Publications by authors named "A L Humphrey"
Background: Childhood adversity is robustly associated with mental ill-health. Yet questions remain about how different ways of conceptualising adversity relate to psychiatric diagnoses and service activity. This research aims to examine associations between typological and cumulative conceptualisations of adversity, and psychiatric diagnosis and service activity.
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- Women are under-represented in academic cardiology publishing, and implementing double-blind peer reviews is thought to help reduce gender bias in authorship.
- The Journal of Cardiac Failure switched to double-blind reviews in July 2021 and studied changes in author demographics over three time periods from 2021 to 2023.
- The analysis revealed a rise in female first authors from 24% to 39%, indicating that double-blind reviews might enhance gender diversity in authorship, while senior authorship by women remained consistent.
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- There has been a notable rise in childhood invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in Aotearoa New Zealand following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions and changes in vaccination protocols.
- A study observed 93 cases of IPD in children under 5 from 2021 to 2023, predominantly affecting Pacific children, with a significant percentage linked to the serotype 19A, known for causing severe conditions like empyema and meningitis.
- The findings highlight the need for urgent enhancements in pneumococcal vaccination coverage, particularly with the PCV13 vaccine, to combat the rise in cases and protect vulnerable populations.
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- * It will involve 360 TNB adults who will be divided into three groups: one receiving standard care, another with additional monthly microgrants, and the last with microgrants plus peer mentoring for six months, with effectiveness assessed through surveys and interviews.
- * The study also seeks to understand how these interventions impact psychological distress and gather feedback on participants' experiences with the support they received.
Background: Participating in surveys can shape the perception of participants related to the study topic. Administering a vaccine hesitancy questionnaire can have negative impacts on participants' vaccine confidence. This is particularly true for online and cross-cultural data collection because culturally safe health education to correct misinformation is typically not provided after the administration of an electronic survey.
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