After a degree in Anthropology and Sociology from Goldsmiths' College, Lisa Arai completed a MSc in Medical Demography at the Centre for Population Studies (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) and a PhD at Queen Mary on neighbourhood effects on teenage pregnancy. Dr Arai has worked in a variety of institutions including the Medical Research Council, City University, the Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education and the Open University. She has published papers on a range of topics, and has special interests in teenage pregnancy and motherhood, the surveillance of children and the family, factors affecting the implementation of interventions, evidence-based policy-making and practice and methodological innovation in the public health sciences. Her book 'Teenage Pregnancy: the Making and Unmaking of a Problem' was published by the Policy Press in Summer 2009. She is currently Senior Lecturer in Health and Social Care at Solent University Southampton.
Executive Summary Background: The Patients Charter (1992) clearly states that patientshave a righ... more Executive Summary Background: The Patients Charter (1992) clearly states that patientshave a right to information about their condition. In patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis very little is known about the information provided to patients and their families as well as the information needs of service users. Failure to fully address patients' and their families' health information requirements can lead to significant stress and anxiety.
The search terms were adapted to each service provider and database, and were composed of a combi... more The search terms were adapted to each service provider and database, and were composed of a combination of the following (or related) terms: B12 and pregnancy and birth weight or length of gestation. We added restriction terms excluding review articles, intervention studies and case reports, studies evaluating adults, children (other than infants), rodents, and patients with anemia. We used a combination of controlled vocabulary terms and free text words.
In Killoran a and Swann C and Kelly Mp Public Health Evidence Tackling Health Inequalities Oxford University Press Usa, Aug 28, 2006
This book presents many of these contributions and provides a state of the artcompendium on this ... more This book presents many of these contributions and provides a state of the artcompendium on this subject.
BackgroundThere is mounting evidence that experience of care is a crucial part of the pathway for... more BackgroundThere is mounting evidence that experience of care is a crucial part of the pathway for successful management of long-term conditions.Design and objectivesTo carry out (1) a systematic mapping of qualitative evidence to inform selection of studies for the second stage of the review; and (2) a narrative synthesis addressing the question, What makes for a ‘good’ or a ‘bad’ paediatric diabetes service from the viewpoint of children, young people, carers and clinicians?ResultsThe initial mapping identified 38 papers. From these, the findings of 20 diabetes-focused papers on the views on care of ≥650 children, parents and clinicians were synthesised. Only five studies included children under 11 years. Children and young people across all age groups valued positive, non-judgemental and relationship-based care that engaged with their social, as well as physical, health. Parents valued provision responsive to the circumstances of family life and coordinated across services. Clinic...
Organisations in England's National Health Service (NHS) are required to have 'did not at... more Organisations in England's National Health Service (NHS) are required to have 'did not attend' (DNA) guidelines to help deal with the 'unseen child'. To map DNA and associated guidelines in paediatric services, examine differences in safeguarding response and advice in the guidelines and explore the experience of guideline users. A mapping approach was used to locate current DNA guidelines on English NHS organisations' websites. Analysis of the guidelines was supplemented with qualitative data from those who produce, monitor or use them. Fewer than 8% of English NHS organisations had up-to-date guidelines in the public domain, though a further 41% stated that they had a DNA/similar policy in place or had an out-of-date guideline on their website. Advice to healthcare providers about the steps to take when a child DNAs fell into five categories: reflection and review; direct interaction with the family; indirect interaction with the family; liaison with intern...
... times. International migration, housing problems, family break-up and low income are some key... more ... times. International migration, housing problems, family break-up and low income are some key factors, often interrelated. ... spaces. Many children in London do not have easy access to parks or other open spaces. As ...
Childhood overweight and obesity have health and economic impacts on individuals and the wider so... more Childhood overweight and obesity have health and economic impacts on individuals and the wider society. Families participating in weight management programmes may foresee or experience monetary and other costs which deter them from signing up to or completing programmes. This is recognised in the health economics literature, though within this sparse body of work, costs to families are often narrowly defined and not fully accounted for. A societal perspective incorporating a broader array of costs may provide a more accurate picture. This paper brings together a review of the health economics literature on the costs to families attending child weight management programmes with qualitative data from families participating in a programme to manage child overweight and obesity. A search identified economic evaluation studies of lifestyle interventions in childhood obesity. The qualitative work drew on interviews with families who attended a weight management intervention in three UK re...
Arai, L. and Harding, S. (2002) Health and social care services for minority ethnic communities i... more Arai, L. and Harding, S. (2002) Health and social care services for minority ethnic communities in the United Kingdom: a review of the literature on access and use [Online]. Available at: http://www.sphsu.mrc.ac.uk/library/occasional/OP09.pdf (Accessed 20 June 2011).
Background: While much of the world still struggles with too little to eat, in the west, obesity ... more Background: While much of the world still struggles with too little to eat, in the west, obesity has emerged as a major public health issue. To date, a number of systematic reviews of the effectiveness of interventions to treat and prevent childhood obesity have been conducted (including [1-3]). In 2007, the EPPI-Centre began work on a programme of research on childhood obesity, for the English Department of Health and Department for Children, Schools and Families. The programme of work included systematic reviews of social and ...
Roberts, Helen; Arai, Lisa; Roen, Katrina and Popay, Jennie (2006). What evidence do we have on i... more Roberts, Helen; Arai, Lisa; Roen, Katrina and Popay, Jennie (2006). What evidence do we have on implementation? Or: It might work in a trial, but how do we make it work round here? In: Kelly, M.; Kanaris, A.; Morgan, A.; Swann, C.; Powell, G.; Bannon, C. and Killoran, A. eds. ...
Executive Summary Background: The Patients Charter (1992) clearly states that patientshave a righ... more Executive Summary Background: The Patients Charter (1992) clearly states that patientshave a right to information about their condition. In patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis very little is known about the information provided to patients and their families as well as the information needs of service users. Failure to fully address patients' and their families' health information requirements can lead to significant stress and anxiety.
The search terms were adapted to each service provider and database, and were composed of a combi... more The search terms were adapted to each service provider and database, and were composed of a combination of the following (or related) terms: B12 and pregnancy and birth weight or length of gestation. We added restriction terms excluding review articles, intervention studies and case reports, studies evaluating adults, children (other than infants), rodents, and patients with anemia. We used a combination of controlled vocabulary terms and free text words.
In Killoran a and Swann C and Kelly Mp Public Health Evidence Tackling Health Inequalities Oxford University Press Usa, Aug 28, 2006
This book presents many of these contributions and provides a state of the artcompendium on this ... more This book presents many of these contributions and provides a state of the artcompendium on this subject.
BackgroundThere is mounting evidence that experience of care is a crucial part of the pathway for... more BackgroundThere is mounting evidence that experience of care is a crucial part of the pathway for successful management of long-term conditions.Design and objectivesTo carry out (1) a systematic mapping of qualitative evidence to inform selection of studies for the second stage of the review; and (2) a narrative synthesis addressing the question, What makes for a ‘good’ or a ‘bad’ paediatric diabetes service from the viewpoint of children, young people, carers and clinicians?ResultsThe initial mapping identified 38 papers. From these, the findings of 20 diabetes-focused papers on the views on care of ≥650 children, parents and clinicians were synthesised. Only five studies included children under 11 years. Children and young people across all age groups valued positive, non-judgemental and relationship-based care that engaged with their social, as well as physical, health. Parents valued provision responsive to the circumstances of family life and coordinated across services. Clinic...
Organisations in England's National Health Service (NHS) are required to have 'did not at... more Organisations in England's National Health Service (NHS) are required to have 'did not attend' (DNA) guidelines to help deal with the 'unseen child'. To map DNA and associated guidelines in paediatric services, examine differences in safeguarding response and advice in the guidelines and explore the experience of guideline users. A mapping approach was used to locate current DNA guidelines on English NHS organisations' websites. Analysis of the guidelines was supplemented with qualitative data from those who produce, monitor or use them. Fewer than 8% of English NHS organisations had up-to-date guidelines in the public domain, though a further 41% stated that they had a DNA/similar policy in place or had an out-of-date guideline on their website. Advice to healthcare providers about the steps to take when a child DNAs fell into five categories: reflection and review; direct interaction with the family; indirect interaction with the family; liaison with intern...
... times. International migration, housing problems, family break-up and low income are some key... more ... times. International migration, housing problems, family break-up and low income are some key factors, often interrelated. ... spaces. Many children in London do not have easy access to parks or other open spaces. As ...
Childhood overweight and obesity have health and economic impacts on individuals and the wider so... more Childhood overweight and obesity have health and economic impacts on individuals and the wider society. Families participating in weight management programmes may foresee or experience monetary and other costs which deter them from signing up to or completing programmes. This is recognised in the health economics literature, though within this sparse body of work, costs to families are often narrowly defined and not fully accounted for. A societal perspective incorporating a broader array of costs may provide a more accurate picture. This paper brings together a review of the health economics literature on the costs to families attending child weight management programmes with qualitative data from families participating in a programme to manage child overweight and obesity. A search identified economic evaluation studies of lifestyle interventions in childhood obesity. The qualitative work drew on interviews with families who attended a weight management intervention in three UK re...
Arai, L. and Harding, S. (2002) Health and social care services for minority ethnic communities i... more Arai, L. and Harding, S. (2002) Health and social care services for minority ethnic communities in the United Kingdom: a review of the literature on access and use [Online]. Available at: http://www.sphsu.mrc.ac.uk/library/occasional/OP09.pdf (Accessed 20 June 2011).
Background: While much of the world still struggles with too little to eat, in the west, obesity ... more Background: While much of the world still struggles with too little to eat, in the west, obesity has emerged as a major public health issue. To date, a number of systematic reviews of the effectiveness of interventions to treat and prevent childhood obesity have been conducted (including [1-3]). In 2007, the EPPI-Centre began work on a programme of research on childhood obesity, for the English Department of Health and Department for Children, Schools and Families. The programme of work included systematic reviews of social and ...
Roberts, Helen; Arai, Lisa; Roen, Katrina and Popay, Jennie (2006). What evidence do we have on i... more Roberts, Helen; Arai, Lisa; Roen, Katrina and Popay, Jennie (2006). What evidence do we have on implementation? Or: It might work in a trial, but how do we make it work round here? In: Kelly, M.; Kanaris, A.; Morgan, A.; Swann, C.; Powell, G.; Bannon, C. and Killoran, A. eds. ...
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