing-health-related-behaviour-so-difficult/ There was also a great deal of media attention surround the actual paper that won the award. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4931896/ |
Description | Real-time research aims to support 'lost and anxious' young people through COVID-19 pandemic - MEB & KMG 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | An article in the University of Southampton enews entitled Real-time reasearch aims to support 'lost and anxious' young people through COVID-19 pandemic wrote about a study in which Mary Barker is the lead. The study is investigating the affect is having on young people, they plan to carry out an in-depth study over the next few months listening to the views of young people and trying to find ways to minimise the long-term negative impact on them. Keith Godfrey also involved in the study underlined how while it was right that the lockdown was enforced for the protection of older people and those with chronic conditions, the impact on young people at such a critical time in their lives must be taken seriously. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2020/05/pandemic-messaging-young-people.page |
Description | Recruitment of new public members for EACH-B lay advisory panel 25.11.20 - MEB 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Tina Horsfall recruited new lay members for the EACH-B PPI parent lay advisory panel. One member was suggested by Kath Woods Townsend, one via Julia Hammond and one via Caroline Fall who was contacted via Linked-IN. Two of the original members have now left the group. The panel currently consists of four members. Recruitment was via telephone and then the members were invited to a virtual meeting and were introduced to the EACH-B team. The panel advised on how the EACH-B restart of data collection might be managed and embraced by parents and pupils, particularly during lockdown. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Research supporting 'lost and anxious' young people through the current pandemic goes international 10.06.20 - MEB 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | An Institute for Life Sciences-funded study into supporting 'lost and anxious' young people through the COVID-19 pandemic, has received further funding to expand its research into Ghana, Ethiopia, South Africa and India. Academics from Southampton's Global Health Research Institute have been awarded nearly £65,000 from the University's Global Challenges Research Funding (GCRF) Strategic Development Fund to broaden their research to include young people from these low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). The original study saw researchers from Medicine's MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit and the Southampton Education School, Psychology and Health Sciences explore the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on young people and how they could be better supported during the pandemic. It was funded by the IfLS as part of their commitment to working with the global effort to better understand and address the COVID-19 pandemic particularly in the area of adolescent health. Young people are widely believed to have taken less notice of the 'lockdown' than others and have been criticised by some commentators for endangering themselves and the wider population. The initial study, led by IfLS member Mary Barker, a Southampton Professor of Psychology and Behavioural Science, and LifeLab's Engaging Adolescents in Changing Behaviour research project, engaged young people from across the UK to gain insights into how they understood government messaging, how they dealt with the restrictions on their freedom of movement, what support they felt would have helped them to stay at home and their views on the potential approaches to safely come out of a national lockdown. Early findings revealed that young people felt it was difficult for them to stay at home during lockdown without being engaged in purposeful activities, while Year 11 and 13 study participants recorded feeling particularly lost and anxious because their education had been suspended abruptly with their national exams cancelled and them now facing the prospect of a long summer with nothing to do. These findings were used to develop resources to support young people, to provide useful information to Hampshire County Council and Southampton City Council and to hold discussions with providers about ways in which young people could be involved in volunteering activities during the pandemic. The new funding means the study is now being expanded with partners from the University's Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition (TALENT) and Improved Nutrition Pre-conception, Pregnancy and Post-Delivery (INPreP) initiatives. These partners include Navrongo Health Research Centre in Ghana; Jimma University, Ethiopia; the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa; and Dr BMN College of Home Science, India. TALENT's Dr Polly Hardy Johnson, who is leading the project, said: "Our research will explore the experiences of young people living in these LMICs during the COVID-19 pandemic including how the pandemic has affected their psychological functioning and wellbeing, and their diet and physical activity behaviours. Based on the findings and the needs of young people, the LMIC partners will develop resources to support young people to maintain well-being, healthy diets and keep active. "Partners will make contact with key local and national stakeholders such as local governments and youth organisations to disseminate insights from the young people to inform response to the pandemic in each site. The work will also provide key data to inform future intervention design addressing longer-term the impact of the pandemic on adolescent health and wellbeing. "We are now looking at expanding this project even further. Researchers from McMaster University, in Canada, have confirmed that they will be running this protocol with adolescents, and there has also been interest from sites in Australia and Pakistan." Professor Mary Barker added: "We are really delighted that our international colleagues are interested in running this study in parallel and that we will be able to use these data to support so many young people through the pandemic in so many different countries. Polly is doing a fantastic job co-ordinating this unique, fast-moving and ever-growing study which is bringing international attention to the University of Southampton." |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.southampton.ac.uk/life-sciences/news/2020/06/10-supporting-adolescent-health.page |
Description | Shut Up and Write Day MEB & Sofia S - MEB 06.03.20 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Mary Barker, Sofia Strommer, Polly Langdon ran a Shut Up and Write Day which was very successful with seven papers being drafted in four days, and the most attendees to date. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Shut Up and Write Week 10.08.20 - MEB 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Sofia Strommer, Wendy Lawrence and Polly Hardy-Johnson facilitated a virtual Shut up and Write Week. This Shut and Write Week was somewhat different those that have taken place previously due to COVID-19 and lockdown. This time everyone took part remotely so a vitual writing week took place. There were more participants than previously and the feed back was very positive. Participants included Carmel McGrath, Chandni Jacob, Faidra Laskou, Jean Zhang, Millie Barrett, Neelam Kalita, Martin Stevens, Preeti Dhuria, Sarah Jenner, Danielle Schoenaker, Sara Simao, Daniella Watson, Carmel McGrath, Sarah Shaw and Ruth Durdin. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Shut Up and Write Week Wendy Lawrence - MEB 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Wendy Lawrence organised a Shut Up and Write week which was attended by 15 PhD students/ECRs. The feedback was very positive and there were a lot of great outputs. The meeting was held virtually due to COVID-19. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Speaker at British Journal of Midwifery Study Days September 2016 Sofia Strommer - SS 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Sofia Strommer gave a talk at the British Journal of Midwifery Study Days: Current Issues in Midwifery Study (September 2016) on the topic of "Strategies to change health behavoiurs: Healthy Conversation Skills. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.bjmstudydays.co.uk/ |
Description | Study relating to the affect that lockdown is having on young people 07.05.20 KMG and MEB - MEB 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Mary Barker is the lead in a study investigating the affect is having on young people, they plan to carry out an in-depth study over the next few months listening to the views of young people and trying to find ways to minimise the long-term negative impact on them. Keith Godfrey also involved in the study underlined how while it was right that the lockdown was enforced for the protection of older people and those with chronic conditions, the impact on young people at such a critical time in their lives must be taken seriously. This study was reported on social media and via the internet on the University of Southampton News, members of the study were also interviewed on BBC South Today. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Talk given at Newton Researcher Links Workshop Maternal and Infant Health and Nutrition in Indonesia, Padang, Indonesia Sofia Strommer Aug 2016 - SS 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Sofia Strommer gave a talk entitled "Changing women's health behaviours to improve the health of the next generation" in August 2016 at the Newton Researcher Links Workshop, Maternal and Infant Health and Nutrition in Indonesia. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | https://www.britishcouncil.id/en/events/newton-researcher-links-workshop |
Description | The NIHR BRC Behavioural Science Cross-cutting theme scientific strategy meeting 15 .09.17 - MEB 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The NIHR BRC Behavioural Science Cross-cutting theme scientific strategy meeting was held in the Dean;s committee room and was chaired by Lucy Yardley and Mary Barker who both gave presentations |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.uhs.nhs.uk/ClinicalResearchinSouthampton/Research/Facilities/NIHR-Southampton-Biomedical-... |
Description | Twitter accounts Mary Barker, Hazel Inskip, Keith Godfrey, Sofia Strommer, Taylor Rose, Christina Vogel, and Wendy Lawrence - MEB 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Twitter accounts are held by Mary Barker, Hazel Inskip, Keith Godfrey, Sofia Strommer, Taylor Rose, Christina Vogel, and Wendy Lawrence. They all regularly tweet about the work activities, meetings, publications and research related events. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://twitter.com/barkersoton?lang=en |
Description | Youtube video of the work being carried out in Southampton helping in the fight against COVID-19. 12.06.20 - MEB 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | The video gave details of the work being carried out in Southampton University which includes work by members of MRC LEU. A clip of Mary Barker's interview on BBC South today was included. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C9EVri-CAO |