Browsing UiS Brage by Author "Heaslip, Vanessa"
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Are Gypsy Roma Traveller communities indigenous and would identification as such better address their public health needs?
Heaslip, Vanessa; Wilson, D; Jackson, D (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05)Introduction Across Europe, large numbers of Gypsy Roma Traveller communities experience significant health inequities such as higher morbidity, mortality and infant mortality. This health inequity is perpetuated by wider ... -
Children's experiences with Child Protection Services: A qualitative synthesis
Wilson, Samita; Hean, Sarah; Abebe, Tatek; Heaslip, Vanessa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04)Background Research shows that young adults, previously in contact with Child Protection Services (CPS) often have lower overall wellbeing when compared to their peers in the general population. To redress this balance ... -
Dementia as Zeitgeist: Social problem construction and the role of a contemporary distraction
Parker, Jonathan; Cutler, Clare; Heaslip, Vanessa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06)The global impact of dementia on social, political, economic, and health systems is of contemporary concern. As the world’s population ages, differentially, across countries in the Global North and Global South, dementia ... -
Lived experience of vulnerability from a Gypsy Roma Traveller perspective
Heaslip, Vanessa; Hean, Sarah; Parker, Jonathan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-03)Aims and objectives To describe the lived experience of vulnerability of individuals within a Gypsy Roma Travelling community. Background People experience vulnerability whenever their health or usual functioning is ... -
Locating oneself in the past to influence the present: Impacts of Neolithic landscapes on mental health well-being
Heaslip, Vanessa; Vahdaninia, Mariam; Hind, Martin; Darvill, Tim; Staelens, Yvette; O’Donoghue, Daniel; Drysdale, Laura; Lunt, Sara; Hogg, Chris; Alfrey, Martin; Clifton, Briony; Sutcliffe, Toby (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-12)There are well-established links between mental health and the environment. Mental illness is a global issue, and international policies increasingly focus on promoting mental health well-being through community-based ... -
Research Readiness: A Core Aspect of Fitness for Practice?
Heaslip, Vanessa; Serrant, Laura (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08)Florence Nightingale is one of the most famous nurses in history, credited for establishing the origins of nurse education and training. What is not so commonly known however, is her work in promoting evidence based practice ... -
Student nurse perceptions of Gypsy Roma Travellers: a European qualitative study
Heaslip, Vanessa; Vanceulebroeck, Valérie; Kalkan, Indrani; Kömürcü, Nuran; Anton Solanas, Isabel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11)Background; Gypsy Roma Travellers are Europe’s largest ethnic minority group. Yet they remain one of the most stigmatised communities who have significant health inequalities. Whilst nurses have a role in promoting health ... -
The etemic model of Gypsy Roma Traveller community vulnerability: is it time to rethink our understanding of vulnerability?
Heaslip, Vanessa; Hean, Sarah; Parker, Jonathan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-08)Aims and objectives To present a new etemic model of vulnerability. Background Despite vulnerability being identified as a core consequence of health and health experiences, there has been little research exploring the ...