Gender differences and mental health: An exploratory study of knowledge and attitudes to mental health among Scottish teenagers

Williams, B.; Pow, J.

doi:10.1111/j.1475-3588.2006.00413.x

General practice nurses' experiences of participation in an advanced nursing practice education programme (2021)
Journal Article
Mundy, J., & Pow, J. (2021). General practice nurses' experiences of participation in an advanced nursing practice education programme. British Journal of Nursing, 30(16), 964-969. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2021.30.16.964

In the UK, transformation of the nursing workforce, including development of the role of the advanced nurse practitioner within general practice, is essential to meet healthcare demands. This article presents the results of a small, qualitative study... Read More about General practice nurses' experiences of participation in an advanced nursing practice education programme.

Adolescents in Scotland: Challenges and Opportunities for Sexual Risk Reduction (2019)
Journal Article
Morrison-Beedy, D., Martin, C. H., Pow, J., & Elliott, L. (2019). Adolescents in Scotland: Challenges and Opportunities for Sexual Risk Reduction. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 30(6), 619-629. https://doi.org/10.1097/jnc.0000000000000095

Sexually transmitted infections, HIV, and unplanned pregnancy challenge the health of Scottish teens. We conducted focus groups with teens (ages 16-19 years) recruited from an urban youth cafe in Edinburgh and assessed sexual risk-taking and protecti... Read More about Adolescents in Scotland: Challenges and Opportunities for Sexual Risk Reduction.

P497 A meta-synthesis of men who have sex with men (MSM)’s experiences and perceptions of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Clarke, L., Pow, J., Mchale, S., & Williams, B. (2019, July). P497 A meta-synthesis of men who have sex with men (MSM)’s experiences and perceptions of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination. Poster presented at STI & HIV World Congress (Joint Meeting of the 23rd ISSTDR and 20th IUSTI), Vancouver, Canada

Background: Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) are disproportionately burdened by diseases attributed to the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) when compared to other male populations. High uptake of this vaccine is crucial for anal cancer and genital wart peve... Read More about P497 A meta-synthesis of men who have sex with men (MSM)’s experiences and perceptions of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination.

Qualitative, critical and discursive methodology for exploring ambivalence around the HPV vaccine amongst marginalised groups (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Gray Brunton, C., Carnegie, E., Pow, J., Whittaker, A., & Todorova, I. (2017, June). Qualitative, critical and discursive methodology for exploring ambivalence around the HPV vaccine amongst marginalised groups. Poster presented at Building trust, managing risk: vaccine confidence and Human Papillomavirus vaccination

Exploring the experiences of patients attending day hospitals in the rural Scotland: capturing the patient's voice (2017)
Journal Article
Adamson, E., Pow, J., Houston, F., & Redpath, P. (2017). Exploring the experiences of patients attending day hospitals in the rural Scotland: capturing the patient's voice. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(19-20), 3044-3055. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13651

Aims and objectives To understand the meaning of person-centred compassionate care for people attending day hospitals in rural Scotland. Background Increasing numbers of older people are living with chronic conditions and require support to live a... Read More about Exploring the experiences of patients attending day hospitals in the rural Scotland: capturing the patient's voice.

Development of a cross-cultural HPV community engagement model within Scotland (2017)
Journal Article
Carnegie, E., Whittaker, A., Gray Brunton, C., Hogg, R., Kennedy, C., Hilton, S., …Pow, J. (2017). Development of a cross-cultural HPV community engagement model within Scotland. Health Education Journal, 76(4), 398-410. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896916685592

Objective To examine cultural barriers and participant solutions regarding acceptance and uptake of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine from the perspective of Black African, White-Caribbean, Arab, Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani young people.... Read More about Development of a cross-cultural HPV community engagement model within Scotland.

Young men with intellectual disabilities’ constructions of the human papillomavirus and vaccine (2016)
Journal Article
Carnegie, E., Whittaker, A., Gray Brunton, C., Harding, S., Hilton, S., Hogg, R., …Willis, D. (2016). Young men with intellectual disabilities’ constructions of the human papillomavirus and vaccine. European Journal of Public Health, 26(suppl_1), ckw169.050. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckw169.050

Scotland is one European country offering a national schoolbased HPV vaccination programme to at least one age-cohort of females, however it does not include young men. A substantial body of literature explores and measures attitudes of young people... Read More about Young men with intellectual disabilities’ constructions of the human papillomavirus and vaccine.

Cultural reflections on the Scottish HPV vaccination programme (2016)
Journal Article
Carnegie, E., Whittaker, A., Gray Brunton, C., Hanif, N., Harding, S., Hilton, S., …Pow, J. (2016). Cultural reflections on the Scottish HPV vaccination programme. European Journal of Public Health, 26(1 supp 1), https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckw169.049

Background The Scottish HPV vaccination programme serves young women aged 11 to 18 years and reports consistently high uptake rates, yet these figures may conceal levels of understanding and antecedents to decision-making. Evidence from other Eu... Read More about Cultural reflections on the Scottish HPV vaccination programme.

Young men with intellectual disabilities, the HPV vaccine, and constructions of sexual health risk (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Carnegie, E., Gray Brunton, C., Whittaker, A., Kennedy, C., Hogg, R., Harding, S., …Willis, D. (2016, August). Young men with intellectual disabilities, the HPV vaccine, and constructions of sexual health risk. Paper presented at The 30th joint European Health Psychology Society Conference/British Psychology Society Division of Health Psychology

Background: The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine was introduced internationally in order to provide a vaccine against common strands of the HPV virus which is implicated in cervical and other cancers. Substantial literature explores attitudes and... Read More about Young men with intellectual disabilities, the HPV vaccine, and constructions of sexual health risk.

The human papillomavirus and HPV vaccine: accounts from young people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups in Scotland aged 16-26 years (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Carnegie, E., Whittaker, A., Gray-Brunton, C., Kennedy, C., Hogg, R., Pow, J., …Hanif, N. (2016, April). The human papillomavirus and HPV vaccine: accounts from young people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups in Scotland aged 16-26 years. Paper presented at RCN International Nursing Research Conference 2016

Background: School nurses play important roles in delivering human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme in United Kingdom. International research indicates lower HPV vaccination uptake rates among Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups... Read More about The human papillomavirus and HPV vaccine: accounts from young people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups in Scotland aged 16-26 years.

‘I didn’t think men were affected’: Scottish and Spanish men’s constructions of risks, responsibilities and knowledge in relation to the HPV vaccine. (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Carnegie, E., Whittaker, A., Gray Brunton, C., Gullone, A., Pow, J., Petrova, D., & Garcia-Retamero, R. (2015, July). ‘I didn’t think men were affected’: Scottish and Spanish men’s constructions of risks, responsibilities and knowledge in relation to the HPV vaccine. Paper presented at 9th Biennial International Society of Critical Health Psychology Conference

European vaccine policy predominantly targets preadolescent girls prior to sexual debut in HPV vaccine campaigns. Boys and young men are currently excluded in such single-gendered vaccine policies. The aim of the current cross-cultural study was to e... Read More about ‘I didn’t think men were affected’: Scottish and Spanish men’s constructions of risks, responsibilities and knowledge in relation to the HPV vaccine..

Partnership working and improved service delivery: views of staff providing sexual health services (2013)
Journal Article
Pow, J. S., Elliott, L., Raeside, R., Themessl-Huber, M., & Claveirole, A. (2013). Partnership working and improved service delivery: views of staff providing sexual health services. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 18, 132-137. https://doi.org/10.1177/1355819612473584

Objectives Successful partnership working has theoretically been linked to improvements in service delivery and is dependent on the strength of the partnership, trust, communication, professional roles and resource sharing. Empirical evidence to conf... Read More about Partnership working and improved service delivery: views of staff providing sexual health services.

Understanding complex interactions using social network analysis (2012)
Journal Article
Pow, J. S., Gayen, K., Elliott, L., & Raeside, R. (2012). Understanding complex interactions using social network analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21, 2772-2779. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.04036.x

Aims and objectives. The aim of this paper is to raise the awareness of social network analysis as a method to facilitate research in nursing research. Background. The application of social network analysis in assessing network properties has allowe... Read More about Understanding complex interactions using social network analysis.

Study of the implmentation of a new community health nurse role in Scotland. (2012)
Report
Elliott, L., Rome, A., Cameron, S., Currie, M., Pow, J. S., & Mackenzie-Baker, M. (2012). Study of the implmentation of a new community health nurse role in Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish Government

In 2006 the Scottish Executive began a radical and far reaching Review of Nursing in the Community (RONIC). This review proposed the absorption of district nursing, health visiting, school nursing and family health nursing into a single community hea... Read More about Study of the implmentation of a new community health nurse role in Scotland..

Low exercise among children with asthma: A culture of over protection? A qualitative study of experiences and beliefs (2010)
Journal Article
Williams, B., Hoskins, G., Pow, J., Neville, R., Mukhopadhyay, S., & Coyle, J. (2010). Low exercise among children with asthma: A culture of over protection? A qualitative study of experiences and beliefs. British Journal of General Practice, 60(577), 319-326. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp10x515070

Background Research shows that children are insufficiently active in most affluent societies. Although children with asthma may particularly benefit from physical activity, they are less active than their peers. Aim To explore the reasons for low... Read More about Low exercise among children with asthma: A culture of over protection? A qualitative study of experiences and beliefs.

Evaluation of Healthy Respect phase two: final report (2010)
Report
Elliott, L., Henderson, M., Wight, D., Nixon, C., Claveirole, A., Raab, G., …Burtney, L. (2010). Evaluation of Healthy Respect phase two: final report

The Healthy Respect National Health Demonstration Project represented the Scottish Government’s response to the poor sexual health of young people It consisted of two phases and was implemented across Lothian including Edinburgh City. Healthy Respect... Read More about Evaluation of Healthy Respect phase two: final report.

Assessing partnership working: Evidence from the National Sexual Health Demonstration Project (2010)
Thesis
Pow, J. S. Assessing partnership working: Evidence from the National Sexual Health Demonstration Project. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3721

Partnership working has become something of a government imperative for tackling complex public health issues and is now more often the norm than the exception in health education and disease prevention work. The literature however, highlights that p... Read More about Assessing partnership working: Evidence from the National Sexual Health Demonstration Project.

Limits, challenges and opportunities of safeguarding children in the context of Primary Care. (2009)
Book Chapter
Themessl-Huber, M., Claveirole, A., Pow, J., & Elliot, L. (2009). Limits, challenges and opportunities of safeguarding children in the context of Primary Care. In Safeguarding Children in Primary CareJessica Kingsley Publishers

Gender differences and mental health: An exploratory study of knowledge and attitudes to mental health among Scottish teenagers (2006)
Journal Article
Williams, B., & Pow, J. (2007). Gender differences and mental health: An exploratory study of knowledge and attitudes to mental health among Scottish teenagers. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 12(1), 8-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-3588.2006.00413.x

Method: A cross-sectional survey of 496 teenagers was conducted in order to explore their knowledge and attitude towards mental health and people with mental health problems. Results: Boys reported lower levels of knowledge and different sources... Read More about Gender differences and mental health: An exploratory study of knowledge and attitudes to mental health among Scottish teenagers.

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