All Outputs (85)

'A lot of people are struggling privately. They don’t know where to go or they’re not sure of what to do': frontline service provider perspectives of the nature of household food insecurity in Scotland. (2018)
Journal Article
DOUGLAS, F., MACKENZIE, F., EJEBU, O.-Z., WHYBROW, S., GARCIA, A.L., MCKENZIE, L., LUDBROOK, A. and DOWLER, E. 2018. 'A lot of people are struggling privately. They don't know where to go or they're not sure of what to do': frontline service provider perspectives of the nature of household food insecurity in Scotland. International journal of environmental research and public health [online], 15(12), article ID 2738. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15122738

This qualitative study explored frontline service providers’ perceptions of the nature of food insecurity in Scotland in 2015 to inform national policy and the provision of locally-based support for ‘at risk’ groups. A country-wide in-depth interview... Read More about 'A lot of people are struggling privately. They don’t know where to go or they’re not sure of what to do': frontline service provider perspectives of the nature of household food insecurity in Scotland..

Talking about food choices of former homeless young people: making sense of conflicting discourses of blame through social worlds theory. (2018)
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GOMBERT, K., DOUGLAS, F., MCARDLE, K. and CARLISLE, S. 2018. Talking about food choices of former homeless young people: making sense of conflicting discourses of blame through social worlds theory. International journal of contemporary education [online], 1(1), pages 19-26. Available from: https://doi.org/10.11114/ijce.v1i1.3201

After a pilot study at a charitable youth organisation in the North East of Scotland found no considerable improvements in the food choices of former homeless young people accommodated by the organisation (Perry, 2013), the Foodways and Futures proje... Read More about Talking about food choices of former homeless young people: making sense of conflicting discourses of blame through social worlds theory..

Contradictions between wanting to and being able to practice food shopping: the experiences of 'vulnerable' young people in the North East of Scotland. (2017)
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GOMBERT, K., DOUGLAS, F., CARLISLE, S. and MCARDLE, K. 2017. Contradictions between wanting to and being able to practice food shopping: the experiences of 'vulnerable' young people in the North East of Scotland. Global journal of human-social science: H interdisciplinary [online], 17(6). Available from: https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/2378/2267

In the context of the rise in numbers of people affected by food poverty in the UK, the Foodways and Futures (2013-2016) project explores the ways in which vulnerable young people (16-25) experience their relationship to food. In my data analysis, th... Read More about Contradictions between wanting to and being able to practice food shopping: the experiences of 'vulnerable' young people in the North East of Scotland..

A capabilities approach to food choices. (2017)
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GOMBERT, K., DOUGLAS, F., CARLISLE, S. and MCARDLE, K. 2017. A capabilities approach to food choices. Food ethics [online], 1(2), pages 143-155. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41055-017-0013-5

The authors question the notion of food choice and consider how much food choice someone living on low income actually has. In their fieldwork, it became clear that food choices, and hence one’s nutritional and health state, cannot be viewed in separ... Read More about A capabilities approach to food choices..

Exploring the lives of vulnerable young people in relation to their food choices and practices. (2017)
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GOMBERT, K., DOUGLAS, F., MCARDLE, K. and CARLISLE, S. 2017. Exploring the lives of vulnerable young people in relation to their food choices and practices. World journal of education [online], 7(3), pages 50-61, available from: https://doi.org/10.5430/wje.v7n3p50

The interdisciplinary Foodways and Futures project (2013-2016) is based on a pilot study, which found no improvement in the nutritional state of formerly homeless young people (16-25), now in supported accommodation at a charitable youth organization... Read More about Exploring the lives of vulnerable young people in relation to their food choices and practices..

Failure as learning: photovoice as methodology in research with marginalised young people. (2017)
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GOMBERT, K., DOUGLAS, F., MCARDLE, K. and CARLISLE, S. 2017. Failure as learning: photovoice as methodology in research with marginalised young people. Excursions journal [online], 7(1): failure, pages 67-92. Available from: https://doi.org/10.20919/exs.7.2017.229

An unpublished pilot study at a charitable youth organisation in the North East of Scotland found that young people (aged 16 to 25) accommodated by the organisation consumed a diet high in sugar and low in levels of foods such as meat, fish, fruit, a... Read More about Failure as learning: photovoice as methodology in research with marginalised young people..

Re: Sex-based subgroup differences in randomized controlled trials: empirical evidence from Cochrane meta-analyses. (2016)
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AVENELL, A., ROBERTSON, C., BOACHIE, C., STEWART, F., ARCHIBALD, D., DOUGLAS, F., HODDINOTT, P. and VAN TEIJLINGEN, E. 2016. Re: Sex-based subgroup differences in randomized controlled trials: empirical evidence from Cochrane meta-analyses. BMJ [online] 355. Available from: https://www.bmj.com/content/355/bmj.i5826/rr

This is an online-posted "rapid response" comment to the article published with DOI 10.1136/bmj.i5826

The rapid response itself does not have a DOI, only the URL (https://www.bmj.com/content/355/bmj.i5826/rr)

Implementing health policy: lessons from the Scottish Well Mens policy initiative. (2015)
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DOUGLAS, F., VAN TEIJLINGEN, E., SMITH, C. and MOFFAT, M. 2015. Implementing health policy: lessons from the Scottish Well Mens policy initiative. AIMS public health [online], 2(4): addressing chronic disease prevention and tobacco control in the retail environment, pages 887-905. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2015.4.887

Background: Little is known about how health professionals translate national government health policy directives into action. This paper examines that process using the so-called Well Men's Services (WMS) policy initiative as a ‘real world’ case stu... Read More about Implementing health policy: lessons from the Scottish Well Mens policy initiative..

Combining different worlds: interdisciplinarity in action research. (2015)
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DOUGLAS, F., GOMBERT, K. and MCARDLE, K. 2015. Combining different worlds: interdisciplinarity in action research. Education in the North [online], 22(Special issue: Bridging divides), pages 4-23. Available from: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/education/documents/journals_documents/Volume_22_Bridging_Divides/vol22_Article_Karolina.pdf

The Foodways and Futures (2013-2016) project is of interdisciplinary nature, shaped by the fields of education, public health, sociology and nutrition. Foodways and Futures is a qualitative action research project based in the North East of Scotland.... Read More about Combining different worlds: interdisciplinarity in action research..

A qualitative evidence synthesis on the management of male obesity. (2015)
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ARCHIBALD, D., DOUGLAS, F., HODDINOTT, P., VAN TEIJLINGEN, E., STEWART, F., ROBERTSON, C. BOYERS, D. and AVENELL, A. 2015. A qualitative evidence synthesis on the management of male obesity. BMJ open [online], 5(10), article ID e008372. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008372

Objectives: To investigate what weight management interventions work for men, with which men, and under what circumstances. Design: Realist synthesis of qualitative studies. Data sources: Sensitive searches of 11 electronic databases from 1990 to 201... Read More about A qualitative evidence synthesis on the management of male obesity..

Resourcefulness, desperation, shame, gratitude and powerlessness: common themes emerging from a study of food bank use in northeast Scotland. (2015)
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DOUGLAS, F., SAPKO, J., KIEZEBRINK, K. and KYLE, J. 2015. Resourcefulness, desperation, shame, gratitude and powerlessness: common themes emerging from a study of food bank use in northeast Scotland. AIMS public health [online], 2(3), pages 297-317. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2015.3.297

There is growing policy maker and public concern about current trends in food bank use in Scotland. Yet little is known about the experiences of those seeking help from food banks in this country. This research aimed to address this issue by studying... Read More about Resourcefulness, desperation, shame, gratitude and powerlessness: common themes emerging from a study of food bank use in northeast Scotland..

Should weight loss and maintenance programmes be designed differently for men? A systematic review of long-term randomised controlled trials presenting data for men and women: the ROMEO project. (2015)
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ROBERTSON, C., AVENELL, A., BOACHIE, C., STEWART, F., ARCHIBALD, D., DOUGLAS, F., HODDINOTT, P., VAN TEIJLINGEN, E. and BOYERS, D. 2016. Should weight loss and maintenance programmes be designed differently for men? A systematic review of long-term randomised controlled trials presenting data for men and women: the ROMEO project. Obesity research and clinical practice [online], 10(1), pages 70-84. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2015.04.005

We systematically reviewed the randomised controlled trial (RCT) evidence for long-term (≥12 months) weight management interventions for obese men in contrast to women to help understand whether programmes should be designed differently for men. We s... Read More about Should weight loss and maintenance programmes be designed differently for men? A systematic review of long-term randomised controlled trials presenting data for men and women: the ROMEO project..

A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of non-surgical obesity interventions in men. (2015)
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BOYERS, D., AVENELL, A., STEWART, F., ROBERTSON, C., ARCHIBALD, D., DOUGLAS, F., HODDINOTT, P. and VAN TEIJLINGEN, E. 2015. A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of non-surgical obesity interventions in men. Obesity research and clinical practice [online], 9(4), pages 310-327. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2015.03.001

Increasing obesity related health conditions have a substantial burden on population health and healthcare spending. Obesity may have a sex-specific impact on disease development, men and women may respond differently to interventions, and there may... Read More about A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of non-surgical obesity interventions in men..

Are men difficult to find? Identifying male-specific studies in MEDLINE and Embase. (2014)
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STEWART, F., FRASER, C., ROBERTSON, C., AVENELL, A., ARCHIBALD, D., DOUGLAS, F., HODDINOTT, P., VAN TEIJLINGEN, E. and BOYERS, D. 2014. Are men difficult to find? Identifying male-specific studies in MEDLINE and Embase. Systematic reviews [online], 3, article 78. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-3-78

Background: Systematic reviews often investigate the effectiveness of interventions for one sex. However, identifying interventions with data presented according to the sex of study participants can be challenging due to suboptimal indexing in biblio... Read More about Are men difficult to find? Identifying male-specific studies in MEDLINE and Embase..

Gaining pounds by losing pounds: preferences for lifestyle interventions to reduce obesity. (2014)
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RYAN, M., YI, D., AVENELL, A., DOUGLAS, F., AUCOTT, L., VAN TEIJLINGEN, E. and VALE, L. 2015. Gaining pounds by losing pounds: preferences for lifestyle interventions to reduce obesity. Health economics, policy and law [online], 10(2), pages 161-182. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1744133114000413

While there is evidence that weight-loss interventions reduce morbidity, indications of their acceptability are limited. Understanding preferences for lifestyle interventions will help policymakers design interventions. We used a discrete choice expe... Read More about Gaining pounds by losing pounds: preferences for lifestyle interventions to reduce obesity..

It’s a balance of just getting things right: mothers’ views about pre-school childhood obesity and obesity prevention in Scotland. (2014)
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DOUGLAS, F., CLARK, J., CRAIG, L., CAMPBELL, J. and MCNEILL, G. 2014. It's a balance of just getting things right: mothers' views about pre-school childhood obesity and obesity prevention in Scotland. BMC public health [online], 14, article 1009. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-1009

Background: The high prevalence of childhood obesity is a concern for policy makers and health professionals, leading to a focus on early prevention. The beliefs and perspectives of parents about early childhood obesity, and their views and opinions... Read More about It’s a balance of just getting things right: mothers’ views about pre-school childhood obesity and obesity prevention in Scotland..

Systematic reviews of and integrated report on the quantitative, qualitative and economic evidence base for the management of obesity in men. (2014)
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ROBERTSON, C., ARCHIBALD, D., AVENELL, A., DOUGLAS, F., HODDINOTT, P., VAN TEIJLINGEN, E., BOYERS, D., STEWART, F., BOACHIE, C., FIORATOU, E., WILKINS, D., STREET, T., CARROLL, P. and FOWLER, C. 2014. Systematic reviews of and integrated report on the quantitative, qualitative and economic evidence base for the management of obesity in men. Health technology assessment [online], 18(35). Available from: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta18350

Obesity increases the risk of many serious illnesses such as coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes and osteoarthritis. More men than women are overweight or obese in the UK but men are less likely to perceive their weight as a problem and less like... Read More about Systematic reviews of and integrated report on the quantitative, qualitative and economic evidence base for the management of obesity in men..

Services just for men? Insights from a national study of the well men services pilots. (2013)
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DOUGLAS, F.C.G., GREENER, J., VAN TEIJLINGEN, E. and LUDBROOK, A. 2013. Services just for men? Insights from a national study of the well men services pilots. BMC public health [online], 13, article 425. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-425

Background: Men continue to have a lower life expectancy in most countries compared to women. Explanations of this gendered health inequality tend to focus on male risk taking, unhealthy lifestyle choices and resistance to seeking help from health se... Read More about Services just for men? Insights from a national study of the well men services pilots..

It's making us look disgusting…and it makes me feel like a mink…it makes me feel depressed!: using photovoice to help ‘see’ and understand the perspectives of disadvantaged young people about the neighbourhood determinants of their mental well-being. (2012)
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WATSON, M. and DOUGLAS, F. 2012. It's making us look disgusting…and it makes me feel like a mink…it makes me feel depressed!: using photovoice to help ‘see’ and understand the perspectives of disadvantaged young people about the neighbourhood determinants of their mental well-being. International journal of health promotion and education [online], 50(6), pages 278-295. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2012.723379

There is growing recognition that poor adolescent mental well-being is a serious global health issue. Research exploring adult mental well-being issues has shown positive and negative associations with environmental factors such as quality of the nei... Read More about It's making us look disgusting…and it makes me feel like a mink…it makes me feel depressed!: using photovoice to help ‘see’ and understand the perspectives of disadvantaged young people about the neighbourhood determinants of their mental well-being..

Gender identity: challenges to access social and health care services for lesbians in Nepal. (2010)
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PATHAK, R., REGMI, P., PANT, P., SIMKHADA, P., DOUGLAS, F. and STEPHENS, J. 2010. Gender identity: challenges to access social and health care services for lesbians in Nepal. Global journal of health science [online], 2(2), pages 207-214. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v2n2p207

Literatures about same-sex love and sexuality in Nepal are rare. However, limited anecdotal evidence on these issues signals that the health and social care needs of lesbians in Nepal are high. This qualitative study explores the challenges faced by... Read More about Gender identity: challenges to access social and health care services for lesbians in Nepal..