Getting underneath the skin: A community engagement event for optimal vitamin D status in an ‘easily overlooked’ group
Abstract Background Patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) is recognized as important for improved quality in health service provision and research. Vitamin D is one area where PPIE has potential to benefit public health initiatives, particularly for women and children with increased s...
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| author | Charlotte Lee Nuttan Tanna Mitch Blair Yusuf Yusuf Hasan Khalief Monica Lakhanpaul |
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| description | Abstract Background Patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) is recognized as important for improved quality in health service provision and research. Vitamin D is one area where PPIE has potential to benefit public health initiatives, particularly for women and children with increased skin pigmentation (ie at high risk of deficiency) who are easily overlooked. Objective We report findings from a community PPIE event that explored the knowledge, barriers and promoters for optimal vitamin D status amongst an exemplar high‐risk and easily overlooked population group. Methods Two researchers and one PPIE lead facilitated a single group discussion with twenty members of the Somali community from across west London. All attendees were women of reproductive age, or knew a mother and child that could benefit from a targeted initiative. The discussion was recorded, transcribed verbatim, organized and coded using NVivo 12 Pro to identify emergent themes underpinned by the Health Behaviour Model. Results Attendees thought community safety and competing demands of technology and education impacted on sun exposure and lifestyle activity. Language barriers impacted on access to health care. Attendees also felt the mother figure was ‘the most important’ influencer of both child and wider community health. Discussion Although further discourse is needed, this event emphasizes that it is important that the public voice is heard in informing, designing and evaluating appropriate public health interventions amongst specific ethnic groups. Insights from this Somali population have suggested benefit from using verbal health messages that are specifically targeted at mothers, compared with the general population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6772c3833ceb4b1db331777a5f952ef22022-12-21T23:53:36ZengWileyHealth Expectations1369-65131369-76252019-12-012261322133010.1111/hex.12978Getting underneath the skin: A community engagement event for optimal vitamin D status in an ‘easily overlooked’ groupCharlotte Lee0Nuttan Tanna1Mitch Blair2Yusuf Yusuf3Hasan Khalief4Monica Lakhanpaul5UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health University College London London UKRiver Island Paediatric and Child Health Academic Centre Imperial College London UKRiver Island Paediatric and Child Health Academic Centre Imperial College London UKHarrow Association Somali Voluntary Organisation Harrow UKHarrow Association Somali Voluntary Organisation Harrow UKUCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health University College London London UKAbstract Background Patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) is recognized as important for improved quality in health service provision and research. Vitamin D is one area where PPIE has potential to benefit public health initiatives, particularly for women and children with increased skin pigmentation (ie at high risk of deficiency) who are easily overlooked. Objective We report findings from a community PPIE event that explored the knowledge, barriers and promoters for optimal vitamin D status amongst an exemplar high‐risk and easily overlooked population group. Methods Two researchers and one PPIE lead facilitated a single group discussion with twenty members of the Somali community from across west London. All attendees were women of reproductive age, or knew a mother and child that could benefit from a targeted initiative. The discussion was recorded, transcribed verbatim, organized and coded using NVivo 12 Pro to identify emergent themes underpinned by the Health Behaviour Model. Results Attendees thought community safety and competing demands of technology and education impacted on sun exposure and lifestyle activity. Language barriers impacted on access to health care. Attendees also felt the mother figure was ‘the most important’ influencer of both child and wider community health. Discussion Although further discourse is needed, this event emphasizes that it is important that the public voice is heard in informing, designing and evaluating appropriate public health interventions amongst specific ethnic groups. Insights from this Somali population have suggested benefit from using verbal health messages that are specifically targeted at mothers, compared with the general population.https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12978barriersdeficiencyknowledgeminoritypatient and public involvement and engagementPPIE |
| spellingShingle | Charlotte Lee Nuttan Tanna Mitch Blair Yusuf Yusuf Hasan Khalief Monica Lakhanpaul Getting underneath the skin: A community engagement event for optimal vitamin D status in an ‘easily overlooked’ group Health Expectations barriers deficiency knowledge minority patient and public involvement and engagement PPIE |
| title | Getting underneath the skin: A community engagement event for optimal vitamin D status in an ‘easily overlooked’ group |
| title_full | Getting underneath the skin: A community engagement event for optimal vitamin D status in an ‘easily overlooked’ group |
| title_fullStr | Getting underneath the skin: A community engagement event for optimal vitamin D status in an ‘easily overlooked’ group |
| title_full_unstemmed | Getting underneath the skin: A community engagement event for optimal vitamin D status in an ‘easily overlooked’ group |
| title_short | Getting underneath the skin: A community engagement event for optimal vitamin D status in an ‘easily overlooked’ group |
| title_sort | getting underneath the skin a community engagement event for optimal vitamin d status in an easily overlooked group |
| topic | barriers deficiency knowledge minority patient and public involvement and engagement PPIE |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12978 |
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