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1. Respiratory outcome, executive function and health related quality of life of adult survivors of bronchopulmonary dysplasia

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Gough, Aisling

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Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common form of chronic lung disease in infancy and a major complication in mechanically ventilated premature babies. It has a mortality of up to 40% and develops in 20% of premature infants born weighing under 1500g. With increased survival of extremely premature infants, the incidence of BPD will remain high. Although those who survive are considered 'miracles' of medical technology, current evidence suggests they suffer significant health problems throughout childhood and adolescence. However, almost nothing is known about those reaching adulthood. This was a cross-sectional study of adult survivors of BPD (n=72) cared for in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Royal Maternity Hospital, Belfast (January 1979 to April 1993). Two reference groups cared for in the same hospital were also included; adults born preterm who did not develop BPD (n=58) and adults born at term with normal birth weights (n=78). Results show that BPD adults were significantly more likely to report respiratory symptoms (wheeze and shortness of breath), use asthma medication and have pulmonary impairment, particularly, reduced FEV1 and mid-expiratory flow rates (FEF2S•7S ) compared with both the non-BPD and term controls. Significantly more BPD adults had deficits in executive functioning related to problem solving and organisation of their environment. Adult survivors of BPD utilise more health and ~ .... social care services, report significantly reduced HRQol and greater social dysfunction compared with controls. The studies described in this thesis suggest significant health impairment associated with BPD exists beyond the neonatal period and into adulthood and is not confined to the respiratory system. The longitudinal follow up of larger cohorts of these infants throughout adulthood is required in order to improve understanding and raise awareness of long term health sequelae and identify more effective treatment strategies.

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2013

2. Tweet for behavior change: using social media for the dissemination of public health messages

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Gough, Aisling, Hunter, Ruth F, Ajao, Oluwaseun, Jurek, Anna, McKeown, Gary, Hong, Jun, Barrett, Eimear, Ferguson, Marbeth, McElwee, Gerry, McCarthy, Miriam, Kee, Frank, Gough, Aisling, Hunter, Ruth F, Ajao, Oluwaseun, Jurek, Anna, McKeown, Gary, Hong, Jun, Barrett, Eimear, Ferguson, Marbeth, McElwee, Gerry, McCarthy, Miriam, and Kee, Frank

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Background: Social media public health campaigns have the advantage of tailored messaging at low cost and large reach, but little is known about what would determine their feasibility as tools for inducing attitude and behavior change. Objective: The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of designing, implementing, and evaluating a social media–enabled intervention for skin cancer prevention. Methods: A quasi-experimental feasibility study used social media (Twitter) to disseminate different message “frames” related to care in the sun and cancer prevention. Phase 1 utilized the Northern Ireland cancer charity’s Twitter platform (May 1 to July 14, 2015). Following a 2-week “washout” period, Phase 2 commenced (August 1 to September 30, 2015) using a bespoke Twitter platform. Phase 2 also included a Thunderclap, whereby users allowed their social media accounts to automatically post a bespoke message on their behalf. Message frames were categorized into 5 broad categories: humor, shock or disgust, informative, personal stories, and opportunistic. Seed users with a notable following were contacted to be “influencers” in retweeting campaign content. A pre- and postintervention Web-based survey recorded skin cancer prevention knowledge and attitudes in Northern Ireland (population 1.8 million). Results: There were a total of 417,678 tweet impressions, 11,213 engagements, and 1211 retweets related to our campaign. Shocking messages generated the greatest impressions (shock, n=2369; informative, n=2258; humorous, n=1458; story, n=1680), whereas humorous messages generated greater engagement (humorous, n=148; shock, n=147; story, n=117; informative, n=100) and greater engagement rates compared with story tweets. Informative messages, resulted in the greatest number of shares (informative, n=17; humorous, n=10; shock, n=9; story, n=7). The study findings included improved knowledge of skin cancer severity in a pre- and postintervention Web-based survey, with greater a

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2017

3. Feasibility Study of Social Media for Public Health Behaviour Changes

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Ajao, Oluwaseun, Jurek, Anna, Gough, Aisling, Hunter, Ruth, Barrett, Eimear, McKeown, Gary, Hong, Jun, Kee, Frank, Ajao, Oluwaseun, Jurek, Anna, Gough, Aisling, Hunter, Ruth, Barrett, Eimear, McKeown, Gary, Hong, Jun, and Kee, Frank

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Social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook have been shown to function as effective social sensors that can "feel the pulse" of a community. The aim of the current study is to test the feasibility of designing, implementing and evaluating a bespoke social media-enabled intervention that can be effective for sharing and changing knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in meaningful ways to promote public health, specifically with regards to prevention of skin cancer. We present the design and implementation details of the campaign followed by summary findings and analysis., Comment: Conference Paper presented by Oluwaseun Ajao 7th Int'l Conference on Social Media & Society 2016, Goldsmiths University of London

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2017

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