Barrett, Geraldine - Brunel University - Department of Clinical Sciences

个人简介

Dr Barrett’s first degree was in Sociology and Social Policy in 1991, followed by a post as a research officer in Department of Public Health at Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster Health Authority and a Masters degree in Medical Sociology. She then moved to the Department of Public Health Sciences at St George’s Hospital Medical School, and then onto the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine with an MRC special training fellowship in health services research in 1998. She completed her PhD in public health in 2002 which, in developing the “London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy”, combined her interests in women’s reproductive health, social science and methodological research. Dr Barrett moved to Brunel University London at a lecturer in 2003, becoming a senior lecturer in 2006.

研究领域

Dr Barrett has research interests in women’s reproductive health, unplanned pregnancy, pre-pregnancy care, autism/disability, and research methods (particularly measure development). Specific areas include: Health of Parents Study - A study examining the health of parents in relation to their caring responsibilities and health prior to parenthood. The online survey is currently open and seeking participants. Unplanned pregnancy - Dr Barrett developed a new, psychometrically-evaluated measure of pregnancy planning, now called the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy. Information about the LMUP is available at: www.lmup.org.uk Pre-pregnancy health and care, including the role of pregnancy planning and health outcomes of children Development and validation of a health-related quality of life measure for people who use intermittent self-catheters Autism as a systemic health condition and its links with women's reproductive health

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Barrett, G. , Shawe, J. , Howden, B. , Patel, D. , et al. (2015) 'Why do women invest in pre-pregnancy health and care? A qualitative investigation with women attending maternity services'. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. doi: 10.1186/s12884-015-0672-3 Download publication Stephenson, J. , Patel, D. , Barrett, G. , Howden, B. , et al. (2014) 'How do women prepare for pregnancy? Preconception experiences of women attending antenatal services and views of health professionals'. PLoS One, 9 (7). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103085 Download publication Kelly, L. , Spencer, S. and Barrett, G. (2014) 'Using intermittent self-catheters: Experiences of people with neurological damage to their spinal cord'. Disability and Rehabilitation, 36 (3). pp. 220 - 226. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2013.785606 Download publication Barrett, G. , Morroni, C. , Stephenson, J. , Hall, J. , et al. (2014) 'Regarding "Identifying women at risk of unintended pregnancy: A comparison of two pregnancy readiness measures": Measuring pregnancy intention'. Annals of Epidemiology, 24 (1). pp. 78 - 79. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.09.007 Hall, J. , Barrett, G. , Mbwana, N. , Copas, A. , et al. (2013) 'Understanding pregnancy planning in a low-income country setting: Validation of the London measure of unplanned pregnancy in Malawi'. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 13 doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-200 Download publication Norris, M. , Allotey, P. and Barrett, G. (2012) ''It burdens me': The impact of stroke in central Aceh, Indonesia'. Sociology of Health and Illness, 34 (6). pp. 826 - 840. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2011.01431.x Norris, M. , Allotey, P. and Barrett, G. (2012) ''It burdens me': The impact of stroke in central Aceh, Indonesia'. Sociology of Health and Illness: a journal of medical sociology, 34 (6). pp. 826 - 840. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2011.01431.x Download publication Morof, D. , Steinauer, J. , Haider, S. , Liu, S. , et al. (2012) 'Evaluation of the London Measure of unplanned pregnancy in a United States population of women'. PLoS One, 7 (4). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035381 Download publication Norris, M. , Allotey, P. and Barrett, G. (2011) 'Nonbiomedical stroke practitioners in Aceh'. International Journal of Stroke, 6 (2). pp. 152 - 154. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2010.00575.x Download publication Norris, M. , Allotey, P. and Barrett, G. (2010) '"I feel like half my body is clogged up": Lay models of stroke in Central Aceh, Indonesia'. SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE, 71 (9). pp. 1576 - 1583. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.08.018 Barrett, G. , Morof, D. and Rocca, CH. (2010) 'Valid and Precise Measurement'. PERSPECTIVES ON SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, 42 (3). pp. 220 - 221. Rocca, CH. , Krishnan, S. , Barrett, G. and Wilson, M. (2010) 'Measuring pregnancy planning: An assessment of the London measure of unplanned pregnancy among urban, south Indian women'. Demographic Research, 23 pp. 293 - 334. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2010.23.11 Download publication Thakar, R. , Chawla, S. , Scheer, I. , Barrett, G. and Sultan, AH. (2008) 'Sexual function following pelvic floor surgery'. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 102 (2). pp. 110 - 114. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.03.013 Thakar, R. , Chawla, S. , Scheer, I. , Barrett, G. and Sultan, AH. (2008) 'Sexual function following pelvic floor surgery'. Giornale Italiano di Ostetricia e Ginecologia, 30 (8-9). pp. 277 - 282. Wellings, K. , Zhihong, Z. , Krentel, A. , Barrett, G. and Glasier, A. (2007) 'Attitudes towards long-acting reversible methods of contraception in general practice in the UK'. Contraception, 76 (3). pp. 208 - 214. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2007.05.085 Barrett, G. (2007) 'Letter to the Editor'. Contraception, 75 (1). pp. 79. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2006.07.010 Barrett, G. , Cassell, JA. , Peacock, JL. and Coleman, MP. (2006) 'National survey of British public's views on use of identifiable medical data by the National Cancer Registry'. BMJ Publishing Group, 332 (7549). pp. 1068 - 1072. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38805.473738.7C Download publication Shaw, S. and Barrett, G. (2006) 'Research governance: regulating risk and reducing harm?'. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 99 (1). pp. 14 - 19. doi: 10.1258/jrsm.99.1.14 Barrett, G. , Peacock, J. , Victor, CR. and Manyonda, I. (2005) 'Cesarean section and postnatal sexual health'. Birth, 32 (4). pp. 306 - 311. doi: 10.1111/j.0730-7659.2005.00388.x Nanchahal, K. , Wellings, K. , Barrett, G. , Copas, AJ. , et al. (2005) 'Changes in the circumstances of young mothers in Britain: 1990 to 2000.'. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 59 (10). pp. 828 - 833. doi: 10.1136/jech.2004.026021