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Professor Simon Forrest's Outputs (70)

Validation in Spanish and English of the Transgender Inclusive Behavior Scale. (2024)
Journal Article
Alonso-Martínez, L., Heras-Sevilla, D., Fernández-Hawrylak, M., Hönekopp, J., Forrest, S., & Kattari, S. K. (2024). Validation in Spanish and English of the Transgender Inclusive Behavior Scale. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 53, 3769-3784. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-02982-7

The Transgender Inclusive Behavior Scale (TIBS) seeks to measure transgender-inclusive behavior, specifically actions and language use that support transgender people. The TIBS was developed in the United States. This study aimed to develop a Spanish... Read More about Validation in Spanish and English of the Transgender Inclusive Behavior Scale..

Validation of the Health Protective Sexual Communication Scale Among Young Adults in the United Kingdom and Spain. (2024)
Journal Article
Alonso-Martínez, L., Forrest, S., Heras-Sevilla, D., Sáiz-Manzanares, M. C., Puente-Alcaraz, J., & Fernández-Hawrylak, M. (online). Validation of the Health Protective Sexual Communication Scale Among Young Adults in the United Kingdom and Spain. Journal of Nursing Measurement, https://doi.org/10.1891/JNM-2022-0113

The transmission of sexual infections is increasing globally. The research aims to validate the Health Protective Sexual Communication Scale (HPSC) in English and Spanish. The study survey was administered to 1,223 university students from Spain (... Read More about Validation of the Health Protective Sexual Communication Scale Among Young Adults in the United Kingdom and Spain..

Social Determinants and Prevalence of Antenatal Depression among Women in Rural Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study (2023)
Journal Article
Insan, N., Forrest, S., Jaigirdar, A., Islam, R., & Rankin, J. (2023). Social Determinants and Prevalence of Antenatal Depression among Women in Rural Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(3), Article 2364. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032364

The prevalence of antenatal depression in Bangladesh ranges from 18 to 33%. Antenatal depression has negative impacts on the mother and child such as suicidal ideations, low birth weight, and impaired fetal development. This cross-sectional study aim... Read More about Social Determinants and Prevalence of Antenatal Depression among Women in Rural Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Sexual Risk Behavior, Sexism, and Prejudices Towards Sexual Openness, Homosexuality, and Trans Individuals Among Young People in Spain and the UK (2022)
Journal Article
Alonso-Martínez, L., Forrest, S., Heras-Sevilla, D., Hönekopp, J., & Fernández-Hawrylak, M. (2023). Sexual Risk Behavior, Sexism, and Prejudices Towards Sexual Openness, Homosexuality, and Trans Individuals Among Young People in Spain and the UK. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 20(3), 1081-1095. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-022-00777-w

Introduction
Sexism, lack of sexual freedom, and negative attitudes towards minorities are related to risky and discriminatory sexual behaviors. To date, no cross-cultural comparisons have been made regarding these sexual behaviors and attitudes. Th... Read More about Sexual Risk Behavior, Sexism, and Prejudices Towards Sexual Openness, Homosexuality, and Trans Individuals Among Young People in Spain and the UK.

Investigating community pharmacists’ perceptions of delivering chlamydia screening to young people: a qualitative study using normalisation process theory to understand professional practice (2022)
Journal Article
Ahmaro, L., Lindsey, L., Forrest, S., & Whittlesea, C. (2022). Investigating community pharmacists’ perceptions of delivering chlamydia screening to young people: a qualitative study using normalisation process theory to understand professional practice. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 30(6), 507-513. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpp/riac057

Objectives Some community pharmacies in England provide free chlamydia testing to young people, yet testing activity in the setting is low. This study aims to increase understanding of why that is, by investigating community pharmacists’ perceptions... Read More about Investigating community pharmacists’ perceptions of delivering chlamydia screening to young people: a qualitative study using normalisation process theory to understand professional practice.

Perceptions and attitudes around perinatal mental health in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: a systematic review of qualitative data (2022)
Journal Article
Insan, N., Weke, A., Rankin, J., & Forrest, S. (2022). Perceptions and attitudes around perinatal mental health in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: a systematic review of qualitative data. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 22(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-04642-x

Background Perinatal mental health (PMH) is a worldwide public health issue crossing cultural boundaries. However, the prevalence of PMH conditions vary considerably. These disparities stem in part from poor understanding and stigma surrounding PMH w... Read More about Perceptions and attitudes around perinatal mental health in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: a systematic review of qualitative data.

Social determinants of antenatal depression and anxiety among women in South Asia: A systematic review & meta-analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Insan, N., Weke, A., Forrest, S., & Rankin, J. (2022). Social determinants of antenatal depression and anxiety among women in South Asia: A systematic review & meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, 17(2), Article e0263760. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263760

Background Pregnancy is a time of major psychological changes making pregnant women more susceptible to depression and anxiety. Prevalence is higher among women living in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, compared to high-income countries, due to poor... Read More about Social determinants of antenatal depression and anxiety among women in South Asia: A systematic review & meta-analysis.

Young people’s perceptions of accessing a community pharmacy for a chlamydia testing kit: a qualitative study based in North East England (2021)
Journal Article
Ahmaro, L., Lindsey, L., Forrest, S., & Whittlesea, C. (2021). Young people’s perceptions of accessing a community pharmacy for a chlamydia testing kit: a qualitative study based in North East England. BMJ Open, 11(9), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052228

Objectives Chlamydia testing among young people in community pharmacies in North East England has been low compared with other remote settings offering testing for the past few years. To understand why this may be, to maximise service provision, the... Read More about Young people’s perceptions of accessing a community pharmacy for a chlamydia testing kit: a qualitative study based in North East England.

Support for Healthcare Professionals After Surgical Patient Safety Incidents: A Qualitative Descriptive Study in 5 Teaching Hospitals (2021)
Journal Article
Serou, N., Husband, A. K., Forrest, S. P., Slight, R. D., & Slight, S. P. (2021). Support for Healthcare Professionals After Surgical Patient Safety Incidents: A Qualitative Descriptive Study in 5 Teaching Hospitals. Journal of Patient Safety, 17(5), 335-340. https://doi.org/10.1097/pts.0000000000000844

Objective Patient safety incidents can have a profound effect on healthcare professionals, with some experiencing emotional and psychological distress. This study explored the support medical and nonmedical operating room staff received after being i... Read More about Support for Healthcare Professionals After Surgical Patient Safety Incidents: A Qualitative Descriptive Study in 5 Teaching Hospitals.

English Validation of a Short Scale Designed to Detect Negative Attitudes towards Trans People (EANT) (2021)
Journal Article
Alonso-Martínez, L., Heras-Sevilla, D., Fernández-Hawrylak, M., & Forrest, S. (2021). English Validation of a Short Scale Designed to Detect Negative Attitudes towards Trans People (EANT). Sustainability, 13(7), Article 3760. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13073760

(1) Background: Negative attitudes towards sexual minorities are widespread in our society. The Scale of Negative Attitudes towards Transgender people (EANT) has been tested in Spanish-speaking countries in order to assess its applicability as a meas... Read More about English Validation of a Short Scale Designed to Detect Negative Attitudes towards Trans People (EANT).

Learning from safety incidents in high-reliability organizations: a systematic review of learning tools that could be adapted and used in healthcare (2021)
Journal Article
Serou, N., Sahota, L., Husband, A., Forrest, S., Slight, R., & Slight, S. (2021). Learning from safety incidents in high-reliability organizations: a systematic review of learning tools that could be adapted and used in healthcare. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 33(1), Article mzab046. https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzab046

Surgical incidents and their impact on operating theatre staff: qualitative study (2020)
Journal Article
Serou, N., Slight, S., Husband, A., Forrest, S., & Slight, R. (2021). Surgical incidents and their impact on operating theatre staff: qualitative study. BJS Open, 5(2), Article zraa007. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zraa007

Background Surgical incidents can have significant effects on both patients and health professionals, including emotional distress and depression. The aim of this study was to explore the personal and professional impacts of surgical incidents on ope... Read More about Surgical incidents and their impact on operating theatre staff: qualitative study.

Health help‐seeking by men in Brunei Darussalam: masculinities and ‘doing’ male identities across the life course (2019)
Journal Article
Idris, D. R., Forrest, S., & Brown, S. (2019). Health help‐seeking by men in Brunei Darussalam: masculinities and ‘doing’ male identities across the life course. Sociology of Health & Illness, 41(6), 1071-1087. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12885

Using data collected through semi‐structured interviews and focus group discussions with 37 adult men living in Brunei Darussalam, this paper explores how masculinities and expectations about male roles across the life course influence men's percepti... Read More about Health help‐seeking by men in Brunei Darussalam: masculinities and ‘doing’ male identities across the life course.

Teaching social science research methods to undergraduate medical students (2017)
Journal Article
Forrest, S. (2017). Teaching social science research methods to undergraduate medical students. Teaching Public Administration, 35(3), 280-300. https://doi.org/10.1177/0144739417715894

There is an expectation that medical students in the UK will be able to demonstrate conversancy with social science relevant to medicine and health, including the means by which the relevant bodies of knowledge are generated through the use of social... Read More about Teaching social science research methods to undergraduate medical students.

Educator–student communication in sex & relationship education: a comparison of teacher and peer-led interventions (2017)
Journal Article
Dobson, E., Beckmann, N., & Forrest, S. (2017). Educator–student communication in sex & relationship education: a comparison of teacher and peer-led interventions. Pastoral Care in Education, 35(4), 267-283. https://doi.org/10.1080/02643944.2017.1350202

This paper presents findings from a comparative study of peer- and teacher-led Sex and Relationship Education (SRE). One lesson delivered by a peer educator, and one lesson delivered by a teacher was observed with the aim of exploring the communicati... Read More about Educator–student communication in sex & relationship education: a comparison of teacher and peer-led interventions.

The role of early inter-professional and inter-agency encounters in increasing students’ awareness of the clinical and community context of medicine (2016)
Journal Article
Thandi, C., Forrest, S., & Williamson, C. (2016). The role of early inter-professional and inter-agency encounters in increasing students’ awareness of the clinical and community context of medicine. Perspectives on Medical Education, 5(4), 240-243. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40037-016-0285-1

Coordinated input from a variety of health and social care professionals into medical education helps students to become strong, effective, successful and competent future practitioners able to function within the multi-disciplinary environment which... Read More about The role of early inter-professional and inter-agency encounters in increasing students’ awareness of the clinical and community context of medicine.

Peer Education (2015)
Book Chapter
Forrest, S. (2015). Peer Education. In W. Nutland, & L. Cragg (Eds.), Health Promotion Practice (151-164). (2nd ed.). Open University Press